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THE OREGON DAILY ; JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING. JANUARY 1. ' 1912. 17 i ). ': FAr.jOUS PIQilEER , Mrs. Georgia Babcock Was In Donner Party Which In '46 Was Starved : Into , a State of -Cannibalism. - ' '(Spdl ta '-Tbs' Joorflat.) v ; Spokane, VYuh., Jan. 1. Mrs. Georgia "Bibcock, who died at Cheney, Wash., re cently, vru one Of the early pioneers, going to St. Johns 80 year ago with her husband, Washington A. Babcock, from California, making the trip by team. Mr, ? Babcock djed 17 years ago. Mrs, Babcock -was a member of the Don ner party She was born In 8pringfleld, III,, In December, JKI, - -- In 184 Or A." Donhen lirs.t Babcock s father, accompanied by his wife and children .started' for" California over land in a company of 91. The party ex perienced dancer and ; suffering-. Mr. Conner received a lesh wound and blood poisoning set it. . Decameja-evr that the party had to ieavehlnv Hl -wife refused to go, but got aha party to take the children. Neither she nor her husband was heard from later. The. children . with ,", the . party Went on to Calif orala but to such extremes were they drlTen that shoe leather and shoe strings were boiled for food and the flesh of those who died was eaten by those who survived. ' Only 46 of the 91 : wno started reached California. ..; The , early 'settlers united In caring for tha. children. The two youngest : arrew " up through the" kindness of a j : Swiss woman and after they grew to I r:,- womanhood they . looked after their r former j benefactress. , Mrs. Babcock r leaves a son, Frank B., and a daughter, ,j ;;V. Mrs. Edith M. Foley, at Walla Walla. ; BANK HOLDUP-AT I CFWTRALIA MAY RF .BANDIT'S FOURTH (Continued from Paa One.) .v- Journal representative, the murderer of President Lawrence Bar of the Farm ers St Merchants bank of Centra) la . talked freely- regarding his crime. He ' V; expressed a perfect willingness to plead guilty at once and take, the conse ; quohoea, althbug-h he knows that.thls means the death- penalty. The prUfoner- had psseM -a steeple y night in fact, admitted that he had but little, It any sleep. When'Deputy Sheriff Foster esoorted the man dowir V Stairs to the little room In the rear of .'. the sheriff a -office to photographed nis nana moved nervously ns he sat - na umu asKea oy mo'kinej Mr. Uhlmann, the cashier. If he officer to raise them, his eyes wfVe nad wanted to. lie regrets very much downcast. His whole attitude was on that n k,ne(1 Mr. Bar, and says the f of dejeellon, as It might well be. Lntr. iatter showed by his not firing at him after a few moments' talk privately ,. mih h, Itr4iid him that h .....a iuuuij ' LCI . JTUUIIM II1HII consented to talk, and was taken Into 't . the private office, where for an hour he . wss piled' with 'questions. ; - s Asked If he was willing to plead , j gliilty. he said In effect "Yes. I ll be - tiekled to deatn to do so ahd have It ill . oyer with 4uj5t as Quickly as possible." ''.'.'" . Xather Bare Bled Himself. ' His greatest regret, as he stated In his talk, was that when Mr, . the drop on him the old gentleman didn't fir and kill him Instead of hav- ! ; lngrthe Maffalr result as it did. He I f; would have preferred to be killed him-, -...sjalf'.jmther than have to kill Mr. Bar' ! andv awing for ? his crime. He steaj . fastly refused to give his name, and ; the fact that his relatives, who llve :n " the raat, will probably learn his fate Beems.lo worryhlm more tlian tlie fact of his hanging. He told his story of , how the shooting occurred and his ,rea sons for going Into the holdup business, n ' . ' A Murderer at 83, I The prisoner is a JitHe past 2! years of age.