TIIE MORN'IN'G OREGOXIAX MONTJAT, JAXTTAltT 30. 1911. r LATEST OWNER OF FAMOUS HOPE DIAMOND, WHICH COST HUSBAND $300,000. Charming New Washable Dresses At Special Introductory Prices Exactly as Illustrated IN FINAL STRUGGLE New Orleans Floundering, but San Francisco Thinks Battle Is Won. ABSENTEES MOST FEARED GULF i PACIFIC Democratic Leader Keep Promlre to California!! That Party Ma chinery Shall Not Be Uwd in Deciding Contest. NEW ORLEAXft ADMITS KXFO SI TI ox UL CO TO SAM rHAN CISCO. OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU. 'Mhliinoii. Jan. S Xra Orleans 'l'tM who havs bna maJitnc a poll of the tloua of Representatives alralt tonight that San Francisco win lha exposition flht In the Hooia on Tnesdar. I p to thla ttma N.w OrWans tu been rlalralna majority ranging from ntre to 10. 8n Francisco expects to bare a majority rlw to 30. bat thla prnhably la too liberal an estimate. WASHINGTON. Jan. :. (SPl.l.) San Francisco continues to pry loose a ot her. and there, and take It Into previous keeping-. New Orleans l lounderlna; but has by no means abated ber desperate fluhtlns;. Unquestion ably thlnjrs are swlnalna the Western rlty s way. but the tus; Is hard and slow as the pull for righteousness. The drift toward the Pacific metrop olis, regarded as sure but not yet suf- "Dl to make victory absolutely cer. tain, was Initiate.! by two events of the week Just close.I the mnH.rli telearraohlc appeal from the West and the declaration of New York's Legisla ture In San Francisco's favor. Kach produced its Important effect, and then began to come the occasional ac cession that helped tediously to bu'ld the slender majority over which the lauiornians are feeling so good. California Kcars Absentees. trie ,ew Orleans campaigners dis pute vehemently that San Francisco has established a majority of 30 or more ana still contend that the margli Is In their favor, pressed for a state roent of what majority they claim, they on'v mat -me fight s close. sioaenieeism is now one of the chief concerns of the Callfornlans. and the employment of special locomotives ..... ... ....... a ,v Bsmngion is pos sible, to make a spectacular finish. From the New Orleans side come re ports or nopes to win through the in ducement of members to remain m- The San Franciscans have seen evi dence of some successful work in th's direction ana are fully alive to the sit uation. The LouNIanans are proclaiming that It is the Westerners who are trying to persuade hostile members to be sum moned elsewhere on pressing private r in response to a "sick child" message. According ti ih .ne gations to be heard in both camps the one city. Is about as Industrious as the "tier in urging congressmen to avoid in jn.ro- rtenma me scenes the exposition went on reverlshly today. The striving for new acquisitions and the "ft to maxe sure of votes already set down aa gained proceeded with the energy or an army's preparations on the eve or a decisive battie. However encouraged California may feel, and wr.atever noPs the I-oulslr.nans n; entertain, there Is no dlsoutlnar that thn difference In strength H no wider than the center aisle In the House. ieitner sine call arford to lose a sin gle vote, and on the other hand every voie mat is allied, Is hailed as a Blucher-llke reinforcement. One of California's most active work, era la Representative Uaynard. Demo crat, of Virginia, who as a member of the arta and expositions committee voted to sustain San Francisco. He has been having his experiences with the Southern campaigners, but instead of frightening or Influencing him they Kit. only made him more determined that the Westerners shall have the first International Exposition they have ever asked for. "and that with finan cial and other assurances which I think ought to challenge the admiration of the country. he adds. Tarty Leaders Hold Aloof. The trading in rotes that New Or leans has engaged In should not be cJiarged against the .Democratic House organisation. Clark. Vnderwood and the other leaders have not counte nanced It. Concerning this phase Theodore A- Bell raid tonight: "I am glad to say that the Demn rrat leaders have not allowed the party to be used in the Interest of our com petitors. The first thing I did when I arrived In Washington last December was to Interview Champ Clark. Under wood. Clayton. James and