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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MAT 3i, 1907. fill EftflS LAVISH BANQUET No Expense Spared in Feast at Chicago. HIS VENERATION FOR LINCOLN Bareheaded Warrior Places a Wreath on Statue, RECEPTION TO JAPANESE i Wears Medal for Bravery, While His Suite Blazes With Decora tions Will See Ball Game and Boom the Sport in Japan. CHICAGO, May 30. General Baron Ku rokl tonight gave a banquet to 50 Chlcago ans. which for expense. splendor and unique features baa rarely been equaled. The Baron gave orders that no expense was to be spared and his orders were car ried out to the letter. The banquet hall was transformed Into a marvelous maze of Japanese lanterns, draperies and dainty scrolls, while the menu included the finest wines to be had. Baron Kurokl entered heartily into the spirit at Memorial day. Early In the morning the warrior-visitor and his staff donned their regimentals and it was de cidedly a military party which emerged form the Auditorium Annex to go to he reception exclusively for Japanese at the home of the Imperial Consul, S. Shimizu. It was the first time the Nipponese visit ors had worn their military uniforms. .General Kurokl was attired in a clay-colored uniform with but one decoration, a medal for bravery presented by the Mi kado. The other members of the party were ablaze with decorations, but Kurokl wore the really valuable emblem. ' rays Tribute to Lincoln. This afternoin the General paid tribute to the memory of Abraham Lincoln In an impressive way a way that touched the hearts of the Americana who witnessed it. and a way that Chlcagoans probably will remember as the one thing more than any other which gave an Insight Into the brown, little grizzled warrior's character. At 3 o'clock the party left the Audi torium Annex In two automobile, carry ing a wreath of white roses four feet in diameter.' All the way to Lincoln Park the General was silent, as If Impressed with the Importance of he tribute he was about to pay, and aware apparently of whatever value It might have as an inter-: .national episode of his trip to America.' At Lincoln Park, President Francis I. Simmons, of the Park Board, met the party, and at the base of the great St. Gaudens bronze statue brief speeches were made. The General, head uncovered and In full uniform, presented a great contrast as he stood bareheaded before the tall statue of the great emancipator, and the sight was one long to be remembered. A vast crowd had assembled, and General Ku rokl. aided by some of "his officers, raised the wreath and placed it reverently on the feet of the statue. Then salutations were exchanged all around and the visit ors departed cheered by the crowd. Another Incident today was a call made upon the General early this morning by few baseball enthusiasts. General Kuroki. holding a bal in one hand and a bat in the other, eulogized the 'American game and said he would boom it In Japan. He intends to see the - game between the world' champion White Stockings and the Detroit here Saturday. WILL 1 ROYAL SCANDAL K0G ALFOXSO XII'S ILLEGITI MATE SON" CLAIMS LEGACY. Intrigue. With Opera Singer Carried Into Court Through Failure to' Tay Boy's Annuity. MADJtlD, Spain, May 30. The Supreme Court has declared itself competent to try the aurt of the heirs of Elena Sans, the singer, against the heirs of King Al fonso XII. Elena Sans was a beautiful Bohemian opera singer, with whom Alfonso XII, father of the present King of Spain, be came enamored. She bore the King two sons, the elder of whom she named Al fonso. The singer was banished from Spain after the death of Alfonso XII and died poor and friendless in Paris in 1S39, though the King Is said to have fully pro vided for her In his will, leaving her an ample annuity, which was to revert after her death to her children, who were min ors, to De paid to them when they became or age. The terms of the will, however, appear not to have been carried out, and. the eldest son of Mme. Sanz secured the ser vices of Senor Mongues, a well-known Republican lawyer and member of the Chamber of Deputies, and was said to be determined to nave his claim legally es tablished at any cost. The suit was taken out of the civil courts, whpse com petency was questioned, and eventually was referred to the Supreme Court. The question of the competency of the latter triounai was tnen brought forward, with tne result announced. The crown lawyers are said to have done everything possible to arrange a set tlement out of court, and at one time an arrangement appeared to have been reached, but It now appears that all the details of the scandal may be made pub lic, which Is said to Involve the revela tion of a number of remarkable details affecting the latter years of the life of Alfonso XII. Seamen's Strike Ties Up Ships. GLASGOW. May 30. The seamen's strike here has reached an acute stage. The employers