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78 Pages SIX SECTIONS Section One Pages 1 to 24 VOL. XXXV. NO. 48. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORNIN(i, NOVEMBER 2G, 191G. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SUSPECT IN TRUNK MURDER CAPTURED George Bartholomew Taken at Seattle. DISPOSAL OF BODY ADMITTED Ss-ys He Put Body in Trunk, but Denies Killing. YEAR'S HUNT REWARDED Fisnerman, Well Acquainted With Suspect, Travels as Hobo Through Underworlds of Coast as Agent of Police in Man Hunt. George Bartholomew, sought for more than a year as a principal in the "Green Trunk Murder," was arrested last night In Seattle, and is held for the local authorities on a charge of killing: John Lind at 407 Stark street on November 19, 1915. A brief dispatch received by Detec tive Frank Snow and two telephone communications to Acting Detective Captain Joe Day announced that the man had been apprehended and was making a confession In which he im plicated himself as an accomplice, but denied that he had done the murder. Another Is Accused. Bartholomew is said to have laid the killing to a man named Lund, pre sumed to have followed Lind and Bar tholomew frfom San Francisco to Port land. Bartholomew's alleged confession is that Lund killed Lind and paid Bar tholomew 20 to help dispose of the body, which was found in a green trunk floating at the foot of Flanders street. This statement is contrary to evidence collected by the local police, who learned that a man of Bartholomew's description had hired the wagon in which the trunk was hauled from the lodgings of Mrs. Anna De Coursey, 407 Stark street. . Two Said to Resemble. The Lund reterred to by Bartholo mew is supposed to be Oscar Lund, alias Anderson, a garage man in San Francisco. Lund's picture was used by the local police on the circulars sent out to aid in Bartholomew's capture, and the two men are said to resemble each other slightly. A search that was almost Nation wide in its scope was made by the local police bureau and District Attorney's office for George Bartholomew, who was arrested in Seattle last night on a charge of murdering John Lind on No vember 19, 1915, and placing the body In a trunk which later was thrown into the Willamette River at the foot cf Flanders street. Fisherman Gives Clew. The only clew furnished officials was given by a fisherman whose name Is withheld by the authorities. This man met Bartholomew at Broadway and Burnside streets the morning after the murder, before the body was d'.3 covered, and received a coat from the fugitive. The coat later was identified as the property of John Lind. When the fisherman learned that Bartholomew was suspected of murder he reported to Detectives Snow, Goltz and Coleman his knowledge of the fugi tive's movements. The fisherman had by this time sent the coat to a brother in Missouri, but the police recovered it, and Detective Goltz took it to San Francisco, where the tailors who had made the garment identified it as the property of Lind. Senttle I ndcrworld Visited. Having thus satisfied themselves that the Bartholomew spoken of by the (Concluded on Pafre 7. Column 1.) V ' j " II c 11 M -::Vil 0.-W.R.&N. GRANTS MORE WAGE RISES GENERAL INCREASES ORDERED WHERE MERIT DEMANDS. President Farrell's Instructions to Affect Hundreds of Employes In Portland and Over System. Clerks and unskilled workmen em ployed by the O.-W. R. & N. Company are d-ue for an Increase in wages. The increase. In fact, has been made effective alreaay in some departments. But Increases are to be applied to all employes of these classes before the first of the year. J. D. Farrell. president of the com pany, has recommended substantial ad vances for hundreds of men and women employed on various parts of the sys tem. Amonpr those affected will be the general office employes in Portland, station agents, freight handlers and section hands. For Instance, some station agents getting $65 a month will get J75. No advance will be less than 5 per cent. Only those employes receiving less than $200 a month are benefited. The section hands already are enjoy ing their advance. It was made effect ive a few months ago. While at Spo kane or Friday Air. Farrell said that increases are to be made all along the line for those employes whose wages have not been advanced in recent years. J. P. O'Brien, vice-president and gen eral manager, in Portland yesterday said that the policy of grading up the wages was inaugurated, on