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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENINO. DECEMBER 13. 1907. EJ-"L-JXU.-I. J -i -i - MONEY ID FLIES Exploitation of Lewis nnd ; Clark Fair Grounds Prop erty Took Large Sums of Title (iuarantce Deposi- , tors' Money. Approximately Ml 1.000 of the money f -depositorM In lh impended Title Guarantee & Tni! company 1 tied "P In th land m! grading operation Undertaken by the Colonial Investment Cocnpxny and the Portland Development company at tlx Lewis and Clark fair arraunda and surrounding country, no body outside of the bank a officials a tha present time knowa who tha Colonial Investment company la. It haa always been, supposed by people doing bun nes with It that tha company waa competed of ayndlcats Of Los Angelea and eestern capitaiista. Of that amount frts.SSl waa handled through tha Colonial investment com unit. A Dortlnn of thle money, or BP r .. . . . . proximately iZJQ.eoo, waa lent 10 me Pence company, - nyarauno engineers. who were carrying out an extenetv vatem of sluicing dirt from tha hill and fllllna- on lamia In and around mjulld'a lake. Mr Pence aald today: -I do not know who the Colonial In vestment company la, Individually have always auppased It Waa a ayn Micate made ud of Loa Angeles and eaat em capltallata. 1 waa bo informed ny Mr. Ross, but recently I have had rea son to believe It waa composed of men In the Title Guarantee & Truat com Mir. Koasy Claoa July. "The Pence company haa had no funda from thla source a I nee last. June, and although lta operations hire alnce that time been at a stage of development ao .near completion that n&.ooo would nave et lta plant In operation, our work haa been held up because of the Colonial ..Investment company a failure to ad ranee the remainder of tha money un der its contract with the Pence com pany. My chief regret now la that we have already loat 14 inchea of rainfall alnce Hie winter season Bet In on our two hydraulic planta." One of tha Itema of money lent by tha Title Guarantee A Trait company tn the exposition ground! operation la shown in the bank a aaaeta aa a loan of 1121.000 to Arthur W. Jenka. Thla money waa lent nominally to Jenka, but presumably for the Colonial Investment company after the sum secured by thnt company from tha bank exceeded tha limn or reason. Xir-Prlced Civil Engineer. Jenka waa a civil engineer from Loa Angeles. He appeared In tha affaira of the Title Guarantee L Truat company soma time In last May, when tha Colonial-Investment company took over the STOLE JEWELS WHILE WHEN TAFT GETS BACK PAINTING Valuable Diamond and Fur Boa Recorded Police Arrest William Curry. Sergeant Ilaty t inla y arrested William Curry, u palnli'r. ac. uacd by tin- police of the theft of u dlHtnond, a val uable fur boa and a Indy brooch from the residence of Ir. l)wcr. All of the articles stolen were recovered. According to the story told by the po lice. Curry was employed to do some painting In the rralilencr of Dr Dwyor end It waa while there Hint the oppor tunity presented Itaclf for him to appro priate (he articles from one of tho. bed rooms while m!! inernbi re of the house hold were tempoiui lly out of the way Aa soon as the theft was uiscovereu lh facts were reported to the txillce and the arrest of Curiy followed. Crarv ua hooke on a marge or uir ceny from a dwelling The goods found on him were Identified and claimed by the owners. No complaint was entered and the man was turned loose. CORTELVOU WIN STAY III CABINET Secretary of the Treasury Says Keiort of insinua tion Is Unfounded. (r-rllrd Press Leaaed Wlre.l Washington. Doc. li Humora afloat today that Secretary of Treasury Oeorge B. Cortelyou handed In hla resignation. Theae sUte- menta ara denied by tha secretary. When seen this afternoon Secretary Cortelyou declared that there was ab solutely no foundation to the rumor that he would retire. He declared the tory to be unqualifiedly raise. WILD MAN ROAMS IICOT U LOI I linDTU tun nil nnno IUUU0 Creature More Beast Than Human Attacks Men in the Forest. exposition grounds property and opera tlona Inaugurated bv John fl. McMillan ' of Washington, and adopted the Pence nimpany s pin oi aevciopmeni oi mess properties. Jenka waa engaged by J. Thdrburn Boss to go over the Penre company s plans and surveys and verify ineir figures. It is aald he was paid a salary of 3uu net month from the Title (Juaran tea & Trust company and $300 from