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V.. . ... . .' . . THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, FORTLAXD, AUGUST 22, 1909. . .. , - , ... "7777771 i -1 HE IS TRUE TO ALLEGED SWINDLER Young Helpmeet of J. E. Hamlin Prostrated by Shock of . Husband's Arrest. WAILS OUT HER SORROW Maintains Officers Hare Wrong Man and SobbJnRly Declares She Will - Never Be Parted Record. In.. Oregon an Exciting One. "He's Innocent of any crime! Ho didn't do It he couldn't do it! They never can part us. I'll stand by him to the end! Jack is the only man I ever loved and I love-him more now than ever!" - This was sobbed out by. the pretty l-year-old bride of J. R Hamlin, ar rested as an ex-convlct, bank thief and windier, in their cosy little home at 436 Marguerite street last night. It was here the alleged criminal was cap tured by Henry E. Ton Groenewald, superintendent of the local branch of the PInkerton dctectlvo agency and Archie Leonard. Deputy Sheriff, early yesterday morning. . "Those cruel men came and took Jack from me." she said. "They had no right to. He is an honorable man and always was. Ha never stole any thing, as they say he did now they takfi him from me and put him in prison." Broken In health and In a weakened condition from the ravages of a fever which the has suffered recently, she gave away to Jier emotions. Presently she composed herself and told in a re luctant manner of her first acquain tance and knowledge of her husband's past. "I met Jack about a year ago, she said. "He was employed as a farm hand near the home of my parents in Grass Valley. Although he is more than twice my own age. I fell deeply in love with him. I know he loved me and does yet. We were married two months afterward. We came to Port land to live and were so happy. They say he stole money. That's a lie! Jack never stole or did a wrong thing in his whole life! He told me all of his past life he was a hard-working man not a thiet!" - . . Wife Believes Him Innocent. i In the remarks- that followed, the little -woman emphatically declared she was positive In her conviction that her hus band is Innocent of any crime. She made no effort to keep back any knowledge ahe possessed relative to Hamlin's past. "He always told me he was a black smith and a machinist," said the troubled little wife, "and often said he could return to his old position as chief engineer of the Union Iron Works here In Portland. He did not work since we came to Portland to live." : When closely questioned as to her first acquaintance and subsequent marriage to the alleged ex-convict, she again broke down. - "1 love him and I married him. Few knew about our marriage until it was all over. He has a number of relatives here in Portland and they objected to our marriage. They said he was foolish in marrying me on account of my age. They have had very little to do with him since. His brother, Charles, lives in Gresham. but I have never met him." The only comfort of the young wife in her hour of trouble fc an older sister, Mrs. W. A. Turner, of Baker City, who has been visiting with her for several weeks. It is apparent from the asser tions made by the neighbors in the im mediate vicinity of Hamlin's home that the couple had little to do with them. Neighbors Say Couple Attached. "The couple moved, into the home they now occupy last May," said one of the neighbors. "They purchased the contents of the home, furniture and all. from a family that occupied The place a few months before. ami moved away. We saw very little of them, except when they were together. They spent a great deal of time riding in- a new automobile they purchased a month ago." It Is apparent from th information gleaned from people in the vicinity Cf Hamlin's heme that he was greatly de voted to his gjrl-wlfe and spent consider able of his time with her. When ar rested by the officers yesterday he was busily engaged 1n the erection of a gar age for his automobile. He formerly owned another automobile, which waa consumed by -a fire of mysterious origin which destroyed the garage on the same spot the new one was being erected.' The fire occurred three months ago and the contents were said to have been Insured. Mrs. Hamlin, when asked about the attachment made by Deputy Sheriff Leonard upon the new automobile yes terday at the Instigation of a bank at Wtnlock. Wash., said: "They had no right to take 4bat machine away from me along with my. husband. It's my machine Jack gave It to mo" she de clared in an emphatic manner. She re fused to state under what circum stances the car came into her posses sion, but maintained that legally the automobile waa owned by her husband. Furniture Not Owned. "I don't care what they do with the furniture and everything here in the house." she said. "They can attach that If they want to: it doesn't belong to us. We never paid for It. and won't now. If they are going to take everything away. I never knew Jack had any prop erty. He never told me he owned any. We always had money and I never asked him for anything that he would not give me." declared the woman. When told it was rumored her hus band was the possessor of considerable realty in