THE MORNING OREGONIAX, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1909.
STARVING OOGS
GNAW AT VICTIMS
Roam Through Ruins of Mes
sina Like Ravening r
Hyenas.
NATURE CANCELS HISTORY
WrciUs .Cathedral, Which Is Glory
of Molina and lias Withstood
Many shocks Mot of .Sur
vivors Seem Demented.
MESSINA. Jan. . Tojr now constitute
en of the dangers to the earthquake
rrfusrees. Thme animals, starving ana
often rabid through laok of water, gnaw
the corpses like hyenas and frequently
attack the refugees themselves. Amontt
the wounded who left for Palermo last
trffht waa a younjr man whose eyes and
riht cheek had been terribly mutilated
t-.y dors. After the earthquake he was
kurled In debris up to hla neck and. while
thus unable to move, wa attacked by
three of the animals and seriously hurt
before his cries attracted help. Many
people are ahootlnn all vagrant dogs a:
Bht ar.d stray bullets i re another danper
In the city.
Kffnrts to relense the livln? will be con
tinned for two days more In cases where
tiiere ! reason to believe that success
will be met with.
The rain has nt last ceased, the sun has
cleared and the full moon veeins to render
the desolation more complete. The once
cicturesnue hills. smiling; with olive
groves, are now wrecked and gloomy.
In her fi:ry nature appears to have
wished even to cancel history. The visi
tor cannot refrain from a cry of sorrow
when he real.xes that the. cathedral, the
glory of Messtr.a, has been razed. Tho
centuries have respected it from time of
the Normans until a few days ago. Pe-
fymc former earthquakes which . ave af
flicted Messina, its srreat columns of
Kgyptlan granite, heavier and stronger
than brome, were all thrown down and
crumbled as if of chalk. The magnificent
Norman, Andevy and Arronex tombs of
the Kings of Sicily nave been reduced to
ruin.
Among me many pathetic scenes none
Is more pathetic than thos in which
men and women have lost their reason
from shock and suffering. It might also
seem that most of the little army of sur
vivors has become demented. Today a
a party of soldiers came upon th remains
of what was once the City Hall. They
found an old man standing there half
raked. .He held a Wanket In his hand,
but did not think to put it around him, al
though the air was cold. The somiers
asked him why he did not cover himself
ana one urge.i mm to take refuge In a
hut, but the old man answered:
"I cannot leave; 1 am the porter of the
municipality."
TOTAL DKATHS XIMI1ER 165,033
Appalling List of Casualties in Re
cent Seismic Disturbance.
PARIS. Jan. & The following Amer
icans, reported as having been in Sicily
at the time of the earthquake, are here:
Mr. and Mrs. R. 11. Dalton, San Diego,
Cal:J. Conner. Seattle; George C.
Hlckey. Ijcm Angeles.
A provisional Ftatement drawn up
shows that 60 towns were destroyv-d and
gives the number of dead In these as
liSS.Ofij. This does not Include hospital
deaths.
MAN MISTAKEN FOR DEER
Serious Huntlnsr Accident Which
May Cost Man's Idfe.
ST. HELENS. Or.. Jan. 6. (Special.)
Henry Stlckel, aged 3 1. and married,
a raftsman employed by the Peninsular
Lumber Company at Columbia City,
while, hunting this afternoon was mis
taken for a deer and possibly fatally
shot. The ball entered the left arm,
passing throurh the humerus Into the
body, being deflected so that It passed
out on the same side near the fifth rib..
He was taken to the Good Samarltnn
Hospital at Portland on the night
train. The bone is shattered at the
shoulder, and even should he recover
the arm will be shortened several
Inches.
Stickel was brought Into Portland
last night on the train from Astoria,
which arrived In the city about 11
o'clock. He was removed In the Red
Cross ambulance to the Good Samnrl-
tan Hospital, where he was Immediate
ly placed on the operating table. It
was found that he had sustained a
most unusual wound. The rltle bullet
struck him while he was crawling on
the ground, entered his arm near the
shoulder, passing through the arm
and on Into his body and coming out
near the waist line on the same side
of the body. His Injuries are consid
ered serious, although the surgeons
said that he hail a fair chance for re
covery.
