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titi? aionyixG oregoxiax. tuttrsday, jthly 22, 1915. 37 OF 1100 ALIVE BUT ARE PRISONERS Crack Canadian Regiment Is Virtually Wiped Out by War in Flanders. CAPTIVITY IS IRKSOME Harsh Opinion of Germans Revised but TVencn Soldiers Are Disap pointment Belgians Finest i Fighters Of All. GOETTI.NGEX, Germany, July 3. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Late In February the Fifth Koyals. one of the crack Canadian regiments, 1100 strong, left Montreal, en route for England and the great Kurop.ean war. Less than four months later, after weeks in the trenches at Ypres. only 37 of those 1100 men were known to remain alive and they are prisoners in the great military camp here. Overpowered by the gases wafted toward their positions. deserted by colored troops supposed to come to their tupport, all but decimated by the deadly German fire, the little band of four non-commissioned officers and 33 privates was easy prey. Before they regained consciousness they were In captivity. The,. 37 at Goettlngen hope that some of their brave regiment may have escaped and may still be fighting, but they do not believe It. They were on the outskirts of the gas columns that swept over the trenches and they escaped with the lives because they did not have to breathe the noxious fumes in their full strength. Opinion of Captors Revised. The men portray the fight at Ypres as one of Indescribable horror; they chafe at confinement and the lack of assurance that England is winning; they express in varying degrees sur prise that the Germans are not the "barbarians" they had believed them to be. Harry Anning. a Montreal boy. serves as well as any other member of the little group to describe their feelings as they now loaf about in cap tivity. "There isn't any question." he said, "but that we all have had to revise our opinion about the Germans, though not all of us were prepared to believe all we had heard and read about them. The worst thing about being in a prison camp Is the inactivity, and for thatHhe Germans naturally are not re sponsible. Food Fair but Monotonous. "The food is fair, though as a mat ter of course monotonous. I for one haven't any complaint, though I man age to get a good many extra things from England to piece out with. I imagine that the man who hasn't any friends and who doesn't get any extras does a certain amount of suffering. "But mail, money and packages come regularly and reasonably quick ly. We ail have to admire the thoroughness of the German system in vogue here. Those of us who are able to take matters philosophically appre ciate that. Though being prisoners of war is far from being a joke, we are well treated on the whole." Another member of the Fifth Royals gave a brief glimpse into the relations among the allies. He said: "Let me tell you that the French as fighters have proved a big disappoint ment to us. Whenever the two have been together French and English and Canadians It has been the latter who have had to bear the brunt of the work. Belgians .Splendid Flshtera. "The Belgians, on the other hand, have proved the finest little fighters in the world. Jf the French were any where near as good, with their num bers, the war would be over." "What do you people think of the colored troops?" the Canadian was asked, as two oddly-clad soldiers, black as ebony and speaking a horrible jargon of French, sauntered by the barracks. "They're cowards. At Ypres they sent up a lot of these so-called sol diers to relieve us and they promptly turned and ran. We had to shoot a lot of the beggars ourselves to prevent demoralization." Aside from the Fifth Royals, the Canadian troops now imprisoned at Goettlngen belong to the Forty-eighth Highlanders, of Toronto, and the Sec ond Buffs. There are approximately 125 of the former left out of the origi nal 1100 and less than that number of Buffs. CONDITIONAL PARDON GIVEN Victim Asks Clemency for Swindler, AVho Is Released. SALEM. Or.. July 21. (Special.) Governor Withycombe today granted a conditional pardon to Walter Ahrendt, sentenced to serve from one to seven years for defrauding Mrs. L. Bushmann, of Portland. District At torney Evans and Circuit Judge Davis, before whom the man was tried, rec ommended the conditional pardon. In a letter the judge said in part: "Because of the fact that his wife is soon, to become a mother, I desire to recommend that you extend to him a conditional pardon." Mrs. Bushmann also recommended a pardon for Ahrendt on condition that he repay her in small monthly install 