absolutely refuse to rec ognize the unions and have taken no no tice of their demands for an advance In r wages, . The liners due to sail June 1 for New York or Canada have not yet secured crews. The shipowners are call ing a conference of representatives of the various maritime nations to meet In London and devise a scheme for defense against the unions. AGRARIAN RIOTS IX IRELAND Peasants Rebel Against Leasing of Farms for Grazing. DUBLIN. May 30. The latest phase of the land agitation in the congested dis tricts of Ireland Is taking the form of a crusade against the holders of grazing farms on the 11 months' lease system and is developing with great rapidity. Kings County and North Tlpperary are the centers of rioting. In bygone days these counties saw many evictions and today the peasants are determined that the land shall be redistributed to small holders. Reports are received dally of the gath ering of large bands of peasants, who de stroy gates and fences and clear tne grazing ranches of cattle, which they drive back over miles of country to tne farms of the owners. In two cases men who had leased ranches were compelled to abandon their homes because of In timidation. There have been serious conflicts between the police and peasants and many persons on both sides have been injured. There have been numer ous prosecutions, but the sympathy With the peasants Is so strong that in one or two instances even the magistrates have declined to concur in the conviction of the disturbers of the peace, one magis trate even going so far as to declare himself ready to go to prison with the defendant. In Parliament the opposition declares the Irish League to be responsible for the growth of this movement, using it as a means to force the government to grant the demands. Chief Secretary for Ireland Blrrell, speaking in the House ot Commons today, admitted there was considerable cause for anxiety, but de nied the existence of any evidence of a widespread conspiracy. TWO AERONAUTS ARE MISSING Balloon ricked Vp at Sea, but Voy agers Cannot Be Found. LONDON, May 31, 3:45 A. M. The fate of the two lieutenants who went up in the military balloon at Aldershot May 28 is still in doubt. The fact that a grapple was swinging from the car suggests that the two aeronauts landed somewhere near the water's edge, but were not able to secure the balloon before it was blown out to sea. Donkhobor Iand Is Opened. WINNIPEG, May 30. The government will open for settlement June 1 about 250.000 acres of land set aside for the Doukhobors in 1899. Entries must be made in person at Torktown, Saskatche wan, between June 1 and' July 6. After a long but peaceful conflict over differ ences between the Doukhobors and the government, the contest has been settled so that those who continue to live In the communities get about 15 acres each around the villages, while those who de sire can take up 160 acres apiece In sev eralty. Chilean Lake Drained by Volcano. VALPARAISO. May 30. The volcano Rinilahue is still in eruption, discharging quantities of ashes. Lake Legra, in the vicinity of:the volcano, has been drained by the water flowing through a crevasse which formed at its bottom. STRIKER FIRES FROM BARN POLICEMAN MORAX HIT IX LEG BY BULLET. Man Who Docs Shooting Supposed to Be Insane, hut Is Fatally Wounded in Return Fire. SAN FRANCISCO; May 30. Fieldmari Reddish, a striking carman, who has been acting strangely for several days, was shot and fatally wounded tonight by Policeman Moran and Special Officer Strong after Reddish had fired upon the two officers, seriously wounding Moran. The two officers were driving past the Kentucky-street barns in a buggy when some one opened fire upon them from the top of the barn. A bullet struck Moran in the right leg and he fell from the buggy to the street. Strong jumped out of the vehicle and with Moran, the latter lying on the ground, opened Are upon the figure that could be seen on the barn. Each officer emptied his revolver. The man afterwards identified as Red dish was found to have been struck by four bullets out of the 12 shots fired by the policemen. He was immediately taken to the Cen tral Emergency Hospital, where It was said he could not recover. Moran's wound, while serious, is not necessarily dangerous. Reddish is believed to be insane. He was formerly employed as a motorman on the United Railroads. Raises Wages of Unorganized. CHICAGO, May 30. The Record-Herald today says: Before the end of the Summer more than 200.000 unorganized laborers and clerks employed by Western railroads will receive voluntary Increases In wages which will average more than 10 per cent. The aggregate will be several millions of dollars. The Increase is said to have been apportioned in a manner Intended to show that it is unnecessary for labor to organize to receive proper recogni tion. Hotel Porters on Strike. NEW YORK, May 30. The hotel por ters who have been