Nampa. Idaho, Baker City and Pendleton, Or., and Eureka. CaL.. as well as several valuable lots in Sunny side, and a 14000 residence in this city, Mrs. Hamlin stated in astonishment: "Now I know they have the wrong man." she ejaculated In a joyous vein. "I know Jack would not deceive me; he would tell me all about it if he owned anything. Now I know they have the wrong man." . ' When pressed for information con cerning her future plans should the au thorities prove the guilt of her hus band and a sentence to the penitentiary follow, she said: "They can put him In prison forever, but they shall never part Jack and me. I have a dear old father and mother. -Til go tothem on their little farm near Grass Valley and I there Til live and wait until Jack comes , to me." ..' j ! The crimes with which the husband 0f,the,,ait.hfU.lfor tl9tt?7u? ' voluminous, according to tne autnori- ties, and cover a span of years during which he has served two terms in the, penitentiary. Vrd aliases of Jack, HOME Or NOTORIOUS BANK SWINDLER, HIS PORTRAIT 1 T ....1. - I'm nu.rrm-i r -- ,w---i'"--'T I r K AX-" ' :f ' i ' - ' ' rr" sj Slit i rrrA ' iJIm 1-1 V2 I M h I - w - - - , f ii c 'I? i jr 1 t I ' . HIMLIVS RESIDENCE, 439 MARGUERITE AVENUE. I Hamlin, J. F. Hunt, J. E. Coy and C. G. Parker, he Is said to have operated ex tensively in the Northwest. For a for gery committed in Eugene, he was com mitted ln 189S and released April 1. 1901. On august 31. 1303, he was .sent up from Forest Grove. Or., for six years for a similar offense. HAMLIN HAS EXCITING RECORD Alleged Swindler Operated in Wash ington County, but Finally Caught. HILLS BORO, Or.. Aug. 21. Special ) J. H. Hamlin, alias J. H. Burke, who operated In this vicinity several years ago. has a criminal record of many years' standing. During his career he has op erated in California as well as Oregon and Washington, and on 6ne occasion, by some miscarriage of Justice, he evaded extradition to California on hlg discharge from the Oregon Penitentiary. Hamlin's first introduction to the au thorities of this county was In 1903. On the morning of August 27 of that year Hamlin tried to cash a forged note on the cashier of tie E. W. Haines Bank at Forest Grove. The day before the at tempt Hamlin, who gave his name as Burke, went to the bank and asked Cash ier Frank T. Katie if hia note, with the late Walter Bernard as surety, would ba good for J300. The cashier informed him that It would be good for any reasonable amount and Hamlin departed, with the information that he was a farmer resid ing near Thatcher, a little town in this county, and- added that Bernard was his friend. He also stated that he would return next day for the money. He left the bank and but for the fact that Cashier Kane happened to drive by the Bernard place that night and stopped, the confidence man would probably have been paid the money. At It was Kane mentioned the matter to Bernard and the old man denied all knowledge or willing ness to act as surety for any one. On his return to Forest Grove Kane in formed President Haines of the occur rence, and preparations were made to capture the forger. . The next morning Hamlin presented himself at the bank and tendered his forged note, bearing an excellent imita tion of Bernard's signature. The cashier engaged him in conversation long enough to permit President Haines to slip out to-the front of the bank, and both he and Kane drew revolvers, covering Ham lin simultaneously. He surrendered quiet ly and was taken to the Jail without trouble. Hamlin had procured a copy of Ber nard's signature by visiting the Bernard place and palming himself off as the rep resentative -of an Eastern Implement con cern that desired to send the farmer some valuable reading matter ertalning to various farming methods. Bernard com plied with his request to write his name and address ln a little book he presented. At this time Hamlin was also wanted at Lebanon for forging the name of Ed. Myer to a note for $200. . He followed practically the same tactics at Lebanon that he did at Forest Grove. Going to Banker Bcroggin at that place he told him he was a friend of Myer and that he needed ready cash to purchase a team of horses, and that Myer had agreed to go his surety. He succeeded ln getting "the money and making his escape. He is also said to have victimized a baker at Med ford, and at the time of his operations in this vicinity he was wanted in San Fran cisco for a crooked deal for which a reward of J100 was offered for his arrest by Baker & Hamilton, a San Francisco firm. In default of S2500, Hamlin was placed in the Hlllsboro Jail, Deputy District Attorney Tongue, now District Attorney, having asked his commitment. He was a model prisoner while awaiting trial, and nothing happened until September 9. On that night, in company with John T. Mc Namara, another prisoner, Hamlin broke Jail by cutting a hole through the brick wall and escaping in safety. Dan J. Trombley, who occupied a cell ln the Jail at the time, and who was later .tarred and feathered, waa a witness to the dual escape, but refused to give the alarm because, as he later stated, the two fugitives had threatened to kill him if