BIG IRRIGATION MERGER
All Pitches on West Side or Vina
tilla River I'nder One Company.
PENDLETON'. Or.. Jan. . (Special.)
According to an announcement made by
J. W. Messner. president of the Western
Land "i Irrigation Company, all the
ditches on the west side of the I'matllla
River have consolidated with his com
pany and hereafter will take water from
the same main feed canal. This brings
!.". acres of land under the one pro
ject. HEAVY FORGERIES CHARGED
Calilvr of Defunct Bank at Boiso
Said to Have Got S78.0O0
BOIPE. Idaho. Jan. 6. Eight Indict
ments were returned today by the Ada
County grand Jury against H. E. Neal.
ex-cashler of the defunct Capital State
Bank. Korgerles aggregating ITS.OnO
art charged. Neal, It Is alleged, forged
and rediscounts! notes, keeping the
originals as assets. Banks In Omaha.
Fait Lake City and Portland accepted
many of the notes.
ICY RAPIDS ARE CHEATED
(rnr'.lnued From First rag.)
Heath. The pitiful cries of the Cramblets
for aid brought dozens to the river's
edge, but none dared brave the swift cur
rent to effect a rescue.
Just below Etevenon. and only a few
hundred yards above the roaring rapids,
the anchor caught on some obstruction,
the elender rope pulled taut and the scow
stopped.
In the bitter cold, with the waters dash
ing against their unprotected craft, and
with the Ice and spray splashing over
them and freezing as It struck, for five t
hours the two men Buffered agonius of
suspense, powerless to do anything to
ward saving themselves, benumbed with
the cold and fearing every moment that
the rope which held the scow would break
and that they would be dashed to destruc
tion in the rapids.
Finally linos Johnson and Will Sweeney
decided to risk attempting a rescue. They
put out In a rowboat. and, battling agaimrt
the swift current and floating Ice, pulled
toward the scow.
Slowly and steadily they worked out to
tlo middle of the stream, being ewept
rapidly downward meanwhile, until at
length their boat was brought alongside
the scow and made fadt.
The Cramblets by this time were half
frozen, and the rescuers were compelled
to help them Into the boat. This done,
the return trip was safely accomplished.
Although the boat was swept still further
clown stream whiie being rowed shore
ward, a safe landing was made above
th rapids.
Rescuers and the rescued were then
conveyed to shelter, where they soon re
vived. "We had Just about given up hope, said
the elder Cramblet. "and we had become
so benumbed and miserable that we really
didn't care much what happened. But
our Interest In getting saved revived as
soon as we saw the boat coming for us.
Our only fear was that our anchor rope
would break before the boat arrived.
PORTLAND M ARRESTED
JAMES WHITE, WHO POSED AS
BROKER, EN' TOILS.
Arrested In I.os Angeles for Swlnd-
-llng: Woman, Released, Arrested
on New Charge.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Jan. . Spe
cial.) James White, alias George Dlchl.
said to bo a Portland broker, who was
arrested at San Francisco on a charge
of emhezllne JlfOtf from llr. Dora Parks,
of Sierra Madre. was released on that
accusation today and Immediately re
arrested on a fugitive warrant from
Portland. It Is said he embezzled about
from Rose City residents.
.Mrs. Parka says White represented to
her he was making attractive profits In
handling stocks and that she gave him
money with the understanding he was
to purchase Union Pacific shares, but
her husband, a St. Louis physician,
failed to locate any record of the trans
actions White reported ho had closed In
her Interest. The prisoner was arrested
at the Pay City as James rlKht and
was brought here a few day ago. He
Is lodged in the County Jail.'
White's arrest today was on complaint
of It. P. Efflnger, who said he had ob
tained money from, him under false pre
tenses. A warrant for his arrest was
lssused by George Cameron as Police
Judge, May 15. and the man was cap
tured today ty Detective Tom Zelgler.
