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FDUTS MAY FACE
SLEUTHS DECEIVED
PARADING Uf FEMININE ATTIRE, YOUTH TOOLS OLD
DETECTIVES.
BY 'TALL
MAYHEM CHARGE
FOR HOUSEHOLD AND MEDICINAL USE STIMU
LANTS SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY PURE AND
OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE CHARACTER.
Attorney's Domestic Muddle to
Farmer Boy, in Wife's Dress,
Have Hearing Before
Grand Jury.
Fools Police Chief and
Old Detective.
ALTIftORE
LAWYER SEEKS DIVORCE
WALK BETRAYS STRANGER
BLONDE
aUNTECl
Long Strides of Maaqurradrr Lead
to Arrest Youth, Practicing
for Stage Career, Explains
to SlOTer and Others.
Having fooled Chief Mover. Petec
tlv Jo Day and a score of other
members of the police force. Lester
ray. farmer boy. 18 years old. from
Yamhill County, thinks he Is a success
as a female Impersonator when mas
querading tn his wife's clothes, and
will adopt the hoax as his profession.
When IVteetlve Tlchenor tscorted a
tall and willowy Monde, dressed In the
height of feminine fashion. Into the
police station yesterday morning, there
was aeute Interest, and a tendency to
congregate around Bergeant Casey's
office, where the "lady" was given a
seat. Tlchenor wss lavish In Introduc
tions, and there was much bowing and
scraping by honored and gallant offi
cers. OfsWra Wti ladlgaaal.
It developed that the fair one waa
there to lodge a complaint against
Plainclothes Officers Bhedwood and
Miller, but both, when haled before the
chief, were Indignant In their denials
of their acquaintance with the -wo-,
man."
Tlchenor waa looking for a woman
Involved In one of his cases, at Fifth
and Stark streets, when the willowy
blonde caught his eye. The officer fol
lowed. The long stride of the strang
er betrayed "her." and Tlchenor ar
rested the blonde for masquerading.
An interview with Chief Stover satis
fled the officer that Pay's purpose was
legitimate and It was decided not to
detain him.
Days home is at Kettle Falls, Idahn.
but he has been working on a farm tn
Yamhill County. When younger, he did
a little Impersonating In an amateur
way with fair success. Coming to
Portland for a holiday, h attended a
theater Sunday where the hit of the
performance waa a boy playing femi
nine roles.
Shew Inspires Yoatb.
"I believe I can do that myself." said
Day. and going home, he borrowed an
outfit of clothing from his wife, strung
a mass of peroxide hair around his
fare, shaved closely and rouged his
cheeks. Then he set out to consult an
Instructor In dramatics, and was on
the way when Tlchenor intercepted
him. ,
"You don't think I'm a burglar, or
anything like that do you? asked Day,
who has a bashful and retiring manner
very much In keeping with tbe part he
plays.
Kncouraged by the way he "put ona
over" ' on experienced policemen, the
boy will take Immediate steps to lit
himself for the stage. His worst
trouble Is his voice, which naturally
Is a little too chesty and resonant for
the deception. A pair of rather large
hands, roughened and calloused by
work In the fields, are kept covered
with silk gloves, and a strong, round
neck he muffles with chiffon. lie
began yesterday to practice a mincing
walk, so that he may deceive even the
wily Tlchenor when neat they meet.
OIL INJUNCTION IS DENIED
Union Company Voea Suit to Re
strain City From Stopping Work.
Judge Bean, in the United States Dis
trict Court, yesterday denied the peti
tion of the Union Oil Company for a
temporary order restraining the city
from Interfering with the progress of
Its work on a new oil plant tn South
Portland.
The suit Is an echo of the fire at the
plant of the Union Oil Company on the
East Side several months ago. Fol
lowing that Ore the Council passed an
ordinance establishing six districts In
which oil might be stored In Portland.
The Union Company complied with thla
ordinance In good faith, the company's
attorney argued, and spent approxi
mately 1100.000 on the new plant. Sub
sequently the Council passed another
ordinance making It unlawful to store
oil within 100 feet of a dwelling or 3000
feet of the harbor line.
In his decision Judge Bean holds that
a preliminary Injunction la simply to
preserve property In status quo pend
ing the final adjudication of a suit. As
the oil company has no plant on the
site and there Is no property to be
preserved, the prayer for an Injunction
la denied.
