The Sunday Oregonian., March 15, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Image 37

SECTION FOUR
Pages 1 to lO
DRAMATIC
and SPORTING
VOL. XXVII.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, 3IARCII 15, 1908.
NO. 11.
GAD SKIS' GREAT FURNITURE:
SALE CONTINUES
This Is the Greatest Furniture Sale in Portland Sale Continues Monday Every Article Reduced From
10 to 50 Per Cent Note the following Prices We Guarantee to UNDERSELL Any House in Oregon
$50 PARLOR SUIT $27
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Farlor Suit, five pieces, beautifully finished in rich, dark mahogany, upholstered: in
verona regular price $50.00; sale price. 1 .,,.'. .v. . . .$27.00
Mail Orders for the above must include $2.00 packing charges. " .
Special
Chair
Sale
This beautiful
Chair, well niade, '
of hardwood and
finished g o 1 d en
oak; trust price,
$1.50; Gadsbys'
price .'. ... .$1.00
GREAT RUG AND CARPET SPECIALS
$35.00 Roval Axrainster
Parlor Rugs, 9x12 feet,
now . . . . $25.00
3o.00 Wilton Velvet
Rugs, 9x12 ....$25.00
$25.00 Brussels Seamless
Rugs. 9x12 ... .$20.00
20.00 Brussels Rugs, 9x
12 $15.00
$15.00 Pro-Brussels
Rugs, 9x12 . . . .$12.00
SniHlh'i or Larcr tups Propor
tionately Reduced.
Ingrain Sample Rugs, all
wool, 1 yard square 35
Brussels Sample Rugs,
fringed ....$1.00
jy I lit isc
Big Carpet Bargains in
Our Carpet Department.
Bromley's Velvets, with
borders ..7. $1.25
Burlingtou Brussels.
with borders .... $1.10
Tapestry Brussels, with
borders .$1.00
Dunlap's Tapestrv Brus
sels ........... ...90c
Reversible Pro-Brussels
per yard $1.00
Brusselette Carpets,
yard wide 55 d
Granite Ingrain Carpets,
per yard ........ .50d
We guarantee these prices as low as any in the city for new goods, notwithstanding all you may read about reductions, discounts and
cut prices. This house is here to sell goods, and will meet all discounts, reduction sale prices that competitors may offer. We are
leaders in low prices, and will never be undersold if we know it. . ''..'
kitchen cabinet S!K$SiSee This Couch - $7.85
With half the work ami much less
t ht n ha If the niimbrr if stops, you
rn keep your kitrhen as neat as a
ships pulley If you own a Gadsbjr
Modol iabhiot. itist like cut. This
cabinet Is rnpnblo of holding rvpry
thinjr a woman needs in preparing
a nn'Hl. A pluce for everything, and
all within your reaih. It is over 7
fct hiRh and the bane is 2Sx (19 rt
42 inches Umlsbys' price. . . pl0J
Leader Range $29
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All a re gnu a nteod for 1 ft years.
l.i'Hflor Hamre, wiih hljrh c'osft and'
du !e cr.4 te. aprinjr-hu landed oven
ooors. This Is a heavy, substantial
and diirable rantrr. made of the best
naltty coM-rolled steel; adapted
tor coal or wood ; oven thoroughly
i raced and, bolted : asbestos-lined
throng hint ; n lekel -trimmed : section
!.'! .'?.p: . .?.".d.':b-?". .$29.00
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Each piece Is upholstered In No. 1 velour. with frames, springs and
pvfry oetail of upholstering, as well ns the covering itself, strictly
high-grade in every particular. Gadsbys' price $7.85
SEE OUR COUCH FOR $3.50 IN THE WINDOW
Folding Reclining Go-Cart,
With Hood, $12
This is a value
that speaks for
itself to- those
who. hare
priced go-carts
elsewhere.
Made of strong
steel tubing .to
secure strength
and lightness,
ffjf with heavy
ciowd ruooer tires
and an excellent quality
imitation leather seat
and hood. This is easily
the handiest, safest,
strongest and lightest
go-eart to be found any-
whei'e. To be had in four colors blue, brown, red
or black. Notice how compactly it folds. Other
styles and values from $1.75 to ........... . $20.00
$25 Pedestal Table $ 1 2.50
Gadabrs Extrasloa Tabic Sp'l.
