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ORIKOXIAX. FRIDAY, APRIL 3. 190S.
STUDENTS STRIKE
Resent Suspension of Class
President for Hazing.
GIVEN ORDERS TO RETURN
Faculty of Xcw York Vniverwily Re
fuses to Treat With Them t'nless
They Obey Presumptuous
"Freshie" Is Ducked.
NKW YOKK, April 2. New York Uni
versity students who went "on strike" to
day as a result of the temporary suspen
Fion by the faculty of Albert Young, pres
ident of the junior (students class, follow
ing investigation of the ducking in the
college horse trough of Harry JBloeh, a
freshman, were notified officially by the
faculty's committee on discipline that the
body of students must return tlrst to their
classes as a preliminary to a complete ad
justment of the present difficulty.
When the students had formally re
ceived the faculty's communication they
announced that It would be considered at
a meeting to be held at 10:30 o'clock to
morrow morning, when the further atti
tude of the student body will be deter
mined.
Tonight Harry Bloch, who had spent
much of the day with his attorney, issued
a statement In which he admitted that
he had been In the wrong. He added that
while he felt that he had been suffi
ciently punished, he was willing to sub
mit to any further correction that the
student cabinet might deem wise to ad
miniate!.
This statement served somewhat to
clear the atmosphere, though thete Is
some doubt as to what the students will
do tomorrow. The classrooms were emjy
toda. ,
Chancellor MacCracken Is at Copenha
gen, Denmark, where he is delivering a
series of lectures at Copenhagen Univer
sity. During his absence his son, Dr.
John MacCracken. secretary of the uni
verslty. Is acting as chancellor.
The violations of unwritten student law
changed against Bloch are summarized as
follow 62
first Would not rub down the members
of the varsity team, as all good fresh
men are supposed to do.
Second ore violet-colored ties, same
being the college color and a privilege no
freshman Is allowed.
Third Sat on the steps of the library,
where no "freshies'1 are supposed to rest.
PLAN JOINT CONFERENCE
Conl-Mlners and Operators Will
Meet at Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS. April 2. Another joint
conference between the coal operators
and miners of Indiana, Ohio, West Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania may be held in
Indianapolis between April 15 and 27. .
AGREE TO MEET WITH MINEHS
Coal Operators Will Attempt to Fix
Wage Scale.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., April 2. -The
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operator's
Anpociatlon today agreed to meet a com
mittee from the convention of the United
Mineworkers of America of Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on Mon
day next.
The joint committee will then try to
decide upon a wage scale for the 5,iXi0
coal miners of this district.
LECTURE IN SIGN LANGUAGE
Judge Hoot to Talk to Deaf Mutes
So They Can Understand.
SKATTI-K. April 2. Judge Milo A.
Root, of the State Supreme Court, has
accepted an invitation to address the
Deaf Mute Society of Seattle on Sun
day. April 5. He will first deliver his
address orally for the benefit of those
who can hear, and will then repeat the
same address in the sign language to
the deaf mutes. Judge Root can de
liver himself in the sign language as
rapidly and as fluently as any deaf
mute in the state, having for years
been accustomed to talking to a
brother who is both deaf and dumb.
In vita tlons have been sent broadcast
over the western part of the state and
a large attendance at the unique lec
ture is expected.
REPORTS SMOOTH PASSAGE
Wirclos Station Picks Up Tath
f I tiding Squadron.'
SKATTUK, April 2. Admiral Sohree's
"nathflnding squadron," consisting of the
cruisers Washington. Tennessee and
California, was picked up by a Seattle
wireless station at 11 o'clock tonight off
Cape Blanco, on the California Coast.
The squadron is on its way from Mare
Island to Pugrt Sound Navy-yard. The
vessels reported fair weather and a
smooth voyage all the way up the Coast.
They expected to reach Bremerton some
time Friday night or early Saturday
morning. No effort is being made to
push the engines.
