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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23. 191'a. DiAMONDANDDOUBT MAR RICH ROMANCE California Promoter Has In tended Bride Held in Jail on Theft Charge. $1500 RING LOSS FEARED Mrs. Anna Porter, Sparkling With Gems and Resplendent In Dress, Passes Several Hoars in Bastlle While Tangle Is Unraveled. Under charge of Stealing a J1500 dla mond ring from G. L Harvey, who says he is a railroad promoter of Stockton, Cal.. Mrs. Anna Porter, said to be wealthy woman of Seattle, -yesterday passed several .hours in the women quarters at the city Jail, while her ac ruser and former friend, haunted the lower portion of the Jail, leaning- af fectionately on the shoulders of every chance acquaintance and inquiring al most tearfully, '"Where do I get off at?" Queenly as to figure, rather more than ordinarily handsome, and stun ningly dressed, the prisoner made i sensation as Detectives Craddock and Goltz and Patrolman Miller escorted her into the dingy station. Her fingers and hair sparkled with diamonds, one of which was the great stone claimed by Harvey, and for a few hours all this wealth was in the custody of Desk Of ficer Thatcher, while Its ownership was being straightened out In the courtroom upstairs. Pretty Romance Indicated. Because one of the parties was en tlrely unwilling to talk, and the other, while Inclined to tell all he knew, had a temporary difficulty of formulating lucid sentences, some of the details leading up to the arrest are not dis coverable. Both agree that they were old acquaintances In California, over a year ago, and that the acquaintance was renewed when they both chanced to be visitors to Portland at the same time, since the beginning of the cur . rent week. Harvey, in an excess of confidence, gives the Impression that a pretty lit tle romance is tucked away behind these bare facts, a romance blighted by the discovery that Mrs. Porter Is a wife and the mother of five children "I came here from Seattle to marry her," said Harvey, "the meeting being prearranged, but she wouldn't get a divorce till the first of the year, and then I wanted my diamond back. Now I'm in a deuce of a mess, ain't IT I guess I lose both ways, don't I?" Accused Woman Explains. "I knew Mr. Harvey a year ago,' said Mrs. Porter, "and when I hap pened to be visiting here and met him asraln. we renewed the acquaintance. This morning I called on him at his hotel, and found that he was drinking heavily. He wanted me to take his ring and hold It for him. I didn't want to, but he insisted, and I took it. Then I got a summons to return to Seattle, where my boy Is 111, and I had him paged at his hotel, but could noCfind him. I left a note for him, telling him that I was going and asking what to do with the ring. The next thing I knew I was arrested." Harvey applied at detective head quarters at noon yesterday, saying that Mrs. Porter was about to leave with his big diamond, and asking for her arrest. He was sent to the District Attorney's office, where Deputy Flti gerald issued an Information. Armed with this, the officers, guided by the complainant, went to the hotel where Mrs. Porter was staying, and made in quiries for her. She was out, but they waited, and when she returned De tective Craddock went to her room and served the warrant. Mrs. ' Porter was thunderstruck, but controlled herself, and agreed to accompany the officers to the police station after she found that an offer of the return of the ring could not be accepted by them. The trip to the station was made in a taxi cab at Mrs. Porter's solicitation and ex pense. Valuable Jewelry Surrendered. To the matron Mrs. Porter said that she was 31 years old and gave her oc cupation as that of a hotel proprietor. She surrendered the big, blazing dia mond, and her own collection of valu able jewelry as well. Harvey engaged Attorney McCue, who spent a busy afternoon straight ening out the tangle and repulsing the oft-repeated Invitations of his client to "step over to the corner." McCue's counsels were all for peace, and Harvey was prevailed on at last to take the same view. Judge Taz well happened to be sitting in court, hearing an assault and battery case, and the larceny charge, which ordin arily would not have been taken up till this morning, was set for hearing. With a glance askance at the cause of her woe, Mrs. Porter, brought down by the matron, paced into the dingy courtroom as a horde of North End characters walked out, and, standing straight as an arrow at the bar of the court, related her account of the tak ing of the ring. Harvey, prompted by his attorney, explained that he had no desire to