LOTHROP NAMED MANAGER
Kormer Traffic Official Succeeds
W. 6. Smallwood on Committee).
J. H. Lothrop. former traffic man
ager of the transportation committee
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce,
has been appointed manager to suc
ceed W. S. Small wood, who resigned
from the managership a short time
ago. The office of traffic manager haa
been abolished from the committee
and Mr. Lothrop will conduct the work
of both departments henceforth.
Announcement of Mr.' Smallwood's
resignation waa formally made to the
members of tbe chamber In a bulle
tin yesterday. In which his work upon
the transportation committee was
highly commended and best wishes for
hla success in anything he may under
take were expressed. Mr. Smallwood
will remain In Portland. He has not
yet decided what his business affilia
tions will be In the future, but prob
ably will be Identified with one of the
large transportation companies.
GRANTS PASS SELLS BONDS
Cleveland Dank Purchaaer; Xew
City Ball Contract Let.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. May . Spe
cial.) At a council meeting, city fund
ing bonds were sold In the sum of
Ji,tS to the First ."rational bank, of
Cleveland. Ohio.
The contract for the city hall to cost
Sit 000 was awarded to A. J. Greene, of
tyrants Pass. Council has already va
cated the old city hall, which was re
cently sold lor 10.00
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W.S. BUCHANAN DEAD
Captain Succumbs to Heart
Attack.
END COMES ON OUTING
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cation With Wife Following Ills
Retirement Two Month
Ago, AYtion Stricken.
ASTORIA. Or, May . (Special.)
Captain William S. Buchanan, of Port
land, died suddenly of heart failure
about 10:30 last nlaht at his Summer
home, near Seaview, on Long Beach.
During the early evening Captain
Buchanan had been visiting neighbors.
On returning to his homo he was at
tacked by severe pains in the chest
He expired a few moments later.
The body, accompanied by Mrs. Bu
chanan, was brought here this after
noon and sent to Portland this evening.
Captain Buchanan waa a nativ of
Qulncy. 111., 58 years old. and had been
engaged in the steamboat business on
the Columbia River for many years.
He wss well known In Astoria, having
been In command of the Government
survey Arago and of the tug Mendell,
stationed here. He left Astoria a few
years to accept the position of superin
tendent of the Open River Transporta
tion Company, which operates steamers
father. Captain William J. Buchanan,
in steamboating on the Willamette and
Columbia rivers. He was muster of
the old Traveler, a famed river packet
that steamed between Portland and
Washougal and Cascade Locks. Her
purser then was Ed Wright, of the
Merchanta Exchange.
Captain Buchanan also was principal
owners of the lone and the steamer
Ocklahama. of the port of Tortland
fleet, was built by the Buchanans and
sold to the Oregon Steam Navigation
Company, predecessor of the O.-W. R.
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Died gaddealy at Seavtew, Wash.
on Ihe Upper Columbia. He recently
resigned that position. At the time of
his death he and bis wife were on an
outing at the beach.
DOTH SHOCK TO HUENDS
Many Portlander Mourn Skipper
Billy" Buchanan.
Friends of Captain William 8. Bu
chanan here were shocked at the news
of his death.
The body arrived here last night and
waa taken to Holman's undertaking
parlors, from where the funeral will
be held.
Captain "Billy" Buchanan was one
of tbe best known river skippers and
waa the last active member of a
"steamboat family." His most recent
work waa as superintendent of the
Open River Transportation Company
and tt waa only about two months ago
that he resigned and announced his
intention of taking a rest.
From January. 1S02. until January
II. 1910, he was with the Government
forces st the mouth of the Columbia,
first as master of the tug Oeo. H. Men
dell and later aa captain of the tug
Arago. He was born at Qulncy. III..
In lti, and was Interested with his
ELECTRIC LINE DEAL OFF
Option on Portland, Euccne & East
ern Expires.
With the expiration May 1 of the
option held by W. E. Pierce, of Boise,
on the property of the Portland. Ku
gent & Kastern Railroad Company, all
negotiations for the lines, which cover
much valuable territory between Salem
and JSprinjtneld, In the Willamette Val
ley, have come to a close.
