TITE MOKXiyCr OREGOXIAy, WEDNESDAY, MARCII 13. 1012.
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WOMAN
ASSASSIN
CALLS FOB FATHER
Viola Carver Impatient at
Time It Takes Parent to
Reach Los Angeles.
GIRL TALKS WITH LAWYER
Tamnu ! Minininneii to Califor
nia City, Wher InuhMT Is Hld
for KIIMns Hfll-Ki
Young Iteajllr Dealer.
LOS iSOELFA Mrr(i 1 Miss Viola
rarrfr, tha ye'ins; Taeoma wemsn who
net and killed J. Edward Eda. a wU
known younf realty dealer, yastarday,
r-rt a restless Amy In the city prison
f:ar a n!aht f troubled sien, an
forei by tha usa cf opiates adminis
tered by tha prlt physician. Miss
Carver ivoki tht moralni only to be
Kin b!n for her father, "ha aave
Ma address a 0 North K street.
Taeema. ana am4 Impatient at tha
n -.. ry delay In bl reaching Los
An !
Many girl aeoualntenres. clerks In the
atora whara Mlsa Carrar worked, eallad
at tha Jail today, bat she refused to
sea any af them. About noon sha sud
denly started from a semi-stupor and
demaadad that a lawyer b sent to her
at on-a. One waa called and. after
conference lasting balf an hoar. Miss
Carver aaamad mora worried than aver.
However, within tn mtnutea after
the Uwyer left tha Jail he wa whlst
line and slngln In her celL
The coroners lnjust upon tha body
of Kda will ba held Thursday morn
mg and Miss Carver probably will ba
formally arraigned that day.
terday by Dr. Calvin 8. White, secre
tary of the board, who Is arranging
the details of the conference.
Lr. White eald yesterday that al
most every county In tha atata would
be represented by Its state health of
flcer. and In addition to these thera
will be a number of city health officers
and health officer on Indian reserva
tions. Tha board has asked tha
County Courts to defray tha expenses
of the county health officers to this
conference tend many of them have al
ready sent agreeable rpllea.
Tlie conference will ba the lira of
the kind to be held in the state and an
elaborate and Instructive programme
haa been mapped out for it. An In
teresting festura of the prorramma
will be a stereoptlcon lecture on sew
(. disposal by IL E. Koon. a sanitary
engineer of Chicago. Mr. Koon will
show visas of the largest purification
planta In tha Vnlted States and Europe.
The conference will begin at 10 A.
M, March ft.
WOMEN APPLAUD SPEAKER
Practical Mwosa-sreepcr and Cook
Talks on Homo Economics.
Tha first of a aeries of addresses on
Home Economics" waa given In tha
auditorium of Olds. Wortman King's
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Evelene
Spencer.
Mrs. Spencer Is widely known as a
good speaker and also a good practical
housekeeper.
From the fact that she haa made her
knowledge of domestic sciences, aa ap
plied to the production of wholesome,
nutritious food, of considerable value,
her Ideas carry weight. In her open
ing talk yesterday she outlined the
subject to be taken up in tuiure an
drweaes all dealing with tha educa
tion of girts and young housekeepers
In the eminently desirable acquire
ments of how to conduct a home In
the good old-fashioned senso of the
word. The audience, of women sup
plemented bv one lone, brave man.
who gallantly stated that hla wife I
a good cook, capturing every woman
present thereby waa large, and many
expressions of appreciation were heard
at tha close.
BANANAS COST $17 EACH
BaaroMcT Work old tiame and Vic.
Iitii lne Roll.
TACO) v. Vi. Mi-' i IS (Spe
cial.) Cr ". a be or bananas
that CO t t :rn i-Q. An'one Anderson,
employed In a Mone TVebster camp,
report -i at r"i r headquarters that
he ws t' a v:-i of sn, ancient bunco
game.
