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Mebford Mail Tribune
The ,Weather
Pair, Heavy to killing fruit
Mlmum ysaterday ....48
Minimum today ..... .19
Weather Year Ago
Maximum M
Minimum 4J
Precipitation . 08
rVselpltatlon
....02
tVavkly Fitly .Mei-olid Veur.
MJSDFORIJ, OliKdOX, MONDAY, AVHlh 17, VJ'1'1
NO. 2J
BOLSHEVIKI
PUT OVER A
Allies at Genoa Dumbfounded)
When Special Russo-Gcr,
man Treaty Is Signed, at;
Rapallo Immediate Call;
for Special Meeting Issued'
Action Unprecedented.
RED VICTORY, SAYS TEMPS
'Alt IS, April Ii
'ouiunmtlng
oh the Oenoft
'IVnifa aa:
conference,
tlio
"Ut un conies (!ml thu Genoa
conference) la war noil the llrat
phase haa ended tu the advantage
of tho biUIievlk.
"In im thao a week" Hie news
paper continue, 'tarn to fure
w(U tlm allies under (h run
mam! of IJoyd Gooigo, they have
obtained Uiree. liiiMrot result.
Tbry hav .cen admitted to the
nfnrinf upon on equality
wirb la practically equivalent
t offlrlol recognition; they b
kept Intact all their claim with
out signing or e-.needlnft anything
ad their cliwUlto mu--hm haa
btn lli.il thu oiit-oiim of the con
ference now dcenl upon llu
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litCNOA, April 17. illy A-wclatc I
l're) A treaty between (iernianv
tvJ Il'i.nU wua signed at Itapallo yes
leMay, the signatories being ih. for
eign minister of tin? two countries.
Oc.rgo fhltoberln for Rtmla and Ir,
Walter Itaibennu for OermitDy. The
ttitaty nullliU a the )tret l.ltovak
trortty Rnd retabllaliea full diploma
tic relatloM on an eiuutlty Inula.
OUNQA. April . I.- Illy AamrlnK d
I'reHH I Tremler Facta of Italy, an
prmldent of the oconoinio ronfen nce
lKauid a audden atiuimona th!a after
nHin for a conference at 3 p. m. of the
hmtila of the Invited ower now In
(.-ros It la believed one n-aaon fur
Iho calllns of the conference waa the
annoiincrmeiit f the alunlng of the
Hu!)-(ii-niiun tn-aty.
Allies Alarmed
The auiioiinced oWJim-i ,f tln im-t-Ing
wuh to aditiNt by i-ni)Hiiltail-n the
Ultimde of tint ulllea t'lwnrd the Una
rlnn iiuentloQ. Thu Jupanviiu wvro In
cluded In tlio Invitation.
1 he KiiHttliiii-dentmn part riincota
all wur clalma. uh wey na rlultim urla
Iur from thu nuttonalUntion of pro
perty. ..The trrnty neKotlntU'n hcRan tunny
inontlm ubo. It wiih Huld.
Thla ucilou by deleuatca 1 1 the
flonon ecououilc cinference, In nnet
ln lnteMiidnnily and tioRoilatlnit u
Ireoty outHldo tho aoupo of Iho confer
emu Uaelf Is pointed to na ctiUhllaU
Inir a Hlrlklns precwletit for the nn
tkn wblrh are portlclpntlnK In the
(llantiHMlon of the Kuaalnn piublem
hero.
KVJtEKA. Calif.. Anrll 17 C 1
ula, pTOBldont of tho Hank of Ku-
roHo, ano formerly a well known Ne-
vid Uuukor, was dlacovt-red dead
hero today from a bullet wouud. A
revolver wua found In hla hand. Ho
woa 71 year old and had boon In 111
tMalth for aonx), time,
BOCHE PACT;
!
i i : . j .. m I U
EUREKA
BANKER
IS FOUND DEAD
BEE WIZARD OF LOS ANGELES AND
WIFE BURNED TO DEATH; MONEY GONE
KOH A NOBLES. April 17. A truK
vdy In tho Chutawoith mountuliiM, 30
mlloH from hre revealed by tho find
ing of charred remain of two bodle
In the antic of a lonoly moiintuln home
1h under Invosilnutlon by sheriff' offi
cer today to determine whether n
murder and Hitlcldo or dmtliln murder
for robbery wur It motive,
The bodio of Mr. and Air. W. C,
Dayton were burned "nlnioMt linyond
recognition la a fire which deairoyod
Arkansas City Is
Near Destruction
From River Floods
!
