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THE MORNING OREGONTAN, "AFFINITIES" BAD FOR THE ASK Husband Had-Two of Them, Says Wife, Who Now Asks for Divorce. N EXCESS OF MATRIMONY W. K. Hilller Declares His Spouse Had Three Entangling Alliances That Went Wrong Many Other Domestic Woes Aired. Twice Infatuated with "affinities," ac cording to his wife's charges, Maurice I Asher la being sued for a divorce. Sara 1 Asher filed the complaint through, her attorneys. Henry El McGinn and R. Cit ron. In the. Circuit Court yesterday after noon. Not only does ehe cue her husband, but her father-in-law, as she says they have conspired to defraud her of her dower Interest in her husband's property. The father and son, she says, own Asher's Loan Office, on First street. She says that her husband also, owns prop erty In St. John worth $1000. One of the "affinities." whose name Is not mentioned in the complaint. Is said to be well known In Portland, and to move among the "upper set." As the case Is to be contested, according to Mrs. Asher, sensational developments are looked for at the trial. This girl Is said by Mrs. Asher to have taken care of her while she was 111 In April,- 1903. It was at that time that the husband's un seemly relations began, says his wife. The other "affinity," according to Mrs. Asher, Is Inga Llnberg. The Ashers were living at the Colonial Hotel In May, 1907, while the girl was working as a waitress. Mrs. Asher says that her husband's con duct was so unbecoming that the guests commented upon It. and the landlady up braided him. The girl was at last com- . pelled to leave, says the unhappy wife. Ate Dead Sea Apples. - The Ashers wpr. m n t-t-1 o c rWnW 1 c S9S. but found only bitterness where they lad hODCd to find hnnnlnnta W(ll,U - nonth. says Mm. Axhor Was' casting slurs upon her family be- auee 01 tne weaaing gilts tney gave. Then follow numerous allegations of ruelty. They lived at 4S2 WnxMnftnn Istreet in Aiurust. 190K. Tir and Mrs. Jacob A3her had been invited to dinner. Mrs. Asher, Jr., says her hus- i created a disturbance, pushing the Linen on me noor. me next month her llSband SWOrC nt her fra- not tBTvAontna- he leaves from the sidewalk In front of he hOUSe. Retween "t (I nn KAntom Vw... aRt year thev lived nt tha xfori.ian v -l. apartments and quarreled. She threat ened to leave him: he repented, and she went to a Bummer resort near Mount Hood. He failed to Riinnlv ben v4th .aah she says, and she consulted an attorney. wno aavisea ner to sell the furniture, and her husband told her to go to a place proverbial for Its lack of cold weather, finnK ner mat ir she didn't go before lanuary he would. Then she went to Denver. Last December thev were Hvinc a t k Oanmoore Hotel, where the wife says Mere wh more cruelty. in February hey were at the Colonial, where he irucK ner wun nls Hat, she alleges, and mshed her against a chiffonier. Early hlM month. lhA ttova ona .antlR 1 . , , J . . . v . . n Dia)iu he boy, at which her husband became xclted and said he'd kill her If she did t again. Tried to Do Her Duty. She says she tried to be a dutiful wife. ven working In his store on Christmas nd submitting meekly to his abuse. She yants $600 attorneys' fees. $76 a. month limony until the property Is divided and fter that her dower Interest. Circuit udge Gantenbeln Issued an order yes I'rday that the husband appear in court tonday to show causa why he should ot pay her attorneys fees. "Adventuress" is the term W. E. Hil- ler uses In describing his wife. He filed n arridavlt yesterday morning In which says that she has been married at 'ast three times, the second time through matrimonial bureau. Her affinity se cred $2700. says HllUer, leaving her tranded without money to pay her hotel 111. Ulllier says that his wife has had le divorce suit In mind from the day f her marriage to him, which took place t Madison. Wis., August 2. 