R. P. Efflnger. who appears as the
complainant In the charges against
James White, under arrest in Los Ange
les. Is connected with the brokerage firm
of Downing & Hopkins, la this city.
White Is accused of working a crooked
stock deal and also with passing a
worthless1 check on Mr. Efflnger In con
nection with that transaction.
LOMAX MAY WOT ACCEPT
Doubtful About Becoming Secretary
of Elsh and Game Association.
A. H. I.omax. who was elected to
succeed A. E. Gebhardt as secretary
of the Oregon Fish and Game Aasocla
tion last Tuesday night. Is somewhat
In doubt whether he will accept the
office. On recommendation of Mr. Geb
hardt the members of the association
elected Mr. Lomax, who has been one
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A. H. Lomax, Who Has Been
Elected Secretary of Oregon
Klk nod Game Association.
of the most Indefatigable workers
In the Interest of the organization.
In referring to his possible declina
tion of tho office. Mr. Lomax said:
"I do not feel that I can devote. the
necessary time to the duties of secre
tary of such au Important office, for
there are many things that require a
gr.at deal of attention. This office
really should have an assistant. I have
not yet positively declined the offico
and will have a conference with Secre
tary Gebhardt before I do so."
STANDARD OIL CASE BEGS
Judge I.nndls) Will Not Hear Octo
pus Plead Again.
CHICAGO. Jan. . The distinction of
hearing the retrial of the Standard Oil
Company case In which a fine of $13,240.
") was Imposed, went begging today.
District Attorney Sims went before Judge
Iandis and announced that he would like
to begin the new hearing Monday. Judge
Iandls answered that In view of his
conviction that each car lot shipped at
less than the published rate constituted
a separate offense, he did not care to sit
again in the case.
"But," continued the court, "I will ask
Judge Betha about It; maybe he'll take
It."
Judge Bethea pleaded some slight con
nection with the matter even before It
reached Judge Landls. and asked to be
excused.
"Well." continued Judge Landis, after
his telephone conversation with, his col
lepgue. "Judge Anderson la coming up
here to try a case for me, soon. Walt
till he arrives and we will see what can
be done."
There the matter rests.
RELIEF STEAMER
OFF FOR MESS
Carries Cargo of Supplies
- fought With American
Subscriptions. ,
ITALY SHOWS GRATITUDE
King and Ministers Hall American
Generosity as Never to Be FVjr
gotlen. Exceeding That
of All Others.
- ROME, Jan. 6. Ambassador Grlseom
will leave here tomorrow for Messina
to sneet the American squadron, which
Is expected to arrive there Saturday,
under Rear-Admiral Sperry.
The steamer Bayern, the American re
lief ship, flying the Red Cross flag, will
sail for Messina tomorrow. This steamer,
with Us great cargo of supplies, will be
able to take care of thousands of suf
ferers. There are three physicians on
board and SO nurses, of whom three are
'Americana.
Eighty thousand dollars has been
spent for the medical outfit, provisions
and clothes. In the last sS hours $15,000
has been spent f Rome and J1O.O0O in
Genoa for clothing alone.
What Cargo Includes.
The cargo Includes 1460 blankets. 4350
suits of underclothes, lflO pairs of shoes,
1100 hats, 600 heavy overcoats, 250 capes,
1110 shawls. 704 suits of flothes, 200 ex
tra trousers and a great quantity of
shirts, stockings and handkerchiefs.
A ton of candles and 5000 boxes of
matches are among the supplies, to
gether with all kinds of Implements for.
digging and repairing, lanterns, sewing
cotton, scissors, nails, hammers and i
kitchen utensils. Thero are -also medi
cal supplies sufficient for the establish
ment of three complete camp hospitals.
Those in charre of the expedition have
J30.000 In smalt bills for. careful distribu
tion. Hoodlums Start Panic.
Word received from Naples says that
hoodlums" during the night ran through
various quarters of the city crying
"Earthquake: Earthquake!" Their cries
aroused thousands of people, who rushed
out of their houses, thus giving thieves
an opportunity to work. The frightened
population gathered in the squares and
crowded the churches. Sorne of them
took crucifixes and Images) of saints and
carrrled them through the streets in
procession, amid walls and weeping.
