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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 1 mi. Tied to Couch Struggling Victim of Robber Dies m m m m , m n ti n Itave il.vtll k 4lfnlt to rM Mm MUiaakh faualy are UMlay l ecy paaikJe eie ta aa e to hwoia 4ta kartrf hiavaoa eM brIao ea tha ac af hiaihar tit'a hol lie,' kaoalM Im Ik rf h, ! y aVialiUI of : trn hlch ta to he i44 o4c eW Ht A oiaii to Ike ftoaea I.fUfmaat fiiuiiHaMI aa wuat ra,ilL li a at ihia plate thai naaia ottataa4 aw tadiai ikat Ike ar4rc hit ta Corpse of John Thomas Discovered by Neighbors SSSrS-SS-v - - ra ha waa to 4a mi ag4 a ha eirug to foe hia aif The aathorlnae ae af ika iiue lhal tha euaa rJlr 4 fraaa (risbl aifcr lhaa a)uta he Might have Ulaad. aj tLevt a the eorwiafe ry haa fU li-tvvgh Ik UM: of rwpi f e4a the (ke rttac m leva ta aio lcia4 the Hamadale eteeja) af the Oeaeaej hhoit IJae wa hii4!ag The preiaMMae ate Wh htrOraary aal Ma wife, who beiad4 the UaJ. Ia aaeaifta fare. at. ha TboMtaa llMtm . 8caaaoro, tha Vlurdrrd Otur aa4 rtta4. !) of tfeo ItotiM. Sboaler NTer lit Wu " ar or a Walcfcasaa, hl that Ular kit employe aakd him ke eat ard wat Th he ta ei a have rMaiad. aad It la hai4 thai li fj. U toward tha a4 anaa waa oae Member of Bar Association and Others Say Attorney The Thee ula U teste erwe the ClachaMe Hoc from eaat hlull- oaaah ooitaiy. , aaeae raw the rottarr, If 0aal la the fuliiy aaa athartff afaae of Claekamaa oeaaly Hlepulr hanff Archie Uaoeerd of1 Iaaap a4 rllc4 ftaiuhow. hr Maia Jiaaa a4 tela of Vela. The lee taeaa are an Ua atrt, a4 luiahow to II mUaa f'm Nr ml. 4 Unlit for Ptace. f Wll tte IkliH. wnHl of Ie sa te lM- 'r-.Mi-r f Uei 1 ' 1 ;iery aMi-iiai Jd i take !' COB US JUDGE BfiIHGS PROTESTS f TtM ' Ian i .We .llea of Uf1fnla .Merrew sjiemiHa. t-i era -lag Tre4e to Mayer Hnl.l jbl ell I'ahe. 'ttMrglbg lhl hie l-rl la ". he i u racer tr ike m. !n 4 chr ( ere r!l "In la Allerar.' Julue B.ltlv tide (Hum lr 'illa a The moimii ciu a ril f ke Invvaixalloi ana4a r r lef aaaorlatlan 1 1. 1 rhirjM m4. eseleet tuhan In Ida fall af Aa raaull .f I Htm rfa'c-a Che e eek4 la rtn fro the -r(rrhia er Ifce I mua hT'i'"- tlub and tn fart Ian4 Km eev-iaty, Allheuga tha er tvUitun lix- no arl'ua en toe irta. II cat4ra4 At lha lima thai ht tark of -- ia waa la lha fad itiai enrJ, wttwaseo eo'aet him caul vi l rl Ainang thr c harga prefarred . we oae by Mr. Kreaoa, aba brought nil la tha elrcolt rowrt eaaJaet Ceh. acting fur a ereeuatiag for immfi ha I...I collected Irv a raaa la which ha had rvpreeeated bar. Mr, hvamnon re tained Cohaa to evtlact a claim of H, paying )im fie la eeSenne Latr ha maipromlead tha raa for fill and re- !fu-4 to l jr fver any af Ihla amount to Ma ejient. 1M.t suae! br bar ha claimed lhai his fee amounted to I CI. ,n aatiuivn 10 me ilea raiaioar tee, lhal ta tripe la Oatdendal. Waeh.. lasting evvvral day alloaalhrr, coal Stto. that looking up racorda worth tit and that tlHrg amouu4 to IT. Tha Jurjr. afir four minuiea da llbarallon, rvturnaij a vardirt of 1X1 rrlnilral and Intrrrat In favor af VI ra eVamfnan. , Anoihar charga ataintt him aa mada by C. M Gaffrr. who aeruard Cohafi of -.withholding If 00 ltl monoy which Oaf 1 rrr nao put up wnan arraatad on ; cnminaj charr on a warrant br tha t aounlrlp! court. Tha complaining wit naaa la tha caV dlaapprarad and Oaf far waa dlachargcd. Cohan claim ad that ba had had to aa 116 to "oil up" tha utnoritlra at -Hocond and Oak- and la addition had put In a whola nlcht Ing" there" and waa vrry much fatlguad. iur woicn iap waa a Juat raoompenro. onra raturnod ! of tha ISO la tar. Baa I da theao chargaa, arrtral othara wera rued. t I I t !. ! RBVARDOFS 100 FOR ARREST OF THORNET United Sutra Manhal Lealla M. Bcott baa buna up a reward or 1100 ifor tha arreat of J. M. Thornet. tha hoaplui nuraa and accomplice of