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VOL, VIII. NO. 63.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1909. SIXTEEN PAGES.
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NORTH
ERN THUGS
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GREATEST
Spokane, May 17. The greatest
effort ever put forth by a railroad
company to capture desperate ban
dits will be made by the Great
Northern Railroad company in the
endeavor to run to earth the men
who held up the Great Northern east
bound train near Colbert shortly
after midnight Sunday morning. The
robbers stole nearly twenty thousand
dollars and this sum Is supposed to
be cahed near the scene of the
robbery.
The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific trains have been repeatedly
held up in the last fourteen months
and thousands have been stolen.
The officials are determined to put
an end to the work of the desper
adoes and have detailed an excep
tionally large force to take up the
trail. Several suspects are being
shadowed .and arrests are expected
most any moment.
Other Crimes.
Great Northern officials and police
here believe the same two men who
held up Northern Pacific train No. 3.
near Mauser Junction, and rifled the
mall car, two weeks ago, and who also
figured In the fjreat Northern train rob
bery a few miles east of Spokane last
November, were principals In the rob
bery of the Great Northern No. 3 Sat
urday jMght.
A good description of two of the rob
bers is In the hands of the police and
special agents.
A total of $44,0OO reward is offered
for the four men for this particular
robbery. Should the men be caafht and
prove the luat bandits who perpetrated
the other two holdups, as the authorities
believe, the total reward will be. $64,000
and will be paid jointly by the govern
ment, the Great Horthern and the north
ern Fsclflo. ,
A soldier named Williams, age about
85. and a bad character, answers the de
scription of the tailest train robber. He
has disappeared and the police and de
tective are looking for him. The the
ory that McDonald, partner of Ed
Frankliauser, doing a life term for the
Great Northern holdup at Rondo Bid
ing, Montana, two years ago, figured in
the robbery. Is not favored by the Great
Northern officials. The postal authori
ties siiy little money was taken, but
the report Isj current that an Immense
sum was stolen.
Fosse on Hunt.
Chief Ryan of HUlyard Is in the field
with a posse of 25 men. He thinks four
men were in the holdup, although only
two appeared to the train crew. Three
other men are belleyed to have been
hiding nearby, and two of these are said
to have shown themselves
After the robbery and when the engine
and mall car were reversed and sent
Greatest Ever Known When
Tariffs Settled C. & 0..
3Jen Reach Out.
(United Pre Leased Wire.)
Cincinnati, May 17. As the result of
the visit of a party of eastern finan
ciers, who came on a tour of Inspection
of the Chesapeake & Ohio system, it Is
reported that the C. & O. may within
a short time secure possession of the
Chicago. Cincinnati & Louisville sys
tem, giving direct connection between
the great lakes and the Atlantic sea
board. Those In the party were Edwin
Hawley. Frank A. Vanderlip, president
of the National City bank of New York,
Theoiloro P. ' Shonts, Clarence H. Mac
kay, George W. Stevens, president of the
C. O., James Dooley ana w. W. Scott.
Peter G. Thomson, the millionaire 1
CHASE IN HISTORY OF ISMS'
NORTHWEST RAILROADS DOOM
SooBlHG
NEW TIMBER TAKEN
IN TO STRENGTHEN '
THE STURDY OAKS
By Hiland Baggerly.
Ban Francisco, May 17. he Oakland
club will have a new shortstop this
week. Manager Rridy induced Steve
Rap an to quit Fresno and finish tho
season with his club. Ragan played with
Joplin last year, but finished the season
with the Raisin Eaters. He is a young
plaver, whos class Is largely an un
known quantity. Manager Reldy. who
has seen lilm work in a number of
Hmes. is aulte sanguine of his making
aood in the Coast league. He has befnJ
hitting about .250 for Fresno and play
ing Jl very, good fielding ,nmt. With
Ragan at short. McCay will b swttehel
. over to second in til Truesdal eara
port.; When the latter la in shape Mc
Cay will return to third and both Hogan
AFFL
BANDIT PRISON TE1
SOME RECENT GREAT
NORTHERN ROBBERIES
May 12. 1908 Great Northern
express car robbed between Se-i
attle and Vancouver. Messenger
beaten Into Insensibility: 110,000
secured by bandits.
