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THE OREGON SUNDAY - JOURNAL4, PORTLAND, 'SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1SC1.
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School Boy, Confesses to
i- Almost Incredible aeries
. of Robberies
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SKILFUL PORCH CUMBER
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Earnest lane, 17 Years of Ae, Arrest
ed After a Four Months y Career :7
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i SURREYS. RUNABOUTS.
qood; BuaqiEs vt thb price op cheap ones
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UnhenlUUnitlr Dd Imott bo&JUuily
' rnist Lane, allai Ernest lwia, to u-
" Mr-olA aotuiol boy wb was iurrMted b
; detective yesterdajr afternoon , on th
charge ot burglary, told th story of his
Crimea in detail last jjlght.,; tood
" leaning agalnat tha bnra of 'h la cell In
the city Jail ha tJlked. Ha declared
that he would plead guilty - -;
"But aay, . old man," he said to De
tectlve Day-4s be told his atory. "it I
plead gtillty, wont you have me sent to
the .penitentiary without my mother
. knowing anything, about. Itr vt '
. , Shortly' after, a -woman,, heavily veiled
and dressed' In black, rushed into in
central station and demanded to see the
boy. She wa escorted through the nar
row corridors of the Jail and brought face
to face with the lad who atlil stood leatt-
v Ing against the bars of his cell. , There,
In the presence of police of fleers and de
" tectlves and subjected to the startled
gaze ' of scores of curious eyes which
he moaned and sobbed and said she
. ; could not understand. : The boy was ap
, parently unaffected.-' a fs;- ;
His mother Is Mrs, O. J. Fraaler; wife
of an employe of the City A Suburban
' Bail way company. :." For an hour- the
woman wept plteously. Finally she was
' ' told that she could remain no longer In
the place, but she refused to leave. She
was gently but firmly taken from the
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v ' ..... young ,Lane. his' mother says. Is only
16 years of age. He declares that he la
17. He came to this city from Eugene
In February and has been attending the
Chapman school at Twenty-fifth and
Wilson streets. He has large blue eyes
. and light-brown hair. He has nons of
' the usual criminal characteristics in ap
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In four brief rbonths he has developed
. Into one of the most cunning- and at the
same time one of the most daring bur
glars that ever operated in the city. De
tectives declare that he la the most nlnv
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ci.untared. Since he began his ' opera
tions three of the most astute detectives
on the- coast have pursued him, but un
til yesterday he has succeeded In elud-
. , lng their efforts. ;'V- -.. "Vi ; v',t
The victims of his numerous crimes
have invariably described the burglar as
wearing a celluloid collar and a straw
, hat with 1 an odd diamond- haped Tib'
bon. It was the celluloid collar and the
i straw hat with the odd diamond-shaped
ribbon that attracted the attention of
the officers to the young man as he
walked leisurely down Third street yes
terday afternoon. They took a chance
and be confessed bis guilt as soon as
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w- Stole Vatelt Twioev . ! i . s
His first crime, so far as known, was
' committed- March 1$, when he entered
the residence, of Hans Rasmussen,.' til
North Twenty-fourth street" He gained
entrance through : a rear . window.
Through ' windows on the second floor
was his favorite, mode of entrance.- He
reached:' the i second floor . by climbing
; water-pipes or , porches. At the Bas
- mussen home lie secured a small sura
. of money, a llver watch, bearing the
owner's initials,' and other articles. ' He
care rully scratched off the Initials and
carved his own upon the watch. '
' 1 ' He pawned it at a shop on Third
- street and read In the papers next day
V that it had been recovered 6y detectives
and returned to Its owner. Accordingly
he went back to the Rasmussen' home
, that night gained entrance in exactly the
same manner as on his previous visit,
stole the watch again, and in addition se
cured $2.60 In money. The watch was
found in his possession when arrested
yesterday 'V,'.:-'." "
He chose for the scene of bis next op
,v oration the residence of George !
f Storey, "701 Irving street There he se-
- cured $16 in money, a .rasor and a silver
watch "which also was found on him
when arrested. It bore the initials of
' , Miss Storey. . He gained entrance
through a second story window.
7 , The home of E. W. CrichtCn, 699 Ever-
ett street was the next place he se
lected. As a precaution against visitors
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THE SPRING TRADE
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rThe lenero'u ' 'rAnMitiarV feiv .i-V :
the back of the 100-per-cent profit oiolh. '
ln7 men Of Portland, anrf nmnll- mh.
scribed 1100 to the Federated-Trades
Carnival, all' other -elothln . men com. '
bined contributing Jbut Thiii nhnwa '
who's, the frlQnd-of the laborlag man.
