Morning Oregonian., April 04, 1912, Page 3, Image 3

TUT. 3I0TIXIXG ORKGOXIAX. THURSDAY, ATKIL 4, 1912.
SOHOFllOlS
LETS WIFE SCORE
IS
CHICAGO WIDOW, UNDER WHOSE ROOF NINE MYSTERIOUS
DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED AND WHO NOW IS ON TRIAL.
STRONG IN DENIAL
JL Merchandise af Meril Onlx
Woman Prisoner on Stand for
Defense Brings Climax in
Trial at Chicago.
Attack on Decree of Divorce
Obtained by Woman Is
Abandoned. .
MOTHER GETS CHILDREN
SMITH'S ILLNESS TOLD OF
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No Medicine (iiira Except What
PhjdlcUn Prescribed. Nothing
Pul In Water or Coffee,
Prisoner Protests.
CHICAGO. April J. Testimony for
the defense in the trial of Mrs. Liulse
Vermllya for the alleged polsonlnp of
Richard T. Smith came to a climax to
da) when the womaa took the aland.
he told of Smith's illness in her heme
and denied emphatically that she ever
kit him any medicine except that '
which a physician prescribed.
Mrs. Vermllya testified that Smith
never boarded regularly at her resi
dence, althougn he roomed there, but
that after he became ill she once servea
htm toast and coffee and also gave him
a glass of water.
"lld yon put anything into that
water" asked her attorney.
No." ahe replied.
"Did rou nut anything in the toast
and coflee besides what usually Is.
there?"
No."
Other Death Cited.
It is not merely that Mrs. Vermllya Is
chartred with the murder of Smith, for
eicht other deaths of a mysterious na
ture have occurred under her roof and
hare surrounded her with a sordid
drapery of suspicion that has aroused
no end of interest in her trial.
The rase has been sensational from
the outset since last November. a hen
Mrs. Vermllya was arrested on a charge
of causing the death of Arthur Blsson-
eite. a policeman, who was a lodger In
her house. It was then that ihere
came to light the taking off previously
of Smith, two of the woman"s step
children, three of her own children and
two husbands.
Toxologists found in the stomach of
Bissonette sufficient arsenic to kill
several men. a discovery that led to an
exhaustive Inquiry into the deaths of
the others in the vermllya bouse. Most
f them died from what seemed to have
been gastritis, following violent con
vulslons.
When Mrs. Vermllya was arrested.
amid her protestations of Innocence,
she became seriously 111 with convul
sions similar to those which her sup
posed victims had displayed before
death. She was placed under the care
of doctors, who asserted that she had
tried to commit suicide, and recovered.
imllB harme Pressed.
First, the charge of polsonins BIs
sonette was pressed, but afterward the
state plated tne widow on trial as the
slayer of fmlth. a railroad conductor.
w-T.ko the hapless policeman, was a
jcer in her home.
This crime-soaked story has its tinge
of romance. It wa rumored that
Smith was enamcrcd of his landlady
and some acquaintances of both went
so far as to say that they had been
married secretly: but this was never
proved. And when Smith was t'ead
and BUsnnelte became the star lodger
at Mrs. Vermllya'. it was said that
some affection existed between them.
Id seeking for a motive for the
wholesale mtirders. if murders they
were, the police- discovered that Mrs.
Vermllva. was obsessed, at times, with
serious mental depteselons, when she
had a passion for talking of death and
of dead persons. A Chicago under
taker who had an acquaintance with
the wHw Informed the authorities
that sho was a frequent visitor at his
establishment and displayed a never
ending Interest In his work.
BALLOTS FAVOR STRIKE
txi;ixo:ns voting to rniOLD
OFFICIALS.
Wage Demands Have Been Refused
and Conferences Suspended
Pendlns Referendum.
NEW TOKK. April 3. Officials of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
announced today that the balloting of
the engineers of the SO Eastern rail
roads to determine whether the engi
neers wilt strike If necessary to sup
port their demands for increased wages
is proceeding rapidly and that the bal
lots received so far Indicate that the
men are In favor of a str ;e.
