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THIS SrOKXING OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. MARCH 23. 1011. A 12 l .rm.iTn BAturiiv WAV VT 1 CnTTTI MAW TVTT.PT.T1 WERLEIN OUTLINES P0L1GY OF THRIFT S50.il SAVED BY ROBBER'S FRIGHT atl Xj ui Aliuariu nuacimrt, " "--""" EUTLDLNG, ASD JAKITOE, SUEPEISED BY BOBBER. Candidate's Friends Inaugur . ate "Endless Chain'' to Se cure Votesfor Nomination. Masked Man Holds Sellwood Bank Janitor Prisoner, Then Flees. PLATFORM IS PRESENTED CASH IN VAULT UNTOUCHED Outlaw Cuts Hole in Floor to Gain Fntranre to Building. Surprising Janitor lie I-o-s Xerve Before UnL-liliij Work. The evident miscalculation of a robber, who was lying la wait for an employe able to open the vault ar.d safe and who either did sot know or had forgotten tint the Janitor arrives lint in the morning, saved tha Bunk of Sellwood. Thirteenth and Umatilla avenue, froiti being rubtxd of thousands of dollar y esteriiay. The masked rbher gained entrance to the bank building by cuttlnir his way through tiie floor from the basement. Srrambllr. up. he hid In a rubby-hole underneath a counter. When the janitor. Nicholas Jensen, wtio lives at Kant Fif teenth and Tenino streets. Sellwood. ar rived at t.3 A. M. the man forced him at the point of a sua to lis on the floor. ( Mr. Jensen, who is 73 years old. offered n. restatan.-e. A cunny-sai-k was pulled over Ms head, the robber remarking: "Vou He there and be quiet. I dunt want you to see- what I'm doing. Janitor Fears Explosion. Breathing with dldlculty and terrified, tiie Jdnitor remained on the floor with Ms face averted, expecting, he says. very moment that there would be an explosion of dynamite and fearful that Ins own life would be snuffed out at the same time. a4 the vault door yielded. Mr. Jensen remained on the floor for what to him seemed hours. Ktnally he twisted his head slowly around In the direction of the vault, but able to ee only Indistinctly tnrough the meshes of the sac k. "What time do the bank employes ar rive asked the voice, which seemed to be almost on a level mih the floor. Indicating that the robber mas scram bling; back through the bole by which he galn-d ec trance. On. they rv here about i o'clock." wss Jensen's reply. Muttering an Imprecation and ajca'n warnirg the Janitor to keep still, the robber's voice trailed off Into silence. Nothing Is Itls-turbol. Jenn says that It was about IS min utes later that he decided to throw the e'-k oh? bis bead. It was then about Ha looked around, but could fe. t) sign of the man with the revolver. Tue vault door was closed and nothing la the room seemed t have, been dis turbed. Investigation later proved that this was a fact. The bank of Sellwood Is housed in a to-etry brick structure at the comer of Kast Thirteenth and I'matllla avenue. In the same building on tha Thirteenth street side Is the tellwood Barber shop, next to which Is a staircase which leaoa both to the urper story and the basement. A wooden partition only separates the portions of tlie basement underneath the banking quarters and the barber shop. All the robber had to do waa to walk down Into tiie basement and through a door In the wooden partition to get b neath the bank. I'slng an auger, he bored a series of holes In a square formation and then removed the flooring, leaving a hole about 14 Inches In length by 13 Inches In width, through which, with the aid of an improvised ladder, he S.ilne-J the room above. Vault Held Muc h a-h. II. W. Tl.-knor. cashier of the Rank of Sellwood. said that the value wf tiie cash and negotiable securities in the vault yesterday morning waa about Jjo.jU0. Tha vault Is equipped with a time lock, which Is set to open every morning, with the exception of Sunday, between i.M and o clock. On Saturday evenings it la wound for 43 hours. Mr. Tlcknor believes that the. man who attempted yesterday's robbery is the same who held up and bound L. it. Alexander, a bookkeeper In the employ f the bank, on November 1. 