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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 20, 1914. 7 TWO HOLD UP BAR; SHOOT PROPRIETOR Bevy of Customers Forced to Face Wall With Hands Held Over Heads. ROBBERS WEAR NO MASKS Hasty and Effective Escape Made ATtcr Cash Kejrlstcr Has Been Emptied of Its ' Contents by One of Robbers. Dick Dengess, proprietor "of the Nob ITill saloon, at 541 Washington street, was shot through the right lung Friday night by an unmasked holdup man, 'who, with his partner, also unmasked, beld the eight or ten men who were in the saloon at the points of revolvers while they . ciawed the money out of the cash register, and then dashed out of the building and disappeared up Couch street. Both of the holdup men were well dressed, according to the somewhat scanty descriptions that the occupants of the room were able to give Detec tives Grisim and Vaughn, who are han dling the case. They wore black hats and English cut overcoats. Both were of dark complexion and about 30 years old. The men in the saloon, besides the proprietor, who was behind the bar, were facing the bar when the men entered the saloon. The two covered them with rovelvers and ordered them to hold up their bands, threatening to hoot the first one who hesitated. Knife Dnm Bullet. When Dengess threw up his hands he was holding a. big knife with which be had been cutting cheese for a sand wich. This is supposed to have alarmed the men. for one of them fired instantly, dropping the proprietor to the floor. The occupants of the room were then required to keep their hand's up and (ace the wall. "Get the money quick and let's get 4ut of here, said the spokesman of the duo, while his companion hastened behind the bar and cleaned, the. cash register. Then they made their dash out of the saloon. Some of the men in the room ran out and pursued them, butishots were fired and they abandoned the chase after seeing the robbers turn out of Sixteenth street into Couch. Ballet Perforates Body. Drs. T. W. White and M. C. Acker man, who were in the room, asked Dengess if he was hurt, seeing him rise to his feet after the holdup men had fled. "No," he said, and sank down against the icebox. They hurried him into an automo bile and took him up to the Good Sa maritan Hospital. It was found that the shot, evidently from a 38-caliber gun, had struck high above the right nipple and ranged down through the top of the lungs, coming out in the back on a lower line. The holdup man held the gun high and fired over Dr. Ackerman's shoulder. Dengess did not lose consciousness at any time, although severely shaken and weakened by the loss ef blood, and it was thought last night that his re covery will be comparatively easy. gation. qualifies him as an observer f current events, has recently mani fested a desire to aid the business of he country to regain some of its for mer vigor. If others in public life .will iin to give the whole country a chance to adjust itself and an opportunity to test the new and manifold conditions mposed by recent legislation the whole country will, with new hope and in- reasing confidence, step rapidly for ward toward the sunshine of commer- ial peace and national prosperity greater than it has ever known." Mr. Hill was the guest of honor at the dinner and the diners sang these words to the tune of "Tipperary": Irs a soft, soft Job for Mister Brandels, With a nice Job like Hill. And It's pleasant to go to Brandeis Asklnir heln to foot the bill. Good-bye to Equipment, farewell Income, too. It's a soft, soft Job for Mister Brandies, But it's hard, Jim, on you. The song was repeated seven times and seemed to afford considerable amusement to Mr. Hill. President A. H. Smith, the New York Central: F. D. Underwood, the Erie, nd W. T. Noonan. of the Buffalo, Roch ester and Pittsburg Railroad, were among the guests. BUSINESS TRUCE IS URGED Jumes J. Hill Would Check Hostile Ttules and Agitation. ROCHESTER, Dec. 12 James J. Hill the railroad man, speaking at a din ner of the Chamber of Commerce here, said that only political agitation and over-regulation of business stood in the way of the advent of the greatest pros perity the United States had ever seen. "The business interests of the coun try as a whole," said Mr. Hill, "have een under fire for more than 10 years. That attack has steadily increased in violence and decreased in discrimlna tlon. The ingenuity of restless minds lias taxed itself to invent new restric tions, new regulations, new punish Merits for guilty and innocent alike. hen hostile regulation gbes to this extent, without promise of 'a limit to either its objects or its orders, busl ncss would come to a halt, though tar iff rates were raised to the skies and peace prevailed all over the earth. For new plants will not be built, raw ma terial will not be bought, wages cannot be paid unless capital is