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m-m- mi., iiiul in REAL LIFE Frederick Spencer, Sunday School Teacher and Model Citizen, Arrested by Lie ' cester Detectives for Xu iinerous Crimes. Confesses That He Met Gang of Criminals Who Taught Him to Steal Attributes His Downfall to the Evil . Influence of Hypnotism. , ; rjn!td Preaa Leased Wlra.l ' , London, May 19. Last week a Leices ter court committed to trial a burglar who ha kept the whole place terrorised. Hl crimes not only baffled the local police, but also an extra force of detec tives employed by the municipality at a cost or $4,000 for the express purpose of running blm to earth. To the astonishment of every one, he turned out to be orie of the most re spected citlsens, a Bunday school teach er, John Frederick Spencer, the winner of a prise called the "Town Hundred.' being 8600 given by the corporation to the most deserving cltlsen needing financial aid In temporary embarrass ment, and who also had been assiduous in calling the attention of the detec , tlves to the fact that he had aeen "sus- Iilclous persons" loiter about certain ocalitles. Story of Captors, The story of Spencer's final capture was full of exciting Incldenta. Some how or other, it had com to the knowl edge of Detective Sergeant Briars of Leicester that the house of a Mr. Stev ens In Hendon road was to be broken Into on a certain night. The detective, accompanied by tb.9 owner of the house, waited In the dark for the expected burglar, and they were not disappointed. After working at a pantry window for .lm hours the cracksman finally effect ed an entrance. A tremendous fight took plase in Ahe darkness between burrlar and detective. Mr. Stevens could, render no assistance, being un a bis to tell In the dark which was friend and which wag foe. Finally after other nollcemen had been sum moned, the man was overpowered and h llffhts turned on. The utter astonishment of every one m be lmaarined when the culprit turned out to be model Spencer. Though ha. had put up an extremely stiff fight, he said he was glad he had been cap- v K- Urn A .been leading to come to an end.. At the time of his capture he was found to be wearing gloves. It Is owing partly to thla fact that the police at tribute his remarkable escape from can 'lure- on previous occasions, the gloves. " of course, obliterating' all finger prints ""which might ham led to his identifica tion. Another element of success was - cue to his employing a mysterious pow der, said by doctors to consist of opium ' dust, by mesne of which he rendered his victims unconscious. JtysterloM Deaths. Strange ta say, illness always fol lowed in the trail of the burglaries he committed. Shortly after one of his -midnight visits a child died mysterious ly in the same house. Before his death he mentioned having aeen a masked man. but the parents attributed thLs to childish fancy. Now that the whale . aeries of crimes have been brought home to Spencer, there Is little doubt that he used his mysterious powder on this occasion also, and that the child's I death was hastened by fright and the powerful drug. Besides employing drugs in una manner, upencer was quite pre cared to. deal with does which house holders kept for the jurposa of resisting tnese miunignt attacKS. un oia person were found nieces of meat saturated with strychnine!- - Several valuable house dogs una Deen Killed oy mm. me po lice, f W th capture r Spenesr; mad e a carerul search or his premises, ana found burled lit the garden complete outfits of the most up-to-aate Durgiars tnnla. while In the house various arti cles of Jewelry and other things con nected with different crtpies were also discovered. Finding that the game waa up,.Bpon- cer made a. full confession this weea. The document is almost as remarkable as the- series of crimes themselves. "A few years ago," says the con fession, "I took over a small drapery business, but owing to bad times and other unforeseen circumstances, the business did not pay. I then tried an other business, but owing to the keen ness of competition and want of capital, I could not make that pay either. Keets Els rsgln. "Just at the very time when I waa In the greatest financial difficulties, a man came to me and expressed great sympathy with me in my troubles. He said I was very foolish to bear all my troublpH unci to be In such distress with scarcely enough food for my wife and children, while I could get money, and plenty of it, without any trouble at all. At U-ngth. he said he was at the head of a ganijt of burglars. Before he had made this disclosure he had to a large extent got me Into his hands, so that I was not a free agent. I was grad ually drawn more and more within hla power. "I was practically forced to become one of a gang of burglars and to share their secrets. Even at this time I was completely In their power by reason of the influence which this man had over me and the fear of the consequences If I refused to become one or tnem. un fnrtiinatolv T consented to loin them. and from that moment of yielding to temptation I was entirely at their mercy. When they had a thorough hold of me, they said they would train me to became an expert burglar. Immedi ately afterwards they began to tell me now ourgiaries were commmeu sua iu show me their Implements and how they were-used. Aided The Thieves. 