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THE 3IORNTXG OREGrONTAN, FRTD AT, -DECEMBER 3, 1909.
WOMAN SWINDLES
EUGENE RESIDENT
By Marriage Bait, Easterner
Catches Many in Her
Net.
CAREER HALTED BY ARREST
J. Frank Ross Tells How ''Bunco
Stecrer," Now in Pittsburg Jail,
Was Able to Get His Money.
Little Fnn Ends in Regret.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Dee 2. (Special.)
The postal authorities of the Pittsburg
district claim to have nipped one of Um
best-laid plans of swindling innocent men
that has come under their notice for
some time.
Alice Crum, of Johnstwn, Pa., known
also aa Mrs. Alice Peterson, a most at
tractive young woman, was placed under
arrest last evening, charged with having
used the mails to defraud. She has been
placed under heavy ball for a hearing In
Pittsburg.
"it is claimed that the young woman has
victims from coast to coast and that she
has engaged herself to marry about 60
different porsons in the last year and has
collected heavily from each of them by
mail. Among those whose names appear
as Miss Cruni'K enthusiastic correspond
ents Is that of J. Frank Ross, Bugen.
Or.
ALL IX FIX," ROSS SAYS
Admits Woman Got Money From
Him, but Says Not Much.
KI'GBNE, Or., Dec. 2. (Special.) "My
relations with this woman began through
the medium of a correspondence bureau,"
said Mr. Ross to an Oregonian corres
pondent tonight. "It was prompted on
my part In a spirit of fun. Our corres
pondence covered a period of about one
year and ended last Fall. I had never
promised to marry the girl, but wrote that
tr she would come West I would "look
her over.
"On receipt of my letter she telegraphed
me to wire money, saying she would com'
st ones and I complied. It seemed all
right a my correspondent had previously
volunteered to send references, among
other sponsors naming the Mayor of
Johnstown as her special friend. I waited
a reasonable length of time for this wo
man to put in an appearance, but with
out result. Then I linally wrote, only to
receive word of sickness in the family
and that she had spent the ready money
and gave out a gentle hint that another
installment would be accaptable.
"On receiving ' this mtesive I wrote a
letter demanding that she Immediately put
in an appearance or else I would put
her where she belonged. Her reply, re
ceived In due time, announced that she
would start Immediately. More delay, then
I wrote to the mother, who stated that
"Alice was In Chicago and gave her
sllered addrew. I registered my letter
lo the new address and put a special
delivery' stamp on the envelope, but the
letter was. returned uncalled for. Then I
took the matter up with the postal au
thorities, forwarding all correspondence
and .other data to them.
"I trnst that I have been the means
of halting the career of this creature. She
got a small amount of money from me;
1he price of car fare, but her subsequent
overtures fell on deaf ears. I refused to
be stung by the same bee twice.
LIGHT CAST ON MYSTERY
Husband of Woman Found In Bath
tub May Know "Something."
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. A rumor
that the husband of Mrs. Ocey
Snead, the young woman found
dead In the bathtub of an unfurnished
house In East Orange, N". J., is still alive,
is credited by the police there. The
husband, the Chief of Police believes,
could tell why his young wife was kept
in seclusion, why she was separated from
her baby; why she was given barely
enough food to keep her alive, and why,
although money was borrowed on her
life insurance policy, she appears to have
enjoyed the benefit of none of It.
Presumption of foul play was further
strengthened today by the testimony of
J. T. Carabba. a Brooklyn lawyer, who
volunteered the Information that he had
witnessed a third will made by Mrs.
Snead and drawn by him in his office.
Miss Virginia Wardlaw, under arrest In
Kast Orange.' he said, had offpred him
a large Insurance policy for $10,000 ir
he would see to It that the will was
drawn In her favor and that of her sis-
. X
STUDENT IS BLACK HAND
Blackmail Demanded to Help Drexel
TJndergrad Through College.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. Dec. 2.
Alleging that he had - posed as
an influential member of a black
hand gang, the Postal- Inspec
tors arrested Perry Ralph Minnick, a
student at the Drexel Institute here,
on a charge of writing threatening let
ters to D. T. Walker, a wealthy Phila
delphian, demanding $550 under penalty;
of death.