tha Colonial Investment company, as an expert, from the time of his ap pearance until tha company suspendej (Deration. Ha waa supposed to be the representative of the Loa Angeles mrtles in the syndicate. Tha 1228,000 secured by the Pence company from the bank went into purchase payments on the Cottel tract of 94 acres, at $140,000; a 10-year lease on tho peninsula and purchase of the. government building thereon; In con struction of the Baleh creek hydraulic plant, consisting of 12 miles of flumes, ditches and pipe, bulkheadlng the mouth " of tha gulch, and building two dams , and, reservoirs; bulkheadlng around 22 acres of the peninsula and 15 acres of . the Cottel tract to fill these lands up to the railroad grades; construction of , other necessary equipment In connec- tlon with the sluicing of dirt from ' the hills: purchase of tlmberlanda : above Cornelius gap. and the buildlm; of a lumber flume 14 miles long, five ' -feet wide and five feet deep, with c.t . paclty and maximum curvature to float out railroad timbers 42 feet long. Ziargs lorn Invested. ; Prior to the Investment of thee ; funds Pence and McMillan have ex ; pended in the inauguration of their plans about 190.000 of McMillan's ; money and $10,000 borrowed from the Oregon Trust & Savings bank, and when McMillan retired by force of cir cumstances, owing to his financial dif ficulties, the Pence company succeeded lit interesting the Title Guarantee A Trust company to carry the project on. ' The history of the transaction reads like romance, pence had secured from J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the Harrlman lines In .Oregon, a contract for 600,000 railroad tie, at a price ; which was low to the railroad company. but which on account of economy nf production and delivery bv flume would give the Pence company a profit of H per 1.000 feet. Mr. Pence being in a ... position where more money was an ab solute necessity in order to equip for 1 i their delivery assigned the contract to the Title Guarantee tv Trust company, with arj agreement that money lent him ; should he paid back out of the first, re ceipts from this contract, and that the loans should bear 10 per cent Interest. To Build Plums Plant. The Title Guarantee & Trust company elves a nuisance, but become a menace advanced money from time to time to i tlJ public safety. (Special Plapatrh to The Journal.) Seattle, Dec. 13. A wild man, strong and ferocious as any beast that roams the northwestern forest, haa created a reign of terror among the lnhabltanta of small Washington towns along the Monte Cristo branch of the Northern Pacific. , N'eia llelrensen. recently from St. Paul, was attacked by the monster while n the Drusn, ana says n wameu unrlo-ht and wore a few ragged gar ments about its abdomen and carried a rusty rifle, which was leveled at Hel gensen, the hammers clicking several times without shooting. The strap- Dins: Swede grappled with his aim; II- ant and got the worst of the match. Other loggers laughed at hla story until the day before Thanksgiving when John O'Leary. a timber cruiser. went Into the same nelgrborhood for game and had a similar experience. He went to sleep in a deserted cabin and was awakened bv a demoniacal yeli Arlsinr he was knocked to the ground caln. but hit the thing witn an ax as It luno-ed for his throat. It then slunk off with a piteous half-human wail. n the moonlight u leary could see it move in an upright position. It had a airy body anl lace. Many old-timers at uranite rails say they have seen the wild man, who is believed to be a Frenchmun who took up a timber claim near Mount Pilchuck rive years ago ana uisappearea mys teriously two years later. The suppo sition Is that solitude drove blm crazy after which he lost much of his re semblance to the human by living wild. V V m r as m i 1 pi it NTCrl'iva-s". 