Mr. Far rell's instructions, a few months ago. "We are going through the records of every employe on the system," said Mr. O'Brien, "and wherever we find a man or a woman whose services to the company merit an increase we grant it. Kach case is handled on its merits." MAYOR IS FOUND GUILTY Hot Springs Official Fined and Sen tenced to Jail for Hour. HOT SPRINGS. Ark., Nov. 25. Mayor J. W. McClendon was found guilty In Circuit Court yesterday of assault with intent to kill and was sentenced to serve one hour in jail and to pay a fine of $5 0. The Mayor said he would appeal. It was charged that McClendon at tempted to Jhoot an election official in the last municipal election following a dispute over the qualifications of certain voters. ROYAL YACHT IS FREIGHTER Vessel Used by King ot Spain Ar rives In New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 25. The extraor dinary demand of commerce for ocean tonnage has now laid toll on the erst while private yacht of a king. Today there arrived here the Spanish steamship Alfonso XIII, formerly the royal yacht of the present King of Spain. She once was the North German Lloyd steamer Havel, and was pur chased by Spain during the Spanish American war. GRAIN VALUE $2,500,000 Garfield County Families Average $2000 Each. POMEROY. Wash.. Nov. 25. (Sp cial.) Garfield County farmers have received in round numbers for grain this Fall about $2,500,000. Approximately 2.916.600 bushels of grain have been sold and the proceeds represent an average of $2000 for each family in the county. NEW EMPEROR RECEIVES Convening of Austrian Reichsrath Dis cussed With Cabinet. VIENNA. Nov. 24, via London, Nov. 25. Emperor Charles received in audi ence today the Austrian ministerial body. The question of convening the Aus trian Reichsrath was discussed. r.l FS S . B01SSEVAIN DIESINLOSANGELES Campaign Ordeal Is Fa tal to Suffragist. BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS IN VAIN Sister and Friends Contribute Fluid to Save Life. HUSBAND IS IN COLLAPSE Strain From Campaign I'roveH Too Much for Leader, Who Faints on Platform While Making Speech and Does Not Recover. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Nov. 25. Mrs. Inez Milholland Boieeevatn died at a local hospital, where she had been ill for several weeks, tonight shortly be fore midnight. Mrs. Boissevain was stricken sud denly while addressing an audience in this city during the recent campaign and fainted on the platform of the meeting. She was removed to the hos pital, and her husband and parents rusned from New York to Join her here. Miss Vida Milholland. sister of the noted suffragist, was with her when she was stricken and has been in constant attendance since that time. Husband In Collapse. Mrs. Boissevain's illness was diag nosed as aplastic anemia, and blood transfusion was resorted to in attempts to Improve hir condition. Her sister. Miss Vida Milholland, twice gave blood fop this purpose, and on four other occasions friends submitted to the or deal in the hope that benefit would re sult. After each transfusion temporary improvement was followed by relapse. A few days ago the physicians in charge stated that there was prac tically no hope for Mrs. Boissevain, but thereafter she rallied and it was thought she might recover. This afternoon she began to dink, and the end came tonight. Her hus band, Eugene Boissevain, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Milholland, of New York, and her sister. Miss Vida. were present when she died. lilood TranNfuslons Kail. No arrangements for the funeral have been made, but it was announced this evening that the body would be taken to the family home in New York and would be accompanied by the fam ily. It is thought that there will be no services in Los Angeles. The time has not been set for the start East, but it probably will be made Monday. Mr. Boissevain was seriously affected by the death of bis wife, and was un able to assist in the prr' i:iry ar rangements, which were cared for- by intimnte friends.' It was stated that Mrs. Boissevain's trouble originated in her tonsils, which became inflamed as the result of too constant speaking during the cam paign. She had been weakened by over-exertion, and when she became ill her system failed to resist the ad vance of the disease. POOR CHILDREN ARE HELPED Life Devoted to Suffrage and to Cause of Workers. Inez Milholland Boissevain had been for. many years widely known for her activity as a woman suffragist, a so cial welfare worker, an advocate of socialism, and as a practicing lawyer. As a student in Vassar College 1905-9, although known as the college beauty, and possessed of wealth and position, she shunned society as such, and shocked the more conservative college (Concluded on Page T. Column 3.) HIGH SPOTS IN THE PAST WEEK'S NEWS AS SEEN FROM CARTOONIST REYNOLDS' SEAT. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTETt DAY'S Maximum temperature, degrees; minimum, 4'.i degrfM. TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds. Mexico. Tide of battl at Chihuahua City believed to be swinging to Villa. Section 1, page 0. War. Jf Provisional Greek jtovernnient declare war on Bulgaria. Section 1. page 4. Roumanian army escapes trap. Section 1. page .5. German warships raid coast of England. Section 1. page 4 . Korr Ifrn. Russia has new Premier. Stction 1, page 4. National. Senator Borah to lead fight for National prohibition amendment. Section I. Pane- l. Representative Johnson maka chargea of Democratic frauds In at tempt to con trol House. Section 1( page 2. Iunettir. Dancing decrease weight of diet aquad. Section l, page 1. Millions cf eggs held for high prices re vealed in Chicago i aid. Section 1. page o. American Federation of Labor re-electi Samuel Gonipers as head. Section 1. page 10. Steamer in San Francisco hay runs over Navy launch, killing three sailor. Sec tion 1, page 3- M rs. Bolrsevain, suffrage leader, dies in Los Angeles. ' Section 1. page 1. Pacific Northwest. Two ore concentrator started in Josephine County. Section 1, page 10. Railway managers and men not to lobby at Olympia. section 1, pago S. Mouse at Olympia is safely Republican. Section 1, page 9. Plan Is suggested for stoclal training of hlcb school students. Section 1, pae 10. I. W. V. capture Ashland fire station and demand food. Section 1, page 1. One killed, four hurt. In Seattle streetcar crash. S'.cilon 1, page George Bartholomew, suspect In the green I trunk murder, captured at tit at tie. Sue- I tion 1, pagu 1. I . Sport. Oregon treads on Aggies, 27 to O. Section J, page 1. Army downs Navy, 15 to 7. Section 2, page 2. Multnomah downs Willamette, 33 to 7. Sec tion 2, page 1. Yale defeats Harvard, 6 to 3. Section 2, page 1. Multnomah's slogan Is "Beat Oregon, Sec tion 'Jt page 4. Interscholastlc all-star eleven chosen. Sec tion 2, page 4. Hockey season hero Is only five days dis tant. Section 2, page 6. Purses for Northwest fair races will be set. Section 2, pa go . Multnomah met-is Seattle boxers here on Wednesday night. Section 2, page 3. Sportsmen urg.-ti to attend annua meeting of League. Section 2, page 5. Interstate Trap" Association will convene In December. section li. page 4. Commercial and Marine. Wheat lower In North ent, following Chl CUK' decline. Section 2, page 15. New stevedoring company establishes agen cies and gives wage acaie. Section 2. page Iti. Port blames Captain Knight for part of de lay In pilot service. Section 2, page lb. 302 new ships classed by Lloyd a Section 2. page 1G. . - . . - Portlund ana Vicinity. " A. B. Stuart, early-day express rider and veteran bailiff, dies. Section 1, page 6. O.-W. R. A N. grants general wage In crease. Section 1, page 1. Lower food prices forecast by buyer. Sec tion 1, page 11. Portland Thanksgiving to be of old-fashioned kind. Section 1, page 1 1. Attorney Bronaugh denies that late H. H. Prouty was Insane. Section 1, page 12. Red Cross seals will be put on sale soon. Section 1, page 13. Democratic pig sent to Mrs. Hanley is dead. Section 1, page 12. Christie Home work meets with success. Section 1, page lo. Salvation Army's work of past year costs 0500. Section 1, page 14. Sir firemen involved in land swindle charge. Section 1. page 17. Candidates for Speaker answer drys as to attitude on law. Section 1. page 17. Boys and Girls Aid Society makes state wide appeal for $5000. Section 1, page 16. Portland Elks will hold memorial service next Sunday. Section 1, page ltf. Reed College experiments with hatching and feeding of oaimon. Section 1, page 17. Budgets d Iscussed before Civic League Section 1, page 10. Welfare Bureau begins Yuletlde work. Sec tion 1, page 17. Polytechnic pupils taught to make chil dren's clothing. Section X, page 18. More stringent regulations provided for surety companies. Section 1, page 18. Dubois $4,000,000 timber deal still under consideration. Section 1, page 10. Ballots are distributed for Greater Portland