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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.