5 ROBBERS KNOCK MMf WANT0 uuuii vinmu PLEHTY OF JT KELLY HELP BUTTE VICISENSELESS rolice efuse to Disclose Man's Name Found Ly ing on Sidewalk. HEAVY BAIL REGULATE HEIGHTS OF CITY BILL BOARDS Mayor 7,ar.e announced the members of the committee which will have the Job of determining the height of bill boards In Portland at yesterday's meet ing of the city council. The councllmen named by the mayor are Belding, Cel lars and Cottel. The appointments were nudo In accordance with a resolution passed by the council October 23. The committee will proceed at once with Its work as complaints from resi dents in districts where billboards have been erected come to the mayor and city officials dally. In some Instances the boards are built up 20 and even 30 leet in height nnd not only maKe them Holdup men, claimed another victim Thursday night, the quiet block in front of the high rchool on Fourteenth street being the spot chosen by the thugs. The victim, whose name the police decline to disclose, was knocked senseless and left lying on the street, where he was found bv a lady who chanced to be pass Ing the place s-ime minutes after the robbery was committed. At Alder and Fourteenth streets trie lady stopped on Italian fruit vernier ana sent him In search of a policeman. Hy the time the offlier arrived the victim of the robbery had recovered conscious ness and was able to give an account of the attack made on blm. lie said that as he was passing up the street two men suddenly stepped out from the dense shadow cast by the large shade trees that line the edge or tne siaewaia at this point. The foremost of the robbers deraanded that he throw up his nanns. neing iriu iinw in rnmnlvlne with the de mand he waa struck over the head with somo heavy Instrument, prooaoiy slungshot. , , , it. Vnnelrari senseless and real laed nothing of what occurred until he regained the use or nis ikuh found strangers standing about him. A search of his clothes revealed the fact that his pockets had been rifled or,H hia watch and money taiten. in ,ui hi tn a-lve but a meager descrlp iinn of the thnrs and the police have little hope or eriecting ineir cayiuic. DISCUSS FE ATURES OF IAN BASKETRY complete the flume plant, and purchase a portion of the timber necessary, and went so rar as to pay down $950 on purchase of a boiler for the proposed sawmill, when the money stringency set in late In the summer. The flume was completed, but the sawmill was never ; built, and the tie contract expired a - few days ago without anv part of the order having been filled. The -total amount of the tie contract was $252,000. and it is said the Pence company would have made a profit of 1100,000 out of It. or more than enough ; to pay for the flume and mill plant. Timber lands that were under option to ' It at 50 cents per 1.000 then, are now . held at $1.25 per 1,000. The bank, while paying Its depositors 4 per cent on their money, was loaning It at 10 per cent, or 6 per cent profit, had the project gone forward to completion. , It is said the Pence company will within a few days formulate some plan by which U Is hoped to operate the hy draulic plants this winter and proceed with the work of filling lands in and around the exposition grounds. KEEP FLAPPERS FR03I FLAPPING Chief of Police Gritzmacher has In structed all officers under hia command to instruct expressmen, truckmen and furniture vari drivers to secure the.eov- ers to their wagons ' in such a manner that they will not be flapped about by th wind.--Recently many complaints have coma In from persons whose horses hava been frightened by the flap pine of loose wagon covers. FRISCO FIRM MAKES ' 'LOW BID FOR CANAL WOMAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE WITH GUN Cpprtnl Dispatch to TJi J-mrnal.) Vancouver, Wash., Dec. 13. Gladys White, a woman residing at Sixth and Columbia streets, attempted to commit suicide hy shooting herself with a re volver last evening at her rooms. Her wound. It Is believed, Is not serious. 8he is' at St. Joseph's hospital, where she was'ordcred tahon by Dr. Black. The would-be suicide Is a compara tive strn.iner in the city. While she gave her name as White, it is known she has gone under the alias of Gog gins. The cause of her attempt at sui cide Is not known. A Blood Disease , ' (rjnltea Press tsesM W1re. Washington, Dec 11. When the canal bids lumberwer made public today it found that the Ma honey Lumber eoinptiny of Ban Francisco bad- ido t!-. lowest ld -and -will furnish thf u, cuuituiBstua wua.,vvv,vvv Catarrh Whether it manifests itself in the nose, throat, stomach, bowels or othei organs, catarrh is a blood disease be cause it depends on impure blood. Therefore it must be treated with a blood medicine for a radical and per manent cure. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the most suc cessful. It purifies the blood, strength ens the stomach and other organs, and builds up the whole system. It radically and permanently cures I The most easily developed form of Catarrh is Nasal Catarrh, in the treatment (of which Hood's Sarsaparilla is greatlyl aided by Antiseplet or Catarrlete, which afford prompt relief. Hood's Sarsaparilla In usual liquid form or chocolated tablets known as Saraatabs. 