THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12. mm DV POLITE ROBBERS Home of Adolph F. Bittner Held Up and 3rciiibei-s of Family Left Bound ana Gaffired in Front o'Pthe : .Fireplace. Bo Chestsrfieldlan wrra th two rob bers who enterod the house of Adolpb V. Bitter In IrvJnjton lust night, that when- th found thtiJelv under thi painful necessity of binding and gagging Mr. and, Mrs. BIttr.at and Mrs. 'Blttner'a mother, Mrs. N. F. Olds, they brought down, a mattress for their victims to 11 on. ' . - ' - v Not only . thst, but they . carefully placed them before the open fire so thai they would be warm enough and coy ered them with ; blankets .to keep off .he draught ; "r - -? -. '. s'r. Wasted Only Cash. , Tbey took no personal belongings of any of the family, confUiUig themselves to about 1100 In money, part of th salary Professor Klttnar had Just drawn as instructor in mathematics ' in the Lincoln high, school. ' ' ,- such is the remarkable story related by the Bittners. In subsUntlaUon of it they show the torn strips , of sheets, used to bind their hands and feet,. the mud-bedraggled floors and porches and the footprints beneath their dining-room and kitchen "windows, where It Is sup posed the robbers watched the family until they sat down to dinner, to be disturbed by the sudden entry of two masked men pointing revolvers at them and ordering them to fhrow up their hands. f -.." 4 -y . . 6o far' the police haven't' been able to accomplish much -toward clearing up the ease. ..The men, 'as described by the Bittners and Mrs. Olds, ; are far- from i eeiveoT hts month's salary that day, are all they fcavs found out, Kay Be atudeata. At first the detective were incline to think the, robbers might be aome of the men who are at wors on ma mrtmi In the neighborhood of the Klttner home at MS Kt Nineteenth stroet nortfc This aeetna.lmarebtMe, hWvr 4 It i,.ihn,hi mora llknlv that they were vouns- men uoeslbly students in ine iin bo In IHkIi MchOOL wno anew oi inr drawing of the professor's salary and that Mr. Hlttner. as treasurer or athlatlc association of the Lincoln High hnal fraauantlv lied oonSlderablo uni ' of the money of the association in ma keeping. Acoordlug to Mrs. fJtttncr the two men entered the house at :4S and mere in the building for an hour. The rflnln room of the Rlttner house has a door opening onto a back porch. The hnune Is Isolated and Is surrounded ror more than- a block on alther aide oy a rinnaa' thicket of YOlin trees. The mB anteted the door leading to the dlnlns- room and sticking guns In th firm of the astonished diners, ordered them to throw up their hands. They scrambled out of their chairs in a hurry and followed orders, while one of the men searched Mr. Bittner s pock ets, taking the money but leaving his watch and chain. Asked for Hidden Treasure. We understand you have consiaer ahl mon.v hidden in the houso, re marked nna of the robbers. "Where U It?" Professor Blttner had naa sev ersl hundred dollars in the houne lust we-k, the receipts from a football game hut tbla had been deposited in xne bank. When he was told tilers was no money In the house the older robber went uostalra. taking a lamp rrora me kitchen with him, and came down bring ing two sheets.. One he used to shade the llgt from the" fire in the living room and the other he tore Into Strips and with th help of his companion bound Mr. and Mrs. Bittner hand .'and foot. The younger of the men started to tie Mrs. Burner's hands before hor, but he was called to account by his compan Ion, who showed him how to fasten them behind her back where she could not undo the knots. One of them mad another trip upstairs bringing down a heavy wool mattress, which they placed on the- floor before - the fireplace and ordered Mr. and Mrs. Blttner to lie down upon It Mrs. Olds was tied Into