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TOP BUQOIES AT, 50
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OTHERS FOR LESS ' AND. OTHERS ; FOR MORE, . BUT ALL
No shoddy, worthless stbcka;Ail got r built especially
for this trade. , Will be sold for; ashort' time at prices below those
usually asked for cheap trash of qualities we do not handle.? I
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The Carnival opens
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28th, - continuing
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will be the biggest
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There is ; a ; con-
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LEMENTS VEHICLES : BICVCLES ; HARNESS Wll: f
j BOUGHT AT $23.00Q. This
was less.than 10 on the $1.00,
and we jate nowclothi i
youuis ana ooys ar
Port Arthurs m. hom-'w-ith . vinift,,. hrs to bear a lecture, but to get tho
hnii-do. hirh tuMinm. f..rf coin. So dig, and be aulck about it"
make friends with any strangers. The V She dug, as she was) bid, and gave him
nlmal was said to be one of the most Id waten th "J".' sh8hlMl
vicious of his kind and accordingly the ltf h h0,i : J w!" -AlSllfS
tm. i hi. ...v, so hs gathered all ; the trinkets' and
, "T" v"yrrUia of iewerlv he could find. Still
H- ful burglar learned of the existence of WtaSh ifltL1
fhfr rinr Unit wAnr a 4-Vtai I ,j r .-. I iv lUU tV" satxva 4vva-aw s. vsmwv
one night . -i way be had. entered the housa
. rriandiv with 'Wm.tnna: I , Wor Stolea Garments.
- it ruuri. 11 '.ib k.. v Then he robbed the residence of J,
succeeded in winning the good will of predia"xl "l?6 lflS
: nu uu nnuSB. . jrner. ha as.tm .... . ,
hrn to chain. nluM.u m. S. "TfSSLfiLfSS i !'
' a iQ-. i.i.u'j.V..i women In ths rear of the residence saw
1 i.i v. him as he lighted a lamp and ' went
One-Quarter to one-
third prices asked
. the closest shave of his experience. It
was nearly midnight. When he visited
the home or Mrs. O. C Bruns, 741- John
"h Son street. Ha climbed th a mtrck nni
was going through the .various rooms
ot the second floor when Mrs. Bruns
bumped Into him in the hallway. Bhe
had hear4 a, nolue and rising from her
bed - proceeded to - Investigate. She
thought it was her husband. she said.
;; who , is , quite, deaf, . As ' soon as ; she
reached the man In the hallway: she
seized his arm. v Immediately he threw
tlM brilliant rays .of a pootet cearch
Kght In her face and he - staggered
backwards. . . ; . ; , .
"Why, you bold 'young man,':'lj'' said
when she had recovered-somewhat and
by means of the light was able -to dis-
tinguiah that ho was a young man. ."I
am old enough to be your grand-mother
and- you daw to come here .to .rob' me,
Aren't you" ashamed of yourself 7 " ,
"Cut out the talk, lady,, he said, as
he held, a long.y dangerou looking re
volver, at oer head wiia ona hand and
the light with the other ;fl tlldu t.come Mations, DetecUves Iay,. Kerrigan and
through the- house. Police headquarters
were notlned,but ne escapea oeipre the
arrival of the officers.
- The next residence he visited Vas that
of the wife ot the late Police Commis
sioner Riley; on GUsan street He se
cured five silver spoons with the letter
Inscribed upon them. At the home.
of Dr. H.1 A.i Hoffman, 808 Thurman
street ho stole a shotgun, 300 loaded
shells, a suit of clothing and a grip. He
entered through, a second story window
and neighbors who saw him at work by
the Ught of a lamp whlch'-he lighted.
Were able to distinguish a young man
with a celluloid collar and a straw hat
with' an odd. diamond shaped ribbon.'" A
few nights ago be entered the home of J.
W. Belcher 8J.' Taylor street nd se
cured a pair of shoes, besides a number
of other articles , of small value, , - This
was the last' -of his crimes., so far as
the officers have been able to learn. At
any rate. It is the last to which he has
confessed. ",,' s .' s , t .,
During the course of all these depre-
8now wre constantly on the trail of the
bold . young burglar. Few days passed
without bringing a-' report Vi to - police
headquarters of the daring operations Of
a very young man who wore a Celluloid
collar and a straw hat with an . Odd,
diamond-shaped ribbon. Frequently the
officers reached a pawn-shop just after
the. young man bad left ; Baffled by
the cleverness of the boy,' the officers
renewed their efforts and at last suo
ceeded- in capturing him. It Is oonsld
ered one of the best pieces of detective
work that has aver been accomplished
in this city. The boy showed remarka
ble and almost incredible daring and
adroitness until arrested, when he freely
confessed' the complete storyof hi
brief : criminal fcareetv';:;';' v KuiJ'-i-
just heeded ? the ; tnoney.f ; ho said
it the city Jail ilast night ; I went
after the- coin and usually got it . I
don't know, what started me; I never
read dime-novels, nor did I ever sso
elate with crooks. I Just took a notion
that I -wanted some money and didn't
know how to get It until the , idea of
being & burglar struck ' me. 1 y never
hurt anyone, while I was doing the Jobs,
but I have had some close calls. That
bull-dog was about the worst I ever
tackled and it took me a long time to
get him ' square.: -li ; i ; , ... j.i-tx
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Whn the Old- lady humped into nie.
I . wasn't a bit scared.' though I felt
something come in my . throat- Then I
thought "Why, you're a kid and a quit
teri if you let an old woman throw a
scar Into you,' and I flashed the glim
on ber.. But the way she did roast me,
it almost made me laugh,1' . But I kept
my nerve and, finished the Job with her
teklBr rttht":oato. mHiswe
"I hever told any - of my chums at
School what X did but they Often won-'
dared how X got so .; much , spending
money, y-1 never, went Into any. flaahy-i
looking4 pawn shops to soak tho goods.