; I'lNi; IILI'FF, Ark,, April IT.
j - A call for unnlHtit urn wan unit
,4 to(Hy to ul town within a re-
dlu (if thirty Milieu of Akksn-
aua City f. f men mid supplies to
aid In lint right to prevent a 4
break in ihn .MIssWslppI river
li'vi'nti iniir Hint plaro. AVu ti.tr 4
wua reported coming over flnt 4
4 'tii li ii k iii mi t m and fear wax ex-
pressed for tlm safety of Iho '4
tlHtriia. mot of whoe home
are !o feet uii'l more below I he
water level. Oiw hundred cou- 4
vli'U were wnt from Die slat
4 farm at t'ummliia tu aid In Iho 4
4 work. 4
Tim m" from Arkansas
4 t'tty Huld I In? sliuatlrn waa n- 4
4 gurded ihi a "extremely a-
rioiia." More than 500 men
were (lieu eng-god In construct. 4
lug emergency rmbunkmeut bo- 4
4 h'ud certain point. The train 4
on wh'i'll the convicts were sent 4
4 w ill be uwj tu bring people and 4
4 llvniitork from the danger zone. 4
4
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CLAYTON ACT"
Government Wins Against
the United Shoe Machinery
CorporationContracts fori
Rental of Patented Ma
chinery Held Illegal.
WA.SIIIMJTO.N. April 17, The
Huvernineni today won n uu. ,u.
rein court In the cime breUKht by
the Untied Khoe Mni-htnrry corpora
tion and other to have wt ald the
r.mrulnliiit order prohlliitini; them
from umiir ceitnln b-nne cluue In
their ronlrncta for the rental of put
ciited machinery.
The tiupri-iiie court ufrirniiil the
decree of the United lul.-K Ultrlct
rourt at Hi. IaiuId which enjoliii-d tho
curporalion, under the C layton act.
Th fcil cm I court pruhllilted the
cvrporiitloii from compelllnir by
h'liw fiKlcctintit-i the excluxlve tine
of Ph machinery und from unforctnit
nn iilti-nifitlve royulty cluiixe, (ound
to be prohibitive, upon nil footweur
iiumuructurcit In fiu-torie where mo
chine of competitor! iilno were iwd.
It ulen held Invulld the iiKreenn-nt by
which the corporation reiiirci tluino
uxlitK It iniicliinth to purchitne up-
lie Of It.
Juki Ice McKmnn (IImiciiIoiI. but
did nut rxprciui hi view. JukUco
Urn n ili-lM to.k no urt In the con-hlili-rntlun
of the rue.
WAKIIINfiTuN. April 17. The ex
tent to which miitiufiictuici'H of put
ented mncbinery can rentrlct It um
by those to whom It I rented, wn
Involved In the proceeding In tho
Hupreme Court brouirlit by the Kov
crnme'nt URuiitHt tho United Hhoe Mn
cbinery corpomtlon nnd It nffllhitod
companii-N, ondur the Cbiytuti net.
The rne wu twleo orally urgued
before the court.
When the lower federal court de
cided iiKiilnHt the Rovernment In It
Ntiit iiKainNt h corporation under
the fthcriiinn antl-ti-ut luw, coiikiv
enacted tho Clayton law. und while
tho Hhcrmnn net ciiho wn pciulliiK In
the Supreme Court, the government
obtiiinud un injunction iiKulnst the
eorporutlon. It provided that It hnll
bit unlawful for any poraons eimitRed
In" liUei-Htute comnuirce to Icuhu pat
ented machinery, or to fix It rentul.
of the condition that the pernon
leuHlng tne eiime nhnll not ue or deul
: In the machinery, auppllca and other
comnioilltle of a competitor, where
,the effect of the lenno "may bo Hub
, Kl a lit Iti Ily lcHhi'ti computltion or tend
to create n monopoly." .
the cnbln In which thoy hud lived for
neurly forty years. Indication were
that tho IraKCdy, dlm-ovored ycHterduy
occurred onrly lnt week.