'The next step waa to take me to a house where a burglary had been planned. I took no part myself In the burglary, but I was toled off to keep watch while the gang entered tne prem ises and carried off the valuables I was now informed by them that I could not withdraw and that I had equally taken part In the robbery with them. I became hardened, desperate, and had not sufficient courage to draw back, al though I often ion Keel to ao so, espe cially as my wife was becoming anxious over my frequent and myaterlous ab- M 1 T . . U. least pleasure In what I waa doing. I wan never nappy in mis awrui worn. and I waa .thankful when at last I waa captured. "Before my tempatitfn and fall, I was an earnest worker In the 8unday school and chapel and am truly sorry for all the pain and disgrace I nave occasioned. After the expiration of my sentence I am determined once more to lead an honest and upright life." One of the strangest things connect ed with Spencer's case Is that he does not .seem to hare profited by his burgling experiences. Host of the plun der from not less than .10 Jops ' traced to him has evidently fallen into the hands of the mysterious person who seems. In a measure to have exercised almost hypnotic Influence over him. TOOK FATAL CHANCE WITH OBSTINATE GUN (Brieclal Dlroateb to The Journal.) Aberdeen. Wash.. May . 1.9. While several boys were hunting yesterday gun failed to shoot. Benjamin Cas tello, aged IT, drew it towards him by the muxxle, intending to ram the shell out. - It went off, the bullet passing through hla heart. Killing mm instantly. Ballding Permits. J. J. Emert erect dwelllna-. Tenlno. between East Thirteenth and East Fif teenth. S 1.800. H. L. Plyraale, erect flats. Tillamook, between Union and East Seventh, 13.600. Mrs. H. 1). Curtis, erect dwelllna. Bast Twenty-ninth, between East Main and East Salmon. 13.600. F. A. Averlll, erect dwelling, East Twentv-nintn. Between Ast Morrison and Belmont. 82,600. R. L. Whitcomb. erect dwelling. East Thirty-first, between Hawthorne and Madison. 88.000. Meehan & Rice, erect dwelllnar. East Sixteenth, between Halsay and Weldler. $6,000. T. J. McNamee. erect flats, Orand. be tween Pr.clftc and Oregon, 18,500. Schwartascniid er euizDura-er. erect storeroom. Macadam, between Hamilton and Seymour, 82,000. BACKACHE? 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T. T, CARTER. Curop. DellSTilta, Tens. When tne Kidneys are diseased the 'uric acid ia not carried off, and this causes' Gout, Lumbago, Rheumatism of the. Joints, Rheumatism of trie Muscles, Rheumatism of the Heart. Rheumatism 'everywhere. Warner's Bafe Cure drives out the uric acid. ' In Kidney disease the bowels are orien coaaiipaieu ana me uver tor pid. ' Warner Safe Pills quickly re lieve this condition and no 111 effect la experienced. . WARNER'S SAFE CURE Is put up In two sites and Is sold by all druggists, or direct, at 60 CENT8 AND tl.00 A BOTTLE. Refuse sub stitutes containing harmful drugs : which Injure the system, , TRIAL BOTTLE FREE JvVr from disease of the ' kidneys, liver, - bladder end blood, that WARNER'S 8AFE CURE will cure them, a trial bottlewlll.be eenK ABSOLUTELY . FRKE, postpaid to any one who will writ WARNER'S BAFTS CURE CO., i Rochester, N. T., and mention bav- ing seen this liberal offer In The i Journal. 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X y o o r ra SSZZ' tern, aend a rfZr sample of your urine, patting your name sod addrvea , ' 1 on the pack- v age, to oar ifc-v",- 1 Medical ,. 1 Iiepart- ' fw'ci' , meat, and our doctors 1 will analyze 1 It and aend 1 you a report 1 w'thadlce. and medical I b o o k 1 e t 1 free, k H 1 ' i 4 - Belching of gas, sour risings in the throat, pain after eating, a general feeling of '.heavi ness, irritability, these are condi tions which Dr. Williams' Pink Pills correct "I had .a distressed feeling after eating, often followed by terrible vomiting spells," says Mrs. William Duelly. of 43 Lucas avenue, Kingston, N. Y., "and became subject to deathly sick headaches. I was cons tantly belching gas in my efforts to relieve my stomach. ! was in this condition for nearly three i it i t i and a nalt years, although l tried a number of doctors. I was discouraged with them 11, when I read about Dr. Williams Pink Pius. A few boxes helped me wonderfully. I continued their use until cured and have had no signs of stom ach trouble since. Dr. Williams' PINK PILLS At all drucriats or dlnct from Dr. WllllamaMdicinCo.,Schenecudy,N.Y. go