THE 3IORXIXG-- OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1910.
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4 THIEVES CAUGHT
Pickpockets Operating on East
Side Landed in Jail.
KIENLEN SPRINTS LIVELY
Sergeant Makes Capture After
Chase Over Fences and Vacant
, Its Man In Plain Clothes,
With Gun, Stops One Man.
Four notorious pickpockets, whose
criminal pedigrees and "mugs" are on
file In the rogues gallery, fell Into the
clutches of the police last night, just
o nthe eve of their well-laid plans to
parner a bountiful harvest in the fes
tival throngs. The quartet of "dips"
were detected In the act of "feeling"
the crowds and passengers on street
cars at Grand avenue and Hawthorne.
Police Sergeant Klenlin and a brace of
plain "clothesmen were soon on the
ground. Through the agency of a "stall."
the pickpockets were observed by the of
ficers. A trap was laid to catch them.
It was not, however, until Elmer Brown,
residing at 65 Cherry street, was touched
for J70 by the thieves that the trap of
the officers was sprung. A moment after
the thieves had extracted Brown's purse
from his pocket, the four men assembled
momentarily, . Apparently a move was
suggested.
' Chase Lasts Several Blocks.
Three of the number started at a
rapid gait for new fields of endeavors
at Grand avenue and East Morrison
streets, while their companions followed
In their rear. After walking a block
north on Grand avenue, the trio turned
west and, under cover of darkness dashed
toward the railroad yards, while their
apparently disinterested companion con
tinued on his way north.
Officer Klenlin was soon In pursuit of
the three men. The Marathon face lasted
for several blocks. Two of the fugitives
hurdled a backyard fence and secreted
themselves in the shadows. The sergeant
continued his sprint after the other thief;
who chose to remain in the open. The
chase extended over several blocks
through vacant lots and backyard fences.
It culminated, however, when the- thief
became bewildered and dashed into
Grand avenue several blocks from the
scenes of his operations. The officer
pounced upon his man and soon had him
a prisoner.
The fourth man who walked north on
the avenue was within a block of the
capture. Discerning the predidcament,
he faltered, then turned and started into
a lively sprint west on Grand avenue. His
dash to safety was brought to a sudden
halt when one of the plalnclothesmen
who trailed him for blocks hurried across
the street and, without parley, poked a
gun under his nose md commanded him
to halt.
Command to Halt Obeyed.
The would-be fugitive reluctantly
Dbeyed the command of the officer. He
was placed under arrest and gave his
name as George Martha, aged 30 years,
nd says he is from Seattle. He was
mancled to Sergeant Keinlin's pris
oner, who says his name is Oscar
Klrshon, and that he recently con
ducted a restaurant in Seattle. In the
meanwhile, search was made for the
two others who clambered over the
backyard fence. Within a few mo
ments Detectives Tichenor. Howell,
Hellyer and Maloney were In the vi
cinity making a thorough search of
the neighborhood for the fugitives.
At 9:30 oVlock. a half an hour after
their comrades had been captured, the
hiding fugitives were found in the rail
road yards near the Morrison-street de
pot. The detectives brought their pris
oners to headquarters and "pegged" the
quartet of prisoners as being well
known criminals along the Pacific
Coast.
The two last prisoners gave the
names of James Burns and Charles
Phillips. These are known to be
aliases.
When searched for personal belong
ings, each had considerable monye upon
his person, particularly in the case of
Martha, who had over 300 in varibus
denominations.
The men were held on charges of
vagrancy, without admission to bail.
RENT DODGERS BENEFIT
French Floods Prove Boon to Poor
and Prisoners.
PARIS, May 21. (Special.) Echoes
of the Paris floods crop up constantly
Pleasant enough to some French ctt
lzens. It is a rule in France that for build
ings badly damaged by floods rent can
not be entorcejl. Hundreds of houses
were submerged during the inunda
tion and have been unfit for habita
tion ever since. But the very poor
have lived there and they refuse to pay
the owners a cent. So far the courts
support the rent evaders.
