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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1911 TWENTY-TWO PAGES.
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Nathan Harvey May Be Barbara Holtzman Slayer
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This Was Soon After Hill Mur
ders When Trap Was Laid
for Ardenwald Man and She
Picked Him Out.
Is Nathan B. Harvey, the Mllwaukle
nurseryman who Is accused of the mur-
er of the Hill family at Ardenwald
Station June 9, the same man who
strangled 6-year-old Barbara Iloltzniaii
In an Alblna lodging house March 14?
Since the partial identification of Har
,vey by Mrs. Bertha Nelson, proprietor
Of the lodging house at 107 Russell
street where the Holtzman child was
killed, as the man who rented from her
the room In which the girl's body later
was found, the authorities have bet n
seeking more positive evidence.
Mrs. Nelson wild positively today that
Leond Lochard was not Barbara Holt7.
mar.'fi slayer.
A reporter for The Journal tills morn
ing showed Mrs. Nelson a 'photograph of
Harvey taken by a Journal stuff pho
tographer yi sterday. It Is nn excellent
likeness of the accused murderer.
It Looks Lite the Man.
"I would not ncike a positive state
ment that this Is tile man," fa Id Mrs.
Nelson, after slie had made a detailed
e aminatlim of the photograph, "but the
resemblance is remarkable. There are
runny th'na-s about this man's face that
T remember alout the fare of the man
who rented the loom In which I found
the little girl's boilv. 1 wouldn't say
positively this Is the man because if I
did and he wes handed and then found
to have hen Innocent, I would be a
muroVior mvsclf."
She then went on to tell of her first
view of Harvey. It was four of five
days after the Hill murder. Harvey
was not then actually under suspicion,
but like all of the Hills' neighbors, was
being watched. His close resemblance
to the description given by Mrs, Nelson
of the Holtzman murderer raused Sheriff
Ptevens and his defidty, 'Archie Leonard,
to arrange so that Mrs. Nelson could see
Mm wlthjpv.t ,.H$r,Yer.,upistinK that he
Was untie'r scrutiny. ..,. ,
The Trapping of Harvey.
The officers knew Harvey would re
turn to his home from the field at about
6:30 o'clock in the evening, driving in his
helperb. Sheriff Stevens. Deputy Ar
chie Leonard and Detective L. L. liv
ings took Mrs. Nelson to a cross road,
which they knew farvey would pass.
In an automobile. When Harvey drove
lip with his half dozen or so employes,
Leonard called to him to stop and asked
Mm which was the nearest route to
Oregon City.
Mrs. Nelson had not been told what
part she was to play. She presumed
the would be called upon to scan the
faces of everyone who might resemble
Holtzman murderer. Leonard,
(Continued on Page Six.)
JONES. DEFAULTER,
RETURNS TO FACE.
Former Bookkeeper of Oregon
Hotel Willing to Make Full
Restitution and Suffer Pen
alty if Necessary.
Aged 10 years In appearance since he
fled from Portland following the dis
covery of his peculations as book
keeper of the Hotel Oregon last August,
Charles W. Jones returned voluntarily
this morning In company with Attorney
George Joseph, representing Wright &
Dickinson, proprietors of the hotel, to
explain what he can of his shortages
and to pay the penalty for those he
cannot explain.
The shortages amounted to between
(4000 and $5000 as far as can be dis
covered and Jones declares that he can
rot tell what became of tho money that
lie took. Part of it went for his church
and charitable contributions, part for
luxuries, several hundred dollars to pay
the expenses of an operation for ap
pendicitis on his youngest son, and a
ijjfislderable amount to make payments
on his home and to keep up taxes and
sessiiitmts against it.
Wot Put Under Arrest.
Jones has not been placed under ar
rest yet and will not be for a few days
while he is working over the books of
the hotel trying to .straighten up the
mess he has made of them. While he
has -been in the company of Attorney
Joseph he has not been under any sur
veillance. He is allowed to come and
go as he wishes and will be permitted
to visit his family.
Jones makes no effort to explain his
actions except to say that his stealing
started through taking out small
amounts and putting cosh tags In their
place. . As the amount represented by
these tags Increased he became alarmed
and began to cover the amounts up by
listing them on the cash book as cur
rency or coin. When they still kept
Increasing he covered them by falsify
ing bank deposits and by raising the
rigures on the deposit slips. He also
tooic considerable by charging various
i (Continued on Puge Seventeen.)