King Expresses Gratitude.
The generosity of the American people
in coming to the aid of the quake suf
ferers is the predominating feature that
Is now attracting attention here. The
feeling of gratefulness extends from the
King down to the most lowly subject.
In accepting Its Invitation In behalf of
the Italian nation, the ship which the
American President, through- the Red
Cross fund, fitted up to mitigate the
distress of the sufferers, the King said
to Mr. Grlseom:
"Our people 'will be delighted to hear
of this mark of International human!
tarlanlsm and will follow with the keen
est interest the work of mercy that will
be performed by the Bayern. '
The King further Informed the Amen
can Ambassador that he had Just read
with the greatest appreciation a tele
gram notifying the government of the
appropriation of JSOO.OOO in behalf of the
vlotlms.
Italy Will Xever Forget.
Premier Glolottl, in speaking of this
generosity, paid:
What the United States has done on
this occasion Is magnificent and shall not
be forgotten. The Cnited States stands
first, outdistancing all others In sympa
thy and generosity. Our gratitude Is so
Kreat that we cannot nna woras in
which to express It."
Signor Tittoni, Foreign Minister, said:
"Never before on any occasion has
there occurred such demonstration of
sympathy as that of America.'
RED CROSS MOVEY IS USED
First $4S0,000 Subscribed in Amer
ica Is Distributed.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. Officials of
the California branch of the Red Cross
Society In this city were notified today
ot the disposition of the first H30.000
subscribed by America for relief of the
Italian snferers In the recent disaster.
The cablegram, addressed to Benjamin
Ide Wheeler, president of the associa
tion, states that J320.O00 has been dis
tributed through the Italian Red Cross
and applied as relief funds at the time
of the San Francisco earthquake and
fire. To the American relief commit
tee In Rome a fund of IIOO.OOO has been
given for the purpose of chartering a
ship and supplying rood and transporta
tion for refugees. The balance of $10,
000 was distributed to Bayard Cutting,
personal representative of the American
Red Cross, for the relief of destitute
Americans and special cases coming un
der his observation. The ship chartered
will ail from Trieste.
HAY CITY CHINESE GIVE MORE
Second Donation, to Earthquake Suf
ferers From Celestials.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6. Figures
supplied by the local Red Cross branch
today show that this city's contribution
to the Italian relief has passed $77,231,
which, with the $50,000 additional sub
scribed from the Sau Francisco relief
surplus, brings the whole amount to
$127,231. Of this amount turned In tod
day. $400 was subscribed by the Chinese
of the city, this being their second sub
scription. JAPANESE
FINANCIERS
AID
Iibernl Subscriptions to
Relief
Fund Still Pour In.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. Financial aid
for the stricken Italians continues to
pour out In a golden stream. The Na
tional Red Cross received word today
that $X5oO had been raised In financial
circle in Japan. The Chicago total Is
now SlflK. ISO: Seattle has collected $71!"6
and Portland. Or.. $7008.31.
ICE-JAM ON COLUMBIA
Steamers Caught and Vancouver
Ferry Cannot Make Trips.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 6. (Special.)
A small steamer, either the Paloma.
C"jiDtain Hackett, or the Hustler, owned
by the Nickum-Kelly Company, towing
two scows loaded with sand, was caught
in the Ice Jam in the Columbia River,
above Vancouver, this morning. The
boat was unable to use Its machinery and
had to float with the ice. At 3 o'clock this
afternoon the Jesse Harkins started to
Washougal but found the Ice three miles
above the city too thick and had to come
back. ,
The boat caught by the Ice floated with
In two miles of Vancouver Harbor. The
captain signaled the Jesse Harkins for as
sistance. Though the Harkins can cut
its way through average Ice, It was un
able to get near the boat in distress nor
was It able to throw the crew a line.
The lights of the latter can be seen tonight
opposite the city. It is thought to be tied
up to the breakwater for the night on
the Oregon side of the Columbia, or to
have anchored In the shallow water there
Had the boat not tied up or anchored It
would have been carried down against
the huge stone piers of the railroad
bridge.
