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TOE OREGOK DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUAHY 20,. 1004. HOLDUP RECORD MONUMENT TO THE SOLDIERS APPROVED DRY BONES WILL FOR 48 DAYS BE RATTLED MUCH 8 Total of Only , $286.55 Any Instance Bad : Amateurs Sine the first . of last- month there have- been reported to the police 2b holdups, or attempted holdups, which -v,..a AnmirKi In thin ifv. . : ? Of this number 18 were - crimes In which money was taicen irom me vie 11m.- The highwaymen secured in all J2&6.E5, according: to the reports re ceived by the police. . Besides money, they took $2,000 in bank drafts from one : . th.ir; xrinHina hut thev knew they d-ould not cash them, and they were later found at the scene or the noiaup. s, Of the victims five were women, three if them being followed by a rang of voung thieves which infests the- city, but which of late has done nothing Of a criminal nature. Of all the holdups re ported three were unsuccessful at tempts and four were cases where the victims were searched but no money or valuables taken. , , That Portland is not suffering morri from the work wf thugs than any other t oast city, -or; many of those . in the Kast, is the opinion of Chief of Police Hunt. , Holdups are at present very ob- ...... H MA.iW..., warau mon in u ari w io nuj. the statement made by the chief. "Of course, there have been a good many here, but it is to be expected In a city of this else, with a large floating popu lation. Especially in the winter time ate such robberies of frequent occur rence. While the' detectives have not been able to fasten these crimes upon all or. the guilty men. we have cleared the town of many of the bad characters who have heretofore made It their ren dezvous," i -While no one has teen convicted of. any of the following holdups, the detec tives have two suspects in the rounty 3il serving time for minor offenses. They are thought to have been Impli cated In some of the numerous crimes tmmitted at Christmas time, but the police have not yet secured sufficient evidence to hold these men for highway robbery, although one of the holdup vic tims has positively identified the pair. " The work of the local highwaymen shows that different "gangs" of crooks have been responsible, - Borne o . the holdups were the work of amateurs, who appeared mors frigtened than their vic tims. Again the crooks were evidently old hands in the business, for they worked with neatness and dispatch. Nor have ail of these robberies occurred in the early evening, as the following, list shows that not a few took place during the early morning hours. All parts of the city have holdups to their discredit, but naturally the suburbs have most often been the scene of these crimes.- One thing the local police feel grati fied over is that the local highwaymen are not possessed of the brutality which characterises those of Chicago and other large cities. In no case have the thugs offered violence to their victims, even if they found nothing of value. Fol lowing Is a list compiled from the police records and that kept by The Journal: ' December B Ethelyn Palmer, actress, rbbed of $8 by small boy while on her way to the Empire theatre. -f December 8 Edna Archer Crawford, si-tress, victim of same gang of boys, who tried to snatch her purse, but she frightened them away. December Miss Etteln. held up by two boys in same gang, at Thirteenth and Main streets, and robbed of 8. December 7-1. N. Smltfi, 74 Savler street, held up on St. Helen's road at 7 p, m. and robbed of 8. December 1 Sneak thief attempted to hold up Miss Maggie Funk at East Fourteenth and Ash streets, at 6:30 p. m. As he seized her purse she struck him with her umbrella and escaped safely. i December 22 Q. A. Blngman, a. m., held up and robbed of 60 by two men SMELT IN SCHOOLS Smelt began to run Monday In big schools for the first time during the sea son. As a result the steamer Kellogg arrived In port last night from the Cow 1U river with about 200 boxes of the flan..,."''