heavy easy chair, which was also rolled in front of the fire.' Told to Keep Quiet, This done, they went . through the house at their leisure, and didn't leave until the end of an hour, . cautioning the Bittners not to raise any alarm for another hour at least ' ;'- The Bittners stayed quiet as long as they could and - then - ran down to a cc - -a- i i. V ISnrlal aawa Is a aur fiaan aaai iL A BJ ana wUtalus to loMrt auc-k mnj aburld "Tia it aiiuaa to in. aoriaif eoinr m laja. bbose it Iwfure e'rtork U the monU.) Mia Lena Marshall of the Visiting Nurses association was given a birth day party at the Nurses' home,. 3Tt Third street, Wednesday evening. The party was in the nature of a surprlsu, and wss planned by several of tne nurses who are associated with Miss Marshall In her work. " . ' ' - IiOuls Lang and his mother, Mrs, M Iang hsve. been guenls at the St. Krancls hotel, Ban Kran'lsco, recently. nd gre now enjoying a motor trip through fouthVn California. They are expected to return to Portland within .week. -, ' , , e e ' Ml Mayme Helen Ktynn and Miss Irene Flynn were , hostesses, to the Bridge and' Sewing clubs at an elaborately appointed dinner Wednesday even J vat. with Miss Ceclle Wiley as the compCmented guest In the musto room and reception rooms, doiena and dosens of gorgeous yellow chrysanthemums and great branches of goad and crim son autumn leaves were ueed with beau tlful-effect In the dining room, the color scheme was red. and waa carried out with red carnations, Oregon grape, salvia and red satin ribbon. The cen ter adornment of the table was a mass of feathery asparagus fern on a minia ture steamer, 18 Inches long. Th hand painted place crd ehowed little steamers nd the favor were travul- ng bags filled with red candles. At bridge, Mrs. John Francis Daly captured the -handsome brae candlestick offered for the best core. The Misses Flynn Jiad a the guests Miss Ceclle Wiley, Mrs. John Francis Daly. 'Mrs. Irving Stearns. Miss. Clarissa Wiley. Miss Lil lian O'Brien, Miss Margaret Webber. Miss Jnes Stockton. Mis Katherlne O'Hara. Miss Hasel Tichner, Mig Kath leen McDonald. Miss KatheriiiV Hunt Miss Mary Cronan, Miss Winifred Wil son (The' Dalles), Miss Mabel Shea aid Miss June Sterling.- ' . ' ".; -f ' Mis ' Juliet Oreer, hoivd of the de partment of domestic science at the Oregon . Agricultural college, Corvallla, has been in Portland to meet Mrs. John Studholm of New Zealand, who is look- Inm for an eligible to take the newly established chair Of domeatlo selence In the University of New Zealand, e "Mra.C F. Swlgert entertained yes terday with an informal tea a her Wil lamette Height home. , , ., . .' a . Mr. and MVs. J. A. Veness and Miss Msrle Veness of Winlock, Wash., Mrs. J. R. Wiley and Miss Ceclle Wiley left last night at 7:80 for New York. They h-ave there November Zl for. the con tinent; ,-.'.'. .V' , .' Th Woman' Oulld f Trinity parish will entertain their friends with . a Thanksgiving tea and display of at tractive artlclea Tuesday, November 38, In the Parish house, on . Nineteenth street, from 10 a. m. until I p. m. '. Mrs. Alice D. Marshall returned yes terday from a trip of several week duration. In California.' Mrs, Marshall was much entertained during her visit with her cousin. - Dr. Charles K. Key nolds, tn Oakland. . Dr. Reynold la one of the best known of th clergy on th coast. Mrs. Marsnau : was emeriainaa at the horn of Mr. and Mra Joslal) W. Stanford near Ban Jose, an immense estate whfh reaches far back Into th hill. Mr. Stanford 1 the nephew of th late Senator. Stanford. Mrs. Mr- shall was - offered . a - position - tn the piano department of Mills college, but she was unwilling to 'give tip' her work In Portland and returned here, to re open her studio. ' i ; Mr. and Mrs. Vlctdr- Thrane, who have recently come her and built-a beau tlful Italian -villa on Portland Height, were host last night, with a supper at the . Portland lor George Hamlin and Edwin Schneider ' after'' their conoerL Mr. Thran was formerly a big figure In the Impresario world. ... 