100 doses tu AM droerlsts, Antlsenlets 60c dms-s-ut. I or malli ft L HOOD CO., Lowell, Indian basketry was the subject dls cussed at the Informal meeting of the Arts and Crafts society In the worn room of J. Nelson Wlsner at the Ad ministration restaurant building at the fair grounds last night. In spite of the downpour of rain there was a good at tendance and all were much Interested in the remarks by Miss Wuest, Instruc tor of art In the public achoola, on the origin of basketry and her description of the different weaves and their inean- '"The work of the Portland affla club was on exhibition and was much ad mired for its sound art and Its origi nality. This club was started by Miss Wuest in explaining raffia basket mak ing to a friend. The friend passed on the Information and it has now gath- j hnrul nf Workers In thla art whose productions are noteworthy. Experiments have ooen nrnuc m vy ina- dves from native shrubs, the Ore gon grape being found particularly use- "fhe Arts and Crafts society hopes to hold these Informal meetings monthly to familiarize the people with the. alms of the society. The next one win rje held In the game place and will be con ducted by J. Nelson Wisner, who will have on exhibition his own work and that of his pupils and who will, speak on metal work. 1 NAUGHTY BILL SOLD BOOZE TO INJUNS wiiiiam Wnoda set un a keg of beer and proceeded to Bell the booze therein. Mnn, William or "Rle Bill, as he Is known among his companions, is in the county Jail. William Is a half-breed Indian. Uncle Bam Ib holding him for carrying liquor on the umatuia reser vation. The keg was a 10-gallon affair. At first William said he had got It for hla own use. And no am, dui bib own use was to sell the hop Juice to members of hiB thirsty tribe or, rather, to any of them who happened to be thirsty. William was brought to Portland thl morning by Deputy United States Mar shal Clyde Nicholson. if will be tried. In the federal court. Asks Judfre Dunne to Force Brown and Bartnett t Put Up $200,000 Cash t Guarantee Appearance a Fraud Trials. SOI SUPPORT RAILROAD ACT Opinion in Southern Oregon on Taking Off of Two Trains Differs. (United Press Leaied Wire.) San Francisco, Dec. 13. Assistant District Attorney William Hoff Cook today appeared before Judge Dunne and requested that the bail of J. Dalzell Brown and W. J. Bartnett, officers in the defunct California Savings & Trus company, be raised from J75.000 to $200,000. The revelations of the past. two days have been of such a startling nature that the district attorney's of flee wish to be absolutely sure tha none of the bank officials Involved be given an opportunity to escape. Brown has had difficulty in raising his present bail of J75.000 and Is still in jail. Bartnett Is at liberty on ball a present, but it Is considered doubtfu If either man can secure sureties to the amount asked by the district attorney's office. SALESMAN MADE GOOD TO HIMSELF A warrant charging Li. S. Benjamin formerly in the employ of the American correc company, as a traveling sales man, with larceny by embezzlement was issued at the police station this af ternoon. E. P. Henderson, manager of the company, la tne complainant. Hen jamln Is said to have got away with two sample cases valued at $15 and $69.39 in cash belonging to the Amer ican Coffee company. He Is now sup posed to De in espoKane. Free baskets at Wood's, 1st and Alder. Free baskets at Wood's, 1st and Alder. ft ' 1 " it ' I J .'?t i ;- r 4 y V t - M.ft"" i I w.b. r,, a 5 A rii ;1 'Ml mm The state railroad commission will meet in Portland December 21 for the purpose of considering the complaints of southtrn Oregon persons with refer ence to the withdrawal of trains Noa. 11 and 12 on the Southern Pacific. While many of the people are dissat isfied with the present arrangements it is understood there are others along tha line affected who take a different view of the situation, taking under con sideration that travel is unusually Black at this season of the year. Traveling men have been Inconveni enced materially by the order taking off the two trains and various others have found cause for complaint. There will bo several witnesses from southern Oregon who will give testi mony before the