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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1911)
PREVIOUS INQUIRY FREELY ADMITTED White Still on Stand in Mis souri's Suit Against "Lum ber Trust." , LETTERS ARE INTRODUCED rfIr Vrrlnm Inrmtmrnfa. Karri bat Ft-r Onl and ttmtrmnt Is IMspvted by ijpcrU tor Corrmmfiit i mtstcN1 f tha rostal Telarraph Cable Company. bln; asked In rritard to re port! from Tas that the Postal Tl irraph CabU Company, of Tas. had old Ita Taxaa telssraph lines to tha YVratarn I'mon, said: Thm rKular Postal Company, name ly the Marker system, has not aold out Ita wires In Texas. Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas and Louisiana to the Western Union or the Bell Company or anyone else. On the contrary the Markov dmdI hm. during- the past few months, built a line southward from Wichita. Kan.. cl-ar across the state of Oklahoma and Into Texas to rorf Worth and Dallas and In no bulldlnir rapidly to Houston and Gal veston on the Gulf, and Intend to cover all nmrti of Texaa. Oklahoma and AT kiBiu as ranldlr as lines can be built. What has taken place la this: For many yeam we hr transacted tele- arrauh business in Texas. VKianom, and Arkansas by connecting with the Postal Talerrarh Company, or Texas. Thl. las mm nm n T was 'and still Is controlled bv Bell Interests. By rea son of the fact that the Bell Interests are. now In control also of the Western Union, the Marker people have started to build their own lines so as to con- TRAIN HELD UP IN COW CREEK CANYDN Mailcar Looted of Registered Packages Express Box Is Left Untouched. PASSENGERS NOT HARMED to Steam Where jr.rrrnsos citt. Ho. jo n Testimony this atternoon of John EL White, of Kansaa City, tn the state's ooster suit asrainst lumber companies ali.ced to be in a trust, disclosed tha Wtiite's own companlea had been In vesttsated by three experts for tlve ! parrment of Commerce and Labor. The assertion made by the Kansaa City lumbertnin that his Investment were not earrlnc i per cent was dts pated by the Government experts, who aald his estimate of profits was too low, Tfn testimony was a;lvco after Mr. White t ad Identified letters wntte by Mm as president of the Southern Lum ber Manufacturers' Assoclaxlon to its secre'arv. Geo re e K. Smith. One let tr. relallnjr t print lists, sufirested that the secrtary furnish C. J. chue t.r. a Ft. Louis printer, wltb price lists reflertlnc actual market condltlona. tn order that the printed Hats would s;tva correct Information to lumbermen. Letter 1 Identified. The second letter Identified wae one In which he directed Secretary Fmltn to write to Herbert Knox Smith. Com missioner of the Federal Bureau of Corporations. Invltins; a searchlns; In vestigation Into the metboda of the Poutiiem Lumber Manufacturers' Asso ciation. This, he said, was done, and later he Teade a similar request or tne I ommis pioner reaardlna; bis own properties at Fisher. La. The experts aaslxned to the task took the companVa booka for Jl years to Washington for exaralna tlon he aakl. lawyers for the lumber companies cross-examined White. Secretary Smith, of the Tellow Pine Manufacturers' Association, appeareo at the hearlnc under orders of Special Commissioner Reynolds, with his rec erds and correspondence, by which As- aistant Attorney-OeneraJ Atkinson ex pects to prove the lumber output was curtails! BT a meetina i hjiiui. turera In DOS. Kecortls Are Introduced. The printed records of the meeting of the Foutbern Lumber Mannfaeturers' saoclatlon at Memphis. In 1991. were Introduced by the state. In tne recoros was a telegram sent by Georre M. GrtfTln. of Kansas City, to J. B. White, whl.n read: -Hold atlfT present list. No advance a(4 vlsshla.- fnd-r tirose examination Mr. WTilte expressed the opinion that lumber manufacturers do not make a proOt of more than Mt cent. He said the advance of It per cent In the price, of lumber from ltOi to 1T was duo to prosperous business conditions and that It was leas than the advance on hoa, corn and other ftpovliirts. F pea km a- of curtailment, he said that per cent more lumber was manufac tured In 10 than in ana urn cur tallment was neceesary. AUTO SKIDS, IS SMASHED Isrly Mornlo( ICIdera Meet Acci dent on Wet Pavement. Specdtn at a fast clip sooth on Trlrd street at I o'clock this momlna. a nre-cassencer automobile rilled wltn men and women, skidded on the wet pivement at t.