TIIE MOItXIXG OREGOXIAX. MONDAY. ArKIL 8. 1912- TROUBLES BUNCHED FOR PLAYWRIGHT Frederick Thompson Loses Wife and Property Within Few Days. ACTRESS DIVORCES HIM III Health Add In MIrortune of J Promoter Whtwe Play and j Mioh Con-r Island Tark Attracts I.lttlc nusiness. i i NEW TORK. April 7. tSpectal.) Troubles are pllina; thick and fast upon Frederick Thompson, playwright. " A few davs ago Maoel Taliaferro, actress, hi wife, brought unit and obtained decree of divorce from Thompson, and this Is now followed by dispossess pro ceedings against the I, una Park Com pany, controlled by Thompson. The company operates Luna Park in Coney Island. This action, which sets forth that Thompson's concern is In such severe straits that it will be unable to open Its doors unless aided by outside capi tal, comes as the climax of a series of misfortunes In the course of a few months. Thompson's plays have been so unsuccessful since last Kali that he l as virtually srlven up the play-producing- business. His financial losses have been heavy, and. while once rated aa a millionaire, the playwright seems In fair way to be rendered penniless if his streak of misfortune keeps up. To Add ro It all Thompson has been in Ill health through all his troubles, so much so that at several times It was reported that he would be forced to enter a sanitarium. In tha proceedlnas brought against the Luna Park company It Is chanced that the Luna Park company owea sev eral thousand dollars for rent to the Sea rteach corporation and to Charles C. Overton, owner of a small part of the amusement park. In a statement Issued by James A. Nelson, secretary and treasurer of the land company. It Is set forth Thompson's concern is In fi nancial straits so severe It will be un able to open its doors to the public un less aided by outside capital. Thompson's career aa a showman reallv started when he and his partner, pundy. achieved triumph throuah their amusement device "A Trip to the Moon." from which Luna park derived Its name. Thompson and Tmndv built the Hippo drome, which they afterwards turned over to the Phuberta and when his partner died the younrer man entered the theatrical producing frame on a bis; scale. Several of his productlona were hiarh lc (ticressftil. among- them. "Brewster's .Millions." "Via Wireless" and "Polly of the Circus." in which Mabel Taliaferro first was starred. Under Thompson's management Luna Park aJwayn seemed to be successful. Miss Taliaferro and Thompson were married four years a-o. WOMAN SUES MILL FIRM Mr. A. P. Keene, Holder of Stock. Aert Valor Is DcMroyrd. SEATTLE. Wash.. Arrll 7. fSpecial.) Chars-ins- that G. W. Stetson, presi dent, and K. H. Brett, vice-president, of tae Stetson-Post Lumber Company, have destroyed the value of the shares of stock In the Stetson-Post Mill Com pany by voluntarily absorbing- It un der the title of the Ptetson-Post Lum ber Company. Mrs. A. P. Keene. who Is tbe holder of l-S shares of stork in me Ftetson-Post Mill Company, yes trrdav commenced suit asralnst Stetson and Frett for $30,000. Of this amount lltf.soo is said to be due by reason of tiie transfer of the old company to the new. and i:o.)0 more Is due fn divi dends that she says she has lost throurh the absorption. The assets of the older company are said to have been transferred without consideration, ti. rc stetson is alleged to have Informed Mrs. Keene that her stock in the old company was worth less. WITNESS FOUND IN TIME J'o-rtland Couple, Seinr Matri mony, Jnt Get Cnder Wire. VANCOCVKFi. 'Wash, April T. i Fpe. ei.l.) Exhausted from a search through the city for someone to act ss witness for them. I- J. Flynn and Miss Anna Kinsren. both of Portland, were successful at the last mlnote and ar rived perspirlntr at the Andltnr's of fice Just as the rlocfc wm pointing- ta the closing minute. With Harry Ban croft, a Vancouver business man, in tow. they wanted to get married. The licerse was arranted. and ReT. J. M. Canse. ef the First Methodist Cnnr-h. performed the ceremony. Cha.rles E. VThitmor. formerly of this my. hot now of The Dalles. Or, and Miss Anna McGoldrtck. of this etty. were married by Rev. Father ilx "Verwtlrben. of 8t- Joseph's Cath olic Church, today. Oord"n Mfller Charfton. of Portia nil. and Miss RotH Farah nietdench. of Vancouver, with E. X. Dtetderich as witness. and Bert -arle and Mlsa Myrtle Basklrk, of Camas, yesterday secured! licenses to marry. PERMANENT FUND GROWING nr-port of WsihlneloB Urate- Treas urer Shows I7JI.SH Increase. CI.YMPIA. April 7, I .pedal. The Increase in bonds and ash in the state permanent fund was rTILXlI for tha year ending March !. 