MOKMSU OKEGO.MAX, AVEPyESDAY. AI'KIX SO, 1U13.
THIS
LOS ANGELES GIRL
FLEESTO PORTLAND
STOCK peon
MEMORIAL THAT WILL SERVE DOUBLE PURPOSE OP HON
ORING EX-PRESIDENT AND COMMEMORATING
PURCHASE OF TERRITORY.
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cT MercKancJis of cJ Merit Only"
Police Seek 14-Year-Old Edna
Meves in White Slavery
Investigation.
Judge Declares Person Inter
ested in Case Made Love
to One of Jurors.
This Store Stands Ready to Close at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays the Same as Every
Other Day in the Week, If Other Prominent Stores Join in the Movement
BIXBY BEFORE GRAND JURY
LAWYER IS ALSO ACCUSED
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Court' Accusation Comes in Reply
to Cbarge That Wire of Juror
anil Inipctor,a Daughter
Were Cndolr Friendly.
PHILADELPHIA. April 2. Five
promoter and officer of the Interna
tional Lumber at Development Com
pany werw aenteneed today to terror
ranging from one to two year and
fined from 11000 to 110.000 today by
Judre Wltmer In the t'nlted State
Supreme Court, after new trials had
been refused them. The neienaani
and their sentences were:
John R. Markler and Isaiah Mill,
of Chicago, promoters 01 tne company
flncf 110.904 each and sentenced to
13 months' Imprisonment: William II.
Armstrong. Jr.. Philadelphia, a former
business manager of the concern, and
Charles R-. McMahon. Philadelphia, sec
retary and treasurer, fined $;ooo each
and sentenced to two years In prison:
Colonel Alfred O Stewart, of Mason
City. Ia a director, fined $1000 and
sentenced to one year's Imprisonment.
Stewart Declarea Iiiocfire
Tha Judge, before passing sentence,
asked the defense If they had anything;
to say Colonel Stewart, on the verge
of bursting Into tear, wa the only
on to answer. In Impassioned tone
he declared:
"I am not guilty of the crime and
I believe you know It In your own
heart. There wa no evidence against
me. I have been honest and true and
If anybody was defrauded I was de
frauded the worst. I want to say that
you should not pronounce Judgment
on me."
The judge made no reply.
Eurtng his argument for a new trial
today, former Senator Mason, of JIM
nols. for tha defense, said that the
daughter of a postal Inspector and the
wife of one of the Jurors were friendly
and sat together In the courtroom
during the entire trial, which lasted
four weeks.
Judge Wltmer Interrupted Mason and
with much emphasis said:
"Sow look at the other side. I have
positive Information that a person In
terested In the defense made love to
a juror, and I also have Information
that a lawyer not directly Interested,
but having some Interest In the result,
tried repeatedly to improperly influ
ence the Jury." No names were men
tioned.
Waeaea'a Actios Defeated.
The Juror" wife referred to by coun
sel for the defense Is Mrs. Harry Ru
dolph and the girl ur the daughter of
William S. Ryan, a postal inspector,
who was the chief witness against the
defendant. The postal officials said
this afternoon that while the woman
and girl knew each other, the husband
of the former bad not been influenced
In voting for a verdict of guilty.
The name of the woman whom Judge
WUiner said made lore to one of the
Jurors la known but will not be made
public Tbe name of the attorney In
volved In the Judge's remarka will not
be made public at this time.
During the trial, which lasted seven
weeks, the wives of the defendants and
tome of their daughters were present,
is were girl clerks employed by the
company.
OfflctaU Are Better at.
Government officials were not in
clined to discuss the subject today and
It la not known whether further action
wltl be taken.
Judge Mcpherson allowed an appeal
and permitted tbe defendants to renew
their ball of $15,000. All bad the bonds
ready except Colonel Stewart, who said
he could not provide bail for two or
three days. He was taken to prison.