- He is not at all bad looking, I ' and were he dressed Hn good clothing ; v would Tnake - a ' good 'appearance. He' ' walks erectly and wfth a quick step. He is 5 feet '10- inches in height, of ' rather slend r build, 'and gives his weignt at its pounds, lie wears a blank hlr n bin. .r with heavy buttoned shoes. He is of P?1 h would ot "end home for more. American birth. He jipeaks in a low!. In ;th belongings of the man were tone and slowy, His, pomplpxlon .Ja i '"nt ,FW, P'f ,0.f Pap1e1r'.?ora.e v?' light; he Is smooth shaved. His eyes!0? lenJ throw 11?ht hlfl re blue. On his right Wrist he has a ldnI;lty;. An envel"p., ba th8 addr" 1 scar Just below, the wrist near the I ' th Northwest Bridge company. On Joint His hair Is light and, he appar". f the back, wr a number of addresses . ently takes pride In It, for It Is parted ,n Penc11- n another piece of paper . with utmost care. He wears It long was memorandum reading as follows: t"in front, combed to the sides In two ; "To b"dnew cotton mill cost 1600,000. mops that are long. The appearance of :' j . . i . . . . . . . ... .. . . in nair na mo ugntiy roiaea crease In his Mack hat would apparently ln dloat degree of pride m his looks. v:vi-li.Portlnd tast Honth. - ; , Ht says he earns to the Pacific coast rri y?5: i'Lher l.ThTworb,etC " - v. j y iu m ujv111.11 BEU he -lived in that olty, and most of his time was spent there working at his trade. He refuses, however, t state what his trade Is, for he says that this y would help lead to his identity, which he keeps secret A month ago he came 1 north to Vanoouver, 13, c., where he stayed for several days. From there he bought a ticket to Portland, Or., where he remained three or four days. It was while passing through Chehalls and Centralis that he learned of these towns, and this finally caused him Ito head this way when ha made up his , mlndi to hold up a . bank iomewhr. However, at that time he says he had about 1250. In Seattle he fell In with ' gamblers, however, and the 1260 did not last,'-as he was a poor poker player.. Dcjven to desperation, he decided that . he must have more money, and although he claims never before in his entire life to have committed any such , a ne, he concluded to hold up a bank somewhere not necessarily at Centra lla or Chehalls, but somewhere that an opening presented. Itself. , ' His Preparations for Xoldup. ' . In , Seat tie he bought a gray mack lnaw coat, a khaki colored cap and a pair of trousers of the same color. He - sewed the corner of the tall eif a black Humors r Impure matters which the, skin, livsr, kidneys and-other organs cannot tak; carei. of without help, 1 - " 'plmplea, -bolls, ecsema add , other eruptions, ' loss of appetite, that' tired feeling, tlllous turns,, fits of Indiges tion, , dull headaches and other troubles are due to them, i. In their treatment be ur to take . Hootl's Sarsaparilla , In usual liquid form or In chocolated 'tablets known as'sarsatabs, , .-t ' i i , t' ' -- ; v , , - v Man who held tip Farmefa' & Mer chants' pank of dentralla, Wash., Saturday alght, killing the presi dent, Lawrence Bar, - . , shirt onto the lower part of the cap to serve as a mask Taking a. boat to Tacoma he bought an automatic pistol at a second hand stores He teok a night train 'from Tacoma-to Centralla late Friday and reached the latter city about 8 o'clock Saturday morning, He looked about the town, thinking all the time of his plan, and more and more nerving himself up to making the at tempt. ' Late in the day he decided to stick tip' the -Farmers & Merchantabank and laid ' his plans accordingly.'. Would Appear in New Suit. . In an alley a block from the bank he hid his long gray overcoat and his small black hat. He bad on over his blue - serge trousers the khaki colored pair. At the lower end the legs of the latter had been slit several Inches up. In order that they might be pul'ed Off quickly. His plan was to hurry to where he had' his overcoat and list, throw off his disguise and when he re appeared On the' street be In a differ ent garb. The officers found his coat and hat In, the alley where he left them. ROBBER WONT JELL ' WHO HE IS; HINTS HIS PEOPLE LIVE IN EAST He stays' that he- could easily fiave was a "good old man." " Onards Identity Carefully. The prisoner will answer all kinds of questions regarding himself