1 Mis Kate Flavel la suffering from an attack of sciatica at th Portland hotel In this city, but expecta-to be suffic iently recovered to return to her home In Astoria the end of this week. ...... ... y . , , a . ' Saturday 'evening, November IS, the Waldo Hall club , will entertain at a large reception from 7 to 9 o'clock, fol lowed by a dance and other amusement, for. th young people, from t to 12 p. m., at Waldo hall, Oregon Agricultural College campus, Corvallls. Or. . ) ?0 mi Sllnrotjiiildl IlBcBlMilcipested being tho usual type of robber' or burg- I neigiiDora on l nompson street ana no- ' tinea me Bonce. lar. Thev amoke nnletl-v. arwf In aima. what cultivated voices,- that wr .curi ously alike, leading to the iQpo8ltlon that they might be brother: Th ex treme cace, they -took to assure the com fort of thir victims and not to molest them any more than they deemed neo eBKury, the-- fact that' na, of the men was elderrtly amateurish and was proved - for , his .-- carelessness aeveral times by hi older and more experience companion,.' and that they "'appRtw.tty knew that ' Professor, Bittner htd re- Detective Manet and Cra at work on the case, but so far have got little evidenoe beyond many muddy foot steps leading to and from the house and an old black, hat found In the brush. which It is thought one of the -men might have worn. ? . . The Bittner heard the sound of hoof- beats a few minutes after the robbers left the house and they believed the men had" horse in waiting around the corner. , ,i r - USEFUL LIFE IS SUDDEHLY EIIDfO E. B. Coman Passes Away at His Residence After i v Brief Illness. 2l ft mmm. ; -v Our store is -an alphabet of df ess for every man who wants to appear correct to the letter. ' .' ....":. i ' : ' It's all as easy as A B C if you, come here. The Suits and Overcoats are the exact New' York styje for this (season not the product of any one firm, but selected from various manufacturers. This insures variety in cut; and meas urement, so we are practically sure of fitting you easily. This is not the "only store" where you can buy good clothes, but it is "one store" where you are sure to get full value. WE SEE TO THAT. S ui ts Overcoats Raincoats E..B. Coman, for nlany years a real- dent of Portland and a well known rail road man, died unexpectedly thi morn ing at his home, 188 Nortn Tweutn atreet i H had been In poor health for about a fo)ntl -d his death came sud denly as a result of tteart failure. Mr. Coman came to Portland about 20 vears ago. and had been In the em ploy of the O. K. & N. all of that time until three years ago wnen no retirea from active service, v In railroad cir cle Mr. Coman had an unimpeachable record for honesty and integrity and no man in the service of 'the O. B. & N I was. more highly 'respected by he com pany, HI Klna, iovaDie personality made him revered and loved by all who knew htm and hi death will? b mourned by a host of ftonds. , ? ' New York city waa Mr. goman b oirtn- olace. 61 years ago, where he remained until h moved to Kansas City after he was grown. From Kansas City he came to Portland and had spent the remain der of his life' here He had been a- railroad man 'all his life and was a member of th Order of Railway Con ductor. He was also a Mason, a Knight Templar and a Shriner-- al though the Shrlners is the only order he had become -. affiliated with since coming.'to Portland. ,' ' Mr. Coman is. survived by his wire, one son. W. JS. coman, a prominent freight man in the O. R. & N., and four daughters, Mis Wynn Coman of Port land, Miss Martha Coman of New York, Mrs. Robert Yates of San Francisco and Mrs. T. W. jones of Riverside, CaL NO funeral arrangements - .will be made until .Mr. Ooman's son can be I heard from in-.the.eaat Iiigh tkibutI:to . W0EK OF Y. 31. C. A. Dr. J. R. Wetherbee, president of the Portland Commercial club, paid a high tribute to the work of the Young Men' Christian Association last night, when he sent a telegram to the president of the Moscow Commercial club. Th Moscow Y. M. C. A. is just starting a campaign to raise 830,000 for a new building. " Dr. x Wetherbee' telegram, which was addresses: to F. Creighton, follows.