prosecute If be got his ring back. Mrs. Porter assured the court that she had no desire, and never had. to keep It. and the court entered an order of dismissal. Harvey Tries to "Make Up." Not yet was the fair prisoner free of her embarrassments. At the cap tain's desk there was a hitch because a formal release had not been made out. and the party waited five minutes, with a jabbering crowd of aliens on one side of them and the day relief answering roll call on the other. Har vey seized the opportunity to make an effort to restore himself In the graces of the woman. He forgot to discard Ws cigarette and blew rings of smoke around her coiffure as he edged up to her side and attempted to address her. Mrs. Porter drew away with a look of extreme loathing and paid no further heed to him. Her Jewelry and other valuables restored, and the big dia mond handed back to Harvey with her! approval, she stepped hastily out to a waiting taxlcab and was whisked away to irteet the Seattle train. "Could have had the blame old dia mond." said Harvey. "1 got lots of money," and he drew forth a crumpled mass of bills In big denominations to substantiate his story. "Hotel cashed my check for 1100 this morning, and here it Is." - The complainant said that his com pany was building an electric railroad from Stockton to Modesto and had completed 33 miles of it. WOMAN'S PARTNER PUZZLED Business Associate of Mrs. Porter Jlears of Brief Tangle. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 22. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Anna J. Porter is secretary of Hayes & Porter, Inc.. proprietor of the Cadillac Hotel. 168 Jackson street, in the lower end of the city. Her home address is 706 Fifteenth avenue. Michael J. Hayes, her partner, this evening said Mrs. Porter had left for California to visit her aunt two week ago. He expects her back but does not know when she will return. Mr. Hayes when told that she was held In con nection with a diamond robbery at Portlsnd. said: "That can't be so. know she Isn't connected with any thing like that." Mr. Hayes, however. a not know to what town in California she had gone, nor the name of the aunt she visiting. CLUB ATTITUDE EXPLAINED Montavilla Resident Tells of In dorsement of Sewer. A. M. Humphrey, president of th Montavilla Board of Trade, which In dorsed the Immediate construction of the Montavilla end of the East Stark street sewer, explains the attitude of the club In answer to some criticism of the action taken. "We do not say that the Board of Trade Is, or is not, representative of the public." said Mr. Humphrey. "A public FUNERAL. OF- LATE PORTLAND BUSINESS MAN TO BE HELD THIS, MORNING AT 9:30. 1 1 : y ...... .. J.V. ... t 5 u 45 Y Henry Heltkemper. Henry Heltkemper, a retired business man of this city and a brother of the late G. Heltkemp er, a former Jeweler of Portland, died at his home at Oak Grove. W e d n e s d ay, November 20. He was born In Legden, Westphalia, Germany, April 9, 1840, and came to America with his parents in 1859, first settling ln'Clncinnatt, and later moving to Iowa, where he remained until he came to Portland In 1871. He engaged In business "here until 1875, when he returned to Iowa and remained there until 1883, when he re sumed his business career in this city that was so successful that he was able to retire in 1890. Since that time he had resided at his home Elkhorn, at Oak Grove. He is survived by his wife and six daughters as follows: Mrs. Frank Busch, Oregon City; Mrs. A. B. Townsend Mrs. Ben Dresser, Mrs. J. F. Nledermeyer, Mrs. Ed Klrkendahl, Portland; Mrs. Julius Broetje, Oak Grove. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Clara Dalsman, Hlllsboro, and two brothers, Herman Heltkemp er and Anton Heltkemper, Port land. The funeral services will be held at the Cathedral this morning at 9:30 o'clock, and In terment will be In Mount Cal vary Cemetery. meeting was not called, but the public was invited to attend the board meeting to hear a report from the committee ap pointed to Investigate the sewer situa tion. This committee consisted of property owners and taxpayers living in the community H. B. Dickinson, H. Fisher and A. N. Searle who thoroughly Investigated the conditions and then re ported the facts in the matter to the board meeting, and the Board of Trade took action, with one opposing vote. F. Hughes, who owns acreage in the sewer district. If the entire community should vote accordingly as the members present at the meeting of the Board of Trade voted our resolutions certainly would be representative." BOOK IS HIGHLY INDORSED Work Being Distributed by The Ore gon ian Meets With Approval. What do you know