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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1914)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 9. 191 6 2 BOB 6 OF $825 IN HOLD-UP AT EMPIRE Coos Bay Strangers Among Victims Allege That Rob bery Was "Frame Up." POKER GAME PLANS MADE After Firing at Man Behind Bar Masked Duo Makes Five Face Wall Complaint Made That Tip Was Given Robbers. MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept 8. (Spe cial.) Opening the door of the Edgar saloon at Empire last night between II and 12 o'clock, two masked men commanded "Hands up!" and proceed ed to tire toward Thomas Edgar, the proprietor, who was on duty. Edgar dodged under the bar. but was soon forced to come out, as there was no place of refuge. Five other men were in the saloon. These were lined up against the wall and their pockets rifled, while the rob bers kept their guns pressed against their bodies. The victims of the rob bery compared notes and figured their losses afterward to amount to and a few cents. Bobbery Reported l.ate. After taking all the money from the till and turning the pockets of the victims inside out. the masked men retreated, advising the men in the sa loon, however, that the first one who made any attempt to follow or give an alarm would be shot. The lone police officer of the town was not . j k rAhhorv for more than an hour later, the men in the saloon being afraid to venture out for help. The streets were desertea when tne robbery was committed. The men who were held up had rone to Empire at the suggestion ot Frank Jennings, of North Bend, who assured them they could find a poker game of almost any limit. Frank Jen nings and his brothers, Thomas and U Jennings; Fred Trotter and Coy Els ton were the victims. Trotter and Elston are strangers on Coos Bay and arrived from the North, where they had gambled along the Willamette Pacific right of way. Elston was ar rested last week by Sheriff Quine at Florence as a suspect in the Gardiner bank robbery, but was released, as there was no evidence against nim. Elston and Trotter came to Marsh field today and complained they had been "framed" last night and said they doubted whether the robbery was not made up for their especial benefit. They said they had gone to Empire purposely to play poker, but after ar riving there Jennings did not say any thing more about the suggested game and they stood around about a half hour, when the robbers suddenly burst in on them. . Elston slipped a purse containing $90 on a high window sill when he faced to the wall and saved his money, as his purse was overlooked. Elston s loss of $30, Trotter's S91, L. Jennings $125 Thomas Jennings $12. Frank Jen nings $167 and Edgar's a few dollars short of $400. Complaint Is Made. The party went to Empire In a car belonging to Verner Barker, who op erates from Marshfield. the start being made from North Bend. Both Elston and Trotter have advised the District Attorney of their belief that the rob bery was a frame-up and it is expected an investigation will be made. The robbers were described by Elston and Trotter as men of slight build and weighing not over 150 pounds. They were masked with white linen hand kerchiefs, drawn across their faces just below the eyes and appeared to be mere youths. , Elston, in detailing the story, said he was certain the men who did the work were amateurs and must have had ad vance information about the money be ing in the saloon at the time. When asked whom he suspected of planning the job. he refused to say. The robbery is believed to have been committed by the same gang that has terrorized the district between North Bend and Empire for the past four months bv automobile holdups and oth er robberies along the county highway. SERGEANT IS SUSPENDED EVERETT S. PECHIN MAY FACE NEGLECT OF DUTY CHARGES. and Martin arrested Nathan Shinberg at First and Clay streets early yester day and charged him with white slavery. He will be held for the Fed eral authorities. It is alleged that Shin berg transported Annie Smith from Spokane to Portland. She is held as a witness. CONSTANCY GREAT ASSET Right Choice of Purpose Aid to Suc cess, Says R. D. Carpenter. That the right choice of a purpose, and constancy to that purpose, is the greatest asset In business life, was as serted last night by R. D. Carpenter, manager of Meier & Frank Company, in his lecture on "The Secret of Success," at the Portland Y. M. C. A. "I passed a large portion of my youth living In expensive hotels at other peo ple's expense," said Mr. Carpenter. "But, finally, I made up my mind that I should earn my own living. I started out as an elevator man at $30 a month. But I always kept looking for the main chance. My purpose was to fit myself for the job higher up. "Truth and honesty in business are more appreciated every day. A short time ago a young man came to me with $65 that some customer had overpaid us. He asked me what he should do with it. " 'Give this money to the owner just as though it was a personal matter,' I told him. The money was returned." Other speakers were N. F. Sturges, instructor in salesmanship, and Stanley Baker, vocational and employment ex pert. A. J. Robinson presided. BEND PRAISED BY ADMEN Returning: Excursionists Impressed With Hospitality. Reporting Bend as one of the most hospitable cities they had ever visited, about 100 members of the Ad Club re turned from their excursion to East ern Oregon yesterday. The