1906. She is told her acquaintances In St. John, says, tirat sne intends to get as much om HllUer as she lost In her second atrimonlal venture. Wouldn't Cook Breakfast. . Tea net to Hllller Is better able to pay r attorney s tees of iVV and her own mony of $20 a month, than he Is, says' Uler. She has $00 Invested In the uapslMe Hon ractory of St. John, con- lues Hilller. and HO0 in the Flake Food mpany. besides an Interest In a Imit ation of timber land In Southern Oregon rth about $2500'. In spite of her Interest the breakfast food company, he says. 9 refused for two years to prepare i breakfast. He asserts that she is isy and filthy beyond endurance," that ) twice abandoned him, once for four nths snd another time for nine, that months she conducted a disreputable use In St. John, and that she circulated amous stories about him. n the complaint Mrs. Hilller accuses r husband of twice throwing a bucket milk In her face, once breaking her ctacles. and making her sick for three -s. She also accuses him of having ked over the table, breaking the glass re. Tobacco Starred Trouble. . rrA t H fit T- o t tMmrtt 1.10- t tulin a nlan. f tobacco frlm his own store that was at John . Flory says happened to i early last January. He said his wife 1 son were the Instigators of the arrest, ta Flory was suing him yesterday for divorce before Circuit Judge Cleland, 1 ha waa contesting the case. The pie were married at St. Jacobs, 111., vv2. The family runs a grocery store 33 East Twenty-sixth street. he tobacco Incident was explained by ry m suDstance as follows: The to co box was Just Inside the door, and went In and was helping himself, when son waiter appeared and said: "You -d old cuss, get out of here," at the e time taking the box of tobacco and Ing it up, "I have a bill of sale for of this store." continued the son, d If you don't get out I'll lock you th that, Mr. Flory said that the bov ed the key In the door and went to his mother. Flory says that the soon returned and that his wife htm In a very Impressive manner to out. Then V alter, he said, brand- a stick of stove wood over his s head, and emphasised his in len to brain his father with language would not look well in print. A man soon uppearex and Florv went e station, but as his wife failed to out a warrant for him. he was d snd released. ry also told of cautioning his wife against going to lodge with the hus band of a neighbor, after having phoned to him. Flory said he reminded her that theirs was a 10-party line, and that six receivers were taken off the hook every time the bell rang. Flory said that his wife looked upon this as an insult, amd struck him a blow with her fist under the eye. Says Family Was Crazy. It was last December, he said, that she reminded him of the time their house burned In the Fast, a short time after their marriage, telling him that "you burned your mother's house, your father was crazy and you are crazy, too. Well," soliloquized Flory, "If I was the least bit gloomy I would he crazy today." Mrs. Flory said she objected to being called a "d d old hen" by her hus band. She also told about the plug tobacco incident, and said her husband wanted to out up a new piece, while there was a piece already cut. Mrs. L. Watt said that Mrs. Flory reproved her husband because he tried to reach from one end of the table to the other for edibles. The wife's attorney offered to prove by J. L. Wells that her husband tried to dispose of their home through the real estate dealer without his wife's knowledge. Other witnesses were Otis Flory, Dr. Kate Grey, M. Sunderland, Samuel Low, Mrs. M. Casson and Mrs. Frank Hood. Five Divorces In a Bunch. Circuit Judge Gatens granted five di vorces yesterday morning. Wesley E Hartel testified that Emma H artel In sisted upon living in furnished rooms, while he wanted to go to housekeep ing. He said that he objected to having her male acquaintances visit her at their boarding-house, but that his ob jections were to no purpose. The cou ple were married at Charlotte, Mich.. October 19, 1898. Daphne Colson said that George Col son did not have love enough for his Infant child to furnish clothing for it, and that he once tried to choke his wife. She was obliged to leave him for self-protection, she said. She mar ried him at Choteau, Mont., In Septem ber, 1905. Selma Nebergall said she was obliged to support two, to -which she objected. This only resulted In her husband's, desertion, she said. They were living at Davenport, la., then, ahe said, where they were married on June 21, 1904. They lived together nearly two years. She was granted a divorce from Ed ward L. Nebergall and permitted to re sume her maiden name, Mundt. Desertion was the ground upon which Minerva Smith secured a divorce from Clarence E. Smith. They were married In Portland April 19, 1903, and were living in San Francisco when the hus band left. Warren M. Owen acoused Josephine M. Owen of desertion and was given a decree. They were married at Asto ria. April 13, 1905. Hamilton Denies Beating Wife. Fred W. Hamilton, charged with hav ing beaten his wife. Pearl G. Hamilton, pleaded not guilty before Presiding Cir cuit Judge Gantenbeln