about your own Government? In about nine cases out of ten, when this question Is asked, the answer is, little. Even those who are till young enough to have had the benefit of high school courses in civil government do not seem to remember much of if, or to have a clear under tanding of the operations of the great Governmental institutions at Vvasnmg ton. There apparently has been no pop ular, easily readable and authoritative book on the subject which the aver age person could get hold of for a rea sonably moderate price. To meet this demand Frederic J. Haskln has com piled"The American Government." This is an authentic description of the Gov ernment under which we live, and each chapter of it deals with some special department of it. Students of our Government, young and old, want to have a book which they know to be accurate. The approv al of the high officials of Washington ho have examined the chapters deal ing with their respective departments gives this book an authority and a value possessed by none other. Watch for the special coupon printed on page every day. STREET EXTENSION FAILS Court Holds Southeast Side Pro ceedings Invalid. For the third time proceedings for the opening of East Seventeenth street through Midway has been defeated, ana this time the decision of the court was averse to the extension on the ground that one of the viewers, J. F. Kertchem, owned property In the district assessed and under the law could not serve as a ewer. The viewers undertbok to spread the assessment over as large a territory as possible to make the assessments light Individual property owners ana ence extended limits to Include most of Sellwood, where Mr. Kertchem owns house and lot. The total amount as sessed was about $17,000. Proceedings may now be started under the new pro- slons for extending streets aaoptea at the city election, whereby the City Engineer will do the worn or tne view- rs. Interested residents will asK tnat these proceedings be Instituted al once, as it Is felt that the opening of East Seventeenth street Is highly necessary to the Soath East Side. After the theater or at dinner to- ight, hear Philip Pels and famous Russian Court Symphonic Orchestra, at the Louvre. Also Mrs. Philip Pelz and Miss Helen Horn, soloists. Only One "BROMO Q U !!' K" ' That is Laxative Bromo Quinine. Look for Ihm signature of E. W. Grov. Cures a Cold In On Day. Cures Crip la Two Jaya 25c GAUTIOrf IS TAKEN West End of Marquam Building to Be Vacated for Test. 0RPHEUM MAY OPEN SOON Experts Say Structure Is Safe but City Inspector Wants Thorough Examination and Necessary Reinforcements Made. Although disinterested experts on one hand declare the Marquam build ing, the northeast corner of which col lapsed, early Thursday morning, safe and in no danger whatever of further accident, the City 'Building Inspector, as a precautionary measure, has or dered tenants in the extreme west end of the structure facing Seventh street, to vacate, until a thorough Investiga tion of conditions can be made. Meanwhile workmen are engaged in tearing down the north wall of the sec tion that fell Thursday. This wall re mained standing, facing the Selling building, and Its presence there en dangered not only that building but pedestrians on Sixth street. While this work is going on the police are keep ing the streets surrounding the scene of the accident cleared or ail tranic Technical Examination Ordered. A committee of architects and en glneers has been employed by the Northwestern Fidelity Company, own ers of the structure, to make a thor ough technical examination of the re maining portion of the structure to determine whether it is in any danger of coflapse. The owners Imply that if the least danger presents they will raze the entire building and replace it with a modern structure covering the half block. The Sound Construction Company, of Seattle, having the contract for the re construction work, was performing its task on a "cost plus percentage basis. The owners agreed to pay them the actual cost of their work plus a cer tain percentage of profit. The own ers were protected against tne loss that will be sustained through lbs accident through a surety bond The Orpheum Theater, which has Its entrance through the Morrison-street front of the Marquam building, re mained closed all day yesterday,- but may open for the evening performance tonight. The City Building Inspectors letter to the owners follows: Referring to the alterations now being carried on to the Marquam building, located on the north side of Morrison street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, owned by you. Offices to Be Vacated. "In view of the