ready in suf- Tlcient quantities to perform the tunc tions that are possible to it alone. "Here there is no uncertainty. Cap ital, until it is invested, is free. The apitallst will not put his money where it brings him a lower rate of return or is subject to more risks than in an other occupation or another place. The whole world will presently be bidding for his available surplus. If under the circumstances existing just before the outbreak of the war business was Ian puid in the United States and industry was descending the slope of depression toward the slough of bad times, be cause legislation continuously attacked both the profits and the security o capital, what Is likely to happen now "The main outlines, then, of the pres ent business situation are clear. This country may enter, if it will, certainly aner tne close or the European war, and probably much sooner, upon period or remarkable prosperity. To it will be given the task of providing for a time tor me maintenance of a con siderable portion of the world's pop ulatlon and industry. "This great and continued demand on us sliouut be the guarantee of a corre sponding prosperity. It would be so if no artificial conditions intervened. But, to realize this, both capital and bus! ness initiative must have reasonable freedom. The enormous destruction of wealth, the continuous borrowing of sums hitherto unknown even to world finance, the consequent raising of the interest rate, all foretell new and diffi cult conditions for American enterprise. it is less tree to take advantage o them than ever before. It must operate within the circumscription assigned to it by laws which the courts probabl will take 20 years to interpret. 'At every promising opening it sees & signboard, erected by public author ity. bearing the words. "No thorough fare. If the next five years are to re peat the history of the last 10. then there can be no great business 1m provement and no general prosperity in the united States. Rest from agitation. intelligent economy, ezticiency, harmonious co-op eration for business institutions as well as for political divisions. These are not abstruse ideas. They do not provok eloquence or attract the self-seekinsr. They are things as long familiar and as little reverenced . by the mass o men as the contents of the Decalosrue We must go back to them or suffer the penalty paid by every creative thing that defies the law of the phys iral or that of the moral order of th world. "The President of the United States, whose life, spent in study and invest FALLS ON HIGHWAY ARE LOCKED IN ICE Shooting Spray, Caught as It Drops, Becomes Part of Fantastic Picture. WOOD WASTE FOB FLOUR FEDERAL EFFORTS MADE TO UTIL IZE ALL. FOREST "RESOURCES. Sawdust' Abound for Use In Manufac ture of Nitroglycerine Absorbent as Dynamite Ingredient. In its efforts to attain complete utilization of our forest resources, the Federal Government has been making inquiries into the possibilities of man ufacturing wood flour from sawdust waste. The flour In question is not the kind which is converted in fluffy biscuits or flaky pastry, nor is it a substitute for corn meal, although it looks some what like it. This wood flour is made by grinding dry sawdust or small wood waste (that of pine or spruce is ex cellent for the purpose) in a cheap mill, similar to the kind in which corn and rye are ground. After passing through the stones and the bolting chest it is sacked or baled for ship ment. It Is then worth $12 to S13 a ton. This flour is used in making dyna mite, and acts as the absorbent for the nitro-glycerine. Dynamite made with wood flour as one of its ingredients is somewhat inferior to that made with Infusorial earth, but it is cheaper. The use of wood flour in the manufacture of dynamite, however, is but a minor use of the product. Its chief use is in the manufacture of linoleum and xyloite. both floor coverings that are popular for use in kitchens, halls, corridors, cafes, restau rants and public rooms. It is im pervious to water and practically fire proof. It is also used as floor material on some of the German war vessels. for it is not liable to take- fire or splinter if hit by shells. The manufacture of wood flour Is ldeady an extensive industry in Eu rope. Norway has been manufactur ing it for years and exports thousands of tons. Germany also is. a large man ufacturer. England and France are extensive buyers. In the United States the matter of wood flour has not yet been given much consideration. A few mills in the Middle West and one at Hoquiam, Wash., are all that have attempted to transfer their wood waste into wood flour. The amount of sawdust to be had in this country, especially in the Northwest, is unlimit ed, and lumbermen should welcome this method of turning their waste into practical and profitable product. THIN SKIM IS ON RIVER BOY "FAKES"- H . HOLDUP Messenger Admits 1-Yaud to Cover $31 Deficit In Payroll. C. W. Carrigan, a 19-year-old mes senger boy, jiving at zuuz nawtnorne avenue, is in the city . jail following hid recital to Detective La balle of a thrill ing holdup." The holdup was supposed to have occurred Thursday night at East Eightieth and East Yamhill streets. After reciting how a large heavy-set man with a blue revolver relieved him of his wages, he admitted to Detective La Salle he had invented the story to cover a deficit of $31 in his pay en velope. Two weeks ago Carrigan was given a suit, valued at fat. to deliver. The boy left the suit on the sidewalk be side his wheel while he went to make another delivery. When he returned the suit v.