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. . "l I " THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL" PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 28. IS A4 .1 ASKED FOOTPADS HOLD UP OMAN PointRevolvers at Her Head and ' Compel Her to Cfte Up Puree and Key.- , POLICE OBTAIN NO CLUE TO BAD MEN Department of Criminal InvesrTga ' jlon Receive! Many Reports o! " Crimea 'Against Property; Marian , Angleich Loses Coin. v , t ThreliTrllmlnutloii Iff the number '.; tt resorts received by tha bureau ot criminal Investigation. Another hold J up was alMed last night to. the already '. lena-thy Hat or cnme or mis cnaracier, . but the deteotlvta have been unable to , apprehend the highwaymen responeioie. Miss Henrietta, Rode. S6I Mallnda avenue, while on her way homeward at a o clocK last niKiu. waa. eioppea on V Twentieth and .Hoyt streets by two ' "nuked footpads and relieved of her . purs containing to cents and a few . keys. '. Both men were armed with re- volvers of Urge allber-and -their tea tures were eoneealed beneath the folds ef white handkerchiefs. After securing Mlsa Bode s reticule they took to their heels and disappeared in the darKnesa. ,.' Two detectives were detailed to make '. an investigation, but ; were unable to And a trace .of the criminals. Marian Angellch. Ill Barnslde street. Jhas reported to the police the loss or theft of 18 in gold coin end a check on ' Chicago bank for 140. Angellch sutea that he visited the Qulmby house bar. Si North Fourth street, about 4 o'clock Monday afternoon to purchase a glaes ef beer. From the hotel" he went di- t recti y to his room and upon arriving i there found that hts money was miss- Sng. Prior to rial ting the saloon he was shared in a barber shop in the hotel, but does not know in which place he lost the colm An investigation is being ; v made by the detectives. ' . ': Ed Erickson. employed on the Port of Portland dredge, has notified the , authorities that 144 In ash and a Port of Portland check for 150 was taken from his room at Water and East Washington . streets Monday night. Erickson waa considerably under the Influence of liquor upon retiring and . consequently is unable to give the po- lloe any Information that would lead to , the capture of the thief. ( . , V F. L. Bandera, 14H First street. complains that a sneak thief entered his room Sunday- night and carried away a new suit of clothes valued at ,t $41 and a cravenette overcoat of the V; value of fit. - , J,. Frank Potter, JI7T Sherman street, V mounts the loas of Its stolen from his ' room some time laat Sunday night. The ,' money was wrapped in an old tobaceo, , . pouch and secreted in one ot his pockets. . . - r .' E. D. Schauen. a grocer of (41 First . street, eomplalna that a man auppoeed U to be A. B. Palmer passed a worthless jheck for til on him. Several -other , iiyvrtm at riimtri oogus cnecK opera- ! tlons have been received by the police and the detectives are making a streou , oua effort la locate the fellow.- i.HrW4geUa ..' ,THEJRE$f DENT'S DEAR MARIA si ' m p ' ' ' " ' : ' g ,23fe'T,' a ' ; . ; AW - ,-aV ?Yrr i- - .; t U given to few women to create much of -a sensation as hat been created by Mrs. Bellamy Storer, whose picture it herewith printed. Mrs. Storer's activity in behalf of the candidacy of Archbishop Ireland for caxdinalate, led to the retirement of her husband from the diplomatic service, and thia has brought about a controversy between the Storert . and President Roosevelt In which the entire country has been interested ASSESSOR SIGLER (Continued lrom Page One.) JAPANESE LIKELY ' TO RECOVER Servant Shot by Mistake , Will Make Statement Today If Strong Enough.' .v 'Although h i precarious condition, , Ara . Tacashlms, the Japanese servant employed in the home of O. U. Zahm, , who was mistaken for a burglar late Sunday night and ahot by his friend i Arthur McEwan, has a chance for recov . ery. , according to the surgeons at St Vincents hospital. Tacaahlma was visited bv DeDutv 1Mb. tiict Attorney Adams