Ever since the floods the police cells
have been under repair, for most of
them lie low, by the Seine. So only
serious offenders have been punished
by detention and these have been dis
tributed at depots outside Paris. Minor
offenders have been let off lightly.
Now the cells are ready again and the
hand of the law is falling heavily on
great and small alike.
BULLET ENDS HONEYMOON
Husband Accidentally Shoots Him
sel Wife Swoons at Precipice.
PARIS, May 21. (Special.) A honey
moon in Algiers had a tragic ending
last week. The bride's husband acci
dentally shot himself before his young
wife's eyes.
M. Andre? Holtz returned some time
sgo from 'a government mission at
1-ake Tchad to get married to his
fiancee at Marseilles. After the wed
ding the happy pair left for Algeria,
where they Intended to take a four
weeks' motor tour.
While on the road to Mlllana. close
to the ravine known as the "Robbers"
. Precipice," M. Holtz alighted from the
car to shoot a bird.. The earth gave
way beneath him. and to save himself
he leaned upon his rifle, and acciden
tally caused the charge to go off.
The next Instant he dropped dead,
with a bullet through his head.
The bride, who was alone in the car,
swooned, and was found several hours
later, unconscious, hanging over the
edge of the precipice.
WOMAN GRABS FOR TIGHTS
Customs Inspector Demands That
Wife of Millionaire Pay Duty.
NEW YORK, June 6. When an un
feeling customs official held aloft a
pair of pink silk: tights to the gaze of
an unfeeling but verv curious audience,
Mrs. H. C. Stuart, wife of the million
aire nephew of "Jb" Stuart of Civil
War fame, collapsed. -
"Give me my tlghta." she almost
shouted. "I'll pay the duty."
Dutiable goods valued at 1800 had
been declared by Mrs. Stuart, but 110.
000 worth of undeclared Jewelry, gowns
and silk underwear were found in 10 of
the 26 pieces of baggage opened at the
pier. Mrs. Stuart contended she was
a non-resident by virtue of two years'
sojourn abroad.
Deputy Surveyor Smyth declared It
was a case of misapprehension, and
there was no necessity for proceeding
as in the case of ex-Governor Rollins,
of New Hampshire, recently.
During the examination and after
Colonel Stuart has argued that his wife
was a non-resident, and therefore not
required to declare her luggage. Mrs.
Stuart, tall, stately, dark eyed and ex
tremely handsome, exclaimed in right
eous indignation:
"The idea! The inspector holding aloft
a handful of my tights. I wear tights
silk tights, to be sure. You have to
wear them In place of lingerie with
those tight-fitting gowns. It's most
provoking, for . I had. no idea that I
would be required to declare anything."
"I have nothing to conceal." said
Colonel Stuart, who is a former cor
poration commissioner of Virginia and
a former candidate for Governor of
that state.
"The conduct of the customs officials
was outrageous in allowing this mat
ter to get into the- newspapers. My
wife has been abroad two years. Com
ing in she made no declaration. I made
one. She had nothing to declare, being
a non-resident. I would gladly have
paid any duties had I thought there was
any to pay."
GRAFTING JOB EXPOSED
XEAT TRICK IS REVEALED IN
SOUTH AFRICA SEAL.
Ixrd Gladstone, to Be Sworn in as
Governor-General May 31, Will
Form Suitable Ministry.
LONDON, May 21.: (Special.) Lord
Gladstone, now on his way to South
Africa, will be sworn In as Governor
General on the 31st of this month.
Next day all the colonial govern
ments in South Africa will automat
ically cease to exist and Lord Glad
stone will at once ask some provincial
South African statesman to form a
Ministry. He probably will select the
one who in his view will be most likely
to command the support of the major
ity in the coming South African Parlia
ment. As there Is no doubt whatever in the
minds of well-informed persons that
the South African party, the party of
Het Volk, the Bond and Orangia Unie,
will return the preponderating num
ber of members to the coming Parlia
ment, there seems little choice open
to Lord Gladstone but to summon either
Genral . Botha or Mr. Merriman to his
councils, and entrust one or the other
with the task of forming an admin
istration. A well-informed South African of
ficial doubts if it will be a coalition
Ministry. If it were, though Dr. Jame
son, leader of the famous Raid, might
be included in it. it is inconceivable,
he thinks that progressives of the type
of Sir George Farrar would work with
General Betna.