The wage demands already have been
refused and further conferences with
the heads of the railroads were sus
pended nntil the engineers' committee
could take a strike vote, which will be
announced April 10. The ballots sent
to the engineers read In part:
"The prestige of the organisation la
at stake. Are you willing to support
those intrusted with the carrying out
or me plan or concerted action to the
extent of a strike. If In their Judgment
it is necessary?"
BOLD ROBBERS BEATEN
C!llF2sE OCTWITS FOCTt OFDIS-
IIO.VKST COCXTKYMEX.
Vk-tltn Sa Check lie Is Forced to
Write Is No Good Without
I-awyer'g Signature.
SAX FRANCISCO. April a. Three
Chinese men and one Chinese woman
rr taken into custody here today
after a bold attempt at robbery In the
heart of the business district. The
quartet entered the store of Woo Sing,
a wealthy fhinese merchant, shortly
b,f,re noon and at the point of a re
volver forced him to sign a check for
IJ4I.IT.
Woo told them the check would be
worthless unless it were Indorseu by
its attorney and accordingly they es-.-vrtd
him down town. While the
woman waited on the sidewalk, one
-,!. outsUie the door and another
n the corri.li,r. the fourth accompanied
Vn to the lawyer's office. Wov at
.n. e exposed the plot and the four
hinr were taken into custody after
a pursuit by the police.
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MRS. I.OrlMH
GIRL WILL BE TRIED
Edge's Mother Demands Pros
ecution of Miss Carver.
MIND ENTIRELY CHANGED
Attaches of District Attorney's Office
Surprised Elder Woman find
Indicated Absence of He
sire for Vengeance.
LOS ANGELES, April 3. (Special.)
As a result of a complete change of
heart today on tne part of Mrs. Edge,
mother of James Edwin Kdge, who
was shot and killed by Miss Viola
Carver, of Tacoma. several nights
aco I
ro.lt y j
In his office in the Consolidated Ilea It
building and a demand that the son
slayer be punlsheI. District Attorney
Fredericks will prosecute the girl on
the charge of murder
The demand of Mrs. Edge that Miss
Carver be punished to tho full extrnt
of the law came as a surprise to the
attaches of the District Attorney's of
fice. They had been led to believe
that she would not demand vengeance
nd would not urge the District At
torney's office to prosecute Miss Car
ver. District Attorney Fredericks said to
day:
We have Investigated the various
phases of the Carver case and wilt
continue the Investigation. Reports
came to u that the girl was tempo
rarily unbalanced when she shot young
Kdge. We were also informed that
Mrs Edge would not press the matter j
TuUy'Tr. 'for n'ol "he" '
has informed me that she wants Miss
Carver punished
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FEDERALS WIN A VICTORY '
(Cnnttngfd from First P
The federals gave chase when Campa
retreated. The latter left a rear guard
of 400 under Major Quevado to check
and harass the federals and to cover
his retreat.
As the country is rugged and moun
tainous, with deep arroyos In which
much larger forces might conceal
themselves. Quevado was able to re
tard bis pursuers, while Camp re
turned to the base. Quevado had been
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sent originally to reinforce Csmpa. but
had only reached Baca. 10 miles from
Parral. when he came upon his flying
comrade In arms.
Attack Cemters ea Parral.
As the government troops south of
Escalon are less of an Immediate dan
ger. General Orozco Intends to center
his attack on Parral. Baca will serve
as the new base for this campaign.
General Fernandcs reached Baca last
night, relieving Major Quevado of a re
sponsibility to which his small force
seemed unequal, and consolidating the
two columns. General 8alaaar and COO
men entrained for the same destina
tion today.
The federal main force is reported on
their front and a decisive engagement
Is looked for tomorrow. General Sala-
sar will be In supreme command of the
rebels. The country is mountainous
and it may take several days to de
cide the battle.
