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TUB STjypAT QREGOXIAy, POKlXAyP, yOTraiBETt 12. 1911. .1 FANCY MAN.TAILORED WINTER SUITS FOR JUNIORS K CORONER CLEARS I SUSPECTED MEN! jTEW PHOTO Or WOMAN SUSPECTED OP WHOLESALE POISONINGS AT CHICAGO. Ladies' New Mian-Tailored Suits Reduced in Price r Undertaker and Doctor Prove Innocence of Complicity in Poison Cases. ivtt xitccuc ATT T? T7 TiT Ti;Rl 1 I INI fKllH i I LJ HAikJiJi-oJ, luu muuwu' V WOMAN REVELS IN DEATH Funeral Director Sr She Liked to Bo In Presence of Dead Mur dered Man's S weelbea rt B tleres Jcaknsy Is Motive. nilCAGOi Nov. 11 Pusplrlon wtl lifted from C a Boypn. the under Ukrr. and Ir. U L Hertel todr by Coroner Hoffman when he esamlned them as to their knowlrdae of the deaths of 14 persona beneath the roof cf Mrs. Louise Vermliya. who now nee III un.irr arreat. chnrad with the mur der of Pnllreman tlissnnrtte. The names of me undertaker and doctor were brouirht Into the eass by wnnl witnesses Ncium of their evi dent Intimacy with ths woman, but their stories to ths Coroner convinced htm that they had no part In ths mys teries that would not bear ths light. Boysen. In particular, denied that he had other than business relations with Xra Vertnllya. or that she bad bought for him a ticket to Europe. IWter Polaeaed at IMaaer. Tr. HerteU who slaned th- death ees tlnrstss of both Conductor pmlth end Frank Brlnkamp. the lattt r Mrs. Ver mllya's son. said he was not surprised that Smith had died of arsenical poison Ins; Instead of acute gastritis, as named In ths physician's diagnosis, but that he could not account for poison In the body of Brlnkamp. since ths boy showed plainly all the symptoms of pneumonia, as was set forth In the death certln cat. Boysen Incidentally added his name to the list of persons who. after dining with Mrs. Vsrmllya and seasoning their food with pepper from a tin pepper boa. became 111 with severe pains In the stomach, accompanied by acute nausea. Mrs. Vermllya rested comfortably to day, though she was still weak. Jralaaay Peselbly Metlve. lls Lylla r.lvard. daughter of a weaitbr Marshall. Minn., farmer has come to fhlcago to aid Bmsonette's relatives In prosecuting; Mrs. Vermllya. The disappearance of many of the love letters received by Blsonette from hllss Klvard led Peter Blsonette. who swore to the warrant charging Mrs. Vermllya v.-th his brother's murder, to declare that Jealousy was the motive for the crime. K. M. Blocks, an undertaker of Har rington. Ill, who burled her first hus band and two of her children, declared that Mrs. Vermllya seemed to "revel In death." "1 have known her to go to bereaved families who were almost straosers to her." eald Blocks, "and bee; permission to help care for ths dead. "After the death of her husband In 1 she soiulrrj a habit of visiting my undertaking e "P and sitting around for hours. S. seemed to love to be In the presence of the dead. "Three months after the death of her husband her little daughter died. Less thsn a year later another daughter died In her home. After 1 burled the second child, she came to my place more fre quently than before. She often watched me at work. and. I am quite certain, knew the embleming fluid I used con tained a preparation of arsenic If a person were given arsenic and after ward embalmed. It wouldn't be easy to tell whether the poison had besa ad ministered before death or after." The discovery of the Intended mar riage of Arthur Blsonette. the police man who died mysteriously after he had been taken III in Mrs. Vermllya s home, haa brought fresh complications Into the case. Blsonette was to have been married In the holidays to Miss Lydla Rlvard. daughter of F. A. Rlvard. of Marshall. Minn. She was preparing to come to Chicago within a few weeks and had her trousseau ready. When she learned of her nance's death, she came to town and attended the funeral. She said nothing of her engagement to Bison rtte. rvetaeart'a Letters o, Blsonette left the greater part of hie money, valued at 111-4. to Miss Rlvard. air. Vermllya was not mentioned In hie will. Mrs. A. E- Rocque. a sister of Miss Rlvard s stepmother, went to Blsonette s room a few hours after he had died. "If he was poisoned." she said. "It was done because of Jealousy. There were dozens of love letters from Lydla In his trunk. We saw that the trunk was open. The letters were In plain view and had evidently been read a abort time before. 