May $1, 1908 Three boys hold
up Great Northern at Great
Falls, Mont. Captured.
December 10. 1908 Great
Northern train held up at Hill
yard, just outside of shops. Ex
press car with $20,000 saved by
Fireman Ferrln detaching wrong
car and fooling robbers. Mail
car looted.
March- 15, 1808-Great North
ern Oriental Limited held up at
Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, and mall
bags robbed.
tearing down the track to collide with
the stalled passenger coaches. It Is re
ported two men appeared in the open
from the side of the bank and then made
their way up the tracks hurriedly. These
two men are said to have been armed
with rifles or shotguns.
Suspicions Character.
For many weeks Bpokane has been
Infested with a tough gang of hood
lums and hold-ups and other crimes
have been frequent. The local polioe
are convinced that the robbery was
planned In thla city by some of the
thugs and that on committing the hold
up last Sunday morning the men made
their way back to town and after per
fecting arrangements either left here
or went into hiding. The fact that
there were four or five bandits In
volved In the hold-up Is believed to
favor capture.
Orders have been sent to all the sta
tions along the lino that the company
will spare no expense in running the
highwaymen down. A special corps of
detectives have left this city to help
the Hillyard and Colbert posses.
Following is a list of the injured in
the wreck after the holdup:
I Wlnans, Lansing, Mich.; slight cut
on head.
Mabel Bodlnl. Colfax, Wash.; bruised
none.
Mrs. D. B. Sullivan. Columbia Falls.
Mont.; cut on eye.
Mrs. H. A. Rice, Elk, Wash.; bruised
on cheek.
Thomas R. Hayes, Willaceburg, Ont. ;
left leg bruised.
Thomas Williams. 312 Adams street,
Spokane; bruised side.
Mrs. Williams; slightly bruised.
Gustlne Tolusco, La'borer, ; cut over
eye.
Sam Nyberg, Bonners Ferry, Idaho;
bruised on chest.
B. H. Harmon, 1112 Sprague avenue,
Spokane; bruised thigh.
Karl Riedelsberger, 1420 Third avenue,
Spokane; cut on eye.
IV. D. Grippe. Whitefleh. Mont., G. N
storekeeper; cut on head? 1
paper manufacturer, entertained the vis
itors. Npne of them would discuss their
trip here, but the report Is widely cir
culated that announcement of a change
In the control of the C. C. & L. can be
expected soon.
At the dinner Vanderlln said the min
ute President Taft signed the new tariff
bill this country would begin to enjoy
the greatest boom it had ever known.
He said everything Was ripe for this
boom, and only awaited the completion
of the tariff schedules. Loans in antic
ipation of this boom, he said, were al
ready of the record breaking order.
T A FT TO ATTEND
EVENTS IN DIXIE
(United Prww Leiaed Wlre.i
Washington, May 17. President Taft
tomorrow will depart for Petersburg,
Va.. where he will unveil the Fort Ma
hone monument.
From Petersburg the president will go
to Charlottesville, N. C. where he will
assist In the celebration of the. anni
versary of the Mecklenberg declaration
of Independence.
The president will speak extemporan
eously at both places.
Mrs. Taft, M. Jusserand, ambassador
of France; Captain Butt, military aide
to the president, and Wendell Mlschler.
the party.
c n. u .1.-4 c Lai . , will l-Ulnp! JKO
and Christian will take their turns in
the box.
There was nothing ordtnarv about
the fielding of the Oaks last Week, even
if the series went against them to the
tuni of 4 to 3. In four consecutive
games the tailenders. played errorless
baseball. This is a record seldom made
by a club.
Both Oakland catchers. LaLonge end
Lewis, are nursing soro fingers. The
former had no end of trouble handling
WIggs' speed yesterday. Wlggs Is hard
on catchers whose hands are perfectly
Sound.