The defendants were Interested In
property In Mexico and used the malls
and newspaper advertisements to sell
stock. The Government charged that
the scheme wss fraudulent and that
nearly t.000.000 was realized by the
promoters. Rome of this money waa re
turned to stockholders In tha form of
unearned dividends.
REED LECTURES FINISHED
Sexual IJysiene and Moral
courses Big; Success.
Dis-
Professor Coleman, of Reed College.
Monday night at tha Portland Hotel
gave the last lecture in Reed Ex
tension Course X. in Sexual Hygiene
and Morals. Mr. Coleman spoke on
moral and religious aspects; the con
secration of the affections and, showed
thst sexual purity was best assured
by an appeal to tb higher element In
character.
President Foster stated that he had
reoelved inquiries regarding the course
from every state in the Union and that
tha supply of 4500 copies of the syllabus
of tha lectura had been exhausted for
soma time.
ARMY SCANDAL REVEALED
(Continued Trem first Pxte.)
Judge. King, of the Civil District Court
of New Orlesns. furnish depositions In
when they declare that so far as their
knowledge goes. Mrs. Merrtam did not
deserve tha order made against her.
Barracks Seethe Vhh Mary.
In all, the big bulk of papers under
seal reveal that in May. June and July,
1711. Jackson Barracks was a boiling I
pot over the Merrlam scandal, a part
of which is alleged to have occurred
during the absence of Captain Merrlam
with his company of Coast Artillery
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on the Texas border.
Automobile Joyrides with Major
Murphy, wine dinners in rooms he oc
cupied at the fashionable Grunewald
Hotel in New Orleans, and conversa
tions over the telephone, between Major
Murphy and Mrs. Merrlam, listened to
by soldiers attending to the post phone
switchboard, are related In detail suf
ficient to complete the volume.
The flght between Captain Merrlam
and his wife has nsrrowed down to
the custody of their 9-year-old daugh
ter. Charlotte, to whom the mother Is
alleged to have given poison at Jackson
Barracks In 1911. when she herself took
a draught of the same drug.
When tbe case cornea to trial before
Judge Graham it promises to be one
of the mast sensational ever heard in
the San Francisco courts.
Captain Merrlam and his wife were
married at Manila. August 29. 1900.
while the husband was serving In the
Fpsnlsh-American War. Mrs. Merrlam
tent to tha islands to become his bride.
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STATIE THAT WILL RK DEDICATED IX ST. LOUIS TODAY.
ST. LOUIS IS HOST
City
Prepares to Dedicate
Jefferson Memorial.
OFFICIAL PARTY ARRIVES
Monument, 'Which Cost $4 30,000,
"Will Serve Double Purpose or
Memorial to ex-Presltlent
and Louisiana Pnrcliaj-e.
ST LOITIS. April 29. St Louis Is
host tonight to a party of dlstlDBUlshed
guests here to attend the dedication of
the Jefferson memorial here tomorrow.
The party of United States Senators
and Representatives who will represent
th. Onvernment were entertained to
night by the Million Population Club
t an Informal Danquec
Amonr those who arrived were: Sen
ators Martina and Hushes, of New Jer
sey; Jones, of Washington, and Ken-
von. of iowa: neprespniauvr. c iuuij.
of Iowa: CulloD. of Indiana; Llnthicum.
of Maryland; White, of Ohio: Bartholdt.
Mrtiill and lyer. ol .Missouri, uu
Kahn. of California.
Th memorial is a combined monu
ment to tbe memory of Thomas Jeffer
nn and n. commemoraLiuD di me
qulsltion of the Louisiana Territory, it
s tho only monument ot jenersou
i nv ennseauence in this country. It
stands on what was the site or tne
main entrance of the World's Fair. The
.nnnnmmt cost 1450.000. exclusive of
rranml The cornerstone was laid May
i 1411 The fft&tue is xne wwr wi
Srnlntor Karl Bitter. David R. Iran
els Is president or tne tommissiou
which erected the monument.
