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11 VOL,. IVI. NO. 17,417; PORTLAXD, OREGON, 3IONDAY, NOVE3I1IER 27, 191(5. TRICE FIVE CENTS. ;5 WOMEN HELP SAVE TOWN FROM -FIRE PUNJAB REBELLION UTTERLY CRUSHED WOMEN HINT DARK HORSE CITY TICKET DIETERS WARNED BY U-BOAT REPORTED OFF UNITED STATES DEAD HURT LUND KILLED LIIID, PRISONER DECLARES Bartholomew Says He Saw Murder. E0F2 HOTEL FIRE LiATOTJKELIi STORE DESTROYKD AXD OTHERS SCORCHED. SECRET MEETING TO BE HELD AT DAVENPORT, WASH. BRITISH CKIISF.R WARNS E.V TEXTE STE.VJIERS. BRIO MONTHS III Trapped Roomers Jump From Windows. VICTIM DIES AS HERO Cudahy Place, on Tenth Street, Scene of Sunday Morning Spectacular 3laze. JANITOR WAKES SLEEPERS Five Women Are in Hospital Suffering From Burns and Effects of Leap. OUTSTANDING FACTS OF" YES TERDAY MORNING'S TMSAS- TROUS HOTEL. FIRE. Time 6:45 A. M. " Place Cudahy Family Hotel, 209 Tenth street; occupied by 35 patrons, almost ali asleep at the time. Dead Wlllard G. Dieting, 24. Seriously Injured Mrs. Blanche Boss, 27, back hurt. Inhaled smoke; Mrs. J. Gratton, 64. bruised and scorched; Mrs. Harry E. Alkus, 25, right ankle broken; Miss Marion B. Smith, 25, general bruises: Miss Cora Jagger, prob able fractured ankle. Loss About J9000. with $10. 000 Insurance on building, $3500 Insurance on furnishings. Value of house, $12,000; furnishings, $4000. Willard G. Dieting, 24 years old, city salesman for the National Bis cuit Company, was burned to death yesterday morning after effecting the rescue of his fiancee, Mis3 Myra Skogmann, and one other person, and five women were seriously burned and injured by jumping for life from the second-story windows, in a fire which practically destroyed the Cudahy Family Hotel, at 209 Tenth street, about 7 o'clock. The injured, who are at Good Sa maritan Hospital, are: Mrs. Blanche Boss, widow, 27 years old, badly in jured back and serious condition from inhaling smoke; Mrs. J. Gratton, her mother, 64, severely scorched and chest badly bruised; Mrs. Harry E. Alkus, 25, house detective of the Meier & Frank Company, broken right tinkle, wrenched back and general bruises; Miss Marion B. Smith. 25, stenographer Retail Credit Company, general bruises; Miss Cora Jagger, 25, stenographer City Attorney's of fice, her roommate, probable fracture of the right ankle and severe bruises. Janitor Arouses Sleepers. The hotel, which was formerly the old Emanuel Hospital, is a three-story frame structure of 27 rooms. Thirty five roomers were asleep when the fire was discovered by the janitor, James Toomey, who ran through the hallways, crying the alarm. In a few moments the flames coursed up a staircase from the kitchen, partly swept the second floor and raged throughout the entire upper floor. Dazed by the smoke and baffled by the flames, at least a dozen of the trapped persons sprang from the win dows of the doomed hotel when the heat and gases closed in upon them. Victim Dies as Hero. Against the charred background of the ruined hotel looms the gallantry of the victim, Willard. G. Dieting, who rescued at least two persons, warned many others on the third floor, and gave up his life on the return from arousing his roommate, Edward Ebele. His body, charred beyond recognition and with both feet practically burned away, was found face downward upon a bed in the room of Floyd Campbell, which leads to a fire escape on the southwest corner of the building. Dicting's first rescue was that of Miss Myra Skogmann, clerk in the Sealey-Dresser Company. At the alarm he rushed from his room, which fronted the east, and burst down the door to the young woman's apart ment. Through the stifling smoke and flame he bore her to the fire escape, through Campbell's room, and saw her safely to the street. Last Rescue Is Fatal. , Without an instant's delay he re turned to awaken Ebele, his room- mate, passing again through the fur- (Concluded on. Page 10. Column 2.) Heroic Battle With Meager Supply of Water Won by Backet Bri gade of Both Sexes. The town of Latourell, at the scenic Latourell Falls on the Columbia River Highway between Troutdale and Bridal Veil Falls, was In Imminent danger of being swept away by fire yesterday af ternoon between 3 and 4 o'clock when the large two-story Schultz merchan dise and feed store was destroyed and nearby buildings and the O.