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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1915)
THE -MORNING OltEGONTATT. FRIDAY, APRIL. 16, 1915. COUNTERFEIT COIN GANG CAUGHT AT SEA SALUTE OF 21 GUNS BEING FIRED BY CREW OF CRUISER BOSTON YESTERDAY NOON TO HONOR MEMORY OF LINCOLN. Wen Cruising in Sloop From Oregon Port Intended Oper- . A ating in Mexico, They Say. . DRAMATIC ARREST IS MADE Federal and San Francisco Detec tives Slip Aboard Craft and Sur prise Heavily Armed Men. as They Sleep in Bunks. Hit&$K:jK -"k r- " 3 lib, Mil . p BAN FRANCISCO, April 15. (Spe cial.) Three heavily armed men were arrested and a complete counterfeiting plant seized at sunrise today on the auxiliary sloop Barnacle, lying off Sau salito, .by- United States Secret Service operatives and pollca department de tectives. Two of three taken into custody, to gether with two others, who have dis- appeared, made the voyage to this port in the little vessel, which is only 37 feet over all, five weeks ago from Coos Bay. Several days after the arrival various arms of the Government were notified of supposed suspicious move ments of those on board and a close watch was instituted. Spoctactilnr Arrest Made. The men placed under arrest are Claude Allen, William B. Young and Frank Harris. Allen and Harris arc lumberjacks. Harris waa the builder of the tiny craft. Secret Service op . eratives boarded the oraft, dashed down the gangway to the men's bunking place aft and before the sleepers could wake up and get their weapons to re sist, smashed in the door and covered ail of them with revolvers. Allen and Harris had revolvers along side their bunks and a few feet away were a loaded shotgun and a loaded rifle. Boxes of cartridges littered the mall table nearby. Mexican Coins to Be Made. The men willingly went with the officers when they realized they were cornered. Claude Allen, apparently the leader, volunteered the information that they had no intention of violating the law of this conutry. He declared they were getting ready to turn out a large quantity of Mexican money. After a good supply .had been made, he said they planned to coast down to the Southern republic and flood the -country with the bogus stuff. Allen also acklewnledsed that nhey intended to engage in bringing Chinese and opium from Mexico, but denied they had made many trips. NKWSPAPETC MAN PART OWNER Sloop Barnacle's eDparture From Miarshfield Under Darkness. MARSHFIELD, Or., April 15. (Spe cial.) The sloop Barnacle, a craft of 37 feet, left here five weeks ago, os tensibly to cruise the Uniter States coast as far south as San Diego, where the owners, U. M. Poste. Sid Wilson and Frank Harris, had letters of intro duction from some of the marine ele ment of this district. They had pre pared the Barnacle for a long cruise, expecting to stop at San Diego to" con sult Captain William Ross, a member of the San Diego Yacht Club, who is familiar with the Mexican coast from the California line to La Paz, Guaymas, Manzanillo. They had expected to call at a Mexican port about 100 miles south of Manzanillo to visit a friend of Coos , Bay people, who has a ranch of several thousand acres, "and were to stay there for some time. Before leaving here press reports were sent out throughout the country exploiting the trip and telling of the adventurous voyage the . three men were to take. The crew attempted to gain recog nition from the Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce to aid them along the trip down the coast, but the Chamber turned the proposal down, after.Mr. Poste, who has been engaged In newspaper work in many parts of the country, made an argument. Before leaving Coos Bay the owners entertained the newspaper fraternity and others and gave a trial cruise. Everybody said the Barnacle would never reach San Francisco. This was the opinion of the boat builders and mariners, because the craft was to sail on the first smooth tide, with weather conditions uncertain for more than a day in the bad season of navigating. The sailing of the Barnacle from here was in the night and nobody saw her, nor was there any report later. Many things from ranches and boat men's resorts were missing- after the Barnacle sailed. W vn v ' 3 EScL i vir -vis i v; ; v , ,'wr y 5 . .r.i.niiiLLU'",'''';,lA'v'A,,A-, 1 v- " 1 J -I ; r4&V.