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BUK7SWEEI1SH
HElLEG THEATRE:
GET S2100 CASH
Door' of .Stropg Box in Base-
ment Almost Bent Double by
; Heavy dynamite Charge
t During Night. ; - " ,
EXPLOSION NOT HEARD
BY MANAGER IN HOUSE
Cracksmen Enter Building by
, Rear Window; Work of
Experts Shown.
Safe crackers blew Up the heavy steel
safe of the Heillg theatre, at Seventh
I and Taylor streets, some time last night
v after the close1 of ;the Christmas evening-
performance of .the "burgomaster"
musical comedy company, and secured
2100 In cash.
Captain Moore, of the city detective
force, says the job- was done by ex
perts. Although ; Manager William
Tangle, of the Heillg, and Mrs. Pangle
occupied a sleeping room on the top
floor of the theatre directly above the
safe, which was located in the base
ment, they did not hear a sound.
Evidence of the craftsmanship of the
nocturnal visitors Is the large window
that lets in light from an alcove off
the sidewalk. This window is almost
directly In' front of the safe and only
two or tare feet from it, yet the glass
was not cracked. ."
The mvv- steel door of the safe was
bent 'ljuust double and the firebrick
and iron lining was crumbled into hits.
T yet not "a piece of furniture was dam
aged and the electric light globe only
ia few inches' from the eafe door was
: unharmed.
Entar Through Window. .
" The cracksmen got into the building
" through" a window In' the ' rear of the
stage. In dropping down to the floor
they swung out on a heating fixture,
, ' bending it and scratching the wall with
thelrhpea. . - ; ... , .......
" The only think they left behind which
can be used as a possible mark of iden
tification is a small piece of Ivory soap,
which they need on the. crevices -around
the door of the safe.'" ' '
Nitroglycerine was used to force the
door open, the firebrick under the safe
(Continued on Page Two.)
Before a crowd of many thousand
people, who swarmed on the docks, on
the roofs of warehouses along the water
front on the railings of th Morrison
street and Hawthorne avenue bridges,
and at every pojnt from which a view
of the. course, could be obtained, Lewis
Thomas, a 17 year old boy, this morn
ing won the second annual Christmas
swim held by the Multnomah Amateur
Athletlo club. . The winner covered the
distance of 100 yards in the remarkable
time, considering the conditions under
which the race was swum, of 1 minute,
, 2 seconds. ' Y
There were SS swimmers to face the
starter's pistol and there would have
been that many more to enter had the
starting barge , been larger. The
weather, although a little colder than
usual, was nevertheless favorable, All
the entrants but one finished and' as
oon as'they had ceossed the finish, line
were taken out of the water , and into
the loft of Kellogsa boat house on Bal-
i mon street, where they were given vig
orous rubs. None of the contestants
felt any bad effects ' from their' cold
: dash In the waters of the Willamette,
"This race is a fine advertisement for
your great climate," said H. L. Banner
; man, a Chicago capitalist, after the
KILLED BY
Arkansas Bad Man, Falls; Be
fore Friends of His Victim,
, Sheriff Hou'pt
ICnlted Press Lasted Wlre.v
Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 26.- While
deputies ' were trying today to take
Oscar Chitwood, a mountaineer.. Quietly
out of 1 town, 20 masked men over
powered the officers and shot Chitwood
to deatn. ,
- rhltwood recently.' was granted a
change of venue, to Saline county, of
which Benton is the, county seat, and
was being , taken there for trial on a
charse of ' having A murdered ; Sheriff
Jaeoh JIouPtJat August
HoiiDt waa slain when ,0car and
': Oaorra Chitwood started to "shoot rup'
the town. George Chitwood was killed
and Oscar captured and confined in the
ptoiiitentlary to keen him from the ven
LEWISWHOWAS,: YflUTH, WltJS
CONTEST I!! COLO If MI
OSCAR cnoo
IB
geance ox ui9 mus.
COHS SIMP
III TAFT'S GABKIET;
FOUR ffil TO CO
According to ; Rumor Knox,'
Ballinger, MacVeagh and
"Possibly Wilson Slated for
Disappearance,' .
KNOX DISSATISFIED WITH
WANE OF HIS INFLUENCE
MacVeagh's Health May , Be
t" Cause of Retirement; Nor
' ' ton May Succeed. -
(United Trt tetscd Wire.)
