THE MORNING OREGOMAN, TUESDAY. . OCTOBER 14, 1913.
WEALTH WILLED 10
PORTLAND WO i
Quarrel Between Man and His
Daughter Echoed in Will
of Eastern Doctor.
ESTATE WORTH $200,000
Mrs. F. B. Stevens, Cot Off by Ffether
Because She Took Sides With
Dr. Robinson In Family Con
troversy, Is Remembered.
OREGONIAJf NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Oct. 13. Mrs. Frances B. Stev
ens, of Portland, is the chief benefi
ciary under the will of Dr. Small Ad
ams Robinson, who died in this city
last week, leaving an estate valued at
$200,000. The will was drawn at Port
land April 13. 1906. by Dr. Robinson, who
was a veil-known physician in this
city and New York during the past
few years. lie was round aeaa in mm
apartments several days ago.
Under Dr. Robinson's will, Mrs. Stev
ens is to have all his banK. rauroaa
and municipal stock and bonds, his
jewelry and household effects. The re.
mainlng estate is turned over to Pro
fessor William B. Atwood and the
Washington Loan Trust Company In
trust for 10 years. During that time
the income is to be distributed 40 per
cent to each of his grandchildren, Mary
V. Robinson and Samuel A. Robinson,
and 20 per cent each to his daughter-
in-law, Mrs. Laura Robinson, so long
as she remains unmarried, and to Mrs.
Frances B. Stevens. After the sale the
proceeds are to be distributed In the
same manner.
Mrs. Stevens Is also bequeathed 300
volumes from Dr. Robinson's library.
Mrs. Stevens is the daughter of the
late George T. Myers, who died about
five years ago. leaving an estate vai
ued at between $500,000 and $750,000.
Mrs. Stevens was allowed only $20,000
by her father, the remainder of the
estate being left to her brother, George
T. Myers, Jr., now of Seattle and Port
land.
Mrs. Stevens, who Is the wle of B.
F. Btevens. the assistant cashier
of the First National Bank, began
suit soon after her father's death
to break bis will on the ground
that he was unreasonably preju
diced against her because of her al
leglance to her mother In a family dis
pute regarding the retaining of Dr.
Robinson during the last illness of
Mrs. Myers. Mr. Myers, It was alleged.
entertained a hallucination to the ef
fect that Dr. Robinson exercised undue
Influence over his wife and daughter
and therefore objected to his treatment
of his wife. Mrs. Myers persisted In
retaining Dr. Robinson and in approv
ing of her mother s wishes, Mrs. Ster
vens incurred the 111-wlll of her fath
er, which resulted In her small inheri
tance from him.
The old will controversy Is unsettled
still, the Oregon Supreme Court at
present having It under consideration.
weeks ego took steps toward formln
a co-operative association, in order tbs
select the .animals from thoroughbred
berds in Wisconsin, pio .r
fnrmiiiir m. nurchasillE SS
soclation with members in the lower
and upper Hood Kiver v alleys ana "
the Underwood district of Skamania
County, Wash.
i ftnirfnv morn active Inter-
est In promoting the Increase of cows
than local bankers. Representatives of
tn tnree local dkhbs. d.
vice-president of the Hood River Bank.
Ing & Trust Company; .Truman Butler
i- -,.;,t.,.. th, Rntlr Banking
- .. i TP n ninnrhir. cashier
v.uuipau, biiu u. v. " " .
of the First National Bank, have offered
the growers financial aid in ouyms v"
animals.
D , .r.unnnHMflt with rCSPOn
slble friends In Wisconsin, leads me to
believe that Hood River people will
make no mistake in securing good
r .. .. Un,t!n r-n ws ' ttavs Mr.
uuviiiorj v ....... -
Blanchar. "If they are brought out
this Winter with good care ana reea
ing they would be thoroughly accll
mated by next Spring.. The Commer
clal Club undoubtedly will take th'
,... ,,n an H the Citizens Of th'
Washington apple district, tributary to
us. no doubt will be ready to Join us.
The Guernsey cow is the favorite of
those who propose to enter the dairy
business on a iimneq acme.