accident which oc curred on the Sixth-street end of the building and which revealed the very poor construction of the old . piers of the building, this department considers It avlsable, and you are notified at once to vacate the offices located be tween the Seventh-street wall and the bearing wall next to same until such time as the Seventh-street wall may bi thoroughly examined and necessary reinforcing done. It will probably be necessary that the piers on the Seventh-street side, as well as some of the piers which have been disturbed on the Morrison street side, be rebuilt a certain height. it Is probable that some of these old piers are now loaded beyond the danger point, and It Is advisable tnat no more work be done on these walls until it Is determined what changes are necessary. VIOLENT DEATHS MM TEX CASES OF SUICIDE PORTED THIS MONTH. RE- Coroner Called on to Make Approxi mately SO Investigations in a Few Weeks. At the rate of one a day since the first of the current month, violent deaths have occurred In Portland, half of the cases being suicides. Counting the natural but sudden deaths Investi gated by the coroner, the figure reaches close to 30. There Is one murder on the list. lght accidental deaths, and one uni dentified floater. Of the ten suicides, flv used carbolio acid, one- hanged himself and two used revolvers. The figures for the month are all out of keeping with the general aver age and have caused much speculation unong those brought in contact witn the cases. The Coroners office enter tains a theory that November, "saddest of the year," has a tendency to produce melancholy resulting in suicide. The cases in order are: November 1 John E. Underwood, suicide by the use of carbolio acid. November . Pete zaboia, caught m cave-In and suffocated at Thirty-second and Brazee streets. November 7. Christian Connor took carbolic acid at Kenton; Effie Rlegel took unknown poison at Alder Hotel; nknown man shot himself at Mock's Bottom. . ' November 8. Mrs. Jennie Walters, 683 Raleigh street, drank carbolic acid. November 10. John G. Pearson sus tained .fractured skull at Inman-Poul-sen mill; Henry Siverson accidentally drowned; Albertus C. Armstrong slipped from top of freight car Into the river at the O.-W. R. & N. bridge and was drowned. November 11. Wenzel I Boehm hanged himself at 63 East Seventy- second street North; Tracey Davis asphyxiated by escaping gas. November 13. uniaentinea man found floating in river; unidentified man drank carbolic acid at 609 Burn side street. November 16. Walter J. Shocks asphyxiated at Prima Hotel. Novembar is. Nelson Miner beaten to death at his home on Patton Road.. November 18. Charles Chappeu walked through open draw on Burnside bridge; August Bland shot himself to death. November 19. Ernest D. Frlck, ball player, drank carbolio acid. NovemDer zv. f enerm&n oorsoy knocked down by automobile and killed. ' November 21. Thomas Kllcullen struck by steel door, of dump car. EX-CONVICT FINDS FRIEND Weary and Desperate Man Rescued by Associated Charities. Just out of the penitentiary, out of a Job, and confronted by the problem of ustalnlng tne lime cnua ana ine plucky . young wife who had waited four years for his release, John Wil son (not his true name, or course) was on the verge of committing a new crime yesterday, when good fortune led him to the office of the Associated Charities, where a better way out was speedily, found. , - The officers' of the organization are now looking for some one who is big enough and broad enough to glvevthe man work, disregarding the fact that he is an ex-convict. Wilson, a tailor and professional musioian, was doing well four years ago. he says, when, at a time when he was Intoxicated, he overdrew his ac count in the bank, was arrested and sentenced for four years. There was a new baby In the house and little money, but the brave young wife looked her trouble In the eye, and bade her -con vlct husband farewell, with assurances that she would provide for herself and be waiting when he came out. She be took herself to Walla Walla to be near him, and found work to do by which she made a living for herself and the child. When the lohg four years were UD-her husband was discharged with the. customary 5, and with 'that and the little money the wife had, came to Portland to seek work. Their little fund soon was exhausted but they had the good fortune to lodge with a rooming-house keeper who had a heart. He overlooked the overdue PIONEER METHODIST WOMAN, WHO CROSSED PLAINS IN 1852, DIES, AGED 64. " is Mrs. Mary J. Barney. Mrs. Mary J. Barney was born In Toledo, O., August 30, 1843, and died November 21, 1912, aged Si years. She came