Washington, , Dec 26. Rumors of a
coming shakeup to the cabinet were re
newed today. It "was reported that the
changes said to he contemplated by
President Taft Involved the resignations
of Secretaries Knox. MacVeagh, Ballin
ger and possibly Wilson, ' .
. Knox, it is known, is dissatisfied over
his loss of Influence in shaping the ad
ministration's policies.
Politicians say the time has arrived
for President Taft to dismiss Ballinger,
i X report that Congressman Charles
Sfcott of Kaiisaa will succeed. Secretary
Wilson is generally, credited. The presl
dent's secretary, '! Charles Norton. Is
named' by politlians to succeed Mac
Veagh. who It is expected will retire
On account of M health., .
, Senator Flint and Representative Taw
ney are menttonedaa possjble succes-
Burs ui isiuuiigar. - -
- MiM Weather Brings Freaks.
(Stxvrtnl Tilsmtcb to The Journal.
Marshfielif, Or,, Dec. 28.-The unusual'
ly lata summer and flnexweather which
Cooa county is now enjoying has caused
several remarkable freaks of vegetation.
Flowers of various kinds have bloomed
during "the" winter months, second crops
of dtfferenCkinda of berries have been
proaweed anV foK the -hoUday trade fresh
onlona, radishes and' lettuce was grown
in ; Marshfield. . The most remarkable
bearing of fruit reported is a plum tree
on the ranch of William Bonn at.Rlver
ton on the' Coquille river, i The ? tree
has borne three distinct crops of plum.
and Is now almost ready to bear
fourth crop for this year. , i :
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swimmers had emerged from the water,
"People back ' east who- read about It
seated before blazing fireplaces while
the thermometer outside registers far
down below the zero mark, will marvel
and When spring .comes they'll beat it
out hereto see the country."
- Dave Welch, another Multnomah club
swimmer; finished second, being beatea
only a few inches by his clubmate. H.
Warren, of Vancouver, B. C, finished
third. C Mumford, M. A. A, CL, came
in fourth.
t A. Wlthycombe gave an exhibition
of diving before tbe race started, plung
ing from the Hawthorne avenue bridge
to the water many feet below. Hs ef
fort was entirely successful and he won
great applause for his daring feat
The, following swimmers entered the
contest- M. W. Payne, F. H. King, A.
Fi. Shearer, R., Walsh, H. P. TJrdahi, N.
E. Gray, W. C Munley, JT. De
Boest F. W. Hanuebet M. W. Boyle,
J. Hare, Jr C. Mumford, F. Buckley,
R. McKenzle, K O. Gloss, H. E.- Sey
mour. B. W. Horsman, J. S. Kllleen, G.
M.- Schaffer, F. Vincent 'R. A. Withy
combe, F. W. Worsham, jr. McDonald, G.
Mankerts, P. Donald. F. Gross, H. War
ren. F. J. Banham, A. A. Allen, G. Getty,
Lewis Thomas, Dave Welch. V
CHRISTMAS DAY
Donald and Bertha O'Connor,
Little Children,' Perish in
, Burning Home.
(United Press Leased Vlre.V
. Beattle, Wash., Dec. 26.vLylnz In
caskets where the Christmas tree was
to have been placed, the bodies of Don
aid O'Connor, ,2 years old, and his baby
sister. Bertha, only 0 months, are today
awaiting the drive to the cemetery. -.
The babes were burned to death ea
ly yesterday In a fire which destroyed
tne nome or their parents, Mr. and Mrs
Daniel O'Connor.
! Fire broke out in the O'Connor home
at 3 o'clock Sunday morning. Every cf
iforU'aa,jaadcJteacl-theiOi-wheTefChi'ago. who will b' taketrtg-J01It
the two little children'' were Sleeping,
but they were dead When rescuers came.
Both Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor were terri
bly burned trying to get to the children.
The fire was due to the explosion of
an oil lamp.
COURTHOUSE 1'B
'.',!
WILLI F!
Supervising Architect Declares
East Half of Building Will
Be Ready for Occupancy
by That Time.
COUNTY COURT EXPECTS -
TO TAKE SOME ACTION
Tired of Delay in Construction
..for Which Builders Are .
