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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1918)
18 THE MORNING OREGOXTAX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1918. BANK LOOTER DAVIS SAFE JTCITY JAIL Self-Confessed Robber Held to Await Grand Jury. BAIL IS SET AT $25,000 Effort Will Be Made to Get Amount Reduced to $3000 Prisoner Is Met by Wife He Deserts. Arthur CI Davis, 20. confessed rob ber of the Kast Side Bsink of Portland, was brought back to 1'ortland yester day by Inspector Hyde, arriving: simul taneously witb $43,228.35 in coin, cur rency Liberty bonds and war savings stamps, which toe San Francisco po lice had taken from him and- shipped here by express. The shipment com prised what was left of Davis' loot from the bank. The man's wife met him at Oregon City, having left her babies, one born Bince Davis absconded, at home in the care of her nother-in-law. The two rode together in a private compart ment on the train. Davis' attorney and Inspector Hyde occupying chairs out side. . By advise of hfs attorney Tavls de clined to speak for publication. al though the attorney rave out what he said was a full statement of Davis' ac tivities since leaving Portland. From this statement police learned for the first time that Davis, disguised as a laborer, had lived in the Larrabee Ho tel. 227 Larrabee street for the four days following the robbery. ' Securities Placed in Ilajmie. On the morning of November 6 he called an expreessman to take his bag gage to the Union station, where he checked it for San Francisco. He rode in a day coach. The securities were checked with the bagage. Davis went to the Stanford Hotel after reaching San Francisco and re mained there several days before mov ing to a quiet lodging at 2529 Van Ness avenue. Davis' superiority to the aver age absconder was shown by the fact that he lived unostentatiously and dis closed to no one his sudden rise from comparative poverty to considerable wealth. His attorney says that his on ex travagance was the purchase of an au tomobile in which he drove about the city. He says he continued this lite until one night in a cafeteria he met Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, formerly super intendent of the Bureau of Public Safety for Women here. Davis was sitting in the cafeteria eating, the story goes, when Mrs. Bald win entered. As she walked down the counter with her tray she thought she recognized Davis, whom she had known since his childhood.' To make sure of her identification, she took a seat near him. He looked up. She knew by the flash of recognition in his eyes that she was right in her surmise. Robber Submit to Arreat. The attorney says Mrs. Baldwin In formed Davis that she was going to have him arrested, and at length per suaded him to go with her to her office without making a scene. From there she took him to police headquarters and gave him into custody. Davis was taken before Municipal Judge Rossman for a preliminary hear ing soon after his arrival here. He waived the hearing, and waB boun4 over to the grand jury, with his ball fixed at $25,000. He was unable to ob tain the money, and remained In jail last night. Pleas for the reduction of the bail to $3000 will be heard In the Municipal Court today. Davis was incarcerated alone in one of the jail corridors, with the door of his cell unlocked, so that he could walk around. He was cool and col lected. In his presence his attorney announced that Davis had come back to make restitution as far as possible for the wrong'he had done, and to face the penalty. Penitential AtIwde Taken.' Davis bowed his head in the ap-; proved penitential manner while the attorney was speaking. He talked freely about matters other than the robbery, expressing an opinion that the papers in Portland contained more news than those in San Francisco. Davis wrote three times to his wife during his absence. All the letters were mailed from Salt Lake City, Utah, whither he journeyed so that the post mark woulud not betray his where- abouts. On his first trip he mailed two letters home. The second time he mailed one letter to his wife and the the non-negotiable securities he had taken. Chief of Police Johnson last night rave out the full details of the rob bery as they had been related by Davis. He said Davis rented the room in the Larrabee Hotel two days before the crime. He himself locked the vault in which the safe containing the money was kept on the night before the rob bery, and left the door of the safe open. Auto Loaded With Loot. Davis had the combination of the vault where his books were kept. On the morning of the robbery he went lo the Fashion Garage, 192 Tenth street, rented an automobile and drove to the bank. Unlocking the vault, he threw open the door of the safe and carried armful after armful of papers, gold. silver and currency to the "machine, where he dumped them promiscuously. Haying secured every things Jle want ed, he drove to the hotel and garried the loot to his room. From there he drove to his home and left $1500 with his wife before returning the machine to the garage. He had represented him self at the hotel as a shipyard employe, and wore old clothes, and had smeared his face and hands with' grease. Davis admitted that he had seen sev eral advertisements his wife inserted in the personal column of The Orego nian, but Had not thought it safe to answer them. He showed a disposition to talk of hiStexperiences. but his at torney expressed a fear that his state ment might take a boastful tone, and declined to let him proceed. Part of Loot Banked. Chief Johnson said he believed that , most of the money had been recovered by Mrs. Baldwin herself, who can there fore claim 10 per cent of the cash in adidtlon to the $500 reward. The funds brought back consisted of $1420 in sil- JL yhvV Batter Nut . irC "rjj BreaddveIops H L a trong and vljr- H H hf oroua. It tastes If a VntQ 1 ood and haa 9 m 11 1 lS the necessary B f I muscle building M ff BUTTER NUT ver, $1000 in sold. $52SO In currency