1 ments. HARVEST FIRE IS CHECKED First Blaze ,of Season Reported Xear Athena; Separator Damaged. -ATHENA, Or., July 21. (Special.) The first harvest fire of the sea son in this section occurred this morn ing on the Joe Key farm, three miles northwest of this city, caused by an explosion in the separator. By quick work the crew saved the machine and kept the fire from spreading into the grain, . but the separator is badly damaged and will require several days for repairs. Mr. Key, who is the owner of the outfit and who was running the machine at the time, was badly burned about the face and hands. There is practically no smut in this section this year and it is thought per haps incendiaries are at work again. Cut in Rates Expected to Aid Mills. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 21. (Spe cial.) Shingle-mill men here believe that the new tariff on shingles to Iowa points from the Northwest win be a boon to that industry. When the new tariff goes into effect on August 15, the rates will fall from 66, 67 and 68 cents to 65 cents to points in that Htntd th.lu nntinn- . 1 .- - . 7 .... .......... s a. to.j:iB oi irom to 12 a car. Shingle men say this j'uj luncsi miiis to compete with patent roofing men In that territory. ALLEGED LEADER IN SENSATIONAL AND SPECTACULAR SERIES OF HOLDUPS IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ! . . . NOW HELD IN V. II John Austin Hooper, Photographed . Photographer as He ROBBER IS GRADUATE Captive Scouts Sentiment and Says He Is Holdup Man. CAREER IS SPECTACULAR Long- Train of Daring Robberies Is Laid at Door of Well-Dressed Voting Man Who Hints at Bud ding Romance at The Dalles. ontinuM From First Page.) Bank and a general merchandise etore at Hornbrook, Cal. He admitted traveling about the Northwest considerably since leaving Folsom. "I left California with several thou sand dollars," he said. "Since that time I have traveled ax.ound quite a bit, working now and then. My trade? I am a photographer. At least, I know more about photography than anything else. I have also written Insurance." Hooper Unlike Desperado. With curly brown hair, pleasing gray eyes, well-molded features and stur dily knit body of rather over the ordi nary height. Hooper did not portray a single characteristic the average per- on is likely to expect in a bold des perado. His tace was studious rather than predatory, and there was an ab- ence of harsn lines. He Is about 33 years old. "You would expect that a man who had done the things that I am accused of would be a hard character, wouldn't your' he asked, calling attention to nimself. I don t look like a. danger ous man, do I? And I'm really not, you know. Yet I don't doubt that many worthy citizens who have heard of what I am accused would be afraid to stick their lingers through the bars for fear I would bite their fingers off." 1 he clothes worn by Hooper were of late style, perfectly tailored, and his linen was clean. He appeared to be a bank clerk, living well up to his salary. His capture on the streets of The Dalles was dramatic, he says. "Dressed only in the lightest man ner, as befitted the warm day. I was standing on a street corner," he re lated, "when suddenly there were five or six men around me with their rods pointed at my ribs. I thought the mi litia had been called out. I had no weapon." Hooper did not care to talk about himself. He was particularly keen to discuss sociology and kindred sublects quoting Ingersoll and other authorities. He said that by nature he was a stu dent and enjoyed communion- with books more than anything else. He did not explain what use he had for two high-power rifles and automatic pistols iouno. in nis room at The Dalles. "He shoots from the hin." is the wnv the officers sum up Hooper's ability as a two-gun man. And they knew wnen tney met Hooper face to face they would have to be ready to shoot quickly, more quickly than they ever shot before in their lives. Career Brief and Thrilling. Loot to the extent of 25.000 is be lieved, to have fallen into Hooper's hands as a result of his nine months' career. Brief though this career has been, it has contained come of the most daring holdups and robberies in the history of the West. Last October Hooper was paroled from Kolsom penitentiary. California. where he was serving a life sentence ior highway robbery. His parole waa granted through the Insistence of his mother, who lives at Petaluma. It is believed that Hooper, soon after his release, established himself in the Siskiyou Mountains, in Northern Cali fornia, and there