11. according to tve report of Ftats Traavsaror John G. l-ccl- Tbe Increase for the three months ending Mana 31. II was or in the past quarter the gain was mere than one-half the total for the entlra year. The permanont funds now contain t.l.0"i. of which H.rsrJII repre sents bonds and S4I3.1M ta cash. A portion of the investmenta In bonds Is made from the accident fund tinder the n'lpervlsmn of the Industrial Insurant Commission, the sura Invested amount ing to IT'J.Oflo. and this report Is tho first to show such an Investment. M atin Presented to Sanatorium. SALEM. Or. April 7. Special.) L. y Weaver, manager of the 8tudebaker W'acon Company, has announced that lie will present the Tuberculosis Fana torium t Salem with a Studebaker wagon. Oovernor West has been noti fied of the company's gift. CHICAGO CLETU5YMAJ,. WHO REQUIRES PROSPECTIVE BRIDES AND BRIDEGROOMS TO BE CERTIFIED AS FIT TO BE MARRIED. - . ; ... - : ' '.V' N. - V 'trki j . . .: r A i -- I j -. f DEA.X TWAIN RECEIVE 0. K. Wedding of Certified Couple Is Set for Wednesday. DEAN ENFORCES HIS RULE Plan Meets Approval of Physicians and Sociologist, and Is Opposed by Some Who Hemanil Federal .. CHICAGO. April 7. 1 Speclsl.) Dean Sumner, in St. Paul's Cathedra, next Wednesday evening, will officiate at the tiret marriage under his new plan, de manding a certificate from refutable physicians that the bride and bride groom are sound mentally nnd physi cally. A. W. Bode and Miss Kuth Pal mer will be the pioneers In this re .ct. both having met the require ment. Dean Sumner's plan meets the hearrv approval of all physicians, scientists, sociolologlsts and settlement worker. There Is some opposition among for elgners and pastors of churches pat ronized by foreigners Others desire that the state take action in the mat ter, making the Sumner plan compul sory. I'nless there is a National and state law. It Is realized that persons m.nniiv mnA nhvslcAllv weak can go -n .rffninlnff clt nr atate and wed ! and return to Chicago, which will be burdened .with their crippled progeny. PAST LIVES RECALLED SAMK, WIFE, 1SE1XCAKXATED,' HAS GRACED ALL FOUlt. ) j Chicago Occnlllst Snrr of Previous Exls-trnce. Itemcmherlns Huge Kettle and Tree. CHICAGO. April 7. (Special.) De claring that he remembers even some of the details that surrounded him in pre vious existences. William Mendenhall. of Kokomo. Ind.. who la engaged In this existence as a contractor, declares that with the distinct recollection of four lives to his credit, he probably holds the record In America for Incarnatlona within a relatively short space of time. He has lived on the mountains, on the prairies and In the sunny South, he states. He has been six feet high, five high and medium In stature, according to the occult view he takes of life. He hts married the aame woman In every life, and says he can recall odd things distinctly, such aa a huge iron kettle and an elm tree In the front yard when be lived In the South. -Most of us know they have lived be fore when death comes upon them." he -Then al the panorama of the past lives comes In a wonderful vision." He aaya he ts no professional occult ist and knows about his Uvea because he has proved thera to his own satis faction. RIVER'S POWER IS SHOWN cVftinnel rrm rcet rsge ) essayed auccess fully by a young cor respondent who floated on a log wn the crest of the tide when the levee broke at Hickman. lie made his way - to Tiptonvllle, Tenn.. then telephoned his story of the flight from the Reelfoot country to Memphis. Another news writer." a young wo man of Hickmsn. Ky.. half swsm. half , waded In Imminent peril to .get from I her home to the long-distance tele phone In order that the first definite story of the rescue of 1000 persons at Dorena. Mo., might reach the outside world. Of the striking feats of bcvery possibly the most conspicuous hav been those of couriers who rode In ad vance of the tide to warn villagers and farmers of the raging stream. V aralac Mmmy Uvea. A farmer who watched lor the breach la the St. Francis levee yesterday afternoon mounted his horse when the SILVER. planter. "You must get to the boom tide broke through the embankment, and as he started to ride away, his wife grasped the bridle of his horso. "Where are you going?" she called, struggling with the horse. "To warn my