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THE ;OREGON ; DAILY - JOURNAlf.i PORTLAND,--TUESDAY. EVENING,... JANUARY . li 1313, 0 Oil HliG TOUR J. Allison;; Whose True -Name Is Believed to Be John Tor gcrson, Confesses to Many Thefts, at Roseburg. : ' : , , - . y,.,r: ,8peclal H Tb Journal.) , Hoscburg, Or, Jan., 14.-Conf easing to tt series or postofflce,, railroad station and store , robberies In the vicinity of Hertford and Grant Pass recently, after being arrested fiere yesterday by Postal Inspector Morse ami Chief of- Police B. Kenton, a men glTing the alias of J. .-AUiwn, "but' whose true name is said to be John Torgorsoiv.ls being held here ' for the federal authorities. He wanted at Red Bluff, Cel., for, murder, 1 and has served two and one half years In rolsom- for burglary.-,. v ':' , Nearly all the loot secured In the rob i be rles was found In the roan's posses sion. He has a wife and two Small : children with him, and has been staying at the McClallen hotel in Roseburg since last Thursday poonA h:i i:; s ,' ' - A circularsent out by Sheriff Boyd, of Ked Bluff, which bears a photograph , resembling Che man under' arrest and an almost perfect description of him, says that on the night of 8 December 4, ' 1312, at Vina, California, Torgerson, evl- Uently crazed fOm drink, took an auto i ma tic revolver and held up the town, and in reckless shooting, killed John - Miller," a ranch TumuV It Is also thought he robbed ,two poaicfflcea In California, as evidence to thai effect was iouna in his belonging. A 400 reward wa or fered for his areat. 1 :: i' . Under tho .name of John St. Clair, he wis eeui up from Tehama county to Poison in SJurch, 1909, for three years for butglary nn? was released from rol soiiin August, J911. He Is slender and tenemic looking and gives the age of 28 years. : -- t- . -, . ... Wife Oiree Clua, The prisoner confessed to robbing, be tween December 2? and January ' last, the following places in the order named: I'ostofflce at Medford, securing $1T In stamp books., cix registered packages, carrier's street letter box key and a re volver; postofflce, S. P. station and R. I Burdicks store at Talent, securing II in stamp booki, J6.40 in pennies, nickles and dimes; a Jewelry store at Grants Pass, securing a. large quantity 'of cut lery, a revolver and various articles of small jewelry; postofflce, Jenning's sa loon and Lance's store at Gold 11111 se curing 111 in pennies and emall,ciang. a, marked two dollar bill, revolver, fetring of rose beads and chamois skin; .postofflce, J. A. Murray's store and rail road station at Rogue River, securing . 11 .23 In pennies, 4 6 In stamps, 4.2S in nickels and various .articles of Jew- ,elry." Xyt:f''-,'''t yi:i"r,t The robber's -arrest was effected . through cooperative detect! e work by P. E. j Kelly, S. detective; 'Postal -In-tpector S. H." Morse and Chief of Police B. Fenton of Rofteburg, who have been persistently on the trail of the man since the flat robbery' .The : 'first t deflnlta lu was- obtained iv January ,'7, when the jniin'B wife Vahed 17.75 in pennies at a bank in Grants pass. That night Torgeseon, committed the burglaries at jtosuo Kivpr, thpn roge a rauroaa veloci pede to Grants Pass and Joined his, wife, The nest morning, January 3, the couple fought railroad tickets to Roseburg-for themselves and tws children, a 8-year--old girl and J-year-old-boy. ' V - i-r-4ilveajro-.saUtak.i-ii-t.;. Detective Kelly, learned of, Mrs. Tor- pf thon's transaction with the pennies at Giants' Pasa and, fharoiarture for itobijbi rg with her husband and children. The suspect waV watehe here and Fen ton learned that Torgerson alwaya paid bills in nickels and dimes. On Sunday ha made. jl. search of TorgerSon's rooms, , while the family was absent, and found the woolen knit Jacket that "W as secured from cno of the ix registered packages stolen from. the Medford postofflce. ' This packet was a Christmas present to a, Xledford woman from Bloomlngtou ill. Fenton notified Morse, who imme diately telegraphed to the Sender at Hloomingion t describe it. On Monday he received an answer giving a minute - de4criptjon---oi -,the. garment.. The offl cers went at Once to Torgerson.' s room end arrested hir. He of fered no resist ance and frankly confessed to commit ting the crimesj--n:--?'i';"-'V',rii'ri ' -wife) Calm at lint, v " : The officers found secreted a suitcase containing nearly all of the loot. On his person was found a revolver and in hla personal effects were a set of keys used by burglars for picking locks,' a chisel, diamond pointed glass cutter and a pair of file.; . Among the stolen articles found :in bis poHscsBloh were five gold .watches,, three revolvers, three sets of rarrings, two pairs of cuff buttons, four nitk pins, one brooch, 48 pieces Of silver t utlery, one gold-plated drinking cup, one - ro bead necklace, one-raaon one com Ipass, one fountain pen, one souvenir npoon, one pair Jeweler's pliers, one let ter carrier" key," two ral1roadaw1tch ' Uej s, a Jady'a woolen Jacket, 61 books of ktamps worth $20, loose stamps amount ing to $4.0, and I8.SS in nickels, dimes i.nd pennies. " d ." '.: ' 7 Torcerson said-that after robbing tin Jewelry store at -Omits Fase7 he threw ,, kway .three gold-filled watch' ; w hk t were round there, last Saturday, and a set of. - surveying instruments which ho sce'vred from one, of the six registered mall packages stolen from tho Medford postofflce. He described to the off lens where these Instruments wero thrown. ' Torgerson' wife took her husband's arrest quietly, as he himself did, but afterwards she broke down ; and gave way. to spells of crying. ' ghe remained in , her room and refused to be inter, viewed." The officer! do not believe the woman aided her husband In any of the robberies, but. they are firmly c6nv1noed she. knew what her hucband was doing. 