General Salaxar made slow progress
today, as he stopped to repair the tele
graph wires. General Campa. In his
haste to attack, negleoted to do this.
and when defeated was unable to com
municate with his base. The repair
work, however, will not prevent Gen
eral Ealaxar from being present when
the fight begins.
AMKRICAX IS IIELD AS DECOY
Joarrs Officials Want to Entice
Polloei Across Border.
AUSTIN. Tex.. April 5. Powell Rob
erts, the American arrested In Juares
Sunday, was heUl by Mexicans appar
ently as a decoy to entice certain El
I'aso policemen Into Mexico. where
these policemen might be arrested, ac-
j nig
will
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cording to an official report to Gover
nor Colquitt today.
The Governor telegraphed Secretary
of State Knox to try to obtain Roberts
release.
The report to Governor Colquitt was
from Sheriff Edwards, of El Paso. The
Sheriff said Roberts wus not a police
man, and that he had nothing to do
with the search of the "house of one
of the rebels who was then living In
El Paso and who says the officer stole
some money.
Sheriff Edwards' report said that the
rebels seemed to be "holding Roberts In
an effort to get Texas officers who
searched the house to como in person,
so as to ' hold them for doing their
dutv."
The Mexicans have refused the of
ficers' affidavits, saying they want the
officers to "come over."
WASHINGTON. April 3. American
Consul Edwards at Juares was ordered
today by the State Department to make
an investigation and determine on wha
authority Powell Roberts Is being held
by rebels- at Juares.
The House committee on foreign af
fairs decided to report the resolution
of Representative Smith, of Texas, d
rection the State Department to insist
on immediate settlement of the claims
aggregating $100,000 of American cltl-
sena against Mexico for killing and In
Jurlng Americans on United States soil
In the Madero revolution-
CITY BARS ALL I.W.W.
SAX DIEGO POLICE DRIVE MEX
BEYOND LIMITS.
Armed Pose of IS Deputies Sent to
Ilepulse 100 Members AVho
Threatened to Return.
SAN D1BGO. April 3. The police,
aided by citizen volunteers, have begun
In earnest the expulsion of Industrial
Worker, of tne World from San Diego
"d dec.ar. that the work will continue
until all have been sent away,
Thirty undesirables wero carried to
night on a train and In automobiles be-
. von,4 rh. rtrnftra t e limit anil toM to
fcP moving. A guard remained to
District Attorney Utley ordered Con
stable Place today to swear In 45 depu
ties and take them to the county line
to turn back a party of nearly 100 In
dustrial Workers who were at Santa
Ana and who expected to march to this
city. As soon as it became known that
the assistance of citizens was needed,
police headquarters and the Constable's
office were crowded with men willing to
volunteer.
The Constable's posse carried blan
kets and rifles. Later a large body of
citizens left in automobiles for the
county unc iu reinturc ins vonsi&oie a
lf necessary.
As a result of the activity of the po
lice here, the Industrial Workers of the
World that remain in the city are In
hiding.
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T1VO OF LINER'S CREW HELD AS
WHOLESALE SMUGGLERS.
Italians Who Paid $S Apiece to Mar.
I ncr for Trip and Entrance to
United States Must Go Back.
BOSTON. April 3. After the capture
today by immigration officials and Bos
ton police of 27 Italian stowaways on
board the White Star liner Cretlc, two
of the ship's crew, listed as interpre
ters, were arrested, charged with con
spiracy to bring Into this country aliens
not eligible to enter the United States.
According to the stowaways, they
were approached In Naples by a man
who offered to secure their transporta
tion and entrance Into the United States
for 40 lire (about $D apiece. The night
before the Cretio sailed from Naples
the 2 7 men and boys, ranging- In age
from 11 to 19 yeara. were taken along
side the liner In small boats and hauled
aboard.
Until yesterday, they said, they min
gled freely with the steerage passen
gers and ate the meals provided in that
part of the steamer. . .