About SOOQ crank paid -to-. ee the
leaders and tallendrs play vrsterday
afternoon.; Fully rI0,nfi0 attended th
two games, which is 'the best showing
the local fans have mads this year.
Eight to 16 Years Is His
Portion Judge Fiercely
Assails Unwritten Law-
Defense Pleads Extenuat
ing; Circumstances.
(United Press Leaned Wire.)
Flushing, L. I.. May 17. Captain
rier -. Mains, slayer or William A.
Annls, was sentenced this morning to
serve a term of from eight to 16 years
in me state prison. Sentence was
passed upon Hal us by Justice Garretson.
Captain Mains was apparently the
leant concerned of any person' In the
courtroom when he heard his sentence to
nard labor and prison stripes. He sank
neavlly Into a- chair, but did not seem
to be greatly worried over the future.
Before sentencing Hains, Judge Gar
retson delivered one of the most scath-
ing arraignments of the unwritten law
ever heard In a courtroom. He flayed
that line of defense unmercifully, re
fusing to take tsto consideration Attor
ney oung's plea for clemency, although
It was not opposed by the prosecution.
It Is expected that attorneys for the
defense will apply for a writ of reason
able doubt and then carry the case to
me nigner courts.
Before court convened Justice Garret-
son gave audience to Attorneys Mcln
tyre. Young and Bennett, who prepared
Mrs. Claudia Halns' "confession."
After the lawyers had laid their pleas
uDiure nun ine justice convenea court
and heard a formal motion for a new
trial. This motion was denied, and Mc
Intyro moved for an arrest of sentence
on the ground that the facts recited in
me indictment did not constitute
crime. He also raised a question as to
tno jurisdiction of the court, oppos
ing further action here at this time on
the ground that at the time of the
shooting the defendant was a soldier in
the United States army.
When these ' motions had been denied
Attorney Young addressed the court,
making a plea for clemency, offering all
the grounds recited In the trial and
urging that the captain was under ter
rible mental strain following the con
fession of his wife.
DESPERATE MEII
FIRE A PRISON
Guards Lock Them- in Cells
to Roast, Then Fight
Out the Fire.
(Hutted I'reM Leased Wlre.
Vera Crus, Max., May 17. Hoping to
escape from the famous San Juan de
Ulloa penitentiary in the excitement
that would follow the tiring of their
cells. Resile Hulburt, William Mitchell
mid Dr. C. S. Harle, the notorious New
York Life Insurance company swin
dlers, were among convicts who set
their bedding on fire, according to dis
patches received here today.
Hulburt and) Mitchell, who came from
Rochester, N. Y , with Dr. Harle of El
Paso. Texas, were sent to the prison
for crimes In Texas and Chihuahua,
Mexico. They were convicted of Insur
ing men and killing them for the insur
ance. The attempted jallbreak was frus
trated by the action of the guards, who
locked the prisoners In their cells while
fighting the flames. The fires were ex
tinguished after the prisoners had be
come unconscious from the suffocating
smoke.
INCOME TAX DRIVES
CAPITAL TO AMERICA
London. May .17. As a result of the
prooosed Increased Income tax In the
budget" submitted by the chancellor of
the exchequer, Lloyd-George, the Duke
of Bedford, extensive landholder and
scientific farmer, is to.Jnvest $2,500,000
in. Calif ornla, according to a report cur
rent here today.
The immense Thorney estates In Cam
bridgeshire were recently sold to the
government by Dukt of Bedford for a
sum In excess of 500.000. The proceeds
of this sale, it Is said, will be Invested
In California farming lands. The Thor
ney estate was transformed by the duke
from a swamp into a modern agricul
tural community, and Is now one of the
finest areas In the" United Kingdom. It
Is said the duke may visit the United
States in the near future.
ANDY MAKES HIT
WITH KING VICTOR
Rome, May It. King Vlotor Emanuei
and Queen Helena cordially received
Andrew Carnegie and tils wife and
daughter at court today. The steel
magnate and his family were also pre
sented to the crown prince and princess.