-ie comer of Third and Uashtnjrton atresia, while nttemptlnf to evade a taxtcab comma atone Wash Inaton street, and crashed Into the euro. Trie women, of whom there are be lieved to have been two In the party, were quickly slipped out Of the way and when the patrolman on the comer reached the car only one of the party besides the driver, was present. The rame given to the patrolman was E- B. Jlacedora. The automobile bore license Its. oreron 119. Police records show that the car belonged to Ejrmont Haa more, of a 10 Uaasalo street. The yoonc men who took part In the ir ride were reticent svbout their ron actlon with the affair, and denied that there were any woman In the car. Two whee;e were broken and other damage doce to the machine. AVERY IS- NOW WIFELESS loe Angrlce Court Free Wife From Spouse in Portland. l.OS A NO ELF S. June IS. fecial.) "My husband left home one day and got drunk. I have seen hlra only twice since and he has never given me a cent for the support of either myself or chil dren." said Mxa. Maggie Avery, when e'le took, the witness stand In Judge Monroes department of the Superior t'ourt today to testify In the action brought by her against Kalph Avery, now of Portland. -We ware married in 1J0I." con tinued Mrs. Avery, "and we were happy until rrr husband began to drink, lie waa employed on railroad and drew Ms pav once a month. Ono pay day In lot bo went to the office to get his money, then he got drank and the next 1 heard of him he was In Portland." "Iwcree granted. said Judge Monroe. MILLOWNERS IN COMPACT iVare and Iloor Co nailed to Ad vance Cotton Good Prices. WASHINGTON. June M- Agreement amona millowners to curtail produc tion of cotton goods and reduction In vaces and working hours of employes were means employed through, the Arkwrtght Club, of Boston, to main tain the price of cotton products, ac cording to EJwerd Stanwood. secretary ef the club, who testified today before the House committee on expenditures In the Deportment of Justice. The committee Is Inquiring leto the recent -corner tn cotton. POSTAL DENIES BIG SALE Only local Tnw Company Mas Dle posed of I.lne la Sooth. -EW TOBJC Juno 1 tfpec!sl fc. j, Xillr. Ylce-prealdsAt and general no XT. EH erTTfACENARlAN WOXl llr.8 AT HER HOtll IJf KISTOX. 1 - 0 ; i. I 1 i h3 Mrs. Phene navtee Kindt. Mrs. Fhebe Davlee Kindt. Ts-year-eld pioneer Oregoalai), and one of the best-knovra residents of tvash Ingtoa Conntr. dlad at her boms la Klaton. Or. Mm. Kindt was born In Elkhart, Indiana, la 13.TT. and crossed the plains to Oregon with bsr hosband. the late P.t.r Kindt, la 143. They settled on a donation claim la Washington County and lived there continuously. Mr. Kindt died tn March. 11ST. Mrs. Kindt Is survived by two sens. Joba CX Kindt, of Nan ton. Alberta. Canada, and C E. Kindt, of Beaver Uo, and a daughter. Mra Dora J. Elliott, ef Xlooa. Wash. Mrs. Kindt bad bean a member of the Christian Church at Farmlngton, Or., for 4i ysara. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Klaton sehoolhouse. nnd.r the direc tion ef Rev. J. F. Ghormley, of Port land, assisted by Rev. Samuel Conk Ita. Interment will be In Crescsnt Grove Cemetery. Itobbent, Order Fnglnecr Mile om West Fork Car Are Ransacked Posse Speeds to Scene. (t'ontlnii.d from First Tartl. bers uncoupled the mall and express rani from the train and signaled the engineer to proceed northward. On reaching an Isolnted spot near Boulder Creek, the engine, mall and expresa cars were brouht to a stop, where upon two of the men forced entrance to the mall car. The third man kept the engineer and fireman covered with a revolver. A special train left here shortly be fore midnight bearing a posse In com mind of Iieputy Sheriff Stewart. An other posse has been formed at Glen- dale, and the two will probably com bine near the scene of the holdup. The country chosen for the holdup Is Ideal, being thickly timbered and sparsely populated. Train .No. It Is said to be one or tne heavteat mall trains passing through this city and It Is the general opinion of local railroad officials that the rob bers secured several thousand dollars. Inasmuch as the Shasta Limited was held up and robbed near Yoncalla about ten days ago the officers are Inclined to believe that the same parties en glneered both joba. An early report received here was that Knglneer Kobert Schmidt, of train No. 1C. was missing, but the dispatcher here haa Information that the robbers compelled Schmidt to remain with the passenger cars when