A. Welch, general manager, an
nounced last night that the company
will proceed with its plans of develop
ment and improvement and thnt the
property is not being "peddled" for
sale.
Welch and his associates always
have maintained a readiness to sell
their lines, but say they have never
sought a market. They have admitted
that they are willing to sell, but have
never been In a position, they explain,
whereby they were forced to seek a
buyer.
Nearly every transcontinental line
operating into Portland has at various
times negotiated with Welch for the
purchase of the lines. Only six months
ago both the Southern Pacific and the
Oregon Electric sought terms, but
neither was ready to meet the price.
Karly in the year Pierce, who Is the
head of the company operating the
lines at Boise, took an option on the
property until May 1. At the same time
Pierce started negotiations with the
promoters of the Washington Trunk
road, which is to be built northeast
from Vancouver, Wash., and It lsjrob
able that he will acquire the Wrhts
of way and other assets of that con
cern. I'lerce, It is asserted, is acting for
the Milwaukee Interests and it is prob
able that If he succeeds In, financing
the Washington Trunk the Milwaukee
will be able to come into Portland over
that route. The line Is surveyed across
the mountains to North Yakima, from
which point it would be readily practi
cable to connect with the Milwaukee
main line west of Spokane. Pierce,
however, denies hat he Is acting for
the Milwaukee.
OUTSIDE JUDGES CALLED
Circuit Court Unable to Kjfep Pace
With Cases.
Because of the congested condition of
the Circuit Court calendar. Presiding
Judge Kavanaugh is negotiating for the
services of Circuit Judges Calkins, of
Ashland: Bradshaw, of The Dalles, and
Phelps, of Pendleton, "during June. He
will give up his courtroom to one of
these Judges, using his chambers to
transact the business of presiding
Judge, and will try to obtain space in
the City Hall for the other two Judges.
Ft May, 122 cases have been set. In
cluding those which went to trial yes
terday, and the list for June Includes
1(2 cases. In addition there are 75 ready
to be se-t and SO appeal esses from the
Municipal Court. The trial of H. E. Rob
erts commences June 3 and those of
Lew Soon and Lew Torbet are yet to
be set. All three defendants are charged
with murder in tb first degree and the
trials are expected to be long. Juries
will be demanded. It is anticipated. In
the trials of many of the cases appealed
from Municipal Court and it Is esti
mated that the handling of these, will
occupy the time of one Judge for a
month. Many new suits are riled dally
and the prospect of clearing up the
docket without outside assistance Is
not bright.
Wolverton Dismisses Demurrer.
Judge Wolverton in the United,
Ptates District Court yesterday dis
missed a demurrer tn the suit of the
United States against Kerr. Glfford &
Co. to recover 1596.22. an alleged over
payment on the purchase of 2000 tons
of oats. The case will be tried on its
merits before a Jury.
Xonralk. In Connecticut, derived Its name
from the Indian custom of measuring dis
tance. The land purchaved from them, on
which the city was to aland, extended from
the sea northward on da s walk.
Counsel for Wife Says Client Re
fused to Settle Case Out of Court,
as Requested by Accus
ing Husband.
Seeking a felony information charg
ing mayhem against Attorney Benera
Fouts, accused of biting a piece from
the ear of G. A. Evans, a youth found
in the company of Mrs. Fouts early
Sunday morning. Attorney W. A. Leet
appeared at the office of the District
Attorney yesterday, accompanied by
witnesses In the case. Instead of issu
ing an informotlon and causing the
arrest of the attorney. District Attor
new Cameron advised that the. whole
matter be taken before the grand Jury,
where charges of Fouts against hts
wife. Evans -and two o.thers will be
heard.
A divorce complaint was filed by
Fouts In the Circuit Court yesterday.
Evans Is made co-respondent. The pe
tition sets forth that the parties were
married January 4. 1907. In addition
to the prayer for separation, the com
plaint merely asks for the custody of
Seneca Fouts, Jr., 2 years old.
Municipal Court Crowded.
Municipal Court was crowded yes
terday by those who expected a sen
sation when the case against Mrs.
Fouts and three others arrested in a
raid on the Fouts home, was called.
Attorney W. E. Farrell appeared as
special prosecutor and Alex Sweek,
partner of the accusing husband, was
also present. Attorney Leet acted for
all the prisoners. Mrs. Fouts and
Evans had been released under ball of
11000, deposited by their respective
fathers, who came from outlying towns
on hearing of the arrests. It was
agreed that there should be no hear
ing, and that the cases should go direct
to the grand Jury.