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HARVEY WAS MAN
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Nathan II. flarvcj', charged with
Ardcn
Unpopular in Ardenwald Sec
tion, Residents Now Recall
Unsavory Tales Concerrrtng
Murder Suspect.
With the breaking of the strain that
residents of tho Ardenwald district have
been under for the six months follow
ing the murder of the William Hill fam
ily, many stories regarding Nathan Hur
vey, who ia charged with the murcdis,
and the strange things that have hap
pened about the Harvey homo aro being
told by the neighbors who have known
the family for a score or mere of years.
Harvey himself is unpopular with
most of his neighbors, as nearly all who
have had business dealings with him
claim to have found him oishonfst. Hu
is well-to-do, being worth perhaps J7&,-
000, and the methods by which he ac-!
quired much of his property is the. sub
ject of adverse comment by his neigh
bors. The Harvey family has lived in Mll
waukle and Ardenwald for 30 years.
They camo from a farm IS miles froin
St. Paul. Iowa. Acordlng to statements
Harvey Is said to have ine.de to detec
tives, some years after he had moved
to the Pacific slope he received u tele
grain from a brother In St. Paul asking
him to take the next train for home
and not giving any explanation of his
reason. From Investigations made by
Ij. L. Levings of the Western Detec
tive bureau in St. Paul and among for
mer neighbors of the Harveya, Nathan
Harvey met his brother in St. Paul. He
did not go out to the farm that day
with his brother when he returned home.
He was visited again by his brother
and that day the two went to tho farm
and talked with their father. Nathan
Harvey and this brother wero the only
ones of tho Harvey children who had
not been provided for by their father. It
is said. The following, day the father
died suddenly and the two sons pro
duced a paper showing that he had
willed them his property in Iowa. The
detectives claim to have tho statements
attributed to Gtorge Holland, now dead,
but who was then postmaster of St.
Paul and who prepared the body of tho
elder Harvey for burial, that it showed
every evidence of Harvey having been
poisoned.
Dan Shot Througk Back of Bead.
Following the death of the father, all
of the Harvey family moved west. Those
living at Ardenwald In the houso now
occupied by the Harvey family Included
Nathan, Dan and Wlllard Harvey and
their mother. On morning the mother
and Dan Harvey were found lying In a
pool of blood in a corner room in the
Harvey home, the mother" head having
been crushed by an ax, much as the
Hills were killed, while Dan had been
(shot to death.
Out at Ardenwald Is a family that
lived next the Harveys at that time.
and that knew them well. The man of
(Continued on Page Four.)
NEIGHBORS RECALL
STRANGE ACTIONS
OF NATHAN HARVEY
the murder of the Hill family at
w uld.
ATTORNEYS ADMIT
HARVEY EMPLOYED
THEM AFTER CRIME
Jay Bowerman and W. H. Abel
Issue Statements; Authori
ties Insist Harvey Was to
Pay $20,000 Fee.
.dnilsslons that Nathan IJ. Harvey, In
Jail In Oregon City on a cliargo of being
tho murderer of the Hill family, em
ployed them as attorneys to defend him
In case he should bo arrested and
charged with the murders were mado
today by Jay Iiowcrman and W. H.
Abel.
Uoth attorneys deny that Harvey paid
them anything at tho time, that he
called on them sooner than several
weeks after tho murders, and that they
have acted for him since then. The
statements wore Issued following a con
sultation between Bowerman and Abel
and ( M. Idleman, who Is now acting
as Harvey's attorney.
This morning, before the statements
wero Issued, Mr. Idleman was inclined
to contradict tho entire statement that
any other attorneys had been retained.
He denied that Harvey had given any
lawyers a mortgage on his property to
insure the payment of a $20,000 fee, and
insisted that tho entire report be denied.
Later, however, Iiowcrman and Abel Is
sued the following statements:
A.bel's Statement.
"I know nothing whatever about Mr.
Harvey that would bo detrimental to
him. Ho consulted mo last summer sev
eral weeks after the 11111 murders, and
stated that detectives and deputy sher
iffs and other persons were constantly
at his place running over his land and
following him around and making accu
sations against him. He stated that he
was entirely innocent of the charge, but
that it seemed ns though tho officers
were so eager to earn tho largo reward
offered that they were going to try to
make him trouble. He stated to me that
if the officers had him arrested he
would liko to have me defend him.