day Tuesday Section 1, page 21. Greater Portland Association has hlb Ideals. Section 1, page 20. Monopoly rlven union Jitneurs by Mr. Daly's trick. Section 1. page 23. Oregon music teachers will meet hers No vember 30. Section 1, page 22. Prominent Judges will officiate at live stock show here. Section 1, page 22. A. C. Callan qulta race for Speaker. Sec tion 1. page 6. Weather report, data and forecast. Section 2. page 7. Leon Edward Juston. pioneer restaurant priprltov. dies. Section 1. pair r. BORAH CHAMP IONS FEDERAL DRY ACT Idaho Senator to Head Fight in Congress. FORCING VOTE BIG PROBLEM Foes of Prohibition Amendment .Expected to Battle in Dark. SENATOR JONES TO AID, TOO Washington Man to Attempt to In duce Lawmakers to Make Jls trict of Columbia Iry at Com ins Session. OREGO.VIAS NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Nov. 25. National prohibition is to have a new champion In Congress in Senator William K. Borah, of Idaho. Under his leadership a fight is to be made at tho coming ehort session to put through a resolution submitting to the states for ratification a prohibition amendment to the Federal Constitution. Coupled with the fight which Senator Borah intends to lead will be a sep arate, and yet related, contest con ducted under the leadership of Senator Wesley L. Jones, of Washington, to force prohibition upon the District of Columbia, The latter Is a renewal of a fight made at the last session of Congress and abandoned. Vote to Be Fort-fd. There has never been a well-organized fight in Congress to submit a prohibition amendment to the states, though many prohibition resolutions have been proposed, -only to be forgot ten, or to be abandoned, for lack of general support. Senator Borah, in announcing his purpose to make a real fight for a prohibition amendment, makee it plain that he is going into the contwst to nlu, and if he is outgeneraled or out voted at the short session he prdmises to bob up again in the nw Congress, keeping prohibition to the forefront until a vote Is had. If a record vote can be secured. Sen ator Borah is confident of getting enough votes to pass the resolution. Fight In Dark Combated. The great obstacle to be overcome in getting a prohibition amendment through Congress is in getting the proposition to a vote. Most of the opponents of prohibition are cowards, when it comes to going on record, and they necessarily make their fight in the dark. It was in the dark that the prhibltlon resolution, along with the equal suffrage resolution, was side tracked at the last session, and the same tactics will be resorted to to kill off the resolution which Senator Borah intends to champion. Speaking today of his plans. Senator Borah said: "The time to push the prohibition fight is now. Sentiment throughout the country Is rapidly turning to tea prohibition cause; that was evidenced not only in the recent elections, but is reflected in the fact that 23 states are now 'dry,' and two more. Utah and Florida, promise to go dry as soon as their Legislatures meet. duration Not One of Parties. With one-half the country dry al ready, and prohibition sentiment strong in the remaining wet states, it is time the National Government took some notice of public sentiment. "Prohibition is not & party question: It should not and will not be made a party Issue, notwithstanding the an nouncement of a great leader of the party in power has given indication'of a desire to make his party the party of (Concluded on Page 3. Column l. ULTIMATUM GIVEN ASHLAND BY I.W.W. ARMY. CAPTFKES HRE STATION AN1 DEMAN IS FOOD. llobors Wlio Lack Credentials Are Injected From Meeting and Line of Parade Is Formed. ASHL.VND, Or., Nov. 15. tSpecial.) Fifty members of the I. W. W. landed hee tonight from the north on a through freight, formed a procession in "fatigue uniform," ana marched and took possession of the Fourth-street tire station, where they held a "busi ness meeting" behind closed doors. A dozen ordinary hobos who smug gled themselves into th gathering were summarily ejected for not pre senting necessary credentials. The meeting adjourned after present ing an ultimatum to the city authori ties for food and transportation south. Later tonight the men were arrested and locked up in Jail. FUEL SHORT IN COAL LAND Coos Ray Cities Unable to Cirt Suf ficient Supply From Mines. MARSHFIEi.D. Or.. Nov. 25 (Spe cial.) Coos Bay has a coal famine, al though surrounded hy the only coal field in the state of