-- .' ... . : . "A president of the Portland Com mercial club, I want to say that a I, I M. C A. building Is tne best commercial investment mat tne aniens or any city can 'make. -;. ; Encouragement was also telegraphed to Moscow by W, M. Ladd, Who again expressed his high appreciation of the work that the Y. M. C. X is doing. As president of the Portland association. Mr. Ladd addressed the following mee sage to F. A. David, president of. th I Moscow association: "Just learned about your T. M. C A. 'undertaking. If you carry It to a suc cessful conclusion It will be the best thing ever done for Moscow.'-' AKBESTED OX CHARGE. OF MISUSE OF MAILS Arrested early- today by Inspector Clement, of the United States postal service. Rev. W. R. Thompson; a Cath olic priest from California, who has been In , Portland several week, on secret duty, is being held by the federal au thorities on a charge of sending ' ob scene letters through the malls. " He was taken in custody as he was in the act of taking his mall from a private lock box at the general post office. Unable to put up ball immediately, he was held until the preliminary hearing thi afternoon. Details of the case are not made public by the postal authori ties Rev. Mr. Thompson ha never been' connected with any parish In Ore gon and has done no parochial work in th state.- , . . : ; .-If you are, you cannot afford to wait- too long before coming 'tp see us about LAUKELHURST with a view to selecting your homesife in that splendid, high-class home "subdivision. . '; -' If you are not ready to build now, you will do well to choose our location and get that paid for;' then .you will have no 'diffi- . , culty in financing the building. '; r , ; , , w - .v, - ; At our present prices, and on the easy terms we make, you "can pay' for one of the best lojs in LAURELHURST and scarcely.no tice the outlay. , '.: ; V'; ;V.;.: . " '"..''.. ; ' ': 4 , ' If you can make a payment 5f $75 to $150 down and pay $15,'; -.$20 bt $25 a month, you can deal with us.' . v f ; v.-r - .;,. , ' , f (.v T' r:.;,.-..-v ',, ' .-' -",;."'V ' V--' '.. ,?' If you can pay $1000 down, we can build your home according j to yoflr own plans and you can pay for it in easy monthly install- r-ments .--V " -V' ' . Call at our office and talk it over with us: or take the Rose Citv ' T i i r . . f . m ..-.........,. rarK pr iviomavma canines, ana go yourseit to see - t i .i--, i' streets Chan. The Addition with Character Office on the grqund at East Glisan and East Thirty-eigh'trT. ts. .Telephone East 989. --y ' - v . - Henry Building. Phones: Main 2565, A-5234. . 122 Corbett Building. ' Phones: Main 1503, A-1515. SUES TO RECOVER , . . $10000 OX A N6TE .i I,. ., . , ' it O. Probstel has filed suit against W. A. Trout, secretary of th Portland Collapsible' Pox company to recover on a note for $1000. The, note wa given November 10, 1906, and was secured with stock In the box company, depos ited with th Shoshone. 8tate bank. Th note wa ' partly patd, was afterwards transferred, according to th complaint. The plaintiff, a a result of the Vari ous transaction and transfers' ask that the court glv Judgment -for 440 and $10 attorney fee, for $1080, with Id per cent Interest, and : 1 1 25 . attorneys' fee, for 10 attorneys . fees and the cost and disbursement of the action. P(DIPtUILMS M(Q)E TOME OPEN EVENINGS . 