"As I had been In the state but a
short time, I suggested that we call
some other attorney Into the case in
tho event an arrest was made and after
conferring over this matter we called
In Jay Bowerman. The conference last
ed perhaps "0 minutes, at the termina
tion of which Mr. Harvey left and in
the course of a few days retArnod and
said that ho was not being botjherej
as hn had boon heretofore and that there
would be nothing further of It, where
upon wo, terminated our relationship of
attorney and client
"I have not seen Mr. Harvey for
several months andam not engaged to
represent him. As already stated, Mr.
Harvey said or did nothing In my pres
ence which indicated that na was any
thing but an innocent man. He said
that his property laid near the Hill
property and that It was being; constant
ly over-run by officers and. detectives
and others, I do not know how tho In
formation got abroad that I was to
(Continued on Page Six.)
With Harshest Words Judge
Rules Petitions' Void and
Scores Men Who, Knowing
Illegality, Put Them In.
FORGING NAMES AS BAD
AS COUNTERFEITING COIN
Unless Appeal Goes to the Su
preme Court, U.-0. Can
Now Have $500,000.
(Sulrm rurpiin of Tb JmirDul.
Eulem, Or.. Dec. 21. Unless Judge
Galloway of tho clrcfilt ourt for Marlon
county has failed to Interpret the law
correctly, after hearing the extended
suit involving the validity of the ref
erendum petitions circulated under the
direction of H. J. I'arkison. against
House Hills 210 and 211, appropriating
approximately $000,000 for the Uni
versity of Oregon, the school will get
the money. In an opinion handed down
at i o . lo' k this afternoon .ludguf'i fai lo-
; way ruled that the letitioriK were void,
'both because of fraud and because of
' failure on the- part of the circulators
to tile them in proper form. The case
will doubtless go to the supreme court.
Tho appropriation b comes uvallable
January 1, unless the supreme court re
verses Judgo Galloway.
"It is the opinion f this court that
Judged by logal consideration alone, the
petition Is void and ought not be stand
because of the evident lack of a suf-
fli'tTlt ritimhpr itf l'i ll 1 1 ill,, i,nm,.u rf
measure," said Judge Ualloway this
j ill UOUII.
And Judged by the conscience of
the court of equity, thoso seeking to
maintain it are not in court with clean
hands, and ought not to he granted
their unusual risjuest to purgo the peti
tion of fraud for which they are more
or less responsible. The injunction will
he made permanent, and it Is so or
dered. Only 3300 Names Admitted.
"Other than some 2300 names to
these petitions secured in the counties
of Benton, I.unc, Man, Marlon, Polk and
Yamhill, all other names to petition.?
secured in Portland, Oregon City, The
Dalles and Astoria by conspiring circu
lators, aU residents of Portland in tlsu
empfny arfd Tis agehls of H. J. I'arkison,
aro so permeated wi..i fraud, forgery
and conspiracy that a court of equity
and good conscience will not hesitate to
decree all os invalid and of no effect.
"Defendants' counsel admits that tho
petition filed by -Mr. I'arkison with
tho secretary of state contains nearly
40u0 fraudulent names, mid that others
may bo tainted, hut that he is con
vinced there are morn bnnafldo nanus
(viz 6135J on the petit lun than aro
necessary to meet the requirements of
the law to referend houe hill 21b. I'pon
this showing lio asks the court to dis
miss the plaintiff's complaint.
False S"me and Counterfeiting.
"If a party were Indebted to tlio stat
In tho sum of ftiUi.l. and should tender
to tha secretary of state $13.61 5 with
tho admission that $1000 of the sum so
tendered were counterfeit, and other
money bore cvldenrp of Its suspicious
character, the court surmises that tho
learned attorney (Attorney General
Crawford) would net advise the secre
tary of state to accept the tender and
liquidate the obligation, but rather that
he would have the circulator of counter,
felt money arested and prosecuted as
tho law directs. Tho court Is of tho
(Continued on Page Two.)
T
REPOBLIC IF HE IS
MADE PRESIDENT
Revolutionists Not Willing to
Promise Premier's Election
but Offer Their Help; Dr. Sun
Bound for Shanghai.