neighbors," replied the quick." The woman managed to get her chil dren away safely, while her husband raced with the flood, warning farmers. The warning probably saved scores of live. A peddler who travels in the country surrounding Memphis lived In a small frame house. Water entered his dwell ing. He moved to the attic and made his rounds In a boat that he moored to a tree at night. The last night he slept In his attic he awoke to find the water around his bed. The only Im plement available was a can opener. With this he cut an opening in the roof, and finding his boat and stores safe, escaped. Grocers, butchers and other small merchants, as well as saloonkeepers, are doing business in North ..Memphis with from two to four feet of water In their stores. When the water tops the counters they give up and leave. Several houses In the poorer section of North Memphis have been flooded. WAT Ell SlRItOlXrS CAIRO Rest Conies lo Thour-ands Working to Protect City. CAIF.o. III., April 7. Cairo is an Island city tonight, surrounded 'by wa ter, the crest of which is 10 feet higher than tha average level of the city. In many places the wall of water, stands 10 feet higher than the streets. With a bright sun after the severe rain and wind storm last night, hope returned to the fighting levee protect ors. For the first time In a week the workers had a rest. . although the watchfulness along the levee was not relaxed. Two thousand levee workers were scattered about the great levee system at sundown to renew their pa trol. Keatarky Generous With Aid. Generous donations from all parts of Kentucky are beinjr sent to Hick man to aid the 3500 flood refugees who have straggled into that city. A large number of steamboats are plying between this city and flooded towns below In search of stock, which Is being landed on the hills near Wlck liffe. Ky. Kxpress companies are car rying supplies to refugers free of charge. Several thousand acres of wheat are tinder water in Mississippi County. Mo. Many thousand dollars' worth of stock have perished and farmers arc living In their attics. lalaad City l ader W ater. When the levees protecting the drainage district went out Thursday, all railroad communication with Cairo was stopped snd the only entrance to the city now la by boat from Mounds, nine miles away. Mounds nominally Is an Inland town, three miles from the Ohio Kiver. but now there Is water five feet deep at the Big Four depot. Almost $"00,000 has been spent In fighting the flood at Cairo and the drainage district. Five thousand or more men have received an average of 1.50 a day for more than a week. Wosaea aad Calldrea I.eave. There are few women and children left In Oiro. The levee workers and refugees In Cairo are being fed by a commissary department and rations are being served to liOO. The food Is carried to the levees in automobiles. Every ma chine In the city has been pressed into this service. In the drainage district about ISO are living on the roofs. Mrs. Henry Gllchofer. wife of a banker, obtained a clothes hamper full of food jesterday at the commissary department. Putting It Into a moior boat. she went up into the overflowed district and fed everybody she could firxl aa long as It lasted. Cows and horses are Isolated on mounds and roofs and scaffolds. Ne groes with scows full of corn row up and feed the artmals. We.t Proposes Novel Plan. SALKM. Or.. April 7. (Special.) Through a novel arrangement. Govern or West hopea to calm any discord which may attend an appointment of a commission for the Port of Coos Bay. Tha Supreme Court recently decided the dlrrtlon of Commissioners for tha port 'illegal. The Governor will sug gest that an election be held under the auspices of the Commercial Club there. - He proposes that candidates file petitions with the Commercial Club, signed by R0 or more qualified voters. The five receiving the highest number of votes he will appoint members of tha Commission. SUFFRAGISTS SEEK VOTE OF WORKERS Women Campaigners Would Enlist Laborers in Their Cause. SOCIALISTS ARE SOLICITED Mrs. Ehrott Makes FlrM Speech From Tonneau of Auto at Pendle ton Real Fight to Start at' Later Date. Enlistment of laboring men in the cause of woman suffrage will be the object of leaders who are organizing the state In preparation for the No vember election, when the amendment to the constitution granting women the right to vote will come up for the con sideration of the voters. Already considerable work has been