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TTTR arOTtXIXG OKEGOXTAX. TRIDAT, DECEMBER 19, . 1913. BLUE ALL PUT Oil MUCH EN0A6EDGIRL Louise Ferris, Betrothed to 50 Men at Once, Declared Leader in Swindle. PARENTS CHANGE PLEAS. Government Says Girl Lured Men, Mother Mailed letters, Sister Warned Suitors Away, and leather Threatened Them. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1. Martin W. Farris. of Princeton. InL, who. with his wife and daughter. Louisa, and Ora. were Indicted here on a charge of misusing the mails in operating a matrimonial bureau, baa told Judge Anderson in the Federal Court that Louise alone was responsible for what Charles W. Miller, the District At torney, characterized as one of tbe big Rest matrimonial swindles operated In this country. Farris and his wife appeared In court yesterday and withdrew pleas of not guilty and entered pleas of guilty, which they withdrew after Mr. Miller had outlined the Government's case. Miss X.ouis pleaded guilty to the charges when arraigned Tuesday. She has not been sentenced. Miss Ora has not been arraigned. Girl Eagaged to BO Men. Mr. Miller in outlining the Govern ment's case declared that the plan of the swindle was for Louise to write letters to men who wished to marry her. Mrs. Farris mailed the letters, he sal4 Ora warned away prospective bride grooms and if they became insistent the father threatened them. Five of the men who had proposed to Louise, arrived in Princeton at the same time. Mr. Miller said, and at one time she was engaged to GO men. One of the victims who sent Louise xiou was a prominent pujtllist. the District At torney asserted. According to Mr. Miller, there always was a scramble at the Farris home in Princeton when packages or letters arrived, and the first member of the family to open a package or letter kept its contents. Dlssrnatlrd Oaes Threatened. Mr. Miller told of many prospective bridegrooms who had sent diamond bracelets, diamond rings, money and railroad tirkets. Louise, who confessed her part In the scheme. Mr. Miller said, told Mr. Miller that she wrote to the disgruntled lov ers threatening to have them arrested i for "trying to lure a young. Innocent girl away from home" if return of money and Jewelry was demanded. After Farris and his wife had lis tened to Mr. Millers story of their swindle, they withdrew their pleas of guilty and again pleaded not guilty. Judge Anderson ordered the bonds of Farris and his wife Increased to $1000, and they were taken to Jail, being unable to furnish tbe amount. The date of their trial was not set. $137,632 CHECK 3UYS CROP i:-cord Individual Wheat Deal! Closed at Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec. 18. (Special.) The largest check ever is sued in the Northwest, It Is claimed, in payment for the wheat crop of an Indi vidual was signed today by the Jones Kcott Company and was turned over to George Drumheller. It called for 137. 632 24 at the First National Bank, and was In payment for 173,421 bushels of wheat. . This Is a little over 144 carloads or grain. The wheat was club, turkey red, bluestem and forty-foid. and was bought on the basts of 75 cents for club and 85 cents for bllestem. Two years ago the Jones Scott Com pany gave out a check for $65,000 to Mr. Drumheller for his wheat. This' was the largest check up to that time. The grain will go to Tacoma and Portland and shipment has already started. CITY BACKS STREET DANCE han JrTancisco Pays Fiddler for Tango and Boston Dip. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 18. Spon sored by the city, the first of a series of public street dances will be held tomorrow night In one of the outlying residence districts. The city will fur nish the music, lights and police, the latter having been Instructed to aee that proper decorum is observed. The dance programme, which will begin at $ o'clock and end at 11. Includes the tango and the "Boston dip." The second public street dance will be held next Saturday night In another section of the city, and the third of the series Is already arranged for New Year's eve. In the downtown district. FITZGERALD DROPS OUT Iloston Mayor Too 111 to Complete Race for Re-electiou. BOSTON. Dec 18. Mayor Fitzgerald announced last night his withdrawal from the Mayoralty contest. An Illness which kept him In bed ten days after be collapsed suddenly while making a personal investigation of the Arcadia