They were hidden in an unused cop
per water tank in the art-peak last
night and were found there today after
huroiigli search of the suip. They
111 be deportsd. :
Sensational Accusations Made
Against Daughter of Steamship
Millionaire by Husband Are
Expunged From Records.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 3. (Spe
cial.) Louis B. Adams, son of "Al"
Adams, the New York policy king who
died five years ago in Sing Sing pris
on, where he was serving sentence,
today in the Superior Court filed a stip
ulation abandoning his attack on the
decree of divorce obtained here two
years ago by his wife. Mrs. Daisy C.
Kimball Adams, daughter of John S.
Kimball, millionaire steamship man.
At the same time he filed authoriza
tion for the court to dismiss his mo
tion seeking to modify the divorce de
cree wherein Mrs. Adams was given
custody of their two children, John and
Dorothy, now residing with her in the
Kimball home on Pacific Heights.
Adams Calls "Units."
Adams. In abandoning his effort to
secure the children, agrees to call
quits. He kidnaped the boy from the
Kimball home here Just before the di
vorce action was brought and succeed
ed in getting as far as New Mexico
before ho was apprehended by the San
Francisco police.
He asked the court physically to
draw from the flics his answer and
cross complaint to the suit, wherein
he makes charges against his wife,
and also physically to withdraw affi
davits filed by himself and his attor
ney in connection with the same liti
gation. By so doing he clears the
court record of all charges against
Mrs. Adams and deprives prying eyes
the privilege of reading his sensa
tional accusations.
Woman to Get Decree.
By this settlement, for which no con
sideration is named in the records, Mrs.
Adams will receive her final decree
of divorce, gtvlng to her the custody
of the children.
Adams, under the will of his once
wealthy father, inherited about 3300,
000, ono-half of which he settled on
his children.
It was charged in the divorce pro
ceedings and in the kidnaping case that
he had dissipated his own fortune, as
well as his children's settlement, and
that his desire to get the custody of
the children was solely for the pur
pose of obtaining the fortune of the
heirs-at-law of both fortunes.
SOUND ALPHABET URGED
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
TAKEX VP WITH IDEA.
Inventor Declares English Is Becom
ing Commercial Language of
World, and Needs Tinkering.
WASHINGTON. April 3. Alexander
Graham Bell, appearing before the
House committee on foreign affalis to
day, urged the adoption of the resolu
tion requesting the Secretary of the
Interior to make inquiry regarding the
advisability and practicability of an
International agreement on a universal
alphabet Intended to represent the
sounds of speech after a Uniterm sys
tem.
"You have no Idea of the absurdities
of our speech," said Mr. Bell. "When,
for Instance, e-n-o-u-g-h spells enough,
whereas p-l-o-u-g-h spells plow, a for
eigner might think that "cough' spelt
cow, but it doesn't."
Mr. Bell said the English language
was fast becoming the commercial lan
guage of the world and could become
the universal language if standard t.ro-
nunclatlon were adopted.
The committee took the view that
the Interior Department already has
power to conduct the Investigation.
PRIMARY YET IN DOUBT
BOTH WILSOX AND CLARK MEX
CLAIM WISCONSIN.
Election Officials In Many Country
rrcclncts Fail to Report Be
fore Sealing Returns.
MILWAUKEE. April 3. Complete re
turns from yesterdays Wisconsin
Presidential primary. It became known
today, will not be available until the
fflclal canvass or tne naiiots is maae.
Sarsaparilla
Is the most effective medicine for
the complete purification of the
blood and the complete renova
tion of the system.
If urged to buy any prepara
tion said to be "just as good,"
you may be sure it is inferior,
costs less to make, and yields the
dealer a larger profit.
Take Hood's this Spring.
Get It today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
PRINTING
staltar. BlBdtar and Blank Book Maktafr
rhona Main CtOi, A tilt-
Portland Printing House Co.
t. Tu Wribt. Pres. and Cm. 'incM
Book, Catalogue, aad CommarclaL
Tenia aad 1ms lot aw Fertlud. Onfic
Hloodls
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Removal Sale Prices
We Direct Especial Attention
To the important fact that in these departments not a single garment or
hat was invoiced at stock taking. Everything that is now priced with
Removal tags, is absolutely new within the past few weeks.