Dr. . John Grant Lrtnan, Thornet having ea i capad from tha jail at Klamath falla jaat Saturday nlcht. There la no gor amment fund for reward In auch cum and Marahal fioott will give tha moner i irum mm own pocket lor Thornet cap i Thornet ajislated In tha eacapa of Dr, j Ljman from tha hoapital at Oakland, where Lyman waa held after an injury In a previoua eaoape. Lyman la a ao- I cioiy man and prompter, alleged to hare I a-uuiy icnowiedgo of land frauda In Pan- v-uiiiiiiB uurio ojr auiomoDlia witn Thornet, both were -arreited at Lake- view, dui i hornet waa one of five prig. onera escaping rrom the jal at math Falla Saturday night man, who railed to eaoapa with Thornet, la to bo given a preliminary scaring Deioro ina uniiea statea com- miasioner ai Klamath Falla Wednea day. United Statea Deputy Dlatrlct At torney n.veren jonnaon will leave to day to preaent tha caae for- tha gov ernment Deputy Marshal Frank Beat ty la already there, on- the .trail of .inornei, ana ne win probably bring ',11 - , j r ' ...a; r..:r.ii,,nijii(" "U;" " " ,;; ,...41, . ' ' 13 I I i iter lill!l!l!l!!!;i;::;n- ys" -ikxietinn,, 1 rt j 'oW roikCM , f I f V r ' S- - I nkJaTUxJaPC al 1 f jt I f'ARlO -jT TOrwwtn I f ( . ' - I AtiAtAw. I I , ;.; f I ''TOvt t BATM T I fix: ; II MTCMtr? j r ' I I Hill BK rorcrt f . III hi " I WOO MM ED V, II --rJI I laeparala rooma, each maa J own cooking. APuEK cQ uestnoii FJ-OflENCE WILL VOTE ; .-OS -LIGHT; PHONE; ISSUES J :' (Special ta Tn Jonrul.t Florence, or.. Oct. I. -a snaclai in tlon hae been called for Monday, Octo ber 16, when three ordlnancea will be , auDmutea to me votcrg of thla city. arania a year irancniae to the riorvnce u-iecirio company to furntah eiectricuy tor HRjat and power; another " rivet the Florence-Mnpleton Independent v teiepnone una a ngnt tjy use tha street of the city, and the third ordinance t that 1 referred to the people give the i council power to npend 1BOO for the I Improvement of Stewnrt street from f Main atreet to the river. '. . - Mtl t Tha Jaereal I Orcoh Oty. Or, Oct lv The body of John The maa. a wealthy rancher liv ing 1 mile eaat of 8rajnore otatlea and three mile eouth of Oreehem e the ratr Road, waa found lrtr.g o a couch In the dining room of hie fine farm houae .aat eight by Wiliua K. fhllcota. The body waa aecurety ttwd and bound with, a clothaeltne and from Indlcatlona be died la the effort to free hlmaclt ... ChllcoU. with hi brothar rarl and William FvWraon. war paaaing tha Thooaa farm about 1:41 o'clock Sunday afternoon. whn h dclded to. run In and aee If Thoma had any oala for aale. lie want to the bark door and on receiving no anawer from hi rap. opened the door leading Into the dining room. Hero be, found the body or Thoma. Chllcote Immediately called the other two member of hla party and they called Grant eager, a farmer living about 100 yarda waat 6f the Thomaa place. Bager at onee notified Coroner wiuian WUaon and Sheriff Erneat Maaa. both of Oregon City, who arrived at the aeon of the murder at T:41 o Clock. waU,' Xlre ICaa. KUalaf Th laat tlm John Thomaa waa umi auv waa r-aiuroay evening about duak. wnen jt e. imnneieon or Graaham topped at the Thoma plaoe to pay nouae rani. At tni time Thomaa waa alone with hla hired man. Clan.. Swain, who ha not been located or a sen alnca. Donnelaon offered Thoma I to, which was In excea of tha rant Thoma opened hi puraa and axpoaed three twenty and one fiv dollar mmi but not sufficient silver to make the required change. Donnelaon left eay Ing he would pay him the next chance he bad. Grant Barer remember that there was jio light at the Thomaa house Haturday night So one called there Sunday. Believe (Kid Tempted wain. Th theory so far advanoed' bv finer. irr Mass and Coroner WUaon 1 that unarle Bwain, tempted by the gold, nouna the old man aa he waa aalaen during th