conn per dox ; tlx doxm, (a. 50. i CAN'T TRADE IN POUATCH TOWH Syndicate Owns Everything and Claims Right to Sell Everything. (Special Dlapatch to Tbe loaraal.) Freese, Ida., May 19. There is con siderable excitement at the town of Pot latch, two miles from ere. on account of a rival mercantile company at Pa louse sending representatives there to sell goods to the people of that lumber town. The town of Potlatch, with all the buildings, banks, schools and churches is owned bv the lumber syndi cate and it will not allow any competi tion in any way. The manager salf the company would spend any amount necesssrv bo keep othera from selllns goods In Potlatch. CHILDREN'S FAIR HT THE DULLES For Pupils of Crook, Sher man, Gilliam, Wheeler and Wasco. (Special Dispatch to Ttaa Journal.) Th9 Dalles, Or., May 19. In connec tion with the district fair to be held in The Dalles next October a school chil dren's industrial fair will be held, which will be open only to pupils in public, high and parochial schools of the five counties of the district. Crook. Sher man, Gilliam, Wheeler and Wasco. For this it is planned to provide a separate pavilion and reward the makers of meritorious exhibits with medals, nh- bons end diplomas. These exhibits, however, must be entirely the work of the children or young people of the schools. The exhibits will be divided Into two classes, those by children over 12 years of age and those by children IS years of age and under. The exhibits will be along the follow ing lines: Cut Flowers sweet peas, nansles. asters, dahlias. Potted Plants Geraniums, begonias, ferns. Collections or pressed wild riowers. Veaetables Five potatoes, anr va riety; five tomatoes, three ears of pop corn, three ears of aweet corn, three carrots, three turnips, three table beets, nve onions, watermelon, muskmelon, pumpkin, squash, cabbage. - Art Water color painting, pencil drawing, charcoal drawing, portrait, amateur photography, landscape, raffia baBket. burnt wood. MncTiantcal Bird house, hand sled. bent iron work, electrical appliance, me chanical appliance. . Needlework unon notes, naming, plain knitting, hemstitched, trimmed with lace, crocheted work, embroidery, work apron, fancy apron. Poultry Chicken exhibit pigeon exhibit. Animals Rabbits, guinea ,pigs. Cooking Bread, salt rising, bread. yeast; brown bread; pie witn upper crust, loaf cake, layer cake, canned fruit. Jelly, butter. ' Educational Work of the schools. No prises offered for thla exhibit, but expenses paid. No New Diphtheria Cases. (Special DiapateB. to Tbe JoamaLI Hood View. Or.. May !. No new cases of diphtheria, have developed as yet. Miss Jessie Murray has almost re covered. ' The Hurray home waa fumi gated yesterday. The school will not open for at least a week more. The school house waa opened Thursday and Friday that those wishing to take the eighth -grade examination' might be ac commodated. : - " . . . 1 , . 1. 1 . . JVdwa Pfiwder Mmh In Juiced. (8nrUl ffcnatfh tn Th lw.t-ftal YlMnmath J iTnllai t V . Mav chief powder man of the federal recU- iniLiion vrrviua nere wbi severely lit' 4 1 1 f-akf. Aa t II tA BV Ksr thai r SAM atn m. am 1 . aion Of a charge of dynamite, which he The Best : Business aM Men of .PortlaiiS ARE BUYING Florence Placer Gold Mine Shares At 25 Cents Each; Part Cash, Part on Time 4 ' ' - - - - - -. - ' : " Because they KNOW that the are good or Judge John B. Cleland of the State Circuit Court would not be president et the company and on of Ha largest stockholders. They, know this is a good investment, else he would not predlot that. The Company" Will Pay 200 . Per Cent Per Annum Interest on AH Cash Invested in Its Stock. v , ,Tne',. know that when a Portland company is officered by such cltlsens as Hon. John B. Cleland, president: Oaorg a , fcv vice-president .Richard C. Hart, secretary and treasurer, and In addition Captain J. F. Boone, W. A. Cleland. w. w,.Pe8la H. B. Perks, directors, Is not a oompany of gush. Eaoh of these gentlemen are well-known pioneer cltl sens of Portland, except Mr. Perks, who Is the company's engineer, and who has made this city his headquarters for more than seven years. Their reputations each and every one of them have long been established, and the very fact that ' th.ir .are together In this enterprise Is enough to guarantee its worth. Its reliability and the Important fact that Us affairs will be governed with the utmost honesty, straightforwardness and ability. These 27 Claims, Comprising 540 Acres, Are Located in the Florence Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, and $100,000,000 Have Been Taken From That District That there are other millions has been demonstrated by our engineer, Mr. Perks, who has sampled the ground has sunk shafts in It, down to bedrock has washed the gravel, weighed the gold, and ss definitely ascertained its rich ness as it would be possible to value an acre of wheat when ripened