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TTTE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JXTSE 154 1909. PARTIAL VICTORY GAINED BY GOULD GONNEHS PLOT IS BELIEVED CLEAN-UP i MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE WHO TELLS IN COURT WHAT .GOWNS RICH WOMAN MUST HAVE, AND DEFENDANT'S BROTH ER, WHO TESTIFIED IN HIS BEHALF. Wife's Only Chance for Sep aration Is Now to Prove Abandonment. MAY PROVE ABANDONMENT Court Dismisses Mrs. (Mould's Pleas of Cruelty and Xonsupport. AYIiat It Costs to Dress in Society. (Continued From First Page.) question of Mrs. Goulds indulgence In Intoxicants is still open. Old Photograph Causes Blush. Whatever bearing the events of the day will have on the ultimate decision in the case, honors were about even in the verbal battle, between the cross-examiner and Mrs. Gould. Both sorang surprises. The lawyer's most pertinent and ap parently embarrassing thrust was the exhibition of a faded, old-fashioned pho tograph of a young woman sitting on a white horse, with the white canvas of a circus tent in the background. Mrs. Gould turned a dull redis it was shown, but she would not Identify the photo graph as one of herself, nor would she swear that It was not. She thought it was "hardly fat enough for me." This picture was introduced to show, if pos sible, Mrs. Gould's former association with Buffalo Bill's show. Retaliates on Xlcoll. In retaliation for the picture incident, .Mrs. Gould made one cutting retort to her inquisitor. Mr. Nicoll had been ask ing the witness about the gowns, how many she wore, how often she wore them and what became of them. "They were given away," Mrs. Gould testified. "One of them," she shot in. "was given to your own sister, who is on the stage. I have aided many poor girls to get engagements by equipping them with my discarded gowns." "Did it become her?" was Mr. Xicoll's only rejoinder. Had Taste to Wear Gown Twice. Much of the day was taken up In questioning Mrs. Gould concerning her lavish expenditures. How many gowns to wear a day. how long it took to dress and a declaration that It was "very bad taste" to wear a gown twice, were among the interesting fashion hints in the testi mony. The name of Dustln Flarnum was again brought in and George Gould told of how he r.ad instituted an Investigation to Kscertain the facts concerning an alleged :i.a-riege of the plaintiff before she be-.-tiii his brother's wife. His father's t-state. he said, had never been formally livltfefl among the children. Howard Could wag entitled to one-sixth of the rs'ais under the will. The estate of the fe.V:r was valued approximately at $S0 -CXr.W. In January, I!K6, Mr. Gould testt- . ... o oipuul iiV,VUU rr.c. hao. net varied before or since that I.e. I'. Howard Gould followed his ,,-,.. ' ' stand. He said he considered his ( me jay uouia estate Wi.rth JS.OOO.000 or $10,000,000. This was por.dent of the income left by his father. P'rliminaiy to the reopening of the trial t.-.iuy. counsel for Mrs. Gould applied to P-.forior Court Justice Giegrich for addl tk.: u! counsel fee of J30.000 and $3934 to ci-ver the expenses, of the caee to date. Argument on the application was set for tomorrow afterneon. Conditions of Reconciliation. Questioned in regard to her acquaint ance and meetings with Dustln Farnum, the actor. Mrs. Gould testified that she did not remember meeting Farnum be tween August, 1906, when he dined with her at Castle Gould, and a meeting in Hartford. Conn., when they dined to Kether at a hotel in that city. Mr. Nicoll read from the deposition of Kiijah Sells, Mrs. Gould's cousin, in which he stated the conditions upon which Howard Gould offered a reconciliation with his wife. The conditions were that Mrs. Gould was not to interfere in the management of Cas-tle Gould, she was to abstain from intoxicants, to refrain from humiliating Mr. Gould before his friends, and she was to asree to a reduction of her per sonal expenses. Mrs. Gould would not admit the specifications of this agree ment when questioned about it. but said: "They asked me to sign a paper to ab stain from intoxicants.'' On redirect examination by Mr. Shearn she snld the letters she had written to Mr. Malloy, manager of Castle Gould, which were read in evi dence and were addressed to him as "My Dear Mr. Malloy." were addressed simply in terms of politeness and not in terms of endearment. Cost of Dress in Society. Mr Shearn referred to the large bills which Mrs. Gould had charged to her husband s account just prior to and fol lowing their separation in July. 1906, and which were still unpaid at various Jew elry stores and millinery shops here and in Paris. He drew from the witness the statement