other lead ers of the Democracy and obtain from them a promise not to allow the ma chinery of the party to be turned gslnst San Francisco. They have faithfully kept their pledges, and have steadfastly refused to allow the con test to be made a political Issue. If New Orleans win. It will be by reason tf the Northern Uepubllcan votes and ii we have secured more than 4tl Demo cm votes for ban Franclso. I am cer tain that not enough Northern Repub licans can be obtained by New Orleans to overcome our present lead." ftO.OOO TELEGRAMS ARE SENT Kew Orlean Makes Final Tremen doos Effort to Tarn Scale. NEW ORtEANfl. La, Jan. (Spe rlal.V Fifty thousand telegrams were sent tonlfht to business concernsv pub lic officials and persona who have In fluence with Congressmen In Washing ton In a final effort to clinch the vote In the House of Rejiresen tat Ives In se lecting New Orl'ana as the site for the lenaraa F.xposttlon. This campaign has consisted of send ing telegrams to business hotisosi manu facturing and Industrial Institutions, commercial organisations, councilmanle bodies and ail other organisations and Institutions that have Indorsed New Or loans aa the logical piVnt for the cele bration in commemoration r.t the open Inc of the Panama Canal. These telegrams bore the names of the exposition company, and of local ronmri i x'honrrs and business fjoupra. who asked their Northern. East ern an. M'lrile V stern connections to telegraph to the Congressmen and Sena tor from t""irlr respective district and states to etst their vMea In favor of New Orleans when the site question ert- un for f'nsl cor,rKerston i x yyt :: V- i ' - A y - MRS. EVKLYJr WALSH M'LEas GEM AROUSES IRE Parents Oppose McLean's "Hope" Diamond Deal. SLEUTHS TO GUARD IT Twcntjr-flve Thousand Will Bo Spent to Keep Close Watch on World Famous ' Stone Which Cost 1 41 st Purchaser $300,000. WASHINGTON. D. C Jan. 19. (Spe cial.) The purchase by Edward B. Mc Lean of the famous "Hope diamond for $300,000 Is not relished by his par ents. McLean Intends the stone for his wife, who was Miss Evelyn Walsh, daughter of the late Thomas F. Walsh, the Colorado mining promoter. The famous gem. which weighs 44H karats, was purchased through Car tier, of Paris. It was brought quietly Into thla country a few weeks ago and suddenly appeared at the shop of a leading Jeweler of New Tork. For a long time all trace of It had been lost. No Fear Felt by McLean. McLean does not seem to be de terred by the hoodoo that always has followed possession of the diamond. It will cost him 115.000 yearly to pro tect the gem. as thieves In all parta of the world are after It. Five detectives will be on guard con stantly at the McLean home, to guar antee not only the stone, but the Mc Lean baby, heir to many millions, whose kidnaping Is feared. When Mrs. McLean wears the diamond she will be closely guarded. It is said the stone has been In tarn possessed by Louis XVI of France, by Abdul Hamid. erstwhile Sultan of Tur key, and by Lord Francis Hope. Prior to all this It had been the cause of assuislnatlons In India and elsewhere. Stone First Seen In 1830. The Hope diamond appeared on the market In 1830. It Is a superb blue stone and Is generally believed to nave been part of a larger gem that be longed to King Louis of France. In cutting It 4i karats disappeared, and this, the Hope diamond as is supposed. was bought In 1SI0 by an English dealer from a Frenchman in the last stages of consumption. The English banker. Henry Thomas Hope, acquired the gem. and It remained In his fam- ly until It was sold by Lord Francis Hope, soon after the elopement of his wife, formerly May Tohe, the actress. with Putnam Bradlee Strong, of the United States Army. In 1894. The diamond passed Into the hands of Simon Frankel. a New Tork Jew eler, who failed, and sold It for 1300. 00 to Jacques Colot. a Parts broker. Then a Russian Prince bought It for Lorens Ladue. a pretty dancer who was shot by a Jealous lover while she was on the stage wearing the diamond. Sellm Hablb. a Turk, was .the next owner and In November. 