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Newspaper Page Text14 ROBINSON STOPPED FLEEING TO NORTH HEUSNEB HAS QUIT Plan for "Interurban Line on Broadway Abandoned.' Head of Bankrupt Clothing Company Arrested at Beliingham. NEW APPLICATION FILED . LARGEST GRADUATING CLAS3 IN THE HISTORY OF SALEM, HI OH SCHOOL NUMBERS 63 ' f i " i i i ' I f li PI hi ii inn ui ii i i i mi i 1 1 ii f I ii i I i i il i hi i ii mi in i ii I i ! imwi ji ii in im r i i i - n i im i i 1 1 i i ii ) i p i i i 1 1 ii n 1 1 i i i r i i i 'I I ' ' ' " I f - , j ' . " c. A mm ii 1 - : . y -i . N 1 MAY AND JUNE CASH SHORT Trustee In Bankruptcy Reports to Court That Mora Than $18,000 Is Missing Books Are Said -to Show Defalcation.' Charged with the larceny by em bezzlement of $13,041.41 of the funds of Robinson & Co., Inc., which " went into bankruptcy last week, W. W. Rob inson, president of that concern, was taken from a northbound train at Beliingham. Wash., last night and placed under arrest. Sheriff Word started north last night to bring- Rob inson back to Portland He is said to have been heading- for Canada. Robinson left Portland yesterday shortly after he was served with a ci tation from the Federal Bankruptcy Court instructing him to appear in court tomorrow and' show cause why he should not produce the money for the benefit of his creditors. He board ed a train leaving Portland for Se attle at 10 A. M. A Plnkerton detective caught the same train and was with Robinson when he continued north from Seattle. It was intended at first to stop Rob inson at Seattle, but time was con sumed in trying to figure out a Fed eral charge against him. .Finally this was abandoned and District Attorney Evans Issued a. state acomplaint charg ing larceny by embez'zlement. By this time Robinson had got past Seattle and the Beliingham police were tel egraphed to take him from the train. Robinson & Co. went into bankruptcy last week within a few days of the filing in the State Circuit Court by the Stein-Bloch Company, clothesmak ers, of Rochester, N. Y., of suits to re cover judgment for more than $18,000 and to replevin $6000 worth of suits and. overcoats. R. L. Sabin, of the Merchants' Protective Association. -the trustee in bankruptcy, -did not obtain possession of the books until yester day. Mr. Sabin soon discovered that $18,041.41 of the cash taken in during May and June was short and immedi ately reported the deficiency to the bankruptcy court. . It is stated that" Robinson's books showed the deflection to himself of more than $18,000 and that it was charged up to "extraordinary expenses and overtime during the past 11 months." His salary as manager of the store and president of the corporation was $400 a month. ROBIXSOX PROTESTS ARREST tcrcliant In Beliingham Jail Says He Was on Way to Sick Wife. ' BELLINGHAM, Wash., July 12. (Special.) Protesting that he has no knowledge of why he la held, W. "W. Robinson, a merchant of Portland, is in the County Jail here tonight. He was arrested on board a Great Northern passenger train when it arrived in this city by a deputy sheriff on instructions from the Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregron. Further than the advice to ar rest and hold Robinson the Sheriff here knows nothing about the case. , Robinson talked freely when seen by newspaper men tonight and insisted that there could be no reason for his being held or for Interrupting his trip to Vancouver. B. C. Robinson said that he left Portland this morning to go to Vancouver to visit his wife, who, he says, is ill in that city. Heinsisted on being taken back to Portland at once, stating that he had nothing to fear from going back.. "I am a merchant of Portland," said Robinson. "I - am utterly at a loss to understand this move. Until June 26 I was in the clothing and men's furnish ing business in Portland. At that time my stock was attached because I was unable to meet my bills.. Soon softer that I filed a petition in bankruptcy in the Federal Court and that action now is pending. "My wife Is seriously ill and I am on my way to see herand this interruption is anything but agreeable. "I want to be taken back to Portland at once and If the Sheriff of this county will take the first train out with me I shall be only too glad to accompany him and pay all the expenses of the trip." Mr. Robinson inquired if a lawyer -uld be obtained about 9:30. Then he gave up .the idea, saying "what is the use? He can't get me out of here to night." ' . The Sheriff here is holding Robinson for further word from Portland. He was pointed out on the train to Deputy Sherifl bmery Hess by a Plnkerton de tective who was on the train. 