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THE MORNING OKEGOXIAN. MONDAY. JANUARY 8. 1012. SINCLAIR'S ID i e KANSAS POET WHO EEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST AUTHOE'S CHARGE THAT HE IS "CONVENTIONAL HOMEBRE AXES. ' ' EVERY ARTICLE REDUCED LATElj? It's Fine Sale-End News When Our Finest Pellard Suits Are Sacrificed ' 7 ti v.- For Tomorrow Begins Our Final Sale of Finest Man-Tailored Suits Selling Heretofore Up to $50 Removal $20 Poet Kemp Says Author Told Him to Make Wife Happy if He Could. OWN THEORIES COME HOME CHANGED TOO T -: x - xxxr;..y.- ' . .. i r - - . U !. ffer ra iMS'f'N f$fflm. V Soul States" and Ravlnpa Abont Genius Declared to Hare Made Life Borden to Woman Who Pld Sot Love Husband. NEW YORK. Jan. 7. (Special) Harry Kemp, the Kansas poet, who la now living- with Mrs. I'pton Sinclair In a bungalow near West Point Tleaaant. N. J., denies the allegation made re cently by Upton Sinclair In a divorce anlt that he Is a conventional home hreaker. Kemp prides himself on his unconventionally, and he makes a point of his belief th.it unconventlon allty la cot" a cloak to be worn w hen It suits a purpose and to be laid aside when conventionality, will serve bet ter. Sinclair, he ts a man, he says, who Is unconventional only when It rleases him to be. Sinclair, he aald In an Interview at bis home, was qulclc to take advantage of his position as a conventional husband as soon as he found that the conventional theories he had preached and written about were coming; home to him.' Kemp said he wanted to tell, once for all. the full Etery of Meta Sinclair and himself. After he had done that he wanted to see reporters no more, lie was willing; to talk, for the sole reason, he said, that ho had been per suaded that he could set Mrs. Sinclair right In the public eye and clear up a frood many misunderstandings about her. Met a Not t Blame, Saya Port. "Meta." he said. "ls not to blame. If there ts any blame. It belongs to Up ton and me. Upton drove his wife to do what she did. He drove her to do what the conventional world may any was wrong. Meta and I loved each other, and there was no love between her and her husband. It ts our be lief that so Ions as me do not Inter fere with the happiness of anyone else, we have a right to le happy In our own way." Kemp said that when he went to visit the Sinclair at Arden last Hum mer he never had been associated with women, though be was 2 years eld, he never had spoken mere than per functorily to one. He found the Sin- lairs unhappy. Upton was talking about getting a divorce. He was najr- plnir his wife and was driving- his wife nearly Insane. Sinclair showed little ronrern over the trowing- friendship between his wife and the poet. Sin clair was full of temperament, raved much about "genius" and was con stantly having "soul states." said Kemii. "You flirt must know something of Upton." he said, "lie is a queer mix ture of good and bad. He Is a radical when 't suits his ends to be a radical and he Is a conservative When con servative Ideas will Justify whatever course he wants to pursue. He haa no sense of humor, and he Is always rav ing about genius. "Ssl Mates" Renr Constantly. "He magnifies everything and wor ries himself Into what he calls a 'soul state' When he was tn Jail down In Arlen he thought It was the worst thing he ever had been In and be went and had a big soul state' over it. say ing it was worse than Siberian prisons an.l all that. "I went down to Arden last July upon Upton's Invitation. I never had had any correspondence with Mrs. Sin clair: we never had been more than formally friendly. "Sinclair was strong In Ms belief tn Ms own 'genius.' Whenever Mrs. Sin clair asked him to carry In a bucket of coal he would do so, but with much grumbling that It was a fine occupa tion for a genius. "Upton preached free love In his '1.0YS rilgrimage.' aald Kemp. "But his wife was unhappy while he was raving about his 'genius.' Meta and I began to read poetry and take walks together, 2Jeta and 1 were having a grund tunc We were congenial. "By and by I began to notice Upton was becoming sort of funny