yesterday after noon. He will be tried April 7. The penalty for the crime is a beating over the bare back with the cat-o'-nine-talls at the hands of the Sheriff. Sam Dunn, accused of the theft of tools belonging to C. A. Ambrose and H. C. Berrian, will plead Monday. Saloonkeeper Again in Trouble. Sam Cochran, a saloonkeeper of St. John, Is being tried before Circuit Judge Morrow for having sold liquor in a dry precinct. No. 91. He said that he had an unexpired city license to sell liquor. RUSH BRIDGE WORK Board Promises No Delay on Madison-street Span. EXPERT TO BE EMPLOYED Contractors on Sullivan's Gulch Structure Agree to Repair All Defects Patrolman Stuart Dismissed From Service. There will be no delay in the building of the new Madison-street bridge, accord ing to the action of the City Executive Board yesterday afternoon. The report of the bridge committee was accepted. It recommends speedy construction of the span, and requests the City Council to provide the means for employment of an expert consulting engineer, so that the work may be superintended by one of wide experience. Data furnished last week by divers and engineers showed the old bridge to be In very bad condition, and with this information as a basis, the Executive Board, in adopting the report of tho bridge committee, went on record as op posed to any further delays and to the re-opening of the old structure. A peti tion by the streetcar company and num erous merchants had been received to have it re-opened, but it will meet with failure. The bonds have been sold, and It is expected the cash for the same will be on hand In a short period of time. The bridge committee refused to ac cept the proposition made by the North, west Bridge Works, contractors for the East Twenty-eighth-street reinforced concrete bridge across Sullivan's gulch, stating the items calling for repairs to the span do not cover all of the defects. Anticipating such action, ' the company officials sent In another proposition, and now offer to make the repairs that may be specified by the Executive Board. This will be considered at an early date. Upon recommendation of the police committee. Patrolman R. M. Stuart was dismissed from the service. He was found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer, in that he was captured in a raid on the Quelle Hotel at 3 A. M. He was found with a woman, and although he said he was there on legitimate business, he could not prove his assertion. The Board adopted a resolution, request ing the City Council to pass an ordinance, the terms of which will enable the Board to compel streetcar companies to com plete street Improvement work In time for the contractor to finish the Job and come within the time fixed in the ordi nance. Mayor Lane said he thought the Council . would be glad to accommodate the Board by passing such an ordinance. A heavy penalty is desired by the Mayor and members of the Board. The Board also referred to the City Council an opinion of City Attorney Kava naugh, in which he says that the Council has power to compel the various com panies to remove "dead" wires from the poles. The Board requests an ordinance for the purpose. To Enlarge Cambridge Building. The Cambridge building at Third and Morrison street is to be remodeled to Portland Theater Manager Successful as Playwright "A Yankee Tar," by John F. -Cordray, Makes Hit at Grand and Will Go on l&oad at End of Engagement Here. ..-v.-rrof,-.-. ,1 V JOHN t CORDRAV, WHO HAS WRITTE.V SUCCESSFUL VA1DE- VILLB SKETCH. PATRONS of local vaudeville have been especially Interested this week in the production at the Grand of John F. Cordray's beautiful sketch, "The Yankee Tar." This Is a beautiful nauti cal musical extravaganza in which a very superior quartet of singers appears sur rounded by magnificent stage settings, costumes and lighting effects. It has been the distinct hit of the Grand bill this week and has drawn hundreds of people to that popular place of amuse ment. The idea concerns the arrival of two American naval officers at a Japanese port during tho recent cruise of the At lantic fleet. They have been preceded by the wife of the one and the sweetheart of the, other, the women determining to disguise themselves as geisha girls in order to flirt with the officers. A number of brilliant songs are introduced and the dialogue is essentially clever. One of the chief charms Is the beautiful stage setting upon which Mr. Cordray nas lav ished a large sum of money. The scenery is the work of William Graybaugh and has teen