THE 3IORXIXG OHEGOXIAN, TUESDAY, AritrL 2, 1012. MISSISSIPPI FLOOD i COSTING MILLIONS-! I . I i: LATEST PORTRAIT OF TACOMA GIRL IN LOS ANGELES JAIL FOR KILLING REALTY DEALER. Situation in Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky Is Worst on Record. SKIFFS SUPPLANT AUTOS Resident; of Mounds and Other title (' to and Fro in Boats. Cairo Is Xow Island, and Giv ing Concern to Dikes. .ST. I-OtlS. April 1 The flood In t:ils section of the country. Including ill.iourl, Illinois and Kentucky, ere the worst on record. IToperty Ions has run Into tthe millions, Kaln has been falling- throughout the flood district for the pant 12 hours and no relief la In sight. The Mississippi has been stationary fnr 24 hours at 29. S feet, and a further rise Is not expected for 1 4 hours. Cairo and the drainage district above that city are the only two dry places In that section of the country, the en tire territory north and south of Cairo being covered with several feet of water. 34-Foot Man F peeled. The river at Cairo reached a stage of 53 feet tonight, which is eight-tenths of a foot higher than previous records. A stage of SI feet is predicted before the flood subsides. Commercial Interests of Cairo have been Joined by the railroads entering the city in supporting Mayor Parsons In the work of looking after the levte system of Cairo. Trains are not op erating out of Cairo, but In many cases are being operated over foreign sys terns. The Mississippi is pouring over the Iron Mountain tracks at Cache. III., and running across the country Into Cache Creek and thence Into the Ohio. The back water of Cache Creek haa covered the (Government road between the Na tional Cemetery and Mounds, III., to a depth of three feet. Skiffs Saaalaat Vehicles. The water has extended to the out skirts of Mounds, and residents of that town are using skin's to get to and from their homes. The country about McClure. 111.. Is inundated, livestock Is being driven to the bills and the people are leaving their homes. The heavy rainfall has alarmed farm ers In the Missouri River bottoms and ther are moving property to hlUer ground. The Missouri had been falling until the rain commenced. 200 IOWA KAMI I.IKS FLEE Kising Kiicr Mood Section of I)c Mnlnr -Plat Waters Recede OMAHA. Neb.. April I. Mood waters In tne Platte River continued to recede tuniKhL but railroad traffic on lines entering Lincoln still is demoralised. The Platte River bridge of the Bur lington road at Ashland, depended upon for virtually ail main line traffic, la In worse condltmn than was supposed and it will be several days before It can be used. After having reached the 15-foot mark the Des Moines River Is falling slightly and there seems no danger of a seri ous flood unless heavy rains set In. KiKhteen feet is the flood stage, but already considerable damage has been dune. Nearly 100 families were driven frojn their homes in Southeastern Des Moines today, when a large section Of that district was Inundated. Iflsli Water Cloe Factories. JAMESTOWN'. N. Y April 1. The Chautauqua Lake outlet has reached s. high a level that Jamestown fac tories may be forced to shut down. EDDY SUIT COMPROMISED One Claimant, George W. Baker, Accepts Offer of Settlement. POSTOX. April I. George W. Baker, of Tidon. N. H-. on of the six claim ants to the estate of Mrs. Mary Baker Kddy, lh founder of the Christian S if nr denomination, announced to day that he had accepted an offer of settlement and would withdraw from the. litigation. .Mr. Baker entered his suit against the ewtate March 11. 1911. and at the same time asked the courts to bar George W. Hover, of Lead. S. P.. and lr. E. J. Poster Kddy, of Waterbury. Vt-. re spectively the son and adopted son of Mrs. Kddy, from continuing their suits against the estate because of releases aiened under a former suit. The amount of the offer was not made public. HOUNDS TRAIL CLANSMEN Allen and Edwards Evade Capture. Rain IVashea Away Scent. i!ILLSVILJ.n. Va.. April 1. Two bloodhounds today were set upon the trail of Slrina Allen and his herhew, Wesley Kdwards, the remaining fugi tives of the Allen clan. Though given what the detectives considered was the best trail they had found thus far, at