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VOL VIII. -NO. 71.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, ' MAY 26, 1909. SIXTEEN PAGES.
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BY TI SHOCK
Large Buildings io Dubuque, Iowa, Sha
ken Milwaukee and Other Cities Re
port Seismic Disturbances Trembling
Lasts Five Seconds Damage' bmall.
(United Prwii Leued Wire.)
Chicago, May S3. Reports from Oak
Park, a- suburb, say that Umort every
chimney wii leveled y an arthguake
hook there at 8:40 o'clock tnU morning.
Several small flras wars started by
stoves being overturned, Th weathas
bureau report! that ths Sliooki lasted
from tares to flvs seconds. Th motion
wi apparently from north to -south.
Reports of tremors this morning eome
from pointH throughout Wisconsin, Iowa
and Illinois, the Bhakes In some sections
lasting four seconds or more. jjik
patclies from Dubuque, Iowa, say the
shocks were felt there and the larger
buildings were badly shaken.
Milwaukee and other cities In Wlscon-
s n report shakes at o ciock tins
mnrninff.
Muskegon. Mioh.. reports a shock at
8:80. but no damage was done there.
Madison, Wis., reports that tremors
were felt at many places in that vicin
ity. Two distinct shocks were felt at Rock
ford, 111. An lnterurban car standing
on a grade near Rockford was started
by the quake, and ran down hill at high
speed, nearly striking; a wagon driven
by s farmer, who barely escaped sud
den death. The car was stopped when
It reach a stretch of upgrade track.
At Oak Tark, Chicago, the shock
seemed to be most severe. This section
of the -city is considered one of Its most
densely populated residence districts. It
is five, miles from "the, loop" In a south
westerly direction. j
MIDtJLEVVEST IS "
SURPKISEP BY SHOCK
iSpedal t)!pnfch tn The Journal. V
Chicago. May 26. Chicago was rocked
by an earthquake shock at 8:40 a. m.
which caused widespread uneasiness and
In some cases panic. Though no se
rious Injury resulted so far as Is known
and the vibration of the earth was
not followed by a tidal wave on Lake
Michigan, the tremor was sufficiently
distinct to be, clearly felt by persons
in homes nnd the downtown skyscrapers.
In surrounding suburbs the violence of
the shock was more pronouncea. eesiaes
Illinois there were reports of tremors,
more or less distinct, from Wisconsiu.
Iowa and Michigan.
Uneasy at Uto.
All along the coast of the lake th
trembling caused more or less excite
ment. In the country west of Chicago
the alarm was general. The first In
quiry which was received with the local
office of the weather bureau was from
Elgin, where officials of the watch fac
tory used the long distance telephone
te Inquire what manifestation of nature
was affecting their delicately adjusted
instruments. The damage is believed
to have been most serious In Kane and
Will counties, though the, tremors are
believed to have extended as far west as
the Missouri.
Wide, variation In the time of the
shock and the duration of the earth's
trembling Is .shown by the dispatches
sent in from the cities tn the middle
west by correspondents. In some places
two tremors were distinctly felt, while
tn others the sensation was of a con
tinuous vibration. The time of the be
ginning of the shock In different places
varies from 8:36 to 8:40 a. m.
Sinking' Feeling-.
The first sensation of Impending dan
ger was a feeling that the earth was
Sinking.' Then came a rocking motion
which In the high buildings was so pro
nounoed that objects slipped back and
forth. - This was followed by another
sinking sensation and again rocking,
then quiet. y -- .
At Aurora. 111., two fires were stjirteH
by the quake. Joliet people feared the
canal dam would be broken and flood
the city.
Students Of Coe collets at Cedar Ran.
iu. luwtt) were ncarea.
Reports of the shock nsn r.ml
from various parts of Iowa, southern
Wisconsin, southwestern Michigan and
an oi Illinois.
Young American Sailor Ee
ported to Have Confessed
in Norway That He Aided
Mrs. Gunness in Four
Jobs, and Killed Her.
(United Pren Leaned Wire.)
Chicago. Mav 26. Word reached here
today that a young American sailor is
neia m detention at Frederlkstad. near
Christlanla, Norway, after confessing
that he helped Mrs. Belle Ounness kill
four persons on her farm near La-
porte, Ind., and then killed Mrs. Gun
ness. He was placed under arrest by
the captain of his ship, and H. H. D.
Pierce, American minister to Norway,
was notified.
The captain of the vessel stated that
the sailor, whose name was withheld.
appeared to have been forced by his
conscience to make a confession.
PLACED BEFORE
CITY ATTORHEY
Council Wants Legal Opin
ion on Petition for
Referendum,
SMALL BOYS
FOR H?