Mr. Leet asserts that Fouts offered
to dismiss the cases and agree to a
settlement out of court, but Leet ad
vised hla client to refuse the offer and
Insist that the case be fully heard.
Patrolman l Exonerated.
Patrolman Maddux Is exonerated by
Chief Slover of any responsibility for
allowing the attack on Evans by Fouts.
The attorney and the officer both say
that the attack was made before the ar
rest. Maddux searched Fouts before
they entered the house, to be sure that
he was not carrying a weapon.
"It was Maddux that stopped me.
sold Fouts to Chief Slover, "or I should
have bitten another piece out of him.
If I had had a gun I should have killed
him."
Evans, with a mutilated ear, was in
the District Attorney's office yesterday.
Mrs. Fouts was also present, still bear
ing' a severe bruise on her face, of
which a photograph was taken to be
presented in evidence. Both defend
ants assert that they are Innocent and
that the charge Is trumped up to fore
stall charges of cruelty that Mrs. Fouts
Intended in a suit for divorce. The
grand Jury win not be In session for
a few days, but It Is expected the case
will be considered late this week.
IS DISTILLED FROM THE BEST RYE MONEY CAN BUY.
RIPENED BY YEARS OF CAREFUL WATCHFULNESS, AND
IN ITS PERFECTION TODAY IS THE HIGHEST TYPE OF THE
AMERICAN GENTLEIYsArrS WHISKEY
HAVING STOOD .THE TEST OF OVER 50 YEARS' POPULARITY
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Bfild at H firvt-class and by Joboers.
Wit. TUAJiAHAN BON. Baltimore. Md.
JUSTICE IS SPEEOY
L W. HILL DUE TOMORROW
President of Great Northern Expect
ed at Bast Side Mass Meeting.
L. W. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, probably will attend the
meeting of the East Side Business
Men's Club tonight to aid Carl R. Gray,
president of the North Bank road and
Hill lines In Oregon, In explaining how
the Hill interests have prepared to
Jnvade the East Side freight and pas
senger field.
Mr. Hill left St. Paul Saturday eve
ning and is expected to reach Portland
tonight. Mr. Gray left yesterday to
meet htm. Unless Mr. Hill Is detained
on other business on his way to Port
land he will be here in time to attend
the meeting. However, Mr. Gray will
be there and will be prepared to show
architects' drawings of the proposed
new freight warehouse that the North
Hank, the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific will build on the
property recently acquired by them on
the east waterfront between Belmont
street and Hawthorne avenue.
Wifebeater, Divorced, Fights
and Goes to Jail.
ASSAULT FOLLOWS DECREE
Emerly li. Davis Attacks Woman
Whom He Refused to Support.
Blow Aimed at Her Attorney,
but Falls Short.
Enraged because Judge Gatens had
granted his wife, Edith Davis, a de
cree of divorce and the custody of two
children, Emerly t,. Davis yesterday
assaulted the woman In the courtroom.
He was Immediately sentenced by
Judge Gatens to 30 days' Imprison
ment for contempt of court, arrested
and taken to a cell without leaving the
building.
The trouble occurred Just as the
Judge had concluded his decision. Davis
struck the woman a vicious blow on
the Jaw. Her glasses fell to the floor
and were shattered. After arrest,
Davis tried to strike H. J. Parkinson,
attorney for Mrs. Davis. On his way
upstairs to Jail he uttered curses and
threats against his former wife and
her attorney and friends, declaring he
would kill them all.
Trouble In the Davis family started
about a year ago when Mrs. Davis
had her husband arrested on a charge
of non-support. County Judge Cleeton
put Davis under bonds to pay 110 a
week to the family. Subsequently both
husband and wife started suit for di
vorce and the actions were Joined.
This was the case which was disposed
of yesterday. Judge Gatens gave
Davis ten days to pay up back support
money which he owes under Judge
Cleeton's order and decreed that he
should pay to a week for the support
of the children. Mrs. Davis conducts
a rooming-house.
"W'hlle the divorce suit was pending,
Davis had his wife haled into Juvenile
Court to answer a charge of Immoral
ity. This charge could not be sus
tained. At the non-support hearing, Mrs.