(bulled IreM Leaned Wire.),
Shanghai. Dec. 21 Premlor Yuan Shi
Kat has offered to concede the estab
lishment of the Clilncdo republic If
promised the presidency.
Dr. Wu Ting Fang, tlia revolutionary
minister of foreign affairs, who Is con
ducting the pence negotiations here
with Tang Shao YI, tho imperial envoy.
refused to accept recognition of the re
public on these terms. But he' says
that If the premier concedes the re
public ho will be nominated for the
presidency and Wu Ting Fang believes
Yuan Shi Kal's election would be cer
tain. Dr. Sun Yet Sen, the American Chi
nese who is credited with having Insti
gated the'rebellion, but whose claim to
this distinction lias been denied by Dr.
Wu, has loft Hongkong in company
with Homer Lc-a, the military expert.
They are bound for Shanghai.
Dr. Sun had been slated for the presi
dency of the Chinese republic, accord
ing to reports reaching here and from
one source It was declared that he had
been elected at Nanking. But these re
ports failed of substantiation and tt
was even denied by Wu Ting Fang that
Sun Yet Sen was connected with the
revolution. ,
Both Dr. Bunkand Homer Lee refused
to mako any statement before leaving
Hongkong, according to dispatches from
there. ; .
nh.nrh.l 51 rwinrino- .v.,
the abdication of the "Infant Chinese I
(Continued on Pas; Six.)
YUANW AC
President Says Central Bank
Idea Cannot Be Injected
Into Legislation at Present
Time; Policy Controls.
RESERVE ASSOCIATION
FULFILLMENT OF SYSTEM
President Urges Legislation
for Military Government
ion Canal Zone.
(United Prcn r.rp( wire )
Washington. Ore. 21.-President Taft
today s-nt to congress a special mes
sage on the financial condition of the
treasury, needed banking and currency
reforms and departmental questions.
Tho message recited that the finances
of the nation at the close of the fiscal
year ended June 3'b 1911, stood:
l)r Unary receipts, exclusive of postal
-revenues, $7n 1 7 1
1 ishursi ineiits.' $i:'i4,1.17,PQ7i
The in. ssagc ref( rred particularly to
the monetary reforms, declaring that
the monetary commission's report would
be pitseiited to congress In Iho n...r
future, and he urged prompt considera
tion ana action upon the commission s
report.
Referring to the central bank plan,
the message says:
"It Is unfortunate that the wise and
undisputed policy of maintaining un
changed the main features of tho bank
ing f.vstein rendered It impossible to
Introduce the central bank, for the cen
tral bank v-ould certainly be resisted,
and the plan In which it could have been
introduced probably would have been
defeated. Hut as the central bank could
not be a part of the only pta.ii discussed
and considered, that troublesome, ques
tion la eliminated.
"Ingenuous ami novel ns the proposed
national reserve association appears, It
simply is tho logical outgrowth of what
Is best In tho present system, and is, in
fact, the fulfillment of that system."
Discussing the management of tho as
sociation, President Taft said that he
favored a riiisonublo representation of
the government in Its management.
Referring to tho army reorganization
bill, the president says he favors an
army service corps, and Is opposed, to
"any plan the result of .wlilwrtiid be
to break up and lnt rferu In the centra!
principles and d tailed system in the
staff corps; also, 1 oppose any plan the
result of which would givo any officer
chosen chief of staff, or any member
of the general staff, greater permanency
of office than now."
President Taft declared the army to
be In good condition, and tin recent
mobilization along the .Mexican border
a success.
'The president urged legislation to fix
a method whereby too Panama canal
may bo maintained and controlled and
tho zone governed. President Taft
thinks the canal zone should be gov
erned through tho authority of ths
president- approximating a military
government.
The message urges tho enactment of
an employer's liability law, extension
of tho postal savings bank and a rural
parcels posts law. The president de
clares his belief that the rural parcels
post minus an Increase In business for
the ben. fit of all the people.
Referring to tho navy, tho president
ag.iln urged a national counsel of de
fense. In conclusion, the message says that
the president favors tho exclusion of
tho local general offices of the country
from politics, and putting them In tho
classified service.
BATTLE AT TABRIZ
Movement of 4000 Russians
on Teheran Delayed An
other Day; Shuster Says He
Stick Till Put Out.
(t'nited Prew beiipril Wire.)