lodging-house fire. Is given as the reason for his action. It is said that the Mayor has no or ganic trouble and that after a rest he will be himself again. The Illness came In the midst of a campaign for re-election in which the Mayor was opposed by five candidates. DERELICT VESSEL SIGHTED St lKKiner Aloha Drifting In Path of Steamers on Sound. SEATTLE. Wash, Dec 18. The derelict schooner Aloha, which broke away from a tug after having been Abandoned by her crew In a storm nearly two weeks ago, was sighted off Destruction Island today. In the path of steamers plying In the coastwise trade. This Is the first time the Aloha has been sighted since she broke away from the tug. Republic disaster nearly five years ago. in which "Jack" Binns figured as a hero by remaining hours at his operat ing post, and the Radio Wireless Tele phone Company as a result was swamped with orders for stock, accord ing to testimony given by Elmer E. Burllngame in Federal Court here to day. Burlingame is on trial with James Dunlop Smith. Samuel E. Darby and E. E. DeForeat, accused of making fraudulent uses of the malls in pro moting the radio company's stock. The witness was the second of the defend ants to take the stand. Darby having completed his testimony In his own be- nalt . i Burlingame told of bow a great deal of money was raised by stock selling after the sinking of the Republic. "For six months' he testified, "when the world was wireless mad, the money Just poured In to us without any great effort on our part." Burlingame testified the company had planned to build up a great wire less telephone and telegraph system covering the entire country. The trial will be resumed tomorrow. 11GED11HSIH0PHY WATER POI.O HONORS" WOX OVER PORTLAND BATHS TEAM. WORLD "WIRELESS MAD" Witness Says Republic Disaster Made Stock. Sell Easily. SEW YORK. Dec IS. The world was wlxeiess mad after the steamship Series Takea la Four Games Straight. Another Programme of Coatests May Be Arranged. Multnomah Club's water polo .team won the M. M. Ringler trophy Wednes day night from the Portlapd Baths team, when the latter went under in the fourth game of a series. The contest waa played at Multnomah Club and the score was 4 to 2. Creasey, the new star of the Portland team, made a beautiful throw from the center of the field in the second half, making the only score for his aggrega tion. Kosengreen, the star goal-tender of the Portland team, was back in the lineup, but waa not able to cope with the deft flings of the Multnomah men. Ross and McMurray tnrew ine nng- orn for th rlub. both In the same can In the second part of the game the Portland seven, came to life and held the Multnomah dolphins from further scoring, besides making their own wuiy. This series was four out of seven, and Professor Cody's men won the four. Another series may be started after th holidays with three teams the Multnomah Club. Portland Baths and Spalding's Athletics. The latter team Is a probability, while the first two are certain to nave anoiner series. The teams lined up as follows: r. wheeler C.K. Rosengreen Hois C.F. Byrnes Preble C Roller Spamer K.F ferry Llndalrom LF Cruej McMurray RG. Bowen Art Allen LG Sullivan Officials Ludwls. referee; Bert Allen and W. Hale, goal scorers. MOB ARRESTS PREDICTED District Attorney Says He Has Clews to Williston Lynchers. WILLISTON, N. D., Dec 18. State's Attorney Burdlck. or Williams County, who Is conducting tbe investigation and attempting to place the respon sibility for the lynching Tuesday morn ing, December 1C, of Cleve Culbertson, convicted murderer of the Dillon fam ily at Ray, said tonight: ' "Our search for evidence as to the identity of the members of the mob that hanged Culbertson has necessarily been quite general, but I believe we have clews which may ultimately lead to the positive identification of some of the participants. In the outrage and their arrest. "The lynching may be attributed to two causes. One waa that Culbertson received a life sentence in the state prison Instead of being sentenced to hang. The other was the fear that the prisoner might be pardoned within a short time. This feeling was coupled with the fact that six murderers had obtained clemency within a day or two of the time the Culbertson Jury re ported its verdict." MRS. ASTORJGIVES WINDOW Widow or Titanic Victim Endow Church of Late Husband. RH1NEBECK. N. Y., Dec. 18. A memorial window has been placed in the Church of the Messiah here by Mrs. Madeline Talmadge Force Astor, in memory of her husband, who perished on the Titanic. Colonel Astor was senior warden of the church at the time of his death, and his funeral was held from this church. ' There are three panels In the win dow. The center one represents Christ walking on the water, and each one of the two side panels shows a standing female figure. The words, "Bo not afraid" are near the top, and a memorial inscription at the bottom is as follows: "In loving memory of John Jaoob Astor. born July 13, 18(4; died April 15, 1912." HEIRS TO $100,000 GOOtE Estate in Oakland, Cal., Begging for Someone to Claim It. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 18 A $100. 000 estate Is going begging in this city because the beneficiaries in tbe will of John Joseph Ross, a soldier of fortune, who died In Guatemala many years ago, cannot be found. The legatees are An drew Benjamin Ross. George W. Ross and Elisabeth Roas, all of whom are said to be brothers and sisters -of John Ross. The San Francisco fire of 190 de stroyed the municipal marriage records, which would have shed some light on the whereabouts of the missing heirs. Ross came to this city in 1882. married and shortly afterward went to Central America, where he laid the foundation of a fortune. The witnesses to the church wedding and the priest who of ficiated are dead. An attorney is en gaged in a search for the relatives. Infected Fruit Trees Get Ax. Acting on the orders of County Fruit Inspector Wlndle and State Inspector Stansberry, 2800 fruit trees on the H. Metzger ranch, at East Seventy-sixth street and PowelL Valley road were destroyed yesterday. Metzger, It la said, waa served a month ago with an order to spray the trees on the tract, as a protection to trees on neighboring tracts, and was allowed SO days to comply with the order. When he re fused to obey the order Inspector Wlndle had the trees cut down. They were said to be decaying from lack of attention, some of them having every brand of tree ailment. They had not been sprayed for several years Mr. Wlndle said. Grand Trunk Pacific Floats Notes. LONDON. Dec 18. A note Issue by the Grand Trunk Paclflo for $10,000,000 at 6 per cent for seven years, has been underwritten. The Issue price is 97 and the notes are secured by the de posit of 4 per cent debentures to a value ot $16,000,009 with the. trustees. Last Week-End Before Christmas! ALL OUR PRICES ARE REDUCED ON BOYS' APPAREL --BUY NOW! Boys' "Winter Suits and Overcoats for Christmas buy ers at genuine reductions from regular prices.- Clothing of style and reliability, showing superior -workmanship. Choose Today and Tomorrow for your boys' Christmas. Girls' Coats Reduced Girls' $ 6.00 Coats now only...$4.50 Girls' $ S.50 Coats now only. ..5.50 Girls' $10.00 Coats now only... $6.85 Girls' $12.50 Coats now only... $8.35 Girls' $15.00 Coats now only... $9.85 Girls' $ 7.50 Raincoats $5.85 Girls' $10.00 Raincoats ...$6.S5 Girls' $12.50 Raincoats $8.35 -Third Floor. Boys' $ Boys' $ Boys' $ Boys' $ Suits and Overcoats ... $ 3.50 Suits and Overcoats ... $ 4.85 Suits and Overcoats . . . $ 5.35 Suits and Overcoats ... $ 5.95 Suits and Overcoats . . '. $ 7.85 Suits and Overcoats . . . $ 9.85 Suits and Overcoats . . . $11.85 Week-End Specials Boys' $1.25. corduroy Knicker trousers, S5& Boys' $1.25 wool under wear, 85 Boys' $1.50 and $2 tor-' tie -neck and V-neck sweaters, SX.15 Boys' 50c Bradley muf flers, 25 6 Boys' $3 to $7.50 bath robes, Si.95to$5.95 50c and 75c wool stock ing caps, 25 & 35d Infants' $1 and. $1.25 sweaters, 50 The Same Reductions on Russian Blouse. Suits The Boys' Store, Second Floor OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS BEls SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth -in e RAINIER BOWLERS WIN BREWERS' TEAM EASII.Y DEFEATS TRIAXGLK COLLAR COMPAXY. Joe Gideons, of Commercial league, Also Take Two Game From Drnn.wlck-Balke Clnb. The Rainier Brewers defeated the Tri angle Collar Company bowlers Wednes day night on the Saratoga Alleys, three games straight. The Joe Gideons, also of the Commercial League, took two games from the Brunswidt-Balke Com pany on the same skids. The Rainiers had an easy time with the Triangle men, taking one of the three games by a difference of more than 150 points. Bartle, of the win ners, made a high score of 244, and the high average of 203. In the other match Weaver, of the Gideons, held the high average and tho hieh score, the former was 198 and the score 223. The scores follow: R-lnlor 113 Total. Av. Bartle. captain.. ..'