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TIIE srXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND) OCTOBER 17, 1909. i : i HOLDUP A ME? JURY MAY DECIDE Attorney Powers Threatens to Accuse Pair of High way Robbery. SAYS KEYS THROWN AWAY Victim of AlU-scd I'miik lxtlares He Will Pros-ecu!"" lJtr I'- B Heed and Paul li. Powers to Full Kxtr-nt of Law. Danll E. rnwri the attorney who was held up by two arqnnlntancea last Thursdav r.fpht and robbed ot money rd bis wat.-h. tieclares he will prose , rute the two men to the full extent of the law. He will appear before District !Atto-ney Cameron next Monday morn ing and swear to a complaint rharenng I B RePd and Taul Powers with high way robbery. Attorney Powers assorts that he had been asked by friends and : t ie. counsel of the accused men to drop th prospcution. and that for awhile he cont.-mplated dointr so. Now. however, li. savs he feels sure ther was no Joke about the hold-up last Thursday, and has decided to prosecute tho pair. "Those men were after my money, and that is all there is to It." said At torney Powers yesterday. 'Their inten tions were to rob me. and, whatever ithey may say about it having: been put ' ip as a joke on me. I will not believe thrn. There are several thlnprs against ny such assumption. First they took jnv kevs. and then evidently threw th'em awav. Whn they were searched t the police station the keys were not (on their persons. Now. no Joker would jtuke a man's office keys and throw 'them away. Then I know the men. I !know they are always without funds, iand are In d-ht. and I can find a motive !for the hold-up there. . "I had been working in my office un til 12:15 o'clock at night, and then went (home and got off the car at Council i'rest. two blocks from my home, near Sharkey's real estate ofrlce on the i cresL T arrived there at 10 minutes ito 1. The two mm Jumped out from ttiehlnd some trees and ordered me- to throw up my hands, and I did so wlth !vjt a struggle. They led mo back off !the road and took my money. I m not sure how much money they took, hut ; think It -was about $4 in change. They 'took mv watch, too, but ovcrlooekd shout J30 I had in my coat pocket. 'They also took my keys, which they ; evidently threw away, as they were not found on them at police headquarters I when they -were searched. They made la. thorough search for my diamond ring, il have a ring worth between $250 and 1300. but T did not have it on then. I 'em sure It was the rinjr they really were after. Ordered to Run. "After failing to get the ring they ordered me to run. and I did as fast as 1 could. Then I stopped at a near-by ouse and telephoned to the police, and leave a description of the two men. both f whom were masked. Within an hour the police had them, but I did not know who the men were until I read the ac count in Tae Oregonian the next morn ing. "Now, If that had been a joke, as they try to make us believe, why, after getting my money and seeing that they bad me thoroughly soared, did they not return the money and watch, laugh at me. and tell me it was a Joke? Then I would have had to believe them, but, as It was, they came down from the Crest, threw the keya away, and took a tiinn.ihniit fonrsA of 5U miles in get ting down, when they could have gone j to my house two blocks away ana men lold me of the Joke. Even then It would have been too late. "I have been pleaded with by Attor ney Hogue. their lawyer, and by some tf their friends to drop the case. I hud About decided to do this at first, but now, since they have tried to exonerate themselves at my expense and made untrue statements, I am more certain than Ter that no Joke was intended. I will punt! the case to the limit by wearing to a complaint charging them with highway robbery before District Attorney Cameron next Monday morn ing. I will appear against them on that charge, and will give evidence which should place them In the peni tentiary for from five to 16 years. "Keed and Powers came out with statement that I had boasted of my fcravery and had told of what I would lo In case of a hold-up. Xow these men never had a talk with me about a hold up nor did I ever discuss th3 possibility of being hold up with anyone. No. their suny of this being a joke is too thin to liold water. "Reed has no occasion to Joke with me. I know him as Keed. know him to i apeak to and no more. Why should he presume to attempt such a dangerous Moke'? Powers' real nam is Paul B. he has given out. Knows Powers Well. "I have been with Powers a great deal for the last four or five months and have been friendly with him ever since I have Ifceen here. I also knew him back In Wisconsin. Attorney L. B. Reed, I knew ibut slightly. I knew he was) addicted to gambling. Paul Powell once telling me that Reed had Just won JT0 at poker. I know Powell's financial condition and I know Reed's) financial condition. They re both broke. Reed Is suing for divorce n.i rowers' wife is suing