'Originally ;the officers thought 'two men were Involved in rthe series f rob beries, 'but Torgerson declares lie com mitted all' of i hern aingie rhanded: He used no explosive of any. kind in his jobs, alwaya effecting .entrance to the building, by- picking the. leek -of a door, then using a file, chisel or some instru ment best, suited ,to his purpose. It was originally reported during the time he ' operated In the Rogue River valley that the postofflce at Eaghf point was robbed but Torgerson denies any knowledge of that Job and the officers believe him. There ta - no' evidence to connect him with, that crime and there la even doubt, if uch a crime was com mitted at. all. . The arrest of .Torgerson means the distribution of several hundred dollars reward among the of fleers, responsible for his capture. ' . I .'f-vv Torgerson waived examination on the charge of robbing postofflces and is held under $10,000 ball. He , Will be taken, to Portland tonight ' . s mi MEET HEREON JAN. 16 . The annual convention of the Inter national Shingle Weavers' Union tf America will be held. In Portland, Jan uary 1, 17-and -11, at the Multnomah nviJi...i:,.-.i. About li delegates are expected to be present, and they will represent the Washington, Oregon, California, Wis consin and British Columbia districts, these being the only sections of the continent -where cedar shingles . are manufactured on a large scale. ' The -feature of the convention' will probably- be the formulation of plana to 'extend the Jurisdiction of the shingle weavers to take in the whole lumber Industry, which will mean the organisa tion of loggers and saw mill workers, which It is estimated wilt probably in volve 800,000 men, f The weavera are affiliated with the American Federa tion of Labor, and permission has been granted there, to extend the Jurisdiction as indicated. The weavera claim a membership of about 1000. 1 " - : , H. H. Clifford and Frank La Crosse of the entertainment committee are ar. ranging for the) entertainment of ' the delegate. The crowning feature of Uie social functions .will bo a grand bull at the Multnomah hotel. ,Th Officers of the International-union are at the Multnomah. They are;.' J. O. Brown of Seattle, president; William H. Reld of Everett.-aecretary treasurer; Harry Call of Eelllngham, vice presi. dent; James Jones, Marinette, Wis., vice president: Frank Baker of Oranite Falls, vice president; A. jr. Larson of Bedro Wooley, vice president ' . SOCIETY GIVEN SPACE ., IN NEW COURT HOUSE When the new county Jail is com pleted and the present quarters in the east wing of the courthouse on the seventh floor Is vacated, the Oregon Historical society wilt occupy the place with lta office and exhibits. A commit, tee from the society appealed to the county commissioners yesterday for -a location; as . the society, has " received notice to vacate the rooms occupied in the city hall on account of. the crowded space there. , ;v,v ;V ' T"'. .'T Temporarily the society will be given three rooms on the fifth floor of the new wing of the courthouse, and stor age places wherever room can be found. The committee announced- that it was the hope of the. society that , a building of lta own might be erected within a short tlme,, '.H,S-.'. vV, '"v-y mr i'rM-$ Everyone talks JrKenshaw:jrv''-"; PASS UHE OVHS Surveys Have Been-Completed "li and (VVbrk-. on Southeastern Oregon Railway Expected to Begin Soon. ' ' (SpecUl 1 te The Jonrjii.)" "7" r pandon, Or., . Jan, 14. The surveys have been finished and the right of way secured -for 1 the .Bandon-Oregon ,' Railj. way company's line, articles of ' IncoK poratlon for- which were 'filed, at Sa lem In October, 1912. The road When built will not only open up'a vast ami rich section of country In this Immediate vicinity and furnish an outlet for thu country to the outside world, but will tap a country with unbounded resources all -the - way from BamlonMo Granti Pasa, and will wean mllliona of dol lars worth of material of ell kinds to be transported here by rail and exported through the local harbor. ;- m," i The,:" proposta -Jino , will I fdlloiv the foothills on the south side of the Co. qullle river avoiding the marshes and low. land so a to get a substttntlal and permanent roadbed with , the i required elevation. r Most of the right of , way grants were obtained foi $l which In dicates the favor with which the peo ple look upon, the project, Oets ,.Tate ...Vroat" '' i-'i The company has secured for dock age at Bandon the- entire river -froai from Lyons-Johnson's mill, two Smiles up the river, to the plant Df the George W, Moore Lumber company in the town proper, Thla affords as fine frontage for depots and docks as could be desired. At Port Orford, dockage room anddepot grounds havo been secured At this time, there la no obstacle in the way of the construction of the road.'