Dnyton wa well known In the vul
loy und nearby town a nn eccentric
"beo wizard" and was believed to have
large tutm if money In hi possum
alon. In exc8 of a0.000, Ik wa 0"
yonrs old nnd his wife GO, Thoy were
lat mum alive Wndnoadii.v niornlnn;
and InveHtlurators bollevo the fl'-e .oc
curred tlmt night. . ,?
SUSTAINED BY
SUPREME COURT
TORNADO IN
IlillS; 8
ARE KILLED
(Another Devastating Wind
storm Lays Waste Rich
Territory in Middlcwest
Property Damage Large-
Crops Ruined in Many Sec
tons and Fruit Destroyed
I HK'AtiO. April 1 7. i Ily the Aa
aoclaled I'rt-BH I Tornadofa In three
central wetitorn atatea laat nlcjbt and
thin mornliift were aald to bavo kill
ed at lenat elcht peraoutt. Injured dot
ena, left acorea hoinvleaa and cauaed
daitiaRit which probably will run Into
millions of dollari. .
Kanaua, Indiana and Illiuoia were
touched by tho tomadoea. touthern
llllnola, rocvfvlnH the brunt of tlio
dlaturbancet.
The full extent or the damase In
IlllnoU and Indiana could not be
learned becauao the telephone and
teleuraph linos were demolished
w In-rover tha ttorms struck.
Ci:NTIlAUA. III.. April 17. Un
verified ' report stated ,that aeven
ptraon bad rxen killed and about
35 In hired, aome aertoualy. In the
tornado which atruck thia nectlon
early today.' One woman waa rc
l rtinl killed at Lake Centralla, teu
nilli'H north of here.
CKNTHALIA. III., April 17.One
baby was killed and two pemon arc
In a hopltal here In critical condi
tion as the result of a tornado which
urtu k Irrtnitton." south vt here, atout
midnight lust night, hoapital attend
atita reported here this miming.
Mrs. Uua Drole. tho extent of
whose Injuries haa not been deter
mined, and Rrneat Collars, a railroad
employe who suffering from a
broken back, were treated In roue to
this city from Irvlngton, on a spe
cial train.
A number of other Injured, the
definite number not being loomed
early today, remained In Irvlngton.
The majority are not considered e
rlous. ItcKldent horo were en route To
tho wrecked town this morning to
search for relatives who -might be in
need. No lino of communication had
been resorted at el)tht o'clock.
Tho Illinois Central depot waa lift
ed from Its foundation and carried
about 200 feet by the twister and
then sufely depotted. remaining in
tart. No night agent U maintained
ut Irvlngton.
A box car on siding waa turned
completely around and placed on a
parallel track without any great dam
age, i
Tho storm first struck here, travel
ing toward Irvlngton. Tho local tele
phone exllange and electric light
plunt wore put out of commission.
I'arly this morning linemen were
working to restore communication.
This town In littered with trees, tele
graph poles and debris which fell In
tho wake of tho twlstqr.
The peclal train from Centrsllu
to Irvlngton carried eight doctors and
three or four nurses, it was learned
here this morning. ' t
CKNTRAMA. III.. April 17. Ue
ports that a tornado struck Walnut
1MII, a town of 100 persons, and the
village of Shookvlllo shortly after
midnight were received here early to
day, Tho extent of the storm waa not
learned. No reports of any damage
or Iob of life were received.
ST. LOU IS, April 17. A tornado
throo mlloa euat of Montrosu demol
ished two house yesterday, according
to reports hero early today. Occu
pants of both houses escaped Injury
by fleeing to their basements. A hall
and rlnst,orm followed. Much dam
ago to fruit waa done at Fayette. .
TO
IN CRYSTAL PALACE
LONDON, April 17. The Crystal
palace arena which scat 100.000 per"
sons bus been engaged by a syndicate
which hopes to Btnge two bout during
Jucit ihmipsey a stay In England.
George McDonald, promoter, I pro
posing that DeniPHey undertake to fin-
tub Joo Heckett, British heavyweight
champion, In six rounds, nnd Jack Itlu
meni'old In rout".
Seat prlcoa will range from six hll
lings to five pounds Hlerllug.
Grafton Married Them Within 17 Days
1 1J .