yesterdav and al. though unable to make a lengthy state , meni, owing to his enfeebled oondttlon. In a measure corroborated McEwan's . story of the shooting by declaring that ' he thought he was wounded through a mistake. If the wounded man la . .stronger today a full atatement of the , affair will be secured by the authorities. Chief of -Police OriUmacher and the detectives detaJlod to make an Inveetlsa tlon give It aa their opinion that Me- r.wan'a story of the tragedy Is true. . The failure of any member of the Zahm ' i . & nM,u .... . it . . . . ' ter la regarded as peculiar, but it is thought lhat 1L waa their doelre to keep the affair secret owing to the notoriety that would result. The caae was first -reported to the police Monday afternoon by two Japanese friends of the wounded man and Sergeant Baty detailed to make v Investigation. Considerable excite ment -waarc-auaed In the Japanese colony over me anair. ..... . EXPRESS OFFICIAL . ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ' ' " (Itmttui Rpwlal tarrlc.) ' .' Xew York. Dec. Bumell Brown, eed 40, an official of the American Ezpreas company, this afternoon went to the office of the United States. El. i T v ,: company, sent the agent on an .' errand and ahot himself twice In the . .. In view of people on the atreet. . Inflicting a probably fatal wound. The i reason for the act Is unknown. Brown handled no money for either company. NOTICE OF DEATH OF ; BERESFORD'S BROTHER ' (Jearnal Spwlal Srrlo ) -. Washington. O. c , Dec. 18 The Brit ; . , !ah embassy waa today officially noti. fled of the deeth in the wreck at En , derlln. North Dakota, ot Delaval Berea - ford.--brother of Lord Bereaford, ad ' mlral of the British navy. The embassy . has cabled for lntnirrn - . a ! - I m, Scrofula Makes its presence known by many signs, glanduLar tumors, ranches In the neck, cutaneous eruptions, in. flamed eyelids, sore ears, catarrh end wasting diseases. Hood'sSarapariHa EfTccts remanent .cures. ' proportionately lower, and. second. by the mayor, who will have a great deal to do with the spending of the money to be raised by the t.1 mills levy pro posed by the ways and meana commit tee of the council. . MrBlgl.r does not believe any levy should be made greater than S mllle. He served more than two years in .the council of lfOt-C, and he eannot see how the expenses of the city can have increased In 1(07 to within 130.900 of twice the amount of the expenditures In ItOS. There is no reason for the high levy, lie says, and the ways and means cnmm!tteeahou)d aiever have recom mended it If the council adopts the recommendation well, Mr. 81gler did not say what he would do, but a sig nificant wink might be Interpreted to mean either that no coming council will ever get a high aasessment roll from him unless he has a signed agreement that the levy will not exceed I mills, or thst he would support any movement for an amendment to the charter fixing the maximum levy . tfte council may make at S mills. Through teh Initiative and referendum, such sn amendment could be submitted to the voters at the election next June. . ays City Steeds XL Mayor Lane differs from Assessor Slgler. He aays tna city needa every oint of the money proponed to be ralaed. Besides the Increase In the sslsrles. ne cessitated by the Increased cost of liv ing, there are many things to buy. and theie are others which the city should buy, but which the ways and means committee dd not specify In the budget. "If I knew what these things are that the city has to bay I wouldn't kick.- remarked ftlgler grimly. "What are they, anyhowT No Christmas trees going about, are there? There is nothing sc oordlng to the budget that the city needs that requires the taxpayers to dig down in their pockets and hfJPup l4,000.There-re-a tot-ot-n&JT II recognise. We want more street clean ing and better, too. We want more street sprinkling In summer time. We Want better lire and police protection. The salaries of all city employes should be raised In proportion to the Increased cost of living. But all theae needs can be supplied through the levy of a t-mlll tax. The collections from such a levy would. If Judiciously expended, leave a balance In the treasury at the end of the year. 