LEWISTON RAISES $90,000
Railroad Extension Will Kequire
$30,000 Additional.
LEWISTON. Idaho, April I?. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting held In the Com
mercial Club rooms last night $90,000
was subscribed for an extension of the
Lewiston-Clarkston Valley Railway to
Lewlston Orchards. Mr. Sturm, presi
dent and general manager of the rail
way company, in a proposition made to
the Lewiston Commercial Club April n.
stated that if 1120,000 was subscribed
he would axtend his road to the Lewis
ton Orchorus. A committee was ap
pointed by the club to take the matter
up with H. L. Powers, manager of the
Lewiston Land and Water Company.
Mr. Powers made a trip to Portland
and laid tha matter before the directors
of the compsny. who agreed to furnish
$80,000 providing It could be secured by
bonds based upon orchards extension
as surety. Mr. Sturm accepted their
terms and as the meeting closed last
night U prominent citizens headed by
R. C. Beach subscribed 19,800, only leav
ing $30,000 to be subscribed to secure
tha line.
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TREATY LIMIT PUT IN BILL
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sovereign right to enact any and all
laws relating to the acquisition or hold
ing of real property by aliens.
Attorney-General Webb, who Is draft.
; the ct- lrM" . '.I "
there COUIa De no "
u,e California statute me
limitations of the Japanese treaty ol
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1911. Under tue terms oi mis ireau.
Japanese subjects are permitted to own
"houses and lands for residential pur-
Mactorles. manufactories and
poses.
'shops." according to Mr. Webb. Another
clause permits Japanese subjects to
lease land for -residential and commer
cial purposes.'-
Farm Ownership Prevented.
These are the only stipulations made,
and It Is the belief of the Attorney
General that the rights of Japanese
subjects to land in the United States
stop at this point.
Under his construction of the
treaty no land can be owned or leased
by a Japanese for agricultural pur
poses, except that which 1 already
owned or for any other purpose except
those set forth In the agreement be
tween the nations.
Explaining the wording of the sub
stitute bill Mr. Webb said:
"Our theory la that at tbe time tbe
treaty was framed. Japan asked for
all the rights ns to ownership of land
In California that that nation desired
for her subjects, and that the treaty
as It now stands represents all that
Japan asked and all that the United
States was willing to grant.
Treaty Rights Observed.
"This act does not draw the line on
aliens who are ineligible to citizenship.
Those words are not used. It gives
not only to Japan, but to every nation
whose subjects are Ineligible to citl
xenshlp under the laws of the United
States, the full rights to ownership
In land In California that the treaties
between the United States and such
nations give."
Several of the Progressive Republl
can leaders in the Legislature who saw
the bill tonight expressed the hope
that it would meet with the approval
of the Federal Administration. It
generally believed that the new act
would accomplish the ends said to be
desired by the people of the state,
namely, to prevent the further acquis!
lion by Japanese subjects of farming
lands and ranches.
45 INCHES TRUNK LIMIT
Railroad Restrictions on Size
Baggage Kffective June 1.
of
Restrictions on freak baggage and
baggage of extreme length or width
will be placed In effect about June 1.
according to plans now being made by
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
It Is understood that these new
regulations., which will limit the size
of the trunk that will be handled by
the railroads to 46 Inches in length,
will work no hardship on the traveling
public, but will serve to check effec
tlvely the tendency of commercial sales,
men and the houses that employ them
to carry queer-shaped trunks and bag
gage of unusual proportions. It ts
probable that the Commission will
stipulate that baggage exceeding 72
Inches in any dimension will not be
accepted for checking at alf-The charge
for handling baggage over'45 inches In
length, width or height will be equlva
lent to five pounds of excess weight
for each Inch of excess measurement
These regulations were adopted by
the railroads nearly two years ago.
but agitation of the trunk manufac
turers has postponed their enforce
ment.
HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES
Pleasant Hill Institution Meets All
Requirements of Vnion Plan.