Jilfclit Mary MuiKurvt I-aird
4ren-yrar-v:d "Koillen" dancer,
ton In New York on Iiecernber
fc'J.
married Ellen Curley M Intyrv, (left'
In riitHburg.
U.S. CITIZENSHIP
WOERNDLE
SUSTAINED
l-ur.Tl.ANU. Or,-., April 17.
Jvotph - Wormlw oiNiier Aumriun
vonnui nere. win rttiain ni American
c-itar.viiship as a result of a decision
nnnounced today by Federal Judtje
lWan in proceedings Instituted by the
government for cunctllution on the
grdund that Wocrndle had permitted
Han lioelim, German spy. to use hi
passport before the United
State
entered the world wur.
"There is no evidence to show that
Woerndle was guilty of Infidelity to
America when hv took out hi natu
ralluitlon papers." said Judge Hean.
"The same may apply to the private
letter he wrote to hi relative
uhroad. These letters were written
before the United States entered the
war and while hi native land waa
hard pressed by its enemies. There
is no evidence to show Vocrndle
knew Han Itochm, German suy.
would use Woerndle' passport to Ye
turn to Crrmany to fight."
It is n matter of common knowl
edge, the judge sjild, that tn-fore the
United unites entered the wur many
naturalized citizens sympathized with
their motlv-r lands.
FATTY'S FILMS DO
A
LOS ANGKLi:S. April 1 7. Three
new photo-comedies by Koscoe Ar
buckle which were withheld from
tho screen hecuuse of the t-hurgc of
manslaughter that was lodged
a gu I nut the comedian unit recently
disposed of by u verdict of acquittal,
will be released to exhibitors for this
week.
Thi announcement was mode to
day by the Famous l'luyera-Lnsky
corporation. for which Arbuckle
made the films. Adolph Zukor.
head of the organization, telegraphed
from New York that he was "confi
dent tho public realised by this time
that Arbuckle has been the victim of
clrcumsluptjes," und directed the re
lease. Since Arbuckle' acquittal two of
hit older pictures have been shown
here nt downtown theaters and Iwith
have done good business, according
to the theater manager.
The Daily
Bank Robbery
1NVERSAY, Sask.. April 17. Most
of the $'15,000 which bandits took from
the Koyal bunk here hnd bevn recov
ered today. A bag containing silver
nnd a large amount of currency was
found near the bank, hidden under a
sidewalk. Shortly beWe midnight
Saturday," L. Uhrlch, teller, was shot in
the leg by the bandits, who -compelled
him to go to the bank ami open the
vault. They escaped.
Oregon Logger Drownc-il.
NELSON. H. C. April 17. Arthur
PiUtoi'son, 2S. a logger whose homo
wn snld to be In the state of Oregon,
was drowned yesterday In crossing
the upper Arrow lnke tu u rowlumt
In tow of n tug. .The body wns not
recovered.
EOR
IS
GOOD
BUSINESS
bet ti i- known it I'eKKy Uaviit. the neven
who wan married to Joseph Donald Graf.
1931. K.-vi-nteen day earlier he had
lookkteM-r In hi father' factorj'
OREGON SALMON
! LAW IS UPHELD
BY JUDGE
POUTLAND, Ore.. April 17. The
Oretcon law j.rohiMting the iKissesslon
.ir ,.r d,nn i..,,..h. i.
'seines was upheld today by Federal
j Judge Dean in the suit by George Jur
ich and other lower Columbia river
( fishermen against Mai
'den Carl D. Shoemaker.
fishermen against Master Fish War-
j The court held that the state legis
lature was within its rights in enact
ing the luw at the last session, de
daring the game and fish of a state
belong to the people and are not sub
ject to private ownership except so far
a the people may elect to make them
so.
The court rejected the contention
that the law was Invalid because it
prevented poswesiun nCmlmnn taken
outside the three-mile limit over
which the state had no jurisdiction.
The- decision also declared the law
did not conflict with the compact be
tween Oregon und Washington re
garding fishing in the Columbia river
as the compact had no reference to
the fish taken outside the jurisdiction
of the state.
IE
DALLAS. Texas. April 17. Cap
tain George S. V. Little, army aviator
who was killed in an air accident
here yesterday, was to have met his
fiancee. -Miss Vera May Stiles of Los
Angeles at Fort Worth today, and ac.
rompanied by Mis Stiles' mother,
the couple were to have proceeded
by rail to Little Kock. Ark., where
they Were to have been married April
24.