Some sharp comments have been made
on a fine bit of political graft at the
end of the expired Transvaal govern
ment's term of office. Premier Botha
was about to dissolve his Parliament
in order to make way for the advent
of the union of South Africa. The
session had been an extraordinary one,
lasting for 16 days. For this to each
member was due the sum of $10 for
each working day, plus $50 for the
whole, or 210 altogether. The pay
ment for an ordinary ,. session was
11500.
In a mood of daring benevolence to
itself the Parliament has voted full pay
for an ordinary session, at $1500 each,
to the members. But the Second Cham
ber contained some members who re
fused to be parties to'the Job and pro
tested against it, on the ground that
it was a case of spending the public
money in a manner contrary to -the
law. The Governor withheld his sig
nature from the warrant and an inter
dict, stopping the disbursement of the
money, was obtained provisionally from
the high court.
Everything will depend now, so far
as the members and their money are
concerned, upon the decision of the
court touching the legality of the vote.
BIG MERGER IS EFFECTED
Combination of Power Companies
Reported at Denver.
DENVER, June 7. A seven million dol
lar merger of traction, light and power
companies of Colorado, New Mexico and
Wyoming will be consummated in this
city tomorrow, according to the Tlmea.
The Federal Light & TracUon Company,
of New York, recently organized, will
take over the United States Light &
Traction Company, of this city; the
Grays Harbor Railway & Light Company
of Oregon, the Sheridan (Wyo.) Electric
Light & Power Company, the Rawlins
(Wyo.) Electric Light & Fuel Company,
the Montrose (Colo.) Electric- Light &
Power Company, the Hobart (Okla.)
Electric Light & Power Company, the Al
buquerque (N. M.) Electric Power Com
pany, the Albuquerque (N. M.) Gas. Elec
tric Light & Power Company, the Las
Vegas (N. M.) Light & Power Company,
the Las Vegas Transit Company, the
Tucson (Ariz.) Gas. Electric Light &
Power Company and the Tucson Rapid,
Transit Company.
The United States Company has been
gathering the others into combination for
several months and the Federal Company
was organized to make the merger com
plete. It is reported that the National
City Bank, of Nf York, is heavily in
terested in the Ject.
OREGON ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Special Train Service During Rose
Festival.
In addition to its regular schedule serv
ice, the Oregon Electric Railway will
run special trains leaving Jefferson-street
station. Portland, for Salem and inter
mediate points at 11:15 P. M., and for
Hillsboro, Forest Grove and intermediate
points at 11:30 P. M., June 6th to 11th,
inclusive.
Rural Carriers Xanied.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 7. Albert M. Kobertstein has
been appointed rural carrier, and Mildred
M. Kobertstein. substitute, on route No.
S, Portland. Herbert Gtllilahd has been
appointed postmaster at Foster.
s Pipes! Pipes! Greatest redue-I
i prices. No reserve, our entire line 1
Pipes
tlon in
of finest Meerschaum and briar pipes.
Thls is the time to get your vacation
supplies at a large saving. See our prices.
Quality quaranteed. Sig Sichel & Co.
BAND NUMBERS 112 MEN IT
MARCHING MUSICIAN'S PARADE
OX "COURT OF HONOR."
In Platoons or 16, Haiidmcn, in
White Uniforms, Proceed Down
Sixth Street to Burnside.
Prior to the passing of the "Spirit
of the Golden West" parade last night
the excitement of the crowd was
whetted by the marching of the Port
land members of the Associated Fed
eration of Musicians massed into one
great union band of 112 performers.
Starting from Morrison street the
musicians marched up and down the
"Court of Honor" on Sixth street.
Marching In platoons 16 abreast,
keeping perfect time, and smartly
dressed in natty white uniforms, the
great band swept majestically down
the street.
