THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1905.
PORTLAND Ml
CHANGES TO
MM
Runaway Accident and Subse
quent Operation Reveal
Transformation.
WILL NOT DON MALE ATTIRE
Dr. Byron E. Miller Is Attending
Physicians :in Remarkable- Case.
Patient Will Not Abandon
Feminine Environment.
After having .lived . 37 years uncon
scious of her .real sex, a Portland
woman has turned Into a man. Strange
ly coincident .with the ense of a New
York woman undergoing this change
of sex, comes the reporter Dr. Byron
E. Miller that a Portland woman has
experienced this remarkable trans
formation, masculinity having assumed
dominance. Since the rcmarkablo dis
covery was made several weeks ago,
the outlines of her body have lost some
of their effeminate lines, and her voice
Is harsh and guttural.
This woman who has turned out to
bo a man has lived in Oregon and
Portland all her life, and is unmajried,
and outside of a rather mannish fig
ure, there were no evidences of mas
culinity. About six weeks ago she was
injured In a runaway, and upon ex
amination K was found that she had
suddenly developed the physical at
tributes of a man. She was taken to
St. Vincent's Hospital, -where an op
eration was performed by Dr. Byron E.
Miller, the attending physician, and
she Is now pronounced to be a man.
She has almost completely recovered
from the shock, of the injury and the
discovery of her true sex.
True Sex Coming to Light.
"In reality she has been a man all of
her life, but there were no outward
signs of her masculinity until the time of
the accident." said Dr. Miller yesterday
afternoon. "Through some condition her
development has been delayed all of these
37 years, and her true sex Is Just coming
to light. I might say that as a woman
she was not fully' developed, and, al
though masculinity dominates, physically
there are still some evidences of feminin
ity. I do not think that she will ever be
fully developed as a man. out neverthe
less, man she Is. For this reason, I do
not think it necessary that she -don male
attire, as In environment she will always
be a woman."
Will Iilve as a Woman.
When this remarkable freak of Nature
was discovered Dr. Minor's patient was
not prostrated by the blow, and will prob
ably continue to live as a woman. Dr.
Mdler does not see fit to make public her
name, as It would be a great source -of em
barrassment to her all during her life.
She is only living in Portland temporarily,
but It Is understood that her home Is In
the near vicinity.
She comes of worthy and respected par
ents, who have reared her as a woman.
She has always been of a rather retiring
disposition, and has few Intimate friends.
8ho Is very modest, and is said to be
bright and Intelligent and of a moderate
education. Owing to the ;Tact . that she
doe5, not associate -.wlt3i.Thef Hendsvcry
much, shepen&s -mostTof .ho time in 3ier
rooms, sowing 'and .kriirtlngj'.in both Of
which she is skilled. Dr. Miller says she
does not appear to be greatly "worried over
the change of sex. He says that occasion
ally such "a heavy beard grows upon her
face that a razor has to be employed.
In The Oregonlan of Tuesday there was
an account of .a New York woman being
transformed Into a man. She was 34 years
of age, and within two "weeks the change
took place. In the New York case, how
ever, the transformation was so complete
that the woman has decided to assume
another name and don male attire.
WORKING FOR YOUTH.
Congress of Mothers Studies Juvenile
Courts Grave Duty of Parents. m
The Portland Chapter of the Oregon
State Congress of Mothers held its first
regular meeting In the assembly hall of
the Portland High School last night, and
several features pertaining to child life
were taken up with enthusiastic interest.
Mrs. C. M. "Wood presided, opening the
meeting with a detailed statement of the
objects of the organization. Many prom
inent citizens, both men and women, were
present, and the number of young people
scattered through the audience was most
noticeable. Judge George. Mrs. B. H.
Trumbull and Judge Frazer were the
speakers of the evening, the subjects
taken up being the home and Its relation
to the school, and the Juvenile Court
work.
Judge George's statements regarding
tne relations between -home and school
were most convincing, and carried with
them the weight of personal experience.
He said he had been a teacher himself,
both in the public schools and academies,
and had served several years as a mem
ber of the Board of Sch6ol Directors, and
for this reason was In a position to know
the absolute necessity for complete co
operation between the two. "There are
no other Institutions of the Importance to
the age that the home and school" bear,
and their Influence Is greater than that
of any other." said he. "Whether the in
fluence be for good or for evil and it
should always be for good centers around
home life, and there is no limit to its
far-reaching effects. First it affects the
Immediate communlty,then the city, the
state, and eventually the whole Nation.
It Is the unit of our civilization, and. If
it Is successful, then we have a civiliza
tion that Is unexcelled."
Homo Should Co-Opcralc.