The steamer Bailey Gazert this morning
went up the river to Corbett. a short dis
tance above Washougal. There the river
was found to be so thick with ice that
navigation was Impossible. The Van
couver ferry made its last trip at 12:50
J'":
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Mlsa Louise Kent, Who Is Sued
for Divorce by Her Husband
at Cincinnati.
P. M. today and Is now tied up at the
landing on this side, probably for several
days.
IS
BODY
CUT AND BURNED
CHURCH.
IN
Mysterious
Village
Murder in
Discovered
Michigan
Through
Place.
Bloodstains About
DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 6. The dismem
bered body of Rev. John J. Carmlchael, a
Methodist minister, was found today part
ly consumed by Are between two heating
ovens in one of his three churches near
Columbus. Identification of the dead
clergyman waSjinade by Orvllle Lindsay,
who was sent to the church for that pur
pose by Mrs. Carmlchael, who had been
In great distress since her husband failed
to return home last evening. She surmised
that the minister was the victim as soon
as she heard that some one had been
murdered In the Columbus Church.
There was a report that a strange man
had left the train at Hickey late yester
day afternoon and had been directed to
the Columbus Church. Other reports In
dicated that two other men were Im
plicated. The fact that money was found
in the clothing of the dead man and In
the ashes precluded the theory of robbery.
Rev. Mr. Carmlchael had been In Michi
gan for about ten years and for two years
had been pastor of churches at Colum
bus. Adair and China. With his wife and
three children he resided at Adair.
Myron Brown, who lives near the scene
of the tragedy, was first to discover the
crime. While he was waiting at the cross
roads to keep an appointment, the cold
wind drove him to seek shelter in the
church. He found the floor, and even the
communion table, spattered, with blood.
Evidently the clergyman, who was 56
years old and of athletic build, had made
a struggle for hlB life.
The authorities on their arrival at the
church found parts of the dismembered
body between two stoves. In the stove
was the head of what apparently was a
new hatchet, the hnndle of which had
been burned off. A dirk was also found.
This, It is believed, was. used In the
murder, -while the hatchet was used to
cut the body to pieces.
ROOT REPORT IS READY
Committee AV111 Make Findings Pub
lic Next Saturday.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. . (Special.)
The special committee of the State Bar
Association appointed to investigate the
charges against the ex-Supreme Court
Justice. Mllo A. Root, expects to make
public its report next Saturday.
This was the statement mape lonignt
bv R. G. Hudson, the Tacoma attorney
who la a member of the special investi
gating committee. Mr. Hudson said eacn
member of the committee had had a hand
n formulating the report and that a copy
f It would be mailed to members of tho
State Bar Association and to attorneys
of Pierce and other counties.
Marriage licenses.
DIETRtCH-ItAFPTMAN' John Dietrich,
city. 24; A. Hauptman. over 18.
PALMttl-lt LKMfcAia v;nanes r . mai
mer, city. ElKie B. McCleir.ents. 24.
FLETCHEH-CHISl'BX foseph It. Fletch
er, city. 25: Bess crispen, xi.
Wedding and vulting cards. W. o. Smith
ft Co., Washington bldg., 4th and Wash.
Max M. Smith, florist. ISO Fifth St., opp.
Meier & Frank. If. T215.
Japan Will Send Sympathy.
TOKIO, Jan. 7. The House of Repre
sentatives of the Japanese Diet today
de6ided to send a message of condo
lence and sympathy to the Italian gov
ernment In connection with the earthquake.
SUES LOUISE KENT
Local Actress Defendant in
Divorce Suit.
HER HUSBAND C. H. WILSON
Proceedings Commenced in Ohio on
Grounds of Gross Neglect Miss
Kent Says She Is Glad and
Will Not Contest.
CINCINNATI. O., Jan. 6. tSpecial.)
Clarence H. Wilson, an actor known on
the stage as Wilson Hummel, and who
has been playing leads with the Fore-
paugh stock company, filed suit here
this afternoon, asking for a divorce from
Daisy Lee Wilson, to whom he was mar
ried on April 20, 1904.