and his habits, but as to his name and his oc-l cupatlon - will not reveal a word. He claims he does not drink, and that only once In his life was he ever intoxi cated. He docs not smoke cigars, but an h llka cigarettes. H denies i Bar had'gy fondness for women and claims' never to have been on familiar terms ( With the underworld element, as Is often the case with holdup artists. His relations, he says, live In the east. He has some relatives on the coast, but claims not to know where i they reside. . He formerly lived in Syracuse. N. Y.. but whether that Is the i home of his parents Is unknown. . Both his parents are living and he- haa-four., brothers and txfo sisters; one brother, and one sister are younger than he Is, he says. Lost Money- rather Sent. He says that he always made good money at his trade, and that any time he had urgent need for money ho could get it by writing home to his father. However,' in the present instance he j says he had become so desperate to think that he hnd lost his $250. a "part ! or wnicn naa Deen sent mm rrom nome, ,naraM iver opecmny m.. montvuie, I Pntin 11 I i .1,1 o , li this warn t- I f 1 1' n t V. . Conn." Beneath this was written the: name "Miss Velma McKnlght." . The engraving on his silverlne watch case j is thought to be the best olue to his! identity, however. On one side of this ' is the word "Ernest," while on the 1 The watch ! case shows evidence of having been , worn for a long while, and It Is be lieved that It Is a keepsake presented . to him by some of his relatives or I friends; v - I ) Kay Q It Over Quickly. Deputy Sheriff Foster " is making 1 every effort to discover the man's 1 name, and it may be that before an-1 other day his Identity will no longer ! be a secret. Today County Attorney Buxton and Deputy Bishop held a ses sion, and went over the legal aspects of the case, and it la not unlikely that since the prisoner has -expressed so sin cere a desire to have It over with, he may be accommodated. Blotfraphy of Murdered Ulali. Centralla, Wash., Jan. 1. Lawrence Bar, the murdered president of the Farmers Jt Merchants bank.' was un til a year ago Centralla's leading merchant, havlqg retired when the bank was organised. lie was 71 years of age and was born' in Germany, being the youngest of a family of 18. "When he was still a young boy his family moved to America and settled "In Pennsylvania where they lived Until 1868. In that year the father and three sons, includ ing Lawrence, moved to Bprlng Valleyi Minn., and took up homesteads. When the Civil war broke out the boys enlist, ed, .Lawrence Bar serving throughout the .entire four years. At the close of the war he opened a general mercahdlse store In Spring Valley which he oper ated until 1891, In which year he moved to Centralla. H opened the first big merchandise store in this olty in the same year and actively operated tt "Vn til last February, when the Farmers A Merchants .bank was organised .'mainly - Boa Zs Teller la the Bank. - 1 XHV - 11QW ..UUI1K uuiiunif. 1 wniuu ; was the aged president's chief; pride, was completed only tltree weeks ago. Mr. Bar is survived by his widow, one son, William L. Bar, who is teller in the bank; m stf'p daltKhtef, Mrs...E. C. Trucs dell of this city, and - three brothers, two of , whom live In - Spring; Valley, Minn, and on a In New TOrk, HEW YEAR'S HArTV Convicts; and ; Insane Patients See Pictures; Reunion jor v the Deaf Tonight. .:'''"".' (Balra Bui of The lonrnal) ' Balenv OrM Jan. " 1-The Inmates of the state . penitentiary and the insane asylum are not without New Year cheer today. The convicts enjoyed a motion picture show and songs this morning and a New fear dinner at nodn. Tbe patients at the asylum wl have a plo tore show following their o'clock pin ner. The pupils at ,-tha . school for are returning today from their vacation and will have a soolal reunion tonight. The pupils at tha school for the blind wentj home this vacation but will be on hand for. work tomorrow" morning. DETECTIVES TRAIL ROBBERS TO