Every union musician in the city
had the opportunity to be in the march
ing line. The men were engaged by
the Rose Festival Association and every
man who wished sent in his name. The
men were then divided into seven bands
and numbered accordingly, the local
union appointing the conductors in
each case. . - .
Preceded by a Scotch pipers' band,
the musicians turned into Burnside
street and marched to the rendezvous
at Twelfth and Couch streets.
At this point the players divided into
bands of 16 members each and, under
their own conductors, joined the "Spirit
of the Golden West" general parade.
In the massed company the men were
headed by a band major. Following
came the slide trombones and baritones.
Next came the French horns and the
wood wind instruments, consisting of
flutes and saxaphones. The kettle
drums and bass drums filled the con
cluding platoons.
Astoria 'Sends Crowds.
ASTORIA, Or., June 7. (Special.) A
large number of Astorlans left this
morning and evening for Portland to
attend the Rose Festival, and during
the week more will attend. Astoria
will contribute no less than 1000 as her
quota of visitors' during; the Carnival.
K. &E.T0 BUILD THEATER
SEATTLE GETS $500,000 HOUSE.
PORTIiAXD IS NEXT.
Xew Yorkers Send Representative
West to Close Deals lor Five
Handsome Playhouses.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 7. Klaw &
Erlanger today signed a contract for
the construction of a theater at the
corner of Fifth and University streets,
and the building will be erected as
soon as material can be gathered and
set in place. '
The building, whose ground floor
will be occupied by the theater, will
be 15 stories and will cover half a
city block and cost $500,000. The the
ater will have entrances on Seneca and
University streets and Fourth and
Fifth avenues.
Edward G. Cooke, represerting Klaw
& Erlanger, signed a ;0-yea- lease to
day and will go at onct to Portland,
Tacoma, Spokane and Vancouver, in
each of which cities a handsome theater
will be built.
WOOL SALE AT SHANIKO
LESS THAN HAXF A MILLION'
POUNDS DISPOSED OF.
Highest Price Paid Is 16 3-4 Cents'
for the Hinton Clip Better
Prices Expected Later.
SHANTKO, Or..' Juno 7. (Special.) Nine
teen lots of wool were Boldi today, ag
gxefrattnrT 470,000 pounds, ranging in' price
from 144 to 16 cents.
The high price was paid by T. W. Brig
ham to R. R. Hinton for 77.000 pounds. The
heaviest growers did not offer their clips,
preferring to hold for a better market
Fifty growers are represented in the own
ership of 1,750.000 pounds of woo! now in'
the Moody warehouses here. This repre
sents about half the clip tributary to this
market.
The next sale in this city will occur on
June 21, at which time more than 2,000,000
pounds will be in the warehouses.
The general impression Is gaining ground
among the growers that the price will be
higher at the succeeding sales than today.
Ten buyers were here from Boston and other
Kastern markets, while only about 25 grow
ers of the Wool Growers' Association ap
peared at the opening of the bids.
MAN WOULD HIDE SAND
Gotham Patrolman Captures Insane
One Who Acts Like Ostrich.
As Patrolman Bernard was passing
down the Bowery, near Canal street,
his attention was drawn to a crowd of
men and boys shouting encouragement
and directions to some one. When Ber
nard came up he saw a man frantically
burrowing his way into a large sand
pile in the middle of the street. Al
ready the man's head and shoulders
were buried, and he was throwing the
sand back of him in great handfuls.
Bernard watched the strange sight for
a minute, and then advanced and pulled
the man out. The fellow resisted
stoutly. He kept clawing away and he
looked back over his shoulder, as
though in fear. His hair and eyes were
filled with sand, and his hands were
scratched from digging at it, but he
wanted to continue. After some ques
tioning on the part of the patroman,
the man said' his name was Patrick
Cecile, of No. 245 Mulberry street, and
that he was trying to escape from peo
ple who were chasing him. -
He was sent to the psyrtrepathic ward
in Bellevue Hospital, where it was said
that he was demented. The man still
tried to dig at lmaginery sand piles
while in the ambulance.