-W. R. & N. depot scorched. A bucket brigade of men and women residents and 12 or 20 Japanese labor era from that vicinity saved the other buildings. The water supply was meager and the bucket brigade worked without sufficient water at times. A team hauled barrels of water from Latourell Creek. Women residents of the town worked heroically with the Japanese laborers and others to save some of the merchandise and to cover adjoining buildings with wet blankets. . George Royer, of Portland, an ex fireman, arrived at the scene when the fire was at Its height and directed the volunteers In saving adjoi-" build ings. A quantity of merch-- "'- was saved from the Schultz store but the building and much of the contnts were de stroyed. Only the brick chimney of the store building, whlc'ii a two story heavy frame 8tr""-e. remains. The telephone switchboard was In the Schultz store and comm--i!catIon with the city by teleph was cut off immediately. The loss is estimated at $6000. with insurance of $4000. Mr. ltoycr, who aided in fighting the flames; Mrs. S. I Deubert, 266 Broad way, Portland, and A. P. Armstrong, of Portland, County Superintendent of Schools, were In parties touring the highway when they saw the fire at a distance and hurried to the scene. REVENUE BREAKS RECORDS United States Internal Receipts Ex ceed Half Billion In Year. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. More than half a billion dollars was turned into the Federal treasury during the last fiscal year by the Internal Revenue Bureau. Commissioner Osborn's annual re port, made public tonight, shows that receipts broke all records with a total of $512,723,288. or ??.000,000 mors tturn last year. PAROLE BREAKER GIVES UP Colorado Convict Surrenders Volun tarily in Kansas. LEBO, Kan.. Nov. 26. A man de scribing himself as Fred Baker, alias Fred Barker, gave himself up before a Justice of the Peace here today, saying he had broken his parole from the Colorado reformatory at Buena Vista. He is staying at a local hotel on his own recognizance, pending the arrival of Colorado officers. Baker said he was under sentence from one to 14 years. WILSON'S COLD PERSISTS President Stays Indoors, but Ex pects to" Get Out Today. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. President Wilson remained indoors all day again today because of the cold from which he has been suffering for nearly a week. He expects to go out tomorrow. RUINS OF FAMILY HOTEL, SCENE I flip e? u k 1r J? -A $ (1) Cudabjr Kanillr Hotel. 20 Tenth Street, Gutted by Plamn. Dotted I.lne From Third-Story Window Sboni Manner in Which Kd-nrard F'.hele, Iloom mate of letim. Leaped to Adjulnlnjr Roof and Kncaped. Insert Above Home Is Photograph of LOra JaKKer, Who Escaped With Seven Injuries by JompltiK. a Rained Room In W hich Willard K. UlctlnK' llody Was -Found. Croaa Marks lied on W hlch Body lay. Arrow Shows t ire Europe Al most Gained After Rescue Trip. Ct Willard K Dlctinc Who Died In Flames, After Rescuing: Sweetheart and Warning; Roommate. (4) Rat h-e-rine K. Cudahy, Manager of the Hotel. 13) Kdnard Kbele, Roommate of Willard K. Dictinv. Uprising Fomented in Oregon Nipped. HAR DYAL IS NOW IN EXILE Portland and St. Johns Figure in Story of Plots. GERMAN AID IS CHARGED Sir Michael O'Dwyer Says Revolu tionary Leaders in America Are Still Promoting Sedition, but Are Being Watched. FACTS ABOIT REVOLT IJf INDIA JIST SUPPRESSED BV BRITISH. Punjab province of 25,000,000 people, said to be at peace again. Seditious propaganda, having for its purpose slaughter of every British man, woman and child in Indian Empire, hatched on Pa cific Coast. Solan Lai, former student' at O. A, C. hanged In Mandalay Tor preaching rebellion. Kanschl Xam. former con tractor at St. Johns, Or., where he was known as John Kim. hanged in 1915 for fomenting se dition. Sohan Singh, formerly of Llnn ton, hanged: Kesar Singh, of As toria, sent to prison for life. British Lieutenant-Governor says revolt has been stamped out and people are loyal. Ram Chan dra, editor of Hindustan Ghadar. said In Portland last month that British censors suppressed facts. (Copyright. 