1 do not know by whom. The young man mat Lydla at my home eome months ago and I am sure he loved her and Intended to marry her." POSTAL EMPLOYE ACCUSED Prominent Young Man at Baker Is Charged With Shortage. BAKER. Or, Kov. 11. (Special.) Coder charges brought against him by a postal Inspector. Melvin Alexsnder. an employe of the Baker Postofrice. Is la Jail tonight having been arrested on a Federal warrant Issued by I'nlted Mates Commissioner Patterson today. l!!s hearing wss set for tomorrow. A l"n:ted States Marshal Is expected to arrive here from Portland at noon. Alexander la accused of having faKrd to turn In money hs received for postal orders. lie Is said to have re ceded from a few dol'.ars to more than 40. tJT whl.'h he failed to account. lie has been under suspicion for sev eral weeks and last week was forcsd to rsslgn hts position. He Is a eon of the late Melvin Alexander. Sr, a prom inent pioneer of Eastern Oregon, him self a Government employe for many years and to whose position the son succeeded on his death. li:s arrest caused a sensation here because of the prominence of the young man and his family. Chehalls County Bonds Sold. MONTE3ANO. Wash, Nov. 11. (Spe cial) The I'JO.eos Issue ef Cbeballs County bonds have been so!d to the Dester-Hortoa National Bank ef Seat tle. Hs bid being for par and accrued Interest and a bonus of S3000 for the bends bearing Interest at t per rent per annum. Other bidJers were Wil liam A. Read & Co.. of Chl?ar-: Mor ris Brothers, cf Portland; K. H. Rol lins, of San Francisco; W. E. Ferebee. of Iloquiam. sad George 1L Teidsn at Co, of Seattle, r t V t ' . ' r . - - ' - MRS. LOUISE "NO" TO VAN ALEN Rich Widower's Daughter Pre vents Match With Widow of Morgan's Partner. NOBLEMAN NEXT IN LINE Count Walkensjteln, of Austria, Who Owns Castle In Tyrol, Said to Haw Won Favor of Prospec tive Mother - In - Law. NEW TORK. Not. 11 (Special.) Opposition by her proepectlve step daughter haa settled all doubt In the mind of Mrs. J. Barton French whether or not she will be married to J. J. Van Alen. according to news received from Paris by members of the smart act here and at Newport. Mrs. French's decision la unfsvorabte to America a most celebrated widower. It was not reached, however, without due delibera tion, Mrs. French having glvsn the subject careful consldsratlon for more than three months. It Is said that she took the advice of several Intimate friends before arriving at a final con clusion. This announcement, which Is regard ed here as authoritative, has rsvlved the hopes of more than one European nobleman. Mrs. French la not only beauUful and fascinating and all that, but aa the widow of a partner of J. Pterpont Morgan, she baa a fortune that would make her attractive aa a nobleman a wife even without her per sonal charm. Count Walkensteln. an attache of the Austrian embassy In London, sems to be most fsvored of these soltors, hot he does not have the Held alone. Among others In ths running are mentioned the Duke Riche lieu, of France, and an English noble msn. whoae name haa been connected with a Paris actrsss. Mrs. French made a prolonged visit last Summer to ths Van Alsns at New port, and It was then that It first be came the talk of society thst lb. tni Mr. Van Alen were to be married. Miss Van Alen. however, was cot Impressed and Is said to have made herself a crntrolllng element In the decision the widow has reached. , . Of the suitors who have replaced Mr. Van Alen. Count Walkenateln la said to be favored by Mrs. French's mother. Mrs. Arthur Ipk.rly. Ths Count owns a chain of ancient castles and haa en tertained at one of them, the Bchloss Rsiotn. In the Austrlsn Alps, hts pos sible mother-in-law and her new hus band. - - WOMAN TITLE GRABBER BOISE PROPERTY OWXERS COSU FELLED TO PAT TRIBUTE. Myslerlou Belle S. Smith Heads Cane of Ta Title Spectators Who Reap Harvest. BOISE. Idsho. Nov. 1L (Special) Tav title epeculatora. by purchasing t,". to valuable city and euburban . son, have caused a I impede owners. I Widows and orpnan ---I ,r or6nliatlona. as wsll as ranchers and heavy property owners have been forced either relinquish all claim td their property or men "''- " the title buyers, property owners are demanding that the speculators ceas. tbelr operationa. and have called Indig nation and mass meetings to protest. Ths probe that has been started as a result of the recent public exposure of the epeculatora has dsveloped the ex istence of a chlsf director, a mysterl- d.ii, m flmtih aalfl to hs rich and ' ambitious, who has her headquarters la ' Tes Molnss. la. She has bsen dl ' rectlng the campaign of the tax sharks ! to purchase ail possible delinquent ' wK-n it ! nut tin for auc tion, as required by the laws of this stste. She has been merciless In her opsra tlons. Once having