he made any outcry. Hamlin went to The Dalles from here, passing through Troutdale. where his wife lived at the time. Later he was captured by Sheriff Totten of Skamania County, Wash., while on his way to Stevenson. He managed to dodge Into the brush along a country road and again fled, but the following day he was captured by a Deputy Sheriff while on his way to the lower Cascades. Again he succeeded In making his escape, for he acted the role of a submissive prisoner until he came to a convenient spot, when he suddenly rushed the offi cer, and. knocking him down, took two guns from him and escaped. After this episode Hamlin went to Van couver, where he visited his brother, who resides, on the outskirts of the town. Sheriff John Wr. Sewell, of Yamhill County, .learned of Hamlin's movements, and wired Sheriff Belsecker. of Vancouver, to apprehend him. Taking a deputy with him'. Sheriff Belsecker visited the home of Hamlin's brother, and leaning through a window he got the drop on the fugitive and ordered him to throw up his hands. Instead of complying. Hamlin dashed for the door, but Beisecker fired twice, bringing down his man with a shot in the groin. The next day the wounded prisoner was taken to Hlllsboro, and again on October 25 he attempted a third Jail break, but this was frustrated. A short time before he was visited by his rife, and when searched after tne at . ' .., , ,,,,, . f,t n, hi. wel, ag 8()me gkeleton keys. Shortly after this, Hamlin, or Burke, w'ned Defore Judge McBride. and conTlcUon was sentenced to six year. M.it.ti,rv After serving one in th? .'''"'l?' , rear he asked for a. V0"- ln he was not successful, though he as i f'Saiatfiiiiia liwiiiisii IffiSIIiill! Wfl ' H t Jack Han.llu. f!, I it ?... , ,1k.- ,. .' . . . later released because of his term being shortened by good behavior. Hamlin steadfastly refused to tell any thing of his parents. His wife secured a divorce from him In the courts of Mult nomah County, and is said to have married again. Local Man of Medals Becomes Famous Harry Savery, Steward of Portland Elks' Club, Has Unique and Valu able Remembrance of Loa Ange lea Convention. HARRY LAVERY. . steward of the Elks' Club in Portland, waa a figure that attracted attention and interest at the recent meeting of the Grand Lodge of Elks held at Los Angeles. Moat of the delegates to the convention came adorned with a badge, or medal of some sort. This was the chance for the fa mous local "Bill." When he was not busy extolling the merits of Portland as a meeting place for the convention in 1912, he waa busy, very busy, separating a brother "Bill" from his adornment. Over 1D0 medals, representing every sec tion of the country from which the ant lered herds gathered, has a place on the silken garment of purple hue that covers the manly person of the famous and popular local steward. Although he toiled assiduously ln getting his collec- 3 -"TV 45M Harry Lavery, Steward of Local Klka' Club, In Uia Coat of Many Medals. tion at Los Angeles, Mr. Lavery has do nated the results of his efforts to the local clubrooma, where they occupy an honored place amid the luxurious fur nishings of the home of the Portland lodge. The value of the collection is con servatively estimated at over $100. BAND LEADER IS CHOSEN W. E. McElroy to Furnish. Music for Various Fairs of State. W. E. McElroy, of this city, has again been selected to lead the band this year at the State Fair to be held Sep tember 13-18 at Salem. Mr. McElroy has held this position for several years. He will also lead the band at the Port land Fair and Livestock Exposition Sentember 20-25. and at its conclusion ill go to Pendleton to lead the band , , J A . m K t f t B.. m r i !L1 I AND THAT. OF HIS WIFE I Mrs. Jade Hamlin. at the Third District Fair of Eastern Oregon, to be held at Pendleton Sep tember 27 to October 2. Mr. McElroy has had several years' experience as a band leader and is thoroughly competent to handle such an organization. He was formerly a member of the United States Band and Second Regiment Band of Chicago, and also appeared with the Rosenbeoker Orchestra of that city. Mr. McElroy's band will consist of 25 pieces and players will be chosen with great care in order to get only the best musicians. After playing at Pendleton, the band will probably go to the Walla Walla and The Dalles fairs. Mr. McElroy Is a native Ore gonlan, the son of the late E. B. Mc Elroy. State Superintendent of Public Instruction. PINCH0T TO SPEAK HERE Chief Forester Will Lecture August 30 at First Unitarian Church. Under the auspices of the Oregon Con servation Association. Gifford Plnchot, chief of the National Forest Service, will address the Portland public at the First Unitarian Church Monday night, August 30. The subject of Mr. Pinchot's address will be "Conservation and the Plain Peo ple." A. B. Westell, secretary of the Conser vation Association, said yesterday that from the interest manifested in the ap proaching vrslt of Mr. Plnchot It was as sured that his address would be listened to by a large audience. Mr. Plnchot will be introduced by F. W. Mulkey, presi dent of the Conservation Association, and it is proposed that a general