GOOD EVENING
THE WEATHER.
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W. W. Oebrdsley and His Vife Are Rob
bed of rAIhTheir
pelled to Keep Silent Under Threat of
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Havinfi1 Their Residence Set On Fire
Threa' maskad men, heavily armed, n
':, tcred tlx reaidance of W.: W. Bearfla
- ly. CUrfmoot arenue and Eaat Flan
Jer atret, at an eaKr hoxir this mom-
-. Ing:, ransacked JJ place, aecurlnf $8J
fn money, then bound Beardalejr, hia
'wife and Lucy Corlnton, a domeatlc.
In bd toethpr, and escaped after warn-
ranneir TUtinia-maf tne tiouee w
be burned If they raised an outcry.
' Aftrr an hour'a arduoua effort the old
man, though bound hand and foot him
- aelf, aucoeeded in looaenlna;' tbe bonds
' of his wife, and ehe in turn untied the
t ropea with which he was faatened. Then
; the a-lri vM freed and an alarm was
i ent to police headquartere. ,
. Detectives Price ana Inakeep ar
Hved -on the- acen-ooir after t o'clock.
They worked relentlessly on the , ease
' today and 'art-they have found-a; eloe
r which may result Jn the capture of
. the rouoers.
Sntraaoe by ladder.
rranc1nto"tTi bunding-' aa 'midst
i through a second, story window by
; means of a ladder. The ladder Is be
' lleved to have been stolen from one of
the neighbors. It was placed against
the rear wall of the two-story build'
1ng, where Beardaley and his wife con-
duct a grocery store in a part or tne
. first floor and hare living apartments
Kostalra. However, ha and hla wife
occupy a room downstalra. '
Smashing a large pane of glasa they
stepped from the ladder Into a ball-
. war. From the hallway they entered
tha room of Lucy Carrlngton. employed
by tha Beardsleys as a domestic and
to help' In tha store. 8 he was sudden
- ly awakened . and sat upright In her
bed. acreamina loudly.
"Keep still, little girl, and you won't
be hurt, but cut that rougn aruir out
quick," gruffly commanded one of the
men aa he atruck a match and ..held It
- so- that the--light -feu-full upon-fter.
She saw that there were three and
that each wore a . mask. One pointed
a large - revolver at. her. 6ho threw
herself back upon the bed and quickly
pulled the covers over -her head, se
frightened, ahe said today,. -4hat she
could scarcely breathe. , .
arch tha OW'l Boom. ! ' '
Then one of tbe Intruders walked de
liberately to the dresser In her room,
lighted the lamp and set to work search
ing the place. One of -the men stood
' guard at her bedside. Finding nothing
of value, they ordered her-to arise and
show them the way down stairs. - (
One aelsed her roughly by the back
of her neck, holding the revolver close
to her "head, another carried the Inmp,
: while the third followed close on their
heels as the queer procession, the plrl ;
In her ntghtrobe icadlng. wentslowly i
BELLIflGHAM f017
OUT OF ALL FUEL
. .gaasjasaAamwoBo-BM-aaYs ss
or;. Coal and No Assurance
' from, Minen Riven Are
Fro2n Over and Navigation Is
Practically Blocked,. 7.
(!peU1 t)lsptrk te Tbe Joaraal.1
' . Belllngham, Wa.lv, Jan. H. Belling
bam awoke this rooming. to And Itself
. without a ton of coal and unable tq, get
enough wood to supply Its needs. Fran-
. tlo efforts havo been made by the deal
ers of tbia city to get coal from British
Columbia, where the principal supply tt
Belllngham haa been obtained for many
months, but no aasuranoes have been
. received and the outlook Is gloomy and
39,000 people are wondering when relief
can be secured. - "
'. Throughout the famine of tha last
, two weeka piercing cold weather has
prevailed and enow is agnln falling. In
dicating a oontlnuam e of distress smong
the poor, who are unnble to get wood.
Hn -oold Is It In Whatomn and Skigft
counties, which receive the sweep of the
wlndl from the forbidding Relklrka, that
the Kookxnrk nnd,8kt-rlt rivera are
froen and navlgHtlon on iliem. Is Impos-
: siblo. " . ,
.a:
tonight; '
westerly
Money-and Com-
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down the stairs. . She was frightened
and wanted to wane quickly.
"Not ao fast, kid," ald the on whose
fingers still clung tightly to her- neck.
"Don't get' ear, or makayany "trouble
for ue.
Beardaley Is Aroused.
Meanwhile Mr. Beardsley and hla
t wife had been awakened by the noise.
Kitting; the old man lighted a lamp ami
atarted out to Investigate. Lamp In
hand he.waa opening the door whon
he was confronted by the queer pro-
eesaioo that had just, reacnea tne Dot'
torn of the s Ut Ira. . - , . ..
- --"Be quiet, old inn, ami don't- raloe
no fuss," sold one of the robbers, quick'
ly poking two guns tnte the faoe-f.tlu
aatontaheoT (ha. " Another also ovr
hlra with two revolvera. . "A 11 we want's
money, and thera-wtmber-itw-rougli
house If vea keeoa oalet."