Oregon. North Bend has been without coal for 15 days and Marshfield housewives have been burning wood, with an oc casional load of coal. The situation Is accountable to the lack of development by the three op erating mines. Several small mines. which were driven out of business sev. eral years ago by the larger concerns. are being put into working condition. FREQUENT RAINS FORECAST Wintry 'Weather to Visit Rocky Mountain Region. WASHINGTON. Nov. S Wulhrr predictions for ih w.u h pc nn Sunday, issued by the Weather Bureau toaay, are: Rocky Mountain ami ntatpau reelnn Unsettled, with probable snows In cen tral and northern portions first half week; fair latter half. Much colder bout Wednesday, continuing until neat end of week. Pacific States Freauent rains in North Pacific states. TEUTONS GREET WILSON American Organization Extend Con- rat illations to President. CHICAGO. Nov. 23. G. F. Hummel. president of the Teutonic Sons of Amer ica, today sent to President Wilson a resolution adopted by the National council of the organization. In session here, extending congratulations on his re-election and expressing best wishes for the future. President Wilson is urged to use his Influence to aid in ending the war in Europe as speedily as possible. EMBARGO IS CONSIDERED President Says Serious Thought Is Ilelng Given Food Problem. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2o. President Wilson, through Secretary Tumulty, to. day notified Frank B. Connolly, leader of a. movement working for an embargo on the exportation of foodstuffs, that "the embargo question was receiving his most serious consideration." CARNEGIE 81 AND HEALTHY Birtlidny Is Spent at Home With Family and Friends. NEW YORK. Nov. 25. Andrew Car negie is 81 years old today. He spent the day with his family at his home here, received a few friends in the aft ernoon and partook of a birthday din ner tonight. His friends say he is In good health. DANCING E EFFECT THAN FAST Diet Squad Loses Many Pounds at Hop. 8 HEAVIER THAN AT START Plump Girl Blames "Terrible, Fattening Oatmeal." NONE LATE AT BREAKFAST After Evening in Ballroom, Where Friends Jibe and Partake of Sandwiches and Punch, AH Find Appetites Are Keen. TODAY'S MKC FOR CHICAGO U1KT SUl'AD. Breakfant. Orari;;os 'ere;il Tuii .-1 Coff.-.' Dinner Julienne Soup Roast Pork Glazed Sweet Potatoes Celery Pumpkin Pie Supper. Cold Sliced Moat Country Fried Potatoes Apple Sauce Bread and Butter Tea CHICAGO. Nov. 23. (Special.) All but four members of the Health De partment "diet squad" have gained from one to four and one-half pounds in weight, according to figures made pub lic today. Reuben Beckmau has lost three and one-half pounds: H. 1 Porsche has lost half a pound: William G. Merker has lost one and three-iuarlers pounds, an4 Dr. A. J. Stokes, who Had slightly mora than 223 pounds to begin with, has suf fered a setback of two pounds. TI:e greatest gains made by any of the members are four and a half pounds by Miss Halvorsen and three pounds each by Miss Gertrude NilMgan and Henry Gherlng. Jr. Here is what dancing did to the ad voirdupois of Health Commission r Robertson's diet squad: First Yf!lcr To liav. day. da. Mini a. NVlllcan Ill 11.1 114 MWS. Mlll. r lo'i ll'l1, 1J" Mm R. llatvorxi n 14', l.ln 1.11 MIh I.eaie IVItlt K1-! 161j Mlas IVIi't Wilcox T-'ti', 1 127 ' Dr. Kill), llunwa ll'l'a 111 'a Keubcn Bickman 1M 1M 177l II. L.. i'orch It; 17 ltiO' Il.-nry Uh.rlnc. Jr ItiSH li'.4i 1-14 Irwin A. Kowhol 14 1.1 1fi Lr. A. J. Stokes S'J"" '-.'lx'i William U. Merker 14S'i 147V4 146-) Like "an army awfully arrayed" the "dieting dozen" diminished. They are the folk who are testing out the AO cents a day to help tight the high cost of living. Not In number were they diminished, but In avoirdupois. It must have been the Health Depart ment dance at the Hotel Sherman lait evening that did It. for after partaking lavishly of a breakfast of stewed prunes, rolled oats, buttered toast and coffeu they were weighed in the Health Commissioner's office and all but two were found wanting when compared to yesterday's weights. Miss Halvorsen and Trwin Kowohl were the two. Miss Halvorsen had gained a half pound and Kowohl one pound. -It is that terrible, fattening oat meal." Miss Halvorsen said, who is not keen for extra half pounds. "It is my iron?" said Kowohl. Strange to say, after this reducing dance, no one was late today for the 8:20 breakfast in the Tower building. (Concluded on Page J. Column 3. i HAS hor