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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8,-1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 EAST SIDE BANK ROBBED OFJIPO Three Hen Hold Up President and Son at Desks. LOOTING IS QUICKLY DONE Robbers Put Gold, Silver and Currency in Sacks and Es cape in Two Minutes. TWO GIRLS ARE SPECTATORS Watch Thieves Through Win dow and Note Appearance. BOOKKEEPER WITNESS, TOO After fiatherlns Booty, Highway men Flee on Foot Roper Xew- hall Fire Ineffectual Shot. No Clew Is Found. Three masked men held up and robbed the East Side Bank, southeast rorner of Grand avenue and Kast Washington street, at S:45 o'clock yes terday afternoon. Seventeen thousand iollars in irold. silver and currency wa the plunder claimed by the rob bers. Tuis luey gathered ri two bis tacks and ran out of the bank, turning eastward and staggering under the weight of the loot. M. H. Newhall. Resident of the bank, and Roger New hall, his son. fired six shots after them but without effect. l"p to a late hour the small army of detectives, deputy sheriffs and secret service agents at work on the case had no definite clew, although many theories were being worked out and many rumors run flown. JuRt two minutes) were required to complete a robbery that has few prece dents for desperation and daring. En tering the bank. In the heart of the East Side business district at an hour when hundreds of people were on the streets, the leader and most determined of the three men. at pistol's point forced Mr. Newhall and his eon. who Into Mr. Newhall's private office. This Into Mr. Nehall's private office. This done two men who were waiting out side jumped Inside the swinging door, and while one stood with a cocked re volver watching the entrance, the other held sacks Into which the leader dumped the money from the counter and cash tills. They left $300 In sil ver half dollars and did not go Into the vault, which was open, evidently real izing that they had all they could carry away. Three Witness Hold-Up. Two young women, on their way homeward, stood In front of the bank and sew the robbery but at the mo ment did not realize what was taking place. D. IX Couiwon. head bookkeeper, who had stepDed out of the bank to mail a Jotter across the street, was also a witness. He ran at once calling for an officer. Patrolman Sherwood, who had passed a few minutes before. But in a twinkling the robbers had their plunder sacked and were out of the bank and running out East Washing ton street Into the thick darkness. The young women. Miss Bertha Kingston, of 105 East Sixth street, and Miss Myrtle Ramsey. ran into the strceixfor fear of being knocked down by the fugitives. It Is due to them that a detailed descrlpion of the three robbers was obtained. For, while the Newhalls saw the leader of the des perate trio clearly, they caught only a glimpse of the other two men. Leader Takes Desperate Chances. The leading spirit In the robbery, a man of 3S. smooth shaved and wearing seedy clothes, took all the desperate chances and. did the actual work of taking the money. Although heavy set and clumsy of appearance, he Ietped through the teller's wicket with marked agility, forced the officials into the private room, scooped the money through the wicket Into the sacks held by one accomplice. leaped back Into the corridor with his back to the Newhalls and left the bank only after the other two were well clear of the door, each of them carrying a sack. He ran behind for la time, weapon in hand, evidently Intent on protecting the money-carriers from a rear fire. But after covering a block he was seen lo join his two assistants and assist one of his confederates carry a gunny sack In which $8000 In gold had been thrown. No attention (.Concluded on Pace 10.) CROWE -BECOMES YOUNG MEN'SGUIDE OXCK ACCUSED OF KIDNAPING, HE IS NOW EVANGELIST. "Through W UU Old Game," He Will Now Put Young Men on Right Track. CHICAGO, Dec 7. (Special.) Pat Crowe, once charged with kidnaping "Eddie" Cudahy and one of the most picturesque characters with whom the police have had to deal In the last 16 years, has forsaken his old life and ac cepted Christianity. As soon as he can complete his plans he will go forth as an evangelist, preaching the gospel and the philosophy of life In an effort to lead young men from