The old man obeyed - Implicitly. - He
placed the lamp upon a chair aad aat
dnwn. One of tbe robbers stood ruard
wline"the o-jeraVsarohed the room.
Closets were ransacked, drawers were
opened and '- every conceivable place
where valuables or money might be kept
was examined. - In the pockets of
Beardsley's trousers they found MO.
He put tha money there last night. In
tending to take It down town today to
pay .a bllL ..'..
Bale s Brokem Open.
Convinced that there was nothing; else
in the room they wanted, they forced
the old man to show . them the safe.
One- remained In the room with,' Mrs.
Beardsley and tha girl, while tha other
two followed him-Into the store,
. Reaching, the. safe, they tried vainly
to open IL One finally aelsed large
cleaver and broke open the door. . It
was empty. . The robbers then turned
their attention to the cash till, which
was rifled. ' About tit' was secured.
They mads further searoh. but refralfted
from- taktng anything except money. -
' It s only de ooln wa want," said one.
Marching- the old man back into the
room where1 hia wife and tbe girl were.
still under guard of the remaining rob
ber, the burglara commanded them to
get into bed.' They Bbeyed and one of
the Intruders suddenly produced a long
rope.- The roue was part of the clothes-
line which hung In the yard back of
tha house. - It had been cut by the burg,
lars before entering the bouse.
When Beardelevr his wire and Miss
Carrlngton were In bed together two of
the robbers began tying them. Tbe
third robber stood guard, holding the
revolver threateningly at their heads
nd frequently commanding them to
make no noise. Tha robbers worked
deftly and quickly. . ; ' :, . .
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USED HIS HEART
FOR A STOMACH
Remarkable Case Reported by
rSno;nn.4l Dk.u:.. "S a--
. ..j.iwiau vi man
"That Had Freakish Four-Cor-Tnered
Pouch In His Chest but
No Sign of a Stomach. 7 :
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(Journal SpeHst. Strvk
Cincinnati, O.. Jaa , 11. Cincinnati
haa Jus. contributed to medical litera
ture perhaps the most wonderful case
of physiological aberration In the his
tory of science In America. It is that
of Wylle Teraaugh. aged II yeara, a
singer, who died in a hospital a few
daya ago. When Dr. Albert Fallcr pre
aented the facts before tha Academy 'of
Medicine last night there waa a sensa
tion among the physicians. '
Tha phenomenal part of Temaugh's
case is this: Ue had absolutely no
stomach, where there should have been
one..-he had a freakish, four-cornered
pouch tn his chest, back of the heart.
The esophagus, or food pipe, connected
wjth this pouch, so the pouch may heve
acted aa a pssudo stomach. His food
pipe, through some unheard of freak of
nature, connected with the heart, or,
rather, the sack In which the heart lies.
When Temaueh died his heart wss
full of food. , lie alwaye enjoyed good
health. " ,
hat American
PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY. EVENING, JANUARY
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Mrs. Ella Rawls Reader, Whose Career Reads Like a Fairy Tale, and tha
Sultan of Johore, From Whom She Obtained Valuable Concessions.
- (Sneclsl. PUpsteb to Tks Jovrnal.) .'
New York, Jan. It. Mrs. Ella Rawls
Reader, whose husband. Athole 9.
Reader, haa been arrested on a charge
PrW. today declared that her hus-
band w,s the victim of the scheming
of two men,
Tt was Inspired by William Nelson
Cromwell snd his friond and advisor,
President Roosevelt, aha said.
More letters and papers appearing in
the. records ot ths United Statea and
New York stato1 eourts were brought to
the surface. The most Interesting was
tHHmooMTtHomvvmffWvvHW
Among the f eatures
that go to make the Sunday Journal the best paper on. the Coast is
a splendid article by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise on "The Gateway of,
the Republic " which is at once a news story and a fine lesson in
patriotism. The rise and fall of many one-man religions, is an in
teresting story,' tUKgrsted' by' the tU(dcn appearance here of 'the,
"Tongues of Fire;" as is the article on the efforts that are being J
made to preserve the "Home, Sweet Home", that inspired Payne's
immortsl song. There are, too. valuable hmts for women," some fine v j
fiction by clever writers, stories and games for the youngsters, the
best comics in the country,. and a great' deal of interesting snd in-
strnctiye miscellany , . ; , , . ' r 'T
In the Sunday Journal
Mi:::.ionarier Arc Doinfj to Instruct Japan in
the discovery of a deposition made by
P. O. Linder. an engineer, once employed
by ' Mrs. Redder, in which he swears
that she attempted to suborn him to
make affidavit that James-B. Haggln,
the' millionaire, had' slandered her.
- Mrs. Rrader Is the most famous worn
(in promoter In tho world. She hss
dabbled successfully - la . International
politics, influenced the affairs of na
tions and handled many millions.
' She camo Into worldwide prominence
In connection with, the flnanoea of San
(Continued on Page Two.)
