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Tirn sroiwroro oregonian. Saturday, January 20, 1912. HUSBAND BELIEVED TO HAVE LOST SUIT Experts Testify John Bancroft, 3d, May Have Been Le gitimately Born. PRINCIPALS IN CELEBRATED DELAWARE DIVORCE SUIT AND ' CHILD WHOSE BIRTH IS CAUSE OF TROUBLE. COUNTER CHARGE IS MADE Wife's EuJt Will Be Dropped diea Court Decide Against Spouse, I Belief Judge Has Sus picion of Collusion. WILirtXOTON. rxL. Jan. 1 (Spe cial.) The taking of testimony la the suit, of John Bancroft. Jr.. for a di vorce from Madeline Da Pont Bancroft ended In Superior Court chambers late this afternoon. A decision probably will be given the Utter part of Feb ruary. Just before the close today an agreement waa reacted by the attor neys and the court whereby there will bo no oral argument. Each side will submit briefs February 1 and supple mental briefs will be filed February I. It Is generally bettered that a dl- Tore will be denied to Bancroft. It Is also the understanding that when tbo court elves Its decision to this ef fact tn counter-suit of the wife will be dropped. The principal reason. It la said, why the court probably will decide against Bancroft la Its suspi cion cf collusion all through the trial. Call'. Lesttlaaaey ttmlloMi. The legitimacy of a child born to Mrs. Bancroft In Munich 11 months ef ter her husband had left for the I'nlted States was one of the Issues and ssTeral witnesses testified th. the baby might hare been Bancroft's. Mrs. Bancroft named the child John Bancroft third. - Mima Emma Dolllnger. of Munich, secretary to Adjutant-General Max Banna, testified today that she had been attacked In a taatcsb In Munich by a young man whom she knew "Bankruf." She Identified Bancroft as the man. Jennie Toman, the wife's maid, said that after the birth of the child, whoso legitimacy la disputed, that she heard young Bancroft say to his wife at tbelr home here that unles she admit ted that the Infant waa not hla he would eject them both. He also said, the maid testified, that If she would confess he would forgive her and they would "begin all over again." Wife III. Xet la fnrt . Dr. Mary Fisher, of Philadelphia, testified near the close of the trial to day that the young wife Is seriously 111 with bronchitis at a Philadelphia ho tel. This explained why Mrs. Ban croft did not appear during the trial. The prominence of the Bancrofts and the sensational charges made by both Idea awakened deep Interest In the trial, which has been held behind closed doors.. Bancroft la a member of a millionaire family and Mrs. Ban croft waa Madeline du Pont, of the well-known Delaware family of Du Ponts. Their marriage was an elope ment, following which bo took her abroad, where their first child was born rive months later. COLONEL'S WIFE IS FINED Milt and Lares Smuggled on Voyage Home From Orient. S.X.Y FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. The fnndnm of Mrs. Ianlel Cornman. wife of Colonel Cornman. of the Seventh I'nlted States Infantry, for silks and laces and her failure to declare the i: oo.ls to the customs officials npon her arrival In Pan Francisco from the Orient. January . has cost Mrs. Corn man a fine of KC4.S0. Imposed by the fjovernment. The I'nlted States Dis trict Attorney will determine whether civil or criminal action will be taken. When Mrs. Cornman came ashore from the Philippines, quantities of val uable laces and silks were found In the sleeves and lining of an overcoat which she carried. -Vv:,-'V-rUrr.v..): - - v : . J i - v K . ..,? . U - j r . I w . I ' lift '' ' ' ' '1 - 4 ; t U l fr- Ssk. fa l" n Jeha Baacrort, Jr, nia Wife, Who Madeilae DaPoat, aad Jeha croft. Third. LEAP YEAR ANNOYS Miss Sylvia Pankhurst Has No Use for It at All. SUFFRAGE ENGROSSES HER English Girl Sara Only Persons Who Think About Women Proposing Marriage Are Men Fair Sex Is Too Busy. XETV TORK. Jan. 19. (Special.) Someone well, a reporter. If you must know asked Miss E. Sylvia Pankhurst. daughter of England's famous militant suffragette and herself a figure of con siderable lustre and voltage In the "votes for women" movement. If Leap Tear was of any sen-Ice to her. and she mighty provoked about It. Not sine she cams to the United States to lecture has she been so annoyed. Rather Ill-bred the reporter. she thought. You ask me a silly and Impertinent question." said Miss Pankhurst. "Leap Tear of any service to