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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 17, 1911. BRIDE IS Hi HIDING, COURT SKETCH OF SHOWGIRL WHO PURPOSES TO SUE MAN WHO ACCUSED HER Or SHOOTING HIM. THINKING IT OVER Mrs. Armstrong-Howell Says She Pleaded for Release From Promise. AWFUL MISTAKE' REALIZED Property Is Still In Her Control and Hatband nas Made N'o Effort to Gain Po?sslon, bat She Dislike Him. LOS ANGELES. Pec. 1. (Special. Secluded somewhere In or near Los Angeles under an assumed name l Mrs. MarKaret Armstrong Howell, the wealthy Spokane woman, known as th Helen Gould of that section, whose marrlare to Oeorse Howell and her filKht from him at the end of a week recently, has Just become known. She lias hidden hme!f away to flcht alone a problem which a few months ago she did not dream would ever confront her. She mm that she will not come from her retirement until she knowa what course she must shape for her future. I'ntil then ahe will not see Howell, to "whom she was married. Though sh pays she dislike Howell she does not kr.ow that she will not go back to him. Nrlthcr K. A. ish:nan nor his wife, Mrs. Dlshman being a niece of Mrs. Howell, knows where she Is. She com municated with them by telephone to day to let them know she was well and safe and to axk them not to try to find her. PromU field Sacred. "For months he wanted me to marry him." she said. "I thought I could re spect him as a wife should, but. Oh. I didn't really know him. Still I do not want to say anything against him. for a Ionic time I Insisted that I would never marry while I was still In the florist business. Then he found a purchaser for the. business at a good price, and I let him sell It. When that was done he insisted he had my prom ise to marry him and I must not break my promise. I never had broken any promise. He was insistent and my struggle against marriage with him seemed feehle. I wanted to get away and hoped he rnight let me off. I planned to come to California. He came too. and I could not escape his pleadings. Bridrcrmm la Obdurate. "Even at San Dlcgo. 10 minutes be fore the ceremony, with the minister waiting. I b-gged him on my knees to release me from the promise, but he refused and threatened then to kill himself If I did not marry him. "I was not afraid he would, but I could not break the prone. "I have no complaint to make of his treatment of me during the week I lived with him. He was as kind as ha could be. but whenever possible would et away by myself, and strug gle with bitterness of soul over tha awful mistake I had made. "I don't know what I shall do. aa not say I will not live with hlra again. I may. I must think It all out. J must be all alone until I can view It a. I calm.y and know what my con science tells me I must do. i inwa ne cared for me. He never tried In any way to pain control over tny property. He has no control over it now and can touch none of It. He was scrupulously honest in handling ine property. Howeil today tried to trace his bride Insisting that she must return to him! x :'m V't5. - rV' j&0SSM 2f lip rFLMAX GRAHAM. SHOW GIRLS WILL SUE FOR Stokes Is to Be Defendant in False Imprisonment Action. X X ! ' " tT r-. " T '--Vi. .wcjn-tj i i l:: n x qHIS GREAT SALE of Men's Wear, comprising the splendid stock of the Sheehy-Bradley Co., gives all an opportunity to buy their Christmas gifts for less. The sav ing on even a single itena is so great, it will repay you to come here. On every purchase you save vone-third to one-half of the usual price you pay just that much less than you would elsewhere for the same article. Here are many useful presents, appropriate to the Holiday season; be sure to let us see you here among the crowds this coming week. Men's Pajamas $2.00 selling for....S1.25 $3.00 selling for.... 1.75 $4.00 selling for....S2.25 Men's Night Shirts $1.00 selling for 65& $1.25 selling for ,. 