ITALIAN CAR AT COAST
Ileaohos San I.uls Obispo on Way
to I'aso Koblcs.
SAN H IS OBISPO, Cnl., April 2. The
Italian car in the New York-to-Paris
automobile race arrived In this city at
4:10 o'clock and left for Paso Kobles at
6:2b o'clock this afternoon.
OGPEX. Vtah, April 2 The German
car In the $.'ew York-to-Parls race
reached Offrien at S :60 tonight.
Itatlfles Arbitration Treaties.
WASHINGTON. April 2. The General
Arbitration Treaty agreed upon at The
Hague Conference was today ratified by
the Senate, as were arbitration treaties
between the I'nited States and Mexico
and between the United States and Italy.
The resolution asrreed upon by the Sen
ate committee on foreign relations, that
recourse to the permanent court of ar
bitration can be had only by agreement
upon special treaties between parties in
dispute, was adopted by the Senate.
Keeping Out Vndesirables.
BKl.UNGHAM. Wash., April 2. A
special to the Herald from Vancouver
says:
"Immigration station will be in
stalled at 14 different points on the
international boundary between the
Pacific Coast and the great lakes.
These stations are for the purpose of
keeping out undesirables by rigid in-
s pert ion under the new order in coun
cil. "Physically unfit immigrants will
not be allowed to enter at any time
and Japanese will be barred. If the
labor market In the Dominion is over
crowded at any time Europeans will
not Toe allowed to enter, not having come
direct from the land of their birth."
BELLINGER IS RE-ELECTED
Again Chosen Captain of Multnomah
Club Basketball Team.
Dan Bellinger was re-elected captain of
the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club's
basketball team at the first annual ban
quet tendered the players at the Hotel
Portland last night. All the other athletic
teams have been honored at the close of
the season by banquets tendered by the
club, but heretofore the basketball play
ers have been overlooked, and last n!ght
affair was the first recognition of their
efforts.
Basketball has advanced materially in
public favor, and Is now In a fair way to
become self-supporting and promises to
be the most attractive indoor sport during
the coming season.
Captain Bellinger, who was honored by
re-election, has been one of the most re
liable players of the club during the past
four seasons, and previous to that time
played the game for Cornell University
He Is well liked by the basketbal play
ers, and is generally popular in club cir-
linn Brlllnicrr, Re-elected rap-
tain of Multnomah Club Baa- ,
krthall Tram.
cles. The team, under his captaincy, has
enjoyed a most successful season, having
been victorious In the great majority of
games played. Those present at last
night s banquet were: Professor Robert
Krohn. Captain Dan Bellinger, Bert Al
ien, James S. McCord. Vivian Dent. Ed
Morris, Cassimer Campbell. Art Allen
Harry Fisher and Charles Barton.
WILL FIGHT TWO-CENT LAW
Railroadsof Illinois, Minnesota and
Missouri to Combine.
CHICAGO. April 2. A combined at
tack on the 2-cent passenger rate is
promised by the railroads that operate
In Illinois. Minnesota and Missouri. It
is probable that the suits will he filed
next week. Thp call for a conference
to meet, at which officials of the
Illinois roads will be sent, was issued
today, and plans for the fight will.then
be laid. j
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
First American Sugar Refiner.
NEW YORK. April 2. Said to have
been the first refiner of sugar in the
I lilted States. Harmon Schroeder. a na
tive of Germany, retired for 30 years
after a successful business career in this
city, is dead at his home here, aged 88.
The Flower-Bed Border.
Housekeeper.