EAST Mystery" Still Surrounds Dis appearance of $2500 From Oakesdale Depot. Upokane, TOiah., Jan. L Assisted by two deputy sheriffs from Colfax, some of the best special agents in the service of the Northern Pacifier are hunting for the burglar who robbed the road's de pot In Oakesdale, Frldaynlght. The railroad detectives are Id command Of Chief of detectives Hi n dm an of Spo kane.. The ease ls still a deep mystery, no trace of the 2500 taken having been found. Operator Barry and "Will ' Elder, an apprentice, arrested, Saturday, were - re leased. Detectives were satisfied they knew nothing' of the affair. Search of Miss Smiley ,iOf Oarfteld. who went to Oakesdale, Friday, to see Barry, re vealed less than $1 on her person. De tectives are said to be working toward the east, foHowing a new clue, the , na ture of which is withheld.. RETAIL MERCHANTS' CONVENTION JAN. 17-18 The sixth' annual convention of the Oregon" Retail Merchants'" association Is to be'held In Medford, January 17 and 18.. Features of the, convention will be reports of retail business conditions from every town in the state, outlines of desired legltilation and- tb anntjat election Of officers. Arrangements are being made by the Medford Commercial club, of which Judse W. M. Colvlg Is president, to entertain a large attend ance of members of the association. If coal In a stove be sprinkled with a strong Tiait ana water aoiuuon iessi soot will collect in the flues and chim ney and the fire will burri" brighter. Form no resolu tions unless you keep faith with them. . "- If you will start an account -4ith us, you will continue, for the reason of the benefits derived. No restrictions in amounts. MERCHANTS; SAVINGS&TRlteT COMPANY Capital $1&,000 VT. H. rear?.v.; President Wnilard Case.;,,fTloe President O, O. Bortroeyer. Cashier Walter H. Brown. .Asst. Oashisr OR9 SA TUBjS. AY ZTIflUH 6 to - Resolved, That we will all work for bitutithic streets for 1912.. Portland Citizens. jKostcr &. Klclscr Blgb Grade Commercial and Klectht . . . ' Bast rthvand Bast Bvsrett Btsj ' : rVoaes Bast UUl BM. .. , , . '. ...- i: '. : Snowshoe Squad of Six Stop at Club (louse1, at : .6000 Feet Altitude. , s- ''-; (Special te The JenrnaLt' ' : Hood Klver, OrH Jan. 1 The tnem bers of the Portland 8now Shoe olnb who arrived here Saturday- night, are today climbing Mount Hood. In he party are J. Wesley Ladd, D. T. Honey man, J. V. Zao, Pr. H. S. Nichols. B. H. Wlckersham and Mark Weygandt Wey gandt Is . the j veteran ' mountain, guide who has piloted visiting tourists to the summit of , the mountain for several years. The snowshoerg will not at tempt to go any farther up the moun tain than the olubhouse,. which Is at an Hew 3fear9s E 'TiS oast -the twilight of the now meets its" closing hour. . To 9 some the passing; will be md3t welcome aa it leaves be hind the sorrows and tribulations of fate; To others, and to most off usit is hoped regret will ; mark the passing off its reign. To all, however, the New Year is a greeting off hope; That it may prove ffatithfful to i .. mam ii 1 w nKTHan . pip mown twoti : pltpf Jl life I ''Sr., . .. 0 ...... jf , - . -. - - " ..Ml , From small beginnings at Portland Eilers Music House no less an authority "it is selling more piano dealers combined" " " .1 This has been the case ever since five years ago. . At the present time Eilers Music House sells at least three times as many of the highest grade and most costly pianos as all other dealers in the three Pacific Coast states combined. Our energies are de voted to the sale of the nation Vbest makes. , Among the instruments sold only by Eilers Music Houses are: . Chickering, the nation's oldest and most highly honored make; Kimball, the nation's ' foremost, recog nized as die great American home ' piano ; The exclusive .