Ar.dron i-iip t town Monday
wit . t:.a KH. Th.s mornlns ha met
Itri affaMa :rai.k'rs, with whom he
pa j'd the forenoon. The trio took a
mr I. One of t ie men handed An
rerxon a fi Mil and aaked htm to go
cres the street and buy a dosen
bananas. ArMerton started to go. but
taa man cl;ed him back. "Here, glre
us aoma s-uriiv. so we'll know you're
romlr.n back with the change. he
.ild.
Anierson t-ssed the stranger his
wallet, then made for a fruit atand
.-rn t street. 1
Wren he returned the affable etran-
BRIDGE BOOSTERS TO ACT
fortUni! and Vancouver Commlttre
Will Mrrt and 1'Ihmc KnfilnT.
V A OtV KR, Wash, .March 12.
i S-cti.I Tho PortUn.i and Vancou
ver ronimttif on the proposed I'aclrtc
Michwiv brWiice arro the Columbia
Kir-r hTf will hohl a joint me linn
n I'M rntnmrrclal Club rooms in tht
i r Krldujr night, o chootn aa en-.'in-r
iu mike a preliminary survey
n-l riketrheia of the proxel brlds
J. I. .Siatpleton. rhalrm-tn of tha com
init-- of IS men appointed by tMa
Vancouver i"onmrctal t'lub, haa re-
e!rel many Utters from enjrlneers
alto deslra to bid on the preliminary
t'tatBS.
A le'ter from Ilalpb Modjeski, of
'"iikx.o, who made tha first sketches
-f the proposed bHilse, says that in
e he were appointed entclneer to
uper intend the building of tlie bridge
he h'uM refund the money paid for
he preliminary work, micfi as making;
3ortnc. sketches and dotna other work
nece-tary to set the project started.
AMENDMENTS ARE URGED
Xrw fri Irmrrnor Send Mr
ace to State IsNlnturr.
ANTA FIT. N. M.. .March 12. Four
amendments to the mat" constitution
were recommenderi by Oovernor Mc
Ionald in his mesaxe submitted to
;be state Lea:iilature tMav. Ther are:
Kemoeal of the Ists;iimc" qualttlca
tion imposed by the ermMInc net: adop
lion of the initiative and referendum;
more equitable lrs;ttHtlve apporuon
neot and the construction of educa
:lonal Institutions.
The Oovernor also recommended the
depttrn of the Australian bullet, more
rtffld control of the liquor traffic. IocmI
option, absolute penallslns; of all forma
ef aambllnc. direct primaries, advisory
primaries for Senators, adoption of .a
In corns tax amendment, a corrupt prac
tices act. publicity and limitation vt
ampatarn expenditures.
SKYSCRAPER IS PLANNED
nothcr -1 2-Siorj Rulldlnf to Be
Krrctrd) In Seattle.
SEATTLE. March 12. Barns U
Smith, of tiyracuse. N. V . who la erect
inic a 42-story ofT.e butldina at Sec
ond avenue r.d Yeler Way, announced
Hlay i!t-t completion of this building
wuuld b. fI.owei immediately by con
ftructlon of u p-Htnl 42-wtory bulltiinc
At Verier Way and - Itlental avenue.
In makiiijc excavations for the first
.tfcyacrarer a bed of beach sand 100
feet t:.l-k w ets struck, upon which the
f'ur.daftt ions will be lal 1. N reck,
evcert cl.trtal bouldrri. l.9 ever been
found n Sent e.
HEALTH OFFICERS TO MEET
Almost lverj County of state to II
lie presented at Conference.
Tlie f u!l proa ram me for t He -or.fer-ence
f the coun?c lies th orTicers of
the state, t'. be held m conjunction
with the llr?f quarterly meennsr of
the Ores on State Board of Health.
Mar-h 31 and 2V ss snnounced ?f-
$6,000,000 DEED FILED
C. A. Smith Timber Company Gives
Mortgage? on Holding.