MODERN WOMEN .LAUDED
Beauty Just as Great as Ever, De-
clares Sculptor.
PARIS, May 21. (Special.) Augusto
Rodin, most famous of French sculptors,
has a good word for the beauty of modern
women. "Not at all," he replied, to the
suggestion that ancient beauty surpassed
that of women today.
"But the Greek Venus" be Ran the in
terviewer. Rodin broke In: "Artists had
eyes then to see the beauty. Today
they are blind that is the difference.
Greek women were beautiful, but the
beauty resided in the minds of the sculp
tors who saw it. Especially Southern
ToM Gibfos, Hoc
Morrison at Seventh Toll (fe GlflblbS, IOC
Portland's Largest Complete- Homefurnishing Establishment.
The "Window Decorating Contest See Today's Displays, Open at 11 A. M. Windows Decorated by Pattern Home for the Aged,
Portland Women's Union, Oregon State Congress of Mothers, and Woodlawn Methodist Church. Window Decorations tomor
row by W. C. T. U., Scout Young Auxiliary, TJ. S. W. V. and the Flower Mission.
Best Bargains of tlheYear inn fclhe Jone Rose Sale
Unparalleled Savings in Every Dept In All Lines 61 Merchandise
Corsets 1 0(5S
Choose from Models Worth
Up to $3 at This Special
All up-to-date models are these that
we've grouped at this attractive price
in this, the second week of the June
Rose Sale. Medium and low-bust
and long-hip or high-bust, long-hip
models. They.'re of the best aualitv
of batiste and coutil and all are boned with rustproof
steel. In one model or another you'll find sizes from
18 to 30. Corset Dept Main Floor East.
$1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and S2.50 Values in
Neckwear and Belts at 85c
Exceptional values in these accessories to dress
Jabots, Rabats, Frills, Dutch Collars, hand-embroidered
Tailored Collars and Irish Crochet Collars. Also
Calfskin, Elastic and Patent Leather Belts. You'll
find them on the special 85 table Main Aisle.
airasojis
Reduced One-Half
in the June Rose Sale
Choose the one that matches your Summer suit or
dress and share the saving of one-half. Our entire
stock of them offered at this reduction. Regular
values, $1.50 to $20.00.
Values to $25 in Women's and Misses'
Spring Coats at1 gjjlSB
Of black serge, of fancy mixtures in shepherd check,
are these Women's and Misses' Coats in this special
group. Some covert coats also included. New three
quarter styles vvith belts. -
Sixth
Floor
fhem Drapery Dept
$1.65 Pair For Net Curtains with, cluny edge, in
white and ecru tint, 22 yards long and regular $2.50
values. ,
$4.45 Pair For Net Curtains with cluny edge and
insertion, 2Yi yards long; regular $7.50 pair and $8.00
pair values. -
$3.35 Pair For Scrim Curtains in cross-bar and
plain effects and with cluny lace edging and filet in
sertion and lace edging. Regular $5.50 pair and $6.00
pair values.
tgfe For nitor e Displays
Contribute Many Saving Oppor
tunities to the June Rose Sale
Qmairs, IRoclkeirs
r
$12.50 Arm Rocker in quarter
sawed and polished crolden oak at
$7.75.
$12.00 Arm Rocker in golden
oak, nicely finished, and with
leather seat at $7.75.
$11.00 Arm Rocker in polden
oak, with full roll seat at $8.25.
16.00 Arm Rocker in jroldx
. oak, with spring seat, covered in
best black leather at $10.75.
$18.50 Arm Rocker in golden
oak. with full leather seat at
S1ft7S
$8.25 Bedroom or Slipper Chair, in the mahogany finish,
with cane seat and back at $5.95.
$10.00 Bedroom Rocker, mahogany finish, with cane seat
and back at $7.75.
$13.50 Bedroom Chair of solid mahogany and cood deslsrn
at $8.75.
$14.00 Bedroom Chair of solid mahogany, flag seat at $9.
$8.50 Golden Oak Sewing Rocker, solid seat of quartered
and polished oak at $6.75.