"The school Is not only for the purpose
of imparting knowledge, but to exert an
Influence over the mind of pupils and to
develop the individual life so as to Influ
ence the community at large. The prac
tical application or discipline to the af
fairs of every-day life is another feature
of the schools in which the home should
co-operate. AVe must, come to a reallza-
tl 3ii of the importance of the co-operation
or tnese two institutions."
Judge George further stated that the
objfet of the Congress of Mothers was
thf highest and wished "the organization
the succors in its future work which it
so much 'deserves.
The objects and work of the Juvenile
Court were taken up by Mrs. B. H. Trum
bull and Judge Frazer. both of whom
old many Interesting things In connec
tion with it hitherto not generally known.
The extent of this work proved a sur
prise to many and It is hoped that in
the future more men. and women will
take active Interest In this branch of
cl-.ld reformation.
Xcecl Assistance of Women.
Judge Frazer gave some figures show
ing the enormous amount of work being
done by a few people and made a per
sonal plea to the women present to in
terest themselves in the probationary fea
ture of the work. "The work of the
Judge is really tho-sniallest," he modestly
claimed, and suggested that an organi
zation of women be formed which would
take entire charge of the boys on pro
bation, and .that they appoint one- of
thelr number as a special officer, this
officer to receive a salary which he says
;can be paid.
"baturday mornlnsr. he said, "we will
have 37 boys with their "parents in court,
and most of the offenses are serious ones.
Yesterday morning we had 23. The ma
jority of cases are put on probation, and
it Is officers to watch these cases and
report on them which we so badly need.
There are now four people on salary who
work- from early morning to late at night,
and even at that we cannot begin to
keep up with the work. It Is women we
need to help out in this work women
who are interested enough to stick to the
work after beginning it. and who can be
counted upon to keep watch of the cases
entrusted to their care."
Friend of Boys Speaks.
Mrs. Trumbull told of the objects of
the Court, dwelling earnestly upon the
rights J.of the boy to be heard as well as
bis elders.' "If a boy Is old enough to
break a law or have a conscience, he is
old" enough to be heard in defense of the
charges against him," she said, and In
many othor ways defended the boys who
until the establishment of the Juvonlle
Court nverc relegated to the old tlmo
adage "boys should be seen but not
heard."
Mrs. Wood announced that Professor
Frank Rlgler would speak at the next
meeting of the Home Training Associa
tion. This association is the principal of
those forming the Congress of Mothers,
and the Intention of forming branches in
each of tlio school districts of the city
so as to reach busy mothers who are
not brought Into the association work
otherwise was announced. Music was
furnished by two llttlo children, Modesta.
Mortensen playing the violin as an ac
companiment for Donald Sibley's sweet
songs.
OREGON FRUIT FAR EXCELS
STATE ALMOST EQUALS EIGHT
OTHERS IN AWARDS.
Horticultural Exhibits at Fair Given
907 Prizes, Including 104
Gold Medals.
All awards for horticultural exhibits at
the Liewis and Clark Exposition have
now been announced and the number of
premiums secured by Oregon fruits is
nearly as great as those of eight com
peting states comblnod. The awards for
California, Idaho, Colorado, Montana,
Utah and North Dakota, as well as Aus
tralia, were announced yesterday fore
noon by Director of Exhibits H. E.
Dopcb.
Oregon has a total of 997 awards, Wash
ington has 4CS. California 13(5, Idaho 25,
Colorado 34, Montana 7, Utah 3, North
Dakota 1 and Australia 1. The appended
table shows the relative standing of the
competing states:
Oregon
"Washington .
California
Idaho ........
Colorado .....
Montana .....
Utah
North Dakota.
Australia . . . .
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DISPOSITION OF BUILDINGS
3Ieetin; of tate Board and Commis
sion TTdflay to Decide.
A Joint meeljrig" will be held this after
noon by the Lewis and Clark State Com
mission and the State Board from Salom
for the purpose of determining what dis
position shall be made of the exhibit
buildings erected by the State of Oregon.
The State Commission recently offered the
buildings to the State and It will now
be determined Just how to proceed In
disposing of the structures. '
The electric lights are to go to The
Oaks. A contract lias been signed by the
Exposition's director of works whereby
The Oaks will secure all the bulbs and
electrical fixtures.
Winners of livestock premiums will be
paid next Saturday by Auditor W. H.
Mackenzie. The total amount of the
awards Is ?21.92G.S0.