1SI. The police did not become aware of the pre vious attempt till yesterday. On November 14. shortly after the bank bad closed for the day. Alexander de scended bjr a private stairway to the basement. lie was confronted by a masked man with a tun a:'"! was gagged and tied up with a roe. On this eva sion a!o the robber seems to have lost 1 Is nerve, as Alexander found everything ail right In the bank when he managed to release hlinsrif about a half-hour later. Wou Id-Bo Itobhcr Short. Mr. Jensen describes the tmvn as being acut five feet In height. HI weight would not be In excess of 120 to 1.TS pounds, the janitor said. He was dressed tn a bite serge coat made of heaiy cloth. Trie Is the only description of clothing Jensen can give. He explains that ha was too much frightened to take tn irh note of details. The Janitor told Ivtertlves Coleman and Shiow. who arc Investigating, that lie believed he had heard the voice of t:ie robber somewhere previous to yes terday niornlTig. and was certain that be could recognlie it if be heard It again. He has a theory as to who may have at tempted tuie robbery, but declared that It was vasue and refused to divulge It for f'-ar of cas:ln suspicion on an Inno cent r-Tson. At the tiro of the Alexander hold-op the bank orhclais built a concrete wail around that portion of the basement reached by the private stairway. TM , wall will now be extended so as to make a strong barrier between the portion of the easement underneath the barbershop and the part underneath the banking rooms. It will be studded with a heavy Iron door. CAPITALIST'S BODY FOUND MjMerjr Mirvurf lKn(h of Sar ra ti ten to Mao. S.M RAMKNTO. rU Marvh ST. I ..-!! . Thr biHfr f iHeUrtc W. Vriier. an accU cpttaUt who tny tr.ou.y c.iappwrel from tM rltr on January 5 and for whom relatives and offU-era fcav ba jwarvhinir tlce. wa found yetr.lT tn lh irmmento Kler. a ehrt dltn e bf low th's itr. Jt haa trot been tftrrmtnel whett.et d-ath wm .-r-Mntl or whthr tha aid man mt with foul flv. The con dition of tha bo-ijr prevrntt th proof f tajurlea. nt-a r btr inka t niiMus a tt lftt r-torv i ri"m Otf. A I rnw I mttr4l. t .M tod twy au:a, . rr in p.Hty a. all now rwrrae. uMh aa I aatr);raa arvr nucveesrul. 1 talic j: h ..... - fci " rCc-lSTaC aCJgOZZ-a7 ROAD I IS ASKED Kalama-Kelso Highway May Mean Much to Portland. TRADE NATURALLY SOUTH Washington Slate Senator fetewart Vrgew Loral IntcrewW to Con tribute fund for Unlsh Ing Xretlod Work. To secure financial aid In construct ing the Carrollton Mountain road be tween Kalama and Kelso, from Port land. Senator '. U. Stewart, of Kelso. Wash, arrived In the city yesterday and consulted with M. C Mckltison. President of the Portland Automobile Club and the various heads connected with the cltjr'a commercial Interests. Owing to Jealousness of rortlana a rapidly growing business secured from Southwestern Washington and the fact that the Pacific highway, aa the road Is called, would largely benefit Port land., i; member of the Washington Senate forced a deadlock during tha closing hours of the recent session and blocked all action upon the good roads bills, thus leaving the Carrollton Moun tain road without funds for tha com pletion of the project. KrlM prnd9 $31,000. For months 100 convicts have been engaged in the work and the construc tion Is completed except half a mile. Over a mile and a half of the difficult portion of roadway has been built. To date the city of Kelso, through Its county officials, has expended IM.000 upon this single piece of good road making. It la now felt by the Kelso rttlxens that some of the burden should be lifted and other Interests assist, ao that It will not fail entirely upon one community. Believing that Portland Is Interested In the opening of this road, which leads directly to it. and opens up communica tion with a vast territory tributary. Senator Stewart expressed the opinion that it was Portland's duty to coma to the rescue. -We would have secured tha money from the Legislature bad If not been for the Seattle-Spokane spirit. said tha Senator. "They pretended to see In the project a further widening of tha Portlund trade territory. Kor that reason they proposed in the Legislature the con struction of a state highway across from Seattle to Spokane and In thla fight managed to leave the Pacific high way project without funds. tonvk ta Still at Work. Vpon my arrival at my home in Kelso It was proposed to suspend the work, but I secured the aid of the state of ficials and the friends of the good road work In our community to retain the labor of the 100 ronrlcta and they are all!, working. But we must have funds to pay for their maintenance. There la no way to get It out of the state unless we bare a special session, and It Is barely possible that we will. "This piece of roadway Is the most Important In the