THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 12.
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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
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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. -, ' ,
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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.- ' .
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' 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,
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"Mra.C F. Swlgert entertained yes
terday with an informal tea a her Wil
lamette Height home. , , ., .
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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.
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' 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. . )
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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.
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; -v Our store is -an alphabet
of df ess for every man who
wants to appear correct
to the letter.
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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
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rarK pr iviomavma canines, ana go yourseit to see -
t i
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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
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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
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CLOTHIERS
166-170 THIRD STREET!
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Weari WeU
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50c COUPON
AU Set Fw Art jne Arnvte is mt
, Chiaa aatCmekny pept. Taoi Ovr
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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
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fcoT. and
npfl mor,
ru r ehaMrs ;
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Tha IntbMI
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kid, all
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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
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Th tops sr 9
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