STOKES TELLS OF
MONEY REQUESTS
New Yorker Declares Conrad
Girl Got Cash From Him
for Miss Graham.
SUICIDE STORY IS TOLD
Itnttl Proprietor D"Harrs He Paid
Actress" Companion $200 to En
able Her to Join Her Sis
ter In Belgium.
NEW TPBK. July 7. T. E. D.
Fmkss resumed his testimony wbM
court convened today Tor further
amlnation of the charge that an at
tempt to murder Stokea u mad in
thtr flat a month aico by JI!ss Lillian
(iraham aad Mlsa Ethel fonrad.
The pretty youag defendants were
rirrssrd alike today In striking gowns
of white serce. trimmed with aattn.
HokM wore tomlxr black, and carried
a boat-shaped straw hat of the coolie
Xashlon.
Stokes said he was not sure how
many letters Introduced yesterday
were Ms. He thought about elKht. He
told of a lsit made to Ms office May
2 1 last by Miss Conrad, which was the
ftret time the letters were brounlit Into
notice. She came Into his office highly
excited and was unable to apeak for
toome time.
Stokes snld the Conrad STlrl told him
J.llllan Or nam. needles; money, had at
tempted suicide, leaving; letters and a
-jiot to tlie press.
"Miss Conrad alio told me." con
tinued Stokes, "that she found Miss
tiraham In bed. her face all blistered
and burned, where she had spilled car
bolic add. A doctor was called and
1 pumped her out. Miss Conrad said, and
ved her life."
"She said." the witness continued,
'lid had come to pee me on her law
yer advice to tell me about the let
ters she found on the table with the
ulclde note."
"I told Miss Conrad Jhat Miss Gra
ham fas an undesirable woman." said
fttokea. "and that 1 wouldn't a-lve Miss
;raham one cent, but I said I would
rive Miss Conrad money for the nurse
to look after Miss Graham. Miss Con
rad wanted ine to sign a note for K0"
to a Hoard Miss Grsham to bo abroad. I
said 1 would not. I would atlve no
agreement, because I thlusht Miss Gra
ham a dangerous woman."
Stokes said he offered to draw a
check for $300 to enable MLss Graham
to get to Belgium to Join her sister,
whereupon he continued:
"Miss Conrad said. "Oh. no; don't
draw a check; there might be some
pcandal about It. Glee me the cash."
I said. "AH right." and Rave her the
money."
GORDON CLEW ELUSIVE
"Wife of Missing; Fraltman III in
Portland Hospital.
With Mrs. Kenneth Gordon, of
prownrllle. Or.. 'reported to be nesr
death In a Tortalnd hospital as a re
sult of the disappearance of her hus
band, the whereabouts of the latter are
null unknown. When Gordon ilsp-
. reared more than a week ago he la
known to have had $55u0 In company
funds In his possession. Klther that
'he has met with foul play or defaulted
with the money Is the theory advanced
br the police.
FfTorts have been made both by the
creditors of the Kenneth Gordon Fro It
Compsny. of which he was bead, and by
friends of His wife to find the missing
man. with no success. Gordon came
to Portland after leaving Brownsville
and disappeared here. Suits to protect
themselves In rase of his death have
been filed by his creditors In I-ewlntnn.
The life Insurance company In which
he had taken Insurance risks hss
offered a reward of 1100 for his re
covery alive or dead. The Iewlston.
Idaho. Commercial Club, of which Gor
don was a leading member, hss taken
steps toward finding him.
The money with which Gordon dis
appeared was partly to pay wages due
employee and partly a payment on the
purchase price of the fruit canning
plant, which has been shut down as a
result of the loss.
ROADS TO ADVERTISE WEST
Portland Harrlnian Official Will
.o to Chicago In Plan Policy.
Portland officials of the llarrlmsn
lines will leave here nest week for
Chicago to attend a conference of rep
resentatives of all system roads at
which the advertising policy for the
next year will be outlined. The Port
land party will consist of William Mc
M'trrav. general passenger agent; A.
Jackson, advertising agent: W. B.
Wells, manager of Sunset Magaslne and
In charge of the community publicity
bureau, and Harold West, clerk In the
passenger office.