the primrose path that he has traveled. There was no happier man In all Chi cago today than Crowe, who a few years ago was sought by the police of the civ ilized world for a kidnaping that shocked the country. He was found at work on the manuscript of a sermon. "I'm through with the old game for good and all." said Crowe. "I have cut out drinking and have become a Chris tian. Now I am tiring out regularly to put young men on the right track and warn them from paths and temptation that no one knows better than I do. I am not going to be a temperance lec turer. I am going Into a broader field." NOT INFORMED OF FRAUD Roosevelt Tells Kulton That Changes Aspect of Senatorial Fight. OREGONIAN NBWS BUREAU. Wash ington. tee. ".(Special.) Senator Fulton called on the President today. In dis cussing the Governor's reception, Mr. Fulton found that the President had not been impartially advised of the true poli tical situation In Oregon, nor had he been apprised of the manner In which Democrats had registered as Republicans and so voted In the primaries only to turn around and vote for Mr. Chamber lain in tlie general election. When Mr. Fulton briefly explained the situation to the President. Mr. Roosevelt authorized him to say that: "If there Is any question of fraud such as you mention, that Is a different ques tion and In that case I have nothing to say." The significance of this remark lies In the fact that the President, in view of the Democratic tactics, will absolutely decline to take sides In the Oregon fight. ROB SJORE IN, DAYLIGHT Strangers In Aberdeen Are Arrested With Goods In Their Possession. ABERDEEX. Wash., Dec. 7. (Spe cial.) George Thompson and C. L. Carr. strangers, are under arrest on the charge of shoplifting. The two men went Into the drugstore of A. Wr. Shel ley Sunday, and while Carr tride to buy a drink. Thompson, who wore a long and bulky overcoat, took from the counter a high-priced toilet set and placed it under his coat. Soon after the men left the theft was discovered, and when Thompson was located on the street by a police offlrer, the stolen property was found under his arm. Carr later went to the jail where Thompson was confined, and Chief Bir mingham, who noticed Carr's strange actions In making motions to Thomp son through the Jail window, arrested him. after a hard fight. In which he made an attempt to break away. It Is believed the two men belong to a gang of thieves who have attempted to oper ate in Aberdeen during the holidays. RECEIVER ROBERTS SICK Keeps Bed Because of Worry Due to Shortage in Accounts. LA GRAXDE. Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) A. A. Roberts. Receiver of he local United States Land Office, who Is ac cused of a shortage, the amount of which is not ascertained, is still un able to leave his bed. He was taken there by worry ove rthe tangled affairs of his books at the Land Office. He had nothing to say today except that when the Inspector has completed his task he (Roberts) will make good any shortage that may be found. Roberts last week went to the Sher iff and demanded to be Incarcerated in the County JalL He dared not trust himself alone, he said, and asked for Imprisonment. He was In the county bastlle one night, being cared, for by friends the nevt day. It Is stated tonight that the tangle in the books may extend beyond the time when Roberts took office. WILL DEMAND INVESTIGATION Democrats Will Ask Abont Cost or Panama Canal. WASHIXGTOX, Dec 7. The Democrats of the House are planning to demand an Investigation of the purchase of the Pan ama Canal property, and in conformity with this programme. Representative Rainey. of Illinois, today Introduced a resolution directing the Speaker to ap point a committee of five to "ascertain how much of the J40.000.000 which appears on record to have been paid to the French company, was really paid to that com pany, it 1 said that the National Dem ocratic Committee asked Mr. Rainey to present the resolution. The resolution provides tnat the com mittee shall ascertain if any portion of the $40,000,000 was , directly or indirectly paid to American citizens, or to an American syndicate, and if any member or Senator profited by the transaction. Cruiser Fleet for Panama. WASHINGTON, Dec 7. Secretary of the Navy Newberry last night received advices from W. R. Rich. United States Customs Inspector at Salinas Cruz. Mex., that the rmored cruiser fleet was south bound at 3 P. M.. New York time, bound for La Union, San Salvador, and later for Panama. The fleet sailed December 1 from Magdalena Bay, after target practice. CONGRESS MEETS SHORT SESSION Applause for Leaders of Both Parties. TARIFF INQUIRY TO CONTINUE Committee Given Power to Subpena. Witnesses. NEW- MEMBERS ADMITTED Senate and House Appoints Com mittees to Wait on President. Show Respect for Deceased Members by Adjourning. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. After being In session an hour, half of the time be ing consumed by a roll call, the House of Representatives, which met at noon today for the second session of the 60th Congress, adjourned out of respect to the memory of several of Its own members and of Senator Alli son, all of whom died during the re cess. For an hour or more preceding the formal calling of the body to or der, the galleries were packed to their fullest capacity. Many hundreds sat In the aisles, while long lines patiently waited outside the gallery doors, hop ing to find an opportunity to get in side. On the floor the members mingled with each other and extended hearty greetings. Speaker Cannon, Represen tative Sherman of New York, the Vice-President-elect, and Champ Clark of Missouri, the successor of John Sharp Williams, minority leader, received ova tions. Subpena Tariff Witnesses. The most. Important action of the House was the passage by unanimous consent of a resolution authorizing the committee on ways and means in its tariff hearings to subpena witnesses end to rail f- - book iH r-vers. . .'jr.ci-uv. wv-3 J'puoiio itc?rst were Introduced. ' In both bodies among the most inter ested spectators were the members of the diplomatic corps, who were present in goodly numbers. Numerous high officials of the Govern ment likewise occupied seats, and they, too, displayed the keenest interest In the proceedings. The rule of the Senate and House pro hibiting the placing of floral pieces on the desks was rigidly enforced. The con tributions in this regard were many and handsome, but their donors were obliged tocontent""themselveswlth having "them placed in the private lobbies. Seven New Members Sworn. While the Clerk read off the names of members, the House was In great confusion, the Speaker scleral times being compelled to rap for order. The roll call disclosed the presence of 831 members. Seven new members then were sworn In to fill vacancies that (Concluded on Page 2.) JOB HUNTER "HE'S . iftoGi ,;mK! lira' jig.MUST MOT BE g H j !Jj 1 MARBLE PALACE FOR ROCKEFELLER OLD JOHN D. TO BUILD IN LON DON'S SWELL SECTION. Begins Demolishing Two Houses at Queen Anne Gate, Where Brit ish Ministers Live. LONDON. Dec. 7. (Special.) John D. Rockefeller Is to become a member of London's colony of. fashionables for at least a part of every year, according to Indications discovered today, when It was learned that the American oil king had purchased houses at 38 and 40 Queen Anne Gate and begun the'ir demolition to make way for a huge marble palace. Queen Anne Gate Is one of the most fashionable districts of London's ultra swell sections. The prospective advent of the American oil magnate and his marble mansion into the staid and pic turesque section has already caused a commotion among the residents of the street who are opposed to the intru sion of a modern palace. Foreign Secretary Grey, War Minis ter Haldane, Winston Churchill and Henry Labouchere and many other no tables live in this street, and they do not conceal their excitement over the prospect of having the world's richest man as their neighbor. REVISE TARIFF WEDNESDAY Day Set to Start Active Work of f Framing w Bill. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 The active work of framing a new tariff bill will be begun by the House ways and means committee Wednesday. The majority members of the House committee will be designated to draft the bill. A resolu tion offered In the House today by Chairman Payne, of the House ways and means committee, which was adopted, gives the committee power to subpena witnesses for the tariff hearings. An executive meeting probably will be heid tomorrow to select the names of persons whom It is desired to have appear be fore it. President Van Cleave, of the National Association of Manufacturers, will be one of the first called. FREEZE IN. MIDDLE WEST Zero Weather, Snow and Blizzards for Shivering Residents. OMAHA, Dec. 1. Three below zero, tJiA.coK'-st sei"; C was recorded, here this morning. NORFOLK. Neb., Dec. 7. A heavy snow which fell In Northern Nebraska and Southern South Dakota yesterday was followed by a fall of temperature to 13 below- zero this morning. DES MOIXES, la., Dec. 7. Last night was the coldest of the year, the mer oury registering below zero. KANSAS CITY, Dec 7. There was a fall of 25 degrees In the temperature in Western Missouri and Kansas In the 24 hours up to this morning, when the low point tor the season, 10 degrees above zero, was reached. Settle Montana Miners' Strike. LEWISTOWN. Mont.. Dc. 7. As the result of a visit here of Vice-President White, of the United Mineworkers, the strike of the miners in the Gebo coal mines has been settled and the men returned to work today. The resump tion .of operations will preclude any possible shortage of coal In this district. GOT TO SEE ME, IF THE COUNTRY'S TO BE SAVED ! " CHICAGO in FIGHT FOR VOTES Preachers Join in Suf frage Campaign. ASK PROVISION IN CHARTER Jenkin Lloyd Jones Wants Women in Politics. SUFFRAGE HOSTS GROW Women Invade Every House in Con test for Right to Vote Saloon Issue Drawn Into Con test by Sermons. CHICAGO, Dec. 7. (Special.) The fight for municipal suffrage for women will be forced this week. The women in charge ofhe onttle are seeking to enlist as many members of their sex as possible, either directly or Indirect ly, In the warfare and have Issued an appeal to the women of Chicago to ex tend thelr.help. Encouragement to the women who are are leading the suf frage hosts was voiced yesterday from many pulpits, ministers generally tak ing an emphatic position In favor of the extension of the ballot to women in Chicago's municipal affairs. One of the notable sermons of the day on the topic was delivered by Jenkin Lloyd Jones, who discussed "some new phases of the woman question." Women to Push Campaign. In the appeal Issued by the officers of the suffrage committee women are asked to do one or more of several things. They are requested to join one of the suffrage organizations, to hold meetings either in private houses or In publio halls, at which suffrage may be discuesed. to interview mem bers of the charter conventon askng that the suffrage be given to women, - k- - y- ith tba topic, to subscribe money to the war fund and to contribute their time and labor to the cause under the direction of the committee. Mr. Jones' address was one of the most urgent arguments for the exten sion of the ballot to women that was uttered from a Chicago pulpit yester day. In part, he spoke as follows: Women; JVeeded in Politics. 'Men need the feminine element In a government that Is devoted to the hu manities, that undertakes to keep the larger house In order, to protect Its help less, to take care of its maimed and de fective wards, to educate Its children. Alrfcdy 90 per cent or more of the pub lic school teaching force in America is feminine; already women have won their way Into all the learned professions; al ready they have proven their ability to conduct business, to be auoceS6ful farmers, gardeners, stockgrowers, mer chants. Vfhy should not the state profit (Concluded on Page 2.) SUNDAY CARRIES GOSPEL AND GUN EVANGELIST READY TO SHOOT HOSTILE SALOOXMEX. Men Whose Business He Ruined At tempt Assault and Cut Wires, but Preachers Defend Him. MUSCATINE, la., Dec. 7. (Speclal.) Bvangelist "Billy" Sunday, pistol ready, promises to shoot any one attempting to do him harm as a result of an attack by a mob on his arrival In this city to day. An attempt was made to assault the evangelist when he got off a train here this afternoon for a one-day revival service. A crowd waltins at the station was said to be made up of sympathizers with saloon men recently put out of business as a result of Mr. Sunday's preaching, and a rush was made for the evangelist when he appeared.- Several local min isters were on hand and they surrounded Mr. Sunday and opened a lane for him through the mob and hustled him Into a waiting cab. Five minutes before the meeting was to start this evening the electric light wires to the hall where Mr. Sunday was to talk were cut, but the 40U0 auditors remained quietly in their seats until re pairs were made and the programme was carried out. Threats against the life of Mr. Sunday are rumored. FORBIDS CHRISTMAS TREE Chicago Baptist Minister Would Abandon Pretty Custom. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. If the Rev. Dr. Robert S. MacArthur. of the Calvary Baptist Church, had his way, the custom of having Christmas' trees would be abandoned. In his sermon yesterday after a plea for early shopping to relieve the tired workers In department stores, he said: "How came we to adopt this custom, which is one of the many taken from the heathen. We are re-foresting many portions of our state and country. We ought to save the trees to prevent floods and give the proper amount of shade. To do my share In the work, I have for bidden the purchase of evergreen trees In this church for the coming holidays." SATS PARENTS ARE BLIND Rabbi Hirsch Would Save Christmns to Children. CHICAGO, Dec. 7. In a sermon at Sinai Temple yesterday. Dr. Hirsch ridi culed those who would rob childhood of its fusions concerning Santa Claus. He tv it-kue with clubwomen and educators who advise instilling exact truth on all subjects into the infant mind. "Parents are blind to take away from their children's lives the charm of expec tation," he declared. "Misses who ought to be in the nursery are dressed to look like milliners' models. Girls and boys be come blase before they are out of short clothes. Let your children make mud pies. Let them be awkward. Let them not know of sheath gowns and merry widow hats. TAKE PANAMA BOND BIDS 159 Offers Covering Entire Issue Are Accepted by Officials. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Secretary Cortelyou today announced that the Panama Canal bonds had been sold at an average of 1.02.4368. The lowest ac cepted bid was at 1.02.2778. There were 159 accepted bids amounting to $3 ), 000.000. Total number of regular bids was S31. subscribing for $102,808,800. The bona fide character of the bids Is shown by the fact that of the 831 re ceived, all but three were accompanied by certified checks or cash for 2 per cent of the face value of the bonds applied for. The following are the names of the successful bidders for $1,000,0.10 and over, together with the price offered: Fisk and Robinson, New York City, five bids, $2,000,000 each, at prices ranging from 102.283 to 102.783; Chase National Bank, New York, three bids, $1,000,000 each, at prices ranging from 102.3005 to 102.5005; the National City Bank. New York. $10,242,760, at 102.2778. The highest bid was by J. F. Houseman, of Bradshaw, Neb., for $100, at lOJ. STILL WASHES AWAY TOWN Arkansas River . Continues Devas tation at Pine' Bluff. PINE BLUFF. Ark., Dee'. 7. Today the Arkansas River had washed Its way across East Barraque street from Georgia street to the boat landing, a distance of three blocks. In Its course it destroyed the warehouse of the Arkansas River Packet Company. Property-owners along the south side of Barraque street, for a distance of four blocks today began tearing down or removing their homes. DEATH RECORD OF DAY Joseph Zimmerman, Lumberman. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7. Joseph Zim merman, once a well-known lumber man of the Middle West. Is dead In this city of apoplexy at the age of 69 years. For 40 years he operated mills in La Crosse. Dubuque and Fort Madison, la., Memphis, Tenn., and Tampa, Fla. Frederick A. Thomas Dies. CHICAGO. Dec. 7 Frederick A. Thom as, probably the oldest commission mer chant In Chicago, having been in the business for 40 years, died suddenly at his home at 4111 Perry avenue, Rogers Park, yesterday of heart failure. He was born December 31, 1831, In New York State. In 1866 he came to Chicago and at first engaged In the manufacture of pickled cabbage, which was sold to the United States Army. During the war he was one of the Banitary commission that went to Fort Donelson. He was the originator of the California fruit refrig erating line, afterward sold to the Ar mours and Swifts. ACCUSE E MPLOYE OF Wilson Is Arrested for Sending Poison. HANDWRITING IS IDENTIFIED Expert Says He Wrote Direc tions to Take Powder. HAS MADE ADMISSIONS Business of Young Electrician Aroused Workman's Cupidity and He Had Already Taken Pos session When Accused. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7. That John W. Wilson will be charged with the mur der of his employer, Henry Bcas. the young electrician who died in great agony last week from strychnine poison ing afier taking some powders sent to him through the malls, was the state ment made tonight by Captain of De tectives Kelly. The theory which the po lice held for several days that Boas had sent the powders to himself, knowing that they contained strychnine, and com mitted suicide in this peculiar manner was suddenly abandoned Saturday when detectives placed Wilson under arrest. Any lingering doubts that the detectives may nave had that the powder was sent to oBas vi'.h a letter directing him to take th" medicine for his Indigestion, for the purpose of causing his death were dispelled today when Theodore Kyika, the handwriting expert, after a thor ough comparison with Wilson's hand writing, made a .report that Wilson wrot-i the fatal directions. "eV will charge Wilson with murder,' said Captain Kelly, "upon the theory tiiat he was prompted to commit the crime so as to get possession of the business, fliers' was a number of large outstanding ac counts which could have been collected without difficulty. This money would have put Wilson on his foet. His money affairs are in a tangle and he needed money. His plan was to get Boas out of the way, assume charge of the busi ness, as he has already tried to do, and finally to keep it as his own." Captain Kelly said that Wilson had made many damaging admissions. WILL FIGHT INJUNCTIONS Young Introduces Bill to Limit Op ratlon of Writs. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. That a flg'nt for the regulation of the issuance of in junctions in the Federal Courts will be carried on with vigor at this session of Congress 'became apparent today. Rep resentative Tfiwnsemi, of Miichigan said he would be active in this direction. Representative Young, of Michigan, In troduced a bill for a correction of the alleged evils at today's session. His bill provides that in all cases where a tem porary restraining order has been issued without notice the order for a hearing shall be returnable In the shortest reason able time in the discretion of the court. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY Maximum temperature, 41 decrees; minimum. :10.4. TODAY Rain; stroii southerly winds. Foreign. Rockefeller to build marble palace In Lon don's swell section. Page 1. National. Congress opens for short session. Pare 1. Investigation shows Immense profits of Standard Oil Company. Page 2. Politics. Women make hot fight for suffrage in Chi cago. Page J. Domestic. Swedish Vice-Consul Ekstromer commits suicide; had quarrel with Roosevelt. Page 6. Mrs. Maybrlck wins suit for $2 (100.000 estate. Pnge 6 Defense deals severe blow at prosecution in Davis murder trial. Pane . Southern Commercial Congress opens. Page 3. Closing argument in Ruef trial begins. Page 6. Pat Crowe becomes Christian and m-ill be evangelist. Page 1. Billy Sunday carries gun to meet Attacks of saloon men. Page 1. Church Federation votes down motion to allow religious teacblng in schools. Page 3. Employe" of Boas accused of sending him poison. Page 1. Sport. Northwestern League schedule not to be made out at once. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Jacob Mathews found dead near Eugene: pockets rifled; maybe murdered. Page 7. Bar committee's probe of Root scandal may Include various incorporations of state. Page 5. Doctors say Cosgrove has chance of re covery. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Active buying again on In hops market. Page 17. Stock speculation alow at New York. Page 17. Two-cent slump in wheat at Chicago. Page 17. Balfour. Guthrie Co. charter British steamship Strathnalrn for outward load ing. Page 16. Portland and Viclnltv. East Side hank robbed of 117.000 in cash by three highwaymen. Page 1. Revised passenger schedule on Northern Pa cilic will bring Portland nearer big ter ritory. Page 16. Allied Hill lines give J1000 for Rose Fes tival. Page 12. Plan on foot, to make W. Y. Masters Coun cilman in Kellaher's place. Page 9. Anti-Statement men not dismayed hy Presi dent Roosevelt's declaration for Cham berlain. Page 11. Mtnto's friends working for his reappoint ment. Page 13. Outside corporation must conform to stats laws. Fags 12. KILLING BOAS