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TTTE MOHXIXG -OREGOXIAX, MONDAY,'
FEBRUARY
1922
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SUSPECTS' CAPTURE
IS LAID TO. LUCK
Detectives Find Loot Search-
. ing for Another Outlaw.
SEVEN ROBBERIES TRACED
City Is Combed la Effecting Arrest
' or lloj Williamson, Christ Par
man and Charles McCarthy.
Luck on the part of two detectives
in discovering certain evidence while
sp&rching a man accused of another
xUne is credited for bringing about
re arrests of Roy Williamson. Christ
I'armaii and Charlea J. McCarthy, the
three men accused by the police of
ravins; broken open and robbed seven
a-fes and burglarised a number of
fic-JT.et since November 1.
When the safe was robbed In the
office of the Luckel. Kino; & Cake
Soap company on the n:grht of Feb
ruary 1. and the number of such un
solved robberies was thereby in
creased to seven, several detectives
wre set to unravel the secret of the
Crimea
Last Thursday morning- Detectives
Collins and Coleman were sent to the
courthouse to arrest Guy Ruffe. 881
roct street, who was accused of
Vying; to obtain 11 from the public
welfare bureau by usinsr a fictitious
came. While searching- Ruffe they
found the evidence which took them
to the front-street address where
loot from the burglaries was found
and has been identified.
City t"M for Robber.
- Ruffe was placed tinder arrest for
Investigation, as were two brothers,
Norman and Frank Ruffe, and Clyde
Williamson. Sufficient Information
and evidence was gleaned from the
four men and the contents of their
pockets that Captain Harms imme
diately detailed every available de
tective to the case, and Captain
lloore. who was off duty, hurried to
police headquarters to direct the
combine; of the city for the threel
men whom the evidence implicated.
larman and McCarthy were ar
rested the same night by Detectives
Leonard and Gordon. They refused
to talk and were held on vagrancy
charges pending the apprehension of
Williamson, believed to be the ring
leader of the gang. To capture Will
iamson every detective on the day
and first night reliefs was put to
work and remained out until 1 o'clock
Friday morning, watching various
places where he was expected to put
in an appearance.
Stales Geds Reeevered.
Williamson is thought to have seen
the detectives taking Norman Ruffe
and Clyde Williamson into custody
for questioning at SSI Front street,
and for that reason did not return to
the house, or to any other places
wnere me otner men had informed the
detectives he might go, and where
detectives had been rosted.
On Friday Detectives Coleman and
Collins procured a search warrant for
est iront street, and went there with
ttfe sheriff from Vancouver, where
one of the houses was robbed. They
recovered a full truck load of house
hold goods identified by Mrs. Daisy
Burke as property stolen from her
residence In Vancouver, and also
found clothing, dishes, tableware, sil
ver and two complete stills, dis
mantled. Burled in the basement
floor was found more than $1200
worth of Jewelry and silver, part of
whicn has been identified as stolen
from the residence Of II. E. Jenkins.
SSS Kelly street.
Leader Is Caprared.
Detective Goltz was thn detailed
to determine the ownership of tne
rest of the property and to help the
other detectives who were formed in
a net over the city to capture Will
iamson. Automobiles were stationed
at various points and Captain Harms
had given out orders that there was
to be no let-up in the search until
Williamson was captured.
He was picked up at Broadway and
Ankeny street Saturday afternoon by
Detectives Schulpius and Moloney
after the vigilance of the police had
been aimed at him for more than 48
hours. Charges of burglary were
placed against him.
Although the three men of the
Ruffe family have talked sufficiently
to make the police positive William
son. Farraan and McCarthy are the
robbers who have been working in
Portland for over three months, the
three refuse to talk. Detectives are
also withholding further information
which was gained from Mrs. Roy
Williamson, and which they say is
positive evidence that Williamson
was connected with the Luckel. King
& Cake Soao company robbery. Mrs.
Williamson was released when her
husband was taken into custody
She was held temporarily after being
picked up Thursday in Vancouver.
Crimes Family Affair.
The history of the various persons
Implicated, directly or indirectly. Is
complicated. The police say the work
has been carried on as a sort of a
family- affair, Mrs. Williamson be
loneine: to the Ruffe family. Mrs.
Ruffe, tbe mother. Is said to be in
I tail is Vancouver at the present time
for a robbery in that city.
The cleanup Is declared to be one
of the best and most thorough ever
staged by the detective department
Everv unsolved safe robbery but one
has been laid to three men. Detec
tive Coleman said yesterday that the
case proved that there had been no
expert yggs working in Portland
as many persons thought. In each
of the seven cases the technique and
the tools used have been tne same,
and the methods used in opening the
saf.es were not those commonly em
ployed by professional yeggmen.
BATTERY A IS REUNITED
Veterans of Oregon's Oldest Milt
tarj Organization Hold Banquet.
Veterans of Battery A, Oregon's
oldest military organization, met Sat
urday night in the Imperial hotel at
their annual banquet. More than 100
members of the old organization were
present and memories of other days
were recalled.
E. T. Hall was toastmaster. Among
the speakers were Colonel Creed
Hammond, Major Hiram U. Welch,
Captain Lee M. Clark, Mayor George
Li. Baker and others.
An impressive moment came when
the veterans stood and silently paid
tribute to the memories of the men of
the oganization who died since the
last annual banquet. The names of
the dead members are as follows:
Francis W. Rollins, Thomas N. Mar
tin, William F. Fuestel. George E.
Johnson and Harry L. Rice.
From Cleveland, Tern., came a long
letter from George w. Taylor, 75-year-old
veteran of the old battery.
This was read at the banquet.