me? Of course notl The Idea of proposing to a man never entered my head. I. have other and more Important things to think of. The only' people who think anything of Leap Year and the chance of girls tak- In hr deposition described the met Ine of herself and Mrs. Katherlne Ttngloy in the Sherman Hotel In New York in 1908. At that time, the depo sition say. Mrs. Tlngley spoko of Mrs. Thurston's property holdings. The "de position alleges that Mrs. Tlngley said: "I am In a desperate condition. I want to buy the property at Newburyport and have been unable to do so." It Is known that Mrs. Tlngley at one tlmo wanted to start a school at New buryport. Mra Hastle also described a meeting with Mrs. Tlngley in tian Diego. Mra Tlngley Is alleged to have said that she had a picture in nor mind that Mrs. Hastle would have trouble with Mrs. Thurston and loss her influence with the woman, but advised her If she would leave things with her she would bring the matter through all right. Tou know, Mrs. Hastle. -wo will have to pat her on the back." Mrs. Tlngloy Is alleged to have said. Beading of tho deposition probably will bo concluded Mondny morning, to which time court adjourned. GIRL'S SUIT SUBMITTED SUPREME COURT HAS "LUCKY" BAXDWIX CASE. Attorney for Estate Arcuea That Mother's Previous Suit Xnlll flea Present One. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. It. The State Supreme Court took under ad visement today the appeal of Beatrice Anita Turnbull. daughter of Lillian Ashley Turnbull. from the decree of the Superior Court of Los Angeles BANKER'S WIFE RELEASED tourt Holds Texas Woman Who Eloped la Xot Insane. FORT WORTH. Tex, Jan. It. Mrs. J. R. Sneed. wife of a wealthy Texas banker. secured her release from a sanitarium here, where she claimed she had been Illegally detained by rela tives. The court held that she was not Insane and ordered her released. Mrs. Snead recently was brought back from Winnipeg. Man., whsnce It was alleged she had eloped with A. O. Boyce, Jr. The killing of A. Q. Boyce. Dy Mrs. bnead's husband sequel to the elopement. ........... . I V. .1 I k. .. k... ",' "" share of the millions left by the late .-. Ellas ("Lucky") Baldwin. Mlea PssUsnt Asteaaded. I Judge Hut ton. attorney fqr the ap Having thus expressed herself. Miss 1 reliant, urged that although the com' Pankhurst was astounded when she was told that quite a few young women take advantage of Leap Year In the United States. "It would be well for those girls to think of matters of more Importance," she said. "The suffrage movement has drawn women to one another and they have burled all rivalry In their new work. Ths woman of the future will not worry herself Into a state of ner mon-law marriage, which he contended was In effect between Lillian Ashley, now Mrs. Turnbull, and Baldwin, might have been voided later, nevertheless the Issue of the marriage would be en titled to a daughter's share of the es tate. Many decisions upholding hli contention were quoted by Judge Hut ton. Garrett McEnerney, for the estate. i argued that Mrs. Turnbull's previous TRUCE COMES IN LOCKOUT British Cotton MJII Operatives Vote to Return to Work. MANCHESTER. England. Jan. 1 J. The dispute In the cotton trade, which culminated In a lockout affecting about too. 000 men on December 77. has been settled. The question at Issus between employers and workers was the em ployment of non-union labor. All the mills will be reopened Monday. The operatives by a two to one vote a creed to accept a truce for one year. This Is regarded as a victory for the employers. vous prostration over trivial matters, j suit for seduction against Baldwin nul such as the winning of a man's affec- i lifted her present contention that she tlons. : had been the common-law wife of Bald- "The reason my mother and I and win. other English women come to America j "Had not the records of the seduo to talk suffrage Is that it has a reac- . tlon trial been destroyed In the fire of tlonary effect on the women on the 106. this suit would never have been other side of the Atlantic. They hear ' brought." he said. Attorney HcEn what we are doing In this country and erney also called to the attention of the that stimulates their Interest In the I court the clause In Baldwin's will ' which provided that 110 be given to I anyone who proved relationship with ! him. cause. Flabt rartly Wea. "We have won the first Dart of our