If you have planted any beds or borders
of spring-blooming bulbs, they should
now have attention. As soon as the snow
goes, remove, at Intervals of several days,
portions of the covering, until all Is taken
off within the space of a week, and clean
up the surfaces of the beds and borders,
being very careful not to Injure any of
the tender tips of the stalks which may
now be coming through the soil. The
snowdrops will he the first to appear, fol
lowed closely by the crocus, the scylla.
the early tulips and the narcissi. In spite
of all precautions you may have taken
In the way of securing your bulbs from
the most reliable dealers, there Is likely
to be a vacancy here and there where
they failed to germinate. In such cases,
fill them in from those which you have
been growing in pots, a few of which
should be held back this month In the
dark for this purpose, in order that the
beds and borders may not have a ragged
appearance.
The Test of the Fleet.
Atlanta Constitution.
Never before has the integrity of
bolt and rivet and keel, the stoutness
and staying powers of the engines and
the seamanship of officers and men of
the fleet that Is the Nation's naval bul
wark been subjected to such a critical
test. "We have no accurate, critical
knowledge of what we may expect
from the weakness or the strength, of
these armor-clad monsters. It is right,
it is necessary. It Is patriotic that we
should have this knowledge, and that
we should be assured, as we will be
assured, that America relies on no un
known quantity when she pins her con
fidence and faith to these defenders of
her safety and reputation.
Northwestern People In New York.
NEW YORK. April 2. (Special.) North
western people registered at New -York
hotels:
From Portland W. H. Andrews, at the
latham: R. H. Pearson, at the Ashland.
From Bugenc, Or. a 1 Hendricks, at
th Breslin.
From Pendleton, Or. Dr. C. J. Smith, at
the Grand.
From Spokane Miss S. B. Trye, at (ha
Algonquin.
Pass Up the Kickers.
Atchison Globe.
Teoplc do not admire kickers, but they
encourage them. We have noticed that
the best bargains are given to kickers:
they get the best steak: they are waited
on before more unselfish people, and
they never have to wait for their goods
to be delivered. They are treated so
much better than considerate people that
the wonder is that everyone In the world
is not a kicker.
Introduces Postal Bank Bill.
WASHINGTON. April 2. Senator Carter
of the committee on postoffices and post
roads today Introduced a bill to establish
postal savings banks. He stated that this
measure was satisfactory to the Post
office Department and It was referred
back to the committee and will receive
further consideration.
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GIVES LIFE FOR HER
St. Louis Woman Makes Sacri-
fice for Sister.
TO GET INSURANCE MONEY
Marie Iehmann Waits Till Suicide
Clanse Expires, Then Takes Life
for Invalid's Benefit Noti
fies Relatives in Seattle.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April ! (Special.)
For a year Marie Lehmffnn, aged 26,
counted the days which must pass before,
under the terms of her life insurance pol
icy, she could kill herself and leave her
helpless Invalid sister Maggie, aged 19,
llflOO. She recently disappeared from their
rooming-house, remaining away three
days. When she returned she said she
had been In an auto accident.
The boarding-house keeper believes the
woman contemplated suicide then and
went away to wind up her personal af
fairs. After Marie's disappearance, H. A.
Germond. of Seattle. Wash., whose wife
is a sister of the Lehmann girls, forw rd
ed to the St. Iouis police a letter Maggie
had written Mrs. Germond.
The afflicted girl did not dream of the
sacrifice about to be made for her.
'Please send for me at once," she plead
ed. "I have been too great a burden for
Marie and she has left me alone."
While the police were investigating the
statements made In this letter yesterday
In Forest Park the lifeless body of Marie
Lehmann was found. She had killed her
self the day after the anti-suicide clause
in the policy expired.
ONCE LfVED IN STATE OF IDAHO
Miss Lehniann's Relatives Not In
formed of Her Suicide.
SEATTLE! Wash.,- April 2. (Special.)
Miss Mary Lehmann was formerly of
Wallace, Idaho, and is a sister of Mrs.
Ellen Germond. wife of H. A. Germond.
a barber, residing at 100 Harrison street.
Mr. Germond was notified yesterday of
the young woman's death but was not
informed of the cause. Miss Lehmann
was a naflve of North Dakota.