.1US 244 171 810 203 SSvln .V.. 209 1M 179 63S 1S4 Chatterton 1ST 172 1BT 62 178 McMahou 148 197 802 167 Woldt 167 15S 1JO 4US 1B4 Totala .' 874 982 878 2882 Triangle Collar Co. 1 2 8 Total. At. P.o.enau. K. 130 134 2 4B8 152 Dibbertn 178 144 lo6 478 1J Any 135 128 ... 2bl 130 Rosenesu. W 181 161 161 OJendyke H H s32 Schwab, captain.... lo4 148 159 4i9 148 Totals -.773 772 783 2 J2S Brumwlcko-Balke Co 12 8 Total. Av. Fi.her 145 175 171 4U1 164 Moi" ::::: is na 212 bjs w Kramer 134 134 1)4 Kfky captain. ..1O0 1M 180 334 107 Finch " ...7.. 179 188 182. 649 183 Brocker .142 101 177 480 100 Total 78 850 022 2560 7ll fjirf-on 12 3 Total. Av. w?ver. 10 182 223 895 108 And.rVon 138 12 158 458 152 Blrr'll ... !' 162 179 840 ISO Rerthold captain... 13 220 IBS 848 183 A? Myers 15 1 12 73 I Totals 883 922 907 S712 RECALL THREAT MADE GOVERNOR AMMONS IGNORES DE MAND OF DENVER UNIONS. Removal of Troops From Strike Zone and Dismissal of Adjutant-General Is Request of Labor Heads. T-.Tm4-T7TTT? rv 1 U A time limit of five days was given Governor Ammons Wed nesday within wnicn to rtiau ihj troops from the strike sone, dismiss Adjutant-General Chase from command of the state military department and to deliver all military prisoners over to civil authorities, under penalty of the circulation of a petition of recall. This demand was the chief act of the convention of the Allied Trade Unions and was issued In the form of a resolu tion Introduced by the resolutions com mittee and was adopted unanimously by the delegates at the convention. The Governor intimated tonight that he would give no heed to the reported resolution Inasmuch as he had con ducted his efforts of conciliation and peace-making to the best of his ability and did not fear the consequences of his executive actions. Home and $15 Monthly Offered at Laurel Farmer Can Make Use of Man Dnr 1ns; Winter Doing Odd Jobs Around House and Hnpyard. LAUREL Or., Dec 18. (To the Edi tor.) Dear Sir: I have been reading In The Oregonian about so many men being out of work. Now I would like a young man, not under 18, to help me build some fence, saw wood, cut brush, and do some work In a hop yard. 1 could pay 15 a month and board. "If you could place thla letter In the hands ot some respectable young man It would be helping someone to get work and a good home for the Winter. "If he would write me I could meet him In Hilleboro at any time, at the Washington-Street Livery barn. They know me there. Yours respectfully, "B. L. MAPES." Charles Oliver Sought. Mrs. Charles Oliver, of 513 Ross street, has asked the police to locate her husband. Charles Oliver, who has been mUilng since o'clock last night. He is described as being 5 feet, 9 Inches in height; thin features, dark brown mustache, wore dark serge suit, dark gray overcoat, soft black hat; two first Angers and little finger on his left hand are gone. GUNBOATS SHIPPED CRATED Shallow Water Fighting Vessels Are Sent to Philippines. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18. Designed for service In the shallow waters of China and the Philippines, the "knock down" gunboats Monocacy and Palos were lowered Wednesday into the holds of the steamer Mongolia, which sails tomorrow for the Orient. The little fighting boats, boxed and crated, are the latest addition to the Navy, having been recently completed at the Mare Island Navy-yard. The Monocacy and Palos are com plete In every detail, with the excep tion of the guns, which will be placed at Shanghai. A special armor to pro tect the crews from rifle fire covers the exposed parts. The gunboats will have a crew of 140 men and two offi cers each. " Owner of Theater Incensed.!: Incensed because the City Commission refused to grant her permission to hold public entertainment in the old Bunga low Theater on Morrison and Twelfth streets, Mrs. Preston C. Smith, owner of the building, sent a scathing letter of rebuke to the Commission Wednes day. She says that the Commission in refusing her permission to use the building demonstrated rank discrimina tion, other nonfireproof buildings being permitted used for public entertain ment while she Is denied the privilege. Motorcyclist Is Arrested. Jack Erickson was arrested Wednes day night at Grand avenue and East Morrison street for