country surrounding Portland. In my Judgment. It Is the only road which Is used In making the rnn to Seattle. It Is a very difficult piece of work. so far we have a fine piece of road building, and it only re quires a small amount of work ta flnPsh It. But after spending $5.00 the rill sens of Kelso and neighboring country find the burden very heavy to carry. If a e can get portlknd to see Its way clear to aid us. It will be one of the most successful business strokes this city has ever accomplished in the his tory of Its commercial progres." I toad Is Over Mountain. The Carrollton road runs over the mountain between Kelso and Kalama and consists pf a two-mile grade, no part of wrg.-i Is over I per cent. This particular strip of. ground has been .... , . - f ; '- ,. termed "Profanity Incline", by automo bile owners. It is the one sticking point on the whole Journey to Seattle from Portland. lit the work performed, the county tn which Kelso is located gave 18.0(10. the rtute SIS. 000. In addition to this tli.000 was expended for a bridge across the Lewis Klver. the balance bf the bridge work being paid by the state. President Pickinson. of the Portland Automobile Club, declared last night that "the Carrollton road near Kelso is the most Important point h connec tion with the entire road system, which surrounds Portland. "It Is the one stumbling block to the opening of a large country tributary." he said. "To give K'so citizens tha aid they ask Is a move in the right di rection. I am going to put the matter up to the automobillsts at their first meeting, which will be held April 6. We are bound to give something for this project, and I hope that Portland will take hold of the ' matter in a spirit of liberality.' Senator Stewart said last night be fore returning to Kelso that he hoped the Portland Commercial Club would take up the scheme of giving aid. "We are doing all we can up our way." said the Senator, "and would have se cured the funds from the Legislature had It not been for tho fear of Seattle that Kelso would give all of Its trade io Portland." WUTH I1FAD OI'l'OSKS SiKATTI.la That City and" Raymond Favor Trade With Portland. SOTTH BEXD, Wash.. MarchT. (Special.) Abundant evidence Is at hand to show that, so far as this har bor Is concerned, recent efforts of Puget Sound legislators to prevent the trade of Southwest Washington from going to Portland may not only fall far short of Its Intent, but be a boomerang to Se attle and Taroma. A leading contractor of this city was In need of llui'O worth of material and was called upon by a representative of a Seattle firm, who quoted satisfactory prices and terms. He was Informed by the contractor that Seattle goods were not in demand In South Bend. A careful canvass of South Bend and Raymond shows that the business men are determined to show Seattle that there are sufficient railway facilities for getting goods from Portland even If no more highways are built In this state. Uomencekers t Chehalls, Washington. Surrounded by largest dairy, fruit and farming country In Pacillc Northwest. Acreage Inducements for intensive farm ing. County seal I-ewls County, where land Is cheaper and the best. Chehejlg Is the liveliest Inland Washington town of tiXO people. Paved streets, electric lights, sewerage, water, gaa and all mod ern comforts. Has cr3.0) In public im provement under way now. Visit Che halls and aee Southwest Washington's largest farming section before locating elsewhere. Chehalla has a variety ot manufacturing with large monthly pay roll. Kor details, visit Chehsl s. or sd drees Cltlxens" Club. Chehalla, Wash. Reek. srttsa Coal. The best house coal. Iabertv Coal A lee Co.. exeltsslve acnnts. 2.". North Fourteenth street. Alain 12. A S136. Campaign to Be Waged on Proposal to Hold Expenditures Within. Tax levy and to Reorganize Methods In Departments. - . . i Ai-eH Mavor. to Ise conteUlateslmportant r,f.m the present- bjbwiu T h, cifial affairs are conducted. In . his announcement. oir. "". .. rnh. general discussion on municipal prob lems and his views concerning them. With no other candidate in sight to divide further the vote on Mayor- the three Republican asP'""" """A",, Tt field Werleln. Lombard and Rushlignr. -are waging active campaign- With the assistance oi .. . lowing. Werlein andU. friends have Inaugurated an enui - getting crusade. This programme al ready has been Initiated in the several wards of the city and before the cam paign closes the quest for support w-lll be carried to the residence of every voter in the city. This will ba supple mented by a series of public meetings, many of them conducted in the streets, which Werlein will address personally. Other Candidates Active. Lombard has started an active cam paing also and Intends that every elec tor shall be made personally acquainted . . ui. .ArH a a member not o II i v whii mo of the Council during the last two years . . . .