- ill . t - - "1 X t,J. i ? J v ft ' " 1 v - I fc? I f v. w A :J V-r , ; BANKERS PLAN GATHERING Oregon to Omit State Conrention and Join Others at San Francisco. Oregon bankers will dispense with their annual convention this year and join the bankers of all the Pacific Coast states in a joint meeting at San Francisco May 27, 28 and 29. A large party -of bankers from this state will attend. Edgar H. Sensenich, cashier of the Northwestern National Bank, has been invited by the Cali fornia State Bankers' Association to present a paper discussing the situa tion in Oregon. The California convention will em brace banking organizations of Ore gon. Washington, California. Arizona. Utah, Nevada and Idaho, all included in the Twelfth Federal Reserve Dis trict, of which San Francisco is the center. WOMAN HEALTH OFFICER St. Johns Xvr Major Makes Ap pointment and Urges Economy. Mayor Muck urged economy and ef ficiency in his message at the first meeting of the St. Johns Council Tues day night, so that city affairs will be in good condition if Portland votes for unnexation at the June election. Mayor Muck said that he and the Council were elected on a pledge to prepare St. Johns for annexation to Portland. It is said that Mayor Muck will re appoint City Engineer Burlson. who will retain his assistants. Ben Hoover and E. McLean. Dr. L. E. Graves was appointed Health Officer and the ap pointment confirmed by the Council. Her salary- will be $100 a year and certain allowances. Washington Student Now Engineer. UNIVBRSITy'oF WASHINGTON. Se attle, April 15. (Special.) Frank E. Jacquot. football star and senior in the college of engineering, left the univer sity last week to become a chemical engineer at the plant of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, at DuPont, Wash. Mr. Jacquot' has made rapid progress in his engineering: work Top Broadside Bottom "Tie View of the Bmton mm She Lit In Harbor While Salute Waa Being; Fired. Man Behind" One of the Gnna (Prom a Flashlight Photograph.) The guns of the cruiser Boston, the home of the Oregon Naval Reserve, boomed out a salute ' of 21 guns yes terday noon in tribute to Abraham Lincoln, whose death occurred 50 years ago. The great war President, shot by J. Wilkes Booth on the night of April 14, 1865, passed away at an early hour the following morning, after a desperate fight by Washington physicians to save his life. Flags flew at half mast throughout the city yesterday in honor of the occasion. Federal offices generally were closed in compliance with an order from the Government authorities at Washington that this recogni tion be given to the fiftieth anniversary of Lincoln's death. All over the country the day was one of remem brance and honor to the great Amer lean. at the university and is only one of a number of students' who have se cured positions direct from college. Thieves With 2-4 Horses Captured. WENATCHEE. Wash., April 15. (Special.) Vernon Bawlf and Clarence Argo, Okanogan horse thieves, were captured early Wednesday with 24 horses at Navarre Coulee by Sheriff Stark, of Okanogan County, his deputy, Clair Ward, Sheriff Kenyon, of Chelan County, and N. D. Austin, of Winesap. The thieves did not have a chance to resist, although both were heavily armed. For the past two weeks In dians and ranchers near Riverside have been missing horses. The prisoners were brought to Wenatchee at noon yesterday and will be taken to Okano gan to await trial. Debate Up to Semi-Finals. ENTERPRISE, Or., April 1. (Spe cial.) The semi-final debate in the state contest for the University of Ore gon cup will be held in Enterprise Fri day night, when Prinevllle's High School team will meet the Enterprise team. The winner of this content will I meet the Salem High School team at Eugene, May S. for the state champion ship. Salem has defeated all competi tors in its quarter of the state and Enterprise and Prinevllle will deter mine which is first in this part of the state. Last year Pendleton won the state championship, but Enterprise de feated that city's team this season. Fete Plans JMseussed at Pasco. PASCO, Wash., April 15. (Special.) 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Senator Scott, of rtltsville, spoke on grood roads. RcftiRal to Bathe Costs Wife. davenport, wash., April is. (spe cial.) Two weeks of married life was enough for Mrs. Lester Low. who eloped with their farmhand, F. 8. Smith, from Odessa to Harrington, where the couple were arrested and brought to Daven port. When the hufband came to the county peat to nsk the youner bride to return, she spurned his entreaties and, told him she left him because he bad. not taken a bath In many weeks. Ha thanked her and returned to the farirt at Odessa, leaving her in the Jail to fac the charge, which will be heard la th next torni of court. SKt) is iiajswosn ami i j sawsasssoai nnimsii, j i sii na ,n i u 11 swssspswswsssirw,V I : i r TOMORROW The New De Luxe Route to San Francisco The Triple-Screw, Six-Deck Palace of the Pacific S.S. "Northern Pacific" Sails April 17. 21, 25, 29 May 3, 7. 11, 15. ; Special Steamer Train Leaves Portland 9:00 A. M. Arrive Flavel 12:30 Luncheon Aboard Ship. S.S. Arrive San Francisco 3:30 P. M. Next Day. Round Trips to SAN FRANCISCO $30 80 Days $32.50 Limit 90 Days Sun Parlor, Palm Garden, Bedrooms With Bath, and Deck Came An Ocean Liner in Coastwise Service Length, 524 Feef; 63-Foot Beam; Speed, 24 Knots f I The ship that broke the record via the Panama Canal. tot a. - ' " s' rrys." f-i For teiervt- tions and par- ticulars apply to ag-ents S. P. & S. Ry., Ore- tron Trunk, Route, Burlineton I , Great f ! t Northern or I i Northern Ta- I f u cific Rys. ;' Worth Bank ' 1 Ticket Off Ice, -, Bth and Stsrk. " jl; station, loth f - -- -. aad lloyt. J u