The authorities say Minnick con
fessed that he demanded the money
in order to pay his way through col
lege. A trap was set for Minnick, who
is 19 years old. Bogus money , order
receipts purporting to be worth $550
were Bent to him in a letter, and when
he appeared at the central postoffice to
cash them -e was arrested.
same month of 1908 In Multnomah. There
was an Increase In the number cf mar
riage licenses issued, but the percentage
of Increase falls far short of keeping
pace with the percentage of Increase In
legal separations. i
These statistics of human Interest are
taken from the public records. They
appear In the report for November Is
sued yesterday by County Clerk Fields.
This document, as dry as figures usually
are. tells that the number of divorces
last month was 37, as compared with 20
in November, 1908, an Increase of nearly
100 per cent. The number of marriage
licenses was 248. compared with 200- In
the same month a year ago, an Increase
of .less than 25 per cent. It takes no
master of abstruse mathematics to figure
that If the ratios are maintained, there
will come a day when people will be
separated as fast as they can be Joined
together.- - '
Deeds and mortgages numbered 2773
last month, and 2204 in November, a year
ago. Marginal releases also increased
from 348 to 440. There were 19S cases
in the Circuit Court, against 143 during
the corresponding month a year ago. Pro
bate cases were 67 last month, 55 In
November. 1908.
Hunters' licenses numbered 270 . last
month, 248 In November, 1908.
The number' of Insane has fallen off,
as have the non-support cases. Thirteen
deranged folk were sent to -the . asylum
last month. 17 In November. 1908. There
were five non-support cases last month,
seven in the same month last year.
The county's profit from the County
Clerk's office last month was $2749.91,
and In November, 1908. $2083.22.
MATE DRUNK, IS CHARGE
OFFICER OF BURNED ST. CROIX
ACCUSED BY PASSEXGERS.
Witness Asserts No Effort Was Made
to Put Out Fire rVessel Might
Have Been Saved.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. First Offi
cer Frank Mills, of the steamer St.
Croix, destroyed by Are off Southern
California, was charged today with
having been intoxicated on the beach
after the landing from the burning
steamer and having been insulting to
one of the women passengers. The
charges were made by H. Cummlngs.
a passenger, who testified before the
Federal inspectors Investigating the
burning of the vessel.
The witness further charged that the
officers and crew of the St. Croix made
no serious effort to subdue the flames,
and said that he believed the steamer
could have been saved had they shown
any desire to do so.
Inspector Bulger asked the -witness If
he had not stated, in a conversation
with the Federal officer, that he had
heard that Peters, the quartermaster,
had been offered $3000 not to appear.
T.ie witness said he had heard such a
statement, but that the Inspector- might
be mistaken as to the language used in
telling of it.
SNOWGRIPSNORTHWEST
EVERYBODY WALKS TO BUSI
NESS IX TACOMA.
Streetcars Tied Up Wltli Foot of
Snow on Ground rEa stern Val-.
ley Also Blanketed. '
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 2. (Special.)
Everybody walked in this city today, as
a result of the tie-up of the streetcars
by snow.
Fully one foot of snow has fallen and
the cable cars and many electric cars on
uphill streets are at a sta-ndstill.
Light and telephone wires are down all
over town.
The storm has been general east of the
mountains and In this vicinity, the only
point west of the mountains which has
been seriously affected.
SAYS STIFEL BETRAYED IT
ev Indiana Telephone Company
Flics Court Allegation.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2 The new
long-distance telephone company of
Indiana today filed in the County Court
an answer charging Herman C. Stifel
of St. Louis and New York with at
tempting to betray the Indiana Inde
pendent system to the Continental
Telephone & Telegraph Company.
DIVORCE SHOWS INCREASE
Gain in--Weddings Slight;. Separa
tions Doubled.
Divorces were nearly twice as numer
eus last mouth us they were during the
Pendleton Gets Second Snowfall.
PENDLETON. Or., Dec. 2. This city Is
experiencing its second heavy fall of
snow this season. The ground was cov
ered at daj-light this morning, but at that
time the snow had ceased falling, and by
9 o'clock was all melted. Soon thereafter
it began falling again, however, and since
then has been coming down at the rate
of half an inch an hour. The snow is ac
companied by wind, but the temperature
is not very low.