-SoWer-fme';:aiutomticji Hazelton -the time-honored Decker, Phila delphia's pride the Lester and Chicago's iTSrythlng ws sU l0rhlfH rrftd bnt lotr priosd. trotnlag on worthy la material, asstfnlsa; woriuaansblp eves f l a a s jviaos , . among our stocks, i The Signature That la Western America' Stands for Positive Satisfaction to the Customer. elevation of about 00 feet They left the base of the mountain early this morning and etpected .to reach their destination at noon. As two feet of fresh snow has fallen during the past few, days,', the traveling is expected to be arduous. .'':,, ''''. - ; '''- i..u,i. STRIKEBREAKER IN 1 Constable Dodges Bullet From Revolver In Hands of Workman. Koseburg, Or, Jan. i. Joe Fawuta. a strikebreaker who has been employed In the S. P. shops In this city, was ar rested last night when he made a gun play. As he was about to enter the Ne vada rooming house someone called him .siriceest .wish. has grown so that , ,. . . . H '.'! ' MM. l U.I.I, ,1 .,..,,.. .. J.I -I,1.. - I .' ittrrauiHiHwi'i'ijsim'ji Mnmiiniii ;UiHirf than the Musical Courier of New York, pianos on the Coast complete department m thev-West :: FORTY" STORES. a "scab." ' He turned, ran into the' street and drawing a revolver; It Is alleged, he directed , the renlarkt "Come, on out If you want anything," at several of the strikers who were standing - near. Con table Jarvis. : who van standing -near by, went .'after the strikebreaker, and as he did so, the man ran into the rail road yards, HI gun was diechargea and ii the bullet whlzxad past the constable's head. As today Is a holl day Pawuta will not be given a bearing before Tuesday. - ,, . - It Is alleged by the striking shopmen that praotloally all the strikebreakers carry guns.- Several weeks ago Percy Lea. another strikebreaker, was- arrest ed for pulling a gun on a striker. On mtmmi 1 MnainiK. it la id. runs have been discharged within the stockade by "Couldn't Make It Go." Ban Diego, CaL, Jan. 1. Because Jhe "could not make it go" any longer, J, N. Koelf went to Chain Vista, a. suburb, and hanged himself to a lemon tree. Koelf was a Swiss, 60 years of age. He had no relatives In this country. He left a note saying- he wanted to be burled without coffin or ceremony where the body was found today. 1911 vear. arid 19 1.1 its trust is our .yZ 1 -;;',. 1 ".' ' ' (107 First street) now, according tp than all the Qther later, day success, the Steger, and 35 other thoroughly worthy and dependable makes ; The Autopiano, the nation's greatest player piano, . together with nine other makes of player pianos; The wonderful Welte Mignon, the player piano which exactly reproduces the great artist's playing; The Victrolas, all types, and all Records for same; . The Graf onola (Talking Table) and all Records for same; , .. , Edisorf Amberolas, all types, and Records for" same. ,. . : . Everything in Sheet Music and small mu sical merchandise. -The finest and most. Tha aratlon's Z a r t a 1 Ijf bs Sllsre SnllOlaf. the riant BnVl t&ar tm Amrloa AsTBtad to Musical liijrtfttfiiaat - illiiY Ald gtrsst, at SsTsatlu., NEW TODAY 'Oflmsffe'dl Mouse s The very best ' residence district in the city ; 8 roo.tn brand new house, located, on 32dstn between Broyce and Shaver sts., and only. 2 blocks from Broadway car. . House is complete in every detail and contains every up-to-date feature. Hardwood floors, fireplace, billiard room, furnace,, built-in buf fet and bodkeases. We guar antee this house to please the most skeptical and invite in vestigation. $500 will han dle it. Seo ' ' G. H. Hampton 723 Chamber of Commerce Main 5129 ' Tabor 1664 WE HAVE IT One of the finest little tub. -divisions offered for , sale around Jportladd today. At the intersection of Base Lino'' and Ream roads, consisting of 40 acres. Mount Hood in terurban run jl full lerijeth of property,-" with station on ; tract. Already subdivided into 480 lots. Blueprints, etc, v . orphan (L jCan .be handled on -easy terms. Will show over ; ISO per - cent net For the -speculator or real estate man wishing a subdivision, noth ing better on the market No phone information on this. F. E. TAYLOR CO. - 404-5-LEWIS BUILD1NO Members Portland Realty Board." 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