0LC0TT REFUSES PAYMENT Canadian Lawyers Cannot Mulct Oregon, Says Secretary of State. SALEM, Or.. Jnly 12. (Special.) Declaring that the amount asked is exorbitant and in the nature of an ef fort to mulct the state. Secretary of State Olcott today announced that he would not pay the fee asked by Ken nedy & Mackintosh, of Vancouver, B. C, for representing the state in the ex tradition proceedings of George W. Hoggs, returned to Portland on charge of obtaining .money under false pretenses. Mr. Olcott says it has 'been the cus tom for lawyers in Canada to make exorbitant charges -for similar work and' that He will not pay them in the future. The bill of Kennedy & Mack intosh was sent to the Secretary of State by District Attorney Evans, of Multnomah County, who wrote that it was excessive. The lawyers ask $292.70 for their services and the court cost are placed at $60. After conferring with several lawyers and Attorney General Crawford, Mr. Olcott decided that a fee ef $103.70 would be a liberal one for the lawyers and that the other costs should not be more than $36. He accordingly wrote Mr. Evans that he would pay these sums and no more. , Veterans Organize Band. VANCOUVER, .Wash., July 12. (Spe cial.) The Spanish-American War vet erans have organized a band in this city, and have 10 pieces. It is hoped to swell this number to 18. Many of the players have been musicians in the United States Army band, several serv ing at Vancouver Barracks. Railroad to OTfer Trophy. SALEM. Or.. July 11. (Special.) The Great Northern Railroad Company has notified Frank Meredith, secretary of the State Fair, that the company will donate a large silver cup as a trophy for the best individual agricul tural exhibit at the coming meeting cf the Fair Association. 1 r-yt IA u Im k J JM lilt II w lit ' 1 II III r I irjv ?s y&SSS, VOsN -- SS- -SV: -W W" -WW sWf 1; -k 'k''K -r T Jim ii Hi w!' III tlii! Vr" JI! V 11- Hi W - ill " 5 If i ' - 11 i'ZT-i: llJ 'I! v- 1 si r.iSf V J il AV 11! h 1 III ill -V J k..,., ssxixjs - - . - y-" - ., ..x.. .v..i. - -- . y ... .. ....'wjy. ... 1 Top llw (Left to lUgiit), Sylvrsture Meckman, Gertrude Capps. Olive Iloachr, Karl Beckc, Jessie Holcomb, Olive Beckley and Beth Bet ford Second'Rovr, Minnie Schaller, ' Emma '.Mlnton, ' Olive ' Porter, John Elliott. Lynn Bell Miles, Sherlcy Selp, Hazel Kecler, Kaaaell Fields, Echo Hunt, Esther Grlmmels and Mary Foster Third Row, Barton Joars, Aenn Drlmacol, lUm .Sennet Beiale DInKfc, Glenn Hoxk, Stella Klrstlen, Ralph SouthirlclE, Howard Ball, Anna Donlary and I.alln Steevea Fourth Row, Jennie Pearce, Frances' GIhuos," Lav erne . Gibson, .Wesley Hammond. ' Ora Oavltt, Isabel McGllchrlst, Irma Botsford, Pearl. Eyre, iva Wichton, Harriet RlKdon and Ida Hosrue Fifth Row, Willis Small, Luclle Ross, Ruth Manning;, Margaret. Best. Frank Flinty Evelyn - Rleeelman, Katie Briver. Johanna Amelia Osboe, Margaret Garrison and Erroi Proctor Bottom Row, Rath Smith, Eugenia Mclntyre, Leah Watson, Clifford Farmer, Esther' Ferguson, Paul Hendricks, Lydla Lahme. Robert Ostermon, Veda Proctor, Hasel Todhunter and Rath Swoboda.. . - ' SALEM, Or., July 12. (Special.) Sixty-three students were graduated at the Salem Hlgh.Schpol this year, the number being the largest in .the history of the institution. "The class also estab-" llshed a record for proficiency, the standing of the students being above that of the past. . The addition of the industrial course, manual training and mechanical drawing, home economics and commercial work,' have made the High School more popular than tinder the old system. The work in theso lines will be strengthened next year, which.will, it is believed, cause a larger attendance. .-The present junior-class consists of nearly 100 students. P.; J. -Kuntz'is superin tendent and Early Kilpatrick is principal of the High School. - ' .' - , - - - . , ..-'-'.-. : . - CABINET MEN DUE Garrison, Daniels and Lane to . Visit Portland Soon. NAVY HEAD HERE JULY 20 Second Trip Will Be Made Jnly 28. Secretary of war Due in Oregon Metropolis August Q Date' for Interior Chief Not Set. Portland . will entertain three . mem bers- of President Wilson's : Cabinet Secretary of War Garrison. Secretary of the Navy. Daniels and Secretary, of the Interior Lane within the next few weeks. -Date's for the visits of the first two .have been set and Secretary Lane, who will visit Oregon late in the Sum mer, has been sent from, the .Portland Commercial Club the . request, that he announce the exact date of his visit to Portland, so that arrangements can be made for his entertainment while here. Secretary Daniels will be the first of the three distinguished visitors and will be in Portland at two different times within the next three weeks. July 16-18 he will be