greeted with applause every time it has been revealed to the audiences this week. Those who constitute the company are Bert Carl, baritone. Lacy L. Wisdom. Miss Slgrid Freber. soprano. Miss La Paloma Lorenzo (Paloma Bluraenthal in private life) and. Miss Janette Allison. They are all especially talented local people and have made individual hits In their respective roles. Mr. Cordray has booked his act for a long season and it Is a foregone conclu sion that it will meet with the same success elsewhere that it has found here. The sketch Is most creditable to the distinguished veteran manager who has recently devoted bit energies to vaude ville and the many friends of Mr. Cordray are delighted that his splendid etfort has met with such a cordial reception. It will continue at the Grand until Sun day night when it will be transferred to San Francisco from whence it will go on an extended tour. give more space to the old firm of muniwn ec Axcjonneii. wnicn nas occu pied the cornel" f rir manv vaov. Tk. building Is to be remodeled 'throughout and made as modern as possible; an elevator is to be installed and a com plete lighting and water service put in. The Cambridge was erected by Senator Corbett in 18X4 a n H tha t has occupied the storerooms ever since. DISCUSS MODERN SCHOOL Speaker Before Woman's Club Deals With Sanitary Problems. "The Modern Schoolhouse and it- p-.n- vlronment" was the topic for yesterday afternoon at the meeting of the Port land woman s Club. Mrs. E. R. Miller being chairman of the day. X talk on Playgrounds" was eivpn hv t ui Mische, Superintendent of Parks. This was followed by an illustrated lecture on The Ideal Schoolhouse." bv Mrs. TO. T? Miller, which aroused much Interest. Mrs. Mill dp r! 1 (U'lTc.nrl omplAT.A i tatlon and interior decoration demanded Dy modern school ideals. Illustrating the principle that the exterior of a school building should proclaim its purpose and should have that dignity and beauty obtained only by simple and straight forward means, without sacrificing economy or the requirements of utility, pictures were shown of the future Alblna High School, in favorable contrast to some of the most expensive of the New York school buildings. Sanitation, formerly defined as "clean soil, clean air and pure water," was shown now to Include further "good food, cheerful surroundings and freedom from noise," that the whole child may thrive in body and In mind. Not the least of modern discoveries, the speaker said, is that of the great Influence of proper food on the bodily resistance to disease and on mental development. Hance the lunchroom, with facilities for good food, both hot and cold, should be Included in the modern schoolhouse. The Importance of perfect ventilation and the dangers from the common drinking cup were also emphasized. . In regard to interior decoration the im portance of properly tinted walls was discussed, and a series of pictures, suit able for different grade-rooms, was shown. Mrs. Miller gave also, an account of the modern "departmental" form of school management, which, in all prob ability, will in due course take the place, throughout the country, of the present school board system. ( Mrs. Alice Wlester gave a short ac count of an agreeable visit to the schools of Pendleton. Light refreshments were served at the close of the programme. ESTABLISHING NEW TOWN United Railways Terminal to Be Called Burlington. "April 1 we will operate our first train on the United Railways as far as the new town of Burlington," said General Man ager Wlckensham, of that company, yes terday. As evidence of the determination of those interested In the United Railways to make the road a dividend payer from the very start, development of the coun try through which it runs seems to be the rule. Burlington, the first terminal, is about a mile this side of the Holbrook station on the Northern Pacific, which, it is rumored, will be discontinued and a new depot erected at the new town of Burlington. For several weeks the work of making the townslte presentable has been pro gressing rapidly. St. Helens road, the main street through the town, has been straightened and graded: a hotel is about completed and there are rumors of sev eral business blocks to be- built as soon as the property is offered for sale by a local real estate firm. In addition to being a Junction of the Northern Pacific and the United Rail, ways, the Willamette Slough provides deep water shipping facilities. A ferry is contemplated for Saurvies Island, to take the place of the old one further down. Thfl vost nvtanl lin 1 .