Mr. Germond did not know anything
about his sister-in-law carrying life insurance-for
the benefit of Maggie Leh
mann. an invalid sister. He said that the
invalid sister was now on her way to
Seattle and would make her home with
her sister. Mrs. Germond. He says that
when Maggie was a child she had spinal
meningitis and was left almost a Iielp
less invalid.
NEW BOOKS AT
LIBRARY
THE Public- Library telephone Is Main
1556. In renewing a book ask for
the Circulating Deoartment unrl nlvavi
give number of the book, the date It Is
due and the reader's card number. No
seven-day books nor books overdue can
be renewed. In renewinar the lnvonii
book ask for the Children's Department.
If special information Is desired, ELsk for
the Reference Department. Questions
about the school collection, the reading
rOOmS flnrt tho ricnnolf a a tlnn., n.lll w
answered in the County Department. A
puonc pay station has been established
In the hall near the check-room for the
convenience of the library visitors. Other
phones are:
U,ast Side Branch Library East 1964.
Albina Branch Library East 5931.
Seilwood Branch Library Sellwood 996.
Mr. WHIIam T. UMniov will i
j ' girt: n. it t.-
ture on "Our Common Birds." at Strahl-
man s nan, corner East Thirteenth and
Spokane avenue. Sellwood. on Tuesday
even In fir. March 24 at fi fi'rni.lr i-
auspices of the Sellwood Branch Library.
Auuiisbiun iree.
Additions to the Library.
PERIODICALS.
Atlantic monthly. JulY-Deremhi iqat
V 100.
Blackwood's Edinburrh mmraiin
December, 1007. v. 182.
(.'hauiauquuu. June-November, ISO". v
47 1-S.
Dial. July-December, 1007. v. 43.
Harper's monthly maeazlna. .Inn -.-No
vember. 1907. v. 115.
Llttel'a living ae. July-Dec ember, 1007.
. 254-2.15.
Outlook. September-December, 1907. 87.
BIOGRAPHY.
Boigne Memoirs, v. 2. 1908.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
C'hamplin Young- folk's astronomy.
Hill Twenty-six historic sh-lps.
Holbrook Hound the year In myth and
ong.
Hutton, ed. Children's Christmas treas-
y.
lngersoll Wild life of orchard and field.
Porter Wild beasts.
Roosevelt Good hunting in mirsuit of hi
a-ame in the West.
emitn Tne noma aquarium and how ta
care for It.
Ward The rational method in readinx:
primer.
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
Aflalo Sunshine and sport In Florida and
the West Indies, n. d.
Bagot Lakes of northern Italy. 1907.
Geographical journal. July-December.
1807. v. 30.
FICTION.
Bland The new treasure seekers.
Flaubert alemmbo; tr. by z. A. Ra-
ftMEin.
Gatee Cupid tne cow-punch,
lanraster The tracks we tread.
McCarthy Seraphic.
FINES ARTS.
Bates A Guild Details of decorative
ulpture. n. d.
Clausen Alms and ldeala In art : eltrht
lectures delivered to the students of the
Royal academy. 1906.
Hunter Practical farm buildings: plana
and suggestions. 10O4.
More-Land George Moreland; his life and
works; by Blr Walter Gllbey and E. D.
Cuming. 1907.
New bolt Etchings of William Strang.
n d.
Novello's quarterly, v. 1. 1908.
Thonger The book of rock and water
gardens. 1907. t
HISTORl.
Hunt History of England from the ac
cession of George III to the close of Pitt's
first administration. 1905.
Montague History of England from the
accession of James I to the Restoration.
1907.
Oman History of England from the ac
cession of Richard II to the death, of Rich
ard III. 19(M.
Sakurai Human bullets, a soldier's story
of Port Arthur. 1907.
Washington. Statistics. Bureau of Re
view of the resources and Industries of
Washington. 1907.
LANGUAGE.