Davis told of extreme cruelties to which
she had been subjected at the hands
of her husband.
WOMEN'S UNION TO BUILD
Announcement Is Made That $16,
00 0 Is Halsed Toward Fund.
At the annual meeting yesterday of
the Portland Women's Union in the
building at Fifteenth and Flanders
streets. Mrs. Elliott R. Corbett retir
ing president, announced that $16,000
has been contributed for the new build
ing which it Is proposed to erect on
the quarter block owned by the asso
ciation at Tenth and Montgomery
streets.
No steps were taken concerning the
plan for a new building, but It Is pro
posed to begin, within a short time, a
campaign for subscriptions for a fund
of J50.000, which, with the proceeds of
the sale of the property on Flanders
street, will be sufficient to build a mod
ern structure to care for all the needs
of the union. The property on Flanders
street, consisting of a quarter block,
is valued at $40,000, and is on the
market.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. J. B. Comstock; vice
president, Mrs. Elliott R. Corbett; sec
ond vice-president, Mrs. Adolph Dekum:
recording secretary. Mrs. Max Hirsch;
corresponding secretary, Miss Mary
Barlow; treasurer, Mrs. W. A. MacRae.
Prohibition Ticket to Be Xatned.
Multnomah County Prohibitionists
will meet at 10 o'clock this morning In
the Behnke-Walker building. Fourth
and Yamhill streets, for the purpose of
considering the advisability of nomi
nating a complete county ticket. It is
the intention of the Prohibitionists in
this county to take an active part in
Stick to
The Old Habits
If you are perfectly well.
if not, Change
(See any fault in that philosophy?)
Thousands continue to "coddle" old habits
such as coffee and tea drinking; refusing to believe
their aches and ills are largely due to caffeine
poisoning. (Caffeine is the drug in coffee and tea.)
But thousands are awakening to the truth
about coffee and tea, and change to
HARD TO LEARN
Takes Hard Experience to Teach Peo
ple Some Troths.
POST
UM
It is made of wheat, and is a rich, palatable
food-drink free from caffeine or any other drug.
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If you appreciate health and the full enjoyment
of physical and mental power, a 10 days' trial will
show
"There's a Reason"
Poatnnt Cereal Co., l.tdU, Battle Creek, Mich.
Many people Jeer at the idea that
coffee causes the aches and alls they
suffer from; and often such people
will go on for years sticking steadfast
ly to the coffee and suffering month
In and month out but maintaining "Cof
fee doesn't hurt me." (Tea is just as
Injurious as coffee because It contains
caffeine, the drug in coffee.)
A lady says:
"I did not learn the real truth until
I made the change, but I can now post,
tlvely state that the headaches I had
for about seventeen years were- caused
by drinking coffee, for when I changed
and gave up coffee and used Postum
In Its place I experienced entire relief.
I have not been troubled with head
ache since I began Postum.
"This, in brief, haa been my experl
enc on the coffee question. Among
my friends I have seen many other
wonderful Instances of the power of
this food drink when used in place of
the drug drink, coffee.
"Among my friends there are those
who tell me of relief from kidney trou
ble, neuralgia and eczema by leaving
off coffee and using Postum and I have
even know it to ease rheumatic pains
in limbs.
"I really believe these statements
for since I cut out coffee and used
Postum I never seem to have an ache
or pain and I would not dare go back
to coffee again.
"Not only myself but my family use
Postum exclusively and we think there
Is no hot beverage that can take its
place. Nearly seven years steady use
of Postum convinces me I know what I
am talking about when I say It Is food
as well as drink and most valuable to
build up the system." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Look for the little book, "The Road
to Wellvllle," In pkgs.
the campaign this Fall. Party leaders
contend that the best way to arouse
and maintain enthusiasm among their
membership is to nominate candidates
for all offices, thereby insuring a
general response of Prohibitionists at
the polls.
Gober and Roseback Released.
LOS ANGELES, May 6. Pitcher El
mer Gober and First Baseman Roso
back were released unconditionally to
day by Henry Berry, of the Los An
geles Coast League team.
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Reputable Physicians
will tell you most ailments are directly
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bottle of Scotch Stomach Remedy.
For the past -score of years this won
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151 Third Street.
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