Carnegie made a lasting Impression
upon the king, who. after the Scotch
American's departure, expressed sun
prise ut his knowledge of art. The king
said he expected to meet a man with
a keen biistness mind, but that X'arnegle
surpassed his expectations;
During the nudlence the king praised
Carnegie for his gifts to the cause of
education and evinced the keenest Inter,
eat-tn his life and experiences. :
M THE CITY TH1
RAFFLES WILL VISIT THE JOURNAL
OFFICE TONIGHT; COME AND SEE HIM
Edward F. Girard
Mysterious Mr. Raffles
"WATCH MX! TITBIT AROUND."
A few nointers on Mr. Raffles-
Mr. Raffles' age less than SO years
Raffles' weight is 135 lbs.
Raffles1 complexion . Ie.t,lmes 'J""'
In First Speech Since His
Disgrace He Boosts for
the Interests.
U nited Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, May 17. Denying that It
was the Republican party's pledge or
that the people expect revision of the
tariff downward, Chauncey M. Depew of
New York declared In the senate today
that what the country desired was tho
passage of some law, and adjournment.
DepeW quoted General Wlnfield 3cott
Hancock's statement, made in the cam
paign of 1880. that "tho tariff is a local
Issue," and predicted that if England
had a tariff th.ii would equalize t lie
cost of production with Germany. Bel
glum, France and Holland, including fair
wages to her people, she might not
again become the workshop of the
world but much nearer to It than she
Is today.
He said Dolliver, Cummins, Nelson
and Brlstow had developed a new kind
of politician, believing in a principle
but opposing its application to their
own products.
WOULD-luTsriCIDE"
LIVES IN BLINDNESS
(United- Tress Leased Wlr.)
San FrauctscQ, May 17. Hopelessly
blind ns a result of the bullet he fired
Into his brain three weeks ago, cEu
gene Moore, son of a wealthy capitalist
of Plalnfleld, N. J., will leave for his
eastern home Tuesday in company with
his brother, M. E. Moore. He probably
will enter a sanitarium to ' spend the
remainder of" his days. Moore's case
was a sensation In medical circles here.
For days he lived with the bullet Im
bedded in his brain A delicate opera
tion by the surgeons at tho University
of California hospital, removed the lead
and at the 'same time revealed the fact
that the optic nerve had been severed.
His brother persuaded him to return to
New Jersey.
OR CHflUHCEY
HOT CHANGED
. ...
WHERE TO FIND THE MYSTERIOUS
MR. RAFFLES TUESDAY
Between the hours of 3 .and 5 o'clock p. m. he
will visit Swetland's popular sweet shop at Nos, 269
and 271 Morrison streej, where, if possible, he will
partake of some of the delicacies of this noted palace.
Raffles at the Grand theatre between 8 and 10
o'clock p. ni.! Raffles will attend the big show at
the Grand, which will be his theatrical home while in
the city. He will be here every night until captured.
RAFFLES
AY
HE'LL BE AT
Ready to Meet the Good, Feo
ple of Portland, Then Lead
Them on Merry Chase
Has Arranged for His
Reception.
By Edward F. GirardH,the Mysterious
Mr. Raffles.
Well, "I'm here, because I'm here"
and only a few hours left before
I am scheduled to dissolve my ma
terial self In full view of the audi
ence In front of the Oregon hotel,
some time between 9 and ft o'clock
tonight amid the burning of the
red lights and I suppose the shining
of a lot of dark lanterns.
I shall only make this daring
escape from the crowd Just to give
you a slight taste of what Is yet to
come and if I am successful in
making a getaway you may then go
home and dream of how you will go
after me tomorrow for at 8 o'clock
tomorrow (Tuesday) morning the
reward for my capture will be In
effect, and the chase Is on in full
blast.
Will Be at Swetland's.