75 Men's Silk Night Shirts Half Price Men's Fine Neckwear 50c selling for 29J $1.00 selling for 55d $1.50 selling for 85d Men's Collar Bags $3.00 selling for. . S1.95 $ 7.50 selling for. $10.00 selling for. $3.75 S5.00 Men's Hose in Cotton, Silk and Wool 25c selling for. . 35c selling for. . 50c selling for. . 3 pairs for. . 15 25c 35d ...$1.00 BRIDE'S FORTl-XE XEAR $25,000 Armstrong Well Liked In Spo kane by Many Friends. SPOKAN'E. Wash.. Dec. 1. (Special.) Miss llarfaret Armstrong-, whose sud den marrlairs to Howeil In San Dlepo has been the talk of her friends for 24 hours. Is a ircntle. evrn-tempered wom an who lived in Spokane for 20 years. 17 of whicft she worked In the florist business, first for others and a few years ago In her own establishment. Siie was kind to those who came for flower designs for funerals, rejoiced with her patrons who ordered garlands for festive occasions, and was particu larly trustf il of the honesty of her ac quaintances, who clung- to ner through thick and thin. Her charities did not exceed those of any ordinary person who listens to the call of the unfortunate and re sponds as befits his means. Neither Is she wealthy. Her personal fortune may reach t-3.000. tlo.imo of which she received for her florist business a few months aKO. Her sister. Mrs. John W. Grear. and two daughters of this sister live in Spokane. The nieces were employed in Miss Armstrong's establishment, which included a tea-room and candy coun ter.' Miss Armstrong was one of the best-known women In Spokane. INSURGENTS TAKE STUMP Jtoowvelfa Friends to Tell Ohloans T. R. Will Not Re Candidate. COLfMBl'S. O. Pec. 1. To Impress on Ohio Republicans that Theodore Roosevelt wlil not be a candidate for the Presidential nomination in 1912. John P. Kackler. secretary of the Ohio Progressive League. completed ar rangements today for a speechmakinc tour of the state by United States Sen ator Moses E. Clapp. of Minnesota. ex-United States Forester OlfTord Pinchot. James R. Garfield, of Cleve land, and Louis P. Brandeis. of Boston. Because Pinchot and Garfield are credited with burins the entire confi dence of Colonel Koosevelt. the Vro aresslve leaders hope their words will effectually allay any Koosevelt senti ment among Ohio Progressives, and wia pave the way for the smooth prog-, ress of the La Follette campaign. WOMAN WOULD BE JUROR Mr. A. S. Wood Insists She Is Qualified fo Sit la Packers' Trial. CHICAGO. Ic. H. Mrs. A, f. Wood, a Business woman, has been Summoned to appear as a venireman" In the trial of the packers charred with criminal violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Mrs. Wood said she would appear and Insist on her lights aa a cltlxen. "I pay taxes and expect to go to the rolls soon." she said, "and I shall cer tainly protest against an attempt to ex. cuse me from Jury service." The subpena had been made out for "A- S. Wood." wita tlie woman's ad dress, la the llo of E. f. Wood. HORSEMAN IS RECOVERING Miss Graham and Miso Conrad Happy for Acquittal Former Ad vises Tonne Girls Not to Shoot and to Avoid Rich Old Men. he said, and were Inclined lo be hilar ious. The other man he described as nearly six feet tall and weighing about 170 pounds. He was attired In a dark gray suit and had dark hair and a rather sallow complexion. Complete ignorance concerning Mrs, Robinson was professed at the Hotel LaSalle. At the hospital Mrs. Robinson reiterated her former statement that she had asked Cockrell to marry her and that he had refused. Proffer of Marriage Refused. "1 called Mr. Cockrell up at his room at the Hotel Sherman and asked him If he really meant what he said at the Lambs Cafe about not marrying me," she said. "He replied that he couldn't marry me. and I told him to listen. Then I shot myself. My only regret Is that I didn't make a clean Job of It." Dr. Carl Beck, the physician In charge at the North Chicago Hospital, said tonight that Mrs. Robinson prob ably would recover. NEW YORK. Dee. IS. (Special.) Counsel for Kthel Conrad and Lillian Graham this afternoon announced that on Monday they would serve W. E. D. Stokes with papers In suits for amounts aggregating- $300,000, alleging false imprisonment and malicious prosecu tion. Each of the two showgirls, acquitted yesterday on a chartre of shooting Stokes, will ask 1230.000, said Robert M. Moore, counsel for Ethel, and Clark L. Jordan counsel for Lillian. Stokes is reported as recovering In his suite I at the Ansonla and is in Ignorance of the events of the last few days. Radiantly happy. Lillian Graham this afternoon visited her lawyer to thank him for her acquittal. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Steila Singleton of California, who went from the of ilce to the Cunard line pier, where she left for England aboard the Lusl- tanla. Asked If she had any advice to young girls wno met aged men with money. Miss Graham said: t "My only advice to girls Is 'don't shoot.' To girls in my position my best advice Is to keep away from aged men with money; but girls can't always do that. I've had my lesson and have profited by it. I won't carry a gun again." MRS. ROBINSON KNOWN" HERE You Id-Be Suicide ns Expected to Retnrn Here for Holidays. Mrs. Edna Robinson was known locally, bhe has a sister, Mrs. John C Clark, who resides with her husband at KiTH East Ankeny street. Mrs. Robinson was born In Portland, She Is the daughter of James Smith, formerly County Clerk of Multnomah County, and widely known In the city. About 10 years ago she was married to Harry S. Robinson, a telegraph oper ator. The marriage proved unhappy and a divorce followed five years ago. Mrs. Robinson left Portland a year ago for a trip through the East, and has been living In Chicago. St. Louis, New York, and other Eastern cities. Her friends here were somewhat sur prised at the protracted nature of her sojourn In the East, but did not know that any affair of the heart was de taining her. She was expected to re turn to Portland In time for the Christ mas holidays. Rent a used piano. Stelnway, Chick ring. Mason a: Hamlin. S3 per month. Kehler Chase, S7 Washington at. NEWS FLEASES TOP" GRAHAM Father of Acquitted Show girl Says Verdict Fine Christmas Gift. SEATTLE. Dec 1. (Special.) Seated among a group of friends In Renton store, Pat, better known as "Pop." Graham, fa'.ner of Lillian Gra ham, the showgirl, who. with Ethel Conrad, was acquitted Thursday by a New York Jury of shooting W. E. D. Stokes, millionaire, discussed Joyously the release of his daughter. Pop" Graham has been following the accounts of the trial in the local newspapers. 1 expected it, i expectea it. de clared the old man. vigorously. "I knew that they would not find my lit tle girl guilty of doing such a thing. No Graham would do a thing like that. "This news Is certainly the best Christmas present I could get." went on the little man, who Is known to all the residents of Renton through his 20 years residence in that town. "I haven't seen Lillian since she was ( years old, out tnat aoesn t make any difference to a fathtr. This news takes a big load off my r.iind. "It looks aa If they believed Stokes got exactly what he deserved. It was another case of a millionaire without principle trying to ruin innocent young girls, and I don't think anyone has any sympathy for Stokes. Of course. I would like to see my little girl, but New York Is a long way off and I don't know when I will get the chance." Top" Oraham said he didn't know what bis daughte's plans were, or whether she Intended to go on the stage Immediately. FQGLER Ar.D GLARKEWIN SIX-DAY CYCLE RACE ENDS WITH RECORD UNBROKEN. Six Teams Tie for Second Kramer and Moran First in Contest to Decide Place. SUICIDE ATTEMPT HEARD (Continued From First Pace. where Cockrell and Mrs. Robinson say they dined Friday night, said that they and another man remained there until nearly 3 o'clock Saturday morning. They had been drinking rather heavily. NEW YORK. Dec 16. Joe Fogler. of Brooklyn, and "Jackie" Clarke, of Mel bourne, Australia, won the six-day bicycle race, which ended at 10 o'clock in Madison Square Garden. The Fogler Clarke team finished one lap ahead of six other teams bunched In a tie for second place. Fogler and Clarke pedaled 2718 miles and nine laps in the 142 hours of the contest. To the six teams Imme diately following 2718 miles and eight laps were credited. I The winners were IS miles and two I laps behind the record of 2737 miles and one lap. made by McFarland and i M6ran in 1908. i Kramer-Moran. Halstead-Drobach, Pye-Collins. Cameron-Macin, Demara : Lawrence and Lorenz-Saldow were In ' second place. Kramer and Moran were the second place winners. Kramer won the po sition for his team In a sprint in which he and Drobach. Lorens, Magin. Law rence and File were nominated to rep ! resent their teams to decide the six i places after the first. i Tha order of the standing of the six ' teams thus Is: Fogler and Clark, Kramer and Moran, ; Demara and Lorens, Halstead and i Probach. Cameron and Magin, Pye and Collins. SETTLERS NOT STARVING Wateirusers Deny Government Is Caus ing Undue Hardship. - HELENA. Mont.. Dec. 1. The charge made at the National Irrigation Con gress in Chicago by State Senator Whiteside, of Montana, that hundreds of settlers on Government Irrigation projects were starving because of of ficial red tape and negligence, was not borne out by the uttersnces of settlers in a conference which ciosed today. The meeting was called at Helena Men's Combinations Pure Silk Tie and Hose to Match $3.50 seUiDg for. S2.00 Third and Oak Streets Men's Silk Web Suspenders Gold and Silver Buckles Half Price $1.00 selling for 500 $1.50 selling for 756 $2.00 selling for.... 1.00 $3.00 selling for S1.50 $5.00 selling for S2.50 $7.00 selling for. . . .3.50 Fancy, Full Dress and Tuxedo Vests Half Price $ 3.50 selling for.. '.1.75 $ 5.00 selling for...S2.50 $ 6.00 selling for... 3.00 $10.00 selling for... S5.00 Linen Handkerchiefs Plain and Initial 25c selling for 15rf . 35c selling for , 206 50c selling for. ...... 35f3 3 for S1.00 Men's Wool Sweaters $ 5.00 selling for... 3.15 $ 6.00 selling for...S3.50 $ 8.50 selling for... 5. 00 $12.00 selling for... 87.00 Ladies' Waists Half Price $3.50 selling for SI-75 $4.50 selling for 82.25 $5.00 selling for 82.50 Ladies' Handbags Half Price $ 5.00 selling for $ 7.50 selling for $12.00 selling for $21.00 selling for. 810.50 $25.00 selling for. S12.50 82.50 83.75 86.00 MOYER Third and Oak Streets by Supervising Engineer Savage of the Reclamation Service, who Invited all the settlers on Northern Montana proj ects to attend and make complaints or suggestions. "No one on the reclamation projects Is starving to death," said Peter An derson, president of the Waterusers' Association of the Lower Yellowstone project. In an Interview after the meet ing. "There Is little likelihood of the fail ure of the projects. The work unques tionably Is slower than It would be In the hands of private contractors, but under the Government system everyone gets the same treatment, which Is worth something." Senator Jones Com'.n; West. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 16. Senator Wesley L. Jones will leave tomorrow for his home In North Yakima, where he will pass the holidays with his family. He and Mrs. Jones will return to Washington when Congress reassembles. Mrs. Ilauiey In Receiving lane. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 16. Mrs. W. C. Hawley, wife of Representative Hawley, was in the receiving line at the reception tendered tonight by the Congressional Club to President and Mrs. Taft. Mrs. Hawley is an active member of this club. Miss Chris Hawley, daughter of Representative and Mrs. Hawley, will on Monday enter Miss Medelra's school for girls In this city. Honest Advice to Consumptives Somehow ther exists a Tast amount of skepticism as to the possibility of curing; Consumption. 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