Teheran, Dec. 21. Dispatches from
Tabriz today stato that serious fighting
Is in progress there between Russian
and Persian troops.
Reports from Kasbln say that 4000
Russian troops are ordered to move on
Teheran . tomorrow unless tho Persian
parliament agrees to dismiss Shustor.
Shuster today Informed parliament of
his intention to remain in charge of the
Persian treasury until the Russians
eject him forcibly, unless parliament
asks for his resignation. The Persian
deputies notified Shuster that they do
not Intend to yield to Russia's demand.
2 OREGON POSTMASTERS
C0NFIRMEDJ5Y SENATE
(United l"res Leaned Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 21. The appoint
ment of the following postmasters was
confirmed today by the senate:
Oregon Oeorge Donnell, Grants Pass;
Charles Hazard, Drain.
Washington Anna Arnold, Walts
burg; John Gruber, Wlnlock.
Convicts Form Exclusive Set.
(United Prom Leniwd Wirt.)
Sydney, N. S. W Dec. 21. Convicts
of the Pentbrldge penal settlement who
do not care to associate with the "unde-
irBBi oimiiHii in me prison navo
form n, exclusive union, boycotting
transfer to other parts of the building.
GOES ON between
RUSS AND PERSIAN
Governor llenjamin V. Hofper
of Tennessee.
HIMSELFTHAT HE MAY
Tennessee Chief Executive Eats and
Sleeps I'ntler the Same Regula
tions ns Men I'nder Sentence for
Crime.
(t'nltd Pr r.ensfrt Wire.)
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 21. Sentencing
himself to two days' imprisonment In
the penitentiary for the purpose of
studying prison conditions at first
hand, f'.overnor Henjamln W. Hooper
today nrose In a cell In the state prison,
performed his ablutions In a tin pail
furnished nil prisoners, and accompanied
the convicts Into the prison dining room,
pnrtnklng of their coarse fare In exactly
tho saniu way as tho most hardened
felon In tho lot.
Following accusations that his prede
cessor, former Governor M. R. Patter
son, pardoned convicted prisoners too
freely. Governor Hooper promised to be
more careful In this respect during his
administration, und is mingling with
the convicts in; order to learn exactly
how they live, arjd to be more competent
to ci.pc with their problems.
Governor Hooper has ordered the war
den of the penitentiary to treat him ex
actly like tho rest of the prisoners
except that he Is to be permitted to min
gle, freely with the convicts, hearing
complaints and suggestions. Ills idea
Is to decide personally what prisoners
are entitled to receive Christmas par
dons. (Sim-cIhI ti The Journal.)
Kllensburg, Wash.. Dec. 21. While
playing with a loaded revolver, Fred
erick Harnhart, the 3-year-old son of
Frederick Rarnhart, a Northern Pacific
engineer, shot and killed his 6-months-old
sister Louisa. The bullet entered
tho child's forehead and passed through
the brain, but sho lived two hours after
ward. During Mr. Harnhart's absenra on the
road. Mrs. Hnrnhnrt niado a practice of
keeping the loadrd 32 cnllbre revolver
In the house for protection. While she
wns at tho telephone the children, see
ing tho revolver, started to play with
It ami the boy pointed It at his sister.
Mrs. Uunihart Is prostrated. The lit
tle boy Is too young to realize the seri
ousness of his act.
(Sprctnl tn The .lonriinl.)
Vancouver, Wash, Dec 21. Before
Saturday night proceedings are likely to
b- under way against State Bank Ex
aminer J. L, Mohundro, former Superior
Court Judge A. L. Miller nnd A. J.
Cook, In connection with the dismal
failure of the Commercial bank of Van
couver. The unexpected development is a re
sult of the rejuvenation of activity
among tho depositors, who, thoroughly
angered at tho failure to secure a con
viction In tho recent trial at Kalama of
H. C. Phillips, president of the defunct
institution, held a mass meeting last
Saturday and named a committee to In
sist on thorough prosecution of all per
sons dollnquent In connection with the
failure.
This committee, consisting of Captain
Aloe, Dr. J. M. P. Chalmers and City
Attorney R. C. Sugg, interviewed Pros
ecuting Attorney Tempes yesterday.