'Tha city had $415,000 to spend In ISO. 1438.000 In 1904. 1490.000 in HOC and 1012,000 this year. The city got along very comfortably with these amounta and It can alio from the col. lections from a K-mlll tax that la. If the council and the mayor are careful about expenditures for Incidentals. - . Wants Lower Bate, "I am satisfied. " concluded Mr. Slgler. with an emphatlo slap upon hla knee. "that If the ways and means committee of the council were looking after the in terests of a private corporation they would not make a levy of more than I mills." . ' . "In maklrg Its budget the committee did not appear to have any desire to be extravagant." said Mayor Harry Lane. "I was not at all the sessions of the committee. I saw only the closing part of the work, and there waa no desiro to wsste money A so fsr aa I could see. Many things were cut out of the budget that I thought should bava. found a place there. , The levy recommended is not too high. Portland has outgrown her facili ties. Our police are too few, and wa are unable to get more because the sort ef men we need fan get mora pay from pri vate corporations. The ordinance fixes the total number or ponce cnier, detec tives, captains, station officers, deek sergeant, clerks, etc. at 111, and we have only 101. The chief wants ISO men. The fire denartment la short of men. Firemen are lesvlng because they can get better pay at other, occupations. It wss Impossible to get men for the street-cleaning department at tt a day, beeauss good men ceo Id get ft.SO from contractors. We raised the pay to 12. tt a day, but we find lahorera ecarce. . We need aa eft aide police station. ' We aleo need ah emergency hospital. Hick men and men injured by accidents are now carried. U the jail In Aha pauel wagon, and they have to lie in the cor ridors uhtil the city physician orders them taken to the hospital. They go out In the patrol wagon, " because we have no ambulance. We need more sprinkling carts. We have only SO, and Los Angeles haa 160. Wa need mora teams for the street-cleaning depart ment. The mud la all over our atreeta and crosswalks, and we have not the teama to haul It away. We need two more fire-engine houses badly,-one at Third and Gllaan streets and one on Portland Heights. We have lota at both places, but have not the money to build. Multnomah Is clamoring for an angina and n engine-house. " "This Is the crltlca time In our his tory. We must supply all theee needs next year. - We must forge ahead or slide back In the procession. Every oent spent will be of permanent benefit to the city, and every cent appropriated will be -properly applied aa long as I have anything to do wlth.iL The money will be carefully spent, and what Is left over1 will be turned back Into the treaaury and taxea will be that much lower next year." SETS ASIDE SAILS. (Continued from Page One.) will refuse to give deeda to any prop erty that ownera have sought to redeem- by paying the amount of taxea and 1Q per . cent interest, and should the 1,000 per cent people Insist on deeds they will have to go to court to get them. , ( In each case where the rate of Inter est has been excessive, tbe property owners have given bonds to protect Sheriff Stevens in a lawsuit, and he la prepared to try the matter out fully In the courts. By an act of Ihs legislature of 1901 It Is no longer permitted to bid higher than 10 per cent at tax sales, snd the question whether extremely high inter est can be collected will probably be determined during Sheriff Stevens' In cumbency. , The sale of property for 1005 delin quent taxes was had at the courthouse this morning. In soms Instances the bidding wss brink, several pieces ot property going for the hmount of the tax with no interest Others were bid In without opposition st 10 per cent, the highest rat now allowed by law to be bid. Of a total tax of more than f 2,000,000, leas than fS.000 la represented by the property sold this morning for delin quent taxes. . r . ...