'". Responsible. . Y
The east wing of the . new' county
courthouse, should, be , completed and
ready. for occupancy by June 15," said
Harrison Whiting, supervising architect
for Whldden & Lewis, , this morning.
Whidden & Lewis are the architects who
have charge of the building.
The unusual and , long delay in the
work has . aroused the. county court.
which proposes to ' take some radical
action In the near future toward getting
the use of the building. . All county of
flee are crowded, and the courts are
hampered In their worlc The time for
completion - is overdue, and only four
men were working the greater part of
last week. V;
(Continued on Page Two.)
Damage Probably $25,000
Police. Claim Fuse, Found,
. and They Support Dynamite
' 'theory. Y ;
(United Press Leased Wlr. -Los
Angeles, Dec. 26. That the ex
plosion .that partially wrecked the plant
of the Llewellyn v: Iron Works at Z
o'clock yesterday : morning was caused
by dynamite, is the unanimous belief of
the management of the plant the police
and the Plnkerton detectives who have
been given, charge of the investigation.
According to evidence offered In ttim
ruins of the section of the building
where the explosive is believed to have
been placed, a low grade of dynamite
was used and it was, set off with a long
fuse. A portion of this fuse has been
foend and is being held by the police.
' Estimates of the'damage vary. The
more conservative place it at from 210,
000 to 215,000. It is possible that 125,
000 la nearer the correct figure.
- Night - Watchman : J. - E. Asbury, a
negro, who was the only . person in
jured, Is unable to give the officers any
material. assistance. Asbury -was badly
bruised and his right arm was cut by
(Continued on Page Two.)
Dominican Troops Sent to the
Haytien Frontier Against
t Rebel Gen.. Rrman, '
' (United Press LeaMd Whre.v
Ban Diego, Dec 26. -Troops were sent
today to the Dominican Haytien fron
tier aa a result of a report that a bat
tle had occurred there. General An
tenor Firman Is leading rebels. In that
section and it is believed here that Ms
men have clashed with a body of loyal
troops.
Washington, Dec- 26. Reports, of an
uprising In Santo Domingo are sub
stantiated by official advices received
here todays At the legation of the lit
tle republic It was said that the trou
ble was the 'result of the efforts to
capture ' smugglers transferring goods
from Haytl.
It, Is learned, however, that Don du
Bucha, son of General du Bucha, re
cently admitted to friends here ; that
there . was a plot afoot to make his
father president and it is said in some
quarters here tnat this may have been
the. real cause of the disturbances.
PARDON PETITION FOR
INSPECTOR M'CANN
'Springfield, I1L, Doc 28. Governor
Deneen will be asked to pardon former
Police Inspector - Edward McCann of
Wednesday to begin a five year term,
McCann was convicted .of having pro
tected vice In the west side district.
The pardon board is expected to meet
soon to 'consider a petition for- McCann's
III IE, HE SAYS
LLEWELLYN IRON
WORKS PARTIALLY
: REDUCED TO ill
MORE Will'
IN SAN 00110
pardon,
AC11I KILLS, '
RIGHT OF BLOOD
Strange; and Extreme Plea
Made by Defense Against
Anita TurnbuH's Suit
Loc Angeles, Dec. 28. Beatrioe Anita
Turnbull is fighting- for 12,600,000 Of
the 230,000.000 .estate left by the late
"Lucky" Baldwin.
According to Lucky's' , wUl each
daughter was to receive' 111.000,080, the
widow ' $166,000,' ' and Mrs. Selby, ' a
daughter whom no one' knew Baldwin
had, 150,000. The widow contested- and
received an extra 11.000,000; Mrs. Selby
contested and is said to have received
a like amount v Mrs. Aedo, a protege of
the old horseman, seeks IS0.OOO, but her
ifeit will follow Miss ; Turnbull's con-;
test for two. ninths of the big property,
Beatrice- Turnbull's mother, Mrs,
Lillian Turnbull,' makes the claim that
she was the common law wile of Bald
win and that Beatrice5 la Baldwin's
daughter. 4
The defense alleges ' that even if
Beatrice " were a legitimate daughter of
Baldwin she could Inherit none or nis
wealth, because she was adopted in
Massachusetts. - This fact' they assert
precludes the " possibility. Minder the
Calif ornU : statutes, of her inherltln
save from her natural . father; and
mother
TTTT TYYv r) ' , V: ti., Y . ; ' -
,.fl( Ik i ' r y . t-j , 5'r?':?4M'Y
Beatrice Anita Tumbnll,' who Is fighting for $2,500,000 of
POLITICIANS SAY " HONDURANS FEAR PORMHDE HBRTILY EtlJOY"
OTHERS CORRUPT BAND OF B0H1LLA Mm RHRISTFilAS FESTIVAL-
AS AUAWIS UU., U. rILN UN HUKNtl ;
Men Smirched in Vote Buying
Scandal Want Eight Neigh
boring Counties. Investiga
ted; 1000 Indictments.