1909, It waa reported that Hablb. who paid $89,000 for the stone was drowned with the diamond on his person In the wreck of the French mall steamer Boyne at Singapore. SIEGEL CASE CLEARING Letter Recently Found May Help tnratel .MjHterj, Say Police. NEW TORK. Jan. 3 The police de partment received evidence. today which ne pouca say may neip in clearing up he mystery surrounding the murder of Elsie1 Slcicel. whore body was found In trunk in the room of Leon Ling, a young Cfcinoman. In June. 1909. The new evidence Is said to be 'con tained in letters and other data written n Chinese characters wh'ch were found In one of th opium dens raided last eeit. The police say the letters are likely to afford important clews to the where abouts of Leon Ling, who has been miss ing since the murder. LOS ANGELES IS CHOSEN 'tj- League to Hold Convention March 7 and S. WASHINGTON. Jan. a-Tha Navy League of the Vntted States haa deter mined upon I -a Angeles as the location 1 A for Its convention March 7 and 8. That city has been joined by Pasadeni and other California cities In the invita tion to the Navy League, and it Is ex pected that the convention will be the occasion for a general demonstration of Pacific Coast naval strength and needs. The league Is preparing to devote Its sessions to consideration of several topics bearing on the Pacific Coast situa i Uon. Officials of the league include Horace Porter, president: Truman H. Newberry, ex-Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice president, and J. T. Morgan, Jr.. treas urer. FELS COMES UNANNOUNCED Soaprnan, Here to Help "Single Tax," Not Greeted at Train. Joseph Fels, the "alngle tsx"' million aire soap manufacturer of Philadelphia, and his party arrived in the city last night to assist in the campaign of Henry George theory propaganda In Oregon. There was no enthusiastic delegation of Oregon slnBle-taxert. whom the million aire soaD manufacturer would assist In ''spreading the doctrine. to meet him and . welcome mm to me state. - jne party ! quietly took rooms at the Imperial Hotel. Accompanying Mr. Fels were Dsniel Kltrfer, of Cincinnati, and R. L. Scott, of Winnipeg. The party manifested no outward 41s- pleasure over the fact that no delega 1 tion had received them, but when an attempt wss made to interview Mr. Fels, the announcement came from bis apart ments that he had gone to bed. A con sultation was held and word came late over the telephone that Mr. Fels bad nothing whatever to say. The visitors had ostensibly made elab orate plans to entertain the rich expon ent of the doctrine, as he has given lav ishly of his millions to asKaxt the cause in this state, and. It Is said, promised more. A reception will be held In his honor tonight by Ben Selling and Mrs. Solomon Hlrsch, . at the Hirscb home. Twenty-second and Washington streets. The first public meeting will be held In the Masonic Temple, Park and lam hill streets, tomorrow night, when Mr. Fels will deliver an address1 on the "single tax" issue. D. Soils Cohen will preside at the meeting. Lunch will be served Wednesday at noon In the T. M. C. A. auditorium by the advocates of the "single tax" cause and Mr. Fels and Daniel Kiefer, of Cincinnati, presi dent of the Fels fund, will speak. E. S. J. McAllister will be tonstmaster. Mr. Fels and Mr. Kiefer will leave for San Francisco Wednesday night. Mr. Fels started on his present Journey from Philadelphia a month ago and has been delivering lectures wherever In vited upon his favorite theme. He ia the founder of the Fels fund, which con tributed $!,0u0 to Influence Oregon vot ers last November. He has predicted In ail ef his) recent addresses that Ore gon would be the first to accept the "single tax." and has said' that in a year from now several of the counties would have In force the "single tax" method of collecting revenues for the support of local government. DUKE TO SUCCEED GREY Con naught Officially Chosen ernor-General of Canada. Got- LONDON. Jan. 29. It is officially an nounced that the Duke of Connaught will succeed Earl Grey In September as Governor-Oeneral of Canada. The appointment, which la for two years, may be extended to cover a longer period. Various reports have been current from time to time that the Duke of Connaught would not be the next Governor-General of Canada, although on the original an nouncement of his appointment, shortly sftej the death of King Edward, it was said, officially, that it had been the wish or the King that the Duke of Connaught, his brother, should go to Canada as Governor-General. A late dlspatoh from London reported that the Duke