the fireman was ordered to proceed with the engine. mall and express cars. Second section of train No. Is. fol lowing shortly after the first section. soon reached the scene of the holdup, when the two trains were coupled and the trip north continued. The train la expected here shortly after 2 o'clock. duct their own telegraph buslneea In Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. In stead of having It conducted by the Bell Company, namely the Postal Tele graph Cable Company, of Texas. JAPS GET NEW NAVAL BASE rtonln Islands, 00 Miles From Philippines. Base for Station. VICTORIA. June II. The steamer Hana Marti brought word of a report current In Tokto that Japan will cre ate a new naval base at the Bon In Islands, not far out In the Pacific The Aaahl says that the need of this new base In the Pacific was clearly demonstrated by the Rosso-Japanese r. and that the Naval Minister. Admiral Sato, and Admiral Tiiu. com mander of the Tokosuka Naval Sta tion, made secret trips In April to the archipelago to make tbe necessary lnvesttgatlon. The Japanese admiralty promptly denied the report, slating that, al though Putuml Bay had been shown to have strategic value, the Islands were too far from Japan. The Japan Advertiser and several vernacular pa pers reiterated the report and die- red !t the denial. The Hon In Isles are about 700 miles due south of Toklo and i0 mllee northeast of the Philippines. POSSE'S EFFOKTS FAILIRES Men Who ITelJ Up Shasta Limited June IS Mode Good Escape. The armed posse sent out after the men who held up the Shasta Limited on the night of Friday. June 18. was head ed by Sheriff Quine. of Douglas Coun ty, and Deputy Sheriffs Stewart and Starner. A trail was struck after a time, the robbers having baffled the officers by walking backward for about a mile. A hole In the toe of one of tbe robbers' shoes, however, made the scheme Imperfect, and the trail was picked up two miles west of Yoncalla. Dogs from the penitentiary were placed on the scent, but they were Ineffective, the robbers having placed red pepepr on the trail. The place where the highwaymen camped over night was found, and four rifled mall sacks were lying close by. The course taken by the robbers was believed to he westerly toward Coos Bay, and Sheriff Gage of that county Immediate ly placed a watcn on all trails In order to prevent tbe desperadoes from boarding a boat. The docs finally picked up a fresh scent seven miles west of Yoncalla and followed It for about 18 miles. The chase was then divided. Deputy Sher iff Stewart taking one posse straight to M.-irshfleld to guard t'ue noats. Dep uty Starner leading a posse Into the district west of Allegheny. In Coos County, and another posse going In the district along tne North I'mpqua Hirer. No results were obtained and finally the dogs were taken off and tbe posses disbanded. Juvenile Goods Sale We offer you our regular stocK not shop-worn stuff, nor cheap goods bought for sale purposes. We give you the gen uine, reg'ular prices and reductions in fig'ures no vague talK about "values." Our life-long principles necessitate the carrying of reliable qualities only and telling' the truth about them. BOYS' WASH SUITS, SAILOR AND EUSSIAN STYLES (Sizes iy2 to 10 years) Every Boy's Wash Suit in the house is marked doro. Our stock was clean at the openinjr of the season, and all we now nare is fresh, . new, clean stock abso lutely different from the sale goods of other stores. Boys $1.50 Wash Suits 98 Boys' $2.00 Wash Suits. . .$1.35 Boys' $2.50 Wash Suits. . .$1.63 Boys' $3.00 Wash Suits. . .91-88 Boys' $3.50 Wash Suits. . .?2.35 Boys' $4.00 Wash Suits. . .93.65 Boys' $5.00 Wash Suits. . .3.25 Boys' $6.00 Wash Suits. . .$3.98 BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER SUITS Every Boy's Knickerbocker Suit in the house marked down. $5.00 Knickerbocker Suits. .93.95 $6.00 Knickerbocker Suits. .94.50 $7.50 Knickerbocker Suits. .95.35 $8.50 Knickerbocker Suits. .96.35 $10.00 Knickerbocker Suits. 97-50 $12.50 Knickerbocker Suits. 99.85 $15 Knickerbocker Suits. .911-25 $18 Knickerbocker. Suits. .913.50 $20 Knickerbocker Suits. .915-00 BOYS' UNDERWEAR Every piece of Boy's Underwear in the house marked down. Boys' Poros Knit Underwear 19 Boys' 50c Underwear ..39 Boys' 75c Underwear. 58 Beys' $1.00 Underwear. 