. The spawning season will con tinue until about April 1, and the mar kets will soon be flooded with smelt. ,v They are' a peculiar fish. Excepting rare instances they, go each year to tho Name : spawning grounds, which are In the Cowllts river, a tributary of the Co lumbia. They have been known to go to the Lewis river, but so seldom has this happened that fishermen., never think of going there to catch them any. mora. - . S At no other place but where they epawn can smelt be found in any great quantities. They are so scarce . in other localities- that it is ooiiFidered a' waste of time to try to catch them. Along the C'owllti at the present time they can be cooped up with dip-nets by the hun ATHLETIC MAIDEN SHOWS HER MUSCLE ', ne athletic girl is a poor person to snowball and one Portland urchin will testify to this statement with a hearty aye, aye! After the snowfall -yesterday one mite of a boy on Burnside street was busily engaged in peppering with snowballs all pedestrians. Dignified men in fear of their linen hastened their steps at his approach, girls bound ftr their work giggled and fled, busy people with ; dinner pails smiled or frowned, as they happened to be dis posed, and shied from the missiles, but no one offered to punish the boy, for l.e was such a mere wisp of an atom. ; A tall, young woman, passed by with , swinging step and ' the freedom of movement that comes from healthful Ocerclse. All women had been delight ful pry and the small boy slipped up behind the hastening woman and pep UNION WILL NOT i . SECURE A LICENSE t 1 v l . ' ' 3 ' - V" - ',,1, J. Pearson says that the sailors' union will not take out a license to ship sail or. He says that Deputy District At torney Spencer advised him to consult a lawyer vn the subject, but further than io notify the union officials a San Fran cisco of the matter he has concluded to do nothing shout it. - Vpon Inventlgation, if It Is held that the union muvt take out a license, Mr. ftrMm l of the 'lnlmi that the local lr.u)Ui of the organization will be done Secaredr - No Brutality in Gang of Boys and Broken Up. on Ninth street, between Burnside and tfouch. December 24 D. H. Kingery, 991 East Main street, robbed or us Dy two young amateurs; who were very nervous. They had evidently waicnea mm uu up ma store. a , . ; December 24 Highwaymen attempt to rob II Fassberger in hiseat mar-' ket at Fourteenth and Gtlisan streets, "at 7 p. m.. but were frightened 'away. Dec. 26. 1:15 a. m. Charles A. Cundlff, Oak street accosted by two men and relieved of $1.60. . . , - December " Clarence -urunn, - et Gantenbein street, held up in broad day-lla-ht at. -noon and 14.50 taken from him. at Fifth and Hoyt streets. ' December's unxnown man stopped at Tenth and Burnside streets at 10:50 d. m.. but he had nq 'money taken front him. December 25 Man refusing to give his name robbed at Seventeenth and Flanders streets. At point of revolver ill In monefc and J200 in checks were taken from-him. ' '". -', December 26 James Folley, 179 Madi son m rent, held un . and robbed of , 123 near First and. Stark Btreets. , December Z I J on n Maa ron, :, jttaiama, Wash., held'up but not robbed, at Elev enth and Flanders streets) at 8:30, p. m. December 27, 10 p. m. Unknown vic tim stopped1 at' Seventh-and Columbia streets and 110 taken from him. . ! December 28 Attempted noiaup near UMfth snrl rnliimhin. Streets. "' TWO thllKS tried to hold up Dan McGlll, 309 Sher man street, but lie fired two shot.at them and the' highwaymen fled In great fright. ' . t December . 31 Purse - snateher robs Miss Ethel Hunsacker,1; 810 Eorthwick street, at 4:15 p. m., as she was board in o op ot ThlrH nrt "Morrison streets. The pocketbook "corftained a small sum. January 1, 8 a. pi. John Ecklund. sa loonman at 125 First street, knocked un conscious by -being assaulted as he was entering his ,rooming-house -on Wash ington street: robbed or u ana aisu lost his watch, which was afterward found. ' i ' Street, robbed at Irvlngton at 8 p. m. and 131. 8ft'' taaen irom mm. . puhkws thieves to city, but loses them. ; ' January.. 7 Charles B. Frasler, 390 Seventh street, robbed at 8:30 p. m. at Seventh and Columbia streets; robbed of $15. January. 