-v- . MORE TROOPS TO THE SCENE OF RACE RIOTS (Jonnttl Special terrlee.) ' Meridian, Mlae., Dee. to. This morn ing another special train loaded with soldiers left for Scoobs, the scene of the race riots. Judge Cochrane and District Attorney Currle accompanied them and will remain until the trouble Is over. No conflicts are likely to occur as long a me troop remain; If you haven't the time to exercise regulsrlr, Doen's Regulets will brevent constipation. - They Induce a mild, eaay, healthful action of the bowela, without griping. Ask your druggist for them. 26a. eeJlnf-Wax Supplants String. The grocer, lnstesd of tying the bag of cranberries with string, aealed it with sealing-wax. Where, on the counter. In the past, the ball of airing had lain. there was now a stick of red wax, with a tiny gas flsme to melt It. "The druggists," ssld the grocer, "be gan this business of using wsx Instead of string to fasten parcels with. Now nesrly - everybody stationers, confec tioners, tobacconists uses wsx Instead of string. Tou see, It Is Just aa cheap. and it makes a neater. Handler parcel. "The string manufacturers and deal ers feel this general adoption of wax. Thslr business hss been hurt by It. Ttwre Is nothing for them to do, though, except to traneform.' their rope walks into wax plsnts." .. LOSS PURCHASES . CRAVATH'S SHARE ( sBWesjaJrsxjieBl -ass-am " Several Changes Are Made In Ownership of Coos Bay "7 Railroad Project." 1 ' The Interest of E. M. Cravath of New Tork In the, Draln-Cooe Bay railroad oonatruotlon contract has hsen pur chased by C. E. Loss. - Mr. Cravath, who waa In charge of tha oonatruotlon. haa returned to New York, but retalna his Interest In and the vice-presidency ot the C. E. Loss company of California. Two well known Utah men have pur chased from Mr. Loaa a half Interest in the Drain-Coos Bay contract. Ths new members are H. P. Clark, cashier of the gait Lake Commercial Na tional bank, and Thomaa Owen, a prom inent contractor, who haa been carrying on construction work for tha, govern ment in Idaho and Utah. . Mr. Owen had suD-contraci on in. loo. osy line, and on Mr. Cravaih'a retirement from active work he and hla associate.' Mr. Clark, went over the line and .decided to take an ' Interest. They eama to Port land Monday with a proposition and It waa yeaterday accepted by Mr. Loaa, who says hs desires to devote his en tire time for the next -six months to construction of the United Railways company'a lines, which will In a abort tlms be satisfactorily financed. Mr. Owen will be in charge en the ground for the new firm or Loas, Owen aV Clark In construction of the Coos Bay line. T. J. Tobln, formerly superintend ent of construction, who retired under .Mr. Cravatb'a administration, waa today reinstated In his former position and will be Mr. Loss' representative on the ground. Tha section of tha road now under contract to tha firm amounta to tl. too, 000 and will be pushed to comple tion within tha next 10 months. Tha large transfer yards at Drain ara now practically completed and grading hss been done at varloua points for 40 miles. Three tunnela in the Coast rangt have been opened at each and and forcea of men with drills and dynamite are new at work Inside. With the first break of spring grading and rock work will be resumed ail along tna una. CAR JUMPS RAILS; ; M0T0RMAN HURT Brak'ebar Strikes -Coffin Over Heart, Causing Serious -: " ' ; i7 Injuries.' ';' J?