Heaviest Fall at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA. Wash... Dec. 2. The
heaviest snow of the year fell today, the
white covering being over two Inches In
depth. No damage is reported as yet and
local business is not Interfered with.
This date had been set as annual clean
up day by the Mayor, but the plans were
abandoned.
Attalia Valley Hit by Snow.
ATT ALIA. Wash., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Three inches of snow fell throughout the
valley early this morning, following a
sudden drop In temperature.
The mercury is rapidly falling tonight.
BRIDEGROOM TAKES POISON
Wedding Tour Ends in Shortage of
Cash to Pay Hotel Bill.
SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 2. Threat
ened with eviction from the hotel,
where he has been staying with his
bride, because he could not pay, W. A.
Johnson, one of the best-known min
ing experts in the profession, took
cyanide of potassium and was found
dead in a room at the Belmont Hotel
yesterday.
Acquaintances say that Captain John
son formerly was manager of the min
ing property of the Guggenhelms in
Nicaragua and South America, served
Cecil Rhodes in South Africa, - and
made a brilliant record in the Boer
war under the British flag. He is
said to have put a large fortune into
a group of mining claims at Yerlngton,
Nev. His widow was formerly a school
teacher at Yerlngton. i
FLEEING CONVENT,
GIRL ADDS TO WOE
Bill at Hotel Paid by Young
Men Unconscious, Re
fuses Clew.
FATHER LIVES IN IDAHO
MORGAN BUYS EQUITABLE
(Continued From First Page.)
byword. He was asked if he had set
tled scores with Mr. Ryan, and an
swered tersely, "Not yet;" the public
added with ready intuition, "But soon."
Morton Professes Ignorance.
At the offices of the Equitable So
ciety, President Paul Morton pro
fessed Ignorance of the transfer and
news of the change of control seemed
to come as a surprise to other offi
cers. It Is known, however, that di
rectors of the society -anh principals
to the deal were in conference yester
day and until late today, and there
is authority for- the statement that
the transfer met with their approval.
Night Spent In Wellington, Made No
torious by Gingles Incident,
Deepens Mystery and Pua
Ies Chicago Police.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2. (Special.) Mystery
In the case of Miss Hazel Robertson
Dillon. 18 years old, found unconscious In
Lincoln Park, deepened today when it
developed that she passed last Friday
night in the Wellington Hotel, where Ella
Gingles, the Irish lacemaker, alleged she
was bound and tortured.
Miss Dillon's bill was paid by Edward
Clark, of 35S Garfield avenue, and Irving
Scott, of 2060 North Park avenue. State
ments made by the men were contra
dictory and Miss Dillon and her mother,
who came from Saugatuck, Mfch., to Chi
cago to search for her, refused to give the
police further information.
Meanwhile the circumstances of the
young woman's escape from St. Mary's
convent, near Tarrytown, N. Y., where
she says she was placed by her father,
became known. The police declare she
took a dress belonging to another girl and
scaled the wall, after having slipped the.
garment over the gymnasium suit she was
wearing.
Strangers Pay Her Way.
Young Clark said he and Scott met the
young woman on a North Clark-street
car Friday evening, and she asked them
to direct her to the Wellington Hotel. He
says they did so and thinking she had
no money, paid for her breakfast and
room rent.
Both said they gave the girl their names
and addresses and then departed. Miss
Dillon remaining at the hotel. Saturday
morning, according to Scott's story to the
police, the young woman telephoned to
him at his home and asked him to meet
her at the Wellington Hotel.
"The girl paid she wanted to see me
right away." said Scott, "and asked me If
I would pose as her brother and help her
to get a room at tha Plaza Hotel, North
Clark street and West North avenue,
saying her youthful appearance might
cause her trouble. I did pose as her
brother and succeeded in getting her a
room at the Plaza Saturday."
Mother Denies Clark's Story.
Clark said he did not know of a
hotel to recommend and took the girl to
his home, where she remained Saturday,
Sunday and Monday. He said that the
girl suddenly disappeared about noon
Tuesday.