At a recent meeting of heads of de
partments held In Chicago the llarrl
msn system voted to spend $1,150.00
for advertising during the present
fiscal year. Much of this wl'l be used
In explotlng the resources of the North
west. Appropriations for local adver
tising also will be made.
LAZY HUSBAND SENTENCED
100-Pound Man Sent to Rorlcpllo for
Making Wife "Work.
"Two hundred pounds of useless avoir
dupois."" according to the. description of
Patrolman Puller, appeared before Judge
Tazwe.ll yesterday morning In the per
son of "Willie" Austin, a stalwart roan,
an-used of letting his frail wife sup
port him. Austin was sentenced to
servo days for being a vagrant.
The man. said Patrolman Fuller, had
not done days work In 14 months be
cause "he was too proud." He lived
with his wife at the Pacific Hotel at
First and Columbia streets, and she
earned the living until worry and over
work made her III. Since then she has
been destitute. Her case was referred
to the county physician.
BABES WITNESS TRAGEDY
Father Shoot Mother rxiwn and
Tlen Slaya Himself.
With, two baby boya as the only wit.
and probably fatally wounded his wife.
and then committed suicide In a house
at 614 Northrup street, yesterday morn
In?. The man died Immediately and the
wounded woman lingered unconscious
at St. Vincent's Hospital last night,
with little hope of recovery.
Frank Leasy. 6 years old, the child
of Mrs. Harrow by a former marriage,
tells tna only direct story of the shoot
ing. The child, not at all realising the
horror of the crime, but showing sor
row for his mother's danger, said yes
terday: "Papa came In and talked to Mamma
a few mfnutes and then he pulled out
tli gun. I ran, hecauj-e once before I
heard him say that he would take a
gun and kill the whole family. Then I
heard the shots and came back- and
Papa was dead and Mamma half-dead
and I think she will die. They took
Mamma away In a white wagon and
Papa In a black one."
Family dissensions, said to arise from
Mrs. Darrow'a devotion to the memory
of her first husband. C C. Lcasey. have
existed for a long time between the
couple, who were married about two
years ago. Until recently they lived at
Grays Crossing In a house owned by
Mrs. Darrow. larrow. who was a heavy
drinker, ejected her from the house and
she went to the Northrup-street house
with her children. Maddened by liquor,
he pursued her. engaged in a quarrel
which was heard by persons In other
rooms, and In conclusion pulled out the
revolver and fired two shots. His ani
mus against the dead Iasey was
shown by the fact that an enlarged
photograph of Leasey. In the room
CHAUTAUQUA IS
DIG AUDITORIUfVl
Iff 9- . J Aassesseljatl At
AIDanY S oecunu annual ho-i
sembly Begins in
Bryant's Park.
100 FAMILIES ENCAMPED
Projrramme for "Albany Pay Draws
Largo Crowds Classes Aro Or
ganized In Summer School.
Session Lasts Ten Days.
ALBAXT. Or., July " (Special.) Al
bany's second annual Chautauqua as
sembly opened today under favorable
TWO DEFENDANTS AND PROMINENT WITNESS IN STOKES SHOOT
ING CASE.
t si . ' . 1 coawerr:0
where the murder occurred, was torn
to tatters.
Driver Gruber and Detectives Tlche
nor and Howe.ll made a quick run to
the scene of the crime where they
found the yougest child. James, S years
old. lying across the body of his un
conscious mother, smearing himself
with her blood as he called her to
arise.
Both roan and woman were more
than 40 years old. Mrs. Harrow had
five children by her first husband, the
eldest being a married woman. Mrs.
ljvura Miller. 6 Gladstone avenue
Tracey. a son. 19 years old. Is employed
by C. J. Cook & Co.: Victor. 14. works
In the wrapping department at Meier
Frank Company's store, and the two
youngost boy. Frank and James, w-ere
with her at the time of the tragedy.
No friends of the murderer and sui
cide had appeared last nlsht and his
body l-es at the Coroner's office with
out arrangements having been made
for Its burial. The young children wwi
taken in temporary charge by women
living In the neighborhood.
CHILDREN YET SUFFER
KKI.I.Y FAMILY KKCXITED
novs still ix oangkr.
Large picture la that of I.llllaa Gra
ham, aecnaed of having shot Stokea.
At right (sbovel la K.thel Conrad,
acraaed of luring millionaire to her
apartmeafs. BrloiV la Mrs. John
Magletun. sister ef Mlaa Graham.
Angelina Complains of Internal
Tains Where Ill-Fated Machine
Passed Over Body.
GRANTS PAPS. Or.. July ..(Spe
cial.) 'or the first time since June IS.
J R Kelly and his grief-stricken fam
ily are united. Mrs. Kelly arrived to
night from San Francisco, bringing
along her T-montha-old baby. The
meeting of father and mother was a
moat pathetic scene, filled with deep
emotion that wrung the parents' hearts
as they passed to the cots where lay
Ilobart and Homer, suffering agonlea
which they could not telU owing to
their swollen faces and burns that kept
them from speaking.
The boys are not yet out of danger
and they lie upon their beds most of
the time In a stupor.
Angelina has suffered Intensely all
day and complains of Internal pains
where the ill-fated machine passed
over her body. Her condition Is con
sidered critical. The body of Myra
still resta In an undertaking parlor.
It will be sent awar tomorrow If ar
rangements are completed as planned.
J. B. Kelly, father of the victims. Is
nursing severely burned hands and
neck. His condition Is not so had. but
he Is unable to care for himself.
DEAD DOG'S TAG COSTS $20
Bootblack's Iveoelt Discovered When
Brood Follows Pet.
Transferring a license tag from a
dead dog to h'a own living one cost
Allen Clark, a bootblack. $10 In the
Municipal Court. He had not reckoned
on the fact that a record of license
numbers Is kept, or that for purpose
of licensing dogs are divided Into two
general classes, calling for payment of
differing sums. When Clark's dog.
bearing the stolen tag. began parading
a brood of puppies behind her. the fraud
was discovered.
Clark got the tag when a dog belong
ing to C. R- Clark, of 61S Northrup
street, was killed by a streetcar. The
defendant was fined $10 for keeping a
dog without a license. 110 for avoiding
payment fraudulently and must still
deposit IS with the city for the privi
lege of retaining his dog.
Eddie Collins Recovers.
CLEVELAND, July ". Cnnnle Mack,
manager of the Philadelphia Americans,
announced today that Eddie Collins, sec
ond bssemsn. who has been on the hos
pital list, has fully recovered and will be
back In the game when Philadelphia be
flna lna.JDe4xolL.rle .next Tuesday,
susplces and with prospects for one of
the best gatherings of the kind ever
held In the state. It Is being held In
the beautiful grounds of Bryant Park
and will be In session 10 days, closing
Sunday. July 16.
Opening exercises were held this aft
ernoon In the new Chautauqua auditor,
lutn. which has been erected during the
past month. Dr. M. If. Kills, president
of tlie Albany Chautauqua Association,
presided, and after an Invocation by
Rev. TV. P. White, formally opened the
second annual assembly. Judge H. H.
Hewitt then delivered the dedicatory
address for the new auditorium, which
la a splendid structure of unique design
with a seating capacity of 3000. Musical
numbera completed Jhe opening pro
gramme. Noted Speakers Secured.
Thia was Albany day and the pro
grammes were furnished by Albany
people. Tomorrow programmes given
by lecturers and entertainers of Na
tional requtatlon and prominent edu
cators of the Pacific Northwest will be
gin. A splendid array of talent has
been secured for this year's assembly.
Following the opening programme
this afternoon, the Chautauqua Summer
School wna organised and the work of
various classrs outlined.
A musical concert by local talent was
presented tonight In a splendid manner.
The programme follows:
"Morris Panca." from "Henry VIII (Ed
ward Osrman. Wilson Orchestra: "The H-a-vna
Are Telling." from "Creation" (Hsydni,
Mrs, Bos. Mr. lUmmrr. Mr. Irvtna and ths
Chautauqua chorus. "A Trscle. Tsle" ISla
ter. children's Itrtrus; "Marching Song"
(Heckerl. Apollo Club; Ix: Hire tha tirn
tle lrk! t Bishop . Mrs. Flo, with nute
obllgalo hy Mr. Irvine; "Greeting to
Spring" (Ktraussl. l.sdlre" Octet; shepherd
Pinca, "Hsnry VIII" (Edward Germsnl.
Wilson Orchestra: "Tha Mxrvelnus Work."
from "Craatlon" Haydn). Mrs. Flo and ths
Chautauqua Chorus; sl "Dca of ths
Gnomes" MacDowsIl). (b) "Dinah." a son
timrnlsl nro bills J (C. Johnsl. ths Apol
lo Club; bridal chorus from "Thi Rose Mai
den" iCrmin), tha Chautauqua Chorus:
Torch Psnce." from "Henry VIII" tCJsr
hibI, Wilson Orchestra.
Though this was a showery day the
attendance at the two sessions of the
opening day wae good. A great many
people from nearby cities and towns
and various parts of the surrounding
country are here to attend all of the
sessions of the assembly. Almost 100
families are now camping In the beau
tiful grounds of Bryant Park. Many of
these are Albany residents, who are en
Joying a vacation In connection with
attending the Chautauqua.
Chautauqua Made Permanent,
AlbsnVs first Chautauqua assembly
was held last year and Inspired by the
success of that gathering, Albany men
reorganised the Albany Chautauqua Aa
soclatlon this year on a permanent
basis and not only secured enough fin
ancial backing to guarantee all ex
penses of this year's assembly but also
built the new auditorium.
The officers in charge of this year's
asaemblr are: Foard of trustees Dr.
M H. Ellis, president; L. K. Hamilton,
vice-president; J. H. Ralston, secretary;
William Bain, treasurer; E. H. McCune.
A. C Schmltt and TV. A. Eastburn. The
executive board consists of the trustees
and the committee chairmen, who are
J. S. Van 'Winkle. George H. Crowell.
F. M. French. J. C. Itolbrook. If. St.
Crooks. Rev. W. P. White and D. O.
Woodworth.
RAIXS PO NOT IETEU CROWDS
Attendance at Gladstone Classes
Continues to Increase.
CI I ACT AlQl"A . GROCNPf. Glad
stone. Or.. July 7. (Special.) Interest
In the Chautauqua was unabated today,
despite the threatening weather and
)lzht a how era, 5tioa-t tendance uiiia
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Champion Binders
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classes continues to Increase and the
Instructors are delighted with the Inter
est shown by the students. Never be
fore have the classes been so popular.
The features of today were addresses
hy ex-Governor Hanley, of Indians, nnd
Mrs. Knuiia. A. Fox. Mr. Hanley spoke
on 'The Irrepressible Conflict," advo
ratlne; prohibition. He declared that the
fight rested with the churches.
Mrs. Vox, who spoke in the afternoon,
made a stronir appeal for woman's
suffrage. She declared that the women
should have a voice In the management
of the country and that wherever they
had been empowered with the rlfcht of
suffrage better laws had been passed.
Mrs. Fox is a member of the Detroit
Roard' of Education, president of the
Michigan State Federation and Is par
liamentarian of several continental
congresses of Daughers of the Ameri
can Revolution. She has a thorough
knowledge of parliamentary law and
Its practical application. She lias a
large class, composed of lawyers, club
women, politicians, ministers, etc., at
the Chautauqua,
Five clubs have entered the baseball
contest for the big purse. The Oregon
City team by winning today took the
lead In the race with two games won
and none lost. Gladstone and Aurora
are second, with one game won and one
lost. each. The Dilworth Derbies, of
Portland, and Crystal Springs Park are
last, each having played and lost one
game. The series will contlnuo through
out the Chautauqua. Todny s score:
Oreron Cltr 001011 0 2
Gladstone 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 04
The forum hour was given over to
the various woman's clubs, and much
progress was made. The club women
were entertained after the morning
session at a banquet In the clubhouse
of the Harmony Woman's Club. About
100 plates were laid.
One of the delightful features of to
day's programme was the concert of
the Apollo Concert Company, of Chi
cago. The company Is composed of
Arthur Wells, bsnjo soloist and saxa
phone plaver: G. E. Holmes, cornet and
flute soloist; Clay Smith, trombone solo
ist, and Mrs. Alta R. Wells, accompa
nist. Mrs. Wells Is a graduate of the
Chicago Musical College. The company
will give concerts tomorrow evening
and Sunday evening.
"Boys' day" will be tomorrow, and all
boys and girls under 18 years of age
will be admitted for 10 cents. There
will be addresses on the work of the
various boy organizations, competitive
drills by the Boys' Brigade and other
athletic exercises. Tom Dodson will
sing a number of children's songs in the
afternoon. The two companies of the
Boys' Brigade that are to camp on the
grounds arrived today and are ready
for the drills.
The programme for tomorrow fol
lows: Mornlnr classes 11. boys rlay. ad
mission, hovs and sirls under lrt. 10 cenis:
Work for Hovs," H. IV. Stone. Portland T.
M C. A.: 'Tha Bov Scouts." Rev. William
Proctor. Pacific University: "Th. Knights of
AMh.ir" nr. i.anosDorourn . .
Martin s fscnooi xnr ro?a.
Insnn: "The Bovs' Brigade." Hush Krumm;
The Bovs' Brotherhood." E. C. Hurlow.
Afternoon 1. children's songs. Mr. Tom
Pobson; 2. lecture. "The Patriotism of
Peac-." Gov. J. Frank Hanley; 3:Kl). start or
seven-dav Marathon for boys; baseball. DU
worth Turtles vs. Crystal Springs Park 7:li.
band concert. Naval Reserve Band: "I?1
Ing. "An Abandoned Elopement." Miss Beat
rice Honey; concert. Apollo Concert Com
pany. CHIDED, MAN SHOOTS SELF
Tillamook Resident's Celebration on
4th Puts Him in Doctor's Care.
BAT CITY. Or., July 7. (Special.) Be
cause his companion, a woman, chided
him upon being Intoxicated Frank El
liott, of Tillamook, while In a passenger
launch, filled with Fourth of July cele
brators. pulled a gun from his pocket
and shot himself through the mouth. He
has a chance of recovery.
Elliott entered the launch at Bay
ocean Park, where he had been celebrat
ing, bound for Tillamook, about six
o'clock on the evening of the Fourth.
He was Intoxicated and the woman who
was with him began to upbraid him
upon being "drunk again." Elliott took
the words very much to heart, and
with the remark: "I'm no good anyway,
he pulled the revolver from his pocket,
placed It In his mouth and pulled the
trigger.
a. . v. - ..nnrt rf th trim there was a
panic among the women passengers and
bystanders. The bullet entered the lert
Jaw and lodged behind the wisdom tooth.
Elliott was rushed across the bay to
Bay City, where Drs. Hawk and Smith
attended him and extracted the bullet.
No casualties marked the celebration of
the Fourth of July in Tillamook County,
a&lde from this.
Sheridan Enjoys Record Crowd.
SHERIDAN", Or.. July 7. (Special.)
Sheridan's big two-day celebration, tha
third and fourth, brought the largest
crowd in the history of Fourth of July
celebrations for the town. People from
all over this part of the valley came to
celebrate these two days at Sheridan,
and it is estimated that 3000 visitors
were here the. Fourth. One noticeable
and pleasing feature of the big two-day
celebration, was the fact that there were
no accidents or disorderly conduct dur
ing the entire time of the celebration.
Two thousand people saw the ball game
between Dallas and Sheridan on the
Fourth, the largest crowd that ever at
tended a game in this section of tns
valley.
Seller of Stolen Bicycle Jailed.
ALBANY, Or.. July 7. (Special.)
After selling a stolen bicycle In Tan
gent. Joe Still made the mistake of
going back to the same town to se
another and Is now in the county Jall
here awaiting the action of the Linn
Countv grand Jury on a charge ot
lArreny.
A Day In tlie Coo! Mountains
Especially Arranged for Merchants and Employes Who Find It Impossible to Leave Their Business on Saturdays
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linf' mineral baths, its
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nark fadng the Columbia Eiver and surrounded by rugged moun
tri Sbig mountain hydro has more attractions to offer its
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Come up out of the heat and dust of the city to where the
refreshing mountain breezes blow-where the balsam-laden air of the
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Sowers blorererere, and the laughing brooks invite the W
city dweller to a day of rest and recuperation amid the grandest
SCe"nC0MEnOTSY SobnSo AND BRING THE. WHOLE
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SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER, 50 CENTS.
Trout Fishing
Mountain Climbing
Saddle Horses
Motor Boats, Etc.
Billiards. Bowling
Dancing, Bathing
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