Mrs. Wilson Is an actress, her stage
name being Louise Kent. She is now
playing at the Bungalow Theater in
Portland, Or.
Wilson charges her with grass neglect
since March, 1908, since when he says
she has refused to live with him.
Attorneys Bates and Meyer filed the
suit and the same time Inserted adver
tlsements to the effect in a local weekly
newspaper as service on the defendant.
Miss Kent, it is said, knows nothing of
the suit. It is understood that when
she left here they had agreed to separate
without a divorce. v Ilson is said to De
contemplating another marriage.
"I'm glad of it," said Miss Louise Kent,
when shown the above dispatch at the
Bungalow Theater last night. "But I
won't pay him any alimony," she added,
facetiously.
Miss Kent, or Mrs. Clarence H. Wilson
as she Is legally known, announced posi
tively that Mr. Wilson may get his
divorce without contest if he will only
pay the costs. "He has never paid any
thing else, and I can hardly believe that
he Is sincere In this. My attorney, John
F. Logan, has papers In his possession
which were drawn up at my Instance last
Spring when I contemplated securing a
divorce.
As far as the charges against me are
concerned I must say that he Is right
about the desertion part of It, and all I
have to say about that Is that I became
tired of paying two-thirds of his ex
penses as well as my own and those of
my mother. As for the cruelty part.
Well, he not only threatened my life but
lso that of my mother, and I ordered
hltn from the house for which I had been
paying all the expenses. Jtt that time I
told hhn I should never live with him
aealn."
Florence Roberts at the Hellig.
The attraction at the Heillx Theater,
Fourteenth and Washington streets, to
night, tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday
nights will be the famous actress, Florence
Robarts, who U presented by John Cort
in her latest dramatic success, "The
Houn of Bondage." The support is ex
cellent and the production complete.
"Zazn" a Strong Attraction.
There is no doubting the immense draw,
ing power of the play "Zaza." which
Baker stock company Is presenting all
this week at the Buncalow. MisB Jewel
Is a shining star In the role of the bril
liant French actress made famous by Les
lie Carter. Matinee baturuay, ana
time Saturday night.
last
"The Peril's Auction" at the Baker.
Tale's (trand spectacular play. "The
Devil's Auction." which is at the Baker
this week, has outlived all the famous pro
ductions of Its kina. and still continues
to hold sway over lis audiences Just as It
did 26 years ago, when It was in its prime.
"Jane Ejre" at the 6tsJ.
"Jane Eyre," a type of a pure comedy,
with a strong- dramatic thread holding; the
story together, has attracted a great deal
of attention en tour. It has keen truly
called "A great play from a groat book."
It is one of the many attractions now en
tour under the direction of Rowland &
Clifford.
AT THE VAUDEVILLK THEATERS.
Know Brlng-s Crowds to Orphenm.
Regardless of the snow and Winter
weather that Portland Is having at present,
the audiences are very large and appre
ciative, as the bill this week is one of the
strongest yet shown. White and Sim
mons, black-face comedians, are coming in
for their share of applause, for their Jokes
are good.
Brilliant Feature Act.
Of the many head-line . acrobatic acts
opening in Portland this season, the Great
Florenx Family, marvelous European acro
bats performing at Pantages Theater this
week, are superior to them all. They ap
pear in full evening dress and each and
every one of them Is a star in the acro
batic firmament.
Rag:, Bone and Hank of HiUr.
Kipling said a woman Is "a rag, a bone
and a hank of hair." With these articles
a woman Is created at every performance
at the Grand this week. There has never
been an Illusion like It worked on a local
stage. The audience has a full view of
the stage and sees the articles assembled
and sees them take life and a woman
walk tram the stage.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"The Great Divide."
Town talk, theatrically cons!dred, is cen
tered upon the coming engagement of Henry
Ml'ler's company In "lne lireat uiwe,
whir-h i announced for three nights, be
ginning Monday. January 11, with a speciu.1
price m8iinee rttuiireuu.,. ml wic
With, this notable drama, by w ilium
Vaughn Moody, Mr. Miller has reached the
zenith or ms career as a pjuuuuiiis man
ager.