nightfall the posse had met with no success. The trail was given to the dogs at the natural rave where blankets were abandoned by the outlaws. It is believed here that a rain washed away the scent. The detectives have Information which will et the dogs on a new trail tomorrow. !c!plo Gray, who lives In the Fancy Cap section, reported that the two out laws had appeared near his home yes terday. Gray knows the Aliens well and Ms clew Is considered reliable. WOMEN MAY CONCEAL AGES Illinois Ugl.olator Will Come to Res. cue of Fair Sex. CHICAGO." April 1. Illinois women may not be required to tell their age In court after the next session of the Legislature. Representative Griffin, of Chicago, said last night that he would Introduce a bill In the Legislature which would reform this peril Id court procedure. The Idea, he said, was sug gested to him when several school teachers ere called as witnesses In the Merry damage suit against Dean Talbot, of t ie l'nlverlty of Chicago. -I should think all purposes would be s.tihed by a woman stating that she was of legal age." he said. The law would not apply to girls of H years or younger. i .. . ' SL i ." - J- . v - 1 VIOLA CARVEIt. VIOLA'S HOPES HIT Los Angeles Prosecutor Not to Free Carver Girl. STATE'S RIGHT BARRIER Fredericks Say He'll Proceed W ith Case Slain Man's Mother Re lieves Re Was Shot Trying to Prevent Suicide. IJOS ANGELES. April 1. (Special.) "Although I have been Investigating the case for several days, I have found nothing which would warrant me in dropping the case." declared District Attorney Fredericks today in speaking of the charge of murder placed atrainst Mlsa Viola Carver, of Tacoma. Wash, the slayer of James Edwin Edge, a real estate dealer. "I feel certain that the case will con tinue." Mr. Fredericks stated. "Judging from present appearances It Is slated to go through the regular procedure. The young woman may be entitled to sympathy, but tho state has rights which 1 am bound to respect, and I cannot. In Justice to the state, take any other course than I have here stated." The investigation has not been com pleted and even after he has ceased working upon his own initiative In that direction. Mr. Fredericks says he will be open to any information that can be conveyed to him. The young woman a preliminary hearing will take place next Monday nd Deputy District Attorney Shannon said he was preparing for the proceed ings as he has In all other cases in the city police courts and that he does not nticlpate any Intervention. The declaration of the District At torney refutes the rumors that the prosecutor would set the girl free In a few days, convinced that the killing was an accident. It la reported that the mother of the victim called on the District Attorney and told him she believed her son was killed while trying to prevent the young; woman from committing suicide. and former secretary of the Western Federation of Miners, have been filed with the Denver organization of So cialists by the Bridgeport. Conn., branch, with a request for Haywood's expulsion from the International So cialist party. Tbo Bridgeport Socialists charge Haywood with having organised a dual machinists' union, composed largely of men expelled by Socialists of that place; with having taken charge of the Ijiwrence textile work ers' strike at the head of this rival organization. agHlnst the protests of the regular Socialists, and with having made almost a farce of the Socialist women's day meeting In Bridgeport. February 2J. by speaking at a similar meetinsr held by the rival organization, thus drawing crowds from the women's day celebration. The charges were tiled here, because Haywood Is a mem ber of the Denver local. STRIKE DIVIDES MINERS ONE-HALF VOTE NOT TO R Tl'RN' TO WORK. ARBUCKLE WILL GONE RELATIVES AND LAWYERS NOW BELIEVE THERE WAS XOXE. Sugar and Coffee Magnate Leaves No Children to Get Estate Valued at More Than $20,000,000. NEW YORK. April 1. Five days after the death of John Arbuckle. the sugar millionaire, who died here on Wednesday, his lawyers and relatives hav about given up hope of finding a will, and It Is now believed he died Intestate. His estate is estimated at more than ISO.000.0OO. No children