Unnr IJhro llluatrato dl llnrtia. In
an illustrated EngMsh-llaJlan language
book and reader. 1907.
Wet neck Common sense guide to English
for foreigners. 1893.
LITERATURE.
Evans Poems. 1906.
Evans September roses; a collection of
verse. 1908. ,
bsen Collected works; ed. by William
Archer, v. 1. 10. 1908.
Mollere Plays; in French, with an Eng
lish translation and notes v a. R. Waller.
r. 1907.
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PHILOSOPHY.
International Journal of ethics. October.
lQOA-July. 1W7. v. 17.
Weston Astrollte; articles on practical
astrology, n. d-
RELIGION".
Biblical world. July-December, 1907. v. 30.
Dods The Bible, Its origin and nature;
seven lectures delivered before LAke For
est college. 1907.
Jowett Select passages from a Is theo
logical writings; ed. by Lewis Campbell.
1903.
Pfleiderer Religion and historic faiths;
tr. by D. A. Huebsch. 1007.
SCIENCE.
Bergen & Davls laboratory and field
manual of botany. 1907.
Britton Manual of the flora of the North
ern states and Canada. Ed. 3, rev. and enl.
1907.
Campbell Lectures on the evolution of
plants. 1906.
Popular science monthly. July-December,
1907. v. 71-
Velvin Wild-animal celebrities. 1907.
SOCIOLOGY.
Downei Fire fighters and their pets.
1907- '
Johnson The country school. 1907.
Small Adam Smith and modern sociol
ogy. 1907.
USEFUL ARTS.
Freeman & Chandler The world's com
mercial products, n. d.
MacCurdy A Castle Selection and cross
breeding in relation to the inherlianco of
coat-pigments In rats and guinea-pigs. 1007.
Reliable Poultry Journal Pub. Co. Arti
ficial Inrubatln-g and brooding. Ed. 3. 1906
Reliable Poultry Journal Pub. Co. Tur
keys; all varieties; their care and manage
ment. 1904.
Saunders Insects Injurious to fruits. Ed.
2. 1904.
Stephens The six-chord spiral. 1907.
Pamphlet of Interest to be found In the
reference room.
United States Forest service What for
estry has done. January. 1908. Ore. 140.
"Schock How to build a rowboat. 1904.
REPORTED COLOMBIAN' TROOPS
HAVE TAKEN A TOWN.
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Re
gards Matter as Casus Belli Cit
izens Loyal to Administration.
PANAMA, April 2. Advices received
here reported that Colombian troops on
March 36 had invaded the town of Juar
ado. on the frontier of Panama and Co
lombia, taking possession of the place,
which has always been under Panama's
Jurisdiction. The advices state that no
resistance has been offered to the Colom
bians, as Juarado was guarded by only
five Panama policemen. There Is no tele
graphic communication between that
town and Panama, and confirmation of
the report of its Invasion by Colombian
troops is not possible at present.
Ricardo Ira. Secretary of Foreign Af
fairs, said tonight regarding the report:
"Our government would consider
the occupation of Juaro by Colombia
as a casus belli.'
On several previous occasions a sim
ilar report regarding an Invasion by
Colombian troops has been circulated,
and tonight as on the other occasions
citizens of Panama expressed indigna
tion and declared their readiness to
support the government in whatever
action it deemed necessary to take.
A Cabinet meeting; will probably be
called at the Instance of the adminis
tration to decide upon steps to be taken
to dislodge the Colombians from Juar
ado if the report proves to be correct.
The news has occasioned more ner
vousness on the part of the Colombians
residing . here than to the citizens of
this republic, the former fearing that
they may.be the first to suffer.
One Killed; 20 Injured.
LOS ANGELES. April 2. Charles Pa-tros-so,
a cementworker of this city,
aged 54 years, was killed this morn
ing in a collision between two cars of
the Los Angeles Pacific Railway Com
pany's Santa Monica line, and nearly
20 others, nearly all' employes of the
Sherman oil fields, on their way to
work, were more or less seriously In
jured, Two of the1 Injured may die.