Everything Reduced With the Exception of a Few
Contract Goods '
Ask Any of Them About Our Bargains
They Will Tell You That Our Lower Prices
Do Not Mean a Lower Standard
It is proposed that this sale shall reflect the very special
and united efforts of all buyers and employes to give to the
public the greatest bargains and service ever secured in
any sale.
We shall present merchandise that is so desirable in character and at
prices so irresistibly attractive that no descriptive power or typographical
art need be exercised to arrest attention and inspire interest.
Election officials in several score of
country precincts sealed the ballots
and directed their return to the coun
ty officials without making known the
result of the count.
Although it is believed that the miss
ing precincts will not affect results on
the Republican ticket, the fight be
tween Speaker Clark and Woodrow
Wilson on the Democratic ticket has
been complicated.
The Republican vote is estimated to
BACKACHE GIVES THE NEEDED WARNING
Any stubborn pain In the small of
the back Is good cause to suspect your
kidneys, for the kidneys are right in
the back, the natural spot for kidney
pains.
Heavy, throbbing backaches and sharp
twinges when you stoop, bend or give
your back a suaden twist, may tell of
swollen. Inflamed kidneys; kidneys sore,
overworked and tired.
The kidneys have enough to do when
you are In good health, to filter the
blood free of uric poisons. Colds, fevers,
overwork or excesses of any sort, con
gest and overwork the kidney. The
kidneys weaken, and. unless promptly
relieved, what was at first a simple In
flammation may turn, in time, to Uric
poisoning, gravel, dropsy, rheumatism,
or Brighfs disease. . .
Suspect the kidneys when your back
begins to ache. See If the kidney se
cretions are disordered discolored, too
frequent, too profuse too scanty (less
than 34 pints daily) or burning, pain
ful and full of sediment. Look also for
headaches, dizzy spells, constant tired
feelings and nervousness.
Then if your kidneys are weak, use
When
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Thousands of People Are Stalwart in Their
Appreciation of the Economies of This
Great Removal Sale
have been: La Toilette. 120,000; Taft,
55,000.
The Wilson and Clark managers re
fused to agree upon the approximate
result on the Democratic ticket.
"Governor Wilson will have 16 dele
gates to the Democratic National con
vention from this state. Including the
four delegates at large," said Senator
Aylward. chairman of the Wilson state
campaign league.
Ex-Representative Weisse, one of the
Aches and Twinges Often
Tell of Hidden Trouble
in the Kidneys
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"I can't endnre this much longer!'
Your Back is LameRemember the
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BOAN'S KIBNEY"
Sold by ell Deafer.'. Price SO ccrrtj. Fo$ter-Mibun Co.' Buffalo.
Clark leaders, claimed 11 delegates
for his candidate.
B. M. Baruch to Succeed Hawlcy
NEW YORK, April 3. It was an
nounced today that Bernard M. Baruch
will succeed the late Edwin Ha-wlej- as
member of the executive committee of
the Wabash Railroad. Mr. Baruch
probably is the largest holder, aside
from the Gould estate of Wabash first
refunding and extension bonds.
Doan's Kidney Pills, the remedy that
has been doing good service for over
fifty years, and is now used and praised
all over the civilized world. Here In
Portland Doan's are endorsed by Port
land people. This is PROOF POSITIVE,
evidence you can verify.
PORTLAND PROOF, .
Mrs. A. M. Hollabaugh, 328 A Grant
St., Portland, Oregon, says: "For two
or three years I suffered from kidney
complaint and Inflammation of the
bladder. I had considerable backache,
but the worst symptom of my trouble
was difficulty with the kidney secre
tions. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me
soon after I began their use, and in
every way lived up to the claims made
for them." (Statement given January
16, 1906.)
RE-EJN'DORSEMENT.
Mrs. Hollabaugh was interviewed on
March 26, 1910, and she added to the
above: "My healti. has been excellent
during the past several years, due to
occasional use of Doan's Kidney Pills.
I cannot say enough in praise of this
remedy."
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