night and. taking the watch Kla-na money, made a haety get-away. probably catching a car at the station for Portland. It haa been Thomas habit to sleep on a sofa in the dining room, ne wore most or nis outer gar ments, steeping witn but a few covers. It wss in this manner that his body was round. The covers were stripped on out mere were no indications of truggle. The old man's hands had been, first tied securely together, then the rope was pasaed twice around his knees, drawing? his hands nearly to them. Then It waa tied In a hard knot When found Thomaa wan lying- with his body on tha couch and hi feat on the floor, . HI lip were bitten,' aa If he had made a great struggle, to free himself. . Hired Throngh Portland Agency, Sheriff Stevens, with Detective Archie Leonard, arrived at the Thomas home about 10 o'clock. Sheriff Mass returned to Portland with them to Interview the Pioneer Employment agency, -through whom It Is learned that Thomas se cured tha man thought by Sheriff Mass to have committed the crime. If la Mass' - opinion that robbery was the only motive for the crime. He thinks the robber bound Thomaa so he would not spread th alarm early Sunday morning. Thomas had yery few visi tors, and It was only by the merest chance that Chllcote discovered him. Maae learned laat night from the em ployment bureau that Swain had bean working for Thomaa juat one week on the day the crime was committed. Swain I tall, ha a short, aandy mustache and allow complexion, and la addicted ex- ceeaively to the uae of clgarettaa. Many cigarette stubs were found lying about hla room; a-d on a chair oeaiae ni oeu was a dim ndval. opened to a peg giv ing an aoeouat of a robbery and murder. Nothing to how where Swain came from could be found In hla room it was learned from a neighbor named Rickey, to whom Swain had several times talked that be had worked In two prune orchard at Eatacada ahortly be fore coming to the Thomaa piace. Sleoeurai-ed Since Wife' Beat. Little Is known of the Thoma faml ly. axct-pt that It cam to Pleasant Val ley about fiv years ago, presumably from Th Dalles. Mr. Thomas' wife, who was formerly Miss Ajina Paulson of Tha Dalles, died about one year ago. The house and farm have been allowed to run down since the desth of Mrs. Thomas and papers found lying on the table show that Mr. Thnas has become heavily In debt within the last year. It is learned from neighbors that after his wife's death he became very slack In his business deals and that he would sit and brood for hours over the loss of her. He was married at Tho Dalles on February 9, 1889. They had one son, Harry Thomas, who died In 189. Hot rirst Harder There.' Detective Archie Leonard last night recalled visiting this same place some 14 years afro when Mr. Akorn, the first owner of the farm, was found dead In the old barn which stands Just across the road from the house. Like Thomaa, he was murdered for his money, but no one was ever convicted of the crime. although a man was. held by the of fleer for a short time. Coroner William Wilson, accompanied by a focal doctor, returned to Pleasant Valley this morning to bring- the body this city where an Inquest will be held. Mr. Wilson expressed the be lief last night that Thomas might have been poisoned 'during their supper Sat- rday night The tables and victuals show that Thomas' and gwaln ate In doing SWAIN DISSATISFIED BECAUSE JOB WAS NOT WHAT HE ANTICIPATED Sheriff Maaa of Clackamas county I In th ctty.today for th purpose of lo cating wnarie Bwein. who la believed to have a guilty knowledge .of the mur der and robbery of John Thomaa, the aged farmer of Sycamore. He haa poor description of the man and be-1 FREE EXCURSION BEND, OREGON TO CXXSBJUlTX Railroad Day. Oct. 5 JheU Jus been submitted by the Portland Railway, Ujfht & Power Company to the City Council of