talking strike for several weeks quit yesterday in 20 of the largest hotels. They demand all the tips, which under the present system they have to divide with the head por ters, and a minimum wage Bcale of $26 a month. The main object of the strike Is the squelching of the head porters. In all about 300 porters quit work. EXTENSION WORK GOES ON St. Paul Directors Favor Continuing Coast Line Operations. NEW YORK. May 30. The directors of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company, at their regular monthly meeting took action on the proposal to abandon work on the Pa cific Coast extension. There has been no curtailment of work. It was said after the meeting", and none need be expected in the near future. The abandonment proposition - Is pigeon holed it Is said, and in all probabilities will never be brought up. Think Long Strike Near End. NEW YORK. May SO. There was an easier feeling along the waterfront today because of a general feeling which has become a belief that the longshoremen's strike will end within 24 hours by agree ment. Damascus creamery butter fat. f. o. b. PorUaud, 2214c STEPPING E TO HAPPY HOMES Weber's Chorus Girls All Marry Rich Men and Get No Divorces. NUMBER 65 JUST WEDDED Kathcrine Wheaton Weds Wealthy Distiller Others Have Captured' ' Iron Magnates, Mineowners and Rich Business Men. 65 WBBER GIRLS WED RICH MEN . 65, COUNT 'EM. There's Almee and Ethel and Min- nle and May. And Cora and Nellie and Mame; There's Florence and Edna and Phoebe Loubet. And look! Klttie's got in the Same. Cupid and the Chorus Girl, . By Weber tJoe), tempo di valse. NEW YORK May 30. (Special.) And there are enough names left over to write sonnets a day, every one of the fair owners of the said names having desert ed the altar of Thespls or Terpsichore and whatever title Joe Weber gives to his matrimonial mart. The . announcement that Katherine Wheaton of the Joe Weber Theatrical Company had married Frank G. Tullidge, a wealthy Cincinnati distiller, in Chicago, makes the sixty-fifth shock of a similar nature Weber has had to sustain in the last five years. Miss Wheaton's marriage to Mr. Tul lidge brings up once again all the ro mances with domestic circle effects, which have been called at the music halls. Sixty-five is Miss Wheaton's number in the Weber matrimonial regis ter. The marriage epidemic which flour ishes so persistently at this theater claimed Cora Tracy only last month. Miss Tracy was the handsome young Kansas City girl with the beautiful con tralto voice who departed this theatrical life to become the wife of a millionaire mineowner.. Marry Rich Men and Keep 'Em. The register for 1905 and 1906 shows among its marriages the names of Phoe be Loubet, who gave up "Twiddle Twad dle" to become the wife of Rufus H. King, mineowner. This same year saw Florence French married to W. L. King, business man; Mabel Lynn to John Bright, actor: Ruth Richards to John Ives, theatrical man, and Nellie Beau mont to Henry Fournier, automobllist. In 1904 Goldie Mohr married Alan W. Wood, the retired Pittsburg millionaire. The death of the millionaire left the young woman with a large fortune. It Is a matter of pride among the Weber girls that there have been no cases where the rich husband has regretted having married a professional beauty. " In the Goldie Mohr year-the marriage of. lima Pratt to. Henry W. Collins, a prominent lawyer, took place and also that of .Miss Iva Barbour and Clarence Victor, a young attorney; Ethel Hopkins and a well known English actor, and Ethel Jewett and a San Francisco business man. Captures of 1903 Season. In 1903 May Cuthbert married a wealthy Chicago lawyer; Myra Smith captured a retired merchant of Chicago; Sarah Alice Atwater, one of the leading business men of Newport; Dapha Grey, a young New York business man, and Mayme Gehrue married John Ford, a successful actor. Jennie Clifton captured a title when she sent her resignation to Mr. Weber and announced that she was to become the Countess Von Bergman. Belle Slocum started off the 1902 record by marrying Robert Stickney, heir to millions. Minnie Poor married a wealthy merchant; Florence Dunbar married a Western banker; Edna Buch, a business man; Mamie Gould married Mr. O'Con nor, of Boston, and Jane Grey deserted the Weber company to become the wife of. Charles Richman. the actor, while Lena Hllben married Benjamin Stever man, a Botiton business man. The year 1901 shows one nobleman, one physician, one millionaire and a couple of stockbrokers on the list of husbands. OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY Veterans March and Strew Flowers on Graves of Dead. NEW YORK, May 30. Through lines of appreciative thousands, vet erans of two wars, young men of the militia and cadets, passed in review today. There were three parades, one in Manhattan, another In the Bronx, and a third In Brooklyn, all much the same, but the most impressive ovations were reserved