This handsome Pedestal
Extension Table is of
fered at this extremely
low price that we may
demonstrate to the buy
ing public our ability to
undersell any furniture
institution in the citv.
Onlv
. $12.50
Gadsbys' Morris Chair
i
Made throughout of solid oak; can be
adjusted to five different positions ;
the cushions are reversible and eomc
in selected patterns of velour; Gads
by's price ....$7.75
Solid Oak Arm Rocker, with leather
cobbler seat ; regular $3.50 value ; spe
cial this week.. $1.95
$19 Princess Dresser $11,50
Princess Dresser, with oval or shaped
French bevel mirror; finished golden;
regular $19.00 value; special this
week . ,
$11.50
PARIS
SWIiJDLFRS
FLEECE TOURISTS
Guides Thrive on Blackmail by
Taking Visitors to Ques-
tionable Places.
AMERICANS OFTEN ROBBED
Confidence Men Use Many Shrewd
Devices to Prey tTpon Fat Purses
of . the Foreigners Trav
eling in France.
PARTS, March 14. (Special.) Paris i
honored by the presence of gangs of
"confidence" men, who devote their at
tention principally to Americans on a
visit here. Speaking on the subject, the
American Consul -Gen era I in Paris said
that ever since the 3900 International Ex
hibition American had been victimized
by swindlers in the French capital to a
greater extent than other foreign visitors.
One reason, he believed, was that Ameri
cans do not care for it to be known that
they have been robbed, and above all do
not wish to return from America to
France to appear as witnesses against
the thieves. The latter, in his opinion,
can escape top easily to London, and he
noted the fact that in a recent Important
robbery the" men were known to have
been in London the following morning.
Use Threats to Rob.
Another method by which Americans, as
well as other foreigners, are frequently
victimised is this: Certain disreputable
guides in Paris do a thriving blackmail
business by taking people to improper
places and then threatening to expose
their movements to their families at
home. Of course, with regard to the
blackmail business, it may be said
it succeeds merely to Illustrate the truth
of the saying that "fools and their money
are soon parted." Many of the so-called
guides, however, are positively dangerous
charaetens, and foreigners when they re
quire the services of one would da well
to apply to the manager of their hotel
Instead of accepting the 'offers that may
be made them in the streets.
Another wealthy American was robbd
this week under '.very queer circumstances.
He was strolling along the bo.ulevards.
when a trim-looking individual went up
to him. saying, "You are an American,
T can see. So am T I do. not speak
French, so. ran you tell me the way to
the Rue T-aftbout? i am no pleased to
meet a fellow-countryman in Paris."
Victim of Sharp Game.
The desired information - was being
given, when another well-dressed man ap
peared. He let fall his pocket-book,
which the rich American picked up and
handed to him, whereupon he exclaimed.
"You have done me a great service. I
am an American, as you arc, judging
from your accent. You see that, my
pocket-book is crammed with banknotes.
I have also some precious stones. Allow"
me to offer you this ruby, it is worth
$1000." The gift was declined, and then
the man -said. "At any rate, you will
come Into this cafe with me?"
The trio entered the cafe, and as they
were refreshing themselves, the Individual
who had let his pocket-book rop asked
the American to show him one -of the new
United States banknotes. The American
had scarcely produced his pocket-book
when the man snatched it from his grasp
and boltejl out of the cafe, followed by
the other individual, who cried out that
he must catch the thief, but he never re
turned. The snatcher of the pocket-book
is said to be a notorious English pickpocket.
KING MATRIMONIAL" PRIZE
Don Manuel Suddenly Becomes Ob
ject of Intrigues.
LONDON, March 14. (Special.) The
young King of Portugal, Dom Manuel,
was. until recently, a comparatively
negligible quantity inthe matrfmonial
market, but the alteration in his
status resulting from the recent
tragedy has completely changed this
state of affairs. Intrigues are already
afoot in certain rival quarters for the
honor of supplying a queen to the
Portuguese throne.