him for tlivoroe. "I have come to tle conclusion that the entire affair was a premeditated plan to get my money and especially my Ting. I have been appealed to from various sources, both to drop the case nd to go on with the prosecution. I am not going to let my sm pat hies get tho 'be?t of my Judgment, however, and I will push the case to the limit. Now they have started a "Joke' and I am going flnlsh it." Attorney Powell" statement that he wli: go on with tho prosecution puts the two young men in a eerlous plight. They will now have to face a felony charge nd. Joke or no Joke, the fact remains that they really did rob D. E. Powers nd It will be a . hard matter to explain Jujt how it was that a Joke was in tended. The young men are out on IlC) bail each, the small bail having been nxM because Attorney Powers had not filed any complaint against them at the lime the casi was set for hearing. Attorney Powers is a young man who located in Portland five months ago. coming here from Wisconsin. ment of a home for members afflicted with tuberculosis is receiving the sub stantial asittance of the members f the three local unions affiliated with the National organization in this city. It is proposed to establish, at a cost of J100.000, such a hospital at Hale Springs, near Ashville. N. C, where an option has been securel on 519 acres. if. M. Mayer has been made chair man of a committee representing the three local unions, not alone to assist in raising subscriptions in support of the hospital for afflicted members of the organization, but to lend Its in fluence to bring about improved sani tary conditions in the workshops. Each of the three local unions has apointed a committee of five members to aid in this movement. Manv individual members already are subscribing j:ir, annually to the support of the proposed institution. Antony the principal subscriptions which have been received by the local co: -.niltec to wards the support of such an institu tion are: Crown Columbia Pulp & Pa per Company and the Willamette Pulp A: Paper Company. $.'0 each, and the Oregon Transfer Company. ilO. These are annual subscriptions. "QI1EEHIE" WANTS FEAGE IX TOILS. ALLEGED ADVEXTl'R ESS ASKS QI AKTEK. UNION WILL .FOUND HOME Printers Aid Movement to Care for Tubercular Patient. The movement among the members .or the International Printing Pressmen gauid Assistants' Union for tho establlsn- Wonian i Coll In Default of $1150 Bail Fre--ell to Prosecute For mer Fiancee, He Pcclares. Arrayed in a fashionable $75 gown, alleged as one of the gifts from her reported vielim. Quennie Fense. accused of swindling John Fresell. a retired railroad man, out of J1J00. on the pre tense that she was going to marry him. stepped from the train yesterday morn ing in the custody of Xctective Carpen ter, who had gone to Spokane after her. She was later arraigned before Judge Bennett In the Municipal Court, where ahe was held under J1750 ball to answer to the charge of larceny by bailee. Fresell. learning from the police that the woman was being brought back, had repaired to the railroad station with a view of compromising with the alleged fair adventuress and getting back part of the J 1200. With a smile, Queenie stepped down on tho platform, and, seeing FTesell In waiting, greeted him with: "I have come back from Spokane to marry you, dear." "How could you marry me if you are already married to the other fellow who was living with you when I was court ing you?" said Fresell. Queenie didn't answer. Fresell re lieved her of her suitcase and carried It all the way as the trio walkctrom the depot to the police station. After the woman had been booked she turned pale and called for Fresell. Together they held a private conversa tion in Chief Cox's office. Queenie kept her former fiance for several moments with tearful pleadings, but he finally turned stony-hearted and said he would not compromise unless he tot at least $700 of the money back. Again Q jeenie called him back and said: "Now, dear. I'll tell you what I'll do: I'll go to work and p:iy you back by the month." FTesell interrupted with "No, that doesn't go with me. No work. I've already been worked." When brought before Judge Bennett Queenie said nothing. She looked de mure and kept her eyes on the floor while Attorney Fouts told the Judge that his side of the case was willing to admit the money had been given the woman, and that the defense would not be ready for a hearing until Monday. A continuance was granted. Queenie waa led away to the County Jail, where she wad locked up in default of ball. Accused of maintaining unsanitary dairies Mrs. Anna Cummings, Mrs. France Winnans. and Antone Sorenson. were arraigned on the complaint of Dr. D. W. Mack, the milk inspector. They were given ten days In which to clean up their places or receive a aevere penally. It was shown that Mrs. Cum niings. alone and unaided, took care of 11 cows, one horsu, 400 ducks and 300 chick ens, delivering the milk hcrs.lt. "Mrs. Cutnmiusa says she does not want a man about the place," said Dr. Mack, "but if she does not employ one the work will never be done properly and we will have to stop her from e.