73 Boys' $1.50 Underwear 91.15 GIRLS' TUB DRESSES Every Girl's Tub Dress in the house marked down. (Ages 4 to 14) $1.50 Girls' Tub Dresses 75 $2.00 Girls' Tub Dresses. . . .98 $2.50 Girls' Tub Dresses., .9 1-35 $3.00 Girls' Tub Dresses. .91-65 $3.50 Girls' Tub Dresses. .91-95 $4.00 Girls' Tub Dresses. .92.25 $5.00 Girls' Tub Dresses. .92.75 GIRLS' STOCKINGS Girls' 25c Stockings now. . .19 Girls' 50c Stockings now...39 BOYS' WAISTS Every Boy's Waist in the house marked down. .39c? .58 ....73 ..9115 . .9135 50c Waists down to. . 75c Waists down to . . $1.00 Waists down to. . $1.50 Waists down to . . $2.00 Waists down to . . EXTRA SPECIAL 100 Boys' Knicker Suits, sizes 11 to 16, regular $5.00 4?0 Cf suits, at -p.Ol BOYS STOCKINGS Boys' 25c Hos .19 Boys' 50c Hose 39 MISSES' SUITS We place on sale as a special at traction 30 Misses' Suits, sizes 14 to 16, at HALF PRICE $25 Misses' Suits now. . .912.50 $30 Misses' Suits now. . .915.00 $35 Misses Suits now. . .917.50 Sale on Second and Third Floors TO) L4 LLIM LEADING CLOTHIER Monisoini ait Founrila EARLY-HOUR PISTOL DUEL kJ JI" uuoramanoJrpor jiail cu:kks TWICE HFXD VP Crrw on Train Jlobbcd ImH Night Had Similar Ksprrlcnre Jane 16. Three malls clerka who were on tha train held up lat night were In the mall car of the Hha-.ta Limited the nltcht of June 1. when two highway men held up the ear and rifled the Tru lx tared mail sacks of their contents. C . J. Hamilton Miools aa Burglar Trie to Pry Open Window. In a revolver durl In which a half urn shots were fired. F. J. Hamilton. JJ Second street, drove off a burglar from his hoti about 1:30 o'clock this tnomins;. Tha prowler had been round tha houso all evening, but mad DO attempt to rain entrance until early tn tha mornlnc. Hamilton cam around the corner of the bousa as the man was trylns; to break Into a win dow and fired at him. The robber re turned the fire for a few moments and then ran away. I For tha past week robbers hava been annorlnc tha family of Hamilton and of D. A. Faltman. 710 Second street. next door, and have several times at tempted to train entrance. Tbey hava aleo been about the MuUnomah Hos pital, which Is directly across the street, and hava been driven away by tbe vigilance of the attendants. There ara believed to ba three In tha party working together. BOAST BRINGS BOOZE SALE Bllnd-Plg" Cmso Vulckly Settled; 5lan to Serve 1(5 Days. SPRING FIELD.. Or.. June !. (Spe cial.) A record time In handling a Marcola ""blind plgger" was made to day, wnen r rana emuo. "i inai piace. was given 30 days and a 1:50 fine. Tha fine will not be paid and he will serve total of Hi days for the) sale. Tha "boose waa sold to Kobert Smith Sat urday. Frank Smith was convicted Monday . . J tl'.n .v Ilia r...f tsa irnisiitvv - - - - - - --. waa the result of a boast made by Rob ert Smith In tha hearing of a newlr arpotnted deputy Sheriff. Elmer Circle mat ne twm i'iuw Smith to get tha liouor. which ha dtd. and tha arrest of tha first Smith fol lowed. Rows A alartln. druggists, are mnv In teanorartly from Uielr present lo cation to Slain and Morrison (Portland Hotal). land. Tom Reynolds waa tha express mes senger held up last night and his as sistant waa Ken David. Tha train in charge of William B. Smith. condnctor, and Engineer fchmldt. Boih live in KoseburK. although (Smith for merly lived In Portland and was at one lima a member of tha local police force. Tho bold-tip of tha Shasta Limited tha night of June 1 waa similar tn numy respects to last night's robbery- Two men. nnmasked. strode suddenly Into the mall car and at tha point of revolvers held tha clerka at bay while they calmly robbed the registered mall Its. when the train neared lon- calla tha highwaymen compelled tha clerka to pull the emergency cord. stopping the train. Tha robbera leaped from tha train and made good their escape In the darkness. It was fortunate for the express company that the robbers selected the northbound train Instead of the south bound la.