-. K. Coffin, a motorman on the Wav-erly-Rlchmond line of the Portland Railway Light A Power company, was seriously Injured this morning at East Twenty-eeventh and Clinton streets aa the reoult of tbe derailment of the car on which he waa stationed. Coffin was takan to the, Good Samaritan hospital after the accident, where it was' found upon examination that he had sustained a fracture of several riba and possible internal Injuries. At the intersection of the two atreeta napped, the double tracks concerge and along the remainder of the line the cars are operated over a single track. Aa the car in charge of Coffin crossed the switch the wheels from some unkown cause left the rails. Coffin immediate ly applied the brakes and brought -the car to a 'sudden stop. In some manner the brake ratchet failed to hold and the heaty brake handle whirled around wlfti great - force, striking - Coffin directly over the heart. . The motorman, stunned by the blow, fell to tr platform and the conductor cf the car haatened to hla aide. . Dr. Panton, the railway company's surgeon, was summoned, and uson hla arrival Coffin was placed aboard a ear and ruahed with all speed to the hospital. No particular damage waa done by the derailment of the coach and the passen gers escaped UnlnJuredT ACTRESS CLAIMS HALF OF " GARDINER ESTATE ' Gardiner's First Wife Yields Evi dence to Claimant, Car rie Swain. (Journal ftpeetal gervtre.) Boston, Dec. It. A cablegram from Paris aaya that a new phase of a sen sational will caae .will appear in court aa soon aa Actrees Carrie Swain, form erly widely kmwn on the western cir cuit, seeks to establish her claim that she haa been greatly wronged In the dis tribution of the Gardiner estate. She haa Just secured possesalaon of letters which hsr counsel, Buddlngton A Bart lett. are confident wlll establish, her claim to half the fortune of Frank Oardlner, the theatrical manager. These letters, hsr lawyers say, prove that Mlas Swain was Gardiner's legal partner in creating his weelth. , . ........ - She obtained ths letters through Oar diner's first wife, Annie Graham Gardi ner, who generously gave ovsr ths evi dence to the woman who also claims she-1 was married to Gardiner. . Ska Couldn't Be Compromised. ' From the Philadelphia Press. TIs, ma'sm," said Bridget. "Ill be ravin" ye. I don't like thot snip of a dude thet does be call In' ontMlsa Ms bel." "The idea!" exclaimed -her -mis tress. "Hs doeen t cell to see yon, eo what" "I know he don't, ma em, but I'm afraid soms o tha neighbors might UUnk be aoaaV HALT CALLED ON ... STOCK WATERING tlosra.1 Rpwl.l tonics.) St. Paul, Minn.. Dec 20 The state today, throughAttprney-Oeneral Toung, flred-lnjuffctlon proceedings against the Great Northern to restrain It from mak ing Ita proposed Issue of new stock of $60,000.0007 It Is ' claimed the state railroad and warehouse commission should have been consulted, and that In crease of stock can only be made by authority of the commission. It Is al leged that Interest accruing as a fixed charge falls aa a burden upon the peo ple and that It la illegal for any cor poration to go on Indefinitely increas ing ita capital stock at will. Attentions Misunderstood. At a fete to the working girls of the east, end, London, the bishop of . Lon don went around among tha guests en deavoring to put them at ease. His kind ly smile, shone on all alike. His tactful remarks were not for one, but for the whole of the company. The attitude was not lost upon tbe guests. As he . was moving through .their ranks a thin, penetrating voice made- ltseir heard. "Oh, my." said the , voice, "ain't the bishop a nirt!" iastesk WTmnn cosctastt SASTMUT OPTTTTTEaTw POT-TAT f uim oPTTTino cowAsn 11 '. ' if'"' " ' - ' ' f . EVERY ARTICLE IW THE nOUSE DEDUCED '.' "v,v ' -" 'during our ' ;V-:"-'; ; 1 ! ' :-: VALUABLE ARTICLE" IKEE WHO EVmY FimCDASS ; 7 It has been customary with this house ever since its infancy to t . . start the New Year's business with a General Clearance Sale. y This sale was followed up for two reasons: . First, to stimulate" r ' trade, which usually slackens with the close of th6 holiday sea- t- , son ; second, to enable us to adhere to our adopted policy never to ; . carry over any merchandise from one season to another, regardless v ; of how great the sacrifice may be. This year we are prompted rr. . to start OUR ANNUAL Vr ' TT? CIMKARICE SAIL today instead of January 1. In addition to the liberal reductibns in price on every article in