The first place I shall present
myself for your special benefit will
be at Swetland's popular sweet shop,
No. 269 Morrison street, between the
hours of 3 and 6 olock Tuesday
afternoon, where I will give you a
chance to repeat your little speech
of 11 words In my ears but you
must be sure to say It right:
A'ou are the Mysterious Mr. Raf
fles of The Oregon Daily Journal."
Iilsten to the Band.
According to the arranucments al
ready cut and dried by The Journal I
am to be met at the Oregon hotel at 7
o'clock p. m. sharp by The Journal's Car
rier band of 35 skilled musicians and a
few automobiles and a lot of other stuff.
all of wnloh will prove of Joyous Interest
to the bunch who will present them
selves to size me up and conspire to
get my gilded scalp.
Don't I.lke Fireworks.
Somehow, or other all this fireworks
business is not altogetner to my liking.
I am being shoved ahead here like the
"Ruhe" in the circus parade, and the
chances are 40 cents to a nickel's worth
of doughnuts that I will get the "stage
fright" when the limn arrives for melo
make mv official disappearance from
the Oregon hotel tonight.
To Tlis Journal Of floe.
After I have a chance to get into my
lig buzz wagon and the band starts to
play we will direct our course to The
Journal office where we will have our
pictures taken if It is not too late, and
I will then be introduced to the
crowd and personally the special
delegation who are slated to look
me over, feel my pulse, look at my
tongue and otherwise satisfy themselves
of the fact that I am the real live
"Candy Kid" of the present reading.
After all this 1 am to again assemble
in the parade, and after a buzz around
the principal streets In a frantic effort
to convince everybody that 1 am actu
ally In town I shall then return to the
Oregon hotel, where I will have pre
viously registered, and will there do no
more than waste my time In the lobby.
I will be there to look you over even as
keenly as you will be there to look me
over.
Folio Alert.
I understand that several members of
the police force have already figured It
out as to how they will stop ine in my
(Continued on Page Six.)
T
S EVEMM
Chief Gritzmachcr, Vlio Says His
Detectives Can Capture Raffles.
CHIEF SAYS
L
Portland Policemen Seldom
Overlook Criminals; Raf
fles "Up Against It."
"Any officer, patrolman, detective
or member of the police department
who is lucky enough to discover Raf
fles of The Oregon Journal will be
permitted to take the 500 reward
offered by The Journal for his cap
ture." So says Chief of Police Charles
Gritzmaeher In reference to the man
who is to make his disappearance
In Portland today.
"There is a rule In the department
that the rewards offered for the cap
ture' of persons are to go Into the gen
eral fire and relief fund for the support
of sick and Injured firemen and police
men," continued the chief. "This, how
ever, will not hold in this case. Raffles
isn't wanted because he is a criminal
and If he is captured by one of my
men It will be Just like finding anything
else which Is not wanted hy the depart
ment. He will bo allowed to keep the
money.
"This looks pretty easy - to me. If
Raffles tells Just where be Is going to
be every day he will bave to be a rood
one to get away from the Portland po
lice. Ton know oar detectives and uni
formed men have a record of picking up
pretty nearly every one who Is wanted
hero and while the men will not be sup
posed to go out and hunt for him while
on duty, It looks pretty easy for them
when off duty.
"Oni! thing striken me as a bit remark
able. I notice that Raffles makes use of
the word 'De-lec-a-ti ves' of Portland.
plain clotlu-s men. even before he
reaches the city. Now that is a term
which I believe is entirely local. It is
used In a humorous way about the local
detectives but I have never heard any
plain clothes man coming fn from the
outside, use the term, although they ail
pick It up just lifter they reach heru.
Mut Raffles seems to have picked up the
word even before he reached here."
HEW BOOST FOR
THE NORTHWEST
ilaiTimaii Passenger Man
Says Wabash Territory
Will Be Tributary.
(United Press Leased Wlrc.
Tacoma, Wash., May 17. J. R. Nagle,
traveling passenger agent for the South
ern Pacific and Union Pacific lines, with
headquarters at Portland, said:
"In a year from now we will have
through trains running into Tacoma
from Omaha, Chicago, Kansas City. St.