for the harvest, or an acre of potatoes shortly pre ceding the digging season. Cutting patches of the grain, threshing it out and weighing the kernels would enable an ac curate estimate of the expected production, and in similar manner might the value of the potato crop be determined. We know the value of our placer ground by Just such tests, we know the cost of our equipment and the cost, of Its operation, and the capacity of our plant when it Is completed; hence, It Is Without the Slightest Hesitation or Reservation That We State It to Be Our Sin cere Belief That We Can Pay 200 Per Cent Per Annum on Every Dollar, Every Penny, Every Farthing Invested in Our Stock. Our mines are not "something; new." The gulches leading to the channel ground, or meadows, as they aptly ara termed, were mined as long ago as I860. Within the next five years more than $100,000,000 were taken from them. But these meadows, the "dumping ground" of the gulches, never have been mined by any one. For centuries the swift waters of the springtime, cloudbursts of summer and freshets of the fall, rushing down the mountains and gulches, have . washed the precious gold crumbs to the valley below. One hundred million dollars of this wash was Intercepted on the way, gathered up by men with only shovel and pan, but no part of the valley deposit could be reached by that process. After thoroughly testing the valley ground the channel gravel, or meadows Mining Engineer H. B. Perks reported that: i "W encountered bedrock in two feet and the value of the ground was 11.98 per yard. Following this up, we made a cut on bedrock 12 feet long about 1,200 above the mouth of Miller Creek. The ground here was two feet deep and showed a value of $6.40 per yard. We then crossed the creek and openel a face in an open cut six feet high in the breast. This was about 1.600 feet above the mouth of the creek. The overburden, which I will take as 4 feet Inches deep, showed a value of 11.90 per yard, and the 18 Inches below that on bedrock showed a value of $10.62 per yard." Considering that there are millions and millions of these yards, and that the cost of washing the gravel will not exceed five or six cents per yard, the stream of gold that Is to come front these Florence Placers is so enormous as to astound one's thoughts. Indeed, it is quite conservative to declare, with extreme earnestness, that it Is our best Judgment that The Florence Placers Company Will Pay 200 Per Cent Per Annum on All Moneys , Invested in Its Shares. And it is not an -improbable guess that' the dividends will amount to as much ss 400 per cent, and with Increased equipment, which doubtless will be added, 600 per cent per, annum. That Wo may pay 200 per cent per annum. It is only necessary that our gross production be 1138,000 per annum, and it would be a diminutive mining enterprise indeed that would not turn out that much gold. Our ambition is to mine a quarter of a million dollars the first 12 months we ara In operation, and If we succeed In that desire We Will Pay More Than.300 Per Cent on Our Stock the First Year. This Is a mining proposition lacking the element of chance always present in quarts gold mining, because, as stated, the ground may be sampled before it Is bought. Yet, there is no business enterprise aside from placer mining, taken as a whole, that pays eo well as gold quarts mining. When ws come to consider that every dollar of coined money was first mined by somebody, that all gold and silver plate was first taken from the ground, and that except for mining there could be no stable medium of circulation; therefore, no stable governments with which nations could conduct hu man affairs with nations, we begin, in, a small way, to realize the importance of gold and silver mining. Wars the mines of the world to close today, the colossal calamities of all time would immediately be upon us. We would then be forced to adopt the conditions described by Frank Carpenter In his lotter published in the Sunday Oregonian of May 17. describing the medium of exchange employed la German East Africa, from whence he wrote. There, he says, cowry shells are used as money, 1,000 of which represent 18 cents American money. Twenty thousand, or 16.60, weigh 70 pounds, and Mr. Carpenter says that $7 worth Is a good load for a man. "When I go through the country," Mr. Carpenter adds. "I shall have to have at least 1$ porters to carry every $100 I take with me." Gold and Silver Mines Are the Motors That Propel the Business of the World. Chaos would reign without them, but In ordinary quarts mining there' is considered to be an element of chance, . because no human eye can penetrate and read the rocks. It Is for this reason that mining companies are organised and hares sold at discounts from par value but it most frequently happens that shares thus procured make their owners millionaires. In truth, gold and silver mines have created more millionaires than have all other business occupations of the world. . Our Shares Are of the Par Value of 50c Each, and Sold at 25c Each. These shares are positively non-assessable, and are, we candidly reiterate, In our Judgment, the very best mining Investment ever offered on this market. It will not be said, by any informed person, that there is any speculation la money Investments in this stock. It simply offers a quick and speedy route to riches. PRICE OF SHARES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT 100 shares, 200 shares, 800 shares, 400 shares, 600 shares. I 25 60 76: 100; 125; rash. cash. $18.76 cash, 26.00 cash, 81.25 cash. I S l'H per month 12.60 per month. 