Portland a franchise ordi nance which, if passed, will rant.to the Company" a number of additional rights In the way of extensions, double-tracking,. forming a loop on Stark Street, crossing the Broadway Bridge and the right -to use the approaches to the new Steel-bridge. It also includes the surrender of the franchises held on parts of certain streets, amounting to 347 blocks In length, on which the . "Company has now the right to construct its tracks and where a duplication of service is involved. Believing that the people should know the exact nature of every franchise granted by their representatives, the Company has decided to enter into an explanation of this ordinance. This will be done in a series of "Franchise Talks" In the adver tising.columns of the local daily newspapers. These talks will treat fully and frankly of the situation. There is nothing to conceal and no ulterior purpote to serve It is an honest franchise and will be secured, If at all, in an honest manner. That is one' reason for these talks they afford an opportunity to present the facts to the people of Portland and are an open acknowledgment the relationship that should exist between public utility companies and the communities they serve. It is .therefore urged that the public and the press consider the questions involved with open minds and treat the franchise propo sition as dispassionately as if it affected only their personal interests. It is a business proposition, pure and simple) and should not be made "a political one. v . . - It is just as well that that fact be established at the outset, for it is not. impossible that sooner or later some one will seek to drag the question into politics. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER CO. rf;-v 4' if ' - i I i ' I ' I m - - , RAINCOATS SUITS OVERCOATS A Special Showing This Week That It Will Do You Good to See Y RAINCOATS AND OVERCOATS, with Presto, convert ible or plain collars. , Positively the best showing" of $20 garments you can see anywhere. ' SUITS ;inN approved Fall models, made of cheviots tweeds and worsteds; blue, brown and various conserva tive mixtures. 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You may be so fortunate as to know of a town of city with two of these advantages, but where is 'there a cltv havina- all of them? j There Is only one. it Is bxitsi uaEuOn, -; The Hill and Harrlman railways have aa-reed to make Bend. Joint terminal, where they will have their large shops, roundhouses and i. . vrioh siroT within - THREE BLOCKS of which we are Belling close-In .... :.-......, BXSX-QZUrCB AKTD BTrSTJrZSS tOTS 3200 3200 $200 TEJUffS tlO MB MOITTH, CEsJTX- nzD abiiuct run Call TODAY and make your reser vation and o with u on our FREE excursion. We will have our own chartered Pullman sleeper, leaving Portland October 4. returnlna? Octo ber ." All -reservations must be mad br .Monday evening. , Office open evenings. . The opportunity to get a high-grade piano for the extremely low prices" now pre vailing during this great Manufacturers' Clearance Sale is , slowly slipping away, if you intend buying a pianoinvestigate at once. This is the much imitated sale that the "big.profit dealers" are so alarmed about. The sale that makes it pos sible for every home in Portland to get a piano a high-grade piano easily. In vestigate today, . : - . Ask to see the following excellent bargains in our Piano Exchange Dept.:: Practice Piano $35, Chick ering $89, Autopiano (player piano) $398, Hal let & Davis $137, Booth $150, Mason & Hamlin $133, and many others., STORE OPEN EVENINGS H'W III m&lsb s - ;S l mils :.MiL" mm He NewIon-KoDer Co.. Ice S01-30a Btiehanaa Bldrv , 88H Waaaiagtoa bfc .. .. . III Selling Pianos Since T 1850 KOHLER' & CHASE 375 Washington St, Two Doors West StarThcatrc .Weber Steinway .Pianola Pianos" 4 1