only blot on the excursion was the injury received by S. E. Roberts, who set off the "fake" volcano at Lava Butte for the amusement of the party. The high wind blew the fuse from his hands, igniting some powder close by. His trousers were burned from his legs, his hands badly burned, and his face scorched. Fearing that his in juries would detract from the enjoy ment, he asked to be taken to the city and that the accident be kept secret. OSTEOPATH ROUTS DOCTORS IN COURT Clackamas Judge Says Board Had No Right to Oust Dr. Van Brakle From Post. EVERY ATTACK REBUFFED Officials See Railroad. William Sproule, president of the Southern Pacific, is on a tour of the lines in Oregon and will remain in the territory for about a week. He went over the Corvallis & Eastern lines yesterday, accompanied by D. W. Campbell, assistant general manager, and F. L. Burkhalter. superintendent. He will be in Portland tomorrow and will remain here for a few days. 'Mr. Sproule also will go over the Portland, Eugene & Eastern, the South ern Pacific a electric subsidiary, and will inspect other company property in the state. Mrs. Sophia Green Is Dead. Mrs. Sophia Luella Green, aged 65. mother of Mrs. Florence E. Evans, of 1905 East Taylor street, passed away suddenly last night in a rooming-house at 1621 East Eleventh street. Death is believed to have resulted from cardiac trouble, as the deceased had been known to have a weak heart. Harmon Child Dies. Edvin Wakefield Harmon, the 4-year-c!d son of William H. and Eleanor Wilcox Harmon, 675 Tilla mook street, died at Elwood, Ind., on September 4, after 48 hours' illness. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon arrived in El wood August 31. Three Kfforts to Remove County Health Officer ProTe Failure Though Appeal Threatened by Physicians' Attorneys. OREGON CITY, Sept. S. (Special.) Dr. J. A. Van Brakle, an osteopath and a graduate of an Eastern school of osteopathy. Is County Health Officer of Clackamas County and the State Board of Health exceeded its jurisdiction in attempting to remove him last july. This was, in substance, the decision of Circuit Judge Campbell today on the writ of review, filed by Dr. Van Brakle following the dismissal order of the State Board. The court held that the State Board exceeded Its jurisdiction in attempting to remove the osteopath in that it did not bring definite charges against him. The law provides that the County Health Officer may be removed by the State Board after definite charges of drunkenness, failure to report statis tics and cases ot" contagious diseases or neglect in answering inquiries have been proved. The health officer also must have a chance to defend himself at an open hearing. Board's Order Ianored. The hearing, at which charges made by Dr. Guy Mount and Dr. M. C. Strick land were heard, was held in the latter part of May and on April 8 the State Board wrote to the County Court that Dr. Van Brakle could not legally qualify for the position. The letter was ignored, as was also a second order of removal. Judge Campbell held that the State Board of Health could not judge the qualifications of a County Health Officer. He decided that in appointing Dr. Van Brakle, the County Court passed upon his qualifications. Appeal Is Threatened. C. D. Latourette, representing the physicians of the "regular" school and the State Health Board, said this morn, ing that the case would be appealed to the State Supreme Court. C. Schuebel, Ij. Stipp and John N. Sievers repre sented Dr. Van Brakle and the State Association of Osteopaths. The fight between the State Board of Health and the city physicians, on one hand, and Dr. Van Brakle, on the other, has been progressing for a year. The State Board has made three attempts to remove him during that time but each one has failed. After the decision. Dr. Van Brakle said: "This clean-cut and conclusive de cision is gratifying to me. In reversing the removal order of the State Board of Health, the Circuit Court has sus tained the County Court and myself in the opinion that my removal under such artificial and false charges would have been not only a gross miscar riage of Justice toward myself as Health Officer, but also toward the public whom I have done my best to serve, despite the unending embar rassing efforts of a few of the local medical men and of a bitterly partisan State Board. I have felt throughout the contro versy that if only I could get the mat ter before an impartial court, the mani fest injustice and illegality of the proceedings brought against me would become so immediately evident that there would be no question as to the outcome." WHEAT LANDVALUES RISE Two Deals, Involving $50,000 Each Made Xear Pendleton. PENDLETON, 6i7 Sept. 8. (Spe cial.) Beaching the top notch price of wheat land in these parts, the John Kellaugh ranch of 400 acres, on Mis sion Ridge, was today sold to John J. McPhail for $50,000, or $125 an acre. It is predicted this land will be worth $150 an acre within five years. Another sale of equal magnitude was closed this morning when McPhail, the purchaser of the first ranch, sold out his own ranch of 1440 acres on the Umatilla Indian reservation for $50,000. The purchasers were Frank Curl and Frank Rogers. Both are prominent wealthy ranchers of this county. Old farmers and wheat raisers say that this, too, Is an exceptionally good pur chase as the land is well under devel opment and will increase greatly in value. The last highest