BOTH MAY JAKE IT BACK
Basis of Agreement Between Castro
and Taigny.
jt-Am&, ucc zt. unicial advices re
ceived here from Venezuela say that the
American Minister, Mr. Russell, and
President Castro have conferred with the
view to finding a settlement of the dlplo
matlc difficulty between France and Ven
ezuela, but the president has not yet an
nounced what he Intends to do.
Therefore the authorities here do not
confirm the reports that an agreement Is
imminent upon the basis of President
Castro and M. Taigny. the French
Charge d'Affaires, both withdrawing their
notes as a preliminary to adjusting the
controversy regarding the French Cable
Company. However, such a basis finds
favor In official quarters and the negoti
ations tend toward an adjustment along
such lines. President Castro's silence
alone deferring a determination.
FRAUD IS ALLEGED
rendered will to a certain extent construe
the new law concerning tax titles.
O. E. Heintz. of the Pacific Iron Works.
lias sued A. K. Bentley, a contractor. In
i the State Circuit Court, to recover T1232
j balance alleged due for material furnished
and used in the erection of an iron fence
at the North Pacific Terminal grounds.
H IM Qmifh ChornaA Attomnt ; The fence Is connected with the new train
v. in. on. in. uuuiyuu ""'"r'M sheds of the Terminal Company, and Mr.
to Evade Judgment.
DUMMY CORPORATION USED
Sensational Clnlms of Caroline Baum
Against Smith, His Wife and
Their Attorney, of Form
ing Holding Company.
Mrs. Caroline Baum, who holds a judg
ment against O. M. Smith, a real estate
dealer, for says Smith and his wife
Ella Smith, have transferred all of their
property valued at ?20.0) or more to de
fraud and cheat her and prevent her from
realizing upon the judgment. Yesterday
she commenced suit against Mr. and Mrs.
Smith and The Title Insurance & Invest
ment Company to set aside transfers of
property made to the company by the
Smiths. Judge Frazer signed an Injunc
tion order at the request of Spencer &
Davis, attorneys for Mrs. Baum. restrain
ing anr further transfers of the prop
erties referred to until this suit has
been determined. The complaint filed also
sets forth that O. M. Smith deeded prop
erty to a comDany called The Title In
surance & Trust Company which Is a
fake corporation and never did exist.
O. M. Smith built two houses for Mrs.
Baum under a contract. Differences arose
between them and a board of arbitration
awarded Mrs. Baum J9G3. Smith declined
to pay and Mrs. Baum sued him. and at
tached his property. He released the at
tachment by filing a bond. When the suit
was tried Mrs. Baum won and she is now
trying to collect the money. She alleges
In tho complaint filed In the present
action that when Smith signed the bond
to release the attachment he testified that
he owned property worth J20.00D and his
wife Ella Smith owned property valued
at 520.000. Mrs. Smith testifying for her
self said she was worth 516.500. The com
plaint recites further that lots In Dunn's
addition and acreage and other property.
all of which Is described, was subse
quently deeded by Mr. and Mrs. Smith
with Intent to prevent Mrs. Baum col
lecting her judgment, and to defraud her,
to. The Title Insurance & Investment
Company of Tacoma. Wash.
Mr. S. C. Spencer says the Incorporators
of this company were Ella Smith, wife of
O. M. Smith. A. D. Willoughby. his
nephew, and John H. Hall, his attorney.
A letter addressed to the company at Ta
coma was sent back by the postal au
thorities for a better address. Smith
formerly lived In Salem.
Court Brevities.
Decisions will be anonunccd today by
Judge George In the following cases: Al
thca Bailey against B. I. Bailey: George
S. Palmer vs. Elsie Palmer; G. W. Far
rier vs. Bartlett & Palmer.
Judge Cleland will decide the following
cases: I. Freeman vs. J. H. Smith: I.
Freeman vs. R. A. Preston; August Pet
schel vs. Emma Petschel; J. W. Graham
vs. See Loy; Conrad Bloemecke vs. W.
Vlvell; C. W. Weir vs. The City of Port
land, motion for a new trial.
The suit of Augusta Marks against
Thomnn Maher. to determine the owner
ship of a strip of ground In South' Port
land, was tried In Judge ucorgc s oun
yesterdav, .xind ..taken under advisement.
The plaintiff asserts he holds a xax title
from Multnomah County, and Maher as
serted in court that his title dates back
for many years. The court took the case
under advisement. The decision when
Heintz has filed a mechanic's Hen upon
the shds. He alleges that the contract
price with Mr. Bontlcy was 51750, and that
$1222 remains unpaid.
BELASCO'S SEATTLE HOUSE
Local Syndicate Completes Arrangc
mcnts'for Independent House.