done along this line. The Central La bor Council has long been on record as In favor of the enfranchisement of women. At the state convention held at The Dalles several weeks ago the State Federation of Labor reiterated and emphasised Its support or equal suffrage. Mrs. Sarah Bard Field Elirgott. one of the organizers of the state central committee of the Oregon Kqual Suf frage League, has appeared a -number of times before various labor organiza tions in the city to speak in behalf of the cause. Several weeks ago she ad dressed a large meeting of the Central Labor Council, composed of delegates from all unions in the city. She was enthusiastically applauded. Last Tues day night she spoke upon the relation of equal suffrage to the working class before 400 members of the Building Trades Council. Other Organisations Sought. Labor organizations, however, have not been singled out in the effort to reach the working class. The Socialist organisations and other societies whose membership is comprised chiefly of workers will be addressed by suffrage leaders. " An address to Socialist Local No. 4 m-as given last night by Mrs. Ehrgott at IJSH Second street. It is among the ranks of the laborers and of the farmers that the suffragists expect to obtain their most telling sup port. Suffragists are now engaged chiefly in organization work. Whllo consider able work has been accomplished in this connection, the real campaigning will not ba undertaken' until the bat tle has farther advanced. Suffrage leaders believe that the atatc should be thoroughly organized, and all the ground work should be laid for the campaign before the time is ripe for waging the final fight. The last few months before the elec tion will be the most interesting Ore gon lias ever seen as regards suffrage, and will be one of the most interest ing of any political fight ever held In the state. Among the devices resorted to will be the automobile campaign, public mass meetings, and precinct work by bands of organized workers. All Opportunities Grasped. Although the active campaign work is scheduled to begin later, suffragists will lose no opportunities to urge their cause. The week preceding the last. Mrs. Ehrgott. while engaged in or ganization work in Pendleton, stood in an automobile while addressing an open air meeting. This Is the first auto campaigning Oregon has known. This kind of campaigning was not in the original schedule, hut Mrs. Ehrgott was prevailed upon by friends. She waji presented -by Stephen A. Lowell, candidate for United States Senator. The "throng that heard the speech in cluded a number of cowboys, farmers and ranchers. A number of Indians trom the reservation also were atten tive listeners. "I regard It as very significant that after the meeting, when several women passed literature through the crowd, not one of them was1 treated discour teously. Six years ago when a num ber of suffrage workers attempted the same thing In Pendleton, they were openly insulted." said Mrs. Ehrgott. Late in the week Mrs. Ehrgott and Mrs. Sarah E. Commerford. her asso ciate, expect to go to The Dalles, Hood River and the surrounding country, and aftr that It Is planned to visit a number of Southern Oregon towns. DOG CATCHER SHOWS TENDER HEART .Steve Rasnell. Moved hy Tears of Little Girl. Staj-n Execution. VANCOUVER. Wash., April ". (Special.) Found, a dogcatclmr with a sympathetic heart. This was proved today when little Jennie Reboul. i years old, appealed to Stevo Russell for the life of Fluffle. a white spitz, her companion and playmate for sev eral years. Jer.nle. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Reboul. of Second and Washing ton streets, has hauntod the police station since the) capture of Fluffle last Tuesday. She was kindly told that unless $.1 was raised for the annual license tag. Fluffle would be placed In a big wine barrel and a stream of ga turned on until no was In dog heeven. Sobbing,-she appealed to her mother, who promised to help on Saturday, hut could not raise the) money, and last night Jennie cried herself to sleep, after pleading with John Secrlst. Chief of roller, to "please spare the life of Fluffle a lltle whllo longer till I get the money." The date of Fluf tie's execution had already been postponed several days on account of Jennie's ardent pleading. Unknown to her parents. Jennie had opened her lltle bank and taken out every penny." Here's 62 cents," she ex plained, "won't you please give me back