8 Supposed attempt ttt hold up C. E. Buchanan, 341 Morrison. Met three men on Yamhill street,' near the rmsrnfHi'p. ami a revolver was pointed at him, hut nothing taken. January U Joe Harris, s p. m., neiu up at west end of Burnswe ..street bridge and robbed of $3.50. January 13 A. rerouist, vv joroaa way, stopped by two men at Union ave nue and East Everett, at 10:30 p. m., but nothing was taken from him. January 14 Unknown victim ronneu of 75 cents at East Eighth and Weldler streets, uccurrea at I :av p. m. . xulu men masked. January 14 Sam Ijong, lahndryman, A3i Vrnnt iitreet. held uD.in his shop by two men, who rob him of $26.60. .Tamiarv ifi Two hiorhwavmen. one masked, hold up M. O. Leigh in his back yard at SOB couch street, ana go tnrougu him for $2.75. January It Wing Chung. Z46 -Sixth street, robbed of $10. January 18 Karl Gronstadt thrashed robber who attempted to hold" him up t ih tnnt nf Kant WftshlnBton street Thug escaped without any booty. . January iv uusan saioon, at xenin nA niimati hplil un hv two young ama- taura. who took $6 in cash and a sup ply of whisky and cigars. i IN COWLITZ Filvc.Fi dreds., Every season some of the ranchers down . there . make enough money in' two days' fishing to buy, a stock of provisions- sufficient' to last them a year. This Is at the very begin' 'hlng of the season, when the fish can be sold at a fabulous figure. In a few days the markets become overstocked, and the price dropa down accordingly. Smelt Ashing la then no more profitable than any other ordinary employment The Kellogg is the only steamer from here that visits the Cowlitz, and conse quently handles nearly all the smelt shipments. From now on she will carry to Portland for local consumption In the neighborhood -of - 400 tons-of the-fish-a day. A similar amount Is taken to Kalama and shipped over the Northern Pacific to points on Puget Sound, Some of this is rcshipped to Eastern Wash ington, Idaho and Montana towns. The dock at which they are unloaded here this morning "smelt" fishy. pered her. back, with well-directed wet snowballs. An instinctive, feminine "Oh!" was the girl's sole exclamation, , but '' she whirled on the offender arid, without tho least apparent effort, picked hlh) up where his flapping Jacket ; joined Ms brownie overalls and swung him gently back and forth. While he and his fate hung in the balance the boy made no whimper, but when the balance dropped he was gently let go into a 'puddle of muddy snow by the curb, his wonder gave way to wrath and his silence to yells. . , . 1 Without a "word and just casting one slight smile at-the weeping infant the athletic maiden, of Indian clubs passed in, and snowballing ;was voted a bore by one small boy as he drlpplngly re paired to home and mother. . away with. He explains that the cost "m ilium umu uititmcB me nenents which would accrue v by a decision to keep the local branch intact..' No fee Is charged by the union for furnishing men and the only reason, that' the ship ping business Is engaged ,ln by. it is for the purpose of building up as strong an organization as possible. . Mr. Pearson declares that, he is con fident the head officials of the union will oppose paying a licenae. According to the law, If the union is required to take out a license, lie is of the opinion that the sailors' institute and all boarding houses at which seamen -occasionally stop will also be obliged tcr secure 11 cpiisps. They harbor sailors, he argues, and tlie law cart be made td- apply to thorn as well as to the union,' C n i '' t ' ', " I J I Y S 1 ' ' I , - " ft v I V 1 h 1; SOLblERS-rMONUMENT TO "BE "ERECTED IN NORTH PLAZA BLOCK. The accompanying picture is a repro duction of the proposed soldiers' monu ment which it Is intended to erect in the north plaza block. It is taken from a photograph of the original model and is now on file with City Auditor Devlin; The photograph and plans were care fully inspepted by the park board at its last session and were enthusiastically approved. The., site and design were commended highly. Commissioner Lewis was appointed a committee of one to thoroughly . investigate the proposition, and if found as represented to notify Mayor- WlllianiB, who was empowered to CALIFORNIA FRUIT CROP WILL SUFFER ,s . '. LACK Or Ml AMD SHOVfTAXIi : TKBEATE1T3 8ESXOT78 DAKAOB- OEVEBAXi ACKEKT STATEXiEB 07 ( THE VpBTHXBJT VAOZTIO TAXIS ow the srrcATxoar. ' Southern California is going to be In a bad way- the coming fruit season -unless an unusual amount of rain falls during the coming next six weeks." Such is the statement