"Babes In Toyland" Coming;.
"Babes in Toyland" opens r.xt Sunday
matinee for one week at the Buker with
all the original elaborate production which
plaved for one year and a half in New
York and over a year In Chicago. The
biok and lyrics are the work of Ulen Mc
Danough and the music by Victor Herbert.
"Masters of Men" Next Week.
Manager George L,. Baker, having secured
the exclusive rights to produce Avery Hop
wood's powerful political play, "Masters of
Men." announces it as n-?xt week's play
for the Baker Stock Company at the Bun
galow, opening with Sunday matinee. It
offers rrtat opportunity for Sydney Ayres.
"Thorns and Orangre Blossoms,"
Few plays have attained the widespread
popularity of "Thorns and Orange BIob
soms," next weeks ofTftring at the Star.
It is a virile comedy-drama, with scenes
and plot laid in England. The story was
dramatized from the novel of Bertha M.
Chiy.
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'The Van D-yck" Coming to Orphetim.
Harrison Hunter and his company will
present a one-act clarslc. "The Van Dyck"
was presented in London as a curtain
raiser by Beerbohm Tree, and In New York
last season It served to bring Arnold Daly
into new prominence.
''Buster Brown" Coming.
For the coming week the feature at the
Grand will be "Buster Brown" in a vaude
ville arrangement of the famous cartoons
of the New. York Herald. This is one of
the most successful playlets In vaudeville
and among the most expensive. There will
be half a dozen other features.
Amusements
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FLIES FROM THREAT
Young Machinist Driven From
Home in Sunnyside, Wash.
IS TRACED TO PORTLAND
Distracted Wife Searches for Man
Frightened Away by Tough Gang,
' Fearing He Has Met AVith
Foul Play at Tliclr Hands.
Driven from his home by the threats
of a rough gansr of his fellow townsmen
who had banded themselves Into an or
ganization, self-styled "The Black Hand
Dozen," Edgar Sanders, 27 years old, a
prosperous, expert machinist and but re
cently married, of Sunnyside, Wash., is
somewhere In Portland, perhaps In hiding.
He is the object of search by the Portland
Police, his wife and a number of friends.
Whether the missing man lias killed him
self or Is the victim of foul play or
whether he is alive and In hiding are
questions as yet unanswered.
Sanders left his home over two weeks
ago, after tho receipt of a letter signed
by "The Black Hand Dozen," giving him
ten hours in which to leave town, and
declaring that failure to comply with the
request would be met with a coat of tar
and feathers and a ride to the depot on a
rail. Since thatt time he has been heard
from but once, arid then he expressed the
opinion that he would never return to
Sunnyside to live. His failure to com
municate with his family has greatly
alarmed them.
Upon receiving the one brief message
from her husband. Mrs. Sanders sold out
their household effect's and started out in
search of him. Alone she traveled from
Sunnyside to Pendleton and without as
sistance traced him to this city. Almost
frantic over his disappearance, she ap
pealed to the police yesterday morning
to assist her In locating the missing man.
The police have taken a description of
Sanders and will comb the city in an en
deavor to find him.
Mrs. Sanders obtained positive proof
that the husband was In Portland last
Saturday, but since that time all trace of
him la lost. Knowing that he might
go to some of the machine or automobile
repair shops in the city, she made a tour
of these places yesterday and found that
he had been at one of them on Saturday.
What his object has been in not com
municating with his wife, with whom lie
has lived happily since their marriage.
about 18 months ago, is causing that
young woman to worry to sucii a decree
that she is on the verge of nervous pros
tration.
According to the story related to the
police by Mrs. Sanders, the organization
known as "The Black Hand Dozen" is
composed of the toughest young men in
Sunnyside. Two of the men are Sanders'
own cousins, she says. The identity of
the others Is open to conjecture, but she
has letters In her possession, written to
her husband, which she says will give a
clew to their Identity. Several threaten
ing letters were sent to Sanders and his
wife is sincere in the belief that the let
ters were sent In earnest.