Young Cigarette Smokers
Supposed to Have Started
Blaze That Destroyed En
tire Block at Front and
Montgomery Streets.
part
and
DIRECTOR NORTH
OUT Of A JOB
Secretary Nagel Gets Census
Man's Scalr E. Dana
Durand to Succeed.
(United Press LmikI Wire.)
Washington, May 28. It' wlis stated
officially at the White House today
that Census Director North bad resigned
and that E. Dana, Durand, deputy com
missioner of corporations,' had been
named to succeed him. The announce
ment of the resignation of North was
made at the close of a conference be
tween President Taf t and Secretary of
Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel.
It is understood Nagel demanded the
resignation as a result of the investiga
tion recently ordered by the president.
It was explained that, the resignation
was presented because of the existence,
of certain conditions that appeared like
ly to continue and Which would probably
operate to make North's administration
unsuccessful.
SUIT FOR VALUE
OF Hi no
Theodore Nelson Lost His,
and Sister Sues Employ
ers for $7500.
(United Press Leased' Wire.)
Tacoma, Wash., May 26. Theodore
Nelson, an Inmate of the state Insane
asylum at Stellacoora, has brought suit
against his former employers for J7500.
Which he alleges is the value of the
reason he has lost. The suit was
brought through Miss Caroline Nelson,
the man's sister and legal guardian.
Nelson was ' formerly employed as a
sawyer by the Masse 1 Lumber corn
company. During the performance of
his duties In the mill. May 1, 1907, he
fell through a trap door, sustaining In
juries which are said to have unbalanced
his find. He was committed to the asy
lum In January, 1P0S.
Frauds, Cheats and Humbugs
To what end does the Oregonian persistently repeat the false
statement that the 35 measures to be voted on in the city election
are all submitted under the initiative and referendum?
Obviously, its purpose is to bring discredit upon the principle
of direct legislation, careless of the means it uses, callously indif
ferent t6 truth or to the principles which govern all decent news
papers. If the people can be deceived, the Oregonian does not hesi
tate to resort to the most barefaced deceit.
, "The entire 35 measures are proposed under one form or an
other of the initiative and referendum," says this Oracle of Untruth.
The statement is a deliberate falsehood, and the Oregonian knows
it to be false.
As The Journal has pointed out repeatedly, only eight of these
35 measures are submitted through the initiative and referendum.
The remaining 27 are submitted by direction of the city council, and
the people are in no way responsible for their preparation or for the
fact that they are to appear on the ballot,
Oregon legislatures and city councils have submitted manv
measures to popular vote in the past, though never before in the
history of the state have the voters been confronted with such an
extraordinary number of measures as will appear on the ballot at
the coming election in Portland. The present city charter of Port
land was thus submitted in 1902, before the initiative and referen
dum had become a part of our -constitution.
If any undue burden has been placed upon the voters of, Port
land, the blame rests solely upon the city council, not upon the ini
tiative and referendum. The people .have been temperate and rea
sonable in the use of their power.
- If the Oregonian really detests "frauds, cheats arid humbugs,"
why does it not bring forth fruits meet for repentance and acknowl
edge the deception which it has been endeavoring to pass off upon
the people? , . - J ' '
The citr dotrrafl tnfa Itinrnlnv firraA
the labor union petition -for the referen
dum on the blanket franchise given the
Portland Railway. Light & Power com
pany, to City Attorney Kavanaugh. This
umoai win ten me council what to do
wiui me petition.
Councilman Vaughn moved to placett
on ma, out uounoumen .Bennett ana
Belding feared this action might involve
the city in a law suit, so it was finally
decided to await an opinion from Mr.
Kavanaugh.
Councilman Bennett said he did not
see why the council should have any
thing to do with the referendum. lie
suggested that the same people who cir
culated the petition should enjoin the
railway company from laying tracks on
any of the extensions granted by the
franchise. The councilman thought this
would be the most expeditious way to
determine whether or not the charter
provisions or- the state session laws ap
ply to the f Ulna; of such petitions.
The railway holds that the franchise
Is now in effect as the referendum was
not invoked within 15 days after the
final passage of the ordinance over
Mayor Lane's veto, as provided by sec
tion 108 of the charter. Attorneys for
tne laDor unions contend that this law
Is abrogated and superseded by the leg
islative act of 1907 which allows 30 days
for the filing of a referendum petition
on any city ordinance.
(all Libel Case Dismissed.
(United Pres Leased Wire.)