and $35,543.35 in liberty bonds and war savings stamps. The 10 per cent of the money recovered, which the bank offered as a reward, probably would apply only to the cash, making: . $768 besides the $500 reward for the' ab sconder's capture. Davis had the silver in his room and some $700 on his person when he was arrested. He had about $1000 in a bank and tne rest in a safety deposit vault. II. II. Newhall, who was president of the East Side Bank of Portland when the robbery occurred; Chief of Police Johnson, Chief Inspector Clark and District Attorney Evans checked over the funds yesterday, spending: several hours at it. The exact amount' taken by Davis Is not known. Some of the bonds had ftps FL'NERAL OF TEACHER AND CHURCH WORKER IS HELD. Mra. Cynthia Greene. The funeral of Mrs. Cynthia Greene, who was found dead in the waiting-room of a physician she had gone to consult about a member of her family, was held December 16 from, the West minster Presbyterian church. Mrs. Greene had been a resident of Portland since 1882. She was 'a native of Syracuse, N. T., and was the second child in a family of 10. She was an instructor in the Harrison, . now the Shattuck school, for 15 years. During her residence In Portland she was closely Identified with the West minster church and was super intendent of the infant class of the Sunday school for 10 years. She is survived by a sister. Mrs. John V. Gibson, of Hood River, and three brothers, Adelbert, Wil lard and Fred Knapp,- of New Tork. Two of her brothers died in a similar manner. been left in the bank by depositors and were not listed by the bank. The in stitution has since consolidated with the Citizens' Bank. Rev. C. Howard Davis visited his son in the jail last night, in company witn the prisoner's attorney, and had a short conversation with him. THROAT CUT WITH RAZOR NEIiS CARLSON, WHO KILLED NEIGHBOR, SUICIDE IX JAIL. Prisoner, Brooding: Over Family Troubles, Commits Act in Pres- i ence of 30 Fellow Captives. Nels Carlson, who shot and killed Gus Johnson, a neighbor, last Thurs day morning, committed suicide In the County Jail yesterday. The young slayer, who had been brooding over his family troubles, slashed his thoat with a razor In the presence of nearly 30 of his fellow-prisoners. He died within 20 minutes, despite medical at tention. The body was taken to the public morgue. Carlson shot and killed Johnson at the latter's home, 927 Williams avenue, last Thursday after his wife, it is said, had told him of an attack made on her by Johnson. Both men were shipyard workers. Carlson is survived by his widow and three children. Jailors at the County Jail believe that Carlson wag seized with a tem porary fit of insanity. He had . been talking but a few minutes earlier with an attorney and had been arranging to procure his release from jail on bonds in order that he might go to work and provide for his three babies. Jailors said they - noticed a peculiar look about Carlson's eyes. Yesterday was shaving day in the jail corridor, where Carlson had been confined. When it came his turn to use "the corridor razor fie entered the lavatory and a . moment later fell to the floor with his throat slashed deeply. He did not regain consciousness. BAKER HEROES.. HONORED Returned Soldiers and Sailors Guests of Red Cross Drive Leader. BAKER, Or.. ' Dec 23. (Special.) KMurnea soldiers .and sailors were banqueted Saturday at the Geiser Grand Hotel by "Dollar Bill" Ellis, who is in charge of the Red Cross membership anve in Baiter and Grant counties. Walt Meacham, secretary of the Com mercial Club, acted as toastmaster and toasts were responded to by Dr. A. J. Horton on behalf of the Home Guards, Sergeant George X. Melton for , the Army, R. E. Root for the Navy and Bill Ellis for the Red Cr6ss. Representative A. A. Smith welcomed the boys home and Harry Jones, second-class Quartermaster on board the destroyer Bainbridge, gave an interest ing talk on his experience on the sub chaser when it was torpedoed in mid-ocean.- . . MR. CORBETT IS PRESIDENT Directors of Chamber of Commerce ..Choose Officers. - H. L. Corbett was re-elected to Ahe presidency of the Portland Chamber of Commerce at the organization meeting yesterday afternoon of the new board of directors. H. B. VanDuzer and A. J. Bale were elected vice-presidents, Emery Olmstead treasurer and Max S. Hirsch secretary. The board of direc tors appointed W. D. B Dodson execu tive secretary to succeed himself in the charge of executive management of the organization. After election of officers for the en suing term the directors adjourned to 6:30 P. M. Monday, December 30, when plans for the work of the year will be formulated. Woodland Ban on Again. WOODLAND, Wash., Dec. 23. (Spe cial.) All public gatherings have been forbidden by the health officer. Dr. Hoffmann. 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Suspenders 33c to $2 Sweater $3.50 to $20 Thermos Bottle $2.50 to $6.75 Tie 25c to $5 Umbrella $1.50 to $20 Watch $9.45 to $65 Watch Chain $1.25 to $12 For Small Daughter Rathrobe 98c to $3.59 Hooks 10c to $2 Bracelet $1 to $7.50 lirownie Camera $2 to $15 Cut-Out Doll Books 10c to 50c Iolls 25c to $10 Doll Dishes I5c to $3.50 Furs $5 to $25 Games 10c to $2.50 Gloves $1 to $2 Handkerchiefs 5c to EOc Hosiery at all prices Jewelrv at a!l prices Middy $2 to $3.50 Middv and Windsor Ties 23c to $2.50 Music Roll $1.25 to $10 Neckwear 25c to $1.50 Nightgown 9Sc to $6.50 Paint Outfit 25c to $2.50 Pencil Box 25c to $1 Purse 25c to $1.25 Riiincoat $4.98 to $13 Ribbons 25c to 75c Rings $1 to $5 Skates $1 to $3.50 Slippers $1.10 to $3 Smocks $4.50 to $7.60 Sweaters $4.95 to $15 Teddy Bear 50c to $1.25 Toilet Articles at all prices Toys at all prices Umbrella $1.25 to $3.65 Underwear $1.25 to $3 60 Wash Dresses 9&c to $10 For Small Son Automobile $S 50 to $27.50 Baseball 10c to $2 Bat 25c to $1.50 Bathing Suit $1 upwards Bathrobe $2.50 to $5.E5 Belt Sic upwards Bicycle $33 to $55 Bloirse $1 to $3 Books 10c to $! 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