-1 nnm1aen AS TO bUt Wltn HIS speciwi. I" ' what may be expected from him as Mayor. Equally Industrious Is Rush light, who Is devoting considerable of his time in meeting the voters indlv d ually This affords him an opportunity to tell what he has sought to accom plish in the Council as well as what he proposes to do if elected Mayor Simon's successor. ' With the primary eiecnon i ia . i 1, - .. ... nlentv of time b nearly six J . remains for a decidedly intereatlng campaign to develop, even If other cain didatea do not get Into the fight. As pirants for city offices have until April . . .... l.tinir TvotlHrkn. hilt It 21 IO 111, ii vni 1 1 it & . . " . - - 1M not oeiievvu uinci 1 Mayor will appear among the Repub licans. Werlein Issues Statement. The detailed announcement of Mr. Werlein, Issued yesterday, follows: "I have frequently. In the past, with much Interest read platforms promul gated by different political parties, en thusiasm would be roused to the high est pitch of American patriotism as I forth to elucidate on the prin ciples of the Republican party, knowing full well that tne prosperity m our beautiful city was paramount to and had no direct bearing on questions of National and international importance aud that the success of the Republi can party from a local standppint must of necessity depend upon tho manner In which the business of the municipal government is conducted. "No man can do better than Is being done now In handling the affairs of the Ity if the same course Is followed. I say this with no criticism of the pres ident administration, tor us course naa been the course of other administra tions In the past. And there la no secret connected with the successful carrying out of a business where the manage ment has an unlimited capital to draw upon for conducting that business. City Business Huge. The City of Portland Is a great busi ness house, the volume of business done last year aggregating 122.000.000. and that volume Is destined to be much greater this year. The management of this great concern Is vested In a Mayor, Council and Executive. Board, together with other officials and agents, and their acts must conform to the rules and regulations laid down by the char ter and ordinances. These rules and regulations can be followed and yet the most efficient service be lacking when the expense of management Is compared with the aggregate amount or business done by the municipality. "Our system of municipal government Is entirely too cumbersome and com plicated. It can and must be simplified. Efficiency to perform the service re quired should be the strongest, recom mendation for appointment. All com plications must be removed. Police Department Liricrent. 'Portland has as fine a police de partment as there Is to be found In the country. Of this I speak from person- observation and comparison. yet there is room for great improvement In this department of the municipal government. I would have the patrol men, who are fine specimens of phy sical manhood, storehouses of knowl edge in reference to our city laws and hold them responsible for all viola tions on their respective beats. "Like the police department the fire department Is as fine a body of men as can be found anywhere, yet owing to the equipment not being in keeping with modern requirements Portland is not receiving tne service to which she Is entitled. As far aa practicable and consistent with econ omy, I would have the present appara tus equipped with motor-trucks. From the best Information I can obtain, with few changes in location of engine- houses, wo will have ample apparatus to meet all requirements of the city covering Its present area. These changes would effect a large saving annually In the expense of operation and at the same time dispense with the cruel sight of horses being compelled to draw the heavy apparatus up our ateep grades. Vacation of Streeps Cp to People. T hold that the