would be appointed regent during the absence of K'ng George in India for the coronation Durbsr. Such an appointment. It is said, would serve to delay the Duke's replacing Earl Grey. NEGROES' RIGHTS. IN COURT Federal Indictments Returned Fol lowing: Klectlon Charges. OUTHRIE. Okla.. Jan. . Federal In dictments were returned here yesterday against Duke W. Jeffries. Democrat, and Wlllard Smith. Republican, charging ofr fenses against the civil rights of n en roes. The . Indictments were returned as a result of the recent Instructions to the grand jury that the Federal Constitu tion is supreme over any state election law. Negroes In many Instance were not permitted to try to qualify. It Is said, and many of those who did were refused the right to vot. $ First Showing of New 1911 SpeciaMntroduction Prices Like the first flowers of Spring, these pretty, inexpensive Wash Dresses make their appearance, while the mercury is still low lri&jmSr the advances of Spring. It will be but a few weeks and then the crocus the tulips and the hues of the valley will all be in blossom. While the East is still shivering with the cold, we, in this favored country, will again be get ting ready for outdoor sports. Smart Spring Wash Dresses On Elxhibition Gracefully' modeled in checks, plaids, stripes and solid colors. , The newest sleeves, the newest necks, waist and skirt styles are shown In trimmings we show embroidery, lace and self-trimmed gowns. . . ' wVdoubt if there has ever been a more beautiful exposition of these popular Spring Dresses than are shown here. They are madi f of FABRICS OF QUALITY-all of weaves THAT WASH WELL AND WEAR WELL. CODICIL NOT VALID Jury in Murphy Case Decides Against Denver Woman. BROTHERS GET PROPERTY Former Portland Stenographer Who Died In Ien-ver, leaving; Two Be quests, Shown to Have Been Influenced During Illness. DENVER. Colo., Jan. . (Special.) The Jury In the contest over the Mary E. Murphy will, late last night brought In a verdict holding that the original will was good and that the codicil made by Miss Murphy on her deathbed waa not valid. ' The decision is In favor of Charles and Walter, the two brothers, and against Mrs. Helen Wright, of this city, in whose home Miss Murphy died and In whose favor the codicil was made. The rct that it vu chargeu mat un due Influence had been brought to bear on the dying woman to cause her to .i.n th codicil, beaueathlng $3000 of personal property to a comparative stranger, after she had previously willed It to her two young brothers in a Catho lic seminary In Oregon, made the case one of unusual interest-. The arguments of the attorneys were completed late yesterday afternoon. The Jury brought In its verdict about mid night. The boys were brought from Oregon to attend the trial and sat In the courtroom during the lengthy pro ceedings. Miss Marie Murphy was the daughter of a farmer living near Albany, Or. She lived in Portland for eight or nine years, where she was engaged as a stenog rapher.. During this time she acquired considerable property. She was the pos sessor of 10 acres near Gladstone, four or Ave lots in Mount Scott, and had some mpnev In the bank. - Last August sne decided to go to Den ver and see if the change to nigner alti tude would not benefit her. .She died in December, bequeathing her property first to her two half brothers and later changed the will In favor of her boarding-house keeper. The parish priest of the Catholic church at Denver took an Interest In her and Informed' the rela tives in Oregon. . Action waa begun to set aside the second will. : LONE MAN HOLDS UP TRAIN . (Continued from First Pai and. forcing the passengers to remain quiet, bandaged his wound. The run from McNair to Hamburg which Is a fjag station, is SO minutes and during this time be kept the pas sengers in -terror. He mafle the con These pretty dresses that are on exhibition today are fashioned and modeled with as much care as the most expensive woolen garments. They are made of zephyr, gingham, chambrav, organdy, batiste and cotton Foulards. THERE IS LONG LIFE IN ALL OF THE GOODS, for they epresznt the products of the best mills In colors you have the choice of blue, pink, lavender, black, nile, navy, liiac and qxblood. i . . ' ductor give the signal to slow down as the train neared Hamburg, and dropped off. Town Held In