seised a piece of property trr pajrtn. tte) delinquent IS. FRENCH SAYS VF.RMILYA. taxes, she has demanded her pound of flesh" In the payment of a bonus, to release her grip. Not one Instance Is related where she has not been suc cessful In her demands, regardless of the hardship on the property owner. She has realised thousands of dollars on her scheme. The plan on which Belle Smith and her agents operated waa simple. They watched the City Clerk's and County Assessor's office for the publication of delinquent' tax property. Securing a Itst of the amount of taxes charged up. they Inspected the property and when It waa auctioned off. very often un known to the property owner, who be lieved all his taxes were paid, they purchased the listed properties by the payment of the delinquent taxes. No tice was thsn sent to the property own er that his property was held by the speculators, who hsd a prior claim by virtue of paying the delinquent taxes. This usually brought a quldk call from the property owner. Belle Smith's agents collected their fee, which ranged from $10 to several hun dreds of dollars, whereupon they re leased their tsx receipts. BIG TUNNEL DRAINS MINES Sensational Flow Encountered In Roosevelt Bore. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Kov. 1L A dispatch from Cripple Creek tells of the striking of a sensational Bow of water In the bore of the Roosevelt deep drainage tunnel. The flow fol lowed a round oT shots and was so heavy that the workmen were carried off their feet down the bore and nar rowly escaped with their Uvea. The water Is leaving ths bore at a rate of 24.000 gallons a minute, or about four Umea the usual flow. It Is supposed that an underground reser voir or stream has been opened and that a material lowering of the water level In the mines of the district will be noticeable. GEM THIEVES SENTENCED International Chase Lands Noted Burglars In Penitentiary. BOSTON. Nov. 1L The final chapter of a celebrated International criminal cass waa written when Judge Ralgon. of the Superior Criminal Court. Im posed today a atate prison sentencs of 14 to 10 years on Joseph and Jacob Goldberg, convicted of burglary at the Jewelry store of Samuel Ulllan here a year ago, ths value of the plunder be ing 116.000. The Goldbergs wsrs traced to Europe and were Anally arrested In Austria and brought back to Boston for trial. WIDOW'S PENSION1 ASKED Clubwomen Wonld Have 6tate Help In Raising Children. BAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 11. Clubwo men of Ban Francisco are planning a svstem of pensioning widows with children. Dr. Jessica Pelxotto. of the University of California, urged the proposition at a meeting. The plan Is to have the stats author ities set aside a fund to be disbursed annually. A state board Is suggested to make the apportionment. Oregon Electrlo Wonld Condemn. EUGENE. Or, Nov. 11. (SpeclaL) Four condemnation suits wers filed yes terday In the Circuit Court by attor neys for the Oregon Electric Railway. The first la against R. C. Coffey and wife. J. N. Coffey and Rose Powell, for right-of-way amounting to 1.32 acres. The second Is against George F. Croner and Alice Croner for condemnation of I It acres for right-of-way. the third Is sgalnst ths W. F. Walksr estate, seeking to condemn .41 of an acre, and the fourth Is against ths heirs of the Robert Pattlaon estate. The land sought Is all located Immediately west of the city limits. Aberdeen' Color Lowered. SEATTLE. TVash.. Nov. 11. (Spe claL) Although facing a heavier team. Aberdeen High School played good football today against Queen Anns High School, scoring a touchdown In the last quarter. Score: Queen Anne 10. Aberdeen 5. At the beginning of the eecond half Aberdeen made four perfect forward pasaes In succession, but Queen Anne bald close to hsr gosX. Una. Croker 6ail for United States. LONDON. Nov. 11. Rlchsrd Croker sailed for New York on the Maure tsnla. which left Liverpool today. It will touch at Queenstown Sunday. Mr. Croker will go to Florida, where he srUl retnaln until lata next Eprl&g. w. ill! - ' i A I' I BEN NAVAL HERO LONELY Daughter of Admiral Potts Leaves Him to Take Veil. FATHER'S PLEA UNHEEDED Two Other IHtnghtera of Retired Bea-Flchter Aim In Convent, Wife la Dead, Son la Awny. and He I Left Atone. BALTIMORE. Not. 11. (Special.) Now that hta flhtins; flays ars over and be had hoped to be able to end his days peacefully with his family about him. Rear-Aamlral Robert Potts, re tired, finds that he has no family. The s-allant old sea warrior admits that he is lonely, very lonely Indeed, for Francea. his last and younges