planned the deeds which have caused the officers of three states to "jump sideways" looking for ; Pistol Is Clew. 1 Through all his crimes Hooper wa traced by a 45-caliebr automatic pistol which he used. Strapped to his left hip he carried a Luger gun, which on a few occasions he flourished and a flourish was all that was necessary. Last Winter Hooper, if the stories are true, bougRt $400 worth of revolvers from the Jacobs store at Hornbrook, Cal. These, it is said, he distributed among the Indians and halfbreeds in the mountains where he had his re treat. His first appearance before the public eye was when he held up this same Jacobs on the streets of Horn brook,. and at the point of one of his own revolvers, forced him to slva tip PORTLAND. Jf A- Yesterday by The Oregonlan Staff Stepped Front the Train. 600 worth of gold dust which he had In the store. After that Hooper Is believed to have come to Portland. Always immaculate and well dressed, he was a prepossess ing figure wherever he went. But when he "worked" he bought a pair of over alls, removed his eyeglasses, put on an old shirt, and pulled a handkerchief over his face. Canemah Robbery Typical. , March 3 the Oregon City electric train was held up at Canamah, Just south of Oregon City. This was a typical Hooper Job, according to Lou "Wagner, who made the investigations there and determined that a desperate criminal was "working" this vicinity. A practically new pair of overalls waa found near the scene of the crime. Wagner learned where the overalls had been bought, and got a description of the man who had purchased them. Then he went to the Southern Pacific Station at Oregon City and learned that a man answering this description had bought a ticket for Grants Pass shortly after the hour the holdup occurred. Then Wagner got a "tip." It was one of these "tips" that on rare oc casions come from the underworld when a "good" criminal "spills him self." The man who held up the Ore gon City cars was really a "good" one. Wagner was told. He then received the "tip" that the same man would hold up the bank at Hogue River, Or., on or about a certain date. Holdup Is Koreeast. Wagner was told Just how the bank would be held up. A well-dressed man would enter, carrying a suitcase. The cashier would be alone. The stranger would approach the window, dash a bottle of ammonia In the cashier's face scoop all the money In his suitcase and disappear. Wagner believed this "tip." Also he acted on it. He went to Grants Pass and hung around for dava; he told the bankers at Rogue River that they might expect a holdup, and a guard was stationed by the bank. But noth ing happened, and Wagner came back to Portland. A few days after he returned, and a day or so after the Rogue River ita nk had concluded that his "tip" was 1800 carried away In a suitcase of the well-dressed stranger, who blinded the cashier with a bottle of ammonia. About the same time two banks In Grants I ass were entered, evidently by someone who knew his business. Then the Southern Pacific depot at robberPl?3o"oWa8 hCld UP' ne"in th All Officers on Trail. Early In June another Oregon Citv !Y"d UP.thls t,mo r Glen Echo station. The robber carried a 4o-caliber automatic pistol. He forced the conductor to pass his hat among iilS .KS8t"f er' collectei about S0 and then left the train. Although two suspects were arrested later. Detective Thl,ntheve.Le.H they Wer the This, they said, was a typical Hooper r,fter h?1 ,,olduP- the officers and special agents in the Northwest Wfre. P.UJ on "over's trail. It was about this time that he was said to have visited his mother in Petaluma! le her $2500 in cash Nobody lh"l le' P.,ac thir finger on a hold up or similar crime in which such an amount was lost. At that time Is was sa d, he bore several scars and one bullet wound which he did not rnoctooe" h? ,e" FISOm Penitentiary He is said to have visited Yreka. Cal Special Agent McShane. of the 6.-W R. & N. went there. He said he learned that Hooper actually had accosted an officer on the street In Yreka. Officer "Covered'' With Gnn. "I'm John Austin Hooper I know you're looking for me. But listen, you didn't see me, see!" All the time he was "coverinir" th pocke! BU" hC,d h' Somewhere in Northern California the authorities lost track of Hooper. Now they don't know here he was when an attempt was made to hold-up a train near Sedro-Woolley. Wash They also think he may have gone over to Yellowstone Park and held uo a party of 2 there. Since his arrest they believe that from California he went to Klamath Fa s. Or, and from there to The iSHe wa" PParlng to hold up ";W- t K- train whei "rested, they think. 