That her husband should become the
object of the hatred of these young men
she attributes to the fact that he is a
steady, reliable man, who does not drink
or gamble and who refused to enter into
the dissipations for which this town
coterie was famous. Dislike was in
creased by frequent denunciations from
her and a final stand taken by her that
'drinking and cards would not oe permit
ted in her house. This was done one
night a short time before Christmas,
when a number of the crowd called and
tried to force Sanders into a game of
cards for money.
Mrs. Sanders Is living nt the St. rii;i"-'-"!
Hotel, at Front and Morrison streets,
and Is watching every su p taken 1:1 i.. :
police search. After hrr husband is
found she declares she will Institute steps
to bring to light the Identity of the writ
ers of the threatening letters and en
deavor to have them prosecuted. The
Sanders family is in good circumstances,
owning 160 acres of land near Sunnyside,
and other property.
Sanders is described as being about five
feet ten Inches tall, weighs 1S5 pounds, has
light complexion, blue eyes and medium
light huir, wears a short, sandy mous
tache. When last seen was dressed in a
dark brown suit and a brown felt hat.
His right elbow and right wrist are stiff,
compelling him to carry his arm In a
cramped position and giving a noticeable
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stoop to his right shoulder. There Is also
a large, three-cornered scar at the base
of the thumb on his left hand.
CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE
Lisbon. Marie Pia. th Queen Dowser,
le seriously 111 with an intestinal disorder.
Tjlncoln, Neb. W. J. Bryan vu Initiated
as a member of Lincoln Aerie, No. 14T, Fra
ternal Order of E-aftles, Tuesday.
Chicago A general advance In tb price
of brooms and tho produce of broom com
will be made, owing: to the shortage of the
crop.
New Tork. Details of the $22,500,000 loan
by J. P. Morgan & Company to Hollvta have
been ex.mp.etcd. The rate of interest Is 6
per cent.
Denver Scenic railways In recreation
parks are common corrlere in the moaning
of the Jaw. according to Judge R, E. Lewis,
of the United Suites Circuit Court.
Burlington, la. Incubator manufacturers
of Nebraska, Iowa nndKastern states have
formed an organization which It Is said will
control the Industry in the United States.
Chicago. Tho feminine hat which obscure
the scenery will so. n be r.o m-ire. Chicago
milliners have banded as the "Milliners' As
oclation." with a resolve to wipe out the
giant hat evil.
Fan Francisco The naval transport Buf
falo, Captain Bojitwick, sailed Wednesday
for Honolulu, carrying several hundred ma
rines to occupy a permanent station on the
Island of Oahu.
New York Wearying of paying extor
tionate charges t public garapf. a number
of wealthy New York automohlle-owners
have organized a $1,000,000 syndicate to bulk!
a private garage.
New York. A $lS,0OO.000 merger trill end
a moving-picture war that has bees In prog
ress for many months and which han put
out of buslne-pe nearly GO per cent of the
moving-picture shows.
Aztec. N. M. Miss Beulah Hartman. aged
25. employed In newyapr work in Chicago,
was instantly killed in her home Tuesday
by the accidental discharge of a rifle which
ahe waa carrying across a room.
Chicago. Arthur Hale, chairman of the
car efficiency commlttoe, American Railway
Awrioclatlon, reports more than 200,000 Idle
freight cars. The number, he say Is al
most exactly what It waa last year at thi
time.
Cilrard, Kan. Kvldence collected by At
toi ney Clarence Dnrrow. of ChJcag". the
defense of Fred M. Warren, managing ed
itor of the Appeal to Keuson. was stolen
from the safe of that paper yesterday. The
eafe was wrecked with nitroglycerin.
El Paso, Tex. According to private Infor
mation from New York, K. H. Harriman
has decided to build a railway line from the
main line of the Southern 1'aclfto south Into
Mcxt.-o, throtiRh the now o!l fields In North
eastern Chihuahua, and rtience through the
timber region of North Central Mexico, to a
connection with the Cuaymas & Guadalajara
line.
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