that if Mr. Gould had given her the allowance he promised, she could have paid them all. Mrs. Gould said that as far back as 159 her husband promised to allow her S10.000 a month. The witness said she had to have at Castle Gould morsing. afternoon and evening gowns. with shoes and stockings that matched; tea gowns, coaching gowns, shopping gowns, which she used about the city, and with these hats, shoes, stockings and parasols to match. Yacht ing costumes were distinctive from the others, and had to have other expensive accessories, the witness said. She was accustomed, at times, to change her gowns five and six times a day. She had to dress at least three times a day at Falm ifrach. and more than that during her various trips about Europe. Xever AVore Gown Twice. Regarding the cost of her various dress,--, etc.. Mrs. Gould gave the follow ing estimates: Dinner gowns. J.r.X to JfiOO; morning gowns. J100 to J1f0; day gowns tworn shopping, etc.). KW; tea gowns, $300 to K: reception gowns. $500; for motoring, coaching and yachting, the witness said she required particular gowns, but did not say how much she paid for them. Mrs. Gould testified that her costuming cost her 15.000 to $40,000 a year. She said tlmt Palm Beach was perhaps the most fashionable resort in the world, and she dressed thorp merely as other women dressed. Mis. Gould said at Palm Beach and Ormonde she wore her handsomest gowns at "rolling chnlr time" and "tea time." She never wore the same gown twice, she said, and gave most of them away when siie returned to New York, where her social position required an entirely different outfit. "What would happen if you wore one ;;'mv:.v:ifci:'s. f .-- .vSS. ...t . ; ' :; I xN :: f'f- ' :: jjpH t !: '--f':;?:?-!;;i-;'i;-? " JO AID 111 LANDING Tells McCarren What Fine Gubernatorial Timber He Is, and Gets Some Jobs. INSIDE TALE OF CRUSADE V ...v - -M r i laiiim ina.Minr i i r ItjtiZierlue Clemmona Gould. of these gowns twice?" asked Mr. Nicoll. "It would be considered very bad form very," Mrs. Gould replied. In New York, the witness said her social position required her to change her entire costume at least three or four times a day. Hours to Change Dress. "How much time is consumed in making these various changes?" asked Mr. Nicoil. "Two or three hours for each one, usually," said the witness. Mrs.. Gould said a woman of her sta tion In New York strictly required two maids to dress her. Counsel wanted to know if she could not dress quicker with four or five maids. "Mercy, no; I couldn't dress at all with five maids," said the witness. Mr. Nicoll wanted to know if the witness ever rode horseback. She said she had. She was shown a picture of a young woman astride a white horse, with large show tents looming up In the background. The witness was asked if it was not a picture of herself. She could not remem ber it. "Isn't that your picture, taken in Man chester, England, when you were with the Cody (Buffalo Bill) show?" asked Mr. Nicoll. The witness could not recall it. but would not swear that it was "not her pic ture. At Atlantic City With Farnum. Mrs. Gould was asked if she remem bered employing and discharging 146 ser vants at Castle Gould during the year lli05. She oould not remember definitely. During Mr. Nicoll's examination of Mrs. Gould with regard to her acquaintance with HHistin Farnum. he questioned her as to Jier visit with Farnum and a party to a hotel in Atlantic City one Sunday in September, 1906. She was shown what purported to be a diagram of the suite occupied by the party, but was unable to designate which of the five rooms she occupied. The examination drew from her the statement that there were two single beds in the room. Mr. Gould was in court all during her testimony, but she refrained from glancing in his direction. Drank Tea While Yachting. Following the recess Howard Gould's counsel read from the deposition of Elijah Sells, in which he stated he first saw Katherine Clemmons in San Fran cisco in 18S3, when she was 15 or 16 years of aye. Mr. Sells related his ex periences iater on board the Gould yacht Niagara and on other occasions "when he accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Gould in their travels. He said that when Grand Duke Alexis boarded the Niagara at Newport News everyone aboard was offered refreshments. "All have a drink, eh?" asked Mr. Nicoll. "Yes tea," Mr. Sells deposed, ex plaining: that the Graud Duke was of fered champagne, but pT-eferred "Oolong tea." Decoy for "Big-' Hawley. William McLaughlin, former-ly the head of the New Y'ork detective bureau, whose attempt to aid Howard Gould in proving that Mrs. Gould had been married to William C. Hawley, alias "Big" Hawley. resulted In his retire ment from the force, was called. Haw ley told the witness he said, that he (Hawley) had used Mrs. Gould as a de coy on trans-Atlantic steamers to in veigle men Into card games. (This was before her marriage to Mr. Gould.) The witness said he asked Hawley If he had married Mrs. Gould and Hawley would neither deny nor affirm it at that time. FIRE AT LABOR GATHERING Butte Celebration of Miners' Union Xo. 1 Marred by Accident. BUTTE. Mont.. June 14. June 14 is the anniversary of the organization of the Butte Miners' Union No. 1, the par ent body of the Western Federation of Miners, and as usual It was publicly celebrated. Business was suspended for the day. and 4000 union men of all classes marched in parade. Shortly before noon, while thousands of holiday Idlers thronged Columbia Gardens, the cafe at that resort took fire from an overheated stove. A com pany of Butte firemen hastened to the scene aboard a special car. but mean while volunteer firemen, picked from the crowd, had manned the private hose and saved the cafe, which is in the heart of the concessions and would have destroyed them all. Entries for Morris Golf Trophy. CHICAGO. June 14. Forty entries from clubs in fhe Western Golf Association desiring to compete in the Tom Morris memorial trophy competition next Wed nesday have been received by - the secre tary of the association. This was the closing day for entering the lists and more entries are expected in tomorrow's matt. The Tom Morris trophy Is an an nual team contest of IS holes against par home course of each club. Slavonia Saved Passengers Before Irene Came. TOURISTS AT GIBRALTAR High Praise Given Officers ol Wrecked Vessel for Skill in Handling Voyagers Only Trouble in Steerage. . GIBRALTAR. June. 14. The North German Lloyd steamer Prinzess Irene arrived here this afternoon, having 'on board the first-class passengers of the Cunarder Slavonia, which ran ashore on the night of June 10, on Flores Is land, of the Azores group. The Slavonia sailed from New Yor5: on June 3. and met fair weather until nearing the Azores, when fog set in. She was under a good head of speed, the passengers reported today, when she struck a rock off the Flores Island. The water rushed in and in an incred ibly short time flooded the hold and reached the engines. Panic in Steerage. The passengers were awakened by the shock and hurried to the decks. It was then about 2:30 o'clock in the morning. Those of the first and sec ond cabins behaved admirably, but the steerage passengers showed much ex citement. The officers did everything possible to reassure the passengers and the band played popular airs. A call for help was sent out by wire less, which was responded to by the Prinzess Irene, but long before her ar rival the Slavonia's own boats landed the passengers. The Prinzess Irene, which reached the Slavonia later on Thursday evening, embarked the saloon passengers the following morning. Praise Cunard Officers. They are unanimous in praise of the kindness shown by the captain, the officers and crew of the wrecked vessel. All of the passengers, with the ex ception of six. remained on the Prin zess Irene, and are proceeding to Na ples. ' No one was injured, but according to one of the passengers, a steerage passenger attempted to commit suicide. "MORAL WAVE" HITS RACES Meet at Utah State Kairgounds May Be Called Off. SALT LAKE CITY. June 14. What President James G- McDonald, of the Utah State Fair Association, terms a "moral wave." has influenced the asso ciation to look with disfavor upon any proposition looking to a continuance of the present racing season at the state fair grounds track. The objec tions, according to Mr. McDonald, have been raised on every hand against the meeting at the track, and reveal the sentiment of the public, and this, he declares, is too serious a matter to be ignored. Why Gotham's Mayor Decided to "Close Up" Coney Island Is Told in Sad Tale of Blasted Hopes aid "Double-Crossing." BY LLOYD F. LONERS AN. NEW YORK, June 14. (Special.) Now that the Sunday crusades at Coney Island have come and gone, it is interesting to know why Mayor McClellan permitted the police to make many people unhappy on their only day for recreation. And the answer can be supplied in two words "Fingy Conners." Conners, the Democratic State Chair man, has been very shy of patronage since the first of the year, when the state department returned to the control of Republicans. He knew that McClellan had a number of fat places in the Catsktll Aqueduct work, and he thought it might be possibla to pick a few of them for his friends. So Conners came to the metropolis, and made an appointment with the Mayor. He told