- ; :" The -completion of this road will be the awakening of - southeastern Oregoi and will mark, the beginning of a uew and . wonderful ' industrial and commer cial era .Timber of the best quality and ' largest quantities, mineral, agri cultural . and dairy products, will find their ready market and throughout the section touched by this- road all. busi ness will be transacted In-volume equal led by no other territory of same dimen sions under the shadow of the Ameri can flag. ' r r - . . i . Tunnel Through Xonntaiai The- roilts of the proposed line ex tends tip the coast from; Port Orford to Bandon., thence up the sout,h . bunk t the 'iCoquille r'ver- past Couullle and Myrtle Point, thence up the south forlt of the Rogue river mountains, tlmuce by tunnel, through these mountain ta a point on the Rogue river 13 or 20 miles above Illahe,' thence Xip .IRogue riveT to Grants Puss, and thence to a point near Medford, where th& line wi'.l connect with the Paclflo & Eastern, , The Coqullle river valley, Cooe and Curry counties, are but a small part of ' the territory that, will be benefited by the proposed ' line. , The Gallce ani Rogue river valleys will reap a decided benefit.-- The Alameda mines alone wiil furnlahTmuch business for the road. The 21,000,000,000 feet of lumber In th Rogue river valley every foot of whlc.i ia merchantable will contribute to the income of the road. . t i ; ,, , .-; SEATTLE WOMAN MAY ?:0z .. . PRACTICE IN U. S.. COURT u, :':. ' 11 i i " ' i ' i' ., A c (United Pres te Wlre.1 1 8eattle, Jan. 14. Miss ,.Lola Blinn, formerly of Los Angeles, Is today en titled to practice before the federal court, having ,been admitted by. .Judge Howard. on a motion by United States District Attorney Riddell. i She Is , the. first woman to be admitted: to the fed eral court in this district - Vs f Ignorance helps to ' hoorai business , when-a man orders a 13 frame for. a SO cent picture. . -..-'-xHir ' '.'' MAY GAIN IBERTY BY L HEW MEDICAL THEORY , . j ,1 Waited Pre Lo.ed Wlre.l ' LlnroUi, Xcb. Jan. 14. Depending on ihe iifvt medical V theory that the MoMui.-li will oigeKt food even, after the J'c-dy la deud, attorneys for William KU'e. - convlrtcd of. killing 'his sister, are totlay fighting in ourt to free the wealthy young fannrt ffhey orfered the trutiniony of Doctors Ludwig Jleck- trom and Xtayncs of ancagd. who ex aroincd tho woman's, Woruach. after dis. interment and'aaid that she had ben killed at leawt there hmifs'ffftcf she had eaten a meal. Tli fw-uttiat the food h cligeKted Bhows thio, they eay Tlie mtate attorneys are attmptlni to iVi-prove this y hiding "that the tiiiath as pushed nrontnl wmlc the .iifceon were pfohlng for tho bullet No motive la knnan for th crime nece tttitklng bin appeal. for a thlr.i irlal' 4 GOLF PARK has other compelling reasons why you should consider it, now,"as the location of your permanent home. You who are familiar with the choicer residence communities of other big cities, are you think ing seriously enough of the future for your family's home ? . . - . ' " - ... -. , -' . . - . . . . - ' " i .. - . ' - -. , . . . ;' . . ' -. ' . . - ; . .' ,.-'. . 1 . . . ,,. ., , .. ... . .. ... , . . . , .. ... . -... v Just think for a moment how far into the country the better class of people had to go to develop a fine 'suburban home near Chicago; Think of thb long ride to the recently established residence districts of a suburban character surrounding New York. , ; i , '..'J -v You have your Irvington, your Portland Heights, your Nob Hill, and what else? How long will it be, do you suppose, when these three districts will be crowded and you wiU begin longing for more air, more lawn, more room and more scenery? ' 1 i- - ' ." ji-Am 1 1; ; Hi) T ....... .., Then, of course, Golf Park will be in great demand. Then, of course, you will pay the price that tremendous growth Avili name. Then, of course you will wish that you had given Golf Park some of the consideration that it deserved long before. ;:V. V" .'" 1" . :w :: X-..r7- ' 0 . 7.-T 7yr'Tr:f''::y0.:' ' ". ' fzffl Park is cheap now. The improvements arc all installed and all paid for. The sites arc large, averaging abVifi four city lots each. At $5000 per site, in Golf Park, you will be paying about $1250 per average city kt, which rico . includes everything. ( . -' 4 Golf Park safeguards you in every wajv TAu i adequate buildirigTcstricUonrotect thc harmony of your building. Other restrictions protect the fine topographical environment. Nothing can every destroy the magnificent outlook of golf links, hills along the western shore of-the Willamette and perfect lay of the district :' I ' 'i ''"A: t Golf Park, in every way, holds for you a home building opportunity that it would be difficult to find anywhere else . in the Pacific northwest, to say nothing of the city of Portland. 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