in Seattle ' and Puget Sound cities to Inspect the . Pa cific Coast fleet, which will be gath ered there at that time. On July 20 he will stop in Portland, en route' to San Francisco. On July 28 he will again stop, in Portland on his way to Spo kane. The Commercial Club, so soon as" details of his visit have been as LITTLE DUTCH GIRL IN IDAHO BERTHA SAVELBERG ' SALEM. Or., July 12. (Special.) Bertha Savelberg, 11 years "of age, is a little Dutch girl of remarkable - resources, according, to Frank K. Welles. asSistant superintendent of public instruction, who recently returned from a- visit in the southwestern part of Idaho. The child lives with her parents, 30 miles from the nearest town and eight miles from a school. .She has had about two months' private instruction, with three lesaons a week.- from one of the neighbors. This is the only schooling she has had. and yet she reads and writes well. She speaks Dutch at home. The child has a span of dogs and one sheep which she broke herself. She made her own harness, and she drives her team and rides a mile dally to the stage station at Roseworth to get the mail. ' certained,, will' make definite arrange ments for his entertainment. The tentative itinerary announced by Secretary of War Garrison will bring him to Portland on August 2. He will be accompanied on his tour by General Wood, chief of staff, and Quartermas-ter.-General Aleshlre. A part of the day will be passed in Vancouver in in spection of the barracks. From Port land the party will go to the Puget Sound cities. One of the purposes of Secretary Lane's visit to Oregon will be the in spection of the Umatilla and other pro. posed irrigation projects in Central Oregon, and this trip is expected to have an Important bearing on his ulti mate decision concerning the comple tion .of the West Umatilla extension. Secretary Lane will be accompanied by Mrs. Lane. In addition to a visit to Central Oregon, they will go to Crater Lake and Mount Rainier National Park. NEW FIRE HOSE BURSTS City Officials to Make Investigation ' of Late Purchases. That the city got ' the worst of the deal in its last purchase of fire hose is the belfcef of the Officials, following the bursting of a second piece of hose. This was during the first at the East Side Planing Mill anrf the John Wood Works, at East Ninth and Alder streets. The accident harassed the firemen in their work. The first piece - to "blow up" was while the firemen were combatting the .flames at the J. G. Snack Furniture Company's store and the fire gained much greater headway because of the accident than otherwise would have been the case. Mayor Albee and Fire Chief Dbwell Will Investigate the qual ity of the hose. Fire Patrolmen Appointed. OLYMPIA. Wash.. July 12. (Spe Clal.) E. W. Ferris, State Fire War den, went to Cowlitz County today to appoint three Federal patrolmen under the Weeks act. . One patrolman has been named in Lewis and one in Che halls counties. IS PERSON OF RESOURCES. AND HER DOG TEAM. BUSINESS LOT SOLD Property at East Ankeny and Grand Brings $50,000. TWO-YEAR- GAIN IS $1 0,000 American Realty Company : Makes Big Deals, -; Increasing Holdings of Close-In Real Estate to Approximately $350,000. ' The American Realty Company yes terday sold to a -Portland investor, the unimproved parcel at the southwest corner of Grand avenue and East Ankeny street for $50,000. The prop erty . has - a frontage of 100 feet on Grand avenue and 90 feet on ' East Ankeny street. The company purchased the property about two years ago for M0. 000. The increase of $10,000 indicates the. trend of values in that part . of the East Side. - It is probable that the purchaser will Improve the property this year. The American Realty Company pur chased last Friday the Whealdon Apart ments at. the southeast corner of Park and Taylor streets for $100,000 from E. L.- Pittelkau.. The property was - ac quired as an investment. With' the purchase of this property, the company now owns - close-in real estate of an aggregate value of $350,000.' . "The Portland realty market Is show ing signs of improvement," said J.