SPRINGFIELD. Or., April 29. (Spe
cial.) A. I. O'Reilly, school supervisor
of the second supervisory district of
Lane Conuty. reports that the Pleasant
Hill High School, which Is Union High
School No. 1, being the first rural In
stitution of the kind organised in the
county, will celebrate Its standardiza
tion on May 16, the school already
having met all the requirements. Su
pervisor-O'Reilly on his last visit ti
the school found that walks have been
built, a flagpole has been erected and
a flag flies at its top. The grounds are
clean and attractive and there are
about 60 fir. cedar, pine and maple
trees and several kinds of flowering
shrubs on the premises. The lnterioi
of the building has also been Improved
under the direction of Professor and
Mrs. F. F. Cooper, who have charge
of the school.
The student body consists of 46 boys
and girls, who are self-governing, the
discipline having been turned over to
them. A good-sized class will graduate
this year an dsome of the members
will be added to the teaching force of
the county.
IMPROVEMENTS TO GO ON
J. U. Young Back From Eastern Trip
on Behalf or Hill Lines.
Joseph H. Toung. president of the
North Bank and Hill lines in Oregon,
has returned from a trip to New York
and other Eastern cities in tbe inter
ests of the roads.
The Hill lines plan to continue the
several improvements now under way
in Oregon, including the East Side
terminal Invasion, the Oregon Electric
double-tracking and change of line, the
Mackenzie River power project and the
Orenco-Helvetla cutoff. It ts probable
that the McMinnvIUe extension will be
considered more seriously before the
end of the year.
Mr. Young returned In time to see
Carl R. .Gray, president of the Great
Northern, before the latter lert for St.
Paul.
Klrln Mil. I newrpsper presses were run
hv the Sid of a motorcycle enEln the other
dar.
Long Beach Millionaire Leaves After
12 Minutes, Xot to Be Recalled.
"Beauty" Parlor Proprietress
Summoned as Witness.
LOS ANGELES. April 29. A search
for a 14-year-old girl. Edna Meves,
wanted in connection' with the county
grand Jury's white slavery investiga
tion, will lead from Los Angeles to
Portland. Or., according to statements
made tonight by detectives.
The officers obtained a bench war
rant today demanding the presence of
the Meves girl before the grand jury,
but on attempting to serve it they said
they learned that she had fled from
her home in South Pasadena, a suburb
to Portland, in company with her sister,
Emma, who Is 21 years old.
The younger Meves girl was said to
have been taken to the Jonquil, the
"hotel" conducted by Mrs. Josle Rosen
burg, alleged procuress, at whose es
tablishment congregated many of the
young girls who have named In affi
davits Georgo H. Bixby, Long Beach
millionaire.
Blxby Not to Re Recalled.
Blxby appeared before the grand Jury
today for 12 minutes. W. J. Ford, as
sistant district attorney, said later that
the Long Beach capitalist would not
be recalled, although it was apparent
from the short period he remained be
fore the county inquisitors that he
could not have imparted much informa
tion. Ford declined to say whether Bixby
had Invoked the prerogative granted
by section 1324 of the California penal
code, by which a witness cannot be
made to testify against himself unless
immunity from possible prosecution is
assured him.
Other witnesses called today Included
Dr. R. S. Lanterman, ex-County Cor
oner; Mrs. Susan Ramey and her grand
daughter, Ruth Ramey, 17 years old:
Charles Wilson, husband of Grace Wil
son, proprietress of a "beauty" par
lor, where a wealthy Southern Califor
nlan was said to have received mall
under the name of "King."
Loiterers Are Summoned.
Hangerson In the corridor outside the
grand Jury chamber, suspected by
county officials of being detectives em
ployed by men believed to have been
implicated In the Jonquil scandal, were
surprised today when they were sum
moned before the grand Jury to tell
their purpose in loitering In the Court
house. Several new subpenas were issued
tonight with the belief that there would
be as many new witnesses called when
the grand Jury resumed Its investigar
tion tomorrow morning.