Mayor and Coun cil are trustees for all property and from experience I have observed in ome Instances that streets vacated by ordinance in the Council (because some streets were useless as such or 'more beneficial for other purposes) nave, proved expensive to abutting property. I would never lend my aid to the va cation of any street but let the people decide for themselves upon the matter of vacation. I therefore would submit to the voters on Initiative all such matters as might have merit In them. Sly reason for this attitude is that all property belonging to tha city should be held In trust until other disposition Is ordered by direct vote of the ieo ple "I shall treat the high and the low, tha rich and the poor, with the same . e You might mix tobacco all your life and not attain a true blend. The smooth, delightful quality of is an example of what can be done by the man who knows tobacco and tobacco. IM PERI ALES is an unusual smoke quality make it a point to try it ! All Dealers IO for lOc THE JOHN BOLLMAN CO. consideration, as I have no friends to favor or foes to punish. And all vio lators of the law, be they of the cor porate interests or whoever they may be, shall be punished accordingly, in so far as It In my power lies. Broadway Bridge Kavored. "It will be my aim and purpose to build the Broadway bridge as soon as the bonds can be disposed of. I prom Ise furthermore that the trifling way tn which the last sale of bonds was at tempted will not be repeated. To ac complish this laudable object, it is my opinion that a more dignified course should be pursued and the letter of the law lived up to as well ae the spirit. It Is my opinion that the last attempted sale of Broadway bridge bonds lias done much harm in depreciating the value of said securi ties. It will be my purpose. If neces sary, personally to visit the money cen ters after the sale of bonds has been duly advertised and endeavor to se cure their sale. To Be Kept Down. "Every department of our municipal government should be closely scruti nized. While I realize that the inter est on the bonded debt cannot be de creased but will increase from year to year with the voting of additional bonds, yet the expenses of government shall and must be pruned to meet the -Income. I therefore promise the peo ple of Portland that. If elected Mayor, the expenses of the city shall be kept within the present tax levy. "It should be the ambition of every man, no matter how humble his walk in life, to own a home. Taxes, I know.-in some cities present a formide able obstacle to the attainment of that ambition, but If the citizen Is given a reasonable showing for the money paid in taxes he will have no fault to find. "I promise efficiency and economy in every department. I shall encourge In every way possible home-owning, which tends to build a more beautiful and substantial city." EX-HUSBAND IS MOURNER Father of Vancouver Poison Victims, Divorced, at Funeral. VANCOUVER, 'Wash., March 27 (Special.) The funeral of William and Clyde Goodwin, young sons of Mrs. Cora Goodwin, who were victims of poisoning Thursday, waa held here to day, Ransome Goodwin, ex-husband of Mrs. Goodwin and father of the chil dren, attending. Rev. Otis E. Gray, rector of St. Luke's Episcipal Church here, presided at the obsequies. The two bodies were in the same casket, six schoolmates, Ernest Speers. Hiram Blaker, Joseph Knapp. Cecil Hemminger, Dewey Crowley and Harry Crawford acting as pallbearers. Inter ment was made in the Wilson Bridge Cemetery. Mrs. Goodwin has retained Attorney TV. K. Yates to defend her and Raleigh Moon, who is held on a charge of mur der in the first degree. In the County Jail, has retained Miller, Crass & Wil kinson as his attorneys. Warning to Railroad Mem Look out for severe and even danger ous kidney and bladder trouble result ing from years of 'railroading. Geo. E. Bell, 639 Third Su, Fort Wayne, Ind was many years a conductor on the Nickel Plate. He says: 'Twenty years of railroading left my kidneys in ter rible condition. There was a continual pain across my back and hips and my kidneys gave me much distress, and the action of my bladder was frequent and most painful. I got a supply of Foley Kidney Pills and the first bot tle made a wonderful improvement and four bottles cured me completely. Since being cured I have recommended Foley Kirtiicv Pills to many of jny railroad friends." Sold by all