67 THIRD ST,, BETWEEN OAK AND PINE Try Our Mail Order Service ' Two Blocks Horth.of Washington St., Wefct to TTnlted State gafl Bank tore Open BaUy to 8 p m., Saturday TTntli 10 p. at. - ' ' m Russia' laboratory for researches I pertaining' to aviation, the most corn put In th world, ha discovered many phenomena, which, when investigated i fully, promise, to-materially aid flying machine inventors. The BEAVER HAT at Has No rr'ja.i CLOTHIERS 166-170 THIRD STREET! LION SPECIAL SHOE at J G4V Weari WeU MISIHT THIS 50c COUPON AU Set Fw Art jne Arnvte is mt , Chiaa aatCmekny pept. Taoi Ovr 6eictx rme witli i ee Pvr taase TEA OR COFFEE. Free! Free! Free! Tais Caewa It art Be PraeeBta i - atkuseaiPanteM ' I ,Vf, fcVut kstriui lEpartfcf Tea C, 0WUkiarm m. BarasU 2A Ptral Straat Coodt Affyof Oaf IQOStfyft BEYOND DOUBT THE , BEST VALUE IN HIGH- GRADE SHOES EVER OFFERED IN THIS CITY. 1! X '5S For Ladies' Stylish 83.50, S4, Up to SG Colored Top Shoes Also black kid tops. all snappy, 'new styles; some . of America's "foremost makes- Saturday at 9 o clock we atart a shoe sale of a rnienitade ind icope unpar alleled in the history of the shoe busines in Portland a sale wherein we shall offer thousands of pairs- of men's women's and children's shoes the best makes in the latest stylesat cost and less than cost. Our prices are based on selling good, reliable footwear at prices within the reach of every., -body. It is safe to say that no firm in this city has ever offered so many desirable and deserving bargains, and if you have anv shoe wants to fill ,it will pay you to attend this sale. . . ' -t U SHOE STYLES FOR FALL WEAR FOOTWEAR THAT WILL PREVENT COLDS KEEP YOtlR FEET DRY. YOU CAN DOvIT.BY LETTING US SHOE YOU. WE HAVE THE LARGEST VARIETY OF WET-PROOF SHOES IN THE CITY. Bargains in Men's niOh-Top Shoes Wa wilt ntar-a aala n., ? m all leathers, patents, V1C1 kid, and $6.00 high-top Shoe for men, at 1 , . :. . - .1 thm tirv ln rri- f t.t.OK. gunmetal,' fine, calf etc. SPECIAL ;iFcit s button - or.' lace -shoes for - T" (? ! i- - , - -i. . everyday' wear and the dres- siest lo c : c' a s i p h 5 the c h e a p e s t pair worth ;,. $3.50 and on up to SO.UU OMX choice for. very low price 01 a.w. lhev are in black and tan. and have lull -double soles, Goodyear welt. . The tops, are 12, 14, and 16, inches high. They're the best and most comfort able high-top shoe on the market for winter use. - special Jmiie. '1200 pairs, in black and ; red. . These are fur-trimmed, with round toes, hand-turned soles and comfort able leather-heels. They are 'an ideal house slipper and make admirable Christmas presents. The value's are -'strictly., hih rade and the prices ridiculous ly low. The . - 03.95 Extra Good Values are - the fVi; Jri men's high-top footwear hand-made "Chippewa" Shoes. They av . j Biuaiptvtj -aA.SS liaiV ar usage. We nave them in 25 itvles: x. alt lathara in Ki4-lr .nJ in.l,il. ' Ing chrome calf, storm calf and Nap'a tan. The soles are rock ' f and oak. Goodyear we&s. 2 Z "Special at, the pair....,.V i Up it' , iL, 'i i ; . r H 1 Mm V- 1-V II- Pair : Sdmpson School SllOCS S2Vals. G1.00 COME ' BEFORE NOON .; AND AVOID THE ! " RUSH Thm arm t h bst bar gains of th saaaoa in 8 h s for fcoT. and npfl mor, ru r ehaMrs ; r than Tha IntbMI a r b o a . rair. 1 1 it rif and kid, all t a a I r r-sa'i,- ' ta US sr4 1 la S- a I 1 7 r - t ,al ci.oa Boys $3.00 nigh - Top Shoes. Special at $1.65 This Is ens of tha moat arr- !cbl hlch . top tihos for boy on th market. Thay'r ripttlil T r nap tad - for winter wur, b-lra- tfta baat mUtroof ho mad. urh aaiqu valors w a r tvrr he for rrtr1 m low Th tops sr 9 J-lfhaS hiH. m Hh r.)!d full atotlr kip.'- pi 4 W I a fk k. 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