dlsousslon. Including the asking of questions touch ing on the subject of conservation, shall follow the principal address of the oc casion. RAILROADS NOT SUFFICIENT Congressman Moore Contends for River and .Harbor Improvement In- an address at the Portland Com mercial Club yesterday, J. Hampton Moore. Congressman from Pennsylvania, contended that from the fact that the railroads ln the United States are in adequate to accommodate the- commerce of the country the demand for the im provement of rivers and harbors was im perative. Permanent improvement all Feed Your Body Wisely in hot weather on Grape-Nuts FOOD "There's a Reason' Read ''The Road to TVellville," . in pkgs. . Summer Furnishings of Reed, Rattan, Willow includes chairs, tables, settees, . beach chairs A few of the pieces Brass Beds A" number of new brass beds, in distinctive designs and of de pendable materials and work manship, are in our Stark-street window this week. They are a part of our new Fall stocks, and represent the best work of the best factories. Prices $20 to $150. J. G. along the seaboard was urged as the prime essential to commercial activity. The epeaker took the position that such Improvements should be of a per manent character and should be general and not sectional, for the reason- that such improvements in One section of the land indirectly benefit the entire coun try. Preceding the address Congressman Mooro was the guest of J. . N. Teal at luncheon. Another distinguished guest at the luncheon was J. Kaumanna, of Berlin, Germany, who Is connected with the Imperial Agricultural Department. "BEESWAX," SAYS CHEMIST Material Found on Nehalem Beach Not Mineral Substance. According to an analysis made by a New York chemist, the substance found at the mouth of the Nehalem River is not the residue of hydrocarbon oil, as it was recently declared to be. In the communication received by S. G. Reed, the chemist in question advises that FURTHER ADDITIONS TO THE PIANOLA FAMILY Another of America's Illustrious Firms of Piano Makers Acknowl edges Pianola Superiority and Will Embody This Mechanism in Its Future Upright and Grand Pianos. EILERS PIANO HOUSE TO SELL THEM Initial Shipments Will Arrive Much has been written in American Muslo Trade Journals about an alleged consolidation of the Weber Piano and. the Pianola makers and another of New York's great pianos, the Steinway. A great deal proved to be conjecture and guesswork. Nevertheless there was foun dation to many of the rumors. Eilers Piano House is in a position today to an nounce the birth of the Steinway Pianola piano. Samples of these Instruments will be on display at Eilers Piano House with in a very few weeks. The Weber was the first of the great American pianos to consolidate with the makers of the Pianola and to embody the Pianola and Metrostyle and Themodlst features within its piano, thus constitut ing the now world famous Weber Pianola- P The' success of the Weber has been posi tively phenomenal. Instantly it was ac corded recognition in the highest musical and social circles. It has been said that the Weber Piano factory was the only one of America's highest grade piano fac tories that did not experience any decline ln orders and output during the many months of the financial depression from which the country now is so splendidly elThe''enormous demand for the Pianola Piano and the excellence of the Piano itself brought .about very naturally the combination of the Pianola with New York's other greet and Illustrious piano, the Steinway. In spite of oft-repeated statements to the contrary, the acknowl edgment of Pianola supremacy had to come. The Steinway Pianola piano will, of course, be sold by Eilers Piano House, which is the only place In the Pacific West where the genuine Pianola pianos are sold. NO other furniture so nearly approaches the acme of ease and cool comfort in Summer -weather as reed, rattan and Avillow furniture. "We have just received a large importation of the very artistic and inexpensive Malabar furni- ture, which, with our other lines, gives us an immense variety in all colors and designs. The collection are displayed m our windows. Cushions and Washable Draperies For bungalow or Summer cottage, nothing is so attractive or so appro priate as draperies and upholsterings of light-weight washable fabrics. Our selection includes cretonnes, scrims, casement cloths and madras; antique crash, Russian gauze, home spun linens and the famous Sundour fabrics in all colors. We have also the finest workroom - facilities for drapery and upholstery work. MACK &--CO. FIFTH AND STARK this wax has no resemblance to a petroleum residue; that it is saponifi able and has the same melting point and specific gravity as beeswax, which he says it undoubtedly is. The sample of rock that Mr. Reed forwarded to him the writer says is simply sand im pregnated with the same kind of wax. This wax is found ln considerable quantities by beach visitors in that vi cinity, and has long been considered beeswax. The tradition is that a Span ish ship from Manila loaded with bees wax for the Spanish California settle ments was wrecked at the point on the Oregon shore. Various less plausible