of T. K. State ler, general agent of the passenger de partment of the Northern Pacific rail road at San Francisco. Mr. Stateler ar rived last Monday with Assistant Gen eral Passenger Agent A.'M. Cleland, and will, visit the Sound with Mr. "Cleland before returning to 'Frisco. "Up to the time I left, Southern Cali fornia did not have a drop of rain," said Mr. Stateler, "and the fruit is going to suffer . greatly. I also understand that the usual snowfall has not appeared in the- mountains and irrigation reser voirs will be dry next summer. This will mean that the peach, plum, prune and other small fruit crops of the state will be seriously affected, grains will be planted only to be burnt up, and even the grape crop of Southern Cali fornia will suffer. There will be enough water for the orange and lemon crops, but alfalfa and the grasses generally will have-to grow -as best they-can-in- a powder, dry soli. "Trade conditions in San Francisco are good. The unions are refusing, to allow tradesmen from outside to enter the city and the union men already there are being kept busy. I knew of a negro who recently cams from Louisi ana because he heard that masons wers getting $5 a day In 'Frisco. He went to work on the board of trade building and after half a day's work the boss told him to join the union or quit work. The negro hunted up a walking delegate and asked for admission, but was turned down, the delegate saying the town had all the men it needed and no more could be admitted. The negro was a good brlckmason, but ha could not get work because he could not join the union, and the lust I heard of him he was working as a sleeping car porter." Mr. Stateler believes the Northern Pacific should build a line from its Spo kane branch through Central Oregon to San Francisco. This line, in his opinion, would open up the Central Oregon coun try and afford a rich territory for the road, besides giving it a terminus at San Francisco that would enable it to compete on more that an equal footing with the Southern Pacific. - "As it is," said Mr. Stateler, "we turn lots of business through Oregon by working the 'Frisco' field ahd getting business for our line at its Portland terminus. Apparently the roads 'down there desire to keep the business in Cali fornia, and our work, I am sure, has re sulted in Oregon getting a big share ot travel and trade it would not have re ceived had we not been working for the pull from Portland,, north over- our line." .. DAVIT KEPAXBE9. Capt. George II. Dunbar, master of the t)lg bar dredge Chinook, Is In the dty having the davits whlch support the suc tion pipes repaired. The work. will be completed tomorrow.' and the captain will then return to; Astoria. - - ' Ten Per Cent Interest On Money, We are prepared to place limited sums of money netting 10 per cent interest payable monthly. Security- examined and guaranteed . , by this agency.' The Ames Mercantile agency, Ablngton. build ing. ' , lis 4 give permission for the erection of the statue. ' An accompanying letter from Jams Jackson, chairman of the construction board, gave the dimensions as follows: The base of the monument is 22 feet 6 inches in diameter, the walk or roadway surrounding it is 12 feet wide, and the total width which will be occupied .meas ures 46 -feet and 6 Inches: The ' north plaza block, where the monument will stand, is - bounded by Third, Main, Fourth and Salmon streets. The site for the shaft will be upon the point now. occupied, by- the1 drinking fountain. ' WILLING TO PAY $3,500 FOR PASTOR TATX.OB-8TBXET M. E. CHtfBCB wxuxarcr to add 91,000 to pbes- E1TT 8AX.ABT XT HXCESSAXT SUFPX.T COMMITTEE TO MEET BISHOP HAMZLTOH WEDNESDAY. "Taylor-street M. E. -church desires for its next pastor a man of national reputation and -one who is among the best In the denomination," Such is the statement of. a member of the official board Of the church. The congregation apparently is willing to stand behind this declaration, since steps have been -taken to assure the next minister of the church the high est salary paid any minister in the city. The church at present pays $2,600 -a year to its minister, and in addition gives him the church parsonage, the value of which is probably )900 an nually in rent. The church, however, in