BY
OKMULUKK. Okla.. April 17. Ar
raignment of Governor J. B. Robertson
of Oklahoma and twelve other men In
dicted after a grand Jury Investigation
into state banking affairs In this coun
ty was sot for May 3 by Judge Mark
L. Ilozarth in district court here today.
The proceedings originally had been
scheduled for today but early last
week Judge Ilozarth granted the re
quest of defense attorneys for a post
ponement. Wife Called By Dead
Husband t May Recover
SAN 15AFAKU Cal., April 17.
.Mrs. Alice Frey, who, when her hus
band died thirteen days ago, took a
slow uctlng poison in nn effort to Join
him. today wuh expected to recover.
Until yesterday, physleluns reported,
she had resisted nil treatment. Insist
ing that her husband hud appeared
from beyond the grave and beckoned
to bee. Yesterday, however, she
suld the vision was less clear , und
agreed with the' physicians that she
julght get well.
DEAN
AVIATOR KILLED ON
EVE0F11A
I Frlcrht fI Mr.
Christians By Turks
U. S. Warship Called
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4
LONDON. April 17. (Ily the 4
Associated Hress.) A great fire 4
4 and a massacre of Christian at 4$
4 Samsoun on the fllack sea coast 4
4 of Aaiu Minor were In progress 4
4 nine days ago when the Italian 4
4 steamer Ilarblta left there, the
4 steamer's officers reported on
4 her arrival at i'atras, Greece.
4 says an Athens dispatch to the
4 Iindon Times dated Sunday.
4 Turkish nationalist Ilishi-
4 fiouzkis surroucded the Greek
4 quarter and set it ablaze, shoot- 4 '
4 ins ail who attempted to escape. 4
4 The officials declared when the 4
4 ateamer sailed the large Greek
4 settlement aj San Scun was
4 ablaze and the thousands of
4 o Greek women and children
4 were rushing to the water front
4 seeking refuge on steamers.
4 The Barbita s;nt a wirelesa
4 message to an American warshlo
4 in the neighborhood, nrglng her 4
4 to hasten to the rescue. 4
4
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SENATE
TD KEEP
I
Completion of Defense Pro
gram in Hawaii and Pana-j
URGED
ARMY
PANAMA CANA
mo Imnflroliio le Viati? f headquarter car from the fKtfgurs
!Tia Imperative IS View 0lj buh barracks was dlmibled by rifle
Col. Wells of U. S. General . The headquarter barracks was at-
Staff.
.r '.Kunl was, fired at outsid of the
"' ' gnte. - The- garrison'-raked -the. sur-
WASH1NUTON. April 17. Coin-j rounding territory with bullets and
plet'en of the defence program in ' the assaulting party withdrew. .
Hawaii and the Panama Canal zone! re Valera Is Scowl,
at, an integral feature of the defense! An arm transport also was at
of continental United States was urg- j tai'k1 but without result, the be-
H i,. ,h
' Z, """ "".'"""""!
com inn. i ee louay oy loionei u. tj.
WeU. head of the plans division of ; occupied by tfte civic guard at Balls
tbe general staff. 'bridge. No damage und no casual-
Co!onel Wells criticized the peud-iies were reported,
ing army bill as Inadequate and tend-j In his speech at Naas, county Ril
ing" to wreck the progress alreadv dure, yesterday. Mr. Collin charged
made in national defense ! lhe n'Pnnt" "f be provisional free
In explaining that the defense ofj,ate ovrn,mT 'th
the Hawaiian group had been center- ST
ed cn tha island of Oahu. which con-J Ile declured that Kamon De Valera
tained there are based upon comput-, had adopted "methods of anarchy"
oor. 1 oione. Vteils said the waters
were seen as bases "from which the
fleet may protect the west coast of
the United States, Alaska and the
Panama canal."