fight and we shall have our rights this I year. , It only remains to see how much we shall get. "We have simply kept en fighting and It waa necessary for us to nettle Lloyd George and Mr. Asquith a little to get anything. If you don't bother the life out of English statesmen you'll never get anything, so the nettling was In a good cause. "The trouble In America Is that the average eitlsen does not take enough Interest In politics. He leaves all that to the grafters. When women take a hand there will be fewer grafters. SOUTHWESTMAN MAY WIN Wlckersham Thinks Two- Judges From Seattle Are Too Many. OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. It. If President Taft lis tens to Attorney-General Wlckersham he will appoint a Southwestern Wash- I lngton man as Federal Judge to succeed j Donworth. reelgned. The Attorney- EDUCATOR TO BE HONORED Inauguration of PreMdent of Prince ton Will lie Elaborate KunctJon. PRINCETON. N. J, Jan. 19. The In auguration of Juhn G. Hlbben. presi dent of Princeton University, will take rlace early in May. Representative of all the important universities, col leges and learned societies In the country will attend. I'residrnt H!bnen and his family are to move Into Prospect, the presidential residence, as soon as It tan be put Into conditlng. "That has been proved by the election I General, after a study of the situation, or women to the Board or Guardians In ; has become convinced that one of the England. Men who have formed that : two Judges In Western Washington Board, which looks after the poor- , should be apolnted from the southwsst. houses, hara been terribly corrupt, but as half the business of the district since women have had a hand In the cornea from that part of the state. He work corruption has disappeared. believes It unfair that both Judges "Women have made excellent Mayors i should be chosen from Seattle. not of the old-woman kind In Eng- 1 There Is an Indication that the Presl- land and they have also proved splendid , dent will agree with the Attorney- REMOVAL SALE-Every Article Reduced All Goods Purchased During January Will Be Charged to You March First Lipman Merchandise of teril Only Saturday-A Day of Importance In the Juvenile Section Lower Removal Prices Peter Thompson Dresses Final $10.00 Each Selling at $18.50, $20.00 and $22.50. Peter Thompson dresses for girls and misses between the ages of 1 3 and 1 8 years. Made of a fine quality English serge in navy blue, black and wine. Made with a deep collar and cuffs of bright red flannel. The collar and dickey are embroidered in red and black silk with stars and an emblem. The skirts are plaited on to a deep yoke. On sale in the suit department. Tailored Shirtwaists, Final $1.58 Selling Formerly at $2.45 each. Smartly tailored waists of fine quality linon. Made with pleats and clusters of tucks in the front and two pleats in the back. Fasten in the .front with white pearl buttons. The collars and cuff are severely tailored and stiffly laundered. Wash Dresses for Girls Between 8 and 14 Years We have divided ogr entire stock of these gingham and percale wash dresses into three lots. They come in waisted. middy and Buster styles. The materials come in plain colors, stripes and plain white trimmed with contrasting bands and some weight. Men's High-Grade Shirts, Final 89c Regular Selling Prices up to $2.00. These men's shirts are a lot that have been slightly soiled from window and counter displays. They are full custom made and come in neat stripes and figures on white and colored grounds. Made with stiff, soft or plaited bosoms in the coat style with or without cuffs. Bates' Street Shirts for Men, Final $1.15 Men's madras, percale and Russian cord material shirts, in neat stripes and figures on white and colored grounds. Made in the coat style with attached cuffs. Shirts and Drawers, Final 59c Each Regular Prices up to $1.50 a Garment. Broken lines of men's shirts and drawers in natural gray wool.. Winter with embroideries. The sleeves are full length, three-quarter or kimono style. $1.50 to $2.00 Dresses' Final 98c. $2.25 to $5.00 Dresses Final $1.98. Dresses to $8.50 Final $2.98. Galatea Dresses for 2 and 4-Year-Olds Little children's galatea dresses in plain colors, checks, stripes and plaids in long-waisted styles and trimmed with embroidery, pipings or bandings. Some with fancy yoke effects, others with trimmed side finish. $1.50 Children's Galatea Dresses 98c. $1.75 and $2.00 Galatea Dresses $1.39. $2.25 to $2.75 Galatea Dresses $1.79. Broadcloth Coats for Kiddies HALF PRICE Children's dainty broadcloth coats in light blue, tan, gray, pink and apricot shades, ages from 2 to 4 years. Trimmings of plain velvet, moire, silk braid or satin. The newest box cut styles, kilted or waist effects. $8.00 Child's Coats, Final $4.00 $11.50 Child's Coats $5.75 $9.00 Child's Coats, Final $4.50 $12.50 Child's Coats $625 To $17.50 Child's Coats, Final $8.75. Little Children's Hats, Final 49c Former Prices $125 to $2.50 each. Felt and patent leather hats in all the new styles. Some have high crowns and rolling brims. They are trimmed with velvet or Persian bands or fancy cords. -Smart little hats in cadet, brown, navy, black, red, gray and green in a splendid assortment. Children's Stormy Weather Coats and Capes Marked for Final Removal Rain Capes $1.89 Regular Prices to $235. Made of plain red and blue rubberized sateen doth. With full hood plaid lined and arm slits. Ages from 4 to 1 4 years. Girls' Rain Coats Final $2.95 Regular $6.00 to $12.00. Children's and girl's raincoats between the ages! of 4 to 14 years. Made of rubberized doth, some with striped and some plain serges. Made with high collars, cuffs or strap sleeves. Have patch or inset pockets and double-breasted fronts. Men's Underwear, Final $1.10 Garment Underwear That Sold Regularly up to $2.50. Men's shirts and drawers in natural gray, white and ecru color. Of a fine quality wool for Winter wear. Broken sizes. You Ought to Anticipate Your Wants in This Final Removal Sale of Bathroom Fixtures T i You needn't be told much about the merits of these goods. They are the best made and ive intend to sell them all out now at such reductions in price as will save a lot of money for you. Class Towel Rods 75c Rods with nickel brackets by 15 inches. . . ,r. .... ,,.59c 85c Rods with nickel brackets by 18 inches , . ,69c 95c Rods with nickel brackets Y by 2 1 inches . . . ., 79c $1.25 Rods with nickel brackets 54 hy 24 inches... .89c Nickel Towel Rods 40c Towel Rods, 15 inches long, 29c 45c Towel Rods, 18 inches long, 34c 50c Towel Rods, 21 inches long, 39c 55c Towel Rods, 24 inches long, 44c 60c Towel Rods, 30 inches long, 49c 85c heavy nickel tub Soap Dishes 69c $2.00 Combination Tumblerholder and Soap Dish .$1.49 85c Tumblerholder with hook 59c 75c Combination Tumbler and Toothbrush Holder. . . . ,: 49c $ 1 .25 Combination Tumbler and Toothbrush Holder 79c $1.50 white enamel Bath Tub Seats $1.23 $1.00 oak Bath Tub Seats 79c $3.50 Combination Glass Shelf with six bottles $2.23 25c Toilet Paper Rollers 19c 50c Tumbler Holders . .29c $1.50 Rol'r Towel Rods 98c 35c Towel Rings 23c 75c Towel Rods 59c 75c Double Rods 59c $1.25 Triple Rods 98c 35c Toilet Paper Rollers 29c 75c Toilet Paper Rollers 59c $1.00 Faucet Soap Dish 69c $1.50 Comb and Brush Trays, final 98c MAN SUED, SMILES Seattle Clubman Denies He Of fered Heart in Youth. Magistrates." TIHGLEY AIDE TELLS MBS. HASTIE ADVISED HL'MOIl Jilts. TIICKSTOX. TO Naval Constructor Retgn. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. We.h Inpton. Jen. 1. The Secretary of the Nary has accepted the reviiraatlon of Naval Constructor K. A. Evans, who re. tlree from the service tn become super. Intendent of Mo ran Bros.' shipyard, at Ex-Adviser to Head of TheosophlcaJ Brotherhood Aserts Head of Cult Admitted Needing; Money. SAN DIEQO. CaU Jan. U. More than 400 patces of the 561-page deposi tion of Mra Mary Hastle was read Into the record In the Superior Court here today tn the trial of the, suit brought by Ueorge L. Patterson to break the will of his mother. Harriet P. Thurston, who bequeathed the greater portion of a 1247.000 eetate) to Mrs. Kstherlne TlnKly. head of the Universal Brother hood and Theosophlcal Society. Mrs. lias tie Is said to be In Montana. he was formerly confidante and adviser of Mrs. Thurston. Among other Incidents Mrs. Haatie General in this regard, and if he does Representative Humphrey cannot be named. The entire southwest seems to be con. cent rat Ins; on Elmer Hayden. of Ta coma. and his appointment is regarded as probable If Humphrey Is turned down. BRIGADE POST ORDERED Accommodations for 5000 Men to Be Built la Hawaii. AGE ESTIMATE IS DARING DENVER, Jan. 19. VT. Frank Noot, constructing engineer of the United States Army post at Fort Logan, today received a telegram from the Quartermaster-General at Washington, order ing him to sail for Honolulu from bun Francisco February and to begin at once the construction of a complete i plighted. Clierrr Simpson Asks $35,000 for 'Wounded Affections, but Mr. Stet son Hints That Her Lore Wasn't Really Harmed. SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 19. (Special.) Frank M. Stetson, debonair clubman and wealthy business man of Seattle, was willing today to talk of the troubles that crystallized In the form of a 135,000 suit for damages as the re sult, so Cherry Simpson alleges, of Mr. Stetson's failure to keep a promise to wed. Miss Simpson Is a star of the footlights, and she alleges It was while she and Stetson were members of the same troupe, years ago, that troth was brigade post for permanent occupancy at the earliest possible date. The order is believed to be related to the recent discovery by the United States Government that 65,000 former Japanese soldiers are la Hawaii. The brigade post Is to be built at Fchofleld Barracks, five miles from Honolulu. It will accommodate - at least 6000 men. Aw, you can t tea much about a woman's age," said Stetson, laughing heartily, "but I'll take a chance this once and I'll guess well. say. 45. Any how 40, but I'd rather make It 45, and I am 33 and It was 15 years ago this alleged proposal. Some difference, I'll admit. We were just good friends that's all." Stetson spoke lightly. His tons im plied that events IS years ago should not be dug up from the graves of the past. And that chapter of his life the Cherry Simpson chapter seemed noth ing but a pleasant memory, nothing over which to worry. "I won't say too much now," Mr. Stet son kept saying. "Irs too early I don't know Just what she's done. But I never promised to marry her and 1 never 'satisfied' her a couple years ago, as she has intimated. "Nope, I won't say tho name of the company. It waa a long time ago 15 years. I was 18 and she was ahem I don't really know how old she Is. Old enough to take care of herself. I don't believe I deceived any trusting heart." Stetson would say no more. He ad mitted that while It was 15 years ago. he traveled with Miss Simpson In the same theatrical troupe and he had seen her since. Miss Simpson also admits she and Mr. Stetson have met since that friend ly attachment. 15 years ago. In fact, she declares In her complaint filed In the Superior Court yesterday that they met on June 11. 1909, ana that on that notable occasion Stetson cooed those gentle words that blushing maid ens love to hear. Alexander Still With Phillies. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19. Horace S. Fogel, president of the Philadelphia Nationals, announced today that Alex ander, pitcher; Luderus, first baseman, and Paskert, centerfielder, had agreed to terms and will sign contracts In a few days. Odell Development League Elects. HOOD RIVER. Or., Jan. 19. (Spe cial.) The Odell Development League at a meeting the first of the week elected the following directors for the ensuing year: Harry Connoway, I. U. Lafferty. George Sheppard. Thomas La cey, Mark Cameron and J. W. Wilson. The Odell community made a rapid ad vancement during the past year. Many orchard homes were erected In the community. The Apple Growers' Union erected a warehouse there and a new church was built. One unique work of progress accomplished by It was the building of a sidewalk from the more thickly-settled portions of the district to the schoolhouse. He was born In 1854 at Brunswick and created Parsifal at Bayreuth in 1888. Bill Boon to Street Railway. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 19. Senator Jones has In troduced a bill granting the Oregon & Washington corporation right of way for a street railway across the Van couver, Wash., military reservation. Famous Tenor Is Dead. VIENNA. Jan. 19. Hermann Wlnkel mann, the operatic tenor, died today. SOLID CAKE-NO WASTE SAPOLIO Cleans when others fail and requires less effort j-V sM-l , i NO DIRT CAN RESIST IT PRINTING Rutins'. Binding and Blank Book M.klng. Phone. .Main 6201. A 2281. Portland Printing House Co. -I. L. Wrtitbt. Pres. and Gen. Manager. Book, Catalogue ajid Commercial. Tenth and Taylor gtc, Portland, Oregon. The beer behind the triangular label possesses character and quality to a marked degree. Rothschild Bros.. 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