purchase of wheat land brought $115 an acre. Within the past three weeks there is a marked interest in wheat ranches, with offers from strangers. It Is believed the war has something to do with this. TIMBER RECRUISE WANTED Assessor at Hoquiani Asks Appro priation or $140,000. HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept. 8. (Special.) Application was made by the County Assessor's office to the County Com missioners today for provision in next year's budget of $140,000 for a recruise of the timber of Chehalis County. The reason given for the request Is that the owners are not satisfied with the present cruise, but the Assessor claims a recruise would add $10,000,000 worth of timber to the rolls. The county cruise now shows about 22,000,000,000 feet of standing timber in the county outside the Olympic Forest Reserve and the Qulniault In dian Reservation. DUCK DECOYS PERMITTED Washington State Attorney-General Says Feeding Also Allowed. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 8. (Spe cial.) Feeding ducks and geese and shooting them after using decoys is not prohibited by the 1913 session law, in the opinion of the Attorney-General, who has rendered an opinion at the re quest of L. H. Darwin, State Fish Com missioner, who has so advised J. M Hoff, Clarke County Game Warden. So decoys may be used in hunting ducks and will not be prohibited by the Game Commission. Neither will the Game Warden stop the feeding of ducks in lakee. GERARD MADE CANDIDATE Ambassador to Germany in Demo cratic Race for Senatorshlp. . t -r a w XT V Qen S A nftHUnn naming James W. Gerard, Ambassa dor to Germany, as a Democratic can didate for the nomination for United States Senator was filed tonight with the Secretary of State. A petition designating Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, as a Democratic candidate for the nomination for United States Sen ator also was filed. CI BAIR, MAGNATE, IS SUED BY WOMAN Seduction and Breach of Promise Alleged by Cora Ensminger, of Billings. $355,000 IS BALM ASKED Montana Multl-Millionaire Is De fendant In Two Actions Federal Inquiry Reported Defendant and Famly in Portland. BILLINGS, Mont, Sept. 8. (Special.) Charles M Balr. of Billings and Port land, multi-millionaire stockman and banker, is made defendant In two suits aggregating $355,000 filed today by Mrs. Cora Ensminger, 29 years old, who has been a resident of Billings since 190T. The charges are seduction and breach of promise. Mr. Balr, a Montana pioneer and owner of extensive ranch Interests in three counties, until recently was rated as the largest Individual sheepowner in the world. Mr. Bair, with his family, moved to Portland. Or., three years ago. He is vice-president of the Merchants National Bank of Billings and chief owner of the two Billings newspapers. Two suits were filed, one for $100, 000, charging seduction, and the other for' $255,000, charging breach of prom ise. Mrs. Ensminger, who is a widow, alleged that Bair promised to marry her. and that in 1913, after he and his" wife and two daughters had been living in Portland for two years, he repre sented to her that the divorce had been obtained. Later, she declares, she learned she had been deceived. Federal investigators, it is under stood, have been interested in the case by Mrs. Ensminger and have been at work for several weeks gathering evi dence to be used in the prosecution of Bair under the Mann act. Miss Ens minger will leave for Chicago and Washington Wednesday in connection with the investigation, which is said to involve numerous trips to Eastern points on which she accompanied Bair. Mr. Bair's attorneys declare the suits to be "pure blackmail." "BLACKMAIL." SAYS MR. BAIR Repeated Attempts to Get Money Made, Defendant Avers. "It is a case of pure blackmail," de clared Mr. Bair last night at his home in PnrtiLTid. "Mrs. Ensminger, who is a widow, has made repeated and un successful demands for various sums oi money. "I make a general denial to all the specific allegations she makes in the complaint. Her efforts have been 'raw' all the way through, and I predict the case, before it Is ended now, will be shown to be one of blackmail and plot throughout." Mr. Bair lives at 2S1 East Sixteenth x-v, u .nfriA to Portland SVICC, .. U i . . i with his family three years ago and has resided nere wnn mem since. is a voter and taxpayer in Portland THEATER WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY and SATURDAY Presents U MR. GEORGE KLEINE'S Masterpiece VENDETTA Adapted From the Book of That Name by Miss Marie Corelli Produced under the personal direction of Mr. George Kleine, with Mme. Regina Badet, of the Sarah Bernhardt Theater, Paris, as The Countess, and a large notable company of for eign artists. MAJESTIC 11 A. M. TO 11 P. M. Theater ADMISSION 10 CENTS and has made investments of conse' quence In Oregon. Mayor's Secretary Says Officer Has it,...n un lien at Times, and Other Complaints-.Received. Presaging a general cleanup in the police department, Sergeant Everett S. Pechin, who has twice figured In un savory episodes of the department, was suspended yesterday from the police force and today Chief of Police Clark probably will file charges of "neglect of .duty." Mayor Albee is out of the city, but it is understood Chief Clark acted under instructions from the Mayor's office. If Mayor Albee discharges Sergeant Pechin. which as Commissioner of Public Safety he has authority to do, the only