Clark's mother told the police that Mlas
Dillon was not taken to her home at any
time. '
The police are trying to get In com
munication with the girl's father, who Is
an official of the Oregon Short Line,
with offices in Glenn's Kerry, Idaho.
WAuBSHY$3pO,000
HALF OF $600,000 EMBEZZLE
MENT NOT ACCOUNTED FOR.
"Lost in Speculation," Is Only Rec
ord Given of Vast Sum Which
Big Four Officials Seek.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 2. More than half
of the $643,000 that Charles L. Warriner,
former local treasurer of the Big Four
Railroad Company, admits- to having
been stolen from the railroad cannot bo
accounted for. The Indicted treasurer
has furnished a statement which accounts
for $318,000, of which $84,000, he says, was
paid In blackmail, and he asserts the
balance of $325,000 was lost In speculation.
According to Warriner he carried on
fits stock market operations through the
New York brokerage firm of Henry
Clews and Co., but an examination of
the books of that concern, it is said,
shows that in the entire course of his
transactions with them he could not have
lost more than $17,000.
The question that still perplexes rail
road officials is "what became of the
money?"
Frank M. Couden. a Federal official,
who claims to have givem the New York
Central authorities their first intimation
of the embezzlement, says he was prom
ised a reward, which he has. not received.
He says the matter Is in the hands of his
attorney, United States Senator Dick.
LABOR LEADER IS INSANE?
Much Evidence Thai Ryan Not Mor
ally Responsible for Murders.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 2. Attor
neys for Albert Ryan. s organizer for the
Western Federation of Miners, who. will
face two murder charges in Judge Davis'
court next Monday, will ask that Ryan
be examined as to his sanity before the
charges are heard. Their assertion that
he is hopelessly insane will be backed
with depositions from Nevada, Arizona
and other states, describing Ryan's
mental condition previous to his arrival
in Los Angeles.
Ryan killed two men In the lobby of a
local hotel on July 16. Shooting at Otto
Miller, a porter, he killed both Miller and
Harry E. Snyder, a guest, who was seat
ed nearby reading a newspaper. The
motive for the crime ' has never been
learned.
Chile Signs Arbitration Deal.
SANTIAGO'. Chile, Dec. 2. The proto
col with the United States for refer
ence of the Alaop claim to King Ed
ward for mediation was signed by the
Government of Chile today.
W. S. Bo j Ion Seriously 111.
DENVER. Dec. 2. Winfield S. Boy
Ion, United States Surveyor of Customs,
is dangerously 111 at his home in this
city. He is not expected to reaver.
BACK TO NATURE.
Nature supplies a remedy for most
diseases, and when such a remedy Is
found it should be used. Oregon Herbs
(a tea) is a combination of herbs pre
scribed by nature for kidney and blad
der diseases, and should be used as
nature intended her medicines to j be
used, namely as a tea. No alcohol: to
Irritate, no pills to dissolve and punish
the system. Just a good old-fashioned
tea, easily prepared and easily taken.
All dealers should have it. Price 60c
Pre-Holiday Sale of New
Artistic Art Chinaware
At Qoly One-Malf Price
Our annual pre-Holidaj- Sale of artistic European and American hand-made Art
China, embracing over 2000 distinctive pieces of clever designs in Stellamaclier,
Teplitz, Royal ' Vienna, Dresden, Amphora, Royal Bonn and numerous other uni
versally well-known makes, now in fullforce in our China Section, Third Floor.
Many entirely new and rare pieces, remarkably well suited for Christinas giving,
have recently been added to these lines, and we can truthfully say that no more
expensive or carefully selected exhibition of choice hand-made Art China has yet
been seen in this section. So varied is this assortment that it is almost impossible
to find two pieces alike. For the balance of this week your choice of this entire
line at ONE-HALF PRICE
Artificial
Hair Now
Family Wines
And Liquors
At Special Prices
Hermitage Bonded- .$1.25
Old Crow Bonded $1.25
Hunter Eye - $1.15
Wilson's "That's All" .....,.$1.15
Canadian Club $1.25
Cream Rye, quarts . $1.00
Cream Rye, pints .50
Cream Rye, half pints .25c
Dewar's Special Scotch $1.25
Black'and White Scotch ..'..$1.25
Duffy's Malt 90
XXX Cal. Brandy ....... . $1.00
Guckenheimer Bonded , . .$1.00
Holland Gin .$1.00
Rock and Rye S5p
Port, Sherry or Claret, quart 25f
Order Your Family Wines and Liquors by
Phone. We Deliver Free.