Plain words wero spoken to this official
during the conference. It was insisted
by 'the committee that he institute pro
ceedings osainst Mr. Cook and Judge
Miller before the end of the week, to
gether, with Bank Kxaminer Mohundro,
against whom the depositors have ex
pressed utmost bitterness, i ; , "
If the prosecutor did not tak such
action, he was told, tha oommlttee Itself
would probably begin action .. against
them in Justice court the first of next
week.. Justice court would ba used,
merely for Institution of proceedings. .
A. J, .Cook was a director - In tHs
broken Commercial bank. He Is son-in.
law of Mrs. -Wlntler, a wealthy Van
GOVERNOR IMPRISONS
STUDY CONVICTS' LIFE
BOY AGED 3 WITH GUN
KILLSSISTER,5IViONTHS
PROSECUTION DEMANDED HOW OF ;
IHlDfiO, MILLER fi'ltl COOK
Safe Demolished With Chisels
and Sledge Hammers and
Stamps and Money Re
moved; No Explosives Used
entrance is gained
Through rear window
Roomers Nearby Hear Robbers
Pounding at 2 A. M.; Safe
Not Burglar Proof.
t The east side postof f Ice, at the corner
of East Alder Btreet and Uniowavenue,
was robbed shortly after 2 o'clock this
morning and $438.30 In stamps and
$1010 in gold and silver was stolen. En
trance to the station was gained through
a rearw window, and the safe In which
the money and stamps were kept was
demolished with sledge hammers and
chlcels, no explosives having been used
to force tha entrance.
The robbery was discovered shortly
before G:30 o'clock this morning, by
Superintendent A. G. Ott, when he start
ed to open the safe door. Both the
outer and Inner doors were completely
demolished. The combination had been
knocked off, and the bolts on the in
side smashed with a heavy sledge. The
Inside door was treated in the same
manner. - This safe Is the only one in
the city not equipped with a burglar
proof inner door. The loot consists of
MfO two cent stamps, 800 three cant'
stamps and other stamps in numbers
ranging from 0 to 300 and valued at
from 4 to 12 cents each. The money
consisted of $750 in gold, $250 In stiver
and $10 in pennies, which the robbers
took for gold, as both the peunies and
gold were In similar rolls.
As soon as the report was made to
police headquarters, Detective Smith
was sent to investigate. He learned'
that F. C. Games, who rooms In room
3it of 108V4 Union avenue, above the
postof floe, heard pounding at 2:10 thin
morning-, but paid no attention to it
he thought it was from a near-by m-.
chine shop where they have been work(
lng nights. Alphonse Oborgefell, who
rooms in the same, place and Mrsj, 33. J''
Turley, -tbtJantUiidy,- Ifear the sara
noises, but gave the same explanation
of It. Other roomers declare that they
heard n man come up one. flight of
stairs shortly after 2 o'clock and leavn
the place, by another flight, and shortly
after the pounding started.
' Postof flee Inspectors and secret ser
vice men are working on the case a:s
are also local police detectives.
I
OFFICIALLY FINISHED
ffnlted rrens Leaned Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 21. President Taft
returned to the capital from New York
at 7:15 o'clock today and immediately
after reaching his office signed the Joint
resolution abrogating the Russian!
treaty, adopted by both houses of con
gress. Secretary of State Knox was'
the only official present when the reso-,
lutlon was signed.
No formality marked the signing by
President Taft of the Joint resolution.'
Secretary Knox said no word had yet,
been received from Russia regarding
any new treaty.
Pacific Fleet to ISeturn.
(frilled I'rean Lemted Wire.)
Vallejo, L'al., Dec. 21. As no change
has been made In thp schedule, the Pa
cific fleet Is expected back from Hono-,"
lulu January 15. Several of the cruisers,
are said to bo In need of repairs, the,
Maryland especially. She was rushed,
to San Diego last fall with her over
hauling only half completed. - ,
couver woman. Mrs. Wlntler Is grand
mother of Gilbert Daniels, cashier of
the wrecked bank, who is under indict
ment along with President Phillips for
accepting deposits in an institution
known to be Insolvent. The charge
against him would be similar to those
against Phillips and Daniels.
A. L. Miller Is a prominent Vancou
ver attorney and a director In the bank.
Ho was Judge of superior court In the
Clarke county district several years,
ago.
The charge against State Bank Exam
iner Mohundro would be that Of falling
to follow the provisions of the law in '
the case of banks known to be tottering.,
This is a misdemeanor.
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Next Sunday
Two Unusual Illustrated Features
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