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THE K OREGOK DAILY - JOURNAL. . POHTLAIJD, WEDNESDAY EVENING, C. DER : il, 1- G V 4 L CAR IS ROBBED IN mm f"! CITS OF. : YARDS OFS.P. INS. F. Two Clerks Bound and Gagged While Bandit .Searches Mail Bags, V.' i '. . " 'T'nlt.A Pnwl laM Wirt.) ' ' - Ran Francisco. Oct. 15. No arrests 'tiart bn tnada ud to noon today In ' . rnnnnrtlon wltll tha robbera.: late ' terday afternoon 1 the mail car on the ...'.Southern Pacific's Sao Luis Obispo lo- -4lcl train almost In the outskirts of ban The . local authorities all along the ''Z Una from Burllntrune. where the lone robber boarded the mall car,, Into 8an ""Francisco had Joined In the hunt, but . ,'. hardly a clue had been found. The search for the wan-himself devolved uiioif tha San Francisco police, since, he ,:.did not leave the car '-until, the train f was in the Third and Townsend street yards and was believed to be hiding in the city. They were making little pro stress, however, with the task Of. find- ' " .-M-inff him. " 'i.H;i 4 -''"' .4 ': .S-V ; " The postal authorities were working -along Independent lines. The boldness ' :-4Mt the robbei-y was : distinct shock to, . them, and It was understood the secret vt service will spare no pains or expense in its effort to apprehend the robber." .' c: '' Clerks eU cf Koldap. ?J Mail Clerfes George A. Scott and Mor- timer M. Titus, whom the robber left '. : "'-bound and with their heads enveloped in mail sacks when he Jumped from the -.'-train, were able to give, a tolerably clr- ' .,IM.i..M.t ..nmi n nf -h rnhharv Kill only the vaguest description of the man He acted, they said, vim perfect cool ness and .. confidence. Alter cumoing unexpectedly Into ' the car . at Burlln- I,. than. Inut.Vittv with j aiiim. .......... ...... 'revolver, forced Scott to bind Tltuaet " tended, to Bcott himself, tumbled them fo under a table and evidently (for the jPiclerks could not see) turned his atten uation tnen to the registered mail. . 'tis" ''..'.;;: J)ssoriptioa Zs Tagae. , i As for the outlaw, all the clerkt could say was that he appeared to weigh '. about 160 pounds, was of medium height, '-.." wore a black hat, a brown suit and a ca Mue bandanna mask and carried a. re j volver, . .- ' -.'''.'-'i'''''' '..:: Postal officials did not think the thief was an ex-member ot their depart Hoc went. Inasmuch as it was plain he had Jr.- to search :' the .car thoroughly for ; the K -plunder he wanted, instead of putting t--hls hands on it quickly, as an expert .enced man would have done. . y "T It waa equally plain, however, 'that ..'die did know all about the train he was "en. When It stopped at South San Kranclaco he rolled the door open Just "' enough to allow the waiting messenger -Jto thrust the local mall sack on board, f-and then slammed it shut before the . messenger had time to see Inside, Kicked the Two Clerks. ..-.: - That he dld not leave the car until ''the yards were reached : was Inferred A J", from the fact that between South San Francisco and the ' yard entrance the v.O train ran too fast for him to have dls w, embarked safely. V.--''.t.i'-s'r i'-' t: i The man opened the, registered mail pouch with Clerk Titus' own keys, flahed 4. from Ma pocket as he lay under the ta- It 7: ble. Several times he kicked both Titus and Scott, hut apparently rather to frighten than to hurt them. r -' - PosUI authorities said' the value of the mall taken could not be determined without fuller investigation. "" One thou sand dollars, the ; figure' given out at first, , waa a mere gueas. It might be less or It might be considerably more, CHAMBERLAIN WORKS V HARD FOR RETENTION OF MAJOR M'INDOE "TP their allotted time 't? ,r. I uril continue to press. th)s matter and hope It yitil re suit satisfactorily. ? r "It lias been suggested.'