'He had bought a horse, a high-power rifle, and other necessary equipment. The weapons were found ."J,"'8 room- Th officers say he had $1700 in cash in his pockets, besides some strong evidence connecting him with the Oregon City electric train robbery. Germans Taken From Steamer. NEW YORK. July 21,Two Germans, who were cabin passengers aboard the Dutch steamship Nickerie. were taken off that ship by a boarding party from the British cruiser Isls, which stopped It today off Barnegat, Captain Van Bordan reported upon his arrival here from South America and West Indian ports tonight. UNIONS IN GERMANY DECLARED LOYAL Cologne Zeitung Says Working Classes Are Unit in Support of Present War. WHOLE STRENGTH UNITED No Hindrance Put In Way of Longer Hours Where Interests of State Rave Demanded It Solid arity Is Manifest. BERLIN, July 2. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Prom the beginning of the war the German trades unions have proved a strong help, rather than a hindrance, to the govern ment In Us efforts to secure the high est efficiency in output of the various necessities of warfare. The Cologne Zeitung devotes a long article to a tribute to the work of the unions. It says. In part: ' "Among the many surprises and dis appointments which the present war has brought our enemies, a leading place is taken by the unanimity with which the German nation. Irrespective of party and of ck.ss, picked up the gauntlet that was thrown down be fore it. Our foes reckoned with cer tainty that the dislike of war among the great masses of the people, and the consequent opposition to militarism by the Socialists in the Reichstag, would gravely hamper the mobilization of the army and navy and lead to a weaken ing of the German forces. All these calculations proved erroneous. All Inlted Against Enemies. "Even among the working classes complete recognition prevails that our enemies were bent on the destruction of Germany the same Germany that has done more than any other civilized statue for the weliare of the working classes, especially by means of Its magnificent system of national insur ance. "The trade unions, the vast majority of which are normally In direct oppo sition to the government and the par liamentary majority, have frankly de clared that the widely-ramified social institutions in Germany bind the Ger man workmen more closely to national life as a whole than Is the case with the Kngllsh or French workers. And. Indeed, the enemy states are so behind hand in this respect that the German workman does not find It hard to re main a German In body or soul. "The feeling of community with the German empire thus strengthened by social legislation has caused the repre sentatives of organized labor the trades unions to set aside since the outbreak of war all trade union inter ests and to throw into the scale their whole strength for the purpose of bringing to a victorious Issue a war forced upon the German nation. Strikes and Lockout Suspended. "In regard to industries which have taken over the preparation of war munitions, the trades unions made ar rangements to mobilize all the labor required, partly by establishing courses of instruction In the new work, and thus insuring the highest efficiency in output. Whenever interests of state have demanded a special Increase In labor, I. e., longer working hours, the trades unions have put no hindrance In the way. All Btrlkes and wage agita tions were Instantly cancelled, while the employers, on their part, suspended all lockouts. To avoid fresh disputes between the masters and the men. the unions have specially supported the arbitration committees. "The unions have, of course, suf fered severely from the war In that their subscriptions have fallen off owing to the calling up of members for military service. On April 30 this year the number of trade union members who represent 77 per cent of all or ganized labor serving with the colors ' 958.247, or 41.7 per cent. . "Difficulties that seemed Insuper able have been overcome with case. This unity of effort guarantees the economic victory, and at the same time strengthens the conviction of the German nation in a happy Issue of the MOUNTAIN CLIMB PLANNED Hood Hlver Party Will Ascend Mount Hood on July 429. HOOD RrVER. Or., j'uly 21. (Spe cial.) Plans are being made by a very large party of Hood River people to climb to the summit of Mount Howl. Between 50 and 100 local people will make the ascent on Thursday. July 