-lling milk." Because, they had endangered lives along the river by shooting rifles aboard shiD. Captain F. Auffray and r . Jourdan. mate of the French sailing vessel Hoehe were hauled before Judge B-nnett. "But we were only shooting at a little piece of paper." said the Captain with a French accent. That's the trouble said Judge Ben nett. "You did not hit it. If you had, maybe you would not now be here. Some of your bullets struck th steamer lone and scared tho crew. I' won't send you to jail or fine you this time. I will suspend sentence but remember not to shoot again while you are in Portland harbor." Arthur Lutkemeier, the 19-year-old son f ttvoH w T.iitkemeier a saloonkeeper. at 49 L'nlon avenue, bad been found sleep ing in a boxcar on the Jast fciae. "My father." he said, "didn't have room at home and fired ma out. I didn't have any other place to sleep so I hid In a boxcar." Lutkemeier, Sr., declared his son waa disobedient and wouldn't work. The youns fellow replied that ho had a Job out of town. Judge Bennett gave him the opportunity to leave town but warned him If he came back and mis behaved he would send him to the rock pile. BIG PLANT SELECTS SITE Pacific Car & Foundry Co. to Build Near Oregon Slough. The Pacific Car & Foundry Company, which has been looking for a location for some time for the erection of an SS0, 000 car manufacturing plant, has finally ourchased a site, 500xlS00 feet, located be tween the Oregon Slough and Smiths Lake, just west of the Swift packing plant. The property was bought troni the Union Meat Company. The plant will be started at once and when complete will employ between 300 nd 4C0 men In the construction or steel cars and In car repairs. The plant Is to be completed by March 10. It is staled that a locomotive manufacturing plant may be installed later in connection with the plant for tne construction of all-steel cars. A not in Hopes to Get Road. ASOTIN. Wash., Oct.- IS. (Special.) Money ioan. wno arnvru "juoj the Snake River mines, says a large -a-ar r.f lIFIHIin of thfl Pittsburg Gil- more Company are on the Snake River above the A. A. I. .Mining company a property, on the Idr.ho side of the river, but indications show that the crews are surveying a "Y" on the south side of the river. This is the long-hought-for news which indicates that the railroad will seek a route down the Snako River to Asotin, and prob ably connect with the North Coast in the Hsiia Walla Valley. I " r-r-rr r.' j-v 'SjI J? ' t'.i n "The difference between good and bad furnishings is quite easy to state the one gives comfort to the body and pleasure to the eye, while the other does not, but wastes time on jerry-made work." PT HIS Quotation condenses into one word all our advertis- 11. -! 3 ir cr The difference between good and bad furnishings is so simple that a child can understand it, yet hundreds of Portland homes are furnished badly every year, and hun dreds of thousands of dollars are spent for furnishings of which their owners, in five years, will be ashamed. Furniture that is ugly, uncomfortable or over-ornamented, caroets or rues in commonplace patterns or violent colors, draperies poorly selected and poorly made these things are absolutely bad and wasteful. We are anxious to prove to you that they are unneces sary, and that not a cent more is required for artistic and distinctive furnishings than for the other kind. We want to talk over your requirements, and to show you our stock. We shall be glad to help you work out a color scheme, and to assemble suit able and harmonious furnishings Floor Coverings, Furniture, Wall Fabrics, Curtains and Draperiesso that you can see exactly what their effect will be in your home. And we want to quote prices on the furnishings so selected, and to have you make a comparison between them and other prices. -- Fifth and Stark C Fifth and Stark BELTS COVER BO! Broken Broomstick Evidence Against Lad's Father. JUVENILE COURT WILL ACT P. A. Sicwe Vnder Arrest for Brutal ity to Son Youngster Flees From Anpry Sire to Neighbors, Who Make Complaint. RpoAk the rod and half kill the child appears to have been the revised version rHvcn to the old rod axiom by P. A. Siewe. a resident of South Portland. His H-y ear-old son, Rudolph Siewe, is in .the xiintn.lv of the Juvenile Court. Buffering from a pitiful assortment of welts and bruises, while the father la under arrest tnr nnmuiH. the mute evidence against him being a broken broomstick. Siewe. it Is alleged, hair Kinea nis mus son when the boy got home late from inE. Th,,oHov Yiiclit. The father. it was reported, had been drinking and waa In a desperate mooa wnen me uuj arrived. The father at once pounced upon his son with a broomstick, it is alleged, beating him across the legs and shoulders until