order to secure a leader,-is willing to add to this amount at least f 1,000 a year,--and stands , ready to pay J3.B0O, or more, if necessary, to secure a pastor or reputation and exceptional ability. Though no action has been taken by the church as a body, nor by the official board, ' and none will be taken until some man is found and the salary ques tion becomes a live issue, still the senti ment of -the-ieadfng-members of the church is in ' favor of a greatly in creased salary, if necessary, to, induce a strong maif from the East to take the' pastorate. At present the church Is waiting for the arrival of Bishop Hanjilton of San Francisco, now in . Everett, "Wash., who will be tendered a reception by . the Methodist ministers of the city Wednes day night. The bishop has the appoint ment of the pastor, but will consult with the supply committee of 'the church. This, committee is .composed of A. ,N. Smith, T. S. McDaniel, and Dr. E. C. Browa Bishop Hamilton, because of his thor ough . ' acquaintance with the Eastern ministers- and . his own oratorical and administrative ability, is regarded by the leading members of "the church as a most competent adviser in this impor tant selection. GETS THE PROPERTY IN SPITE OF WILL Excluded by her father's will from any share in the paternal estate, ,, Ida May Fuller, formerly Ida May Nlckum, proved in the county court yesterday that she is the only legitimate daughter of J. W. Nlckum and that Mary E. Nlckum, as his wife,, and Walter and Myrtle, as his children, were of illegitimate con nection. " By a peculiar incident of law. the whole property will now probably go to her, in spite of her father's apparent discrimination, At his death he left his fortune to the woman supposed to be his second wife and to the children that wore born to them. If he had allowed a single dollar to Mrs. Fuller she could not have attacked the will, but now that the Illegal status- of the other claimant has been established,-the court held .that no will really existed and as a1 conse quence the property will go to Mrs. Fuller the only surviving heir. "Strength and vigor 'come , of ' good food, -duly digested. 'Force,' a ready-to-serve wheat, and barley food, adds no burden, but sustains, nourishes, invlaor- ssrsRAx. raw cbackeb oomdpax- USS WIU TBT TO SO BUSIBTSS XV THIS TEKIUTOBT THH XASTSKST i TBX7BT IB riOHTXNQ WAB WIU coaags or it. The cracker situation in this pity Is getting rather complicated." Several new companies are' preparing to invade thia field and a general shaking of dry bones in the cracker industry, is. promisea. - ., All tho cracker men, "however scout the idea of a war in the near Tuture, but several of them do not deny the fact that when all. the companies' which in 4end-to do business-in this territory, bet- gin- operations there wtll not be nearly enough business - in sight to go around and, then & price war could harldly . be avoided. ." - i ' " r " .'i ; ; There are now four cracker companies doing business in this territory, and two additional ' ones are' looked for.. Those here at present are the' Paclfto i Coast Biscuit company, otherwise ' -known : as the cracker trust, the Standard Biscuit company of San Francisco. Bishop. & Co., of Los Angeles,, and the American Biscuit company of San Francisco; .. Ofthe. entire, list, there ,is at 'present only one cracker manufacturing . plant in, this .clty-that of the Pacific. Coast Biscuit company." A'few years ago there were two large factories in this city but the othef one, the- Oregon Cracker com pany, was absorbed by the Pacific Coast company. 1 ' : , ,- .;. , . - Hs-w-Building Going Tip. . At the present time there are two new cracker manufacturing plants' contem plated in this city, the Standard Biscuit company of - San Francisco, and - the Western Baiting company whose princi pal office will be In this city. The f oun datlon - for ' the Western ' Baking: com pany'a- building is about to be beguruon the corner of East Thrd;and East Da vis streets, 'and the plans for the build ing which the Standard Biscuit company will occupy are now being drawn. The latter company has not : yet selected a site but it has secured options on two de sirable locations in the northern portion of the west side, one of which will be