Although the customary -period of
mourning must elapse before a mar
riage could take place, the highly-,
placed matchmakers are mutually de
termined to forego no strategical ad
vantage for the sike of a sense of
decency, so hustle is the order of the
day. The progress of these maneuvers
is now being watched with consider
able interest by the Initiated. Of course
Kngland is taking a hand in the busi
ness.
TOUCH UP BRITISH LION
Edward Puts Lire Into Inanimate
Looking Beast.
LONDON. March 14. (Special.) The
British lion has been engaging the at
tention of Kine Edward. Walter
Crane, the artist, has been pointing out
that on the royal standard the British
lions "look like stuffed specimens."
They are sorry beasts, looking; like
elongated cats.
King Edward, who is an expert on
such matters, has. however, done some
thing to improve these Hons. He em
ployed artists who gave them a sym
bolic suggestion of strength, with
prominence of teeth and claws, sinewy
length of limb, and great breadth of
chest. All the new standards are to
have the beasts In this Improved form,
and they have already appeared on
some of the new coins.
EAT AND DRINK TOO MUCH
English Society Sharply Criticised
for Its Tendencies.
LONDON. Ma rch 7. Do wn r i gh t
guzzling seems to have become a vir
tue," said a society woman on her re
turn to town from a round of country
house visits.
'XhitzJXjtzx& fl.go4whJch -ia .ihe -limit
of . my recollection, people ate more
substantial breakfasts than nowadays
it is true, but luncheon was a compar
atively simple affair, and supper was
unheard of.
"In most houses now ladies sit up
till midnight playing bridge and bil
liards, and, though the dinner hour
8:30 is much later than it used to be.
it is quite the thing to serve sand
wiches and bonnes-bouches of various
kinds when beverages . are handed
round.
"This takes place at an hour at
which all of the woman, and not a few
of the men, would have been fast
asleep at the period, say, of the Franco-German
War.
"A glass of wine and a sandwich at
11 in. the morning, and a varied and
sustaining meal In place of the slight
5 o"clock tea we used to have these
have become necessities.
" That's my fifth sandwich. said a
slip of a girl to me at tea a few nights
ago, and though I didn't say so, I won
dered very much what her figure and
complexion would be like a few yearn
hence. '
"And she smoked more than one
cigarette after dinner, too. Wine
drinking may be decreasing, but smok
ing is gaining a greater hold every day
on both women and men.
"The English upper classes have not
yet adopted the gigantic American
breakfast, but they certainly do ap
pear to me to be eating and drinking
nearly all the time. And missing meals
or eating sparingly is looked upon as
'faddy,' and makes one quite unpopular."
GKNKKAL- SAYS . AVAR VXITED
SOUTH AFRICA.
Delarey Says at Monument Dedica
tion That Dutch Colonists Stand
Together as Never Before.
CAPE TOWN, March 34. Special.) On
the occasion of the unveiling of a monu
ment to fallen Boers at Burghersdorp, an
extraordinary speech was made by Gen
eral Delarey. There waft a great gather
ing, composed almost exclusively of colo
nists of Dutch birth, many pf whom lost
kinsfolk in the late war, their, relations
having gone into rebellion against colo
nial and imperial government. General
Delarey, whose words were listened to
with the' utmost keenness, told the gather
ing that by the late war the Afrikander
people -had become ."more" than conquer
ors.' .The war had consolidated them
(meaning the Boers of all the colonies)
into one band of brothers, who .would
never be deprived of South Africa.
Like the word "Huguenot" the term
"rebel" had once been one of jcon tempt,
but now it was an honorable designation.
Continuing, the speaker hinted that the
victory of the Bond party in the Legisla
tive Council elections was the commence
ment of a great struggle. For a hundred
years their kinsmen in the Cape remained
loyal to the;Britlsh government, but when
the war broke out they helped the burgh
ers of the two laterepublics, a fact that
never - must be fortotten. Blood was
thicker than water. The Cape rebels who
helped- the two republics by throwing in
thetr lot with the burghers of the north
did that which was noble and honorable.
Genera Beyers, who had also come
down from the Transvaal, asked the peo
ple to remember how America won her
freedom. He reminded them of Majuba
In Af$l. and counseled them not to forget
the late war. Professor Muller described
the monument as "a beacon- of blood,"
and urged the people to teach their chil
dren the lesson conveyed by the heroes
whose names were inscribed on it.
De Transvaaler, published in Johannes
burg, gives one causeof discontent in
that the Dutchman finds his language
practically taxed. Documents such as
wills, powers of attorney, etc., drawn up
in Dutch, have to be translated into Eng
lish for the convenience of English offi
cials, but at the expense of the Dutchman.
In the courts of law the Dutchman has to
depend on the interpreter, who very often
puts , wrong construction on the actual
tenor of words and expressions. Endless
trouble is caused by the laneuage"of" the
one being unknown or ignored by that of
tho other, and as a rule It is not the
Englishman, but . the Dutchman,, whose
taxed bill costs is the heavier. In the
schools English gets the preference, Dutch
being a mere matter of choice. So Eng
lish is forced down the throat of the
Dutchman in a country where there are
said to be "equal rights."
AMERICAN SINGER SUCCESS
Minnie Tracy Gets Many Laurels in
Southern Europe.
MONTE CARLO, March 7. Minnie
Tracy, the American primo donna, now
singing; with great success at Monte
Carlo, is a great friend of the Prince
and Princess of Saxe-Meinnigren who
always g:o to hear her whenever she
sinrs in the south of France.
Mine. Panthes, a Russian pianist, will
Join Miss Tracy here, and both will go
to Paris for a series of concerts. Miss
Tracy's house in Faubourg St. Honore,
is an artistic center. There she gives
interesting; receptions and musicales.
Her foremost patron in Paris is Mrs.
James Jacks' i. of 13 Avenue d'Antln.
Mrs. Jackson, before her marriage, was
Mi&s Silver, -of Lexington, Mo. Her
husband was Chief Justice Jackson, of
Georgia.
FREE TOBACCO AND BEER
English Rector Hits on Plan to At
tract the Men.
LONDON. March 7. The Rev.
Charles Hutchinson, rector of Rayne,
near Biaintree, Essex, has arranged
a series of smoking concerts for the
entertainment of his parishioners, at
which beer and tobacco are provided
free for all men, and a popular musical
programme is rendered. One " of the
concerts was given in the church
schoolroom recently, and was attended
by practically all the men in the village.
Excavate at Thebes.
CAIRO, March 7. Sir Ernest Cassel,
the especial friend and financial advis
er of King Edward of England, has ob
tained a concession from the Egyptian
government for excavating among the
ancient ruins at Thebes, and has be
gun operations already.
The Duke and the Duchess of Con
naught came from Malta to Egypt and
went to Luxor, where Sir Ernest pre
sented them to Princess Teano and
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Cresswell.
The Cress we! Is arrived In Egypt in
December, and have been hunting big
gams with Lord VUlers, -
AUTOS ARE NEW
TO
ROBBERS
Transvaal Highwaymen Use
Cars to Effect Escape
With Rich Loot.
ONE HOLD-UP IS THWARTED
AUompt o Seize 960,000 in Gold
Is lulled by Mine Officials
In Revolver Duel W ith
Thieves.
CAPE3 TOWN, March M. -(Special.)
The motor-car as an adjunct of robbery
seems to have made its appearance in
the' Transvaal almost as soon as in Eng
land. Two officials of the Witwatersrand
mine S. G. Foster and Herbert Allen re
cently left the office in an open cab for
Gcrmlston station, with gold to the value
of $60,000, derived from the mid-monthly
smelting, which it was Intended to take
to Johannesburg. Passing the wet shaft,
they saw a motor-car standing in the
road ahead of them, and as they came
nearer the car was drawn across the road
and the two occupants delivered a couple
of revolver shots at the cab, with the
summons "Hands up!"'
Outlaw Chauffeur Is Shot.