-t night. The northbound train carried only an ordinary amount of express matter, but the southbound train bore 1100.000 from Seattle, being a shipment of gold from Alaska. when a aecond robber entered the mall car. When the train was stopped "Engineer Schmidt was ordered to uncouple the train, taking one mailcar. a baggage- car and the express-car up the track. After the mallear was rifled tne roD bers went to the express-car and or dered Express Messenger Reynolds to open the door. Reynolds refused. threatening; to shoot If an effort was made to enter the car. Ona of the robbers then secured a crowbar and compelled the mall clerka to force an entrance to the express-car door. The messenger was compelled to withhold his fire for fear of hitting one of the mall clerks. During the excitement In the mall car. Clerk Olmstead managed to se crete several packages he knew con tained money. It is believed the rob bers knew of these package, because after falling; to enter tha express car, they returned to the mall car and made another thorough search, but failed to And tho coveted packages. Engineer Schmidt, after he had nn- coupled the train, managed to slip back to the passenger coaches and from a man In the smoking car borrowed a rifle. Returning up the track to the scene of the hold-up, Schmidt got there Just as the engine, with the fireman operating it and with tho robbers and mail clerks aboard, waa steaming np the track. Schmidt fired four times at the robbers, but without effect. It is not believed the robbers secured much valuable loot. The region of the hold-up Is one of the wildest In Ore gon, and the scene of previous train hold-ups. Escape for the robbers will be easy If they are acquainted with tho country. A posse left here for Cow Creek can yon at 11:30 last night, and Sheriff Quine and more deputies will sta.rt out at daylight- Simon Prepares to 3Iove. Mayor Simon, whose term In office ends tomorrow night. Is making ready to vacate the executive office at the Cltv Hall, while Mayor-elect Rushlight. who succeeds him. Is preparing to move In. Mayor Simon spent yesterday ar ranging his desk for its new occupant, after having presided at the City Council meeting during the morning, and Mayor-elect Kushllght spent tho ent!r day In making up his list of ap pointments to the Executive Board, which ho will probably make publlo tomorrow or Saturday. The last meeting of tho present Ex ecutive Board will be tomorrow after noon at 4 o'clock. Its members go out of office automatically at midnight tomorrow. At 4 o'clock today the last meetings of the various committee of the Executive Board will he held, in cluding that of the fire commitee, the first elnco the death of Chief Campbell. Coos County Rich In Timber. MARSHFIELD, Or.. June 28. (Spe .1.1 i Xlnro than 2.500.000.000 feet Of timber Is what is found on two town ships In Coos County. "My -niters cane In countless troopel And all were bright and clever. But one wno brought me Campbell's Boupt Has captured me forever." ROIIBERS THWARTED BY CLERK Clever Oovernment Employe Hides Package Containing Money. rnsFnrnn rir Jim. ?9 ft A M 1 FTora accounts of the Cow Creek hold-up as told by mall clerks on train No. 1. which reached here shortly after t o'clock this morning, the robbers thwarted hv the runnlnr of t n 1 1 Clerk Olmstead. In charge of the car, m-hn hll several of the registered nack- ags which rontalned money. Th matl-clrrk crew was not the same one on the car of the Shasta Lim ited, held up June 16. The members nl ih. -rear were 01mstjtd. v r.. Van gross and D. B. Hamer, all of Port land. As related by the mall clerks, ona of th rohhurt boarded the mall car at TL-.t L'nrk while the two others rllmbed aboard tha engine. Tha three mall cieraa were oraerea to one enu Af ihs fttr until the train was brought to a atop after proceed I n three quarters of a nil from "West fork. TTD l ImSL a7!4) afT Sale To Own an Oriental Rug: Is the Am bition of Every Woman Who Takes . - r-1- T . TT Pride in the Jurnishing-s 01 ner nome An Tl TTD 9 n An economical luxury Our Tomato Soup could not be more luxurious if it costten times the price No amount of mon ey could command better ingredients nor greater' skill thanjgo to the making" of Provides an Opportunity for Every Home to Be En riched With an Oriental Rug of the Finest Quality A $175,000 S tock TiTl of oriental iliisfs At Sale Prices Every rug a choice specimen. All "Bargain", values at regular prices. Re moval Sale Prices Sensationally Low. LARGEST DEALERS DT THE" WEST TENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS ATIYEH BROS. n TOMATO Yet because of our ex tremely large production, the price Is so low that no thrifty housewife can afford to be without this luxurious delicacy on her own table. The only way to reallza this is to try it. 21 lands lOcacan Just add kottcatar,: bring to a boil, and serve. Joseph Camfesxl Company Camden TS J Look for the red-and-white label WBm SAPOLIO The big cake that does not waste, scatter or melt CLEANS, SCOURS, POLISHES FROM CELLAR TO GARRET