for the time worn veterans whose tattered battle flags were greeted with uncovered heads. Time was when the Memorial day parade In Manhattan of the Grand Army of the Republic was hours pass ing the reviewing stand. Today one hour and 40 minutes sufficed to bring the veterans and the guard of honor, made . up of nearly all the regiments of the National Guard, two regiments of the Army, before General O. O. Howard and the military officers who occupied the reviewing stand at Ninety-eighth, street and Riverside Drive. Following the parade in Manhattan there were services at the soldiers' and sailors' monument, while in Brook lyn the 6000 veterans visited Cypress Hill Cemetery, where upon soldiers' graves flowers were placed by girls of the Columbia Guard of Honor. In the afternoon Governor Hughes and Governor Guild, of Massachusetts, delivered addresses at the unveiling of tablets In the Hall of Fame at the New York University. The tablets are In honor of Frances E. Wlllard. Mary Lyons. Maria Mitch ell,. John Paul Jones, Alexander Ham ilton, Louis Agassiz, William Tecum seh Sherman, James Madison, John Qulncy Adams, John Greenleaf Whit tier and James Russell Lowell. Various societies which participated In the exercises placed wreaths of myrtle, ivy and laurel upon the older tablets. As the projected edifice for famous. American women Is not yet constructed, the tablets for the women were unveiled on a temporary con crete pillar on the site It will occupy. The Memorial exercises of the day were , brought to a close with a big mass meeting at Carnegie Hall tonight. Impressive Day In San Francisco. . SAS FBASOSCa, Hay 30. ilemorlal STON day was observed In this city by appropri ate services, decoration of the graves of veterans in the National and Odd Fellows' cemeteries, and the strewing of flowers on the ocean as a tribute to men of the Navy who perished at sea. The, most largely attended ceremonies were held at the Presidio. A procession composed of regular troops, a detachment of the National Guard of California, vet erans of the G. A. R., Women's Relief Corps.. Ladies of the Grand Army, Mexi can War Veterans, Ladles' Auxiliary and citizens, formed at the gates of the mili tary reservation and marched to the Na tional cemetery. After the firing of min ute guns by the Sixteenth Artillery, U. 3. A., and music by the Third Artillery band, and an Invocation by Rev. J. P. Mc Quade, the president of the day. General E. S. Solomon Introduced Frank Mc Gowan', who delivered the oration. H. A. Lane recited Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Muslo followed and then the graves of the Nation's dead were beauti fully decorated with flowers. The ceremonies on the ocean were held on the United States Army tug Slocum, which carried many people outside the Golden Gate. The muslo was by the Ma rine band from the naval training station. Eloquent addresses were delivered by Cap tain Luclen Young, U. S. N., former com mander of the ill-fated gunboat Benning ton, and Captain Thomas Green, of Phelps' squadron, veterans of the Navy. . RECALL DAYS OF : SACRIFICE Arlington's 18,000 Graves of Soldier Dead Covered With Flowers. . WASHINGTON, May 30. Memorial day was celebrated with appropriate cere monies in the National capital today. The weather was ideal. Thousands made their annual pilgrimage to the Arling ton National Cemetery. Monuments erected to the memory of Major-General Joseph A. Mower, erected by the Society of the Army of Tennessee, and Major-General Benjamin Kelley, erected by the Society of the Army of West Virginia, were unveiled. Business was suspended and graves were decorated in the eight National cemeteries In this vicinity. Soldiers' mon uments and statues upon the Government reservations were flag-draped; flags on all the public buildings were at half mast, and the National colors, with the folds caught in bands of crepe, were dis played from hundreds of private resi dences. The 18,000 graves in Arlington Cemetery were strewn with flowers and each grave marked by an American flag. A touch ing feature of the ceremony was the deco ration of graves In the part of the ceme tery where He the Confederate dead. Later, in the amphitheater, with a large crowd present, the impressive services for the soldier dead was conducted. The pro gramme arranged, interspersed by selec tions of the Marine Band, included sing ing of sacred and patriotic songs, reading of President Lincoln's Gettysburg address by Rev. H. N. Couden, Chaplain of the House of Representatives; reading of "The Reveille" (Bret Harte) by Colonel John Tweedale, U. S. A.: oration. Com mander James Tanner, Past Commander-in-Chief of the G. A. R. and "America," by the band, chorus and entire assembly. Remember Bennington Dead. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 30. MemoriaV day was observed In Los Angeles and surrounding cities with more than usual elaboration. At the several beach cities, Santa Monica, Long Beach, Venice, Bal boa and others, flowers in unstinted quan tities were strewn upon the waters In commemoration of the Navy's dead. At Balboa was observed a special commem oration of the Bennington disaster at San Diego. Parade' of 7000 Men. CHICAGO, May 30. Memorial day was marked today by probably the largest parade In Chicago's history. Recruits for the parade came from the state militia, uniformed ranks of various benevolent societies and military academies. It is estimated that more than. 7000 marched past the reviewing stand. Governor De neen and his staff reviewed the parade from the stand In Grant Park. Flower-Laden Boat Launched. . OMAHA. May 30. A unique feature In the Memorial day celebration was the launching upon the Missouri River of a boat filled with flowers. In memory of the soldiers buried at sea. The services were under the auspices of the Woman's Re lief Corps. A note was attached to the boat asking all finders to push it into the stream should it land anywhere. Canal Zone Observes Day. COLON, May 30. The Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama Railroad de clared Decoration day to be a public holi day here. Only work Imperatively neces sary was carried on, and athletics were the order of the day. Honor to Naval Dead. PHILADELPHIA, May 30. One of the features of the Memorial day celebration in this city was the casting of flowers Into the Delaware River by the naval vet erans in memory of. their departed com rades. Hold Services In Honolulu. HONOLULU, May 30. Memorial day was fittingly observed here today. Con gressman J. Warren Keifer, of Ohio, de livered the memorial address. At Rheims, France, portable bathtubs filled with hot water are delivered to or der. iiaMiaiMinuiiiiiuiiiiiaiHaBBHiiiBSi MOTHERHOOD The first requisite of a good mother is good health, and the ex perience of maternity should not be approached without careful physical preparation, as a woman who is in good physical condition transmits to her children the blessings of a good constitution. Preparation for healthy mater nity is accomplished by Lydia E. 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Thomas, wife of a well-to-do farmer living three miles out in the country, at supper time yesterday evening, when he and Vice-President Fairbanks took a "hike" while their car lay on a side track outside the city limits for three hours on the way from Canton to In dianapolis. Mrs. Thomas modestly, yet with some pride, replied, "Eight, and one of them Is a graduate of a col lege." "Good!" replied the President. "When I go home I am going to tell Mrs. Roosevelt that I found one woman who has one more child than she has." Dismissing all but one guard, the President and Mr. Fairbanks wandered Into the country two miles from the car, almost unknown to anybody, .and Mr. Roosevelt led the Vice-President a merry chase over the hilly road, but coming back they walked more slowly, the President with his hat off, to "get a mouthful of air," he said. ' They struck the Thomas settlement of farmers and, beholding Danny Thomas, aged 11, riding a horse to water, the President introduced him self and talked about farm life. At Frank Thomas' house the farmer crawled down from a straw stack and treated his distinguished visitors to fresh milk. "The finest drink T ever had," Mr. J.JAMES children healthy at birth. For more CHESTER I - 'J lis' jj- r. ': : ' Roosevelt said. He then played ball with the farm boys. Chicago Chronicle Suspend. CHICAGO. May SI. The Chicago Chronicle this morning announces that it will cease publication with this Issue, ow ing to the fact that the paper has oeeu unprofitable for some time. The Chronicle was started as a Demo cratic paper several years ago, backed by John R. Walsh, the banker now under bail charged with wrecking the Chicago National Bank. Afterward the paper be came Republican In politics under the Come in and Shake Hands With a Pair of Selz' Royal Blue Shoes They are here in a variety of styles and we want you to become acquainted with them. They are good whole soled fellows, well heeled, and carry the best of uppers of all leathers. It will cost you $3.50 or $4.00 to own them, backed by our personal guaran . tee that they will wear well and treat your feet kindly. Rosenthal's Seventh -and Washington Portland's Best Shoe Store "If It's Shoes It's Rosenthal's" See Our Windows LEADING CLOTHIER editorship of Horatio Seymour. The sjp pooltlon is that Walsh's troubles com pelled him to withdraw further support. Loggers Plan to Shut &mn. VANCOUVER, B. C, May . With an over-production of logs, loggers are pre paring for a close-down of all camps for several weeks, and perhaps for all Summer. Loggers will hold a meeting in Vancouver June 2, when the question of the proposed close-down will be fully discussed. DON'T MISS TUB LAKE RALLY. Tonight, East Burnslde A Grand Av. Seventh and Washington