- said senator Chamberlain, "that as chairman of the committee on military affairs I should go to the secretary of F -.id demand the retention of Major J loe This would Imply a threat th; ( iU request were not compiled with L i id endeavor to thwart the promoel-f vf men in the arm y defeat necessar appropriations. or otherwise hamper the purposes of the government. -8ueh-a--curse would be violation. of the first principles or popu lar government and would defeat every purpose . for which the government is Instituted. .The war v department is anxious to retain Maj-r ku;jndo on the grounds of public policy, and will do so if it can be done without disorganising the engineer corps and compelling men to serve In the tropics at the risk cr Impairment of health and efficiency." Reclamation of Klamath Land. '"Washington, Oct .Representatives sinnott of Oregon ana aser or- van f ornla have practically completed ar rangementa with the Interior department which wtll result in reclamation or so, 009 to 100,000 acres of land at lower Klamath lake. For some time the' de partment has been urged to permit gates to be put in a culvert or bridge built by the railroad under government ewer vision across Klamath river, and this will prevent the flooding of a larga area of marsh lands. ;:.: . '' -;,.'., - After conferring today with Assistant Secretary Jones, Will R. King, law offi cer of the reclamation service, Kngtneer Davis and others, Jones said he would permit the gate to be put In If the water users association would give a bond tot Indemnify, the government and also give assurance that the rights of Van Brim mer ditch and others would not be In terf erred with,, v ' ,;!;.v:v,;Vf '" 'JZi .f-.,4..$ .!"'. Oregon Apples in Washington. " Washington Burv f The Ioornt.t Washington, Oct. II. The JPortland Commercial club has written to Senator Chamberlain, asking hi mto use hie in fluence to get president weiaon to use Oregon apples or apple day, November It, and to have the Senate restaurant and leading hotels, touse them on their tables and otherwise advance the inter est of Oregon apples. rostmlstreaa . at Shaniko. i tWaablnctoa Bnreao nf Tee Joiraal.) 'Washington, Oct -1. Leola taring has been appointed postmistress at Bhanlko, Wasco county, vloe John & Holstron. , , . Cliamberlaln Prepares Plumag BJ1L - (WaKblnetoa Boreas of Ttie Jooroal.l Washjngton, Oct' 15. Senator Cham berlain is preparing a bill making it un. lawful to engage In interstate traffle in plumage, which may - not 1 be Imported under the tariff act and forbidding the wearing of such plumage in Interstate traffic. In connection with the state laws, such as Oregon has, this - would prevent the killing of gong bird and others that .should be "protected. The Oregon Audubon society has adopted resolutions thanking Senators Chamber lain and lne for their - work In pro tecting Mrg.w.f,vVs-.s?-.v';,4.. .-, ? . 1 1 i.i i , ALASKA C0AL F0R ' ; NAVY MAY BE DUG . " BY, UNCLE SAMUEL i (Continued From Page One.) V HOW VISITING PYTHIANS IMPRESSED 'ARTIST SLAYMAKER . TER BRIEF VICITA iTIi li;iM, L.f?.3TlKaoH eK!IUvAl.DMAH. eALcn '7 aBknTv'iTiUa a.tvk' MIHCAPOU' FRANK GRANT; (Continued From1 Page One-V 1 t detriment of their, s health, especially when they have served longer than to navigable water 60 miles, and also of tne prooaoie ; location or the 1 navy's Alaska coaling sUtlon at a seaport not now on the map. ... , . , The new seaport which la now known as Passage canal, or Portage bar. Is located at the northwest limit ot Prince .Williams sound, and has hereto fore been looked upon as a land-locked bay. toe deep for anchorage, Mapa Just completed by Captain a B. Bude of the coast and geodetln survey, which were filed at district headquarters here to day, show plenty of anchorage and a shore line a mile long from which docks may be built making the location ot a naval eoallpg station possible. Tha bay is 11 miles long...v;y:l.ai:,-i;ii.