him that there was a strong de mand for his (McClellan's) nomination for Governor, and that in the rural dis tricts the Mayor was surprisingly popular. In fact he painted the situation in the most glowing colors, and had McClellan's attention from the start. It was also easy to induce him to name a few Con ners men for aqueduct Jobs, just for the "good of the party." Reckless Promise Given. Conners was so elated over his success, that he Became reckless in his promises, and the Mayor took it all ln- "We will nominate and elect you GoT- ernor next year," said Conners In his most impressive tones. "Then what will follow? Naturaly the party will turn to you as . the natural leader in 1912. Nothing can prevent your nomination and election as President." And McClellan, pitifully ignorant of his own unpopularity, swallowed it all. In imagination he already saw himself In the White House, the first Democratic President since Grover Cleveland. If Conners had stopped there, it would not have mattered much, for the men he put An office are fully as unintelligent as the . ones who are now drawing the largest possible amount of pay for the least possible amount of work. But the state chairman felt Impelled to tel his dupe how to add to his popularity. "The trouble with us Democrats." Con ners remarked, "is that we never try to collar the church crowd. They go to tne republicans every time. Now you are a clean young feller who could make a bluff, and get away with it in style. "Take a Whirl at Coney." "Why don't you take a whirl at this Coney Island Dunch? Tell everybody that the laws on the books must be obeved and that you are the boy to see that the work Is done in' style. Then send your cops down there, and make things church like for a few weeks. Some people will call you 'Mac the Killjoy,' and I tell you tnat it win mean thousands of votes from those farmers upstate. Of course some Democrats down here may yell but what does that matter?" Then Conners, with a few fat jobs stowed away in his Inside pocket, took a train for Buffalo, where he told his followers that he "had McClellan's num ber all right." But his advice did not go to Buffalo. It remained in the City Hall and was made much of. Tnen followed McClel lan's orders to the Police Commissioner. General Bingham, that every old Blue Law .on the books must be obeyed, or he would know the reason why. Following this was a Sunday of terror at the seaside resorts, and then, as was expected, Mctellan backed down. He was surprised at the storm he had raised, and could not understand it. Pat McCarren Steps In. To Statte Senator Patrick H. McCar ren. the long, lean leader of Brooklyn, belongs much of. the credit for the Mayoralty change of heart. The Sena tor called at the City Hall, and lert alter telling the reporters that he "had enjoyed a most satisfactory talk with His Honor. McCarren did not mince words. He told McClellan that instead of strength ening himself, he was practically com mitting suicide. "The backbone of our party." he said "is the liberal element. Why are you trying to drive it away from us? If you keep coney Island closed all Sum mer. as you undoubtedly can, you will De presenting tne next Republican can didate with a certificate of election." Conners Talks of Scheme. Then the Senator found out that the Mayor was acting under the advice of Ungy Conners, and his wrath grew. tie said tnmgs about the state chair man which that worthy will never de sire to have framed. Other things were said, and McCarren finally went away with the promise that the Mayor wouiq nrop nis "crusade" as soon as Good Blood Means good health, and Hood's Sarsaparllla has an unapproached record as a blood-purifier. It effects Ha wonderful cures, not simply because it contains sarsatiarilla but because it combines the utmost remedial values of more than 20 different ingredients. There is no real substitute for it. If urged to buy any preparation said to be "just as good" you may be sure it is inienor, costs less to make, and yields the dealer a larger profit. Get Hood's Sarsaparilla today. In usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs. JUNE CLEARANCE SALE OF RUGS, CURTAINS AND YARD GOODS Best Prices Now for Bungalow or Beach Homes Room Size Rug Special $35 Axminster Rugs, 9x12, Spcl $23.85 Beautiful Axminster Rugs in handsome pat terns in Oriental floral and conventional designs. Best quality only. $35 Body Brussels Rug, 9x12, at $25.85 $40 Body Brussels Rug, 9x12, at $30.50 Handsome Body Brussels Rugs of superior quality, in neat plain designs, just the rug for the dining-room or living-room easy to ' sweep and very serviceable. Crex Grass Rugs, 36x72, at $1 .49 Crex Grass Rugs, 