survive to In herit It. and Mrs. Arbuokle. his wife. died five years ago. Mrs. Robert Ja- mieson and Miss Christina Arbuckle. sisters, are the nearest relatives. Wil liam Arbuckle Jamleson. a nephew, suc ceeded Charles Arbuckre. brother of John Arbuckle. In the management of the business of Arbuckle Brothers, sev eral years ago. He and the other rela tives, and William X. Dykeman. princi pal attorney for John Arbuckle, have gone to Plttuburg for the burial. Haywood Faces Charge. xpENVFR. April 1. Charges against William D. Haywood. Socialist, lecturer Ballot Taken In England Proves Surprise, as Leaders Had Shown Folly of Further Persistence. LONDON. "April 1. Up to midnight the votes counted In the ballot of the miners In connection with the coal strike, numbered 135.969. Of these 68. 141 were In favor of resumption of work and 66.828 against resumption. These totals, however, do not include North Wales and other districts, where. It Is believed, large majorities will be polled In favor of resumption. The ballot affords surprises and there Is doubt in some quarters whether a majority would cast their ballots for return to wo: k. altrough all the responsible leaders continue to advise tho men of the folly of contin uing the strike. South Wales, which was supposed to be a hotbed ol resistance, polled near ly two to one In favor of resuming while the English northern counties balloted In favor of continuing the strike. One explanation of the unexpected ballot is that many willing to return to work are not taking the trouble to record their votes. It Is estimated that between 20.000 and 30.000 miners en tered the pits yesterday. Coal traffic Is being resumed and many shipyards and Industries have started up again. The price of coal declined 3s 6d on the Indon coal exchanare today. Household Remedy Takes the KprtsuK fer Years. Ralph Rust. Willis, Mlclu writes: "Hood's Sarsaparllla has been a house bold remedy In our home as lone as I can remember. I have taken it In the spring for several years. It has no equal for cleansing the blood and ex pelling the humors that accumulate during the winter. Being a farmer and exposed to had weather, my system Is often affected, and I often take Hood's Sarsaparllla with good results." Remember there Is no real substitute for Hood's Sarsaparllla. If urged to buy any preparation said to be "just as good" you may be sure It is inferior, costs lees to make, and yields the dealer a larger profit. Get Hood's Sarsaparllla today. In usual liquid form or tablets known as Sarsatabs. . A QUARTER CENTURY Bffr th Public- Ovr flv mllMnn mm p) vtrcn twiy Mch Tr. The eonntant And incrlnr ulti from pampirs, proves th irnutoe mertt of AlUo'a foot-Rn. th ntiewptic powder to b shale!. Into ths nhors fr Corns. Bunion. A chin. htvolln. Moist, Tf ndr ff. Kot4 -vtryirhr, 25c hsmplt KRFE. Address. A. 8. Olmsted. LeRoy. N. T. ! GRACE Iff LETTERS SAYS HE'S FAILURE Georgian Writes Wife in 1911 That Women Caused" His Downfall. HIS CHARGES ARE REFUTED MIItcs Contain Requests for Cah and rromlsos to Reform TJn ftigned Agreement Prepared by Grace Presented With Letters. ATLANTA. Ga.. April 1. (Special.) "I hare been a rank failure." and "I can truthfully say It was caused by other women," are extracts from let- tors written bv Kueene H. Grace to his wife which have come to light here. The general tenor of the letters seems to be a refutation of the charges made by Grace against Mrs. Grace, whom he says shot him while he was sleeping on March 7. The letters show that Grace made repeated calls upon Mrs. Grace for money. He tells ot arriving i Atlanta with just ' 25 cents, tells of borrowing money, promises to reform and begs Mrs. Grace to sell stocks held by her that he can make a new start. Wife Asked 'Mot to Fuss." With the letters is a typewritten agreement. with Mrs. Grace which Mrs. Grace says Grace at one time begged her to sign. She rerused to ao mis. however. The agreement is framed decidedly In favor of Grace. In It he provides that Mrs. urace snoum- agree to forfeit J25.0OO and her home In Philadelphia to him should she again "speak unkindly, harshly or fuss in any manner with her lawfully wedded husband. K. H .Grace." For this part. according to the contract, Grace also promised "not to fuss unless given proper reasons for so doing." A letter Is exniniteu, fluieu ai .ew nan. Ga.. November 2, 1911, in which Grace says: "I hit Atlanta with just is cents. Preston Hill loaned me some money." C'oadltloa Said to Be Deplorable. In a letter written the following day. he nays: "Honestlv. I don t ask or deserve sympathy, but my condition is deplor able and a sad one. I don t want my folks or any one to know of my shape. and, therefore, cannot get the money to come to you on. I would give most anything to be with you. I hate to say it, but I must tell you and be honest. If something does not happen within a few days so I can see or be with you. I shall not be responsible for what happens. I am petting afraid of mysejr and cant hold out mucn longer." The following letter was written by Grace to Mrs. Opie the day after the funeral of Webster Oplo, her first hus band: February I. 1311. My Dear Girl: I know that you now feel more at ease since your mind has been relieved of the severe ordeal you have had to undergo during the last few weeks, and the only sensible thing for you to now do Is look only to the future. forget vour troubles and endeavor to be happy and although, certain re- v.nm prevent mft T ruin OOIUK should be happy to do. if I can In any way make your future a. nappy one. u lleve me. I stand In readiness to re spond to your call. ' Women Cause of Failure. ' "Of course, dear, I have absolutely but a heart and my true friendship to offer any one. for I have been a rank failure in a business way during the last six months, and can truthfully say It was caused by women, but I am now through with them, and from now henceforth will make every effort to ma kn a man out of myself. "What I have witnessed, and I say this absolutely free of a sentimental feeling, has been a revelation to me. In that It shows the finis of such a fast living to be death. Neither shall 1 again drink whisky. "I do not make the statements for vour benefit, or through any affecta tion, but wholly for my welfare, and for this reason I shall make every ef fort to adhere to them. "You can rely on me to be true blue to the core. I Just want to be the kind of a friend that you can know down In the depths of your heart. If you have one true friend In the world It is I. Lobs Talk Requested. "I want to have a good talk with you prior to your taking any steps other than consulting your lawyer and the physician In regard to the Insur ance. In the latter do not pledge too much to the doctor. "Upon reading this letter carefully give close thought to that which I may have said, and if you think me worthy of such a friendship as that I mention, phone me today and Just say, 'I agree with what you say.' "Good night, dear: think of me a little anyway now and then. "As ever, G." In still another letter Grace writes: "Of course I was so disappointed about you not being able to get any money. I am positively not going to live in Philadelphia. I was in Atlanta yeeterday end also today. I had picked out k dandv furnished place and almost arranged to go Into a beautiful busi ness that I could make zoo per cent on the money, the building business. It wohld only require about $6000." The letter then advises her how to sell 50 shares of Baldwin Locomotive stock she possessed, to realize the amount. . SLANDER SUIT NEAR END VXIVKRSITY HEAD SAYS GIRL EXPELLED FOR LYING. Professor Hlrsclt Testifies in Action Brought by. Miss Mercy That Jews Are Xot" In Disfavor. CHICAGO," April 1. The end of the suit of Miss -Esther Mercy, formerly a student, against Miss Marion Talbot, dean of women at the University of Chicago, for $100,000 damages for al leged slander.