Wisconsin to Join Fleet.
WASHINGTON, April 2. Tjp battle
ship Wisconsin, which is to be at
tached to the Atlantic fleet on its trip
around the world, was placed In com
mission at Puget Sound yesterday. The
torpedo-boat Goldsborbugh also has
been ordered placed in commission at
Puget Sound.
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REFUSES TO ALLOW MURDER
CASE WITNESSES TO LEAVE.
Thinks Arrest of Chinese on Swind
ling Charge Scheme to Clear
Highbinders.
An attempt to fradulently deprive the
State of Oregon of Its principal witnesses
against the murderers of Lee Dai Hoy.
the Chinese merchant who was killed
in this city a few weeks ago. as a re
sult of a tong war between disagreeing
factions in the Bow On Tong. was frus
trated yesterday afternoon by District
Attorney Manning. The three witnesses
in question. Chin Hong. Um Yip and
Go Ving Yuen, who assert their Inno
cence, had been arrested by Detectives
Hawley and Inskeep yesterday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock at the request of
Sheriff R. R. Veale. of Contra Costa
County, CaL. who planned to take them
in custody back to his county on charges
of obtaining money under false pretenses
which have every appearance of being
false and part of a conspiracy.
The removal of these witnesses from
the city was blocked by the District At
torney, who ordered the police to release
them. The witnesses were released at
once and the District Attorney emphati
cally asserted that he would not permit
these important eyewitnesses to some of
the incidents connected with the Leo Dal
Hoy murder to be removed from this
state.
This Incident was the signal for a
fresh outbreak of excitement and un
usual activity by the sympathizers of
the two rival factions of this tong in
this city, and Chinatown last night was
agog with anticipation and fear of new
attempts by Chinese highbinders to kill
the sympathizers of the murdered man.
. The men had been arrested on charges
of obtaining money under false pretenses
as a result of a complaint signed by
Lem Gow Kee, the secretary of the Bow
On Tong in San Francisco and Oakland,
Cal. He alleges that these t Iiree men
obtained money from him in Giant, Conta
Costa County, Cal.. In May, 1906, and the
warrant for their arrest is issued by
Judge Wells, of the Superior Court, of
that county. Lem Gow Kee is a sym
pathizer of the faction of this tong which
Is reported to have hired the men Lent
Won and Yee Geung to murder Iee Dai
Hoy. He Is a cousin of Lim Hon, one
of the murderers.
Friends of Chin Hong and the other two
witnesses maintain that this complaint,
made by Lem Gow Kee, is merely a
scheme devised to embarrass the prose
cution of the two men held for the mur
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der. That tWis charee of fraud is well
founded seems to be established without
a question of a doubt. Inasmuch as a largo
number of reputable Chinese merchants
last night testified to the fact that the
three witnesses were In Portland! daily
during the time it is alleged they were
in California In May. 1906.
Just what action Sheriff Veale will pur
sue is not known. It is believed that he
will take the matter up with the Oregon
state authorities in the hope of gaining
his point and being allowed to remove
his prisoners. It is said that he tele-
. graphed to California last night for a
Deputy Sheriff to come to assist him in
taking back the prisoners.
The friends of Chin Hong, who is a
reputable well-to-do merchant in China
town, having stores at S3. STt anil 93 Sec
ond street, assert that Sheriff Veale lias
spent two weeks in this city looking Into
the tong situation here prior to his ar
rival yesterday with a warrant, and say
that he should give some explanation of
this time spent on Chinatown work. They
also point out the fact that Linn Dow
Jo!, a Chinese from San Francisco, be
longing to the same faction in this tong
as the complainant in the case, and also
a cousin of Unn Won, who was brought
here by Sheriff Veale for the purpose of
Identifying the three men wanted, could
not make the identification without the
assistance of Chin Hem and Lem Fue,
two Portland Chinese, who knew the
witnesses well and who likewise belong
to the trouble-making faction in this
tong.