violation of the traffic ordinance in that he rode his motorcycle by a streetcar while passen gers were getting off and on. He was reelased upon his promise to appear in court this morninir at 8:30. FREE LUNCH FRIENDLESS SALOONMEN SAY THE INSTITUTION LURES TRAMPS TO TOWN. Chicago Alderman Proposes Men Shall Go Home for Dinner Cooks and Walters Affected, Too. CHICAGO, Dec. 18. Only one of the more than 7000 saloonkeepers In Chi cago appeared Wednesday in defense of the saloon free Hinch before a special Council committee. Representatives of scores of others appeared to urge a bill abolishing lunches in saloons. One saloonkeeper said if the lunches were abolished the city would not face the problem of feeding 60,000 tramps each Winter. "They are drawn here by free lunches," he said. It was asserted that the serving of lunches prevented 18,000 cooks and waiters from getting work in the city. The Alderman who introduced the ordinance declared it was his purpose to make men go home for dinner at night instead of standing at a bar eat ing sandwiches and telephoning home that they were detained at the office. HARRY MARLOWE CAUGHT Escaped Convict From Oregon Peni tentiary in California. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18 Harry Mar lowe, an escaped convict from the Ore gon State Penitentiary at Salem, was captured here Wednesday by detectives and admitted, the police said, having planned several holdups. Marlowe escaped from the Oiegon Penitentiary after serving three years of a 15-year sentence. He was armed when arrested. SALEM, Or.. Dec 18. (Special.) Harry Marlowe was received at the penitentiary from Multnomah County In January, 1911, on sentence for lar ceny In a dwelling. He escaped In October of this year, when, as a trusty, he was set at work painting a wall outside the prison. . WARRENTON HAS ELECTION George Schmitz Is Chosen Mayor to Succeed Miss Clara Munson. wmprNTflV or.: Dec 18. fSte- clal.) George Schmitz was elected Mayor of Warrenton today, receiving 47 votes to z ior rs. n. policy, mo nnnnainir candidate. Mr. Schmitz suc ceeds Miss Clara Munson, Oregon's first woman Mayor, who was elected a year ago and who declined to run again. Pn....flin.n WA.A olAPtpd tOdaV AS follows: Two-year term, G. Moon and W. P. Havner; one-year term, J. W. Detrich and aarmon. CLAIRVOYANT IS TRAPPED Walla Walla Sergeant Gets Fortune Told, but Arrests Teller. WALLA . WALLA, Wash., Dec 18. (Special.) Max Hoffman, spiritualistic teacher, painted a glowing future for a man in his office Tuesday niglit, pre dicting long life, wealth and happiness, all for t2 and at the close of the read ing generously asked If the sitter had any request. The sitter had one which was that the teacher put on his hat and take a walk. The sitter was Police Sergeant Duggar, and Hoffman tonight was fined $5 for fortune telling. Eugene Resident Run, Down. George A. Price, 68 years old, a resi dent of Eugene, was run over by an automobile driven by Dr. J. J. Rosen berg, who resides at 592 First street, about 10 Wednesday night, at the corner of Fourth and Montgomery. Price tried to cross Montgomery street as Dr. Rosenberg was driving along Mont gomery toward the river. He was Sparkling Burgundy Sparkling Sauterne Sparkling Moselle California Champagne a Bottle 3 for $1.00 Pure California Wines STANDARD A regular $1.00 grade, 75 gallon IMPERIAL The grade that costs you $1.50 in other stores. 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Their influence still abides with us; their names and character dwell In our thoughts and hearts; we live and com mune with them in their writings; we enjoy the benefits of their labors; our institutions have been founded by them. We axe surrounded by the works of the dead; our knowledge and our arts are the fruits of their toil; our minds have been formed by their Instructions; we are most Intimately connected with them by a thousand dependencies. minimum1?: liHliilililW I; &b?ay HINT J vuiuc iv uuouuiuai o Great Shoe Sale Today A nicer gift than a pair of Hanan Shoes would be impossible. Get a gift certificate now. Double S & H Trading . . . Stamps. Every Shoe in this es tablishment is Greatly Reduced. Sale only at 129 10th St. SNOWY LINEN for personal and household use is im perative at this sea son. Make Sure by sending your lin en to the UNION, where "near-perfect work" obtains al ways. 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