-is in sight. Testimony In behalf of Miss Talbot was closed today and the rebuttal testi mony for the complainant was begun. There will be no session of court to morrow because of an election. Harry Pratt Judson. president of the university and Dr. Emil G. Hlrseh. an honorary professor at the school and head of Sina Temple, were the principal witnesses for the defense today. Presi dent Judson testified that Miss Mercy was dismissed from the university be cause she was untruthful. Dr. Hirsch denied that a prejudice against Jews existed in the Institution. Character witnesses were called In rebuttal. Dr. Kmanual Kargau and How The Body Kills Germs. Germs that get into the body are killed in two ways by the white corpuscles of the blood, and by a ttrm-killingrubitanct that is in the blood. Just what this substance is, we do not know. The blood of a healthy person always has some erm-killinf substance in it to ward off the attack of disease. The fountain head of life is the stomach. A man who has a weak and impaired stomach and who does not properly digest his food will sooa find thst his blood has become weak and impoverished, and that his whole body is improperly and insufficiently nour ished. To put the body in healthy condition, to feed the system on rich, red blood and throw out the poisons from the body, nothing in the past forty years has excelled Dr. Pieroe's Golden Medical Discovery, a pure glyceric extract (without alcohol), of bloodroot, golden seal and Oregon grape root, stone root, mandrake and queen's root with black oberrybark. "Mr husband was a sufferer from stomach trouble and impure blood." writes Mns. Jambs H. Mabtiit. of Frank fort, Ky. ' He had a sore on his face that wonld form a scab which would dry and drop off in about a month, then another would immediately form. It continued this way for a long time. He tried every remedy that any onewould suggest bnt found no relief. He then tried Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery which completely cured him. He has stayed cured now for two years, and I recommend this valuable medicine for Impurities of the blood." Dr. Pierce's Plessant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomeeh. liver end bowels. Sinar-coated. tiny granules. v. it iy U 1 rerchandiaa of teril Only,.. Our Final Removal Sale Representing the Very Special and Combined Efforts of All Our Buyers and Salespeople Makes Its Initial Bow For Public Patronage This Morning at 8:30 This Great Sale Covers Every Field of Merchandise Necessities Every Article Reduced Attorney Edward Lund, testified that Warran Reynolds, fiancee of Mercy. Miss Mercy bore a good reputation, testified that Reynold's reputation was William G. vangeiaer. empioyr m THE THIRD REASON FOR EATING BLUE RIBBON BREAD Has vour Bread always been han dled with clean hands? Yours are tu fii-ct nn.Vi TUnn Rihhnn Rread Kince it left the oven. And it's baked in the best-ventilated Bakery. No dust gets on. No hands or breath touch the dough or loaves till you unwrap the airtight wrapper, lhat is wny BLUE RIBBON BREAD is the cleanest, purest, sweetest bread in Portland Note Its color Note Its size Taste its taste Delicious, appetizing, palatable pleasing:. Say "Blue Ribbon" to your grocer and give him 10c. He will know what to grive you he has the habit. too. LOO CABIN BAKING COMPANY Vancouver Avenue and Fremont Street. Say "Blue Ribbon" to Your Grocer. Five Tons of Gold Oregon Electric Extension Southern Pacific Electric Lino Extension cov ering lines to McMlnnvllle 81,500,000 IJ. v . v :aiiipfe! i, uen. .-miiii.. to McMlnnvllle Sl.200.000 Carl R. Gray. President. Fre-e open river to McMlnnvllle, share of 600-000 McMlnnvllle streets and improvements..., IS SROOOO Good roads 8 7o.OOO S3.625.000 To be spent this vear where the ground floor is already cleared for 10.000 good new homes, with green grass the year round and heavenly Irrigation. Travel la Cheap. Go to McMINNVILLE and See! 7 Q i il ario'lp i B "Tans for Spring and Summer for men of all ages low heels and recede toes" mmmr iv'S" fySv- he's i In I Iteiii TV358 ax 3i notice the Ease of the man; wearing THE SHOE It stands by him when he's resting or walking:; it gives him solid comfort all the time because it is made by M "DONALD & KILEY. $5 WORTH THE MOSEV XSD MORE i 1 I; OXFORDS (Blind Eyelets) BLACK BUTTONED Flat Heels Low Toes LACED ' (Blind Eyelets) TAN 1 CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT IJ TT f (P LJ IT9 Q This is the bu.teit Little Folk store In J I I j II It il Jf ll Portland. rarant appreciate our efforts to a M w agj shtt M mm BSSsaW Klve better satisfaction. Special salesmen Ivs the Kiddies a perfect fit. SOL ill MORRISON AT SEVENTH