West Union, Ohio, ; Dee. 26. Adama
county politicians, are demanding grand
Jury investigations In eight adjoining
counties, - asserting that 1 Adams is "no
worse than other counties in the state
in the matter of wholesale vote buying.
It is alleged that the counties of Pike,
Lawrence, Jackson, Gallia, Scioto, Cler
mont Highland and Brown, registered
hundreds of purchased votes at the last
election. 1 "
Judra Blair win be asked tomorrow
to extend hla investigations to the other
counties.
Its ta renorted that 50 additional in
dictments have been drawn and win be
returned tomorrow. ' Judge Blair, it Is
said, expects a total of 1000 indictments
before tbe inquiry v in Adams county
ends. , ... x
THEATRE EMPLOYES :
; HAVE' OWN 1 SANTA
With a huge Christmas tree laden
with gifts, brilliantly lighted and sprung
on the view of the participants in the
frolic by. the great spot light the Or
pheum players . celebrated Christmas
Sunday night ; The tree was set on the
stage of the theatre, and around It as
many tears were shed aa carols sung.
Herself many thousands of miles from
home. Miss Alice Lloyd waa one of the
leaders In the fun, wjiich began at mid
night and lasted for two hours. All of
the performers were remembered by
Maoaga Cfeif Lnbarry .wUb-asouvente ef
the greatest weeK of business in the
history of the house. ,: All of the actor
folk had been remembered with gifts
from their homes, and those were added
to the tree to be again presented by
w Sully, the Santa Claua, '
Claimant to Lucky; Baldwin's Millions
: ;
Puerto Cortez Expects Attack
by Sea; American Adven-
turers in Revolutionary
Force; Watch Tacoma!
'. I Dotted Press Imh4 Wln. -
Puerto Cortes, Honduras, Dec. ' 2.-f
The arrival of the converted yacht Hor
net manned by revolutionists and Amer
ican soldiers of fortune, is expected here
today. It , la feared - the Hornet may
bombard the city.' ' ". "
The United; States cruiser Tacoma. is
In the harbor, and will - protect Amer
ican Interests, , . ..
. Former President Bonllla, Lee Christ
mas, an; Amerlcaii adventurer, and. other
soldiers of fortune are reported aboard
the Hornet : The veasel' was purchased
recently by supporters of Bonllla, i f. J '
; ,! ,,-": ;.,f..,fe-i;v"
: Washington,; i Dee. , 28. Secretary of
tbe Navy Meyer today ordered the gun
boat Yorktown to Amapala. The offi
cers are ordered to "observe and report
on conditions existing on the west' coast
of Honduras." ' . The Yorktown ; arrives
at Amapala tomorrow. , .
RUNS AUTO BACKWARDS;" ;
LANDS IN POLICE STATION
,E.A. Wallace,, an , automobile driver.
was arrested this morning while driv
Ing his machine backwards down Yam
hill Street at a speed Of 20 miles an
hour; w Officer Harms captured the man
after he had colli&ed with a milk wagon
belonging to. the La Grande Creamery
company. Both' the machine and the
wagon1"1 wprw wnawhedtstdeTnoTybur
neither man was injured.? Wallace,, who
had been drinking, complained to the
officer while being brought to the sta
tion that, ne-was not going fast enough
to kill a roan, for it "would only toss
'em 10 or 15 feet if I did hit anyone," .
MYjt YY' Y'V' Y
i
Baldwin estate.
CITY'S POOR
Portland is enjoying a two-day Christ
mas., .The city rests. "Uiosea Ynui
Tomorrow" is.' written across the . big
door of business. The lock is turned
forv a day "against industry and gain.
