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THE SUNDAY OHEGOMAN. PORTLAND. APRIL 5, 1903.
J. C. MANN VICTIM
OF BOLD ROBBERS
Grocer and Clerks Held Up in
Store and Relieved
of $200.
FIREMEN JOIN IN CHASE
Women See Ixxit Taken at Point of
Gun, but Make No effort to
Give the Alarm Police
Are Notified.
Two masked hold-up men, with drawn
revolvers, entered the grocery store of
J. C. Mann, Grand avenue and Hassalo
street, at 10:30 o'clock last night, and
onder threat of death kept the proprietor
and his three clerks from making any
resistance while they took from the cash
register more than $;eo. The Intruders
escaped with their loot and have not been
captured.
The escape of '.he robbers was made
only after a sensational chase, in which
they were pursued by the members or En
gine Company No. 13, of the Fire Depart
ment, whose Quarters are near the Mann
store. Four or five women who were
standing on the corner opposite the store
watched the proceedings of the robbers
hut made no outcry nor any attempt to
warn people In the vicinity that a crime
was being committed.
Ftour Men In Store.
The hold-up, which is the first that has
been reported to the police for several
weeks, was marked by cool dellberate
ness and daring. In the store at the time
were Mr. Mann and Everett Holts. Frank
t!son and Will Walker, three clerks.
Mr. Mann and his assistants were pre
paring to close the store, and were
grouped about the cash register checking
up the day's business, when the robbery
was committed.
The two men. who had evidently been
watching for tills opportunity, rushed In
with their faces masked and revolvers
In their hands. The cash register is about
half way back In the store and this dis
tance from the front door was covered
by the robbers on the run. They brand
ished their weapons and threatened their
victims fiercely. The proprietor and his
clerks put up their hands as bidden and
stood without moving an Inch.
One of the robbers then thrust his re
volver Into his pocket and walked behind
the counter to the cash register, while hie
accomplice stood guard over the four
men. The exact amount in the register
was unknown, but from the tally made
afterwards it contained more than fcW.
After pocketing this money, the robber
searched the proprietor and his clerks,
turning their pockets inside out, and tak
ing from each a little change.
Firemen Senreli District.
This done, the Intruders backed out
of t ho front door and turned east on
Hassalo street, where they broke Into
a run. At the next cornet they turned
south toward Sullivan's tVilch. which
was t lie last seen of them. Mr. Mann
and lis companions rushed to the
street and shouted loudly for help, but
no policeman was In the vicinity.
The cries of the men attracted' the
attention of the firemen in Engine No.
1.1." only a short distance away.
The firefighters turned out in a
body and beat the neighborhood for
many blocks around but found no
trace of the fugitives. Pome one tele
phoned the police station, and within
11) or 15 minutes four detectives were
on the scene making an investigation.
A remarkable feature of the robbery
wi..i that tile entire affair was witnessed
by the party of women, who were ap
parently on their way to their homes
in the neighborhood. They stopped and
saw- all that was done, but save no
alarm. The front of the Mann store
is almost entirely of glass, and those
Inside the store have an unobstructed
vlw of the street and opposite side
walk. After the robbers had fled the wom
en went unconcerned on their way.
Tile robbers are described as fairly well
cress-'d and as easily recognizable. One
was short and the other tall. The short
man. who took the money, was about 5
feet 2 inches, weighed about. lt0 pounds,
wore Hght-gray hat. light-colored overcoat
and gray suit: was light complexioned.
Tall man was of dark complexion; wore
j black slouch hat. black suit, no over
coat, was about 5 feet 10 inches, and
weighed about 1?0 pounds.
other states were making approprl
! atlons for the support of their state
Institutions. Oregon has been giving
most pitiful sums.
"The $15.000 appropriation is not an
excessive appropriation when the re
sources and wealth of Oregon are con
sidered. By the individual the payment
of the tax to produce this J125.000 Is not
felt at all. If Oregon is to maintain a
university that Is a credit to the state,
the people must support this appropria
tion. 1 do not believe that the voters
will deliberately place Oregon In the col
umn of unprogresslve states."
Mr. Talmer, the champion of the refer
endum's measure. In reply to Mr. Beach,
declared that the l.lnn County Council
was not actuated with unfriendly motives
toward the State fnlverslty. but were
working In behalf of the people and for
the common schools of the state. He
pointed out that the youths of the state
received yearly an average of only SI. 57.
or $247,159 In all. through state funds,
outside of the money derived from regu
lar and special taxes.