(;;' a. That the Matanuaka fields "contain coal seams which can be mined, to better advantage than those in the Bering fleU was determined as a. result of th expe dition sent to the-fields by tha geolog ical survey. ' It is said that the navy de- 1 'A J J i JZ. - sT 1 :.! Matchles Womnery This Great ' Store continues to demon strate ; its supremacy by selling ' fine and stylish Millinery at Lowest Prices. S , Thursday Millin ery Offerings v. , , U TTT7 . wwrnm Jniatt J s 1 The comirtents on, our Trimmed Millinery af $2.98 have been so gratifying that we have selected another lot of Trimmed Hats from our immense stock, which we will place on sale at this price. - ' '. 7c Offer 300 Velvets, Plashes & Felt Shapes Trimmed Prettily with' S ticlnips, Wings. Laces i and Ribbons. ; :, On Sale Thursday P Original Values Up to partment expeditions have ; confirmed thla ''teiorthaaiiallty 'of.'.th oal has been proved; by both private and gov. ernment tests. It Is the finest bitumin ous type which' la known. to .commerce steaming, or blacksmith ooai. . . The route to Passage canal from Ma- Unuska follows the old Alaska North ern survey to a point at , the head of Turnaaan ? Arm. Here r it .turns east over Portage Pass to Passage canal, 11 miles 'distant.' ronte is auryeyed to go tinder ' Portage glacier trough ' a tunnel about two miles and a half long. :--r-'iv?:ii OtHers wax;and.' . : . Attempts to secure a right 'of : way over this portage and , to bottle up the only ground available' for a dock site have already been made by Individuals, and In at least one instance, by an army of fleer. , Reports on this are known to be in the hands of geodetic survey of ficial' and officials ot the Interior de .partmentr ' ?U'k:-'i'-:ityi-?'':k ':!'';'';i. It is aald that men, who heard of the new survey, organised the "Portage Bay Railroad" and planned to secure a right of way which would be sold back to the government at a big profit should Uncle Sam decide to build his own road. Re ports wired to the secretary of. the in terior today will checkmate this scheme, "Big . Mike? Sullivan, agent for the Portage Bay railroad, secured a copy of the geodetic survey of the new har bor by application to the department He secured his copy before one was deliv ered to the head of' the department in Seattle. . When asked about .this. Cap tain Rude said that permission had been granted from Washington Jto . furnish thlS ' COPy. ' "-:' r-. .- .;..v f ' fv'V. -' : . Dr. Xolmee Betnns. -Captain Rude arrived from the north last night on the - AUska liner. Mari posa. - Other government of flclals ar- rlviug were r-r"c J fr it- t i -pedltlon' ad I"". JoB-fl A. J i ..,m-, . . rector of the bureau of v-.' Dr. Holmea, who ha.t Jn.t eomn' i-l an extensive tour of the guUl ami fields of Alaska, declined to diHcu-iH n" , coal, situation at Matanunlia,, but ' ' ! that he had .completn -, roports on n'l matters .which would he laid lit fore tin) secretary of the Interior. v Holmes Is entliutiiastlo over tha Netian A coafc iielfls, near Falrbankn. Ths fuel there IS a rather high grn ia lignite, - which he ays can be burned right at the fields to generate power fo use at Fairbanks. J ' With this system, he says, much kw grade placer mining eroundV can be worked, which otherwise could hot be touched. .''.,v "'-'.. t"1 .: .A" .. JURY DISAGREES AS TO ' GUILT OF.D. C. SUSPr-CT New .Westminster. B. C-Oct Tho Jury; disagreed here late last 'night in the case of Charles Dean,- arrest ,Jl Los Angeles, charged with the robbery" of ..the -Bank: of' Montreal, here in Bep tember lilt, when $87i.u0 was .etolen, and brought to trial aftert a strenuous fight against extradition.- Tho case will be retried.