29. A special train will leave Hood River with the prospective Mazamas at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning. Ve hicles will meet the train at Parkdale and transport the visitors to Cloud Cap Inn. The mountain party Is the beginning of a series of such excursions that have been planned by Ashley Wilson and Ray B. Karly. respectively super intendent and general ticket agent of the Mount Hood line. OREGON CHERRIES LARGEST Lamberts and Bings Win Admira tion at San Francisco Pair. HOOD RIVER. Or.. July 21. (Spe cial.) According to letters from C. N. Ravlln. Oregon's chief of horticulture at the Panama-Pacifio International Exposition, a box of Lamberts grown by James R. Nunamaer were the largest cherries exhibited at the ex position. Mr. . Ravlln says that some of the cherries were painted In oils by the Government for permanent exhibits. Commenting further on the fruit, he Bays: "Without any prejudice I can say that the best cherries that have come to my department for award were from the Rogue River Valley and Hood River sections." SOCIETY SEES OLD DANCES Classic Steps Are Illustrated by Miss Kpplnjr on Lawn. HOOD RIVER. Or, July 21. (Spe cial.) The members of the Hood River Woman's Club were hostesses at a classic dancing party given on the lawn of Mrs. Charles N. Clarke today. City and Valley society was present to witness the programme rendered by Miss Dorothy Epptng. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Adrian Epplng, whose dancing at the University of California, where she has been a student Tor the past two years, brought her marked recognition. Preceding Miss Epplng's dancing, six little girls participated. Among the Portland guests were Mrs Asa Benson and ilrz. J. B. Yeon. I'm Glad to elieve One of My Highest Priced Player Pianos and a Number of Others Were Taken. I tried to tell it in a stnfightforward, definite way in yesterday's paper. And I guess I did. At 8 o'clock this morning a wealthy East Side Timberman came in, and, after seeing my highest-priced player piano, he gave me a check. And he saved a bunch of money. So did the other folks who bought yesterday. Take my word for it, these pianos must be sold. And they're going to be sold. The banks are full of money and there are thousands of homes that actually and urgently need just what I have to offer now. I can't take space to state all details and rea sons for this genuine sacrifice of pianos. It's a peculiar situation. All you're realiy inter ested in, anyway, is the saving. These are good pianos, mind you, and the best kind of player pianos. What would you think of beautiful new pianos that you and j-our music teacher and all your musical friends recognize as genuine and actually worth $625, artist pianos, the standard of comparison the world over, now offered at an actual discount of 270 priced at only $335? You don't believe it? Come and see that's all I ask. I'll take $10 a month, if I have to. Then, again, player pianos actually for $230; new ones positively less than factory cost. And I'll sell the best player piano in the world for only $163. Nothing better to be had, even if it were priced $1150 to $1250. It can't be done? Yes, it can. You'll find it so if you see me now. I'll give the first "caller tonight (after 6 o'clock) $30 worth of music rolls free! So come this evening or first thing tomorrow morning. I might write here all day, but that would not have half the influence as one glance at this stock and these prices. See the brand new upright pianos at only $143. It's no use to try to tell about them, and if you are not interested enough to come and see, what's the use? Never an institution needed to sell stock on hand so badly. An agreement to pay so much a month or so much every three months for a bit more than mere additional simple interest will secure any piano at the sale cost price. Don't ask for terms any smaller than neces sary; it's better for both sides to get the piano paid for as soon as possible. Here's a fine, big stock, no doubt the finest in town; but it can't last forever at these low prices. So come today. I'll send pianos anywhere to be tried and tested and paid for when found just exactly as we advertise and say. C. W. HOUSEMAN. In Charge of the Player Piano House, in the Interests of the Holders of Preferred Stock, 333 Morrison St., in the Northwestern Bank Building, Just Below (East of) Broadway. TAX DELEGATES NAMED PORTLAND MK A DTATR COM HSSIOKK SKI.KCTKn. Itody thtiiri by 4;veor to Attend Ananal (oaftrrarr, to ll llt-14 at Saa Kraarlaro. SALKM. Or.. July 