PlACKRVIU-E. Cal.. ilarrh II
(Special A trust deed for $. 000.000
was filed bere today to eorer a mort
gage to the Merchants Ixan A Trust
Company, of Chicago, by the C. A.
Smith Timber Companr. The Smith
Company owns ITs.000 acres of land
In Cooa. Curry. lougiaa. I.lnn. Lincoln
and Malheur countlea. The principal
holdings are In Coos. Curry and Doug
las counties, and these arc the only
counties Included In the trust deed.
In California the company owns 1J.
0t acres of standing timber. Of this.
(0.004 acres are In Eldorado and 41.000
acres In Humboldt. The company will
build an 0-mlle railroad from Sacra
mento to Its holdings In Eldorado
County. Work beaan aereral years aao
on the road, but Smith's timber Invest
ments were so great that be became
lajid poor.
Negotiations for a mortgage have
been pending for two years. The deed
securea ti.oon.ono In first mnngaare
per cent gold bonds. The mortgage
runs for IS years.
MISS DUKE TO BE BRIDE?
Persistent Rumors Say She Will Be
Wed to Prince Abroad.
SBW YORK. March II. (Special.)
When, about two weeks ago. the en
gagement of Prince Iudoric Plgnatelll
d'Aragon to Miss Mary I Puke, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Newton
Duke, of New Tork and Durham. N. C
waa rumored, a denial was authorised
by Mrs. Duke.
After Prince Plgnate:M had sailed
away for Kurope today on the Kron
prins Wilhelm It waa learned that close
friends of hla and of the Duke family
had been Informed that the engage
ment was now a fact and that the mar
riage would take place within the next
few weeks In Kurope. Mrs. Duke and
her daughter, according to present ar
rangements, will sail for Kurope alth
In two week?.
PORTLAND APPROVES PLAN
Chamber of Commerce Wants Cer
tain Canal Toll Kxempted.
In response to a telegram from the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce,
the Portland Chamber telegraphed yes
terday to Washington to the Congres
sional deleg-atlon from this state reit
erating the request for legislation that
will exempt from canal tolls all ships
sailing undr the American flag on
ro9lw lue traffic.
In the telesram from San Francisco
was another resolution whlcli will not
be acted upon by the Portland Chamber
nntll the next meting of the board of
trustees. In this resolution the Fan
Franclaco Chamber puts itself on rec
ord aa follows:
Resolved, that this Chamber Is un
alterably opposed to operation through
the Panama Canal of any railroad
owned or controlled ship engsged
wholly or partly In coastwise traffic."
YOUTHS TO GET FORTUNE
Two Sons of W. It. Hoflns Beq
ueathed 1,750.001.
SEATTLE. March 1J. The will or the
late William P. lloflus bequeaths the
ll.T50.000 estate to his two son, aged
and H years. The estate Is not to be
distributed until the younger son Is Si
years old. Portland real estate valued
at I7i.000 waa owned by lloOus.
The Portland property represented In
the lloflus estate Is the half-block on
tark street, between Third and Fourth
streets, which Is the site of the Cham
ber of Commerce building. The struc
ture Is now ten stories high, three
floors having been added to the build
ing In 1M0.
I anil Company 1 ncorporates.
VANCOCVHIJ. Wash, March II.
Soci !1. 1 Tlie Swedish Ijind A Col
onisation Company lias lncorporate4
In Clark County, with a capital of
lu.UOi. John Anderson. J. C. Un
nerberg and John Naae turned In prop
erty valued at IU0.U00. which give
the company a $40,000 surplus. The
officers elected for the company are
J. C. Lannerberg. president; C. A.
Sher-perd. vice-president and general
counsel; John Anderson, secretary, and
John Nase.
Tiiom., A. Y'l en t. s:liT en thuiat le
pr?r h( lufa f t-:tiDC loks on thtn
sh.'e o? f!ke;. cp-r. toucher and mere
ri'br. thsn papr. Ke sa that by hie
tn.thcMl n can product th nl' k-t eheeta
mt a .All.r a purtl. anil that thv would
rlnt a .ll aa papr sad be sraeticai:)'
tnd s;rutta:t.
Novelties in
Hand Hammered
Brass
.Your Choice
98c
Regular $1.50 to $3.00
Russian hand-hammered brass
in many attractive and novel
shapes. In this sale we have in
cluded all our finest pieces selling
from $1.50 to $3.00 each. They
are offered at this small price to
clean them all up at once.
Fern bowls selling from $1.25,
$1.50. $1.75 to $2.00.
Flower baskets, regular $1.25.
$1.50. $1.75. $2.00 and $2.50.
Candle sticks. $1.50. $2.00.
$2.50 and $3.00.
Trays at $1.75. $2.00 and
$2.50.
Hanging baskets. $1.25,
$1.50 and $1.75.
All to be sold Wednesday at
the one price, 98c each.
JL Merchandise cf yrveril Onlx-.
flirty One-Piece Serge Dresses
Wednesday $12.50
.win- n-air until tho season is UD0n you be
fore purchasing a one-piece Serge Press? For
you know you will need one, so why not now.
when the styles are fresh and new and you will
enjoy wearing a bright new style during the
early Spring days !
These dresses can be had in navy, brown,
tan and Copenhagen French serge.
They are designed in the newest styles with
ill those new style touches brought forth for
19V2.
The waist line is rather high and trimmed
with plain cloth, satin and small fancy buttons.
Models to fit all styles of figures
iff
Long and
Short
Crepe
Kimonos
Specially
Priced
Spring
Styles
Long Crepe Kimonos
$1.69
Regular $2.50 Style
A splendid long crepe kimono
made in the empire style with "V"
neck and kimono sleeves.
In navy, light blue and gray with
lavender in Persian designs and
bandings to match on neck, sleeves
and down the front. '
Sizes 36 to 46.
Short Crepe Kimonos
69c
Regular Price $1.00
A short kimono of good
quality crepe in plain navy, light
blue, pink, lavender and red.
Made in a loose style with yoke
in the back and front, full flowing
sleeves. Trimmed with Persian
bandings.
Sizes 36 to 44 only.
ITU
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Showing New Hand Bags $2.95
Bags That Usually Sell at $5.00
A remarkable showing of new Spring Hand
hags in seal, walrus and morocco leathers. All
are leather lined. They can be had in a variety
of shapes, and sizes from the small size for dress
occasions to the large practical shopping size.
Frames finished in gold, silver or gunmetal and
others leather covered. Many with round and
envelope-shape bottoms. Fitted with coin-purse.
"5P - iP
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I -Wa. ft", :''- af I I
32-inch Ginghams
12c the Yard .
Again we say make your
gingham purchases early.
These are mill ends, and come
in lengths from 2 yards to 7
yards.
A very choice lot. They are
all good styles in every design of
checks and plaids.
Pretty colors for children's
school dresses and aprons.
Come early if you want to
make a good selection.
The price. J 2c a yard.
ft.' l- . . 'mime' ri
1 ld XT-UTS crx
A Little Chat on Spring Millinery
We wish to give you an idea of the many different styles of hats we
now have for the 1912 season. Hats for women, misses and children,
at prices to suit every pocketbook.
Trimmed Dress Hats $10.09 and $12.50
You will find more intrinsic worth and exclusive styles in these hats
than you would ever believe possible at this price. Hats trimmed with
handsome feathers, ribbons and beautiful flowers.
Tailored Su t Hats $3.98 to $7.50
Smart, snappy styles with a dash and air about them which you will
immediately recognize as being radically different from other hats about
town. Models trimmed with odd stickups in unique fashions.
Untrimmsd Hat Section
Hats in this section can be had from $ 1 .48 to $ 1 0.50 each. Perhaps
you think this an uninteresting department not so; you have but to see
the clever untrimmed shapes to be convinced otherwise. We are justly
proud of the wonderful assortment, and assure you that we are prepared
to please the most fastidious. Hats that require but a little trimming to
convert them into dashing trimmed hats for Spring and Summer wear.
r i
JJ MR
Scalloped Tea Aprons
Special 22c
Regular 40c Style
This is an immense special purchase
of tea aprons of a dainty sheer white
material.
Dainty scalloped aprons with pretty
embroidered patterns, some in the sew
ing apron style, all with scalloped edges
and come in all white or with lavender
or pink embroidery. Some with pockets,
also hemstitched strings.
Gas Lights
Special Wednesday Only
On sale at the Notion Depart
ment. Sec them in normg order.
Lindsay Gas Mantles
Special 5c
We place on sale Wednesday
inverted gas mantles made by the
Lindsay Light Company.
These mantles give a pure.
clear, white light. Every mantle
guaranteed.
Buy all you want for one day
only at 5 c.
$1.00 Inverted Gas Lights
Special 39c
Every light guaranteed full
brass burner with all air vents
high grade mantle. Full or half
frosted globes.
These lights will save 50 per
cent of your gas bills.
Buy all you want at 39c for
one day only.
Corset Showing
New Spring Models
A Spring Model
Taffeta Silk Waist
Very Special
$1.98
This is a new Spring model waist
of good quality chiffon taffeta silk.
BLACK ONLY
This waist is made with a high
tucked collar and set-in sleeves, with
large armhole, which is the newest
fashion, also three-quarter length.
In the front is a small oval shape
tucked yoke which laps to one side
and held in place with two silk
covered buttons. On each side of
the front are clusters of pin tucking.
Little black fancy silk cord adds to
its dainty attractiveness.
March Sale of Floor Coverings
75c Linoleum 49c a Yard
5000 yards of the best standard quality of printed linoleum in attractive
light and dark colors. Also several pretty wood inlaid designs.
$1.50 Linoleum $1.19 Yard
The best standard quality of inlaid linoleum. A large variety of patterns
from which to make your choice.
35c Japanese Matting, Special 22c Yard
25c Chinese Matting, Special 15c Yard
Imported Japanese and Chinese mattings in colors of tan, green, blue, red
or brown. 36 inches wide. Good variety of patterns.
Silk Hosiery
Special 39c Pair
Pure' silk boot stockings, in fast
black, seamless, light weight. Made
with lisle toes and heels and garter tops.
Special 50c Pair
Pure silk boot stockings in black and
tan. Made seamless with lisle toes,
heels and garter tops.
Special 28c Pair
Black pure silk boot stockings, in
light weight and seamless. Made with
lisle toes, heels and garter tops.
Special 25c Pair
Pure silk boot stockings, in fast
black, light weight. Made seamless
and with silk lisle garter tops.
Silk Lisle 50c Pair
Stockings of fast black silk-lisle in
medium and light-weights. "With four
thread soles, heels and toes. Double
garter tops made extra wide.
Silk Lisle 9c Pair
Stockings of fine gauge silk-lisle,
lightweight and seamless. Made with
donble soles and high spliced heels.
Full length and elastic. Regular 3oc
a pair.
Regular $1.75 to $5.50
Corsets, Special $1.28
Lot 2 consists of new models in
W. B. and C. B. corsets, also dis
continued mode Is in W. B. C. B
Smart Set and Nemo corsets.
A splendid assortment of large
sizes. i
Made of the best coutil and
batiste. Lace and embroidery
trimmed.
Girdle styles medium and high
bust styles medium and long hip
styles.
Sizes 18 to 36.
Regular $3.50 to $7.50
Corsets, Special $2.39
This lot of corsets consists of
such models as the W. B. C. B.
Smart Set La Vida W. B.
Reduso and Nemos.
Medium and high bust styles
medium and long hip styles.
They are made of batiste and
coutil, finished with lace, ribbon or
embroidery.
Mostly large sizes. t , y
Sizes from 18 to 36. )
New Barrettes 15c
We have just received a new
line of 3. 4 and 5-strand heavy
barrettes. Every one guaranteed
made of extra heavy stock.
Shell or amber.
Regular 25c and 35c
ALL BLAME TAKEN
General Edwards Tells of Find
ing of Ray Papers.
HOSTILE DESIGN FEARED
Itell Believed to Have Credited Ad
jutant - General's Department
With Desire to Show En
mx for President.
VASHINGTOX. March 12. BrlEadler
Oanral Edwards, chief of the Insular
Bureau, today assumed all responsi
bility for the delay In transmitting to
Congress some of the papers In the
Major Kay case.
lie appeared before the Helm com
mittee on expenditures In the War De
partment, which has beon Inquiring
Into Paymaster Ray's political activi
ties, especially lor President Taft In
130s.
llMtllltr la SMSfrlW.
General Edwards recited his part In
tha discovery of the nilsslns; records
In the Hay case from the Adjutant
Ueneral's office.. He rave it as his belief
that the former chief of staff. General
J. Franklin Bell, had retained the Hay
papers from the Adjutant-General's of
fice and transmitted them to the wit
ness when he left the War Department
because he thought the Adjutant -Generals
office waa "hostile to trie Presi
dent of the United States" and he be
lieved It would use the papers against
blm.
General Edwards told the committee
that I'.ay was appointed to tha Army
through the Influence of the late Mark
Hanna. and ex-Vlce-Preeldent Fair
banks. "I first met Ray in 1he Philippines
when 1 m-ent there with Mr. Taft as
Secretary of War. In 1907. At that
time." (said General Edwards. ".Mr.
Taft was brine talked of for President.
"Various friends of his Id the Philip
pines suRcested that Kay. who former
ly was in labor organizations, would
be a Rood man to have at Chliiaco to
Interpret Judge Taft's labor decision.
I cabled Colonel McJntyre. in Washing
ton, to have Kay returned to the
I'nitcd States. The reply was bucIi that
I dropped liay at once."
General Kdwards said he spoke of
Ray to Mr. Taft on the way home over
the TranF-SibTian Railway and also
asked if Mr. Taft waa a candidate at
that time. .... ..
"He was not an avowed candidate,
said General Edwards. "He was reluc
tant to a.-sume the role of candidate.
He felt that he waa not qualified. He
would have preferred to go on the
bench, 1 know." said the General.
CIIICAGOAX FKIEXD OF HAY
Major Says Appointment Was Dne
to Mnn Xot In rolitics.
CHICAGO. March 1J. Major Beecher
B. Ray denied today that he was ap
pointed to the Army through the In
fluence of Marcus A. Hanna or any one
else prominent politically.
"My appointment to the Army was
due to the friendship of a Chicagoan,
who Is very well known, but who never
has been interested in political affairs,"
said Major Ray.
CHARTER TOJSE REVISED
Mayor or Baker City ARrees to Ap
point Committee.
BAKER. Or.. March 12. (Special.)
The Baker City commissioners today,
upon motion of Commissioner Flnlay.
passed a resolution favoring the ap
pointment of a committee to revise the
present charter. The committee prob
ablv will consist of five members, ap
pointed by the Mayor. The move Is
one promised by Mayor Palmer sev
eral weeks ago. when the commission
ers tabled the petition asking for a
special election to decide if Baker
should continue the present form or
go back to the aldermanic idea.
At that time several defects were
found, among them being the number
of remonstrances required to kill a
proposed street Improvement, the two
thirds now required being considered
too high and the method of no Jury
snd no appeal in cases in the City Po
lice Court-
Mayor Palmer will announce his com
mittee within a few day
GQASI IS MISSING
Map Changed Since Durville
Visited Antarctic in 1838.