recourse Pechin will have will be an apepal to the Civil Service Com mission. Sergeant Pechin also is accused of giving his address as 245 Dupont street. Portland, while, as a matter of fact, lie does not live Inside the city. It Is said. Further, a letter recently received by the Mayor alleges "gross immor ality" of the officer, it is stated. Sergeant Pechin came Into promi nence In June, 1912, when he was shot by his wife, who afterward committed euiclde, and later in connection with the Anna Gillette case In which several officers were Involved. Anna Gillette figured as a confederate for the de partment claiming rights to privileges in return. This was in the Slover regime. "The Mayor expects every sergeant to give Ms work the attention for which he is paid." said Secretary to the Mavbr W. H. Warren. "We find that Sergeant Pechin scarcely ever was in his district at times he was on duty, and that he never paid proper attention to his work, but spent his time in other ways." Pechin has been in the employ of the City of Portland for the past five years, being raised to the rank of sergeant In Slav. 1912 under Mayor Rushlight s ad ministration. It was a month later that he watt shot. This Is the second suspension under the present municipal administration. The first was December 12, 1918, when Captain Harry Riley. Sergeant C. J. Rupert and Officer H. Christoffersen were discharged, and nine other offi cers suspended on charges of gambling. Alleged White Slaver Taken. Sergeant Harms and Patrolmen Wise v Are You a Piano Expert ? After you have listened to an enthusiastic salaried salesman give unstinted praise to an instrument offered "below factory cost" (?) or some other extravagant reduction, after you have heard its tone, followed carefully the detailed account of how and of what it is made, looked at its hammers, its strings and sounding board, examined every part, ask yourself this question: What Do I Know About a Piano ? 3 All pianos look much alike, sound, when new, much the same, and, to the unskilled buyer, the com mercial piano presents an appearance in case design and finish that covers the shortcomings of its inte rior construction, its lack of stability and the inferior quality of the material used. J If the so-called "bargains" advertised by "trick" piano concerns were real, as their advertisements claim, the substantial dealers would buy them instantly; but when the buyer is not familiar with the real value of a piano it is easy for the salesman to add some to the real price in order to allow for the "so-called" reductions, and it often happens that the Reductions Do Not Equal the Addition C Bear in mind this fact no merchant sells his goods at a loss, and the piano that is offered at a reduc tion of one-third to one-half off is a dangerous and unsafe investment at any price. It is built to deceive, sold by dealers whose policy is to charge all the traffic will bear and who do not hesitate to take advan tage of the fact that the average buyer is unskilled in piano construction and the quality of materials. f In no store of ours is the shoddy construction of the commercial piano to be found. Instead, pianos from the best makers in the country in low, medium and high price are shown. Every piano is an instru ment whose makers have made good and whose produce has stood the one real test time. Particularly fine are our cheap pianos they are low enough in price and payments to meet your convenience, high enough to enable us to give you a piano that will fulfill every desire in quality and appearance. CJYour own interests demand that you visit our store and examine our stock before your purchase is made. W W. W.I Wl ? mr. yx m Victor-Victrolas and a Complete Stock of Records MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY OTHER STORES San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Diego and Other Coast Cities. Colored Folk to Meet Tonight. The local branch of the National As sociation for the Advance of Colored People will meet tonight at the Public Library In room E. Subjects of special interest will be discussed. A chance once In a lifetime. Very highest grade pianos and talking machines of all makes Most costly j Instruments made can now be se cured for less than the cheap ones. j Bankrupt piano sale. For full par- i tlculars, read page is. this paper, j The Columbian Optical Co. is the ex clusive manufacturing licensee of the Genuine Kryptok Lenses for the State of Oregon. KRYPTOK FAR vision We carry the only complete stock of the gen uine Kryptoks in the city and can replace a broken lens, ac- LcilS curately ground to your prescription r EAR lOW thout Lines infhff vis Lens in one ho ur, Call us up Marshall 619 the next time you break your glasses. We'll send a boy for your frame and will return your glasses in an hour. Columbian Optical Co. Floyd Brower, Mgr. 145 Sixth Street Bet. Alder and Morrison a 5Tl Fall Season Styles in Benj amin Clothes for men and young men, are correct in every way. Scotch and Irish Tweed; Fancy Eng lish Plaids and Mixtures in semi-form-fitting or modified English styles, for young men. More conservative lines and box back coats for older men. Suits priced at $20.00, $25.00, $30.00 and $35.00 For sale exclusively in Portland at Buffum & Pendleton Morrison Street Opposite Postoffice illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllll!'llll!!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIlllllllllllllllllfr