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WIFE, MILLIONAIRE PITTSBURG BANKER WHO SEEKS DIVORCE
ALTON B. PARKER
AND ENGLISHMAN HE NAMES AS CO-RESfOHCiiiNT.
He Accuses District Attorney
of Aiding Pittsburg Banker
in Divorce Suit.
MELLON
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A HOME SITE
BRITISHER VERY ANGRY
Lrmdnn Man Whom Millionaire
iniM a C-rrpondcnt I
ma nd Apology He Will Aid
Prrlty IX-fcndaiit In Contest.
At.RANT. Jone IJ. Accusing WrMrt
Attorney Flukelry. of Pittsburg, with
aMIr.g Andrew W. Mellon, a Pittsburg
mlMlonalr banker. In his' attempt to
secure a dlvor.e from his wife. Alton
H. rarker. ex-Chief Justice of tha Court
of Appeal, today mads a plea to Gov
ernor pix not to honor tha requisition
e-f Governor Tener. of Pennsylvania,
for tha extradition of Captain Alfred
Oeorca Curphey and Captain T. W.
Klrkbrlde. residents of London. Eng
land, who are wanted to testify In tha
divorce proceedings.
Curphey and Klrkbrlde were In
dicted on a chart of refusing to obey
a S'.ihpera to testify In tha Mellon case
on June 14.
The aubpenas were lerved Juna 11
and they left for New Tork on Juna
J I to converse with their lawyer.
Men Held No Fugitives.
Judge Iarker contended that tha men
rould not be extradited because they
were not In tha 6tate of Pennsylvania
at the time that the alleged offense
was committed and therefora were not
fugitives from Justice.
John IX Lindsay, of New York, who
appeared for the State of Pensylvanla.
contended that tha crime began whan
the two man prepared to leave Pitts
burs;. Captain Curphey Is the man named
by Marker Mellon aa co-respondent In
his suit. Captain Curphey Is now In
this country for the purpose of de
manding an apology from Mellon, bu
so far has not been able to reach the
wealthy banker either at his club or
office.
Wife) Will Be Aided.
He will aid Mrs. Mellon In fcer fight
to have a trial by Jury against her hus
band's efforts to have tha suit held In
secret, which Is permitted by a new
law recently passed In Pennsylvania.
The Mellon case Is attracting much
attention, specially In social circles, all
over the United States. Mellon la tS
years old. small, gray-haired and nerv
ous. Mrs. Mellon la a pretty, slender
and athletic young woman about 30
years old. They have been married
more than 10 years and have two chil
dren. The divorce case was first started In
Foptrmber. 190). and Interest has In
creased by the fart that his wife charg
es tiiat the Pennsylvania divorce laws
were amended ao as to permit Mr. Mel
Inn to carry on hla suit for divorce
without publicity.
PORTLAND COAST LEADER
IUnk Clearings of All Fall, bat
Local Drop Is Least.
Pradstreet's report shows that tha
bank clearlnra of every Paclflo North
west city during the last week did not
eual tboae for tha corresponding week
lust year. This condition, according to
local bankers, la undoubtedly due to
a cessation In real estate and building
activities. This has resulted material
ly In reducing the movement of manu
factured lumber, which. Is a big factor
when considered with regard to tha
volume of business naturally enjoyed
In tha Pacific Northwest. The showing
made by Portland, however, la much
better than that of any other city In
the Pacific Northwest. Its percentage
of decrease was .1 par cent. Seattle's
clearings for the week were It percent
less than for tha corresponding week
a year ago. Equally poor was the show
ing made by both Tacoma and Spokane.
Tha business of Taooma. as It Is re
flected In Bradstreet's report, fell IT. 4
per cent ahort of Its record ona year
ago. The clearings at Spokans were
li t per cent less than for tha same
week last year.
BOY DROWNED, KIN SOUGHT
FJgnt-Year-Old Sink In River at
Arthur Street Parents Not Found.
While playing on a raft In a pond at
the foot of Arthur street. Thursday
s'ternoon. Stava Candlolas. 8 years old.
frll Into tha water and was drowned.
ratrolmea CHI ale and Humphries
dragged the child from tha river and
labored long to resuscitate him. giving
tip only after a physician had pro
nounced the boy dead.
Though the child Is known to have
lived at CAT Corbett street, the police
were unable to find his parents, and
the body was turned over to the Cora-per.
DEMOCRATS HELP OUT BILL
(Continued from Ttnrt P-
ment before It Is submitted to tha
final vote of the Senate. In his ab
sence no voire wss raised against tha
proposition. Mr. Root Joins with most
of the other Senators In predicting the
defeat of his provision.
Senator Stone, who returned from
Missouri today, promptly expressed his
disapproval of efforts to amend tha
reciprocity bill, even by the addition of
free lists and reduced rates on wool
lie talked with IS or more of tha reci
procity Senators snd said bs had not
found one defection.
Certainty Is Preerred.
-IVe srall stick." he said. "Do yon
suppose we are going to give up a surs
thing on reciprocity for an uncertain
thing en mixed reciprocity and tariff
reduction? The ledga between Scylla
and Charybdls Is too narrow for safe
travel and we prefer the broader and
safer path. Besides, why should ws
bother our heads about the tariff bills
ef tha Insurgents! Tha Democrats
should shape their own tariff meas
ures. Senator Simmons, ef North Carolina,
was Inclined to take tba opposite view.
ja wss of tha opinion that there
would ba an effort to put some of tha
tariff reduction measures on the reci
procity bill as the one sure means of
gelling them past the. President.
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AX "SHADOWS" MUN
Langtree, Released in Hill
Case, Himself a Victim.
MIND UNBALANCED BY CUT
I VI ends Convince Officer That Pris
oner Was N'ot Connected With
Ardeaiwald Crime Former
Mining Stan Dewlldered.
Thomas Langtree. himself a victim
of an assailant with an ax. which as
saalt nearly cost his life, waa arrested
bv Sheriff Hancock near Beaverton
Thursday as a suspect In the Hill mur
der case. Langtree almost met the fate
of the Hill family In an Isolated cabin
In the mountains near Rossland, B. C
la lSt.
When a mining stampede was on to
British Columbia and Northeast Wash
ington about 15 years ago. Langtree
snd a partner located a valuable claim
on Trail Creek, near Rossland. They
quarreled over the property. One even
ing at the supper table his partner got
up. walked behind Langtree. selxed an
ax and struck him s vicious blow on
the hack of the head that fractured the
skulL Tha assailant then struck him on
the forehead with the blade of tha ax.
cutting a long gash through the skull
Into the brain, chopped several ribs off
and harked him about the body and
face. In trying to shield himself from
tha blows Langtree pat up his hands
and both thumbs were chopped off.
Assailant Is Captured.
Langtree was left for dead by hie
partner, who fled Into tha mountains.
A day and a half later, prospectors
going along the trail found Langtree
lying on tha floor of the cabin, un
conscious but alive. They took him to
a hospital In Rossland. where ha re
vived and told of the attempted mur
dar. Posses were organized and tha
assailant was captured, tried and sen
tenced for Ufa la tha provincial prison
at Kamloops. B. C. .
Langtree'a skull waa trephined, his
ribs patched up and wounds sewed to
gether. He lay In tha hospital several
months and eventually recovered his
physical strength but never regained
his former mentality.
Ha came to Portland a few years
ago and has worked for a number of
persons, doing odd Jobs about the
houses and taking care of lawns.
He was so highly eeteemed by men
for whom he worked In Portland that,
when they read of his arrest In The
Oregontan yesterday morning. John J.
Curtis, department manager of the Co
lumbia Trust Company, and J. Roberts,
a bookkeeper for Meier A Frank, went
to Hlllsboro and obtained his release.
Actions Cause Alarm.
Langtree said be started for a walk:
and thought he bad gone only fourorflve
miles, when he became bewildered In
tha vicinity of Beaverton and was lost.
Because of his inquiries and strange
actions, his presence was reported to
Sheriff Hancock, who arrested him.
Since Langtree's recovery from tha
assault with an ax he has been timid,
and If approached suddenly, particu
larly by a police officer, becomes
frightened and Is unable to speak. Yes
terday morning ha came to himself in
tha Hlllsboro Jail and explained bis
presence at Beaverton. and. In a ram
bling way. talked of the assault in the
mountalna near Rossland.
E. ji. Pearca. a local real estate man.
and a number of others living In Port
land, who wers In British Columbia
and Northwest Washlston at the time
of tha big mining boom, recalled the
assault on Langtree when they read of
his arrest at Beaverton.
langtree'a assailant's relatives are
wealthy and recently opened negotia
tions wltn Langtree, offering him $!&.-
000 to sign a petition asking for his
old partner's pardon
TENT SALOONMAN .GUILTY
Sell Slasterson Convicted of Selling
Liquor to Indian.
Sell Mastcrson was yesterday ad
judged guilty of the charge of selling
liquor to Indians near the Warm
Springs Reservation by Judge Bean
of the Federal Court. Masterson was
given five days In which to make s
motion for retrial and his bond In
creased from t'ioo to 11000.
The case Is one of 12 brought by the
United States Government against al
leged operators of tent saloons near
the reservation on the right of way of
the Oregon Trunk during the construc
tion period of that road. George Orr,
a half-breed, was sent by the superin
tendent of the reservation to procure
evidence against the men and tha 12
Indictments were the result.
The defense pleaded that Orr was a
half-breed, and that as ha had white
blood In him he was not under the
protection of the law prohibiting the
selling of liquor to Indiana Judge
Bean, however. In his Instruction to the
Jury, charged that Orr was under the
protection of the law In that he was
of red blood and a resident of tha
reservation, subject to Its regulations
at that time.
CAR WITH 2Q UPTURNED
Trolley Rearing Laborers Rans Into
Open Switch Two Hurt.
Running at the rate of 10 miles an
hour, a streetcar struck an open awltrh
at Grand avenue and East Burnside
street at 3:35 yesterday morning and
turned completely over, carrying with
It 28 men who were aboard. Though
the passengers were hurled violently
against the sides of the car, only two
were hurt slightly.
The car. driven by Motorman C S.
Doran. was carrying laborers In the
employ of the oompany. The motorman
fa' led to observe that the switch was
not completely closed snd when he ran
Into It the trucks "split." rch taking
a different track. Then the car top
pled. L. H. LaChapelle and Joe AUegratto
suffered slight cuts from flying glass,
and others were shaken but not In
jured seriously. The wrecking crew
was called to replace the car on the
track.
CAR RUNS DOWN WOMAN
Miss Mabel Hanson Cut About Head
and Pace Recovery Likely.
Run down ty a streetcar on Haw
thorne avenue, between East Sixth and
Esst Seventh streets about 11 o'clock
Thursday night. Miss Mabel Hanson was
severely cut about the bead and faoe but
was pronounced likely to recover after
examination by physicians at St. Vin
cent's Hospital, where she was taken.
Miss Hanson was atruck while trying
to cross the street In front of a moving
car.
Tha trip of the Red Cross am
bu Lance, in which she was taken to the
hospital, caused Intense excitement
along Washington street and the police
station and the hospitals wers besieged
by repeated calls to find out the In
jured person.
Tacoma Outlines Policy.
RAYMOND Wash., June 22. (Spe
cial.) T. H. Hart In. manager of the
publicity department of the Tacoma
Commercial Club and Chamber of Com
merce, and a delegation of Tacoma
business men were entertained Tues
day by the South Bend and Raymond
Commercial Clubs In the clubroom of
the latter organisation. Mr. Martin
outlined the future policy of Tacoma
and her commercial organizations to
ward Southwestern Washington.
ruts and bruises may he healed In
about one-third the time required by i
the usual treatment by applying Cham-
berlaln s l.ininienu il is an KDiiwmig
and causes such Injuries to heal with
out maturation. This liniment also re
lieves sorenens of the muscles and
rheumatic pains, i'or sals by all deal
You should see those adjoining' the Mount Tabor Park on the west slope, extending
from the ParK to East 60th street (West ave.) and between East Yamhill and East
Salmon streets.
They are all large and all have beautiful views, and are protected from East winds.
Each has water, sewer and gas connections, and the streets are being' hard surfaced
NOW. You cannot duplicate them for view or price in any other locality in the city.
None as small as one lot. Each has $4000 building restriction. 130 acres of ParK
adjoins this property; fine homes surround it, and values are sure to increase.
They are going to be sold, and quicKly. If you want one, we suggest that you see
them at once. Liberal terms to responsible buyers.
See
Clark-Cook Co., East 60th and Belmont Sts.
Brong-Steele Co., Lewis Bldg.
R. F. Bryan & Co., Chamber of Commerce
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Or Arrange With the Owner to Show
Them. East 63d and Yamhill, or
Phone Tabor 88 for Appointment
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CITY
WEST TO VISIT BOSTON
REYNOLDS WILL BE PRESENTED
WITH COMMISSION.
Lieutenant-Commander Speler Will
Relinquish Duties Executive to
Receive 17-Gua Salute.
Governor West will pay an official
visit to the Cruiser Boston at S o'clock
today and will be received on board
by Lieutenant-Commander Speler. in
command of the ship, and the other
officers, with the honors befitting: bis
rank. He will present Lieutenant
Commander Reynolds, who has been
elected to succeed to tha command, with
his commission.
After Governor West delivers the
commission, the orders placing; Lieutenant-Commander
Reynolds In charge
will be read, and the new officer will
take over the command. Lieutenant
Commander Speler will then be relieved
of active duty, but probably bo will re
main in the Naval Militia, with his
present rank. Ho has given most valu
able service to the state, having
brought the Boston here from Bremer-
Govemor West, after delivering the
commission to Lieutenant-Commander
Reynolds, will inspect the Boston. He
will be accompanied by Adjutant-Gen-erai
Flnser and staff. Upon leaving
the ship he will reoelve a salute of 17
Lieutenant-Commander Speler last
night entertained a large number of
guests on board the Boston, asslRted by
the ship's officers. Among the visitors
were: James Laldlaw. British Consul:
Japanese Consul Oyama; members of
the City Council, city officials and
prominent business and professional
""The visitors were shown over the
Boston, which has been loaned to the
Oregon Naval Militia by the Navy De
partment, and were also entertained by
the militia band, which played patrio
tic airs throughout the evening. At
30 o'clook a buffet luncheon was
served in the wardroom officers'
Quarters. . i
It was a very happr occasion and
nntlnntd from 8 o'clock until 11. The ,
visitors were conveyed to and from the
Boston in the harbor patrol boat Elldor
and the launch Imperial.
PICNIC FIRE INVESTIGATED
Slarshmallow Toasters May Face
Disorderly Conduct Charges.
Charges of disorderly conduct are
threatened against E. R. Adams, son-in-law
of Rev. John Cudllpp. and
asralnst H. H. Pearce, an attorney, who,
while on a picnic with two young
women last Tuesday, started a fire on
Council Crest, which for a time threat
ened to Involve the residence districts.
This action was indicated by offi
cers of the Forest Fire Association,
who conferred with the District Attor
ney yesterday afternoon regarding tha
matter. It Is not probable that charges
will be placed against Mrs. Adams and
Miss Hazel Ferris, who were the other
members of the party.
Determination to make an example
of the case. In order to drive home the
slogan of the society, "never to leave
a fire till It is out," was expressed by
the officers, who yesterday morning
asked Judge Camsron to take the case
before the grand Jury. Reconsidera
tion was taken yesterday, and the city
charge was decided upon.
The four young people, Mr. and Mrs.
Adams being on their honeymoon,
toasted marshmallows in the woods on
the Crest Tuesday, and thought that
they had extinguished their fire. It la
charged that it smoldered all that day,
and grew Into such a blaze that the
residents had to turn out at night and
fight to preserve their homes.
Children Promised "Joyday."
Tha Pnrflonrl Automobile Club will
entertain the charitable Institutions In j
the city early In July. Many members
of the olub have volunteered the use
of their machines, and it Is tho Inten
tion of the club to give the children of
the Flower Mission,, People's Institute
and Baby Home an enjoyable day. Ar
rangements will be made with one of
the amusement parks of the city, and
after a ride the youngsters will be
taken there for a good time. All chil
dren will be tagged and numbered to
avoid danger of being lost.
LIVE BEAR HORSE 'PACKED'
Oregon Hunters Accomplish Un
usual Feat.
EUGENE. Or., June J3. (Special.)
Packing a live bear out of the moun
tains on the back of a horse is a feat
that has Just been accomplished by C. C.
Bow, John Hills, Billy McMain and
Grant Hyland, who live about 30 miles
from here on the Willamette Illver.
The bear, which was a very large one.
weighing about 300 pounds, was taken
in a trap while the men were hunting
on Center Ridge, near Sourgrass Moun
tain. Instead of shooting It they de
cided to rope it and bring it home. Af
ter an hour's hard work, during which
Mr. Hyland was bitten In the leg. Bruin
was muzzled, hogtied and firmly secured
on the back of a packhorse, upon which
it was brought out of the mountains
and down to tho Willamette military
road.
The unusual method of locomotion,
however, was too much for the bear,
for when "unpacked" It offered no re
sistance and died shortly afterward.
Albany to Get Postal Saving's Bank.
ALBANY, Or., June 23. (Special)
Postmaster "Van Winkle has received
word that a postal savings bank will
be established In this city July 13.,
Robert N. Torbet, who has been regis
try clerk in the local postoffico f'jr
several years, has been appointed m,n
ager of the bank.
Stop Experimenting!
lake a 'Cascaret'
K early all ostr Ilia come through Inactive
liver and bowels. Millions of folks
keep feeling good with Cascareta.
One must keep the bowels clean. Do
It Just the same as you keep your skin
clan. Not by severe applications, ap
plied at rare Intervals. But by gentle
and regular efforts. It pays Immensely.
Many people dread physic They
think of castor oil. of salts and cathar
tics. They shrink from the after
effects griping and weakness. So they
postpone the dose until they are costive
or bilious. Then they do the cleaning
In a herolo way. That Is all wrong.
Cascareta are a gentla laxative. They
are Just as effective as anything else,
and more natural. And they are pleas
anta candy. They are made to carry
with you. Take one Just as soon as
you need it. You'll know. The result
Is your bowels are always active. Tou
arways feel at your bet. Try a 10
rent box of f!ascarets. You'll never
again go without them.
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