We contend." he said, "tiiat the pub
lic school Is the foundation of all our edu
cational institutions, and as such should
receive better treatment. The people of
the districts have to build their own
schoolhouses and levy local taxes for
their support, with the assistance re
ceived from the county and the $1.57 from
the state. A girl or boy finishes the
eighth grade at about 14 or 15 years of
age. and the chance for further educa
tion end's, for many parents cannot af
ford to send their children away to a
high school.
"Our object Is to organize and maintain
union high schools throughout this coun
try and bring to the doors of the farm
ers better facilities for higher education
than are afforded at present. We pro
pose to establish these union high schools
with manual training departments for
the practical Instruction of our boys and
girls who cannot be sent away from their
homes for that purpose. We object to
this continuous appropriation without it
being specified for what purpose it Is to
be used.
"Then, again, we are opposed to the
duplication of courses at the Ptate T'ni
versity and at the Agricultural College.
If this duplication were eliminated not
nearly so much money would be needed.
Should the University orf Oregon need
more buildings, the Legislature will at
tend to that."
Mr. Palmer spoke of the log-rolling
that was done to secure the appropria
tion, which he said was wrong. He de
clared that the quotations from news
papers throughout the country and read
by Mr. Beach in his remarks were sent
out from Oregon to mislead the public
abroad as to the true situation. He said
further:
"Not 1 per cent of the people of Ore
gon gets any benefit from the University
of Oregon, but It Is not the desire of the
Orange Council to cripple the university.
We want to see It prosper along with
other institutions. We see no reason for
raising the $47,500 anpropriation to
$15.000. and we shall continue to demand
more for the many, and less for the few."
PIONEER OF 1852 DEAD
Joseph K. Hurdle Served la Kat
Portlnnd Council.
Joseph K. Hardie. a pioneer of 1S5-2,
and a well-known resident of this city,
died early yesterday mornins at his
home, 2S0 Larrabee street, after an
illness of three weeks. Air. Hardie was
born In Mitlsburgr, III., in 1S3S, and
crossed the plains to Oregon in 1S52.
The family first settled near Corvallte
and then moyj?d to Portland in
Mr. Hardie lived for short periods at
Salem and Bridal Veil, but Portland
had been his home since 18f2.
Mr. Hardie was connected with Weid
ler's sawmill as foreman for 18 years
and also was employed for five years
at Inman-Poulsen Company's sawmill.
He served one term In the old City
Council of East Portland before the
cities consolidation. Mr. Hardie was
a member of Samaritan Lodge, I. O. O.
1'. and also was a member of the Bridal
Veil Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Hardie Is survived by his wife,
io whom he was married 43 years ago,
and the following children: Edward
H. Hardie, Bridal Veil, Or.;' Mrs. G.
H. Nlcolia. Molalla. Or.; Mrs. L. H.
Vincent, Portland; Mrs. F. U. Smith,
PePew, la.; Taylor H. Hardie, Astoria;
Mrs.. Kdna Hardie McAyeal, Ruth and
Hazel Hardie. Tort land. The funeral
will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon
from the family residence, 2S0 Larrabee
street.
t'lat-aop Doctors Meet.
ASTORIA, Or.. April 4. (Special.) At
a meeting of the Clatsop County Medical
Association, held last evening, resolutions
of respect to the memory of the late Dr.
Ai:zust C. Kinney were adopted. Officers
to serve during the ensuing" year were
elected as follows: President, Dr. A. A.
Finch; vice-president. Dr. R. J. Pilking
ton; secretary. Dr. Clara Reames; treas
urer. Dr. Nellie Vernon: representative to
the State Medical Association. Dr. J. M.
Holt; alternate. Dr. J. A. Fulton.
CLUB WiriS FROM
TRI CITY PLAYERS
Multnomah Has Easy Time
Shutting Out the West
Side Team.
I PI AYS RII T-FDRFD RAM
Ieajrne Xlne Lands Klght lilts on
Morris, but Is f liable to Score.
Athletic Club Team Gets
i Four Runs.
'S
Manasrer 'Stump" Stott and his
speedy balltopsers representing the
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
played rlngrs. circles and various other
circumferences around the "West Port
land Tri-Clty Leagruers at the Vaughn,
street grounds yesterday afternoon.
When the liune ended the clubmen had
annexed 14 eaJfe binaries and tallied four
runs, whLle the opposing nine failed
to negotiate a tally In spite of Its
eight hits.
Kd Morris occupied the slab for
the winged "M", and assisted by splen
did fielding tin the part of his team
mates, succeeded In disposing of the
leaguers In the most handy manner.