-as gone. The messenger company, forced to make good the loss, deducted It from Carrigan's wages. These fake' holdups are getting too common," said Detective Captain Baty yesterday, "so we intend holding Car rigan in jail for a while. Steamsliips at Night Report Float ing Blocks in Stream Big Skat ing Tllnks Formed Get Crowds of Fun Makers. Days when the mercury is around 30 hardly appeal to the automobile tour ist unless he is equipped with pocket heaters, foot warmers and similar ac cessories. However, if any autoist wants to see some sights of real beauty, let him roll his car -out on the Columbia River Highway, now open to the public Every waterfall along the road is an immense pillar of ice. Every shooting bit of spray is seemingly caught by Jack Frost and transfixed where it fell. It Is a sight well worth the trip and one which likely will not occur again for several years, as it takes at least a week of consecutive cold days to freeze the falls as they are now. Multnomah Falls lee Ma. Multnomah Falls is a column of ice from top to bottom, over which the water still is spurting, and the column is getting bigger every day. The small er falls are frozen almost solid. Near Latourell the spray has been driven to many of the surrounding rocks and the scene looks like a bit of fantastic stage artistry. Many of. the trees have their load of ice and the whole is a composition of formations rare for this part of Oregon. Steamboat men arriving late last night reported that the Columbia in many places is filled with floating ice and that the mouth of the Willamette is covered with a thin surface of ice. Each boat that comes through has to break its way through a new surface, not heavy enough, however, to offer any resistance. Some of the boats re ported heavy drifts from up the Co lumbia and word from the Cascade Locks said the locks were frozen yes terday morning. Lakes Are Stating Rinks. The ice on the ponds is getting thick er all the time. Out on "Five-Mile Lake" is the biggest skating rink in Portland just now. This immense, but shallow, body of water is frozen solid with a layer four to five inches thick. Near the north shore it was so heavy that it would bear the weight of a motorcar. Hundreds of skaters have discovered this lake and are taking ad vantage of the fine sport offered. The lake in parts is protected by the trees and offers an Ideal skating place. It can be reached by taking either the Kenton or St. Johns car. The cold snap has set some of the old-timers to talking. The Willamette at Portland has frozen over on four dif ferent dates, according to the records of the local weather office. The last time was in 1890, when a thin coat of ice formed all the way across the river. Thick Freezes Recalled. In 1S8S the ice was strong enough to bear a man's weight. That year offered considerable inconvenience to the peo ple of the Northwest section of the city. Many of the persons in that part de pended on a ferry which formerly ran from there to the downtown section. Many others depended upon the row boats to cross the river. For several days the ice was just thick enough to stop navigation yet too thin to bear the weight of the ma rooned citizens of Albina, then an inde pendent municipality. Day Coldest Since 1908. However, on both of those occasions the cold snap was in January, and not in six years has Portland experienced as cold December weather as it had yesterday. At 6 o'clock yesterday morning the minimum temperature of the day was recorded and" the thermom eter read 23.2 degrees. This I the cold est day for the month since 1908. The temperature never rose above freezing. The warmest temperature of the day was 31.6 degrees. In several other cities the maximum temperature of the day was: Baker, 22; Calgary, 16; Spokane, 14; Walla Walla, 18, and North Yakima, 16. The prediction of Acting Forecaster Theodore Drake is a repetition of yes terday's weather. The temperature is expected to be about the same and the sky will probably be clear for another day at least. The high pressure area over the Northwest has moved a little to the southeast. Tine Store to IBiiy Gifts for Men For the Christmas best