WAR IS BLOW TO ROAD
MEXICAN" STRIFE BLAMED FOR
"FRISCO'S" IXSOIVEN'CY.
BANK FRAUD IS CHARGED
Henry E. Dekajr and Others Held
Aiding In Peculations.
NEW YORK, Oct IS. Henry E. De
kay, under Indictment In Providence,
R. I., in connection with a misapplica
tion of funds of the Atlantic National
Bank of Providence, was arrested to
day by Department of Justice agents
In Tonkers. N. Y. Later he was ar
raigned before United States Commis
sioner Shields. In default of $20,000
ball, he was committed to the Tombs.
Dekay and others under arrest are
charged with aiding and abetting Ed
ward P. Metcalf in an alleged misuse
of funds while Metcalf was the bank's
president. When arrested today he was
at the home of Samuel Untermyer, law
yer. Dekay denied participation In the
alleged frauds, declaring he was In
Mexico on the dates set forth in the Indictment.
CHRISTIANS PLAN EXHIBIT
Protestant Churches Unite to Dem
onstrate Religion's Value at Fair.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 13. A com
prehensive exhibit demonstrating the
power and value of the Christian re
liglon was planned today for the
Panama-Paclfio Exposition by a com
mittee representing the Protestant
churches, of San Francisco. Secretary
MacFarland, of the Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in America,
brought the subject to the attention
of the committee.
It is proposed to construct a build
ing on the exposition grounds for ex
hibition purposes, conferences, a page
ant of the world's missionary progress
and a continuous campaign of evango-
listlo propaganda.
HELGESEN WANTS NO TOGA
Xorth Dakota Representative to Be
Candidate to Succeed Self.
GRAND FORKS, N. D.. Oct. 13. Rep
resentative Helgesen, of the First North
Dakota District will be a candidate to
succeed himself, and "will not meddle
In the Senatorial fight" of the coming
year. In which A. J. Gronna Is seeking
to retain his seat .
In an Interview given in this city to
day Representative Helgesen declared
that he baa no Senatorial ambition now.
For some time It had been said that he
would run against Gronna and Attor
ney Miller.
CHEHALIS HAS $15,C00 FIRE
Mill Destroyed and Warehouse Dis
' trict Threatened by Flames.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Oct 14. (Spe
cial.) Fire of unknown origin de
stroyed the feed mill and warehouse of
the Chehalis Produce Company at this
place between 12 and 1 o clock this
morning. The loss is estimated at $15,
000 and is partially covered by Insur
ance. The principal owner of the prop.
erty is I. P. Cailison, of Aberdeen,
Wash.
The entire warehouse district was
threatened for a time by the fire, but
tne department by a hard fight sue
ceeded in confining the flames to the
building of the produce concern.
HOOD RIVER AFTER CATTLE
Good Guernsey Cows to Be Secured
in Wisconsin for West.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Oct 13. (Special.)
Instead of the Purchase of a single
carload of cows by the residents of the
upper Hood Rfver Valley, who several
Meeting of Stockholders . Called to
Harmonize Eastern Owners and
.Vice-President Campbell.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 13. Ofie hundred
thousand shares of stock of the St
T.miln San Francisco Railroad one-
fourth, of the total were represented
at a itieetine of the stockholders here
thia afternoon, which was called to
davina- mmm to harmonise the appar
ent conflict between the committee of
Eastern shareholders and James camp
bell, of St Louis, vice-president of the
company, who recently invited tne co
operation of stockholders in protecting
their interest
A. T. Perkins and S. W. Fordyce.
both of St LoulB, were continued as a
committee to represent the snarenoia
ers who attended today's meeting. They
may add James Campbell to the com
mittee.
A. T. Perkins told the ' assembled
stockholders that B. F. Yoakum, chair
man of the Board of Directors, holds.
In the name of other persons, 87,000
shares of stock, though on the books
he Is credited with but 218. -
Mr. Fordyce attributed the receiver
ship of the railroad to the troubles
In Mexico.
"If it bad not been for the trouble
In Mexico, I don't think the 'Frisco'
would be Insolvent today." he said.