A Fountain Pen
Makes a Good
Xmas Gift
Let us suggest a nice Foun
tain Pen for an Xmas gift, for
either mother, father, wife,
child or relative.
They are guaranteed by us
to the fullest extent. All you
hare to do. is to select the one
wranted, and when presented,
the receiver may call and have
point set to suit -them.
Our Fountain Pen section is one of the
largest on the Pacific Coast and is con
ducted by a fountain pen expert whose
pleasure is SATISFACTION".
One-Fourth
To One-Half
Less
All Combs, Barettes, Bands and
Hair Bolls,
ONE-FOURTH OFF
$5 Long Hair Switches. . .$2.50
$7 Long Hair Switches. . .$4.00
$10 Long Hair Switches. .$5.90
$15 Long Hair Switches. .$8.00
$12 Long Hair Switches. .$7.25
$3.50 Puffs in coil and
Triangle 82.23
$3.00 Transformations. . .SI. 98
$4.00 Coronation Braids. .3.25
NewXmas
If You Want to Please a
ManGiveHim aGillette
We have all the makes Gillette, Ever-Ready, Auto Strap, The Ward and others.
Give your husband or son a Safety Razor and then insist upon him shaving: everv morning
before breakfast. A man meets his friends and the business world on a better footing It he
has a clean-shaven face.
We carry a full line of ordinary Razors, Straps. Hones, leather Brushes, Strappers, Shaving
Mirrors, Denatured Alcohefl, Gas Stoves for heating: water. Shaving Mugs, Safety Razor Blades,
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500 styles of beautiful Christ
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assorted, your choice of 400
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Holiday Stationery for per
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Per box up from 30
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lots, assorted styles, for gift
calendar making, dozen, 10
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Visit Our Fourth
Floor. Its Slock'd
With Xmas Pict's
BOND BILL IS READY
Borah to Press for $30,000,
000 Irrigation Issue.
BALLINGER PLAN FAVORED
Idaho Senator Chosen to Manage
Administration Measure for Sep
arate Statehood for Arizona
and New Mexico.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 2. Senator Borah is pre
paring and on Tuesday will introduce
a bill authorizing Issuance of S30.000.00O
of Irrigation bonds. In accordance with
the recommendation of Secretary Ball
inger. He has been requested also to Intro
duce and manage the administration bill
granting separate statehood to New Mex
ico and Arizona.
In addition to these measures, he will
Not One Woman
Out of a Hundred
will ever change back to ordi
nary vanilla, when the has
- - once used -
BURNETT'S
VANILLA
There's as much difference
in the strength and flavor of
Burnett's Vanilla and the
cheap, common kinds, as there
is between pure, rich ice cream
and the thin, weak cornstarch
kind.
Always insist on getting
Burnett's Vanilla
You toilt hiL-ve better
desserts if yoa do.
introduce a bill reducing the homestead
residence .'period on Government irriga
tion projects to three years; a bill pro
viding for aiding in the development of
towns on Government projects and a bill
authorizing a $200,000 public building at
Twin Falls. Idaho.
Vancouver Welcomes Bugle Band.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 2. (Spe
cial.) The; Duke of Connaught's Bugle
Band of 80 pieces from Vancouver, B.
C gave an exhibition drill and con
cert on the parade grounds at the
Vancouver Barracks this afternoon.
The Infantry and Artillery stationed
at the Barracks were out in full force
to welcome the British band.
Talks on Teeth
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If only your front teeth are left, say
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where brldgework is possible, there Is
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No boring or cutting into the gums,
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Carlag Pritrrhea (loose teeth) a dis
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- Sundays, 10 to 12.
The Leather Section of
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ladies has
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$2.00 to
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Cross English Leath
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of them exceptionably suitable
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$1.00 to $25.00