1018. by the Associated Press.) SIMLA. India. Oct. 2 (From a Staff Correspondent of the Associated Press.) The great Indian province of the Punjab, with Its 25.OK0.OOQ Inhab itants, today is peacefully pursuing Its affairs; the sturdy men of this vast district ire either bearing arms un der the British flag or are carrying on their agricultural work and business at home, and there is no outward sign that they were put to a crucial test of loyalty to Great Britain only a few months ago. This anti-British conspiracy failed because of lack of support In India, and many of the arch schemers have been punished. At a time when this country was virtually denuded of troops, the Punjab ship of state, with Sir Michael O'Dwyer, the British Lieutenant-Governor, at the helm, safely weathered a storm that might have swept all India had the conspirators met with the sympathy which they had expected among their people. The story of the plan of revolt, which has hitherto been told only In brief official paragraphs, was related to a repre sentative of the Associated Press by Sir Michael O'Dwyer. Plot Centers In America. ' "The conspiracy had as Its two main centers San Francisco and Vancou ver, the former city ultimately eclipsing the latter," he said. "The plot (Concluded on Pag 2, Column 1., OF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FATAL FIRE, HERO WHO LOST LIFE 21y t, -r. -?lf Men. Several of Wliom Are Already Nominated, Are Declared Insuf ficiently Progressive. DAVENPORT. "Wash.. Nov. 26. (Spe cial.) Staid Davenport, of whose vot ers not more than 10 per cent have cared enough for her government to vote at previous city elections, is to have some real excitement at the elec tion December 6, If plans of a women's organization, of which Mrs. J. B. Phil lips is president, mature. The women of Davenport called a meeting for Saturday to discuss the po litical status of the city. Many attend ed, but none would divulge the decision of the meeting, except to say that there would probably be another city ticket in the field to oppose that already nominated and headed by W. O. Mans field, for Mayor. Whether or not the new. ticket will contain the names of men was not disclosed. The political activity of theNvomen. they say. Is because the men lack prog ress, which Is necessary to make Dav enport the best home town in the In land Empire. Other officers of the woman's organi sation are: Mrs. M. E. Jesseph. vice president; Mrs. Carl Schlicting.' secre tary, and Mrs. Ida K. Knapp. treasurer. William Harris Dead. NEW YORK, Nov. 26. William Har ris, one of New York's best-known theatrical producers, died Saturday at bis home at Bay Side. L. I. He was 71 years old. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tb Weather. TESTERLAY'S Maximum temperature. 00 degrees; minimum, 42 U egret-. TODAY'S ft.Iji; strong southerly winds. Mexico. Villa's auto hit by Carranza cannoneers, i'age a. War. Punjab revolt, partlv hatch1 In Oregon. completely suppressed. 1'age 1. British editor says allies have committed ' serious errors Page 4. British rrulaer warns shipping of U-boats off American cuanu P&k 1. Roumanians In retreat, burning towns as they go. Page 4. Xoi tint tic. Mrs. Bolssevaln to be burled In East. Page 3. Bride of two months criticises diet menus as unhealthfuL Page 1. Movement begun to combat high cost of liv ing. Page tt. National. Republican Congress leaders deprecate risk ing of life by member who may be needed In contest for control. Page 4. Pacific Northwest. Davrnport horses. Vancouver settled. worn,-n hint t U of Page l. dsrfc car loop I 'age 6. question soon to be Twent-tw Multnomah Club athletes out for football practice. Page 12. Mitchell and Dud !y. of Oregon team, un able to play Thurariay. Page 13. Climax of gridiron season finds Harvard machine scrapped. Page 12. Portland and Vicinity. Portland Sunday-morning hotel fire takes toll of olio dead and five injured. Page 1 Fire hero dies after rescuing fiancee! Page 10 Louis Hill on annual North western tour Page ti. Two French ships known In Portland re ported Herman victims. Page la. Farm Implement prices will advance, reports sa. Page 7. Rev. V. O. Shank resigns pastorate of East Side Baptis church. Page Ji. Miss Kills to make deposition In Prouty will case. Paye 0 Change open for cnthlps at Annapolis and West Point. Page 4. Bartholomew says ha was In room when l.unrt klllrd 1.1 rind. 1'age 1. "Punkin" festival on tonight. Page 16. Rev. i. E. Lewis takes Jitney lor sermon topic. Page u. Plans for revolt In India laid In part In Oregon. Pace IT. Tax limit amendment declared Inoperative as yeu 1 age 15. Weather report, data and forecast. Paga 13. Women help save Latourell from destruction Page 1. City to be as picture gallery tonight. Page ?. DISASTER. - ' w s . : f.