16.82 per month. 600 shares, 700 shares, 800 shares, 900 shares, 1000 shares. $160; 175; 200; 225; 260; $37.50 cash. 48.75 rash, 60.00 cash, 68.12H cash. 62.60 cash. $18.76 per month. '21.87H per month. 26.00 per month. 28.1 a H per month. ' 11.26 per month. 5 PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASH ON ALL SALES OF 300 SHARES OR OVER Incorporated under the laws of Oregon. Capital stock, $250,000, divided into 600,000 shares, of the par value of 60 cents per share, fully paid and non-assessable. All shares 26 cents each PROSPECTUS GIVING FULL INFORMATION MAILED ON REQUEST omens John B. Cleland President (Judge-Circuit Court) ' Oeo. L. Peaslee ...Vice-President (Peaslee Bros. Company) Richard C. Hart . . ; . . Sec.-Treas. (Superintendent U. 8. Light House Service.) DIXBCTOBS J. B. Cleland W. A. Cleland H. B. Perks W. W. Peaslee J. F. Boone R. C. Hart Q. L. Peaslee The Florence Placer Mining Company 220 Commercial Club Building, Fifth and Oak Streets Portland, Oregon. Phone Main 985 wss placing In a trench on the construc tion work on the Keno canal. One hand was badly mangled and his face much blackened and bruised. He was con scious when taken to the government physician and although his eyes were swollen shut, expressed the belief that tney were uninjured. Dry Campaigner at Harrisburg. IBptdal Dispatch to Tbs Journal ) Harrisburg. Or., May 19. H, M. Ken dall, formerly of Iowa, delivered a lec ture to a good-slxed audience at the Methodist : Episcopal church Sunday night on prohibition and local option. Mr. Kendall 'deals largely In statistics. showing, from his point of View, the ad visability of temperance and local op tion from the financial as well as the moral side of the question. BOSBKJL XBrtrTAITTItT WWT.l tlf mm Instsnt relief for that awful itehl The itch gone the moment the sooth ing liquid Is applied to the skin I That Is what oil of wintergreen. mixed with thymol, glycerine and other mild Ingredients, will do for my akin sufferer. Try a free samols of this oil as com pounded ia D. V). D. Prescription. We urge It and recommend It, and surely would not recnmmen1 It and of fer It to ur regular patron If we did not know what D. D.' D. Prescription will do for skm suffarors. Call at our store far i-amphlut or write direct to the D. D. D. -Co., 118 Michigan street department S Chicago, for . a free sample of the- wonderful soothing liquid, inclosing only 10c to pay for postage and packing. Now Son't fall to try this wonderful soothing: re freshing liquid. Baltimore Drug Co J :::.'. v.- . -- OAKS AIBD0ME NOW IN PLACE In sptte of the rain and the wet the people are finding enjoyment and rec reation at the Oaks. While it rained much of the time on Sunday last, yet more than 8,000 people visited the place during the day;. Yesterday every ear bound for the Oaks carried a goodly iist of amusement seekers. The great canvas top of the alrdome has at last been fastened In place, and the open air auditorium 4s now dry and comfortable, and is capable of seating 8,000 people comfortably. The Ty rolean singers have commenced their concerts and have already made friends by their superb singing. The summer car service to the. Oaks has been Inaugurated, and the tripe are now made every 16 minutes from Mor rison street to the station. The management of fhe resort and the consesslonaires are waiting impa tiently for the weather to settle, as everything Is-ready for the full ma chinery of the place to start in full mo tion as soon aa the sun comes out.- PERSONAL. Among those waiting at the Ains worth dock for the arrival of the Boss City last night was Councilman Mene fee. who was there to meet his sister. Mrs. ' Victoria; Judson, who has been abroad for six years: Mrs. Judson has been living with Dn and Mrs. Her bert Underwood, who are medlcU mis sionaries in Turkey. MraWudson will probably rnake her hone la .Portland with her brother. Z. OPBN AS USUAL, Hamburger's Millinery Department Not affected by the closing of the Acheson Store. Both Fifth and - . . . -. ... Alder Street doors open Stocks and Selections Full v and Complete Radical Price Reductions on Pattern Hats -Big aaie ox riowcrs inow uroing un J0UENAL LINEES COST LITTLE, ACCOMPLISH HUCH