-M. Lelter, president of the company, yes terday. "It Is my opinion that-busi ness along all lines will Improve from this time on. Portland 1s one of the solldest cities in the country and with the great resources back of it, is bound to go ahead at a satisfactory pace." FESTIVAL AID IS INVITED REORGANIZATION- COSISIITTEE IS SEXDIXG OCT LETTEHS. Organizations Not Receiving Com munications Asked to Get in Touch With Chairman. Harry C. McAllister, secretary of the Rose Festival reorganized committee which is formed from Joint representa tlves from practically all of the civic commercial and fraternal organizations of the - city, ,is sending out letters to every association whose name can be found in the city directory, apprising them of the action taken at the meet ing Thursday, and inviting them to join in the movement to reorganize the Fes tival on a broader and more popular scale than ever before. . Inasmuch as the city directory does not rnclude all of . the organizations In the city, especially new ones that may have been formed Blnce it was compiled, Mr. McAllister announced yesterday that he would be glad to hear from any organization which may not receive one of the letters. ' The organizations represented up to date in the movement and sending dele gates to the meeting held Thursday are: Royal Rosarians, Realty - Board, B. P. O. Elks, North Portland Com mercial Club, Manufacturers' Associa tion, Chamber of Commerce, Tranlpor- tation Club, Loyal Order of Moose, Hotel Men's Association, Rose Society, Greater Portland Flans Association, Employ ers' Association, Grocers and Merchants' Association, .Irvington . Club, .Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs, Colorado Society of Oregon, Theatrical Managers' Association, Royal Arcanum. Shrlners, East Side Business Men's Club, Ad Club, Press Club, Rose. Festival Asso ciation, Portland Auto Club, Commer cial Club, Progressive Business Men's Club, American Institute of Architects, Electric Crub, Concordia Club, Retail Merchants' Association, Rotary Club, Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club, South Portland Boosters" Club, Michi gan Society of Oregon. Ohio Society of Oregon, Society of Engineers, Harrlman Club, Rose City Park Improvement Club. '..' Oregon Lands Set Aside. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, July. 12. The President has set aside 2440 acres in' Wallowa "County and 1319 acres -in Klamath County, Oregon, ror entry under the enlarged homestead act.' Polk Widows Want Pensions. RICKREALL, Or., July 12. (Spe STONES- FROM FIRST CHIMNEY IN LANE COUNTY USED IN MONUMENT DEDICATED TO PIONEERS. " MEMORIAL TO ELIJAH BRISTOW. PLEASANT HILL. Or.; July ; 12. (Special.) Stones used by the first white-settler of Lane County to build the first chimney to the first house ever erected in this county have . been used for a monument which now stands 'in front of the Pleasant Hill p'ostofficc. - The monument was erected by D. W. Jarvis in memory of Elijah Bristow, the first white settler of Lane County. - Mr. Jarvis formerly was principal of the Harrison-street. School of Portland, and is now a fruitgrower and postmaster of Pleasant Hill. - - cial.) Amone the three widows who "have filed applications for pensions in poik county are Mrs. Rose Cassldy, of Independence, who asks $47.50 a month for the support of six of her eight children, and Bessie Moore, of Falls City, who is only 18 years old and has a year-old child. Mrs. Moore's husband committed suicide last Summer. Mortgages for $2,500,000 Filed. Mortgages . given by the Anglo-Pa- cif lo Realty Company-, on the property of the Oregon Real Estate. Company purchased Friday ' tor $2,500,000 -were filed for. record at the Courthouse yes terday. There are-three notes, ' two for $500,000 each, due July 1, 1914, and July 1, 19-15, and cue for $750,000, due July 1, 1916. .They bear Interest at 6 1?er cent. J. "ST. Coffman's Fnneral Held. t CHEHALIS. Wash., July. 15. (Spe cial.) The funeral of- the late J. Y. Coffmanwas held today-from the fam ily home on Bolstfort street. There was a large attendance. Mr. "Cof f man for the past 20 years had been one of the well-known and respected mer chants. There were many floral trib utes. SS3 5. Use of loop Along Flanders Street, - Salmon and Fourth Streets Is .Now Requested by Promoter of Railway. Apparently George F. Heusner has abandoned his plan for an interurban electric line on Broadway. ' Mr. Heusner has filed an application with City Commissioner ly, in charge of the public utilities department for the use of a loop denned by Flanders, Tenth. Salmon and Fourth streets on the West Side. This application does not ask for Broadway at all north of Flanders streets. Within the last few days the Port land Railway, Light & Power Company has ' ceased laying long ties providing for the use of a third rail on Broad- way-vthls in spite of the fact that Mr. Heusner has filed a. bond for $72,000 guaranteeing to reimburse the company- for all expenditures additional to those required, for their narrow gauge line. W hen the voters, at the recent elec tion.