$11.00 Sewing Rocker, with cane seat and fancy back panel.
Golden oak. At $8.25.
$10.00 Bedroom Chair to match above rocker at $7.75.
Convenient Payments
Ceirafceg-TaiMes Areg1a1i'gg&nl
' $8.25 Golden Oak Center Table, full quartered
and polished. Shaped Top. At $6.CO.
$9.50 Center Table, finished golden, shaped under
shelf and has French legs, at $7.25.
$10.50 Center Table, in golden; has square shelf
and beautiful quartered top. At $7.50.
$15.00 Center Table, in the golden oak. Has round
26-inrVh ton and crlass Vmll A Sffl-TK-
$11.00 Center Table, in golden oak same style as V
T 1 ' j i l t i , tso
aoove, omy witn piain ieet at po.so.
Convenient Payments
Lawn Mowers SggggrgSt
The highest grade machines that can be secured for the money the
kind that can be relied upon to keep the lawn looking its best with
least labor and annoyance. These savings should mean many better-kept
lawns
$3.50 Capital Lawn Mowers, 14-inch, at $2.65
$4.25 Regal Lawn Mowers, 16-inch, at $3l25
$6.50 Crown ball-bearing Lawn Mowers, 14-inch,'at $495
$7.00 Crown ball-bearing Lawn Mowers, 16-inch, at 550;
$8.50 Crown ball-bearing Lawn Mowers, 18-inch, at $6.50
$9.75 Supreme ball-bearing Lawn Mowers, 18-inch, at 8725
$10.50 Supreme ball-bearing Lawn Mowers, 20-inchat $7.75 i
Europeans today are the equals of those
who posad to Phidias.
"I have no difficulty in finding; beauti
ful models. Beauty changes quickly,
like a- landscape under the sun. Real
youth lasts scarcely six months. When
the girl becomes the woman another type
of beauty is there, admirable but less
pure."
"No, the Barbarian Invasion did not
alter antique beauty. The modern Ital
ians belong: to the same type as the mod
els of Phidias. It is chiefly characterized
by the equality of width' of the shoulders )
with the lower part or tne trunk, it is
supposed the barbarians were less well
balanced, but time removed the stains of
the mixture of blood through Intermar
riage and the harmony of the old type
reappeared."
Strike Causes Warehouse Xeed.
THE DALLES, Or., June 7. (Special.)
H. M. Hartford, of Portland, represent
ative of the International Harvesting
Company, is In the city today trying to
secure a suitable warehouse, in order
to make The Dalles a transfer station for
the distribution of machinery during the
teamsters' strike in. Portland.
the employ of the Falls City Lumber
Company, was struck near the depot by
an engine pn the Salem, Falls City &
Western road this afternoon about 4:30.
He was thrown some distance and badly
hurt, with internal injuries and severe
scalp wounds. It Is thought he will not
die. Elklns is married and has four
children.
Deaf Mute Struck by Train.
FALLS CITT, Or., June 7. (Special.)
J. L. Elkins. a deaf and dumb laborer in
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LAURELHURST
PORTLAND'S MOST BEAUTIFUL
RESIDENCE PARK.
Everyday
the Crowds Get
Bigger at e
Exhibit oi
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"30" cind "Forty
On the Radiator
CWmen-Detroit "Forty." 92750 11
Tenrinc Car Pony Tonnesa Roadsto
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EVERYONE wants to see the
famous "Bluebird" No. l7)
and hear Matson tell how he won
his great victories.
Everyone wants to see the "cut
out" Chassis of the Chalmers, all
lighted up and run by a motor so
every working part can be seen in'
actual motion.
Everyone wants to see a Chal
mers "30" at $1500 and "Forty" at
$2750 the greatest value in the
world. The cars that win races just
to show they can go; that win en
durance tests just to prove their
power; that climb hills as if they
liked to but are sold just as all
round cars for everyday use.
Come if you want to learn all
about motor cars. Come and see
the educational exhibit which
caught the interest of 100,000
people in New York City.
H. L Keats Auto Co.
Burnside and Seventh
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