chosen within the next month or so, As soon as this ia done the company, will at once begin the work of constructing its building and factory. " k - The Western Baking company is com pany is composed nearly altogether of local capital, the company being Incor porated for 150,000. The incorporators are: ': C. X. Larabee, Henry S. Reed. Colin K. Harbough, Henry 8, Rowe and N. P. Foulks. The company's factory will be two and a half stories in height TTonbls Has Begun. - Troubles In the cracker business have begun at Spokane, It is now announced that the National Biscuit company, the large Eastern trust with, its 25 factories, has invaded that field and will do battle with the Inland Cracker company of that city, an ; Independent concern. Cracker prices have been cut several times sines the advent of the big trust and now every pound of crackers sold in that city are disposed of at a loss to the manufac turers. .'' Cracker men of this cit deny this and say that there is no war, , They say that the National biscuit company has for several years been doing business all over the country with its package goods, but they do not think that it will attempt to wage war with the local corn pantea - , The Standard Biscuit company of San Francisco, which has had an office and distributing station in this city for the past six months, is succeeding so well in its business, according to the local manager, J. B. Morin, that already the firm is making arrangements to move from its present location, 232 First jtreet, to a larger place at 28 Front tfreet. The company will keep its office and storeroom here until Its new factory- la built and ready ror operation. "I don't look for a war between the various companies in this - city," says a cracker man, "at least not or some time yet There are now five cracker companies doing business in this terri tory and some of them are already run ning-out of feed.. It la only a question of a time before some of these concerns will have to withdraw from the field. the weakest being the first to be forced out Before this is accomplished the concern will very likely make a hard- fight for Its life, and cuts in ' prices on crackers are then to be expected. Just how soon this will come cannot be said at present." MARTIN IS COMING BACK TO PORTLAND "Yes, J'm comlng'back to Portland," responded C. F. Martin, secretary of the National Livestock association, today, when asked if lie ever expected to again faver this city with a visit "I intend to be In Oregon and Washington next summer for the purpose of attending sessions of the state stock associations, and will not forget 'to. call on my old Portland friends. - - Mr. and Mrs. Martin will depart this evening, over the Southern Pacific rail road, for their home In Denver, where the headquarters of the National Live stock association is located, and where the next annual convention will be held. 1 haven't much to say by way of parting," said the secretary, "except to repeat that the convention has been a great success and I could not have been treated better than I have been." -. Preferred Stock Canned Goods. Allen & Lewis' Best Brand. Of Course We Make Rubber Plates But the Flexible . Flesh Colored Kind at $15.00 Are really the cheapest plates that are made. These cannot - be told from - the natural gums and teeth. They fit to perfection and Sast a lifetime. The Alba Dentists 8. X. Comer first and Morrison, jrelepuoati Mala 8796, -.. rewrv-'-k ''' f "1CVV I Ml. .4 '.,, :',M;Reclion8' : ; Always have an interesting significance to Home 4re You You must be quick if you expect to get some of this magnificent line of fiirniture at January prices... Re ductions from . ' - ; f , - u As. we told you last week, we are disposing of our big stock to make room for several carloads of east-, ern furniture bought by our two buyers now in the . big furniture districts of the east AU lines are in cluded in this sale and it will last during January only. JENNINGr & SONS 172-174 First St. THE Bid RED FRONT BUILDING Ve Hold the THE BIGGEST SHIPMENT OF Records V - -j--r" - TIlT EVER CAME TO THIS CITY HAS JUST ARRIVED. THET ARE ozmmns haju xovudss ones, will fit either Columbia GRAPHOPHONES OR EDISON PHONOGRAPHS. 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