In addition to the addresses there
L musical programme and
number of - dances by professional
talent.
Train Wreck Catches Fire.
BOISE. Idaho, Feb. 6. A baggeman
was dangerously injured and two
other trainmen were hurt last night
when passenger train Jio. 83 on the
Oregon Short Line ran into an open
switch near Burley, Idaho. No pas
sengers were injured. The engine
and the baggage car turned over.
Fire sprang up in the wreckage but
the Burley fire department Quickly
extinguished the blaze.
Tenino Officers Xamed.
CENTRA LI A, Wash, Feb. 5. (Spe
cial.) F. Finan was reappointed city
clerk at the last meeting of the
Tenino council. Tom Shannon was
reappointed marshal and A. H. Lan-
ingham police judge. At the last
meeting- of '.ha Toledo council B. Con
rad and D. S. Farrell were reappoint
ed marshal and health officer respectively.
7-FDDT SAWS USED DH ICE
ROPES TIED ABOCXD CHUNKS
OX COLUMBIA HIGHWAY.
Road From Mist Falls to Multno
mah Falls Expected to Be
Open by Saturday Night.
Seven-foot cross-cut saws are used
on the Columbia river highway to
slice off the snow and ice. packed In
some places as high as 30 feet. Huge
chunks are thus worked loose,, heavy
ropes are tied around them and teams
pull them over the side.
The county's crews, under super
vision of H. B. Chapman, assistant
roadmaster, are cutting their way
through the blockade which was the
result of one of the most unusual
snow storms ever recorded. It oc
curred last November. Orders were
issued last week to open the highway
at least eight feet wide to the county
line.
"We are making what I consider
very good progress." said Mr. Chap
man yesterday. "One who has never
been over the highway since that
storm can have no conception of the
task we are up against. Imagine
having to use seven-foot cross-cut
saws to slice out huge chunks of ice
and snow on our highway! It doesn't
seem possible, for Oregon's usual
climate is so moderate we can scarcely
comprehend what haDoened.
"vve are cutting out the ice ana
snow where the drifts piled as high
as 25 and 30 feet and then we tie
ropes around the chunks and pull
them over the side of the highway oy
means of teams. It is a real job, but
the men who have been sent out there,
most of whom are ex-service men,
have done good work and we are
getting along very well, considering
the handicaps under which we are
operating. I hope to open the road
from Mist Falls to Multnomah lails
by next Saturday night and to com
plete the entire Job by March 1.
Mr. Chapman said that, so lar as
he has been able to determine, the
highway has not been" injured, beyond
some of the curbing and railing.
Up to Saturday, the highest number
of men working on the Job was 65,
but today, Mr. Chapman, said, he will
have SO.
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Leper Tag Day Proclaimed.
MANILA, Feb. 6. Governor-Gen
eral Wood yesterday proclaimed Feb
ruary 7 tag day for the purpose of
raising funds for the 5000 lepers on
Culicon island. The Anti-Leprosy
society is attempting to raise $500,000
to assist the lepers.
In Each of Yesterday's Papers (Back Page and Another Page Section l)Told in
Part of Today's Activities at the Quality Store
OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO EVERY PORTLAND HOME
Is the News as Set Forth on an Entire Page
of an Extraordinary Special Purchase and Sale of .
419 Pa the Phonographs
Half Price and Less
Seventeen different models of these famous phonographs at half price and less,
ranging: from the $50 model "3" at $25 to the $850 model "R" at $337.50.
YOUR OWN TERMS IN REASON
Also . . . 30,000 Pathe Records
Offered in This Sale at Half Price
Choose any TWO Pathe records in this sale and pay only the regular price of ONE
Meier & Frank's: Sixth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.)
THE FEATURE ON THE BACK PAGE
Great Sale of 10,000 Pairs
Women's Gloves Y?Yi Off
Many of the famous PERRIN'S real French kid gloves are reduced to $1.50, $1.65,
$l.So and $1.95 Kinds that sell in regular stock at $3 and $3.75.
Meier & Frank's: Main Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.)
Additional Salespeople
PROVING AGAIN THAT ALL MAY KNOW
It Always Pays to Buy at
Meier & Frank's
Witness the Lower-THan-ElsewHere
. Prices for This
of
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The New Silks
The Fine Silks
-The Wanted Silks
The Perfect Silks
Supreme in Assortments! Supreme .in Qualities! Supreme in Values!
T O DAY
IT IS A CASE 01 "THE SILKS OP TODAY ON SALE TODAY"
This Great Event Begins Promptly at 9:15 'A. M.
in the Silk Shop, Second Floor,
Extra
Space
'Additional
- Salespeople
and You Will Realize Why Meier '& Frank's
Leads in Value -Giving
E!Sf I :. QUALITY IWTOTH S. '
Si.i9-si.29 . . Jap Pongee 33-inch 89c
$1.65 ...... Crepe de Chine 36-inch $1.19
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$2.00 ...... Chiffon Taffeta 36-inch $ 1 .79
$3.50 . . . . . . Crepe Back Satin 40-inch $2.39
$4.00 ...... Canton Crepe , io-inch $3.15
$3.oo . . . . . . Charmeuse 40-inch $1.89
$4.00 ...... Krepe Knit 36-inch $3.39
$3.00 Chiffon Taffeta 36-inch $2.29
Cheney Foulards 40-inch $2.29
TT-p-r Bill We Offer the Largest and Finest Assortments of These Silks
1 l s A JJ. We Offer Them in Wanted Colors, Including Plenty of Navies and Blacks
We Offer Them at the Lowest Prices for the Qualities
See Great Fifth and Morrison Window Displays of Silks
Meier & Frank's: Silk Shop, Second
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