the club was broken, tub ooy men managed to break away. Afraid to remain In the house. Rudolph took to the streets and was later taken . .. v... ;.i,iAr. ThB fii.MA vi-as broutrht . .ftnniinn nf the authorities. Ru dolph was given quarters at the Deten tion Home, and yesteraay uie iamei, mu drunk, waa served with a notice of arrest. He must appear before the court next Thursday and give an explanation. SHE ACCVSKS TWO OF FKACD Widow Snes to Have Deeds and Court Order Nullified. .ii i k.t on nrriPT- of the CoUntT ll..fS'.i . - Court assigning title to her minor son s property was securea Dy irauu aim -lusion, Mrs. Carrie Howe Sherwood i v ..i-- i tw CMrr.ult Court yes terday to secure half Interest for her child In the property at issue, ine-irauu wo., worked, shs alleges In her complaint, by 1 E. Kern ' and Karl Stephen, the latter an attorney and guardian ad Utum for the minor, James Garfield Howe, Her ault is directed against Kern. J. H. Nash and school district No. 1. The property le in Howe's Addition and was sold bv ordpr of court at a private sale. tho confederation being J3750. Mrs. Sher wood, as widow of James Howe, who died In 1901, petitioned for authority to sell a portion of the property but she ha since disputed the authority of ,the court to Issue such an order. After he had taken the property Kern brought action to clear title and suc ceeded in the suit. Now Mrs. Sherwood Insists that he wpnt Into collusive action with Stephen, the guardian ad litum, and got the decree by fraud and without the minor being represented or his case being presented In court. She alleges that he court had no jurisdiction over the person of the minor to render any such decree, there being no service or process on the cross-bill filed, by Kern. She asks that the deeds conveying the property to Nash anil school district No. 1 be declared void and that the court proceedings referred to be likewise de clared null. How to Brown Hair WltboutDetection Mrs. Potter's Walnut-Tint Holr Stain Can Be Applied In 'ew Minute Every Month. There Is a way of staining gray, faded or bleadied hair any thade desired, from a beautiful rich brown to almost black, so that It l difficult, if not impossible, for even experts to detect that the balr has been treated in any way. This preparation has the tremendous ad vantage over hair-dyes of containing no liver, sulphur, lead or other poisons which Invariably cause hair-falling. It has no odor, no oil, no sediment and no grease and does not nib ofT on the clothing. It makes the blr grow out fluffy and luxuriant. A liberal amount as a laboratory trial package of this walnut-Tint hslr-staln. to gether with a booklet on hair, is sent by Mrs. Potter's Hygienic Supply Co.. 641 Groton BIdg.. Cincinnati. Ohio, In plain, sealed wrapper, if you will send 23 cents la stamps or coin, and If it Is desired to con tinue the treatment, full-sized packages may be obtained at drugstores for $1 a package. It Is applied in a few moments with the comb, end it stains nothing but the balr and stains it evenly from tip to root. It produces any shade desired from a beauti ful rich brown to almost black One bottle of this walnut-tint hair-stain rMrsMtpotteers' Walnut-Tint Hair Stain Is recommended -and for sale in Portland by Woodward Clark Drug Co.. wholesalers and retailer.; Eyssells Pharmacy. M9 Morrison street; 3. O. 61;ldmore Co., 151 Third street. FRED MEllRILIi IS INDICTED Resort Owner Accused of Perjury In Getting License. Fred T. Merrill, keeper of the Twelve Mile House, was indicted for perjury by the county grand Jury yesterday, as a re sult of an affidavit made by him In Sep tember while he was seeking a liquor li cense. In the affidavit, which was pre sented to the County commissioners, he aid: "Before publishing the notice In the Welcome I made application to the publisher of the only paper published in precinct 101. and he practically refused to publish such advertisement." Morrill Is said to have been trying to steal a march on the residents of the precinct and get a license without for mal protest being entered. He had pre viously failed to get a liquor license fol lowing an automobile accident in which Mrs Dolly Ferrera was killed after leav ing the Merrill place with a party of "joy-ridera." SHE LEAVES ASYLUM TO WED Woman, Who Went Crazy on Eve of Ceremony, Released. 