the house, which in themselves are vital economical inducements to shrewd shoppers, we have decided that : during this Clearance .Sale every, customer will be presented with a suitable present, according to the amount of their purchase. We have the reputation of handling -only dependable, fashionable and desirable merchandise, and such goods you are sure to buy at ridiculously low prices during the sale. Besides the big reduction in prices and valuable presents with each purchase, you can also make ' your own terms, ' and arrange your payments , weekly, ; ; monthly or semi-teonthly, to suit your own convenience. , We now have on our books over 30,000 accounts, and rJuring 1907 we want to reach the even number 50,000. . What is good for these 30,000 will be good for you." Call and let us register your name on our Rosters. Open an account with us. FREE TO cJUEn' COSTOrvnEIIaS ' Any of the articles mentioned below are r FREE to customers DURING OUR CLEARANCE SALE, no matter in which V section the purchases are made: . -7 Our Clothing Section contributes the following articles to the list of presents to be given away during , our Clearance, Sale:1, , Smoking Jackets ' Bath Robes , ; i Fancy Vests v Night Gowns Hats Shoes ' .. Neckwear Handkerchiefs Suspenders Watch Chains Cuff Buttons Miliary Brashes Shaving Sets -Traveling Sets Mufflers 11 Our Cloak and Suit Sections contribute the following articles to the list of presents to be given away during our Clearance Sale: Bath Robes : Dressing Sacques v Children's Dresses and Coats ; Corsets Scarfs Fans , y Aprons Silk Shawls Chiffon Ruffs Underskirts Corset Covers Waists . - Sweaters ;' .Fancy Neckwear Handbags - Belts- :' f jl Purses : M Fur Scarfs Children's Fur Sets Our Jewelry Section contributes the following articles to the list of presents to be-given away during our Clearance) Sale: Silverware Soup Ladles Fork, and Knit,.. Coffee Spoons Small Pieces of Oyster Forks r, Fine Jewelry - .' . i ', . .... Umbrellas Cut Class . Bohemian Glass Hand-Painted China Opera Glasses Fancy Back Combs . Carving Sets Brasses, Statues ' . snd Bric-a-Brac. Our lower floor contributes the following articles to the list of presents to be given away during our Clearance oaie: Rugs Steins Vases Water Sets Wine. Sets Albums ' Jardinieres . Clocks Chocolate Sets Salad Sets : Mirrors '. . - Lamps . Comforters Bedspreads . Pictures -Fancy Pillows Shopping Bags ' Fish Sets Tobacco Jars . Cujrs and Sauces Feral Dishes EASTERN OUTFITTING COMPANY WASHINGTON AND TENTH STREETS THE 8 TO RE WHBRE TO U R T CREDIT IS O OOD 1 ; v . Beneficial to elderly people Who suffer from dryness of. mouth &nd throat. iabessseog ' It your Eyes Bother You, If you Suffer From ji v Headache, Eye Strain ; : If Your Glasses Dn Not Fit ; ; Consult v . DR.HAYN1LS v ',' ".V":- V- with .-,.:.;v; - ; : A TVT TAf-R TC "FTT Thc I0WA Iwlllr i jt. IN V V JAILtII 1 293 Morrison Street, Near Fifth V PORTLAND, ORLGON ; SAILORS NOW IN PORT WILL FEAST TONIGHT There will be a jolly time at tha Sea men's Institute this evening, tha sailors now In port- having Wn InvltM to at trnd the big Christmas dinner that has been prepared for themi-' Turkey, cran berry sauce, mines pice and plum pud ding wlU.be served, and there will be abort speeches by Invited guests. Ths Christmas dinner at tbe Institute Is alwaya a big affair, and tha sailors look forward to it with as much Intereat aa if it were regular family gathering. Men from everywhere and of all ereeda and colors assemble and enjoy with equal freedom the hospitality of tha In. sthute and Ita managers. The number of vessels la the harbor Is largo, so thaf the eapaclty of the In stitute's large diaUc-rooai wUl un doubtedly bfc taxed and twe tables will probably hav te be set - . ' IgasteUfTa rnaersX ' " (Joarsal Special Bartre.l St Petersburg. Dee. IS. Count' Tgna- iierr, wav was asaassinaiea isai saiur day, waa burled here today. Members of tha imperial family. except the em peror and empress, were present. - Now, brace up. tor He Tear's,