"Oahu Is the impregnable island
strategically of the Pacific ocean, the s,
w itjieas said. "Reserve supplies, re-
serve ammunition, etc., to be main-:
tainedthere are besed upon comput-! sociated Press) Easter Monday wa
ed requirements for a self sustained I looked forward to with little trepl
defense tor a period of four months. dation by the citizens of Dublin. Re
in order to properly prepare the Is-i""" ,u ",e """ "T"vav: "
land for this defense, the authorize "" h"
, .... . . . . un assumption that the day would
tion of construction requested in the Lr puch im explo!4ion a8 the ri).
estimates should unquestionably. be;j,eilon of 1916.
made as the amount is small compar- The Daily Stall's correspondent
ed with Its importance in connection ! says:
with the whole plan of defense." I "Anything or nothing may occur'
Referring to the Panama canal Col- M" the next few duys." and mitwtth
onel Wells declared that its value ' Htnmling the existing menace to
both commercially and from the dr many reports suggest that the
j ...... j , i majority of citizen are inclined to
standpoint of national defense waa ,H.lievc t would be noth,ng.
sticJi that its loss, in the opinion of; TUv T,meg. UubUn correl(pOBdet,t
military experu. "would be a greater j K,v9 the statement by Rory O'Con
Ulow than the loss of any other of our I nor, head of the troops which seized
possessions."
Spokane Pioneer at 77
Dies at Age of 100
SPOKANE. April 17 Robert
Hull, who cume west from Wisconsin
S3 year ago, at the age of 77, to
avail himself of the opportunities
which he declured were, to be found
here, is dead today, lie wu four
month more than 100 years of age.
Until recently, when he became ill
with pneumonia, he was active about
his acre tract near here, where he
died yesterday.
T
OF $3,300, NEGRO
PORTLAND, Ore.. April I". Kob-
her entered the Puntages theutur
here at 2:30 o'clock thi morning,
bound und gagged the negro janitor
and blew the safe, containing about
$3800 and made their escape. , The
negro was not able- to free himself
until about four o'clock.
According to the negro, the men
were in the theater when he arrived
to start his work, and forced him at
the point of a gun to the dressing
PANTAGES
HEATER
ATTEMPT TO
KILL CDLLIi JS
mm u
Head of . Provisional Free
State Govt. Has Close Call,
When Armed Men Rush Car
After Speech Cpndemning
De Valera General Condi
tions Less Critical.
DUBLIN. April 17. (By the Asso
ciated Tress An attempt on tho
life of Michael Collins, head of the
provisional free state government
waa made here shortly after mid
night, coming almost simultaneously
j with an assault on the Beggarsbush
j headquarters of the Irish republican
army, say an official army statement-.
Mr. Collin was on hia way home
after having addressed a meeting at
Naas. County Klldare, when the at
tack occurred.
A group of armed men rushed at
the Collins party's car and opened
fire, the free state leader apparently
! being the especial target. Tho Col
lins men returned the fire quickly,
(and one of the attackers was 'cap
Mured. A revolver and a live, bomb
were found on him.
During the fighting a general
i tacked by riflemen on all sides at
I midnight about twenty shots being
Commandant Menersl
I siegers fleeing after
4 nu rva c-
change of
of shots.
Mhritu Wfrft fir! tn tho nrmlpi
i because the people of Ireland wer
not willing to allow- him to decide
the treaty question for them. De
Yalera regarded this attitude of the
people us an "unforgivable sin." and
for it they were to be deprived of
their right to choose a government.
Conditions Quiet Down.
LONDON. April 17. (Dy the As-
the four court, that hi forc.es did
not contemplate a coup, benrs the
stump of sincerity and the city ha
become quite hopeful.
DELFAST. April 17. (By the A
socluted Press) A bomb was thrown
into the yard of St. Slathews cathe
dral here. One person was Injured.
At Clough, County Antrum, an un.
Identified man who hud taken rcfugo
in the school builjllng from pursuit
by u police patrol was shot and
killed by hi pursuer a ha was
.ai-itnini. frnm thu Ihlll If 1 in sr.
(Sunnien entered the home of an
! ..v.u lli..f Humeri Collins nt Ttrt ml-
ton. county Donegal Saturday night,
took him outside and shot and at
I'lously wounded him.
WATCHMAN BOUhD
I rooms under the stuge, where he wu
bound. At intervuls the men would
go to the buHement to see that thu
Janitor hud not. escaped.
The police have been unuble to
learn how many robbur wero In thu
party, but tho negro believe there
were four and that thoy nuidw their
enenpe In an automobile, a ho Heard
one of . them remark he "would' go
and see if the machine wus still
there."
PORTLAND
ROBBED