21. (Special.) Governor Wtthycombo has appointed Henry H. Hoed, Assessor of Multno mah County; F. A. Kuss, of loriland. and Charles V. ( Jailor ay. member of the State Tax Commission, delegates to th ninth annual conference on taxation, to be held under the auaplces of the National Tax Association In ban Francisco. August 10-H. Much Impor tance attaches to the conference be cause of Increased Interest In National, state and local taxation. An Impor tant feature will lie the report of the committee on the Federal Income tax, of which Kdwin K. A. eliginan. pro fessor of political economy at Colum bia University, is chairman. Co-operation of the Treasury Department is expected in the discussion of the re port, suggesting- amendments to laws which will trive better administrative results. Another Important report will be that of the committee on increase ot public expenditures, of which Dr. T. Adams, of the Wisconsin Tax Com mission, is chairman. A plan for checking waste and introducing econ omics in fiscal affairs will be dis cussed. Professor Scligman is presi dent of the association, and other of ficers are: S. T. Howe, chairman Kansas Tux Commission, vice-president, and T. S. Adams, secretar. Mr. Cialloway will deliver an address at the conference on "Meaning of the 1914 Election as to Constitutional Amondents." Water l'ower Relegates Named. BOISE. Idaho, July 21. (Special.) Governor Alexander today appointed seven delegates to attend the water power conference of representatives from Northwestern states. In compli ance with resolutions adopted by the last Oregon Legislature, to be held at Portland September 21 to 2i. They are: rr. J. H. Morris. Lewlston: James Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is a medicine thai ev ery family should be provided with. Colic and diarrhoea often come on suddenly and it is of the greatest import ance that they be treated promptly. Consider the suf fering: that must be endured until a physician arrives or medicine can be obtained. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has a reputation second to none for the quick relief which it affords. F ind That Me; I fm in Deadly Earnest H. Hawley. Boise: J. M. Hull an. I Har old M. Sims. Hollister; T. J. Wilson Kden: F. W. Renter. Herner. and Stef fen Bos. Amsterdam. The call for the conference waa issued bv Governor Ithyconibe. of Orenon. Iurnr Man Ilnrt as Aulo SIIN. I'L FfH. Or.. July (Special Georire .Mack, proprietor of the iMifur UarsKe. was injured serlou.-lv to.bv, w hen n avtomor.il he -;is drivini: n giHnimiiiiininiiiHimijiHiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiniiHiiiiiniiiniiniiiiiiiiiinijraniiiiiig j '. Hundreds of well-dressed and particular men and young 5 r f men are replenishing their clothes and hat 3 needs at this store. Our July Clearance I Benjamin Clothes Straw and Panama Hats is one of the reasons. Prices have been made irresistibly attractive. You had best get yours now. $20 Benjamin Suits Now $15.0 0 $25 Benjamin Suits Noiu $ 1 8. 75 $30 Benjamin Suits Now $22.50 $35 Benjamin Suits Now $26.25 Straw and $3 Straws now t.l!."; $3 Straws now JU5.7." $5 Panamas now .Sl.l." $7.50 Pa n a m as now $0.-1. "5 $10.00 Panamas now .5S.1.1 aiiinnniiinuiiiiiniin. Some v-' j - , - v -. 1 i - . x m f , Vx j - 7 W: i ' xx f ;-iX I s : T V. V "Mr. Houseman, it's up to you." the holders of the preferred sleek said. ".Mr. Holt has quit. Now, can you quickly turn enouph of this prcat stork over there in the Northwestern Bank I5uildinff into cash or customers contracts so foreclosure can be avoided? Ye"ll Kive you a free hand. Io just as you like; try not to lose any more money than absolutely necessary, but net the results. Can vou do it? Will you do it?" I? Given unlimited liberty with prices, believe me. I'll pet the results all riht. I know the conditions, and that's hy I candidly Mate that never such low prices as I'm making now. Positively, it's the limit. C. W. HOUSEMAN. Five-Mile Hill, near The Palles. ran over Ilic yrade at Five-Mile Creek. t';iiiHil:t r;els Cash in Now York. NK- York. July -.'l .1. r. Morcsn Co. nnd Prown l'.ros. A: Co. announced tMl:iv that in nsKticiatitin with the Hunk of Montreal and the First Natlonxl and Nntioi.il City Hank-., of this cii. they have houcht 1 4 .i.ono.ono of n.tes of the government of the L'oniinion of C: .imi.i. OF AND Panama Hats Si Straws now Js2.9," S6 Straws now jj?-1.4." $6 Panamas now jj-I.n," $S Panamas now .S0.5K $12.00 Panamas now $9.0," Morrison Street S Opposite Postoff ice ailllllllllllllllllllllUE : - tr