Terror. When the train disappeared down the track, Heron reloaded his weapons and walked down the main street firing right and left. There waa a stampede for the houses, and Heron then made the rounds of the stores and ordered I. the merchants to close up and go home, telling them there would be no more business transacted that day. Through the afternoon, he amused himself by taking pot-shots at anyone who dared show himself. At nightfall he begin to patrol the town to see that his orders were obeyed. Several who tried to escape and get to Harrlsburg were fired upon and turned back. , When the dally train reached Ham burg, a special agent for the railroad and deputy stepped off and were tar gets for Heron's revolvers, iney nasti ly got back on the train. When the train returned it brought the Sheriff and a posse, but Heron was gone. He was traced in the direction of the swamps and the posse returned to await the arrival of the bloodhounds. NAVAL OFFICER FLIES LIEUTENANT LIKE VETERAN" IX INITIAL ATTEMPT. Army Officers Sent to Aviation Camp for Instruction Ely l and Curtiss Pupils Race. SAN DIEGO. Cal., Jan. 29. A com missioned officer of the United States Navy flew an aeroplane today for the first time in the history, of the Navy. The flight was made by Lieutenant Theodore G. Rllyson. in a Curtiss bi plane, and was witnessed by 10,000 peo ple who had gathered on the polo field of the Country Club of Coronado. Lieutenant Ellyson's Initial nigni waa of short duration, the distance cov ered being not more than ZOO yards, but the machine rose to a height of 15 feet and the operator handled it like a veteran. Lieutenants Kelly and Beck, or the Army, have been detailed to report to the Curtiss aviation camp on North Isl and, near this city, ana win arrive to morrow to begin taking instructions from Glenn Curtiss in the handling of his airships. The aviation meet at the Coronado Polo Field given by the Aero Club of San Diego today afforded Glenn Curtiss and Eugene Ely opportunities for some sensational flights. The air was heavy and very still and the aviators pronounced the conditions for flying to be absolutely perfect. H. A. Rotilnson. a Curtiss pupil, made sev eral flights and once he raced with Ely for five miles, Aviator Ely gave sev eral exhibitions of the death-defying dip and executed spiral glides. It was in the United States as a whole that the census man found 2TS cut of xrr toon tv "men In the 23 to 19 asa ..ind unmarried. Models in One-Piece Dresses $6.45, $5.95, $6.35 and $7.85 COOS BAY ABANDONED STEAMER ASHORE AT VEXTTJRA, CAIi., CA"T BE SAVED. Representatives of Company Decide to Remove Cargo of Beans Immediately. VENTURA, Cal., Jan. 29. The steamer Coos Bay. which went ashore here early Saturday morning, has been virtually abandoned by her owners, the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The old boat is so badly damaged and there is so much water In her hold that It is deemed Inadvisable to move her, as she would be sure to sink in deep water. Representatives of the company, and adjusters of San Francisco Insurance companies arrived today, and after in specting the vessel decided to remove the cargo at once. At low tide during the afternoon teams were driven alongside the ship and the big cargo of beans and other freight was unloaded. The tugs Warrior and Redondo, which have been lying In the bay since yesterday noon, sailed away today without making any effort to pull the vessel off the beach. The Coos Bay left San Pedro Fri day afternoon, carrying no passengers but a crew of 30 men under Captain Brown. She waa bound for San Fran cisco. The ship was built at Marsh field. Or., In 1833, and with a length over all of 180 feet. It Is stated that her cargo BOTH PHYSICIANS MADE SAME MISTAKE Place Hospital In Pueblo. Colo. Case Chronic Brlght's Disease of fifteen years' development. Prognosis Recovery impossible and natlent (a Mr. Gaden) waa so advised and that he could remain or go home. On arrival at ( enter, ioio.. could not sit up alone in bed. A local physician was called. He, too, said he could not recover and prescribed for his heart. Jt did not looK UKe patient could live a week when a new agent was added to the treatment. In ten days patient was sitting up, in twenty could walk out doors. 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