commission. Among these is Edgar Hafe.r of Medford, who is connected with the Iown Lumber & Box factory. He Is the Oregon repre sentative of the owners of the plant. Mr. Hafer, who is at the Hotel Port land, and some of the other larger busi ness men, are of the opinion that the trnlns could not be replaced without considerable loss to the railroad. While they regret that business has fallen ori to a certain extent they realize that the present passenger traffic hardly war rants the reauest that the two trains should again be put into commission un der the Dresent conditions. "We look at the .question from the standpoint of business men," Mr. Hafer sai.i ihi3 morning. "Just because the matter Involves a railroad corporation we do not believe that it should be dealt with unjustly. Others, including myself, have been requested by the state railroad commission to come to Portland next week and appear before that body. We are satisfied that busi ness does not Justify the company In running the trains which it has recently withdrawn." It is the opinion of these men that Nos. 11 and 12 'will again be put on the schedule as soon as there is a reason ablo Increase In tho passenger business. Vacancies at County Bock Crusher Institution Quickly Filled. Although the county has not been sanding any prisoners to Kelly's Butte since the holidays began, and a nuin ber have been discharged, the fore at the rock pile la not lacking In recruits. Foreman Brlgga today stated that he has 62 prisoners waiting at tne city Jail to fill the first vacancy. When the holidays end and the coun ty begins to send men to tne rock pus the crowded condition of tke city Jail will be accentuated. County prlsoneia will be given the preference at the roc Pile and tho city will have to take re or tne surplus in us own way. "We ouaiit to have double the ca paclty at the butte," said Foreman lirlKxa. "We should have another rock crusher of the same slse as the oni now in use and another Jail of the same site as the present one. Then we could take care of all the pris oners and turn out double tha amount of material for the road a" HAWKERS TO BE GIVEN CHANCE TO EXPLAIN Spike Is .Put in Definite Ac tion by Council on New Ordinance. Definite actlcn In the hawkers' and vehicle tax ordinancta was delayed yes terday by the city council and both measurea were referred back to the commltteea from which they emanated. Councilman Beldii.g objected to the passage of the hawker's ordinance be cause he believed It unfair to pass the measure without giving the hawkers and vendors an opportunity to explain their aide of the case. The Dill la aimed especially at the flower peddlers, and prominent florists of the city hnvebeen active in forcing action on the ordi nance. Councilman Kellaher put a spike in the vehicle tax ordinance bv moving to insert the words "for hire." Thl would have destroyed the eplrlt of the measure and reduced the city's revenue from about $28,000 u year to $7,000. A debate followed Kellahers motion and in order to save It from being defeated frlenda rushed In and moved to refer It back to the license committee, which was done. CVUGGENHEIMS GOING GBEEDILY FOB GOLD (Hpectal Dlnpltcb to Tbe Journal.) Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 13. The Yukon Gold company, otherwise the Guggen helms. Is hard after gold In the Klon dike district. Their winter force is the largest ever known In the Klondike un der one management. They are making atupendoua preparations to bring next summer's gold production to the max imum. . One big dredge Is completed at Ninety Below on Bonansa. Three oth- era are building on Bonanza and othera on Hunker, all to be operated by elec tricity. On Bonanza three great elec tric conveyera are being Installed. It la expected they will permit the working of bedrock as well aa the upper gravels. A hundred teams are hauling 3.000 tons of pipe-line material from Twelve Mile landing, on the Yukon, below Daw son, to points along the route of Twelve-Mile ditch. In the spring 4.000, 060 feet of lumber will be hauled from the company's sawmill along the same route, an average distance of 25 miles. To accomplish this $30,000 ,has been spent on a winter road, which is water sprinkled and frozen. A great dam building on Bonanza will supply water for electric lifts and conveyers. A power ditch at Twelve Mile will supply water for generating electricity to op crate the dredges and other