THE OREGON DAILY ; JOURNAL.
PORTLAND,
MONDAY
EVENING.
JANUARY 1. ' 1912.
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': FAr.jOUS PIQilEER
, Mrs. Georgia Babcock Was In
Donner Party Which In '46
Was Starved : Into , a State
of -Cannibalism. - '
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; 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.)
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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
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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,
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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.
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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
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From small beginnings at Portland
Eilers Music House
no less an authority
"it is selling more
piano dealers combined"
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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
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(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." ' - .
35
ACRCS
Near , UNION AVENUE, at a :
price which will make you a for
tune in a few years if held.
Brong - Steele Co.
! Ground Floor Lewis Bldg-'
Warehouse Site
- POSrn VKLlf THE BEST - - -Half
block on East Side, in the rarr
best location, where railroad
nies are buying, with both slectria v-
and S. P. R. R. trackage and two
blocks to Willamette nver; 20 per
cent below actual value. One third
cash, balance long time, 6 per cent, ct
will lease for term of years. t .
TH0VI4S P, THORNTOH
204 HENRY BUILD1NO. -
TO
POR A 'TERM OF YEARS.-
The new 63-roqm fireproof rne
ment building on Market, near. First
street. See us for full details. -
PARRISH, WATKINS ft CO,
250 Alder St. "-"
OUR BOOK IS FREE- GET IT. .
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Fourth -Street Snap
100x100 facing vast on Fourth it, near
8hrldan, jroo
a tracKaft
trackaa for warhnu.
laundir
aratra or atoreai worth 17OU0!
toaav ijisv cii, teior m c
lilt East ISA rPhons Eaat l4S
toda;
60- cash, seeinK Is bLlvlOK.
" Apartment Site
Best 50x100 eorner ln'o'iithwfrt soi
tlon; have tennnt who -Hl (nit oiig
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