Aside from the steady work of the
pitcher, each individual member of the
club nine played gilt-edged ball, and
the efforts of tho West Siders In the
task of acctunulating scores proved
futile.
Murphy's Hit Brings Huns.
Multnomah started the fireworks in
the second inning when "Chet" Mur
phy drove out a corking single, chas
ing Bob Rlnser and Dick Jones over
the pan. Ringer hd walked after
Campbell had negotiated first and
while the latter was being put out,
Jones was safe at first. Then came
Murphy with his timely wallop.
The other two runs came In the
eighth Inning. Captain McCleilan and
Cass Campbell singled neatly and both
came home w3ien Dick Jones doubled
to center field. Tills brought the total
to four, but Kotteman was lucky in
holding the runs down to that number.
In one inning Multnomah secured three
hits, but was unable to score.
Ash Houstom, who played second
base for the West Portland team, se
cured four hite out of four times at
bat and two of the swats were for
extra bases. He led off In the seventh
Inning with a three-base drive to deep
center, but mas caught off the base a
moment later by a quick throw from
Morris to Marphy.
Larry Antolne. the West Portland
catcher, playrd a splendid game, and
his' throwing to second, was one of the
features of the contest. Sim Bennett,
the diminutive left fielder of the club
team, distinguished himself by making
four running catches.
The -Score In Detail.
The score -of yesterday's game Is as
follows:
MULTNOMAH.
A.B. R. IB. P.O. A. E.
Bennett. If . 4 0 1 4 0 0
Stott. c 4 0 1 S 4
Jennlnes. cf 5 0 2 0 0 0
McCleilan. ss 3 1 1 0 3 2
Campbell, ob and Ub ..4 I 2 7 2 0
Rlnper, rf 2 t 1 0 0 1
Jones, lb 4 1 2 0 O 0
Murphy, 3b 4 O 2 2 0
Morris, p 4 0 2' 1 5 0
Total 3 4 .14 27 16 S
WEST PORTLAND.
A.B. R. IB. P.O. A. E.
McAlwayne. rf 4 o 0 o o 0
Griffith, cf 2 O o 0 1 0
Day. 3b 4 0 2 4 0 1
R. Parrott, lb 4 O 1 0 1 0
Antoine, c 4 O 0 11 4 0
Houston. 2b 4 0 4 5 1 0
Ichenlaut. If :t o o 1 1 o
Thompson, ss 2 o 1 0 1 0
Kotteman. p 2 O 0 o 3 0
Total 29 0 8 27 12 1
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Multnomah 02000002 0 4
Hits 1'2 O 2 1 1 3 3 1 14
West Portland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O O 0
Hits 1 1 02 1 0 10 28
SUMMARY.
Struck out By Kotteman. IO: by Mor
ris. 3. Bases on bans OtT Kotteman. 4; off
Morris, 3. Two-base hits Jones, Day, Hous
ton. Three-base hit Houston. Double
plays Campbell to Jones. Sacrifice hit
Kotteman. Stolen bases Campbell. Hous
ton. Thompson. 3. Left on bases West
Portland, G; Multnomah. 0. Time of same
2 hours, 30 minutes. Umpire Rankin.
TRIAL JURY IS SUMMONED
Xext Term of Federal Court Will
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Baseball . Bats
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First and Yamhill
GRANGE HEARS BOTH SIDES
DKBATF OX APPROPRIATION
FOR STATE SCIIOOI-.
K. Reach Favor Fund, While Ku
gene Palmer Slates Position
of Its Opponents.
With a larjce number of the members
and frlemia Evening Star Grange,
ra irons of Husbandry, silting: hs a
juty In th ball on the Section Line
road yesterday afternoon. 1' . E. Boaeh.
a Portland business man. representing
the friends of the State I'niversity
appropriation, and Eugene Palmer, of
the I, Inn County Council, opposing, pre
sented arguments for and against the
appropriation, which is to be voted
up.m at the June elections. The dis
cussion was under the charge of Mrs.
H. U Va!l. Grange lecturer, for the
purpose of bringing out information
on both sides, but no action was taken.