'Mrs. Daisy Venturlnl. of Roseburg. who went crazy recently on the eve of her marriage to James B. Dauber, of Port land, has been released from the asylum to marry Dauber, her mental condition having apaln become normal. She was sent to tho asylum July Z6 and received an order of release October 11. The couple announced yesterday their Inten tion of cutting married at opce. Mrs. Venturlnl is a widow with two children. - Just before she was to have married Dauber last July she was found wandering the streets in the night with her children, and investigation showed she was demented. The children are In the custody of the Boys and Girls" Aid Society. Circuit Court Notes. The County Board of Equalization will meet tomorrow at the courthouse to receive complaints. The complaint books will be open for one week, after which the matters complained of will be taken up for action. The hearing on a writ of habeas cor pus in the case of C. C. Vaughn, lately sentenced to four months In the County Jail for assault, was called at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Circuit Judge Gatens, but postponemenf was asked by the attorneys until Monday. The case will be heard tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Damages in the sum of $4000 was awaraea a. riesutiwu - -- Yeun and 30 other Chinese tenants of tho Fleshman building at Fourth and Flanders streets, when the case was tried before Circuit Judge Bronaugh yesterday. The Chinese were behind six months in their rent, having re fused to pay on account of a disa greement over the terms of a 10-yeir lease. Gas Explosion KilU One. SANTA BARBARA. Cal.. Oct 16. A ditastrous explosion of natural gas oc curred in the city water tunnel in the Sunta Ynez Mountains,- early today killing one man and seriously Injuring four others. The dead man is John Bolittl, unmarried. Injured; Josaph Foxen, laborer: A. H. Tiffany, shift boss; Thomas Martinez, laborer; Daniel Rogish, laborer. Early Closing Wanted. There will be a meeting of the meat cutters and butchers this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock to consider closing of meat markets a-t 6 P. M BOAK IS BOOSTER Head Consul, Pacific Jurisdic tion, W. 0. W., Here. PORTLAND AMAZES HIM Bis Lodgeinan to Arrange Reception of Head Camp Here In July. Prospect Camp Entertains Him at Theater. "You may say for me that I am first of all an enthusiastic booster, and probably belong to as many boosting organizations as any other Westerner." said L I. Boak, of Denver, Head Con sul of Paclfie Jurisdiction, Woodmen of the World, at the Portland yesterday. "What this Western country needs Is more boosters and less knockers, and I am glad to see that the latter type of citizen ' is being gradually elimi nated. , . . -i or,-. m7p,l with the wonderful growth pf Portland since my last visit here two years ago and, having Just returned from a trip to the Coos Bay country, am more thoroughly convinced than ever that Oregon as a state has unbounded possibilities." Mr. Boak is making an official visit to the Woodmen camps of this state and Is incidentally conferring with the Portland members of the order as to arrangements for the entertainment of the head camp to be held here next July. While the head officials and the delegates will number only about 1"5, arrangements will be made for entertaining 1000 Woodmen who are expected to visit Portland during the sessions of the convention. "I find the Portland camps exceed ingly prosperous and increasing In membership," said Mr. Boak. "There is much enthusiasm among the mem bers of the order at Coos Bay, where I delivered addresses at Maishfleld, Bandon and Coquille and on my way out assisted in instituting a new camp at Gardiner. The lodges affiliated with the Pacific Jurisdiction now have nearly S3.000.000 in reserve and sur plus, of which over $300,000 Is invested in Oregon municipal securities." Last night Mr. Boak was the guest of the officers of Prospect Camp. Wood men of the World, of this city, at a theater party at the Bungalow. He will spend today in the city meeting informally the members of the order at the hotel. Tomorrow morning he will go to Pendleton, where he will hold a meeting with the Woodmen of that city Monday night, and then proceed to his home in Denver. For nearly five years Mr. Boak has been the official head of the Pacific Jurisdiction, which embraces the fol lowing nine Western states: Colorado. Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho. Ne vada, California, Oregon and Washing ton. These states have a combined membership of lOf.,000. Mr. Boak has been officially connected with the or der since it was founded 19 years ago. Before being elected head consul he was for several years general secretary. COLONIST TRAVEL TO END Season Has Been Heaviest Railroads Have Ever Known. The last of the colonist travel will be over within the next two or three days, the cale of tickets at the reduced rates having ended October 15. After the last purchasers have arrived in the Northwest the railroad travel, which has been so heavy since early in the year, will be re duced to normal. Railroad officials say that the colonist travel has exceeded In volume that of one year ago In propor tion to the time the tickets were on sale. Last year the tickets were offered dur ing a period of 60 days, but this yenr the rates lasted only 30 days. Final fig ures on the number of colonists brought to the Northwest will be available some time this Tfteek. Farmers Exterminate Coyote. ASOTIN. Wash.. 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