to Oregon with her parents in 1852. Her father died In Portland soon after their arrival, worn out by' the exactions of the seven - months' trip acros the plains. Two chil dren wereMeft with the mother. Rev. M. R. Brown, a brother, is pastor of a Methodist Episco pal Church at Spokane. For 30 years Mrs. Barney lived In the region of Columbus and Golden dale, Wash., coming to this city in 1905, where she lived until . her death on Thursday. For nearly 60 years she was an ardent member of the Methodist ' Episcopal Church. She was a member of First Church, this city, and was well known and honored by all In the church. The funeral will be held at Fin ley's undertaking parlors today at 1:S0 P. M., her pastor. Dr. Benjamin Young, conducting the services. Interment will be on Sunday at Columbus, Wash., Mrs. Barney is survived by her hus band, E. N. Barney. rent 'and even advanced $1 to provide food for the family. But his charity could sro no farther, and the man. weary from pacing the streets lookine for work, became desperate. I surely would have committed a crime before night," he told Secretary Manning, "but my stdfck Is way up now, and you bet I'll take any work I can get. And no more booze, believe me!" The applicant, despite the lingering suggestions of the prison, was a clean cut appearing man, about 30 years old, and Mr. Manning busied himself in the case without waiting to investigate. The first thing the applicant wanted done was the remunerating of his friend, the landlord, and this was at tended to. New quarters were found where the wife can keep house, with a tore of supplies to get along lor a while. Applications from ex - convicts are more common than the general public llltel 5f Kmmmmm tft'l.'-r-r. rg g" There is a substance called aalsltth, a sub stitute for ivory, made by a combination of skimmed milk turned by a special chemical process into a yellowish brown powder, called chemically treated caSein, and a solu tion known as formalin. The formalin solidiflea the powdered milk and turn it into a hard substance as smooth as ivory, of a similar tint, and proof aaralnst fire.- It Is so hard and touch that the idea of building; houses ont of the blocks of it is bains aer iously considered. ' Many a person's health has been built up through the use of milk and cocoa. It's a most healthful drink and - Mm mm B I 11 71 I MM J Gh de 9 1 s is the premier cocoa preparation in point of good taste and absolute purity. It is a house hold word in every community. Very economical,' costing less than a cent a cup. - If you have never tried it, why not do so today. Since 852 D. GHIRARDELLI CO. San Francisco supposes, said Mr. . Manning. The money given discharged prisoners Is not enough to give" them a fair start and furnish them the means of remov ing the prison marks which so readily are detected by the experienced em ployers of labor. Thus handicapped, many men commit new crimes almost against-their will, and fall helplessly nto the class of "habitual criminals, Mr. Manning stated. Only a short time ago, says the sec retary, he was appealed to by a man who-had been- discharged from prison so that the prison authorities -could avoid the necessity of financing a necessary operation for appendicitis. He was provided for by the society. Glenada Building Town Hall. FLORENCE, Or Nov. 22. (Special.) In addition to ordering many im provements In the shape of grading, the Council of the newly-incorporated town of Glenada Is having a town hall erected in a very sightly . location near the' waterfront. Some Growing ChiWreii are under size under weight. 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It means that this waste matter in the thirty feet of bowels decays Into poisons, gases and acids and that these poisons are then sucked Into the blood through the very duots which should suck only nour ishment to sustain the body. Most people dread physic They think of castor olK salts and cathartic pills. They shlnk from the after effects so they postpone the dose until they get sick; then they do this liver and towel cleansing in hsrolo way-r- they have a bowel washday That Is all wrong. If you will take a tea spoonful of delicious Byrup of Figs to night, you will never realize you have taken anything until morning, when all the poisonous matter, sour bile and clogged-up waste will be moved on and out of your system, thoroughly but gently no griping no nausea no weakness. . Taking Syrup of Figs la a real pleasure. Don't think you are drugging yourself; It Is composed en tirely of luscious figs,' senna and aro matlca, and constant use can not cause injury. 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