Another sensational feature in this
tong war. which increased the excite
ment among the Celestials, was that
Lim Bim, formerly the secretary of
the tong in Portland, had fled from
the city because of a reward of $fi00
which he.d been offered the highbind
ers for his death. Lim Bim left the
city day before yesterday, taking the
train to North Yakima, Wash., where
It is said he sought refuge with rela
tives, and where it is also said that
two highbinders promptly followed
hint.
Six hundred dollars has likewise been
offered for the death of Chin Hong,
whose activities against the enemies
of the murdered Iee Dai Hoy and en
deavors to straighten out the Bow On
Tong troubles has brought him Into
disfavor.
Thetis Picks Up Two Men.
SEATTLE. April 2. A small boat from
the revenue cutter Thetis, a little after
10 o'clock tonight, rescued Percy Burma
and Howard Rashon," deserters from the
Swedish ship Clan McFarland, from cer
tain death in the bay. The men had
made a small raft to effect their escrape.
and the structure had broken up. They
had been an hour In the water when
Lieutenant M. S. Hay. of the cutter,
heard their cries and came to their aid.
Publir receipts and expenditures of New
York Hy have Increased In the last four
ears In an amount equal to $102,000 each
dav.
House of Correct
MILLINERY
Merry Widow
Sailors
This charming Hat has taken the
town by storm. Friday we will offer
a special lot of handsome stj'les at
$3.50
Waists
Astonishing bargains in High-class
Lingerie and Silk "Waists. Positive
values as hi?h as $15. Choice,
$4.95
SEE WINDOW FRIDAY ONLY.
Corner Fifth and
Alder Streets
FIRST TESTIMONY TAKEN
VALET OX STAND IX VAXDEK
BILT DIVORCE CASE.
His Failure to Sail for Europe With
Employer Explained Nature
of Suit a Mystery.
NEW YORK, April 2. The first testi
mony in the divorce suit of Mrs. Elsie
French Vanderbllt against her husband,
Alfred G. Vanderbilt. which was filed
in the -Supreme Court yesterday was
taken today before Referee David Mc
Clure. Howard Kempster, the valet of
Mr. Vanderbilt, was the one witness
called today. The fact that the valet did
not depart with his employer on the
Mauretanla yesterday caused some com
ment but his appearance before the ref
eree would indicate that the reason he
did not do so was the desire of the parties
to the action to rush matters through.
Whether he appeared under subpena or
by nrrangement was not shown.
When the hearing was -adjourned none
of the persons interested would talk for
publication, but it was admitted that the
evidence and recommendations ,of the
referee probably would be in the hands
of the court before Mr. Vanderbilt
reaches the other side on the Mauretanla.
Kempster was In the apartments of Mr.
Vanderbilt at the Plaza tonight but re
fused to see callers.
He arranged to leave for Europe as
soon as his services in the present cases
are no longer needed.
FIRE RAGES IN DISTILLERY
Gri.t-Mill Gone and Other Depart
ments in Great Danger.
PEORIA, 111., April 3. Fire broke out in
the grist-mill of th Corning Distilling
Company's plant at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. In a short time the building, a six
storv frame structure, covered with cor
rugated iron and worth $S0,000, was in
ruins.
Immediately adjacent to this and sepa
rated from the building by only a 16-foot
alley, is the large brick rocttfylng-house
which is in great danger. If this building
goes the boiler-house, the office and sev
eral other buildings at a value of $2.70,000
will be destroyed also. The warehouse In
which Is stored $o0.onrt worth of finished
goods is some distance away and will
probably be saved.
It ta estimated that 1ia,OoO persons In
New York City make their living by their
w it. wht'h manw the lck of wit In othe?.
FRAKES
409 WASHINGTON STREET