t daugh ter the best beloved of all his chil dren, has just left him to enter a con- "Tbourh Admiral Potts pleaded with the srlrl to reconsider her declston. at least until he was dead. Miss Frances flatly refused to give up her desire to enter the Carmelite Convent In this Mlss Potts, who Is well known and popular In society. Is ths third of Ad miral Potts daughters to chooss to re nounce the world for the nuns velL The eldest daughter. Miss Mar e, was the founder of a convent in Manila, and the second daughter is a member or the Carmelite Convent in Philadelphia. Admiral Potts has Just one hope re maining against living ths rest of his years In the grim eolltude of forgotten old age. That Is thst Miss Frances will decide that she does not like the convent life before she has remained there a year and taken up the veil be yond renunciation. -Frances has ons year after She en ters the convent in which. If shs be comes dissatisfied for any reason, she may withdraw." said ths Admiral, and I am hoping that before the year Is over she will come back to me. aa I am very lonely with all three of my daughters away from me, now that I am getting old. T. .-ti v.. 1 1 - that ams i cannot mi " to draw my daughters so resistless! to the veil, but from childhood they all seemed to lean toward It. I tried my best to persuads sach not to enter a convent, but it did not sssra to do any good. I have often thought that It was because my wife was thinking seriously of entering a convent when I began my courtship. "I have one son. Lewis J. Potts, a lawyer In New York, so that in my de clining years am left without any of my children and am all alone, as my wife died some years ago." RECEIVER'S SALE INVALID Seaside Lumber Company to Be Ke fcdTertlaed by Court Order. ASTOHIA, Or, Not. 11. (SpeclaL) As a result of a conference neia nere this afternoon between Attorneys Gllt ner. Veasie ?nd Piatt, of Portland, rep resenting Bates & Co.. H. T. Daniels and J. A. Sayre. respectively, holders of Seaside Lumber & Manufacturing Company bonds; Gk & Fulton, repre DO NOT these fresh, crisp mornings these light flurries of snow the occasional glimpses of the kindly sun make you fhinTr instinctively of warm, snug, well-fitting suits suits of wool, woven into beautiful fabrics, tailored by men who make a life-work of their craft Such we offer to ladies of taste ladies who appreciate all those niceties of cut and finish that go to make up a perfect gar ment. Added to this is the welcome fact that our usual fair prices have been greatly reduced for this sale. Our showing is large, and it covers a wide range of fabrics worsteds, rough cheviots, men 's-wear serges, English mixtures, and the finest of American weaves all tailored into finely-modeled suits of individual char acterthe authoritative modes of the hour. - Ladies of Portland, we invite your critical inspection of this splendid showing of fashion and fabrics. No other such oppor tunity exists in Portland today. $40.00 and $45.00 Suits now only $35.00 and $37.50 Suits now only $30.00 and $32 50 Suits now only $25.00 and $27.50 Suits now only Every reduction LEADING CLOTHIER MORRISON AT FOURTH STREET senting the Bank of Seaside and the receiver of the mill company, and J. Q. A. Bowlby, representing the Astoria Savings Bank, to reach an agreement as to what disposition will be made of the mill company's mortgaged prop erty, providing the recent receiver s . . . , a - IT Vim nf ttlA sale is sei asiae, Circuit Court, made an order setting aside the receiver's sale ana aiiw.us that the property be readvertised for sale on December 20. The understanding reacnea was uu th.ra shall be no further postponement of ths sale after that date. NEAR-BEER SALES COSTLY (Springfield Men Plead Guilty to Violating Local Option Law. EUGENE, Or, Not. 11. (Special.) . . i . , D..i,ina .wi. n of a near- CiUUltJIW St J o . ..... ' , , , . l beer place at Springfield plead guilty yesterday to the charge of violating , the local option law and were fined (300 each, which they paid. , In the case of J. F. Smith, of the firm of Smith & Noble, of Sprtngfield. a special plea for clemency was made by the District Attorney, who said that he believed In this Instance that the defendants had been Imposed on by the Roseburg Brewery, which sold them stuff much 'nearer- man n have been to be non-Intoxicating, and that they stopped the sale as soon as they discovered the real nature of the beverage they were selling. They were fined $100. During the past six weeks fines to the amount of 12250 have been as sessed and collected in Lane County for violation of the