"The Brownsville) road was hit hard
by that trouble and that road was one
of our most Important feeders in the
Southwest . Lands owned by the road
In Arizona and New Mexico in time
will be worth $10,000,000, and I am
very hopeful of the future.
"We lost $2,500,000 by reason of the
floods in the last few years and that
may not happen again for years."
Mr. Perkins said the operation of
the two-cent passenger law would
cause the road to lose not less than
$1,500,000 revenue for the fiscal year
1918-14. .
Mr. Fordyce said the stockholders
might be assessed on their holdings,
but he did not think the assessment
would be large.
GIRL IS BADLY INJURED
MISS SCHUYLER'S VERTEBRA IS
CRUSHED BY AUTO.
Expert Legal Stenographer Must Be
Strapped to Board for Months
and May Lose Earning Power.
With the 11th vertebra crushed and
the 12th Injured, Miss Charlotte Schuy
ler, . expert stenographer, has been
strapped to a board at the Good Sam
aritan Hospital, in which position she
must remain for three months, as the
result of being run over by an automo
bile at Sixth and Columbia streets last
Wednesday.
It Is probable Miss Schuyler will
never again be able to earn her own
living. She was employed by Attor
neys Sheppard and Brock, In the Yeon
building. Mr. Bheppard said yesterday
she regularly did the work of two good
stenographers.
Miss Schuyler did not believe that
her Injuries were serious, but at the
Good Samaritan Hospital, where she
was taken yesterday from her rooms
in the Lillian Apartments, it was found
that her 11th vertebra had - been
crushed and that a portion of the 12th
had been injured.
The automobile which ran over Miss
Schuyler belongs to the Kennedy Con
struction Company. It had four per
sons in it at the time of the accident
It was coming down the incline on
Columbia. A streecar was crossing
Columbia on Sixth. The motorman
said that although he had the right of
way he saw tnat tne driver or tne
auto could not make the stop In time
to avoid a collision. So he stopped his
car in the middle of the Intersection.
Miss Schuyler, seeing that the car
had stopped, tried to cross in front of
it She Bays she was on the line of
the sidewalk, but that the auto swerved
out in front of the car and struck her.
It ran over her body lengthwise and
turned her. over.
Miss Schuyler's mother lives at Stur
geon Bay, Wis. She has no relatives in
Portland.
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OPENSNG GUN FIRED
Washington Bull Moose Begin
Fight on Senator Jones.
SCATHING . LETTER ISSUED
JUDGE PROUTY TO RETIRE
Commerce Commissioner Will Take
New Post November 1.
WASHINGTON, Oct 18. Charles A.
Prouty will retire In the near future
as a member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, to become director
of the physical valuation of railways.
No formal announcement has been
made, but arrangements for the change
have been completed with tne Inter
state Commerce Commission and with
President Wilson, with whom Judge
Prouty had a conference today.-
ProutK's retirement probably will be
about November . 1. y That will make
two vacancies In tne commission for
President Wilson to fill this year. The
trm of Commissioner Judson C. Clem
ents, of Geoigia, will expire In Decem
ber. Generally ii is expecioa uai ne
will be reappointed Dy rrewoeni Wil
son. - He Is a Democrat and served
many years In Congress.
" Few AVomen Are to Vote.
Registration for the coming general
. i.niinn n r ii ounH v nnvf muer V. Ill 1U1B
city, has been slow. The number of
women preparing for the election is
email. A canvass of the women In one
Polk County town showed that a large
per cent did not actually want to vote.
Cimcli txrm . the only quadrupeds that
cannot swim.
Too Were the Champion of 'Lori
merlsm' In the Senate," Beads
Chairman's Letter Democrats
to Be Attacked In Time.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 13. (Special.)
Bull Moose leaders have practically
declared that Senator Jones will be the
only Republican candidate for United
States Senator next year and have de
termined to begin a fight on him at
once. Similarly, as soon as tne ueiau
cratlo fight shapes up. the attack will
be directed on that party.
A circular letter for wbicn state
Chairman L. Roy Slater, of Spokane, is
sponsor has been issued, attacking
Senator Jones and it - Is declared this
character of fight will be continued.
The Bull Moose Senatorial fight prob
ably will not be settled until the pri
maries are held, for there are Indica
tions that a fight for the nomination
can be arranged to increase Interest In
the party's fight at the November elec
tions. The Bull Moose seek primary
contests to get out a big Vote and leave
a moral effect upon the band wagon
voters.
"You were the champion of "Lorlmer
ism' In the Senate." says Slater's let
ter, which Is addressed to Senator
Jones. "In that battle between the peo.
pie and special privilege you were the
high priest of special privilege and not
only voted but led the battle, taking
your stand against honesty and clean
government
"In your published statement you
very carefully hid the fact that you
were the chairman of the Lorimer in
vestigation committee, that a favorable
report was rendered by one vote your
vote and that on the floor of the Sen
ate you championed the cause of Lori
mer and 'Lorlmerlsm' while the people
of this state stood aghast and ashamed.
"W. Lorimer Jones, just as your bat
tle for Lorimer was one of the final
stands of special privilege in the Sen
ate, so will your campaign in this state
be the last stand of the Republican
party."
SLAYER PROVES GRIio
SPENCER GOES WITH POLICE TO
GET EVIDENCE.
Ring Taken From Murdered Woman
Found in Pawnshop Story of
' Arson Is Confirmed.
CHICAGO, Oct 18. Henry Spencer,
confessed slayer of Mrs. Mildred Alli
son Rexroat laboped with the police
today to convince them he is guilty of
the many crimes to' which he has con
fessed. Handcuffed between two de
tectives he rode with Detective Cap
tain Halpln In an automobile around
the city pointing out places mentioned
in his long confession as spots where
he had committed crimes.
At an obscure pawnshop he called
for a ring pawned the day after the
death of Mrs. Anna Belle Wight
who was beaten to death at her home
last Spring. The ring was Identified
as having belonged to Mrs. Wight
Spencer then ordered the chauffeur to
drive to the home of Mrs. A. J. Mac
Donald, a neighbor of Mrs. Wight He
was identified by Mrs.- MacDonald as
a man who had applied to her for a
room and had been directed by her to
Mrs. Wight
Spencer pointed out a building at
2950 Milwaukee avenue which he said
he had set on fire after beating up a
man. his wife and two children. The
records of the fire department show
that Trokop Balinsky, his wife and
two children had been rescued uncon
scious by firemen when called there to
extinguish a blaze.
TROLLEY PIONEERS FETED
Portland Electric Clnb Host to Men
Long With. Power Company.
Views of Portland from 1S51 to 1913
formed one of the Interesting features
of the entertainment which the Tort'
land Electrio Club gave to the 65 em
ployes who had been 20 years or more
with the Portland Railway, Light et
Power ComDanv In its assembly hall
at First and Alder streets last night
The flood of 1894 as It affected the
streetcar system, the trains of the old
City & Suburban Company, the Mount
Tabor steam motor, the Sunnyslde mo
tor trains, the first train into St
Johns, the old cable . and horse cars,
the ruins of the old city car barns and
the first trolley car were a few of
th slides brought out to remind the
trolley pioneers of this city.
The pioneers of public service were
highly honored in President Griffith's
address to the old employes.
Other speakers were: C. F. Swigert,
F. L Fuller, Mike Conley, O. B. Cold
well and F. D. Hunt
A banquet followed the entertainment
Apple Tree Bears Two Crops.
NAMPA, Idaho, Oct IS. (Special.)
Pomologlsts of Canyon County, are try
ing to solve the peculiar freak of na
ture displayed in an apple tree owned
by Dr. C. B. Allen, of Parma. In the
latter part of July It bore heavily. A
few weeks later It blossomed again,
and the second crop was maturing
rapidly when it was checked by the
frost a few days ago.
1 Hail, Rain, Wind
m
Wasn't yesterday a weather-breeder? That irrepressible weather
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Rubberized tweeds, worsteds and fancy cheviots with set-in or
raglan sleeves, military or convertible collars; both double and
single-breasted. They're weather-repellers.
Raincoats $15 to- $35
fen
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