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James LeBaron . John
son Brother ot Mur-
OecedysicianiRan
Away With Nurse
(Special Dtapatch te Tbe Joorntl.)
f Tfteoma, Jan. II. The murder ot Dr.
Phillip Edward Johnson In Portland haa
brought to publl mind .here- the aenea
tlonatcaToer of his brotbefvha'"Rev
James La Baroa Johnson, who . earns
herag ja yoking man.,, won. fame.aa.a
east as n assistant pastor In the ultra
fnehlonabla Grace . Street Episcopal
ch.urch.of New-Tork City, married a
smart-set-he1res"-nd eloped 'With'a
beautiful' trained' nurse. to .Europe. t
. ' '. , ' .Was octal Uom..
The-Rev.. Mr. Johnson came to Ta-
oorni, about '.1J8S. Powerful financial
Influences of New York City, from
where ho came, had smoothed the way
for him, and he at once secured tbe po
sition of oaahler of the Taooma Build
ing . 4k Loan association. His prestige
in financial circles also paved the way
to rapid social success, and within a
year after his arrival Jqhneon,. who was
not then a minister, was tha most
popular' young man ofTSooma. H
came-' a lay reader in the Episcopal
church and raised tbe money thst con
structed the St. Andrew's chapeL one
of the most thriving of the present
Episcopalian institutions of the city.
f. Johnson had a handsome personality
and' In addition to physical appearance
be possessed a rare tnagnetlo power, and
quickly became a social lion 'and was to
Taeoma what ward McAllister was to
New York.. ,
lin Johnson- bad a' strange penchant
for fire department work. During all
the-time ho remained In Taeoma there
were not half a doien fires where he
was not among, the first on the acene.
He was elected -a. volunteer and hono
rary member of , tbe Taeoma depart
ment and aq absorbed did he become In
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COAT
Hlood Statins snd ipllnteva flmw How the VkMm V:- i !i
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PRICE ; TWO
Five-Hundred Dollars
to the Arrest and
"Conviction of Physician?s Assailants Pol i
DepartmentTWithout FundsxSorThat c
Additional Reward
tit- their-detarminaUon- that 4he- mm
derers -of Dr. Philip Edward Johnson
shall be apprehended If possible and
Htniahedor-tha brutal murder at.
Kord street bridge on last Monday even
ing, relatives of the dead man have of
fered a reward of 1 1.000 for the arrest
ana oonvicuon. oi tne mutttMM w mur-
derers. Five hundred dollars Is offered
for- information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the guilty parties.
The reward waa posted this morning
after -a conference held by a number of
the friends of tpe murdered man and
was In accordance with previous ar
rangements made by W. C Alvord, as
sistant -cashier of the First National
bank. , whose wife Is a cousin of Dr.
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvord '- accompanied
Mrs.. Johnson when she left with ths re-
maJna for Btaten Island Wednesday aft-
- inoon. but before leaving Mr. Alvord
was in consultation with others in the
city and arrangements were made that
a reward should be Offered. The an
nouncement of that reward is the result
of the final arrangements which were
completed at a conference this morning;
None of the police were present at the
meeting. ;
. City Oat of raads.
'In view of the many mysterious cir
cumstances, surrounding tha tragedy. It
haa been expected that the city would
lkewlsa offer a reward for the appre
hension of the murderers, but this sup
position waa dispelled this morning by
Mayor Lane, who stated that the police
department waa without funds with
which to offer a reward.
"The yearly appropriations .made for
the. polio department covet only the
salaries and running expenses and na
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Yesterday; O O n
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CENTS.; -S?4I&JI$J":
for Information Leadir,
One Thousand for tl.
Cannot Be Posted.
- 1 fnnda-ara available for ouUlde woi
be stated. "Ia eon-sequence, unless
of the councilman should see fit to
Such a measure In the council clmn.
It will be impossible for the city to i
propria te any money to further i
search. Personally, I should like to -
i the matter -clearedtip.- bnf both t
head of 'city affairs snd the police .
part men t itself are helpless to offer v.
dltional reward money.
To Trace Criminals. ,
It Is understood tint thornf .
been instrumental In the re
re red this morning will spare
re I
fort to determine who Is reapot
for tha crime, snd it is thought tl
developments may soon result. In tl
meantime the personal effects found on
Dr. Johnson's person, together with hn
clothes, will be held In cane they am
needed later to furnish evidence.
-" One of ' the strongest points Intro
duced Into tha evidence taken befor
the coroner's jury during- the inquest
over the remains of Dr. Phillip Edwar t
Johnson, who was hurled te his d -nri
Into Canyon road, a distance of 120 fort,
after being robbed , on the Ford stret-e
bridge,, was the clothing worn. by th
murdered man. It was the condltl' i
of the latter more than any other line or
evidence which convinced the jury th r
Dr. Johnson was the victim of one f
the most brutal murders In the crlmlnn!
annals of tbe northwest. . -s
v - . Bow . Clothes &ook. '
'. The Jury drew Its conclusions mori
particularly from the appearance of t:
back of the coat. , Across tbe should-,
and between the latter the cloth wa
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