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
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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
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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
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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.
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