druggists. Acetylene torches for use In dense fogs have been supplied to the Paris police. -W 3 ptM iff ; MOUTHPIECE SPRING'S CALL . HEARD OREGOX SUXSHIXE OPEN' SES AME TO CONTEXT. Colonists and Old ' Residents Alike Enjoy Wonderful Weather. Farmers Begin to Plow. The rosy pink of its orchards every Spring is equalled only by the sunset glow of its peak of eternal snow," said Dr. Woods Hutchinson, physician and writer, In describing the climatic con ditions of Oregon in a recent article. He added that "It is the most restful anj soothing climate in the world and the land where it is always after noon." Dr. Hutchinson's description of Ore gon weather was not belied yesterday for the sun came out early in the day and shone with a "subdued intensity as described - by the weather official. It Is contended by weather observers that there Is something peculiar about the heat and cold of the Willamette valley. The heat, it is argued, is less oppressive here than in any other land and the cold le less penetrating. Throughout the valley farmers have begun to plow and reports from the various sections of the state West ot the Cascades are that the Spring work upon the farm is a week or fhore ahead of former years. Trees are MILLIONS FAMILIES Syrup Figs ELIXIRef SENNA FOR COLDS AND HEADACHES, INDIGESTION AND !UR STOMACH, CAS AND FERMENTATION, CONSTIPATION AND BILIOUSNESS, WITH MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. IN THE CIRCLE ON EVERY PACKAGE CFTHE THE WONDERFUL POPULARITY OF THE GENUINE SYRUP OF FIGS AND ELIXIR OF SENNA HAS LED UNSCRUPULOUS MANUFACTURERS TO OFFER IMITATIONS, IN ORDER TO MAKE A LARGER PROFIT AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. IF A DEALER ASKS WHICH SIZE YOU WISH, OR WHAT MAKE YOU WISH. WHEN YOU ASK FOR SYRUP OF FIGS AND ELIXIR OF SENNA, HE IS PREPAR ING TO DECEIVE YOU., TELL HIM THAT YOU WISH THE GENUINE. MANUFACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO- ALL RELIABLE DRUGGISTS KNOW THAT THERE IS BUT, ONE GENUINE AND THAT IT IS MANU FACTURED BY THE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO ONLY NOTE THE NAME T:i1.'llMI.BB-.-'.-IlH'i-- i bl i m m - m i iiiu Jik m - a ji ts ju PRINTED STRAIGHT ACROSS. NEAR THE BOTTOM. AND IN THE CIRCLE. NEAR THE TOP OF EVERY PACKAGE, OF THE GENUINE ONE SIZE ONLY. FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS REGULAR PRICE. 50c PER BOTTLE. . ' SYRUP OF FIGS AND ELIXIR OF SENNA IS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THE NEEDS Ot LADIES AND CHILDREN. AS IT IS MILD AND PLEASANT GENTLE AND EFFECTIVE, AND ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM OBJECTIONABLE INGREDIENTS. IT IS EQUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR WOMEN AND FOR MEN. YOUNG AND OLD FOR SALE BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS ; ALWAYS BUY THE GENUINE. California Fig Syrup Co. San Francisco blooming in the- Rogue river valley while in the Willamette valley a like condition is rapidly approaching. Rosea are "leaving out" and In the gardens beginning to grow - green. The mel lowing rays of the Oregon sun with the gentle breezes bring content to tha resident or colonist. The business man's only regret yesterday was that he could not play "hookey" as of old and enjoy a day In the green fields. The maximum temperature yesterday was 55 degrees above zero, which was recorded at 3 o'clock and the minimum was 37 at 5 o'clock in the morning. CUTTER ORDERED NORTH Revenue Steamer Manning to Leave for Alaska, April 10. ASTORIA," Or.. March 27. (Special.) Orders have been received fron the department at Washington directing the revenue cutter Manning to leave April 10 on its annual cruise in Alas kan waters. The vessel will take on supplies here before starting. First Lieutenant of Engineers Theo dore G. Lawton, recently on the cut-v ter Algonquin, stationed at San Juan, Porto Rico, has arrived to take charge of the Manning's engine-room. He was stationed here about five years ago on the cutter Commodore Perry. Notice has also been received by Frst Lieutenant O'Malley, executive of ficer of the Manning and her present master, that Captain K. W. Perry, of the cutter Tuscarora, at Milwaukee, has I been assigned to the command of the Manning. He is due to arrive here April 5. GENUINE MINIATURE PICTURE OF PACKAGE, llflfe ill i"cotiINiSl)i per" i i jCENT. Or ALCOHOL A j 'J bSrirajjowfir 1 1 1 yi I CiuJroRMATO"siKtlPfe pJ fj icl Bo clrrrs. jSjix'