- ' Today Martin Powell, ar rested ,1a Detroit alleged to have part of the1 loot in his possession,, goes to trial. It is expected that , poweill'a ease will last for several daya. ;-y, 4 aaaaasaeaBaeasaiaiaeanjpsBaasBjsTBwaeSPsegsjBBaB). ( v Haihenr Iiand . Withdrawn, ; V ' (Satem Boreas ef The Journal.) : Salem, Or., Oct 16. The desert land board yesterday voted to recommend to the. interior department that a ilat of 6000 acres of land along MalheUr lake. In eastern Oregon, be withdrawn from settlement under the Carey aot This action was taken at the request of W. C. Parrlsh of Baker and-hir associate who proposed to undertake an . trrlg-. tlqpproject covering th land. .rt M i 1 l . I I 'I .1 .M.lll Charged With Postofflcev Theft. Ix)s Angeles, Oct. 16. Fred Praser, former assistant postmaster v Cotton, has been indicted by a federal grand -Jury on a charge of stealing the office funda - - i .?.! i in i i . i - It i not often that a business firm short of cash allows that conidition to" become known to the public. but sooner or later it is bound to crop' out. and generally ends with the sheriff . in possession of the keys or winds up in bankruptcy. To avoid bankruptcy drastic meas ures are necessary. Our "creditors are demanding money and we Aiust satisfy-them. - .We-are'bound to raise a large sum of money in two weeks, and to do so thousands of pairs of shoes must be disposed of at ridiculous reductions. We prom ise ; the most stupendous sale of Quality Shoes, Portland 'has ever witnessed: You owe it to yourself to attend this sale. ' Good . shoes - , , . . , i i , . r ' were t' never ' sold ' so cheap, and probably never will be again. It is an opportunity you cannot afford to miss Do not dare let anything keep you "away, The reputation, of this store is already es- tablished and tKe high grade" merchandise is generally known. A complete stock of standard make shoes sac rificed in the heart'; of t the season . Shoes for. the whole family just when you need: mem. Fifteen days of ter rible slaughter. Price slash ing the like -of which ya never known. Be on hand when the doors open Thurs day morning at 9:30 A. M. You owe it to yourselves; you owe" it to your friends. Help us help yourselves. ; TURNING SHOES INTO CASH Promptly when the doors open 500 pairs Women's Over Gaiters, worth to $1.00 go at, the pair IPC One lot Children's and InfanU Shoes and Slippers worth to $1.00 go at, the pair Q) LADIES' SHOES ' saaseaMBBaMsBaBjBaBSBjayjBBJBBjBBBajB ' V-. ' ' i $3.50 Patent, Gunmetal and IGd $1.95 One lot .Women's Patent, Gunmetal and Kid Shoes, made over the latest lasts, all d 1 A C .sizes in the lot, your choice ....... sD 1 U $4.50Suedes$2.95 Ladies Shoes in .black suedes,' high and; low heels, buttons only, selling reffularly $4.Sp a pair, all sizes, .now on $4.00 Shoes $2.45 Women's Shoes in all the up-to-the-minute styles, ' gunmetal pat ent and tan; button and . lace, values to $4.00 a pair, in all "ft 7 sizes, at . .D&970, sale at this flJ7 Ar low price x 2) 0 ,', ; ! MEN'S SHOES : : ' J' "' ': . .. - i i ; $3.50 MenV Shoes and Oxfords $2.19 One; big lot 'Men's Shoes1 and Oxfords, selling regularly to $3.50, are to go now at :&f 1 11 of ... ....... 7 next-to-nothirtg price ; . . . $5.00 Shoes $3.85 Men's Shoes . : selected from;the best makes, in gunmetal, tani and patents," button, and lace, ttf' be sold at this $4.00 Shoes $2.95 Mens - Shoes 4 selling regularly; at: $4 dress, semi-dress; and work; all sizes, all leathers, hundreds of pairs, now CHILDREN'S SHOES 52.00 Tail Bluchers at $1.15 One lot of Children's fan Bluchers; if id sizes to Y good values at $2, for. .' V', Little Gents' Satin Calf Bluchers, sizes lip to lC priced now I : at only - V Li ttle . Girls' School Shoes, vici kid, patent tip, v button, sizes up to , tne pair ''fl '' t;, -': OeBig'iiSvVdm'o Shoes Ion Sale-Wy't's3 Oli) ji'oQ)Qj). ' Toiriorrdw-I-Valueo to $3.50 Special JibVQQ $2.00 Boys' Shoes I Men's $5.50 High Ciits l fan's $5 and $6 High Cuts I $2.00 Mioses'Shoes: LADIES OXFORDS WORTH TO $4, i. ON SALE ;.: at - t LOOK FOR THE ORANGE AND GREEN SIGNS 'TT&" - IT111-SM(0)SQ1MW; : 231 Alder Street. Between First il - ; and Second LITTLEGErfrS'HIGH CUTS, SIZES TO 13 i, WORTH C3, ON SALEAT ADO V o9c3' !in ad ri) BE SURE YOU ARE ON ALDER STREET ti' 4 f;.-. . 1. 1 i i i r i , . i