equipment. ines BACK DOWN Will Abolish Card System and Allow 3Iiners to Af filiate Themselves With Federation If They Will Resume Work. (United Treat Uaied Wire.) Goidfleld, Dee. 13. No strikebreakers have arrived at (loldfleld as yet, but he mlneownera claim that they have plenty of men. A tralnload of strike breakers are exp ted here, howaver, be fore evening. The Mohawk Combination 'Operators attempted to start work thla morning, but could not man their works. It was announced today aa a conces sion by the mlneownera that tha card syatem may be abolished and mea will be permitted to return to work without reference to their federation affiliations. The federal commission, sent out from Washington to report on the situation, haa not yet arrived, but la expected at ny time, wncn mar ao come an im partial examination la expected. Botb Idea will be heard. WATER TO COOL OFF Tl 1BASC0 ADDITION Councilman Rushlight appeared be fore the city wcter board at Its meeting this morning with a petition from res!- cnts in Tobasco addition aaklng for Ity water mains down Forty-fifth trert from East Harrison to Division. Many cases of typhoid fever and dlph- hcrla hive appeared In the nelghbor- fxxl and phyalclana attending the pe er,! a say the dlaeasa arises from drlnk- ng water taken from surface wells used by the residents. The loard referred the matter to City Water Engineer Clarke and Super- ntendent Dodge with power to act as he members realize the urgent need or emporary relief. It is probable that Ipe being removed from the Penlnaula ill be taken to the district mentioned the petition, where the water pres- ure is light. NCREAS E NUMBER OF MAIL COLLECTIONS Mall collections in Portland's business strict are to be Increased from 8 to 12 dally. There will also be an additional collection of mall matter In the resi dential parts of the city. TJiJs has been brought about by the addition of another clerk in the mailing department at the postoffice. Post master John W. Mlnto received word from Washington this afternoon- that his request for an additional clerk had been allowed. Heretofore it has been the custom of the collectors to arrange the letters after arriving at the office for the can celing machine. The new clerk will do ' this work and the collectors will do nothing else. MBS. WILLIAMS DIES IN PORTLAND PLAN FOR HANDLING GRAIN WITHOUT SACKS BOSOM PRESSERS DO NOT LIKE WATER RATE Portland laundrymen object to the present water rate which they are pay- ng and appeared before the city water board this morning and asked that their rate for next year be reduced. The laundrymen are paying about 16 cents l thousand gallons at present where hey formerly paid but nine cents. The ncrease was made this year when the board Increased the rates for elevators. No action was taken. , on the reauest of the laundrymen, the board taking the question under consideration until they can meet to fix the water rates for the coming year. 0MMERCIAL CLUB FOB MT. ANGEL (Special Plapatch to Tha Journal.) Olympla. Wash., Dec. 13. The state railroad commission has called a meet ing for December 14, at the Tacoma hotel, of exporters and millers of the sounri and Portland to discuss the nlan of handling wheat In bulk instead of in sacks. The commission has sent copies of a letter to most of the cx porters and millers of tnlS state and Oregon, reading, in part, as follows: "At the present rate of handling. practically an entire year will be re quired to move tho wheat crop. "The present facilities for unloading wneat at the terminals are adapted fo sacked grain. Such handling requires tne use or men to nannie sacKs. a con siaerabie time is required to unload a car In this way. "If wheat were handled In bulk cars could be unloaded In a tithe of the time now required. Were the present facili ties aaaptea to duik handling the pres ent moxement of grain could be doubled. "in making the suggestion of a change in the method, we do it with the full knowledge that it cannot be done unless once begun. It seems to us that now is an appropriate time ror such beginning. Kuch an attempt. to bo successful, will necessitate the cooperation of the exporters, millers warehousemen, and farmers." TACOMA SCHOOL ON FIBE THIS AFTERNOON (Special Plupateh to Th Journal.) Tacoma. Dec. 13. The Franklin schdol. one of the largest schools in Tacoma, caught fire this afternoon. The fire was under control at 2:30 o clock this afternoon. The