local option law. Of this amount $1550 came from Spring field. H50 from Cottage Grove, and 1250 from Junction City. LECTURE SERIES, OPENED E. Hofer Delivers Address on Fiction at Monmouth School. MONMOUTH, Or, Nov. 1L (SpeclaL) The first of the series of popular lec tures was given last night at the chapel of the State Normal School be fore a large audience. After the lec ture a reception was held at the home of President and Mrs. J. H. Ackerman, which waa attended by the faculty and many prominent cltisens of Monmouth. The Normal 6chool haa about 100 stu dents enrolled, and Is equipped for special work of training teachers. E. Hofer, of the Board of Regents, was" Introduced and delivered an inter esting address pn "Fiction as F.elated to Life." He said that Hamilton W. Mabie In the United States, and John Saints bury of Edinburgh University, were the greatest living critics of the present age and their optnlona were worth fol lowing In estimating the value of works of fiction. Man Killed May Bo Mlchlgander. EUGENE, Or., Not. 11. (SpeclaL) An unknown man. In whose pockets was found a book with the name B. B. Miceman. 44 Jennette street. Grand Rapids, Mich., written on the flyleaf, was run down and killed today by the Ashland local passenger train Just as It was entering the Eugene yards. He waa walking down the track and did not hoar the approaching train, which hurled him 30 feet and crushed his skulL The Coroner wss notified and the train was held until his arrlvaL when the body was taken to the morgue. The man waa poorly dressed and appeared to be about 60 ysars of age. Amity to Be Host to Association. SHERIDAN. Or.. Nov. 11. (Special.) The SSth annual convention of the Tamhlll Sunday 6chool Association will convene la Amity, November 14, U D, genuine. No charge for alterations. Prompt deliveries. j Honfleld. a Tamhlll County Judge, who is president of the association, has put out an attractive poster to announce the meeting. Rev. Charles A. Phipps. state secretary, and known throughout the state as "Sunny Jim," will be pres ent and will give an address. Presi dent Paddock, of the state association, will also give an address at the con vention. Alleged Thief Thinks Self Insane. OREGON CITY, Or, Nov. 11. (Spe cial.) "Well, I guess I am crazy SUFFERED FOR OWE HEALTH Many a matron baa the days of her comely lengthened appearance be beantl fcept clean externally, i a mucous by taklns; Per us. To ful, the body must be Internally aa well as Perttna produces del membranes, the basis symmetry, and a clet complexion. of facial , healthy MR5.GEO.C.W0RSTELLIE it i x "i A rt MRS. O.D.ROBINSON If r if .- ,, H " ' "- ' f' ''J f f 'V I h ' r - . - w - i - - - .... ;r-i t-v - f it I 2 Mrs. O. D. Robinson. St St. Felix St., Brooklyn, N. Y, writes: "I have taken Pernu and It did me more good than all J" treatment by speelal physicians. I ran really say that I feel like "other 5SS .So mure swollen feet and limbs. No .J'"""" " th,ol Somen. .No more shortness of breath. o more stiff ad "J"' You have no Idea what yoar treatment has done for me. it certainly aaa prsloaged my life aad made a new woman of me." 529.50 $26.SO $22.50 S 1 9.75 IS G again," said Delman McConnell when arrested today by Chief of Police Shaw on a charge of stealing a suit of clothes. "1 was sent to an Insane asy lum In Ohio several years ago," con tinued the prisoner, "and I guess the thing has returned." According to the Chief of Police, McConnell stole the clothing and hid It on the river bank. Then he went to a second-hand store and pawned his own coat and waist coat. When arrested he was wearing the coat which he is said to have stolen. YEARS TO PE-RU-NA p HISS NETTIE E.BOGARDUSJ Internal Catarrh. Mrs. George C. Worstell, 11 Rivet Road, Clarksburg, W. Vs., writes: -I can truly say I have been ' much benefited by the use of Pe runa. I feel better than I have for two years. It Is the best medicine that I know for Internal catarrh. When I began taking Peruna I could see that before I had finished taking the first bottle It was doing mo good." Sick Headache. Miss Nettie E. Bogardus, R. V. D. II, Weatfleld, N. r.. writes: "I have been a great sufferer from sick headaches, but am now en tirely free from that trouble. I have not felt so well In ten ysara as I do now. "I would recommend Peruna and Manalln to all sufferers." Gained Appetite and Strength. Miss Julia Butler, Appleton. Wis., writes: "My sister advised me to try Peruna. I took your treatment and my appetite returned speedily. I gained strength and Oesa and am ' In perfect health." -(-'' vven : - hi r " X 'S , Jl,-U , ? ' A"1 1 - I f