- refused, to grant Mr. Heusner a franchise for a line on Broadway he announced that he would not cease his effort to secure physical connection on the West- Side for his new Interurban line which is to link Portland with Vancouver. Wash. He intimated then that be would ask again for the use of Broadway, as provided by his orig inal plans. It was suggested soon after the election that an attempt would be made by the old Council t4 pass a franchise for the use by the. Heusner line on Broadway, but no such procedure developed. Meanwhile the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company began laying Its ties on Broadway, and under the agreement covered by Mr. Heusner's bond, put in ties of such length that the eventual Installation of the third rail would be possible. A 'lew days ago several property owners on Broadway objected to Com missioner Daly against the location of the long ties, the outer ends of which were to be covered with asphalt paving. These property owners pointed out that the vibrations of the ties caused by the passing cars soon would dislodge this pavement and place the street In a condition of almost continuous dis repair. Commissioner Daly refused to in terfere in the work on the grounds that any official action might make the city responsible to Mr. Heusner for failure of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company to lay the long lies and Install the third rail: Mr. Daly's position was upheld by City Attorney LaRoche. Now, however, Mr. Heusner seems to have abandoned his desire to use Broadway and it is probable that the objections of property owners against the plan to use that thorough(are for an Interurban line will be silenced. OHIO PRISON MEN TOUR REFORM SYSTEM ADVOCATES TO VISIT OREGON PENITENTIARY. Son of Portland Pioneer Declares Kindness Behind Bars Works Well In Buckeye State. Thomas E. Davey, chairman of the Board of Administration of the prison and reform system of Ohio, who has been attending the sessions of the Na tional Conference of Charities and Cor rections at Seattle, is passing a few days at the home of his sisters. Mrs. Ralph K. Lee and Mrs. Llllle D. Thomas. 434 East Seventh street. Mr. Davey is a son of the late T. A. Davey, pioneer of Portland. He is interested in me Oregon Bystem of prison reform. It is similar to that in vogue in unio iur several years. In Ohio the retormaiory plan includes about zi.uou persons con fined In the penitentiary and reforma tory institutions. Mr. Davey and S. Cadwallder, an associate in the board of administration, will visit the State Penitentiary at Salem next Wednesday and make a personal study of the Ore gon methods of handling criminals. "We have adopted the Idea in the Ohio penal svstem that there is good in every man," said Mr. Davey. Our experience has been that we bring out the good by numane ireairaem muiu better than the old method of brute force. Of course, there are some crimi nals who are not amenable to any reform methods. These are hopeless, but in the great majority of men con victed of crime there always is some thing on which to Duim nope xor mo future. "I think we are succeeding, as our records in Ohio will show our methods succeed in 85. per cent of cases. The old prison methods were not reforma mrv hut tended to brutalize and make confirmed criminals. The contract labor system in Ohio has Deen aoousneu, but we keep the prisoner at work at something. Very soon we shall pay them something to go to dependents if they have any or to accumulate ior ihAii- own henefit. We find that the plan works out in pVactice in Ohio. Many men who served terms in the Ohio penitentiary are now law-abiding citizens, who mlgnt nave oeeu imw confirmed criminals by the old brutaliz ing methods. "Other states are becoming Interested in our methods and I expect to see the reformatory policy adopted generally." Special Police to Be Investigated. The city's special police system will be Investigated by Police Chief Clark on order of Mayor Albee. who may make numerous changes as a result. It is reported that 100 or more com missions are in the hands of special policemen who have nearly as much authority as have members of the reg ular force. Mayor Albee may revoke a number of these commissions. City to Take Inventory. A complete inventory of all the prop erty owned by the city will be made by the heads' of the city bureaus on order of Purchasing Agent Wood, who says such inventories will be made at regular periods hereafter. Wood also has asked for a statement from the bu reaus of what supplies will be neces sary during the next 12 months. McAllster Succeeds Vincent. H. C. McAllister has been elected to succeed S. B. Vincent to the position of secretary of the Manufacturers' Association, . and will assume his new duties tomorrow. Mr. Vincent gave up the position when he was appoint ed as an assistant in the office of the (Corporation Commission in Salem.