Mr. Beach spoke first and said:
"The, Importance of this measure, in
my judgment, is greater than other
measures now before the people. I have
no special interest In the State Uni
versity other than what every citizen
should have, but I do have an Intense
state pride. I would save the state
from the painful humiliation that
awaits It if the appropriation made by
the last Legislature Fhould be defeated
titid our university crippled. A I ready
Ort gon Is gaining a most unenviable
leputalion because this appropriation
has been put in jeopardy through the
referendum. ,
"Not only that, but the initiative
and referendum law is being brought
into disrepute in states that had con
templated its adoption. The people of
these states hesitate about adopting
a measure that will make it possible
to cripple a great Institution of higher
education. I hold In my hands clippings
from leading newspapers all over the
VnUed States commenting on the situ
ation here in Oregon, and wriK-h are
.sufficient to show how this movement
Is regarded in other states. They
peak of the referendum on the uni
versity appropriation of 1125,000 as a
dltgraot to the State of Oregon, While '
Every enterprise The Spanton Company
has placed on the market has been a
money-maker, no exceptions. Evanston
will be the greatest of all. See it today
(Sunday). Take the "W YV" car. The
Spanton Company, 27o Stark street.
Open on April 13.
Judge "Wolverton yesterday morning dis
charged the Federal tgrand jury after re
ceiving the last two indictments returned
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REPAIRING
The old reliable; 20 years iu Portland.
MEREDITH'S
TWO STORKS
312 Washington, Near Sixth.
- 293 Morrison, Near Fifth.
Friday. The indictments were sealed be-i
cause the persons against whom the in
dictments were returned have not been
arrested. Judge "W'olverton thanked the
members of the jury for their services.
After dismissing the prand jury. Judge
Wolverton set April 13 for the next term
of the Federal Oourt and ordered that a
trial jury be Impaneled, and the follow
ing jurors were drawn:
Hance S. Tuthill, Portland; James B.
Xesmlth. Rickreall; Harry S. Butx. Dal
las; H. II . Kirk, Halsey; J. Harry Up
ham, Portland; W. T. Cochran, Browns
ville; Jay H. Upton, Portland; John Tem
pleton. Forest Grove; L. . Grlce, Polk
County; William Jolly.' Philomath; Robert
Vngerman, McMinnvillc; II. D. Manning,
Corvallis: William Sargent. Perrydale;
Herbert X. Poppleton, Portland; George
P. Peterson. Multnomah County; Charles
F. Vilas. Montavilla: A. B. lluir, Dallas:
Charles Hubbart. Dilloy: Charles Albright,
Oregon City; Elmer C. Peterson, Port
land; Sylvester C. Pier, Portland; Wil
liam H. Pope. Portland; Rodel Mat
teson, farmer, Washington County;
Thomas Splllman, Mount Tabor; Alfred
Huston, Independence: John B. Pllklng
ton, Portland; George McGrow, Greenville:
Josiah E. Tilton, Portland: Alex. M.
Wright. Portland; Henry Wingert, Port
land; C. H. Cable, Brownsville; Andrew
M. Westrem, Portland; W. L. Wallace,
Lebanon; W. E. Baker, Albany; Lawrence
C. Patton, Portland: James D. Smith,
Dallas; Horace S. Butterfield, Portland;
Fred A. Routledge, Mount Tabor: Robert
McFarland, Summit: William M. Turn
bull. Portland: August Dlppel, Portland:
C. W Odell, Forest Grove; Leahder X.
Bilieu, Dallas: W. P. Elmore, Browns
ville; Thomas W. Younger, Portland;
James A. Gibson, Polk County: Arthur O.
Thomas, Portland: August Zahn, Port
land; Charles Bamford, Washington
County; Nathaniel S. Birch, Rickreall;
Hugh Herren, Benton County; William
T. Turner, Portland: A. D. Hall, Silver
ton: Richard C. Craven. Dallas: Albert
Welch, Portland: Charles Graham, Houl
ton; James F. Rasmussen, Portland; J.
Raymond Rogers, Portland; F. H. Web
ber, Brownsville; X. H, Bateman, Browns
ville; Frank E. Watkins, Portland; Ru
dolph K. Schmeer, Portland; E. Mallory
Raffety, Portland: A. M. Gray, Philomath;
T. H. C. BraeHeld, Shedds: Henry B'letcher,
McMInnvllIe; Conrad Rlndlaub, Portland;
B. Lee Paget, Portland; Charles Oleson,
Portland; Charles W. Pallett, Portland.
Kesnme Work on Jetty.
ASTORIA, Or., April 4. (Special.) Ac
tive work on the construction of the jetty
at the mouth of the river will be resumed
on next Tuesday, April 7, end prepara
tions are being made to place more rock
in position during the coming Summer
than In any previous season.
Of the 41.000.000 persons of Japan only
441 have fortunes of .'K.t'(H or over.
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