students all marched out In. safety. , Knox Wilson, Clever Comedian as April Fool at the Helllg Theatre Tonight. ' v ' (Special Dispatch to The Journal,) Mount Angel, Or., Dec. 13. At a meeting held here "last night a commer- lal club was organized,- and the fol lowing prominent citizens of Mount An gel were elected officers: Joseph J. Keber, president; Rev. Placidus Fuerst, ice-presiaeni Max Main, secretary: John W. Ebner, treasurer; Fred Schwab. John Schaeffer and P. S. Fuchs, direc tors. The city of Mount Angel Is one of the fasest growing and most prosperous in Tillamook valley. For years the farmerb around Mount- Angel nave been getting the top Tnarket prices for their products. The Bank of Mount Angl, though founded only two years ago, has been doing so well under the government of J. M. Conklln and J. J. Keber that Its doors never had to be closed during the holidays, and all obligations were prop erly met. Charles Hudson, a -fermer merchant of Mount Angel, now located in Portland, lent his aid to start Uit club. . A t - Leaps From Cor Window. (8peclal Plupateh to The Journal.) Pittsburg, Dec. 13. Roy Winters, who Is wanted for absconding with $860 from a West Virginia pottery company, and who waa arrested in Bosthn, es caned while belna- brought to Eaat Liv erpool by diving through a car window. Wife of Honored Veteran of the Civil War Succumbs to Shock of Surgical Operation. (Special Dlipatch to Tbe Journal.) Oregon City, Dec. 13. Mrs. Laura H. Williams, an esteemed lady of Glad stone, wife of Adjutant General C. A. Williams of the department of Oregon, G. A. R., died last night at St Vincent's hospital. Portland, from ths shock of a surgical operation. Mrs. Williams was a native of New Hampshire, and was 67 years of age. Her husband and two sons. W. A. and C. H. Williams Of Portland, survive her. Undertaker R. A. Holman of this city wont to Portland this morning to bring the body home. The funeral will be held- from tho Methodist church in this city. Sun day afternoon. Services will be con ducted by Rev. R. c. Blackwell, with Interment in Mountain View cemetery. ROBBERS USE PHONE- TO DECOY VICTIM (Special Dlapatcb tr Tba Jtarnat.) Pittsburg, Dec. 13. James Johnston of Turtle Creek, an employe of the Westinghouse Air Brake company, at Wllmerdlng, was summoned home has tily bv a telenhone messare yesterday soon after being paid. It was dark when he Btarted, and in crossing a hollow he was attacked by several men, knocked unconscious and robbed of his pay. Investigation showed that the tele phone message did not come from his home, and it Is supposed to have been sent by the thieves who had planned to rob him. Cars at North Yakima. (Special Dlapatcb to The Journal.) North Yakima. Wash., Dec. 13 Two of the cars to be used by the Yakima Valley Transportation company have reached here, and officials of the com pany state that the line will be in oper ation before Christmas. The line is now completed into the city from a point several miles west. The company will now begin work at the other end of the line, west of the city, where several miles o"f track will be laid. It Ja planned The (rain waa stonned and the officers soon overtook the fugitive. Winters eventually to extend to the Columbia was not Injured. I river at Priest Rapids. PETTY THIEVES SLASH HOLLY SHRUBS UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS Now Is the time to gaurd your holly trees. Thieves who will stoop to the business of mutilating a plant for a small personal gain have again corrra forth with the approach of the hear holidays and ruined the appearance of more s. than one beautlfullv kept yard about the city. Oeorge Tuthlll, 419 Larrabee street, mourns the loss of the greater portion of what waa perhaps the most perfect holly plant in Portland. Tbe thieves entered his yard Wednesday night and slashed right and left with sharp knives, robbing the branches. plant of Its prettiest "I would not have objected to giving away ' a few twigs of the plant,,T said Mr. Tuthlll yesterday while bandaging the wounded shrub, but it makes one sick at heart to think that people would enter your preniises and deliberately ruin In a few moments the labor and '' care of years." t if This is not the first Instance of 'dp v" redations of this kind perpetrated along; v . Larrabee street and. the residents , in f that vicinity will show no leniency 'to " anyone caught' in the-act 'Of slashing e shrubbery.