Louis and the other cities of the middle
west, and making close connections
with New Tork and the Atlantic sea
board. "The new train service by the Wabash
over our lines is proving popular with
the traveling public from the section
traversed by that system, and one of
the results of the service will lie the
advertising the northwest will gt
through the Wabash traffic department
in that territory.
"Beginning with the summer time
card, the Harrlman lines have a fast
and elegant train service across the
continent that will be the equal of any
thing now running on any of the other
lines or that will he put on hy them.
We are looking for a great passenger
traffic this year and the northwest will
undoubtedly bo more talked about and
attract more, attention than ay other
section of the country." -. J- v
D REWARD
STRAUS TRIAL
DRAWS BIG
AUDIENCE
Accused Ex-Cashier Will
Endeavor to Show That
He Is Not Responsible for
Shortage in Accounts Dur
ing His Term.
Charles A. Straus, ex-cashier of ths
Portland postoffice. .was put on trial
In the federal court this morning,
charged with defalcation "In his ac
counts to the amount of $4090. Straus
was Indicted during a recent session of
the federal grand jury. the charge
against htm growing out of a shortage
discovered after his resignation from
office about a wear ago.
The principal witnesses relied upon
for evidence by the government are
John VV. Mlnto. postmaster during ,
Straus' term of office; J. J. Shipley, as
sistant postmaster during the same
time, and Inspectors Wayland, Rlehies
and Clement, who audited and inspected
the accounts.
It became evident from the time the
case was called before Judge Wolverton
that both prosecution and defense an
ticipate a bitter struggle. The great
est possible care Is being taken In the
selection of Jurors, both by Unite '
States District Attorney John McCourt
and his assistant, J. R. Wyatt, and
counsel for the defendant. John V. Lo
gan. W. P. XaRoche and C, A. and Johu
H. Stevenson.
Out of the first panel only five ,
Jurors, Charles Remington, C. A. Mil
ler, Thomas Daniels, A. W. Beebe and
Robert Deal. were accepted. Rufus
Waggoner, W. A. CunnlnghamiK. W.
Oliver." W. L. Cummihgsr.TrTiomas ills
lop and Morris H. Perkins were ex
cused principally onthe ground of their
acquaintance with the defendant, his
attorneys or his relatives. Only ons
juror accepted by the defense was re
jected by the government, he being
Thomas Hi slop, an aged resident .of
Portland, who was acquainted with ,akV
parties connected with the case.
Seven additional jurors were, called
before the noon recess. Of these
Thomas Carr was accepted. Tho others,
had not been passed on when the noon
recess was taken. They were Klmer
Denny, J. W. Hamble. J. N. Hocker-.
smith. W. J. Hadley, N. F. Griggs and'
8. 3. Smith.
The line of prosecution favored by
the government evidently Is to narrow
down responsibility for the care of post
office funds to Straus. The object of
the defense will be to show that re
sponsibility rested equally on the post
master, thei assistant postmaster, the .
cashier and the postmaster's secretary.
No attempt is made by Svaua or his .
attorneys to deny that the moiwy Is
gone. That much is admitted, but the
defendant denies that he Is the man
who took It.
Mr. Straus resigned from the cashier
ship of the Portland postoffice on ac
count of the condition of his eyes. He
appeared In the courtroom this morning,
his eyes heavily shaded with dark
glasses. By his. side was his wife, who
during the entire prosecution has reso
lutely declared her faith in her,hus-
band's innocence,
R.ibert Deal, a farmer from IaGrande,
furnished the only element of amuse
ment presented In the morning session
of court. Counsel John F. Iogan asked
the prospective juror if he or his family
had ever held official -position..-"-"!-,
never did. but my wife has," replied
Deal. "What position was that?" ques
tioned Mr. Logan, mystified.
"She Is my wife," asserted -, the
farmer, gravely. He was accepted.
Because of the prominence of Mr. '
Straus and his connection with the busl- .
ness life of Portland, many persons
were present to listen to the pleadings.'
The courtroom was crowded, many, not
beine able to find seats.
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