SEATTLE. Oct. 27. David Belasco. the
Independent theatrical manager, has plans
lerfected for the erection of a 5100,000
theater In this city. J. P. "Howe, who for
years was the resident manager of the
Seattle Theater, left Seattle last week for
Gotham. He has succeeded In swinging
the local end of the deal, and has gone on
.to New York for the purpose of closing
ond signing the final papers with Mr. Be
lasco. James A. Moore, the local real-"
estate man, is in the deal.
The new theater will be located on tho
old University grounds, on Fourth ave
nue, between University and Union
streets. A syndicate of local men. whose
names for the time being must be with
held, are really back of the enterprise.
LADY BITES BURLY BANDIT
Mrs. B. H. Richards Uses Nature's
Weapons In Battle With Burglar.
SEATTLE. Oct. 27. SpecIal.)-Mrs. B.
H. Richards bravery kept herself from
personal Injury and robbery last night
by one of tho boldest bandits who has
attempted crime In Seattle for a long
time. The nervy woman fought the des
perate criminal until he was forced to
flight.
The crime occurred In the hallway of
Mrs. Richards home, at SOS East Thomas
street at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Richards, who
was alone, heard the front door-bell ring.
She turned on the lights, then opened
the door to see who the caller was.
As the door was pulled ajar a rough
looking individual forced his way Inside.
He evidently knew the location of the
electric switch in the hall, for he imme
diately turned out the lights.
Mrs. Richards grappled with her foe.
who threw her to the floor and attempted
to pull from the Angers of her left hand
two diamond rings. In the scramble Mrs.
Richards succeeded In getting one of tho
robber's fingers between her fecth. She
bit it hard, and the thief screamed with
pain and fled.
Federated Trades Council Meets.
At the regular meeting of the Federated
Trades Council last evening, the commit
tee on the revision of the by-laws re
turned a partial report. No action was
taken by the council, as It was decided to
await the complete returns of the com
mittee. Notification was received from
the supreme body to the effect that tho
practice now In vogue In this city of ad
mitting a member of the Ministerial As
sociation to the conferences of the or
ganization has been generally adopted
throughout the Eastern Stately Rev. E.
P. Hill Is the delegate to the local lodge.
Agree on Tank: Location.
After a lot of discussion, an ordi
nance was yesterday recommended by
the Joint street and Judiciary comtrtit
tees'of the City Council, providing for
the location of the petroleum storage
tanks of the O. R. & N. nt a point In
Alblna 700 feet south and 14S feet
west of the corner common to sections
21. 22. 27 ard 28, township 1 north,
range 1 west, Willametfe Meridian.
The measure also specifics that the
carrying capacity of tho proposed
tanks shall be limited to 110,000 barrels.
"The best armor
Is to keep out of
gun shot."
Oregon Woman nt Convention.
At the National convention of the
W.. C. T. U., which convened In Los
Angeles yesterday morning, are many
prominent women of the Union from
Oregon. A special car bearing dele
gates to the convention left Portland
last Saturday with women from Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho. Among
those from Oregon who are attending
the convention at Los Angeles are:
Mrs. L. F. Addition, Mrs. Henrietta
Brown. Mrs. Ida Marsters. Mrs. Hessle
Shane, Mrs. Elizabeth Dalghclsh, Mrs.
Sarah Peako, Mrs. Ida Barkley. Mrs.
M.- E. Stone. Mrs. A. Scott Dunlway.
Many questions considered of great
Importance by the convention will be
discussed by the convention which will
be in session from October 27 to No
vember 1.
Fourteen Fishermen Arrested.
ASTORIA Oct. 27. (Special.) Frank
W. Smith, hatchery superintendent and
acting water bailiff at Coos Bay. reports
to Fish Warden Van Dusen that he has
arrested 14 fishermen for not displaying
license numbers on their boats and each
wag fined 510. He says the catch of fish
has been larger than for many years and
the pack will be satisfactory to all con
cerned. Regarding the hatchery work, he
reports that he has sufficient salmon In
the racks to furnish enough eggs to fill
the trays.
Schmidt Suspected or Arson.
Theodore Schmidt, a German, pro
prietor of the Mount Hood Hotel be
fore it burned down three weeks ago
at -Twenty-fourth and Thurman streets,
is under suspicion of having flred his
hotel to get the Insurance. Detectives
have been to District Attorney Man
ning with alleged evidence against
Schmidt. Accusations against Schmidt
were made when ho was being sued for
a judgment in Justice Reld's Court yes
terday afternoon. ,
Inside a Crossett is beyond
the ra.nge of trouble. t
Mdwke tracks for a Crossett !
MeLke trewcks in Crossett !
Here is security from eJl trouble
afoot.
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