AUSTRALIA SEEKS HONOR
Two Parties of Explorers Left at
Two Separate Points on South
ern Regions Aeroplane to
Be Put In Use.
HOBART. Tasmania, March 12. The
ship Aurora, which sailed from this
port on December 2 last with an Aus
tralian Antarctic expedition under the
leadership of Dr. Douglas Mawson, re
turned to Hobart today. The Aurora
is commanded by Captain J. K. Davis.
He landed two separate parties at two
points In the Antarctic regions, one
under Dr. Mawson. January 18, and
the other under Dr. Wilde, a veteran
of the Shackleton and Scott marches,
February 19.
The Aurora found no trace of the
Clarie coast, from which it was con
cluded that It was an ice barrier that
had broken up since Durville's discov
ery in 1838. The Aurora left the Ant
arctic on February 31 and Intended
to return in the Spring.
Aeroplane to Be Vsee.
Some of the best known British ex
plorers are with the parties landed by
the Aurora, which muster 25 men in all.
The most advanced feature of the
equipment is a monoplane In charge
of Lieutenant Watkins. who has taken
part In several aviation meets. Speak
ing of the value of the aeroplane In
exploration. Dr. Mawson, prior to the
departure of the expedition, said:
"An aeroplane can fly over an ice
crevasse or a ridge as easily aa over
anything else, whereas a party on foot
might have to search a long time to
find a pass, and an aeroplane can do a
journey of 130 miles in three hours."
Noted Men In Parties.
Lieutenant Ninnis, of the Royal
Fusileers, who is an expert on survey
ing and sledging, and Dr. Mois. a
Swiss, who is an adept with skis, are
included In the expedition. Australians
and New Zealanders complete the com
plement. Captain Amundsen says It will be im
possible for him to comply with the re
quest from the United States to have
his ship, the Fram. at the Panama Ex
position at San Francisco In 1915, as he
will be in the Arctic regions at that
time.
DETECTIVES GO TO PRISON
Victims' Acquaintance With Mrs.
' Taft Bad for "BIackhand".Palr.
PITTSBURG, March 12. (Special.)
Mrs. William Howard Taft. wife of
President Taft. was chief Nemesis of
Gilbert B. Perkins, head of the Perkins
Detective Agency, and Charles Frank
lin, manager of his Philadelphia
branch, who left here today for Leaven
worth prison, Kansas, to begin their
sentences of thre and five years re
spectively for using the malls to de
fraud by sending "black-hand" letters
to Mrs. Charles Strong, of Erie, Pa.
Mrs. Strong, who is publisher of the
Erie Herald, has a sister named Mrs.
Townsend, who is in Mrs. Taft's set
at Washington. Mrs. Townsend told
Mrs. Taft of her sister's suspicions re
garding the detectives. Mrs. Taft told
the President and urged him to action.
Then came a flock of 35 secret serv
ice men and postofflce inspectors and
Perkins and Franklin were caught in
the net.
FORMER PORTLANDER DIES
C. W. Kimball, Business Man, Passes
Away in Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash., March 12. (Spe-
cial.) Following an illness of several
months." C. W. Kimball, aged 67 years,
a business man and for more than a
decade a resident of Seattle, died yes
terday of heart failure at bis home,
723 Sixteenth avenue North. The de
ceased is survived by his widow and ,
two daughters. Charlotte and Bessie.
Mr. Kimball was a graduate of Ober
lin College and had been engaged in
business in this city and Portland for
manv years. He was interested in the
Bothell Irrigation Company, Seattle
Snohomish Interurban Line, C. W. Kim
ball Investment Company and the Sno
homish Electric Company.
Spokane Gets Mining Congress.
SPOKANE, March 12. Word was re
ceived here today from Secretary
Callbreath, of the American Mining
Congress, that the 1912 meeting of tha
congress had been awarded to Spo
kane. The congress probably will be
held the week of November IS. '
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