The people are happy. Christmas merri
ment is undisturbed by work. ' '
The "Sabbath. Christmas" passed yes
terday ' In the quiet beauty of home
reunions with the accompanying melody
of the sacred celebrations of . the
churches. Christmas bells rang clear
la . a chime of harmony , without discord
or Jangle,. .
From behind the ciouas tne son came
out and shone, upon, the town. The air
was. warm.' i Hardy roses bloomed In
sheltered; corners, j The, city was green
with' Its lawns- and' trees. Not a hint
of - storms that are 'playing havocs and
bringing cold comfort to eastern' towns
was contained in the . touch of the
breeze. '."srfy.'-:.:-'
Churches Are Crowded.
Christmas stockings unloaded, pros
ents opened and exclaimed over, ; the
people went to church. There were spe
cial, services both, morning and even
ing.' The i audrtorioms "iwere packed.
The story of Christmas and the birth
Of the Christ child to the. angel music
of '"Peace on earth, good win to men"
was told in many tongues and in many
ways, ; -from-, the more - pretentious
churches up town to the Japanese and
Chinese V missions in-i the j north :end.
Every ' program rewarded ' its hearing.
Each waa expressive in a different way
of the unity of .Christmas spirit Into
their .sermons -, the pastors ,wove the
sound caution that Christmas means
giving of good things v to ; those - whq
need not alone' during a day or a sea
son, but the year;' around.Y Practical
exemplification ;of the Idea of Christ
mas in municipal life was manytlmea
counseled. ,
Fifty ta'o1 young monJ stood up in
Grace Methodist church. At the . sign
ornhe!rtearnrrfosstn(,rTrhpy
burst into the splendid song of Christ
mas' rejoicing, ""Silent Nijtht" Their
voices were trained to aprrcclation of
the wonderful song's meaning, and the
harmony was perfeot. Other songs 'fol
lowed and tho people, who Ua4 uut found
rrnrtri!i?,nr)inr
hliiiml wimniiii:
f Charles N. Willard Obta::.
Consent of Committer t:
. Attempt , Novel . and 'D;n
gerous Demonstration.
'it-
REAL BOMBS AIMED AT
- IMAGINARY BATTLESHir
Hoxsey's Saturday Record fcr
Height, Corrected, Raised
to 9283 Feet
Los Angeles, Dec. 28. Aerial warfare
In reality will be offered the aviation
enthusiasts Wednesday if the consent
of the aviation committee to a plan pro
posed today by Charles F. Wlllard caa
ba obtalntsd.v Willard plans to carry
aloft real bombs and hand grenades con
structed on specifications furnished by
the war department and hurl them at
targets located in an Isolated spot in
the San Pedro hills near the Domlnguea
field. . .
Willard has refused to divulge the
construction of the bombs he will use.
He stated, however, that it would pre-
(Continued on Page Two.)
PRISONER GIVES
Town Marshal of La Grande
Loses Man, Who Wants to
See Attorney, but He, Fails
to Return.
. "Well, he got away!"
Perspiration streaming down his face,
his bat over one ekr, evidently bo weary
he scarcely could stand, with tears in
his eyes and voice, Town Marshal Mc
Lachlln made the foregoing announce
ment to Deputy United States Marshal
Leonard, Becker. , a , . 1
"Who. whatr inquired Becker of his
agitated caller. - :: v".- "
"Why, him, my man, my prisoner!
tragically reechoed McLaehtln, catching
(Continued on Page Two.)
ARE BEEBEREI
seats, but who lingered at the doors to
hear, felt, the subtle influence of the
praise-giving, , "Glory ' to God In . the
Highest" stealing into their own con
sciousness. The young men are a chorus
that has trained for nearly six years to
gether that they might sing , as they
sang last night The. quartet of Graca
Methodist church sang beautifully and
the pipe organ music was a crash of
harmony. -
, , ."."Messiah', Zs Sung .VUV'i K k .
1 The choir and chorus of Taylor street
M. E. church sang 'The Messiah" with
a power rarely given the great com po-
sition. .. , ' . , ; -
"Coming' of the'Klng," ' cantata by
Dodley Buck, was the feature of the mu
sical service at the First Congregational
church .and its singing will be held a
(Continued on Page Two.)
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