6x9, at $4.35 $3.50 Lace Curtains, Spcl $2.49 $4.50 Lace Curtains, Spcl $2.95 $5.50 Lace Curtains, Spc 1 $3.85 $6.50 Lace Curtains, Spcl $4.75 3000 pairs of Lace Curtains, in all the sea son's best patterns, in white and Arabian color. All are made of good quality bobbinet and are well made. We have an immense assortment to select from, everything from the plain nets to the heavy Battenberg effects. $1.50 Figured Madras, Spcl 79c 1000 yards of figured Madras in beautiful Oriental and conventional designs, in all of those pretty rich colorings. From 5 to 25 yards in a piece. Crex Grass Rugs, -8x10, at $7.35 3Qc Crepe Sateens, Spcl 19c Yd. Crex Grass Rugs, 9x12, at $8.45 75c Linoleum, Special, 49c Yard 2000 yards of figured Linoleum of extra good quality, in both light and dark grounds. A very choice collection of new patterns. 40c Mattings, Special, ' 23c Yard 5000 yards of figured and plain Mattings of superior quality. Take advantage of this money-saving event. Regular 25c Cretonnes at 1 6c 3000 yards Figured Cretonnes in handsome Ori sntal and floral patterns, light or dark 1 grounds, 36 inches wide; values to 25c yd Regular 40c Cretonnes at 28c 5000 yards Cretonnes and Art Taffetas for bed room draperies in floral and conventional designs,' numerous assortments of pretty patterns ; OQ 36 inches wide; values to 40c per yard. . OC Regular 60c Nets at 43c Yard 5000 yards imported Bobbinets and Domestic Fancy Nets, white or Arabian color, 50 Ai to 54 inches wide; regular 60c values, yd 5C 500 yards of Crepe Sateens in beautiful floral patterns in light and dark grounds, for bedroom draperies and for beautifying the Summer homes. Extension Rod Specials 10c Sash Curtain Rods, complete, 7$ 10c Full Length Rod, complete 7 15c Full Length Rod, complete 9 25c Extra Length Rod, complete 19 40c Wind ow Shades, Special 23c 500 Opaque Window Shades, complete with brackets, nails ; several colors to select from. Are well made and mounted on spring rollers, 3 by 7. $4.00 Carpet Sweepers at $2.79 100 Roller Bearing Carpet Sweepers, best quality of China bristles used in brush. Will sweep clean. Nickel-plated trimmings. Ma hogany or golden oak. Regular $4.00 value. $1.25 11-4 Cotton Blankets 93c 85c 10-4 Cotton Blankets at 59c 1000 pairs of Cotton Fleeced Blankets, with handsome colored border, come in tan, white or gray. Just the blanket for the Summer. n he could in a fairly graceful manner. To his intimates, Conners frankly admits that he did not expect that Mc Clellan would follow his advice, and adds that he did not care. "All I was after was the Jobs," is the way he puts H. "I do not pretend to know what is happening- in New York. I thought that after Mac had fixed me out, it was no more than right AMD r-.Ji I r rrjr W.G.SMITH&CO .WASHINGTON BLQCnm WA3MNCRH to grive him some advice. I always like people to give me advU.i. It snows a friendly spirit. But when it comes to taking that advice, I always follow my own ideas, and I certainly expected that Mac would do the same. "How about him for Governor? Well, under some circumstances he would be an excellent candidate. His name counts with old veterans, and they like him upstate because he has fought Murphy on several occasions." "Yep. we might do worse than nomi nate Mac. But of course the conven tion Is over a year away, and a great deal may happen In that time. Still Mac has shown that he is a good fel low, and those jobs he gave me will do lots of good, for it is pretty hard sledding upstate these riays." MO TIC 17 rrri TTT7TT! TTYOr YTTh 1H I. V I K The Painters' Union has kept a man parading in front of our store for several days, with a placard, bearing a statement that we are unfair to the Painters' Union. In justice to our concern, I wish to state we are not the owners of the building occupied by Henry Jenning & Sons, and did not suggest that the building should be painted, neither did we have anything to say in deter mining who should paint the building. Like many other enterprising and appreciative property-owners, Clara Kaufman, the owner, ordered the building painted in order to preserve the building, and improve the looks of the corner for Rose Festival Week. We are willing to leave it to any fair minded person if it is not unwarranted and unfair to direct op position towards the tenant of a building under such circum stances. HENRY JENNING, Of HENRY JENNING & SONS, Second and Morrison Streets The above statement of facts is true. Henry Berger has for years done all my work, and I directed him to paint the building owned by, me and occupied by Henry Jenning & Sons, without con sulting Henry J enning & Sons as to whom I should employ. CLARA KAUFMAN Portland, Or., June 14, 1909.