Usually , those kind of places ' have a
tfaiu"t)i!;waf4'"--i ' them who
give a quiet tip , to the cops. . But J
didn't take any. chances with the flashy
plaoesv y I always chose a. little: shop
where the mad didn't look like he was
onto much. '" .' ':?'---tf.ii'?i
don't want myy mother,V'to' ever
learn about this. I am Willing to plead
gunty, and go to ht penitentiary,' but
sne muBtn i anow. it would break her
all up, for she think I'm all rirht and
I don't want her to take a tumble to
v WhenTofficers iearched tho bor thavi
found, a number of watches and other
articles ot jewelry on him. , He also had
a pocket rush-light and was armed
wun a long stiletto. -Officers are look.
lng for a place where he is thouarht to
have cached y large quantities ; of., his
plunder,
WAMTVK9 O TO W amiAJTO.
-'' ; From tho London -Telearranh'
Prevention f waste is ; a matter of
perennial interest especially tho waste
ei ruei, wmcn is power, r in past times
millions of tons of small eoal. , a rm m
from , British , mines, have been thrown
away. That shameful system Is com
ing to an end. A ' recent wltneaa tnM
the royal Commissioners who are inves
tigating ine Question of oar coal sup.
plies, , that , in the north : of England
"there is not a particle of coaL whether
sound, small. r whatever it may be,
which la not utilised in soma form nr
other." Unfortunately this gratifying
evidence is not true, of South Wales and
some other districts, as will be found
when the commission makes Jtg report
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START THE FLAfJES
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onjr-hand, store, S3 North ; Third , street
ac ions ooiocit last, night and shot out
ward, and upward, quickly (enveloping
uie entire, ouuaing above and on either
siao. to the top or the superior lode-
ing-house the blase . quickly ran, and
when the firemen arrived the structure
wa a. mass of f ire and smoke, .' Men,
women . and' children. scantUr clad.
ruBnea : peu-meu aown tne stairs from
the second and third stories, some drag.
ging trunks and valises after them, but
more leaving every possession behind.
Fortunately no one was injured. The
damage .was not: more , than 62,600.' : y
: The origin of the fire Is not known.
but a rigid investigation has been start
ed, a it. is believed oil was used to
give the flames a better start When
the. firemen and police arrived the odor
of oil was nearly suffocating. Nudel
man, proprietor of the store In which
the fire started, left an hour before aijd
could not be found. His loss is small
and is aaid to have been fully covered by
insurance. - - - . -
The block, aside : from the lodging-
-f--v y a yvv.
ousev' was Occupied by the Seattle bar hi Ifl ntnerStOr4'V',-;''
a Japanese restaurant at 85, and a cloth 1 V
ing .store; at v 87. V John Spltaer-s rfruit 1;it'
and confectionery store was south of the FOT Similar appaXeL We are riOWfi
second-hand store' of Nudelman. , From I '''Afe'v!; uJki&lir
smoke and water the places ere dam r. -swung r4 h
iu mo uwni r ai several nunareo
dollars, but hone could give correct es-
iiuiairo. ah were paruauy insured. : : I ('' yw,vi;,5.
Z.I-rS'L'?, nw 1088. -1 ne Kn CTTTT iffYd 'r ;iyV'K'T 'AK
i no . h: vuiuinea to- tne jcronc-. or, ,tne 1 " ww y .
iruciure. inere .were 80 rooms in the t . .,r.n mnnM'1.
house, a few of which were damaged, by j&UXWimiiK Jiyr
praue, water ana, lire, i ,
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' OVERCOATS FOR. , ;$8.95
$50 HEAVY WEIGHT - .
iffi:;t5:i'' - OVERCOATS- FOR.S10.00
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i. Seattle, Wash.,' June , 2 5. r-Establlsh- :.?rii;; -iv::'y
ment of a salmon hatcherv for nnlreva Shoes, t umiShinc frfinrte ITniT. '
Salmon On the Frnnor "Hv.r jmaim una ! y - . T .
likely of .fulfillment for the cannery- ' ' wear, etc., in proportion '
men ana pacxers on : both sides of the . - ' v-t ' y .
International, boundary line are Uking 'T - ' . " . i, -
n , Interest in the movement ' them- THE BARGAINS .WE ARE ,
OFFERING -NQW- WERE'
Bellingham of all interests and next NEVER EOUATJET1 ON
week- the , ground On the Fraser river . J " V u A r " "
win be visited by the1 commission. . It
is hoped to , accomplish- something this
year, for it is generally conceded that
tne salmon-industry -must' be. fostered
artificially.
: earth before:
Superlatively Arrogant - -
From the Philadelphia, Presa v- .
Baisull is as lordly in hla demands
s cook or an apartment-house Jani-
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When, you come' to ttie Carhiv
val make The Hub your head
quarters, i ' -V , " 'v '4-4 '
We like tgr' behold the genial
faces of these good Oregohians,
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