Fluffle. It's all I've) got. and I don't want Fluffle to die ho was so good to me and I miss him so. The big heart of the official dogcatcher melted and he offered to forfeit his fee if 2 could be paid the city for the liconse. Thei policeman and the City Clerk at the City Hall contributed this and had Fluffle registered with the good dogs In the city. Jennie Is the happiest little girl In the'clty. SCHOOL WORK IS TOPIC Boards of Multnomah County Hold Convention at GreMiani. GRESIIAM. Or.. April 7. ( Special.) Tbe annual school board convention of Multnomah County was held here Saturday. The delegates were met at ha at.tinn with automobiles and en- tenalned with a ride and at luncheon by the Women's Civic Improvement j league. I I'pon the recommendation of U. F. Hobinson, School Superintendent of Multnomah County, a committee of 12 I was appointed to see that the high ; school fund law is presented at the ; next election. The committee later I will be enlarged to 100. i nainii li lietxel. director of Oregon ' Agricultural College extension work. spoke on the practical in eiemcnmry agriculture and Improving rural dis tricts. Dr. John G. Abele, medical inspector in Portland schools, spoke on the pre- vention and detection of disease In schools. Medical inspections were rec i ommended as a result. II. L. Sabin, a member ot the t'ori land Board of Education, spoke on the care of school property.- He recom mended better facilities for physical development, deep wells and good drainage. T. J. Newbill. principal of the W ood ' lawn School, spoke on the training of teachers and co-operation oetween m teachers and the school board for the most success. ILLINOIS MOTHERS FORM "PRO TF.CTIVE ASSOCIATION." Vices, Petty and Real, of Prospective Suitors of Daughters Listed. . Less Lottery Is Aim. CATLIN, 111., April 7. fSpecial.) Young men of Illinois are being card ir.dexed. tabulated and checked up as to their eligibility as suitors for tho prim young misses in the rural parts of the state. Mothers in Central Illinois have formed a mothers' protective as sociation which includes a thorough Investigation as to the character of the young men In the various towna and "the result of these investigations are interchanged. If the would-be fiance smokes cigar ettes, doesn't go to church, doesn't stay at home in the evenings, drinks or has poor business prospects he has small chance of keeping these facts from the Catlin mothers and should the parents object to any of the habits of the man who is courting their daugh ter, the chances for a match will sud denly vanish. Catlin mothers are trying by this svstem to place into oblivion the say ing "marriage Is a lottery." The moth ers' association doesn't expect to do away with the lottery entirely but it does Think that by this system there may be many more prlzo packages placed In the grabbag and they think that the chances of their daughters' drawing undesirables will be greatly diminished. The questions which are asked con cerning each of the young men in Cat lin and neighborhood are: Does he smoke cigaretlesT Does he drink? Is lie known to he profane or vulvar. De he read good books? Ioes he go to church or Sunday ichool? je he spend his evenings at home or In saloons? Is he considerate of his mother and sla ters? What are his business prospects? In addition there are a number of blank lines in the form to be filled In with any additional information not covered by these questions. Y. W. C. A. MEETING OPENS Conference at Slicpaid Attended by Fifty Delegates. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Cor-allls. April 7. (Special.) The an nual cabinet conference of the South ern Willamette Valley T. W. C. A. held Its opening session at Shepard last night, with Mrs. Jessie M. Honeyman, of Portland, member of the Northwest territorial committee, presiding. Ad dresses of welcome for the SO dele gates present were given by President Kerr, of the college, and Mrs. Anna IS. Craynr. dean of women. Delegates representing the Uni versity of Oregon,' Albany College. Philomath College. Willamette Uni versity. Chemawa Training School and Monmouth Normal are attending the conference, as well as representatives from the Albany and local high schools. Miss Elizabeth Fox. one of the Na tional secretaries, and Miss Cutler, teacher in the New York Training School for Y. W. C. A. secretaries, have charge of the Bible study meetings. At the mass meeting Sunday evening President Drury, of Philomath College, will give an address on "The Influence of the Rible on the World." He will be followed by President Tfoman. of Wll- Victor Enjoying the Opera at Home With a Victor-Victrola and an easy chair you are in a better position to enjoy the gems of opera than the hosts of music lovers who crowd to the big- operahouses. They can hear only the opera and the singers the management selects, but you ran hear any or all of the world's preatest artists sinj the principal arias from their most famous roles whenever and as often as you wish. And besides the "bis ones" of the operatw-world, you also command the sen-ices of the foremost instrumentalists, the most celebrated bands and orchestras, and the leading; comedians and funmakers. There's a Vietor-Victrola for YOU. $15 to $200. ,Corac in and hear them and let us explain hoy you can get one of these instruments right now and enjoy it while you are paying for it. Morrison St. at Seventh. Liprj TMT1. WHY THIS GREAT REMOVAL SALE Is of the 'Greatest Importance to Every Shop per in Portland and Why If You Re quire Any Spring Merchandise You MUST Buy Here FIRST It is a trustworthy, reliable sale. , SECOND It affords a saving on everything you pur-, chase, from a stock that stands unparalleled in first-class dependable merchandise. THIRD It is NOT a sale where a few lots of mer chandise are used as BAITS to hoodwink customers. FOURTH It is not a sale designed to IMPOSE a left over stock of undesirable merchandise upon the public. FIFTH It is NOT a sale organized to dispose of stickers, odds and ends, and shopworn goods. SIXTH During our Fall Removal Sale we disposed of our ENTIRE Winter stock, and practically the entire stock now on sale is BRAND NEW. SEVENTH BECAUSE EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE IS REDUCED. EIGHTH Because for this season at least ALL COM PETITION IS ELIMINATED. NINTH Because our Double-Page Announcement in Sunday's paper is Proof Positive of the Remarkable Bar gains that are to be found all over the store. - TENTH That the reductions are not for a day or two, but for all time until every lot is entirely sold out. CROSS, SICK, FEVERISH CHILDREN NEED GENTLE BUT EFFECTIVE CASGARETS AT ONCE Most of the ills of childhood are caused by a sour, disordered stomach, slug gish liver and constipated bowels. They catch cold eaHlly. Wcome cross, list less irritable, feverish, restless, tongue coated, don't cat or sleep well and need a gentle, though thorough, physic but don't try to force a nauseating dose of oil into the little ones already sick stomach it is cruel, needless and I ,4 r-V. Inne.l Ar. chii.i'wni nin.Hv take Cascarets. produce the slightest uncaslne: the stomach and puts the I On nerbor Alto 26c and 60o boxes lamette University, whose subject is "The Demand of the Age Upon Cliriar tlanlty." The conference closes Sun day night with a meeting for the dele gates t- be led by Miss Fox. 2500 SEE H0RSE SHOW Stayton Entertains Rig Crowd at Annual Event. STAYTOX, Or., April 7. (Special .) The fourth annual horse show yester day was attended by a crowd of 2i00 people. The draft class of horses was much in evidence, especially the Bel glum and Percheron stock. The Thom as Belgium Horse Company was award ed first premium on Claus Du Rois. In the Tercheron class the Turner Horse Company took first with TIaquet. Professor Potter was speaker of the sweetens dltion. i-'A yg-ijJ.i:'arnii .... TOJts-li-Yv . -i i. a ta cr" Victrola Gx which act gently never gripe act gently never gripe or a ir It" tV uneasiness tnoucn cnnt-n ulm. umr o ...di.m,, liver ana ooeis in a pure, neaituy cun- Full directions for children and grown-ups each package. Mothers can rest easy after giving this gentle, thorough lnxativc which, costs only 10 cents per box. Ant Drug Star day and gave the farmers of this vi cinity some int'icstiiig points in horse breeding. Professor Sampson acted as judce. The many candidates for office took advantage of the opportunity to meet the voters and were out in force. Stayton is already planning for a 'oigger and better horse show in 191.1. An Australian tre called ti contains a substance from which. If Its chemical com position rnultl be sHered a fraction, it would be possible to extract "vanillin," the flav oring used in vanilla ice cream and choco- lnte. J. K. STERN Ladies' Tailor REDITRD rWH'ES STII.l, !' EFFBCT. Don't Fall to Take Advantage of It. 447 AI.DKIt ST. PIIOM-1S ."."., A 512.1. Morrison St. at Seventh.