theories as to Its origin have been cur rent for years. Crowds Increase at Columbia Beach. COLUBIA BEACH. Or., Aug. 2L (Spe cial.) During the past week the crowd of people at the beach has been ma terially augmeted by fresh arrivals at cot tage, tent and hotel. From the strand to Idlewlld Park life and action Is seen. There.ls something doing every moment. Oregonlan Turkish Baths moved to the Drexel, 2d and Yamhill. Within the Next Forty Days, The Pianola Piano Is a combination of an upright piano of the highest grade and the complete Metrostyle Pianola ln a single instrument. It costs no more than the two instruments in separate cases. The Pianola Piano is always available for hand playing without being limited to It. It has a keyboard like any piano. But when manual dexterity can go no farther, or when the fingers tire or more espe cially when there is no one in the home who can play at all It is only necessary to slide back a panel for the insertion of the perforated music rolls, and step im mediately into the field of all the music there is. The Pianola Piano does not differ from the ordinary upright piano In any out ward aspect. Both Piano and Pianola are fully as effective as the separate in struments, while being more convenient and economical of space. Whether the purchase of a piano at moderate cost is contemplated, or the highest grade art instrument imaginable, the tremendous assortment of genuine Pianola Pianos now offered Insures the buyer's securing maximum value for the money, together with the very highest artistic product. Eilers Piano House now offers a Pianola Piano for $500 and at intermediate prices up to $1850 for the most supreme Pianola Piano achievement. The Weber Grand Pianola Piano, comprising a Weber Grand Piano with the interior Pianola. - The pur chase of an instrument from this house carries with It the guarantee that it em bodies the last word in the development of an instrument of Its type. , e sell Pianola Pianos on the regular Eilers liberal pavment plan when desired. Eilers Piano House, wholesale and re tall. Pianos. Pipe Orcans and Talking Machines. 353 Washington St., at Park. and clever odd pieces. New Carpets Our stocks of the well-known Bigelow Axminster and Wilton Velvet Carpets are now complete and. are unequaled in extent and variety of pattern and beauty of color. Many of the new patterns are of double -width. The designs are exclusive. TALKS ON TEETH The Rex Dental Co. THE TREND OF THE TEETH To successfully circumvent anything you must move a little quicker than it moves. The trend of the teeth Is toward dissolution; and It Is a very rapid pro cess. Once it gets a good start It has much the advantage of YOUR best ef forts, unless you Invoke the aid of den tistry that is vastly more skillful than the trend Is active. There is no dentistry that Is alert enough to make Impossible future an noyance by troublesome teeth save Dr. Rex's. Tiiis Is because the doctor has gone into the tooth study a bit deeper, than anybody else. Let us suppose that your teeth are, many of them, missing. You have lost them. You have been advised to have them extracted and have been told that there is nothing for you but a plate of teeth about the most abominable thing you can put in your mouth. Unsightly, for that matter, if one could see one self as others see him. Now, you don't need to have a plats ln your mouth to have new teeth. That is one of the secrets Dr. Rex wrung out of the human teeth science. New teetii and no plate! The doctor calls his method the Alveolar Process. It Is a. full supply of perfectly natural teeth, firm, sturdy, lifelike, serviceable, good as they ever were for all practical pur poses. No whole plate, no partial plate, no vestige of a plate at all! Now this Is the biggest stride that has ever beeu made in dentfstry. On the face of It, It looks Incredible. Lots of practicing dentists will tell you it is IMPOSSIBLE! But, really, as a matter of fact, it is so posRlble. so practical, so credible, so- absolutely certain and proven that when Dr. Rex demonstrat ed his Alveolar Process before the den tal faculty they said "yes," because there was nothing else to be said. But Dr. Kex goes still further. If you have loose teeth he will make them as tight as they ever were, AND SAVE THEM! He will restore them to their fixedness as if they were never loose. You can form some Idea what this all means when we tell you that people come from all over the country to have this work done; come because their friends have been treated and send them. If you are teeth worried ever so little call on the Hex Dental Company. We Invite you to call for consultation and examination, for which there Is no charge. We have published a book en titled Alveolar Dentistry. It is worth reading by anybody; but to ore who Is in need of teeth is it Invaluable. Bear in mind please that the best ln den tistry is the cheapest and most satis factory. If you cannot come to the office send for this book, which will be mailed free to you. The reading of this book has brought patients from the four corners of this continent. THE REX DENTAL CO. DENTISTS, 311 to 314 Ablngton Bldg 106V4 Third St. V7