( 1 . the Northern Pacific and the slough is saia xo do aamiraoiy aaapted Tor manu facturing, and there has been some talk of establishing the shops of the company on this ground. Some mills. It Is under stood, are preparing to build at once. EVANS FOUGHT FOR NORTH His Mother, a Virginia, Woman, Sent in Resignation; He Re-enlisted. Admiral Evans, who will lecture at the Armory on the night of March 21. was born in Virginia and, acording to family traditions, should have been on the Southern side when the Civil War broke out. It happened, however, that he was appointed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, not from Virginia, but from Utah, and he felt In duty bound The Roosevelt City In the Midst of the Richest, Most' Attractive Valley in the World The Best Part of the Best County in the State of Oregon .Yamhill Coun ty is the Mother of Oregon COVE ORCHARD Only thirty-seven miles from Portland. Rich, productive soil. Irrigation unnecessary. Ample rain, not too much. Climate unsurpassed. Townsite now offers opportu nities for mercantile interests. A general merchandise store, bank, livery stable, hotel and postofice building will be in de mand within sixty days. Opportune for wage-earners. Let him continue his employ ment and let Mr. Graham culti vate his land. Within five years the earning power of the land will yield him an income for the balance of his life. Suitable for the ideal cultiva tion of apples, pears, prunes, ber ries, walnuts and grapes. Co operative facilities for the mar keting of products to be arranged. Sawmill about to be erected to furnish building material at once. Splendid opening for wood working factories. Shipping fa cilities unsurpassed. A new town opportunity. Excursions arranged at our office any time. Resident agent on the ground. S. P. train leaves Fourth and Stark every day at 7:20 A. M. and returns 6:00 P. M. Round trip, week end rate, $1.50. PRICES $300 PER ACRE Terms 10 Cash .... GHAPIN 8 HERLOW 332 Chamber of Commerce , Portland to do what he could to further the Union' cause. His mother sent a resignation to the Secretary of the Navy on behalf of her son, and the Secretary accepted it, as he accepted various other resig nations for Southern cadets. This res ignation was sent on to Annapolis. There it was shown to young Robley, who read it and said: 'It's from mother, sure enough. ' "I reckon I'll re-enlist." He did re-enlist, and was soon an ensign. Then followed the Fort Fisher engagement, where he distinguished himself by heroic services. After the Civil War was over Evans served on land and sea as far north as Alaska; also in the South Pacific, where he made a reputation off Valpariso and in China and Japan. He made the per sonal acquaintance of the Kaiser at Kiel, and made a friend of him. Admiral Evans' coming lecture will be on the memorable cruise of the At lantic fleet around the Horn to San Francisco. Seats are on sale at Howe & Martin's drugstore. All seats reserved. World'a Commerce on Decrease. "WASHINGTON, March 26 The world's commerce was considerably lower in 1908 than in 1907, according to a statement is sued by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor. The figures of the Imports and exports in all the principal countries, it is stated re vealed a falling off. In the United States for example, imports show a fall of 256 -000,000 and exports of 238.000,000 in 1908, as compared with the previous year. In Ger many the imports decreased 102,000 000 and exports 234.000,000 in 1903. as compared with 1907. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Dr. Horn, the optician. Sd floor Swet land bldg., guarantees satisfaction oa money refunded. No fancy prices. "Webfoot oil blacking (a shoe grease), softens leather, weatherproofs shoes. R. H. HUGHES' HOME IN ROSE CITY PARK. ' Another One of the One Hundred Nobby Residences That Have Been Erected in That District Within a Year. lmy' " . k w ; " ' - : o 3b , y &kc ' r ' -v i -"si ft r - r-4 ! i 4'" 3 i- ' ! i-' ! nil i';FT-J2Tf . 1 ' , - . 'a - f . , . - -1 ,.., ,mrmA-,-.l "fir WllimiltTtT MSW llltt Ti; Ml . . f. .- ; lM , , , WK THE KIND OF HOME THAT IS MAKING THE ROSE CITY PARK DISTRICT THE CHOICE RESIDENTIAL SECTION lotsAoS Verfnire rTld STn. "J",. 7l?S.ZZa? "i-STJL.-" ceU,ngnVpTne?edVrnwa Lots 15000. He is an enthusiastic Rose City Parklte. 6Oxl00, $450 Up. Including Improvements. HARTMAN & THOMPSON. Chamber of Commerce. Branch Office. Roae city Park. Ak About Rebate to Builders Offer. I