of satisfaction shopper you'll find this a most convenient, place to trade, and jou'll know that yon get ; and your real money's worth. It's a place for high-grade, dependable Clothing and 1? rushing Woods tor men and boys. A TIMELY SALE FOR THE GIFT BUYER STORE OPEN EVENINGS et the ur- SUITS AND OVERCOATS HART SCH AFFNER & MARX GREATLY REDUCED EVERY PRICE GENUINE $20.00 Suits and Overcoats. $15.00 $35.00 Suits and Overcoats. . . $26.25 $25.00 Suits and Overcoats $18.75 $40.00 Suits and Overcoats $29.95 $30.00 Suits and Overcoats $22.50 Blue and Black, Full Dress and Tuxedo Included DEPENDABLE FURNISHINGS FOR GIFTS MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS FROM THIS LIST r COMBINATION SETS Silk Hose and Tie to Match.... $1.00 Silk Hose. Tie and, Handkerchief to Match S1.50, $2.00 Accordion Knit Hose and Tie, with Handkerchief to Match S2.oO HOSIERY "Wnnderhose, for men, women and chil dren, four pairs in box, guaranteed for four months, the box at $X.OO Interwoven Hose, assorted colors, four pairs in box SjSl.OO- Interwoven Silk Hose, the kind that lasts, per pair 50 to Sl.OO Ladies' Silk Hose in all colors, pair. .Sjsl.OO NECKWEAR Beautiful Neckwear in Persian and Brocade effects 50 High-Grade Neckwear, in Keiser and many other dependable makes, in " plain, brocaded patterns. Persian ef fect and accordion knit, in Christ mas box, eaeh Sl.OO to S2.50 SWEATERS Bradley Jumbo Knit Ruffnecks; col ors red, white, frrav: best oualitv. .$8.oO Jnmbo Knit Ruffnecks, full fash ioned; gray, white, red; special .$5.00 Assorted Sweaters in Shaker-knit Ruffneck; $5 and $7, special $3.25 HANDKERCHIEFS Three in fancy Christmas bos 3r Six in fancy burnt wood Iiot Sl.OO Pure Linen Handkerchiefs, 23S HTC, oOC HATS Multnomah Hat, none better, all stvles S3.00 Stetson Hats, all styles. $4: to SIO Velour Hats, imported and domestic;" black, brown and natural $5 to SIO JEWELRY Scarf Pins and Cuff Links to Match Sl.SO to S6.00 Scarf Pins 50c to S2.0O Cuff Links SOtf to SG.OO Tie Clasps 25 to $2.00 Lounging Robes, House Coats and Bath Robes Reduced $13.00 Iiounsinsr Robes :..-S11.25 $12.50 Lounrinp: Robes S 9.35 $10.00 Lounging I?5bes S 7.oO $10.00 Bath Robes ..S 7.50 $ 850 Bath Robes S 6.35 Flannel Shirts Sl.SO to 85.00 Drem Shirt 95c to So.OO Pajnnum Sl.SO to S5.00 Umbrellas Sl.OO to S3. OO Sam 1 1 $ 6.00 Bath Robes S4.50 $ 5.00 Bath Robes S3.75 $ 4.00 Bath Robes $3.00 $10.00 House Coats..! S7.50 $ 9.00 House Coats .S6.75 osenDia Northwest Corner Third and Morrison Streets $7.50 House Coats S5.GO $6.50 House Coats S4.85 $(j.00 House Coats S4.50 $5.50 House Coats S4.10 $5.00 House Coats $3.75 18 O n& to 1;nlon SnltM- S1.50 to Sti.OO Two-Plece I ndrnrrar Sl.OO to J$3.00 Ient Cloven Sl.SO and $2.00 CHRISTMAS IIOXES VRKH. SUSPECT ADMITS HE KILLED LIME Edward Gall Arrested by Sher iff of Clarke County and Archie Leonard. SHOT AND WADS EVIDENCE as fishermen use on their lines. No. 12 shotgun wads were found In the house. Officers say that they have found sim ilar shot and wads in the Gall home. Relations between Ludke and Gall are -said to have been strained. Sev eral violent quarrels have been report ed to the Sheriff. JJudke is alleged to have feared Gall, and the night of the killing is reported to have been forced out of the road by Gall and afterwards to have said that he had a premonition of disaster. Ludke and his family, on Che night of the killing, were on their way to the home of John Rose to an entertainment and stopped at the Alvln home to make up a party to walk across to the other ranch. J ant Inside the Limit. E. W. Howe's Monthly. The meanness of some men is of a kind that may be reached by law, but the meanness of others is just inside the limit, and you can't have them ar rested. The meanest man I ever knew not only wasn't in Jail, but he was on a police commission. ' FRUIT EXCHANGE TO LEAVE Xortlivtestern orrices Will Be Moved to Seattle on January I. The general offices of the Northwest ern Fruit Exchange will be moved from this city to Seattle on January 1. The object of the change, it is said, is to place the headquarters of the ex change nearer the producing districts of the YVenatchee and Yakima valleys, from where the exchange derives most of its tonnage. The offices of Presi dent R. H. Parsons and Counsel Wor rell 'Wilson have been at Seattle. BOMBS FALL IN LORRAINE Two Soldiers Killed and Servant . Girl Badly Wounded. BERLIN (via London). Dec. 19. Two of the allies' aeroplanes flew, over Saarburg, Lorraine, at midnight on Thursday and dropped 10 bombs, which killed a Uhlan corporal and a cavalry man and severely wounded a servant girl. The material damage done in the town was considerable. The aviators also threw two bombs at the railroad station at Rieding and two bombs at the village of Heming-. "Wall paper originated In China In the fourth century. ne win say to St. Peter: "I do not, of