San Francisco. May 26. Judge Bhort-
all yesterday afternoon dismiss: the
charges of libel preferred against the
management of the San Francisco Call
by P. H. McCarthy, president of .the
building trades council. The case was
dismissed on the ground that the com
plaint did not state facts sufficient to
constitute a cause of action. McCarthy
announced that he would prepare an
amended complaint and file it at once.
Fire destroyed the greater
of the block between Front
Water streets, and Montgomery and
Mill this morning. The neighbor
hood "gang" of small, bad, boys Is
held responsible for the starting of
the blaze. Led by Marcus Snyder
the boys had been playing about an
unused factory on the corner of
Montgomery and Front streets. Just
before the fire was discovered at
7:20 a. m.
The damage caused by the blaze
is variously estimated at from $25,
000 to $100,000. Two factories
under lease by Lewis Reuvensky
one of them used for furniture manu
facture and the other for the pro
duction of sashes and doors were
completely destroyed. Neither fac
tory had been In operation during
the past three months. Four cot
tages on Montgomery street, owned
by F, Tiachner, will have to be re
built. The frame of each was part
ly destroyed, i4 'tbeittQundations
were washed away jjy water.
' The" CJefmanla hotel, nsed as a room
ing house, a small grocery owned by an
Italian, were much burned, and two
tenement houses said to be the property
of'lngram As Croswell, were destroyed
The lfvry status of-Hubert A Hall, on
the southeast corner of Montgomery
and Front streets was damaged to the
amount of some $5000, the owners say.
Several tenement houses fronting east
on Front street belonging to Joseph
Tracy, were badly damaged. Other
buildings in the neighborhood were
more or less damaged.
Fire starts In Factory.
The fire started In the lower South
east corner of the old sash and door
factory. The building was all of frame
and dry as tinder. In a very short time
the entire block was tn flames. Mike
Partipello, a 16-year-old boy. seRmed to
be the only one In the neighborhood
with presence of mind enough to turn
in an alarm. Engines 3, 7 and 13 re
sponded to the first call. When they
arrived it looked as though the whole
section would be burned out. The fire
was spreading with incredible rapidity,
the slight rain that was falling seeming
oniy io sua to me zury or me Diaze.
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RAFFLES CAPTURED BV
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WILL BE PAID
AT T1GRA1 THEATRE
Tonight After Check Is Handed Over
Mysterious One Will Make Second
Getaway From Grand Theatre Audi
ence, Second Performance.
Raffles was captured at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the
corner of Fifth and Alder by a persistent woman sleuth. The
reward will be paid during the first performance at the Grand
theatre tonight; after which he will- attempt to make a second
getaway from the audience of the second performance. The
reward starts again at midnight. '.
Raffles cannot fulfijl-his engagement at the People's Mar-,
ket today. Read new conditions of capture.
By Edward P. Girard, the Mysfter.
Bnrlngfleld. 111.. Mav 28. William
Lorlmer of Chicago, member of the
national- house of representatives and
prominent for years in Chicago politics,
was elected United States senator to
day. This election breaks the deacilock
that lias exlsti-d for more than five
months.
Ions Mr. Raffles.
I left my room about 9:15 this morn
ing after arranging myself In the gutse
of a carpenter blue overalls and slouch
hat, carrying square and brace. I
trailed around the business streets for
quite a white, but as it was raining
there were but few people on the street
and Idealised that I Tan a great risk.
Nevertheless. I decided to hand -it to
tha bunch of "wise ones" if I could.
I passed Sherman-Clay's music store
ana stooa in tne crowd Tor a few m&
ments looking at the man painting pic
tures and remarked to the crowd'
"Humph! I could do that well myself."
i then passed on to Gunst's cigar
store on the corner of Fifth and Mor
rl?JJ "treets. where I purchased a sack
of Bull Durham smoking tobacco, and
then went down Morrison to Fourth
street, then to Washington, whence I
was making my way to Dufresnes
studio to have a photo of myself in
this carpenter rig. but as I neared the
door I encountered a new sleuth stand
ind like an angel of death with Ms
eyes watching everybody who came
Eear.V 1 :ut, ftcrosa the street and went
by the Perkins hotel, then up Wash-
Hofbrau, but changed mv mind
and went around the corner onto Alder
street. I saw a lady start and look me
square In the face, and I felt the sting
was coming, so I walked a little faster,
but could hear her coming after me,
and as I was about to turn the corner
pf Fifth and Alder I felt the hand light,
ly oh my shoulder and a trembling voles
hiss out the fatal words: "You are the
mysterious Mr, Raffles of The Oregon
Iaily Journal" shewing me a paper at
the time. ... " ,
To-WW"1 i M
1 " nV 4n tfi;- said: "you wln-you
are it. ' Let's go t the office and" be
identified." Then the trail down Wash,
ington to Fourth and up Morrison to
Fifth, and then to The Journal office,
where, of course, I was recognised by
those In authority. ,
I knew I COUlrl not StlcV If Mil mh
longer; but I am sorry that. the lady
did not have a year's subscription,
which would have entitled her to the
full 500. As it was she had only a
paper, which called for 1100.
econd Getaway. ,
Now I'll hand it to you for a few
more days, and will attempt to make
a second sensational getaway from tha
audience of the Grand theatre tonight.