-J.! lO:.y ;..t . i f ; ' i ....... . S ?. , . -f. j l7 iXf - i y Starchy, Greasy Menus Declared UuhealthfuU WEIGHT GAINS BRING SARCASM Result Obtained by Doctor's Craftiness, Is View. PORK RATION UNLIMITED Squad Also Eats Pumpkin Pie Un restrained for Snnday Dinner, Xet Increase ol Five Pounds Being Shown Previously. TODAY'S MKVU OF" THE CHI CAGO DIET 5(ll'AU. Breakfast. Stewed Apricots. Cornmtal Mush. Buttered Toast. Coffee. I.Dnrhron. Macaroni au Gratin. Harvard Beets. Bread and Butter. Cottage Pudding with Chocolate Sauce. Dinner. Celery Soup. Cannelon of Beef. Turkish Ptlaf. Bread and Butter. Apple Cobbler and Vanlla Sauce. Tea. CHICAGO." N"ov. 26. (Special. If the weights of the "diet squad" had been taken directly after dinner today, instead of after breakfast, as they were, members of the squad estimated that the net grain since the commence ment of the meals Wednesday would have been nearer 50 pounds, rather than the gain of five pounds which actual "weighing showed. For at noon today the rtuad had" Its mral-of the week. Here is what they had in unlimited Quantities: Julienne Soup ' Rout Pork Glued Sweet Potatoes Celery Pumpkin Pie. The estimated weight gain was made up on the roast pork and the pie. but principally the pie. Five FIlKhta rili-K.J The fact that this was Sunday (rave the squad no respite from the diet meals, breakfast, dinner and supper be ing: all held in the rooms of the School of Domestic Art and Sc I - in the Tower building', where the tests are being conducted. Following: breakfast, to reach which, incidentally the dieters had to climb five flights of stairs, as the elevators were not running 'he squad split up and its members went to the various churches. After the noon meal the squad broke up into groups and invaded a num ber of the loop movies. To Dr. John Dill Robertson, health commissioner, who is conducting- the (Concluded on Page S.K'olumn 2.) AFTER SAVING SEVERAL, AND Warship Near Sandy Hook Advises Allied Merchantmen to Leave Ilognlar Travel Lanes. NEW T'ORK. Nov. 26. The British cruiser Lancaster, stationed IS miles southeast of Sandy Hook, at 9 o'clock tonight sent out by wireless a general warning to all steamers flying the flags of the entente allies to beware of German submarines on this side of the Atlantic The Lancaster directed the comman ders of all vessels to keep a sharp lookout for underwater boats. They were told to show no more lights than were necessary and to avoid also as far as possible the regular lanes of steam ship travel. A wireless Teaming- to look out for German submarines off the American coast was flashed at sea to the Amer ican Line steamship Xroonland. which arrived here today from Liverpool, according- to the vessel's commander. Captain Barman. Passengers on board the American Line steamer Philadelphia, - .lch also arrived today from Liverpool, said that the ship was illuminated .ast night and the lifeboats were swung out ready for a possible emergency. Captain Cady said, however, he aad heard or seen nothing of submarines. AVIATOR'S FACE FROZEN Flight to See Yule-Harvard Game Has Bud Result. in-:MPSTKAD, N. Y.. Nov. 26. Lieu tenant A. B. Thaw returned to the avi ation field here today from New Haven where he flew to attend the Yale Harvard same. Sergeant Johnson, who also flew to New Haven, returned to Garden City by automobile. His face waa badly frozen at an altitude of 6000 feet on the trip to New Haven. CYCLIST KILLED IN RACE Sldecur Becomes Separated From Ve hicle on IovnhiIl tirade. PITTSBURG. Nov. 26. Harold D. Glacken. aged 19. was killed and Law rence Keys, aged 21. was seriously in jured near Bedford. Pa., today, when a motorcycle and sidecar on which they were riding downhill at high speed separated. Their nachire-wua -searad trt -a' tto mile race and they were attempting to overtake the first car a mile ahead. TROOP'S STAY INDEFINITE Return Home of Oregon Cavalry From Border Not Considered. OR EGO NI AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Nov. 26. Adjutant-General Mc Cain, executive officer of the Army, said today that the Orefron Cavalry had not been ordered home from the border. Asked when Troop A would be sent home, he replied that there had been no determination of that question, and he was unable to make any prediction. LIMOGES TO LIMIT FOOD Census to Be Taken With View to Issuing Cards. PARIS. Nov. 26. A Havaa dispatch from Limoges says the city Is about to take a census of its inhabitants. This Is done. with a view to institut ing family cards for various items of household consumption. OTHERS WHO FIGURED IN THE PRESENCE IN ROOM ADMITTED Police Doubt Story of Suspect in "Green Trunk" Mystery. CONFESSION NOT ABSOLUTE VivliI Inscription of Crime Given, Accused Man" Insisting Third Individual Struck on Llnd's Itcfusal to Lend Money. Paul Lund, a friend to John Linnd. made his appearance in the "green trunk" murder mystery In a statement made to District Attorney Evans and other officials last night by George Bartholomew, who had been arrested In Seattle Saturday nipht on a charpe of himself murdering Linnd at 407 Stark street on November 19, 1915. Bartholomew is said to have ad mitted that he was present when Linnd was'kllled. but to have maintained that Lund did the killing- because Linnd refused to lend him money. The police are inclined to believe that Lund Is a mythical personage, created by Bartho lomew in an effort to establish his own Innocence, although the alleged state ment last nipht implicates Bartholo mew as an accomplice, even though Lund should be captured. No Aid Oiven l.innd. Bartholomew's alleged statement con tains a vivid description of the killing from the viewpoint of an eyewitness. According to this statement, Linnd and Bartholomew met Lund In the North End the day preceding the murder. Lund came to the room occupied by Linnd and Bartholomew, at 407 Stark street, and demanded money or lodg ings. Linnd Is said to have refused gruffly. Then. Bartholomew is alleged to ha fnnfessed. Lund drew a heavy stick from the sleeve of his coat, and struck Linnd on the head. The man fell, half unconscious, but attempted to rise. Lund then, according to the alleged statement, struck the blow which killed his victim. Bartholomew is said to have con fessed that he stood idly by while the killing was done. When he realized that Linnd was dead, the alleged con fession says. Bnrtholomo w fled from the room and ran upstairs. llody Seen In Trunk According to the alleged confession. Bartholomew returned to the room to find Lind's trunk emptied on the floor, and the body piled into the trunk, in which it was later found floating in tho Willamette Kiver at the foot of Flanders street. Bartholomew, who was at this time in his stocking feet, put on his shoes, and he and Lund 1 ft the room. The alleged statement says that Bartholomew returned the next morn inir. and packed all the incriminating evidence on top of the body in th trunk. He was Just finishing thn work, it la Rllegel. when Lund returned also. Lund was in favor of leaving the trunk and body in the room. It is said, but Bartholomew demurred, and finally was ordered by Lund to tako the corpse to the river. Bartholomew is said to have admitted hiring the horse and wagon in which the trunk was taken away. According to word from Seattle, Bartholomew re ceived $20 for this work. The alleged confession is to the effect that all the expenses, even to the hiring of the wagon were paid from Llnd's money, which was stolen after the murder. l.lnd Jayn Expenses. The alleged confession Is to the ef fact that Bartholomew met Lind in San Francisco five months before the mur der. Lund was then an intimate of Lind's, it Is said. Bartholomew at that time was without funds, the confession 'says, and Lnd paid his expenses for two months that they remained In that city, and also on the trip to Portland. In the alleged statement was the narrative of Bartholomew's first meet ing with Lund, the afternoon before the murder, as follows: Lund had fol lowed Bartholomew and Llnd north. The two former were drinking In Blazler's saloon. In the North End. when Lund approached them, and bought a drink. The three men ate together, and then went to another saloon, where they drank again before Bartholomew and Lind went to bed. Fisherman Seen Fugitive. Detective Snow returned with Bar tholomew from Seattle last night at 10 o'clock, arriving at the North Bank station, where he was met by Detect ive Captain Baty. Detective Golti and Patrolman Holland, chauffeur for Chief Clark. The party repaired to Detective Jieadquarters. where they were met by District Attorney Evans and Deputy District Attorney Collier, to whom the alleged statement was made. Detective Snow told a graphic story of the efforts of the fisherman-sleuth whose efforts resulted in Bartholomew's capture. The fisherman first located the fugitive on the day of the arrest, and pointed him out to a Seattle police man. Bartholomew was arrested, but later released, despite the amateur de tective's plea for his detention. In despair, the fisherman at last appealed to Detectives llayden and Peterson, f whom Detective Snow had introduced iCoucluUcd oa ritK li, Coluaia l- i