course, agree with all you say, but some of your ideas are very good." ATTORNEY DEFENDS ACT Tillamook Official Makes Statement for Use on Recall Ballot. ' I The Average Man's Opinion. Exchange. SALEM'. Or.. Dec. 19. (Special.) I no man entirely agrees with another Secretary of State Olcott announced to-,wncn the average man goes to heaven day that M. J. Gersoni, District Attor ney of Tillamook County, had filed the following justification of his conduct of the office for use on the ballots at the recall election December 29: "In the recall petition I am charged with absence from office and with in competency. I ab'sented myself from my office to attend at the bedside of a dying father, leaving a competent deputy in my place. The indictments that were held insufficient by Judge Holmes, ore which the charges of in competency were founded, were pro nounced good by Attorney - General Crawford. All I ask is a fair oppor tunity." Other aspirants for the office are John R. Callahan, J. Victor, A. Farnell and G. H. Goyne. Bakers in Rotterdam -have started v make bread composed of equal parts of flour and potato. They like it. Potatoes there are cheaper thnn wheal flour. Ofrieers Report Also Tliat Ludke Feared Gall and That They Had Quarreled Often Motive Is Xot Brought Out. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dee. 19. (Spe cial.) Edward Gall confessed last nigh to killing Otto Ludke. the Ridgefleld farmer who was assassinated by a shot fired through a window at the home of Axel Alvin, on the night of Novem ber 20. Gall was arrested on a technical charge and after several hours of "sweating" by Sheriff Cresap and De tective Archie Leonard, of Portland, described the killing of Ludke, so Sheriff Cresap said, practically as in vestigations had revealed the circum stances, but refused to define the motive. Gall admitted that he followed the Ludke family to the Alvin home, peered through the window and fired the shot when within five feet of where Ludke was sitting. Gall, who is a Russian, was ar rested by Sheriff Cresap, of Clarke County, and Detective Archie Leonard, of Multnomah County, tonight, charged with "unlawfully having firearms in his possession, being an alien and not having declared his intention to be come a citizen of the United States." Otto Ludke was killed in the home of Axel Alvin. near his own. The shot was fired through a window, striking Ludke in the neck and killing him in stantly. Officers say that they have found in Gall's home shot and slugs similar to those found in the Alvin home after the killing. The missiles used to kill Ludke wr No. 4 chilled shot and red sinkers, s;rh Sound lumber. 23 years old. has been proved by a German government test to be materially stronger than new stock. MONPIER AND GROAT WIN JACK WAGNER AND EDDIE BOAT RIGHT OVTBOXED AT SMOKER. Western Amateur Athletic Clnb Pre sents Some Lively Bonis Ralr!c;h Jones Easily Bests Hansen. Vincent Jlonpier, of the Multnomah Club, and Harry Groat, of the Beaver Club, evened the score Friday night at the Western Amateur - Athletic Club's smoker by defeating the men who were victorious over them in the recent Armory smoksr. About 400 fans saw Monpier win a thrilling four-round contest from Jack Wagner, and Harry Groat defeat Eddie Boatright in the same number of rounds. These two matches were the stellar attractions of the evening. Both of the evenintr's victors were out to win and Wagner and Boatright tried hard to keep their slates of victory clean. Ollie Hill, the clever little 118 pounder, lost a hard four-round con test to Billie Mascott. of the Winged M Club. Both boys fought hard and valiantly and the decision was given after the fourth round had gone al most even. Raleigh Jones, making his first ap pearance in the ring, picked an easy one in Hansen, of the Mohawk Club. Two rounds were enough for tho East Sider, although he proved himself game to the core and stood a pood chance of winning: until Jones caught him on the point of the chin and sent him to slumberland The K. O. was scored in the second round. Although Jimmy Moscow is ac credited one -of the cleverest Im pounders in the city, he met his mati in Tom Byers. one of Tommy Tracy's students of the fistic game at the Multnomah Club, and lost the decision after three rounds of clever boxing. When Lovely Woman Is Touchy. Exchange. Every woman is a little touchy about it. if her husband likes baker's bread as well as he likes hers. perfect gifts for men a useful present coming from this shop carries added value careful attention and experienced salesmen to assist you in your selection gifts at 50 cents gifts at 75 cents A Safe and Sane XMAS For YOUR Child kLACE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT pass book showing a deposit of one dollar or more in your child's stocking Christmas eve. 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