SNOW THREATENS FRUIT
DEPTH IS ElflHT INCHES AT ES
TACADA AND GARFIELD.
Trees Damaged and Telephone and
Telegraph Service Crippled.
Moderation Forecast.
Snow, falling to a depth ranging from
six to eight Inches, made a few
changes in the appearance of Estacade,
Garfield and some parts of Clackamas
Monday night and caused much alarm
among the fruit growers of those dis
tricts. Unless the weather moderates
soon. It is feared, the effect on the fruit
crop will be bad.
Telephone and telegraph service was
badly crippled, some lines being put
out of commission for many hours.
while numbers of fruit trees were dam
aged by the breaking of bloom-laden
limbs, being weighed down by the ac
cumulation of heavy snow.
Cars entering Portland yesterday
morning from Estacada were covered
with snow. More favorable weather is
forecasted.
MUNICIPAL PICNIC IS URGED
Seattle Mayor Proposes Outing for
All City Employes.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 29. (Spe
cial.) Some 4000 municipal employes
will enjoy an old-fashioned picnic and
danca during the coming Summer, if
the plans of Mayor George F. Cotterlll,
outlined today, are realized.
The Mayor's Idea is to five some date
In June for the celebration, the event
to be preceded by a parade by all city
officials and employes, led by the po
licemen's band.
Mayor Cotterlll today said that Se
attle should follow the lead of other
big cities and have a "Municipal Bay,"
for all city employes, excepting such
pollcement and firemen as must be kept
on duty to care foT possible mergencles.
SHIP IS NEAR DESTRUCTION
Fire on Sa.y Supply Vessel Reaches
Door of Powder Room.1
BOSTON, Mass., April 29. Several
thousand pounds of powder were close
to a lively fire on board the Navy sup
ply ship Celtic at the Charlestown
Navy-Yard today.
- The names spread to the magazine
door and it took the entire crew, with
help from the yard, to savo the ship
from destruction and prevent a possible
loss of life. The blaze started among
oil barrels in the forward hold.
WEST BANK SUIT STARTED
City Seeks Condemnation of Land
Near Alblna Ferry for Docks.
Trial of the suit of the city to con
demn land of the Pacific Elevator &
Milling Company along the west bank
of the river near the Albina ferry for
public dock purposes, was commenced
before a Jury In Judge Kavanaugh's
department of the Circuit Court yester
day. It is being tried on the theory
that the defendant company owns
wharfing rights from the state and the
property between high and low water
marks, questions which are in dispute
For the Particular Tailored Woman or Junior Girl
These $5.00 Wash 'Silk Shirts Make an Especial Appeal at
Anniversary Sale Price $3.48
The always-wanted and seldom-to-be-had correctly tailored silk
shirt for women is offered you in this assortment an assort
ment of the smartest, most perfectly tailored silk shirts it is possible ,
to secure.
Every one is made from the
proven their worth, and made
and serviceable. Some have
others show the attached new Robespierre collar and soft turned
back French cuffs.
For golfing, riding, driving; in fact, for all outdoor sports and
wear no waist is so serviceable as this particular style.
In an assortment of plain and fancy stripes such as navy, black,
blues, tans and white. 77ii'rJ Flopr
Anniversary Sale
Switches
$4.95 Regular Price
$1.45 Anniversary Price
These are 24-inch switches,
made of German wavy ha'ir. Our
showing comprises 500 switches,
in all shades. You are sure to find
the switch that matches in so large
a collection.
Gl
oves
Women's Doeskin
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Gloves. Special . . P iilO
One-clasp pique sewn doe
skin gloves. The washable kind.
$1.50 Natural(ti QQ
Chamois Gloves. P X J J
One-clasp P. X. M. natural
chamois gloves.
$3.00 1 6-Button (tin JQ
Chamois Gloves. fLfrO
Women's 1 6-button pique
sewn natural chamois gloves.
Klrt Floor.
In another case now pending before
the Supreme Court.
The purpose of bringing- the present
case to trial now is to expeone me
building of the docks. It has been
stipulated between the attorneys that
if the Supreme Court reverses Judge
Morrow's ruling on the question re
ferred to and decides for the city, the
iiie-ment in the condemnation suit
shall go for naught.
Harrisburg Considers Charter.
HARRJSBURG, Or., April 29. (Spe
cial.) The City Council is considering
the advisability of submitting a new
April May-Take
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Sarsaparilla
Spring Medicine and blood purifier.
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best quality of wash silks that have
in a style that is correct, becoming
the detachable crushed collar and
of Fine Grade German Hair Switches
Switches
$7.00 Regular Price
$3.25 Anniversary Price
26 and 28-inch switches, of
especially selected German wavy
hair. AH shades. Positively the
best switch to be obtained any
where for so small a price. A
large selection for choice.
A Sale of Suits "by Request"
Our Regular $32.50 to $38.50 Suits
Wednesday $25.00
The response to our anniversary announcement of the sale
of suits so far exceeded our expectations that many women were
necessarily disappointed in not securing one of the sale garments.
We wish to assure our patrons that the supply would ordi
narily have been double what was necessary in any regular sale.
By 10 o'clock almost half the suits were sold, a record never
before attained for the same number of sales in this or any
other store in Portland.
To give an opportunity to those women who were unable to
share in our opening sales we place on sale for Wednesday
suits of equal worth.
These suits sell regularly up to $38.50, and are made of fine
imported serges, worsteds and fancy whipcords.
Suits in black, navy blue, brown, gray and taupe.
Some are in the straight front style, others cutaway, and,
again, many are fancy trimmed. Cut in the popular 26 to 28
inch lengths. Every jacket is lined with fine quality silk. The
skirts are cut in the newest straight gored models.
An Anniversary Contribution
Fashion'ble Broche Model
Selling Regularly at $5.50
Anniversary Sale $3.50
There is no corset that can give
you better lines than the W. B.
corset, and this special model is of
unequaled superiority.
It is made of a fancy broche,
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tical, Dut a very aamiy dii
lingerie.
This model is extremely long
and has a medium low bust; it
fits comfortably and shapes fashionably.
The excellent wearing qualities of this model are unmatched.
This model is suitable for medium and slender figures in sizes
from 20 to 24. Fourth Floor
charter to the voters here. It Is said
that the present charter has several de
fects and falls to meet the present
needs of the city. It Is probable that
the commission form of government
will be given consideration in case a
new charter Is offered.
Farm Reformatory Planned.
OAKLAND. April 29. A house and
three acres of land planted to fruits and
vegetablod and situated nfar this city.
, TS rOhWSFXD CREAMERY CO.
White Clover Ice Cream Is chosen by careful dealers, who cater to the
better class of the ice cream trade. Its purity places It far above the
ordinary. For dessert or luncheon It ia delicious and economical,
T. S. TOWNSEND CREAMERY COMPANY
Makers of the Famoiia White Clover Batter
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Switches
$9 and $10 Regular Price
$4.95 Anniversary Price
28 and 30-inch switches, made
of natural wavy German hair. Any
shade. An unprecedented oppor
tunity to obtain a genuinely good
switch at a very low cost. Never
excelled and seldom equaled.
Mesznnlne Klonr.
Third Floor.
from the W. B. Corset Company.
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have been secured by several local wo
men's organizations as a home for
women of the sngregated districts from
anywhere in California. The women
will be taught farming, poultry and
pigeon-raising, office work, sewing
and millinery.
Th utilization of the Raraha dmcrt as a
heat-producin? center for Industries in a
suggestion made by J. Antley Cooper in a
paper on "Northern Nigeria, read bofora
the Koynl Colonial Institute. TvOndotl.