The reward will b paid to my raptor
from the stage of the theatre tonight
at the first show and at the second
show I will attempt to again dissolve
myself right into the audience and tha
rewards for my capture will again be
on at midnight
Krnie J. Charboneau. a fireman from
engine crew No. 1, was struck on the
wrist by falling glass and the artery,
cut In two. Charboneau was hurried
to the Good Samaritan hospital.
The center of Portland's Italian col
ony is located where the fire began.
Spectacular and amusing scenes were
enacted. Through a tangle of live wires
melted In two by the heat and dropping
to the ground Italian women struggled,
bearing in their arms whatever they
happened to see first . One woman
grasped an alarm clock arid ran several
blocks with It clasped in her arms. Sud
denly it went off with a whirr. Then
she flung It from her and dashed back
(Continued on Page Seven.)
Lorimer visited Portland a few years
ago as a member of the rivers and har
bors committee of the house.
Many years aa-o. when electric cars
were unknown in Chicago. Ixrlmer was
a streetcar driver. He dabbled in poll
tics on the side, and gradually became
such a power In his new field that he
resigned his fob with the streetcar com
pany to devote his entire time to his
new calling. He is familiarly known as
the '"blonde boss." on account of his
long curly, blonde hair. He has repre
sented his district In congress for many
years, i.onmer nas always Deen so pop
ular that although he Is a Republican
nearly an tne democrats voted for him
He has a magnificent mansion on the
west sue or Chicago and a beautiful
summer home at Fox Lake, III., .where
he spends tne hot season or the year.
WOMAN TELLS STORY OF
MYSTERIOUS ONE'S CAPTURE
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By Miss Gertrude French.
Captor of The Mysterious Mr. Raffles.
During the entire visit of Mr. Raffles In Portland I have been look-
lug for him. Each day I have purchased a paper and gone out on the
trail. . , ,
This morning I arose early and dressed for the man hunt. I had
a copy of The Journal or yesterday and started out Immediately on the
seareh. Mr. Raffles waa scheduled to call at the drug store this morning: ,
and wasted no time In going there. ... t
I live at 123 Twelfth street, and for the past month and a half have
worked at the Ice cream parlor at Council Crest. Usually In the morn-'
lng I call at the postofflce for mall from my home folks at Lamott.
Iowa. This morning I followed my usual custom and crossing from
Washington street to Morrison, walked down that thoroughfare to the
postofflce.
When I came out of the postofflce building at the Morrison street '
entrance I noticed a rough looking man walking down the street toward
tuo river, w nen i nearea mm i Knew at once that he was disguised.
Knew He Was Disguised.
I have worked as cashier In several barber ships and around such
places and It is not usually difficult for me to pick out a false beard I :
suppose the Intuition of a woman told me it was Mr. Raffles, so I fol- '
lowed.
The bearded stranger led me a merry walk down Morrison street to
He men turned down Fourth street and I kept on his V
Fourth street.
(Continued on Page Three.)
Block at Front and Montgomery Destroyed by Early
Morning Fire.
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YHERE TO FIND RAFFLES TODAY. I
Between 8 and 10 tonight at the Grand theatre. .
Watch the Studebaker, Raffles' special auto. X
New pictures of Raffles in Dufresne showcases. V
Merchants desiring Mr. Raffles to visit their place of business
may arrange to do so by telephone. Main 7173. Raffles' adver
tising manager, 4 '
WHERE TO FIHDRAFFLES THURSDAY
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Between 1 and 3 o'clock he will visit the Washington ' Public
Market, corner First and Washington streets. Here will be a good
place to get him. , '
. : ! Between the hours of 3 and 5 Thursrlay he will visit the Morgan
Atchley company on the east side, 81-84-85 Grand avenue, corner
. Stark street. If captured at this place of business a $75 Davenport
will be presented to the captor in addition to the reward in gold.
Between 8 and 10 o'clock will visit I at the Grand" theatre Thurs-
- day night. ; ; 7'; r:H tv.v ' ' ;i-'". - '
Between 10 and 12 o'clock Thursday night be wilt visit a
. preamland Dancing Academy Corner Seventh and Oak strreti; ')
in gold for his capture here.