Instead.. of obeying, the driver of the
cab whipped up his horses and Mr. Allen
quickly returned the revolver Are, hitting
one of the robbers In the abdomen and
putting a stop to further moleslation. As
the cab continued its journey the wound
ed man staggered back to the car, from
which ha and his companion had alight
ed, and the machinery was set in mo
tion; but, unfortunately for the prospects
of escape, the revolver bullet had found
the man who understood the mechanism,
and after proceeding a short distance the
car again came to a standstill.
By this time the hue and cry had been
started, and the uninjured motorist" left
the car and took to his heels. He was
kept in sight by a winch-driver named
Fennessey, and, after an exciting chase,
in which many people joined, was even
tually arrested and taken to Germiston
police station'. He, had by that time got
rid of hia revolver, goggles and every
thing else that might connect him with'
the motor-car. His wounded companiou,
who was identified as George Rasors,
li'ing with his wife and children at
Troyeville, died in Boksburg Hosptial on
the following day.
A few months ago the branch of the Na
tional Bank at Langlaage was held up by
armed robbers shortly before closing time,
and about JSOOO abstracted from the tills.
Since then three men have been sentenced
to ten years' hard labor for their ahare in
the robbery.and the police have now dis
covered the man' who planned the whole
affair and sent hts lieutenants to carry it
out. His name is Walter Kirby, and he U
also to be accommodated in jail for a ten
years' term. His sentence closes the his
troy of one of the most famous gangs of
criminals the Transvaal has known.
Career of Dangerous Gang.
The gang was formed originally by
Percy John Collingwood, who may be
described as the Moriarity" of South
Africa. Collingwood was a gentleman
by birth, and received a thorough train
ing as an engineer after he left school. .
He first came into prominence in 1896.
when, after an exciting trial, he was
sentenced to five years' imprisonment,
with hard labor, for robbery. Good
conduct earned for him the ueual re
mission of a portion of hie sentence, but
he was scarcely out of jail when he
was again in tjie dock at Port Eliza-
beth. where he was sentenced. In 1900
to 44 years' hard labor for housebreak
ing. He was imprisoned in the local
jail, and employed on the harbor works.
There his engineering knowledge stood
him in good stead, for he made himself
so useful that his term- was reduced on
the special recommendation of the
prison authorities. When he was re
leased he migrated to the Rand and
his master mind gathered around him a
gang of dangerous criminals, white and
colored, who placed implicit trust in
their chief, and who, for a time, suc
cessfully carried out a series of crimes,
ably planned by hlra.
Matches Entire Police l'torce.
Collingwood pitted his brains against
those of the entire detective force, and
for a time he more than held his own.
Jt was part of his method to keep In
close touch with the police, and he was
a frequent visitor at the Police Sta
tions, whither he went on the most
flimsy pretexts. At last the acting
chief of the Criminal Investigation De
partment. Mr. Mayrogordato, discovered
the Identity of his clever opponent, and,
after many attempts, brought home to
him a serious crime, ftr which Colling
wood was sentenced at Pretoria in Jan
uary, 1907, to 12 years' imprisonment,
with hard labor, for culpable homicide.
The crime was committed In the course
of a robbery which he had planned,
when he found It necessary to get rid
of a native "tool," who knew too much.
At the same time, Arthur Manners
received a similar sentence. Manners,
though not of the same caliber as Col
lingwood. was a dangerous man, of the
"Bill Sikes" class, whose convictions
began at Birmingham In 1896. In com
mon with many of his class, he drifted
to South Africa rn one of tiie contin
gents during the war, and at the close
of hostilities returned to his old career
of crime. After Collingwood's removal
from the active list, Kirby appears to
have assumed command of the opera
tions of the gang, but evidently he did
not succeed in getting the implicit trust
of his followers.
Horsey. Rose and Burke three men
actively concerned In the attack on the
Longlaagte bank were "tools" of CoK
lingwood, and when their master had
been taken they lost their confidence.
Klrby's downfall, following the cap
ture and science of those three, 1a
the last act in the operations of a gang
of criminals who have been a menace
to the public safety for years. Ther-9
are still, unfortunately, many criminals
on the Rand, but. as far as Is known,
there are now no gang of any lmpor-a
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