and I went to him and said: " -I'pton. am I paying too much at tention to MetaT - '.No,' h said, 'go ahead, and If you ran. make her happy.' lnrlalra Um Derlrlae Remembered. "Well. I thought perhaps I ought to go, but I remembered the doctrines that I'pton had preached and how he bad treate.1 Meta and and I loved her. So 1 remained. "Then I'pton came to me and wanted me to promise that I would play square. "He came too late. But I thought he would live up to his preachings. But Upton, who had been a radical, then - began to take the advantage of the conventional husband. Just as If he had loved his wife and aa If I had delib erately alienated her affections!" Kernp said Zvlrs. Sinclair then went to New York to the home of her mother. He followed her In a few days and lived also at her mother's bouse. He continued: "The next thing we knew Upton came In on us suddenly one evening. We talked a while and then he went away. The next morning Upton called up and was all excited. "The reporters are comlngT he said. Ther'e found out I'm jrotng to sue for divorce. Tou'd better get away. "I talked to him over the telephone. ""Well. Upton." I aald. 'you've done a nice tri k.' ""I can't help It." he said, .the report ers found out about It from somebody el.e. "I found out" Kemp continued, "that he told the reporters himself." ('pie fulve la Bnna-nlnvr The bungalow In which Kemp and Mr-. iinolair live rents for 110 a month, tarnished. Kemp has a weekly allow ance of S7.&0 from a Chicago man who la Interested In bis work, lie Is Risk ing a little money from the sale of poems. Kmp and Mrs. Sinclair borrowed tlt'j and. with some money he had. they started out wandering through several New Jersey towns In search of a place to stey until they found the cottage tn which they are now living. He said Sinclair bad come to see him at a near by town, but that he had made him (Kemp) so angry he made him go back to Nca Tork. Mrs. Sinclair askej the reporter to deny her "oon't give a damn about mar rlace" Interview. "tor the sake of my friends. I wish you would deny It." she said. "I bad made up my mind to give no Inter views, because tney distressed my X- - ; eVtV; .; .. r'''. ;je -A f ; . ..if.-; t. - vv. :- v- ABOVE. MRS. META M CLAIR BEI.OW, HARRY KEMP, WHOM IP. TON MX CLAIR HAS NAMED AS CO-llKSPO.DEXT. RELIEF IS 01 SIGHT Chicago Temperature Rises to Zero; Suffering Not Ended. MANY DEATHS REPORTED Illinois Teach Belt Much Pamsged. Loss of Livestock Heary Coal Mines Work Fall Blast 4o Meet Sadden Demand. scope and area of which breaks many records. Advices from Canadian and Far Western paints Indicate that there ts a noticeable break In the temperature. The coldest spot of record tn Canada to night Is Winnipeg, with 30 degrees be low sero. which Is surpsssed by several points In the United States. Chicago at o'clock tonight rose to sero, the first time In t hours. The temperature was 1C below this morning. Rising temperatures tn the Northwest Indi cate that the crest of the cold wave has paased this point and Is speeding southward. , Galf Stream Carries Relief. Dispatches from Florida and Texas points also Indicate that the Gulf stream and other agencies are breaking the force of the cold wave. Tampa, Fla. reports SO above, a rfee of It de grees from yesterday's low mark. Jack sonville reports 44. a rise of eight de grees. New Orleans haa a temperature of 41 above and a damp, wet wind that ts Intensely disagreeable. San Antonio, ordinarily one of the hottest places on the map. Is shivering under II above. The real center of suffering tonight Is along the Mississippi and lower Ohio Klvers. where records for many years are lowered by the Intense cold. In St. Louis It Is 14 below and Hannibal. Mo, reports Si below, or It degrees colder than Medicine Hat. notorious as a weather breeder. All records for SO years are said to have been broken along the lower Ohio River. No relief has yet come to the upper Atlantic or Southern Atlantic coasts. mother. She doesn t see things the way i Boston reports I below ana iierce lem I do. you know, and ahe feels as bad j pests whipping the entire New England over this as she would If 1 had mur- I coast with great fury, dered somebody I Atlsnta. Ga which may be taken as Indicative of conditions along the lower Atlantic coast, reports 23 above. Amarlllo, Tex., has 6 below sero. New York and Washington report mild er weather. New York 6 above and Washington 14 above. Spokane has 4 below. Four men perished In a blizzard In Texas when trying to save range cattle. It is said that thousands of cattle have perished In that state alone. The loss I of livestock throughout all of the West and Middle West has been heavy. Below Zero Record Rale. Here are some of the extreme points in the United States, all below sero; All Northern Wisconsin points from 38 to 45; Blsmark. N. D 10; Charles City. Iowa, 40; Davenport. Iowa, IS; Des Moines, Iowa, 24; Dubuque, Iowa, 20; Devil's Lake, N. D., 30; Duluth. Minn.. 14; Huron. S. D 34: Moorhead. Minn.. 28; Omaha. 16; St. Paul. 36; Wichita, Km.. 10; Kansas City, 12; Sioux City, lows, 34. Chippewa Falls, Wis., has 25 below and a furious sleet storm, driven by a 40-mlle wind. This condition applies to much of Northern Wisconsin and por tions of Minnesota, Laporte, Ind., re ports 20 below, which breaks all rec ords. There were two deaths at La porte. Burlington. Iowa, had 23 below, the coldest tn 10 years. Many Deaths Reported Numerous stories are reported of peo ple dying of asphyxiation trying to j keep warm. In Ilora, 111., two women j were fatally hurt by an exploding stove. Southern Illinois does not recall any weather that compares with the pres ent. Vandalla, below the center of the state, has 20 below and 13 below is re ported from the great peach belt. It Is reported that trees have been badly damaged. All the 140 coal mines in Indiana are working full blast to fill the sudden demand from every direc tion. Oklahoma farmers are rejoicing over the cold weather and heavy snow fall, which they say will put the soil tn admirable condition. Official forecasters say that tempera tures will rise in the West and North west tonight and tomorrow, but that another cold wave will envelop the country Monday night. Temperatures will then rise until Wednesday, when CHICAGO. Jan. 7. (Special.) Relief J ,ieet and snow storms are due. sweep Is In sight tonight for the entire coun- j lng eastward. Still another storm will try. which for 73 hours has been rage from the west to the east Friday, gripped mercilessly by Intense cold, the , "cr whlclwhe force of the cold spell will Dl DrujlfH a ilk icmjiciiiuici win rise In all directions. SUM MART Or WEATflVK CONDI TIONS TIIROrr.HOOVT COUNTRY. Coldest spet tn United States. Bay ward. IV La.. 43 below. Coldest recorded spot to Canada. Winnipeg. 30 below. Wannest places ta Uattsd gtatee, Ios Angalee, San Fraaolsco and Tam pa, Fia.. 60 above. Peatha, la Chicago, S; Indiana. 3; Wisconsin. 2: atlchltan, 3: Texas, S New Tork, 8: St. Loals. X Haln tn Low" Texas. Florida. Mis sissippi. Loalslana and portions of California. flsow la Mlohlgaa. Wisconsin. lows, Minnesota. North Dakota, Wyomlnc. Forecast Rising temperature, snow sad sleet nntll Monday, then wide- spread cold; storms sweeping east ward ever entire country Wednesday . ta Friday. GIRL'S HAIR IS STOLEN Negro Clipper Makes Away With Braids on Mreeu-ar. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 7. A ne gro "Jack the Clipper" made away with the hair braids of Alice Stone, a 12-year-old girl, in a streetcar today. The girl was seated with her father, who observed the negro behind them eyeing the braids. The negro's act was not seen, how ever, and the braids were not missed until a few minutes after the negro had left the car. OSTRICH FARMER KILLED Pioneer of Industry In California Loses Life In Auto Accident. SAX DIEGO. CaL. Jan. 1.- Beneley who established the first ostrich farm in California, lost his life today an automobile in which he was riding was struck by another machine ! and overturned. Four others tn the same car were In jured. DISK RECORDS. Victor records are the beat in the world. Tney wear longer and may be used on other mschlnes. Sherman, Clay A Co Sixth at Morrison J When women can save anywhere from twenty to thirty dollars or more on a fine man-tailored suit, it is not surprising that women will" wait for this regular Jan ' '! uary sale year after year. Although this sale comes during clearance month, it is not the stereotyped dis posal of tag ends left over and undesirable suits which one generally hnds m the usual clearance sales, for every one of the suits advertised for tomorrow is spick and span new this season, representing the most favored styles in women's apparel. The Pellard Label is a guarantee, not only of correct fashion, but also of tailoring, materials and fit. The tailored suits ' placed on sale tomorrow are modeled of the finest imported materials in serges, cheviots, plain and fancy worsteds, Scotch mixtures and novelty striped mannish cloths. The jackets are tailored in three-quarter and semi-fitting styles, and are lined with the finest quality silk. The skirts are of the popular panel styles. Clever shoppers see months and months of service in these highest grade tailored suits. Each model has distinction and is as well fitting after a seasons wear as the day they are purchased. The quantity is limited. 1 he fortunate possessors of these tailored suits are numbered. It is a wise precaution against disappointment to be on hand early this morning. iH MM BARON ISF RUD American Wife Returns to Father $200,000 Gone. PARENT FORGIVES GIRL Romance of Xew Tork. Heiress and Gay Blade Wbo Dazxled Attend nsks at Plaxa Hotel Is at End Title Is Myth. KE TORK. Jan. 7. (Special.) Mrs. Ella Schroeder von AcJtovy has returned to the home of her father in New Tork. heart-broken over the un happy turn of her domestic affairs and with the statement that her husband made off with J200.000 belonging to her. She said she learned to her sorrow that Richard von Arkovy. who used to be a cigar clerk in New York, was not a baron, as he professed to be. She said they had separated forever. When Mrs. Von Arkovy returned from Europe, she was at a loss to know where to go. ' When she was married to Von Arkovy in 1909. her father, Richard Schroeder. 48 West Sixty-ninth street, caused a family row. his objec tion to Von Arkovy as a son-in-law causing him to renounce his dauphter. So Mrs. Von Arkovy went to the home of Ilrs. Max Thompson. 61 East Fifty ninth street, through whose efforts a reconciliation between father and daughter was later effected. "Baron" Proves No Baron. Baron Von Arkovy. who proved to be no barnn at all. was a dashing; man about town wher he courted Miss Schroeder and later when he was ar rested last March on a charge of steal ing two platinum crucibles from Julio S. Jarron. the Cuban Vice-Counsul In New York. A pair of brass knuckles were found in his pocket and an addi tional charge of carrying concealed weapons was lodged against him. It was said that two women had griev ances against Von Arkow, accusing him of taking jewelry belonging to them. But "Baron":Von Arkovy smiled urbanely and the charges were dis missed for lack of evidence. The "Baron" was living at the Plaza Hotel at the time. There he impressed waiters, bellboys and chambermaids as a person of wealth and prominence in Europe. Hardly the name of a titled aristocrat was mentioned that the "Baron" did not immediately claim close friendship. He said he knew Lord Decles and his bride very well, ind jed. Walters Daasled No More. When he was released from jail, the "Baron" hastened to Europe to Join his wife, and the open-mouthed at taches of the Plaza were dazzled by him no more. His American wife said that she came into a fortune of $300, 000 when she was 21 years old. two years after her marriage. This was in tbe shape of stock In the Joseph Hoff man Brewing Company and was left to her by her mother, who was 'a daughter of Hoffman. She accuses the husband from whom she is estranged with taking 1200.000 on the plea he was going to Invest it for her in South American ranch property, and that he did nothing, of the sort but kept the money. Husband la Kx-CIerk The ."Baron" was a cigar store clerk in New York In 1908 and that year he tried to commit suicide by turning on the gas In his bedroom. He met Miss Schroeder at the theater and wooed her despite the empathtlc unfriendliness of the girl's father. They were married secretly. The "Baron" Introduced his wife to members of his family when they reached Hungary. His father proved to be a dentist and his mother was in a convent. Von Arkovy ordered his wife to take a trip to Australia and to re main there until after he had cloned the deal In Buenos Aires. When she returned to Pe.ris, she discovered that her husband had not been to South. America. She says he invested her fortune in a Buenos Aires resort and won't give it back. GOTHAM TO GET 0RPHEUM Martin Beck Says Circuit Will In vade Xew York City. SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. Definite announcement that the Orpheum vaude ville circuit would Invade New York was made tonight by Martin Beck, gen eral manager of the circuit, who ar rived today from a tour of Europe and of the Orient Beck said that arrangements now were unfer way for establishing Orpheum theaters in New York. Hot Lake anatoxin: THREE HUNDRED AND TEN MILES EAST OF PORTLAND ON MAIN LINE OF O-W. R. & N. The citizens of Portland are invited to investigate the following claims made by the Hot Lake Sanatorium: We claim that the boiling mineral spring is the hottest' and most curative in the world, the Hot Lake mineral bath the most searching and effective given, the results of the Hot Lake mineral water treatment the most ap- narent. and the percentage of cures effected by i highest to be found of the springs or resorts The equipment is most complete the West. AVe sue cessfully care for the really sick and semi-invalid; also the tired and over-worried business man and the society woman. Hot Lake Sanatorium was built to care for all classes. It is i well -known fact that many who suffer from serious stomach trou bles and overtax nerves find a cure as as relief here. We m specialty of our milk, and butter. All our dnc:s are furnished bv our own Tprsv Dairv. the finest in Oregon. The Sanatorium Buildings are heated throughout by the hot mineral spring, thus assuring perfect and uniform warmth at al times. We have ample recreation space and sufficient attendants to in sure proper care for parents and guests the '.a s: lOv r-i, zilzzfJ.'J ' '-ss-, W imwf iiiiinii rtzzL . r s b sr vr I '" "iH fal e7lf : I.Z 1 L4 i B j' 2 . u LV'eiTj " ' J x rJi. " '' rm vy mrc well X ike a X "M:tl..- cream "M,fA S dairv pro- Hot Lake mineral water and mud does cure rheu matism, stomach, kidney and the various skin disorders. Thousands can so testify. Write for illustrated booklet. Hot Lake Sanatorium is less than twelve hours' ride from Portland, directly on the main line of the O.-W. R. & N., and a special rate can always be had by asking railway agents. Hundreds of Portland people have tested the merits of the Hot Lake treatment. Ladies who are particu lar about their complexion find the Hot Lake vapor baths specially bene ficial. Wrinkles and skin blemishes vanish at Hot Lake. A sound stomach SI 1 V and a beautitul com- fj? m. W nlevion are nsnallv found with the T T same person, riot Lake mineral water invariably niHsthe stnmach. !A ter the worry of the holidays a visit to Hot Lake will bring back the elastic step and the energy so necessarv to the s'B "la.W"-' i : I w ve "--'i society woman. You ';!:. " M'f";i'' owe it to yourself to J$ffi'- ''--f protect your health. A .r&Ov' y vacation spent at not Lake is a business invest- r ment. btart the new year with a new supply of energy and a feeling of assurance. A Healthy body is good working capital. Banks to be safe ones, must have some reserve capital. How is your reserve? Rheumatism can be permanently cured, but the longer you wait the longer the time required to effect a cure. Often delay in begnning trea ment means deformed and useless joints and limbs. You have" seen friends wheeled about in invalid chairs. Do you wish to be such a passenger? Many who are now dependent upon others need not have been so had they commenced treatment in time. ASK RAILROAD AGENTS FOR SPECIAL ROUND-TRIP TICKET re Bil G) Ht Si (S t President and Manager o gon.j V
