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TTTF MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22. 1914 3 S. GOELET FILES CORNER IN RADIUM BY NATION OPPOSED PROMINENT SOCIETY LEADER WHO SUES FOR DIVORCE. SUIT FOR DIVORCE rencfi French Lecture Friday 11 to 12 A. M. Lecture Friday Phonograph Hall. C-Merehand.so of cJ Merit Only Husband Accused of Extreme Cruelty and Other Misbe r havior and Wickedness. Withdrawal of Lands Would Ruin Industry in Colorado, Is Declaration. les for TrSiursday Extraordinary Interest SEPARATION IS NOT NEW CANCER HOSPITAL IS PLAN Couple Have Simply "Kept tp Ap pearances' In Fifth-Avenue Man sion for Months Home to j Be Closed Permanently. NEW TORK, Jan. 21. (Special.) Sirs. Robert Goelet 'has filed suit for absolute divorce from the millionaire clubman and sportsman. The papers were sent from this city to Newport for filing- today. Mrs. Goelet left the city this morning- for Daytona, Fla Robert Goelet, it is said, will sail for Europe in a few weeks. His wealth has jeen estimated at $35,000,000. Intimate friends of the couple have been expecting: something of this kind for months, but many did not know that while they occupied the Goelet mansion on Fifth avenue they were not living there as husband and wife. While they continued, however, to keep up appearances intimate friends had hoped for a reconciliation. Within the last month Mrs. Goelet had made up her mind to take the final step. With her butler and maids she left the house today for the last time. .Arrangements had been made mean while to close the house permanently February 1. The papers charge Mr. Goelet with "extreme cruelty and other misbe havior and wickedness repugnant to and In violation of the marriage cov enant." Samuel Untermyer is Mrs. Goelefs at torney. All he would say today was that any papers which had been filed would show all that was to be said of Mrs. Goelet's complaint. Mrs. Goelet, he said, did not regard her affairs or those of her family as matters of public Interest or concern. Mrs. Goelet was formerly Miss Elsie Whelan, of Philadelphia, and was re garded as one of the most beautiful Klrls In the country when she made her debut in society. She is today an excep tionally beautiful woman, and an artist of ability. The couple have two chil dren, for the custody of which Mrs. Goelet will ask. Mr. and Mrs. Goelet were married June 14, 1904. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, then Miss Alice Roosevelt, was among the bridesmaids. PUBLISHERSWILL UNITE Movement of Yakima, Benton and Kittitas Men Taking Form. GRANDVIEW. Wash., Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) A meeting of th publishers of Yakima, Benton and Kittitas counties will be held in Grandview, January 31, to organize an association to regulate affairs pertaining to their business. The newspapermen decided on this action while they were the guests of W. W. Butler at a banquet January 17. At a meeting held after the banquet William Verran, of the Wapto Inde pendent, was elected temporary chair man and president, and C. D. Foster, of the Grandview Herald, temporary secretary. The temporary secretary was instructed to notify all newspa permen who were not present of the meeting- to be held January 31. Those who attended the preliminary meeting were: M. L. O'Connell. Rich land Advocate; Yancey Freeman. Sun nyside Sun; William Verran, Wapto Independent; T. G. Maroney, Granger Enterprise; C. D. Foster, Grandview Herald; James Leslie, North Yakima Herald; O. F. Spring, Toppenish Tri bune; George M. Allen, Toppenish Re view; A. R. Gardener, Kennewlck Re porter: A. S. Hillyer. Zillah Free Press; R. E. Reed, Kennewlck Courier; Hal S. Smith, Sunnyside Observer, and I. H. Dickson, Ellensburg- Evening Record. ABERDEEN SCHOOL READY Dedication of $0,0 0 0 Building Ar ranged for Monday. , ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) Special dedication services will be held here to mark the completion of the West End Grammar Schoolhouse, which will be used for the first time Monday. - , - The build inn is two stories high, containing four classrooms and two large playrooms. The material is interlocking- tile and cost about $20,000. It is built so that two additions of qual sie can be made. It is expecf?d that a least one of these additions will be required within the next two years. The building probably will be named after Samuel Benn, founder of Aber deen. Three years ago Mr. Benn re fused to have Aberdeen's $150,000 High School named after him. SETTLEMENT IS DEMANDED End of Controversy Over Oak-Street Property Is Wanted. Residents of Oak street, between .Tenth and Burnside streets, made formal demand yesterday that the City Commission take action at once to close up the controversy between the city and John Klosterman, which has held up for more than two years the opening of Oak street through prop erty owned by Mr. Klosterman. The city recently offered Mr. Klos terman $45,000 for his property, but he demanded $50,000. He finally dropped to 147,500, and announced he would drop no lower. The Commission re fused to pay more than $45,000. Mr. Klosterman has now offered to drop off $500 more from his demand, pro posing a settlement for $47,000. This proposition will come before the Com mission probably tomorrow morning. STUMP-LAND FUND ASKED Representative Hawley and Senator Brady Want Appropriation. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 21. Representative Haw ley, of Oregon, and Senator Brady, ot Idaho, are working for an appropria tion in the agricultural bill for con tinuing the study of the stump-removal problem, so as to render available for farming large areas of cut-over lands that now stand Idle because of the ex cessive cost of clearing. An appropriation for this purpose was made in the agricultural appropri ation bill of last year, but the Secre tary of Agriculture did not ask for its continuance. Work started by the Forest Service tinder the appropriation made last year was not completed. L " " -J? -"S"V , JT-: I , ' "1 I . t '-y' - !"" ; Q . I ' - V ' ' v ' ' - - v nirv. ' . y 9 s, 1 . MRS. ROBERT GOELET. UNIONISTS URGE HID State Federation Protests in Behalf of Miners. FEDERAL CONTROL WANTED Delegates Will Be Sent to Convention of State Farmers' Cnion Astoria Labor Body Host Work May End Today. ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Today's session of tne State Federation of Labor was confined principally to the consideration and adoption of reso lutions. One adopted provided for sending a protest to Washington with a view of aiding the miners in the strike-infested ; districts of Colorado and Michigan. The resolution in brief is for Government control of these mines' until a proper adjustment be tween employer and employe can be reached. The convention went on record as favoring a law that will forbid minors handling motor-driven vehicles in towns of more than 4000 inhabitants. It also indorsed a bill to force employ ers to give all workers at least one full day's rest each week. A resolution was adopted providing for the sending of a delegate to the next convention of the State Farmers" Union. The afternoon discussions included a proposed amendment to the state con stitution that "will forever, hereafter, make it impossible for any craft, how ever small, to And itself unrepresented in our common legislative halls." No action was taken regarding the amend ment. Tonight the delegates were enter tained by the' local Labor Council and they probably will complete .their la bors tomorrow. As a result of a confusion in names yesterday's report erroneously quoted J. T. Cassidy as criticising the state eight-hour law. The speaker was O. E. Hibb3 and he explained today that his remarks were directed toward the California law and not the Oregon act. EIGHT-HOCK IiAW IS WANTED Washington XTnions to Make De mands on Lumbermen May 1. RAYMOND, - Wash.. - Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) The State Federation ot Labor today adopted a resolution favoring a statewide eight-hour law without a dissenting voice. President J. G. Brown, of the Timber-workers' Union, told of the army of unemployed in the three large cities of the Northwest, and referring to a local mill, which was running 12V4 hours a day, he declared "there was too much work here." He declared that conditions must be equalized and that unless the "lumber barons met them half way they would know that they had been in a fight." May 1 was set as the date when the demand would be made upon the lumbermen. One resolution. No. 45, adopted, fa vors election of the House and Senate committees by vote of the membership; another calls for compulsory naturaliz ation; a third provides for the union label on state printing, and still an other recommends a state constitu tional convention and the pledging of candidates to its support. The legislative programme agreed upon today calls for the Initiation of measures to abolish employment agen cies; providing first aid to the in jured; create a blue-sky law; consol idate state boards; prevent a pork bar rel in road appropriations; revise the fish code. GOAL BILL NEVER PAID SHIPOWNER GOT $1338 WORTH OF FIKL FREE, SAYS WITNESS. Western Fuel Company Charged .Ac conn of It. P. Schwertn to Ex penses, Declares Norcross. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 21. Coal worth $1358 had been delivered free to the home of R. P. Schwerin, vice-president and general manager of the Pa cific Mail Steamship Company, In the last six years, by the Western Fuel Company, according to the testimony given today by David C. Norcross, secretary of the coal company, in the United States District Court. Norcross, testifying for the Govern ment in the trial of a group of officers, directors and employes of the Fuel Company, accused of conspiracy to de fraud the Government bv a system of shortweighting, said that the warming of Schwerin's home and the cooking of his meals was charged to "operating expenses" by the Western Fuel Com pany. When Schwerin would place an order for coal, said Norcross, the order would be given to James B. Smith, Western Fuel manager, and a defendant in the present trial. Though a regular bill would be made out for Schwerin's order, after the coal had been deliv ered to his San Mateo home, Norcross said Smith would direct the book keeper to mark the account "paid," and charge the item to "operating ex penses." The Western Fuel Company's books, introduced in evidence, showed that between September 11, 1907, and March 17, 1909, Schwerin's free coal had been worth $496, and that he had been do nated $S62 worth of fuel between No vember. 6. 1910, and last June. WOMAN MAY NOT HANG CONDEMNED 12 YEARS, 9ITTRDER ERS MAY BE LIBERATED. Sew Arguments Mcde Before Pennsyl vania Board for Confessed Slayer of Husband. HARRISBTJRG, Pa., Jan. 21. From arguments presented before the State Board of Pardons today it is believed that MrsKate Edwards, who has been in jail more than - - years under sen tence of death for the murder of her husband, will be liberated. Because of her sex no Governor since 1901 has signed papers for the carrying out of the death sentence. Mrs. Edwards was arrested in July, 1901, for the murder of her husband near Stoudsburg. A few days later a negro who worked in a quarry with Edwards and who had visited the Ed wards home was arrested as an accom plice. Ten days after her imprison ment Mrs. Edwards became the mother of a negro child. The woman and the negro were convicted and sentenced to hang. The cases were taken to the higher courts without' avail and then to the Board of Pardons. In 1903 Mrs. Edwards confessed to the murder and exonerated the negro. A special act of the Legislatrue was passed allowing the negro a new trial and he was acquitted. Mrs. Edwards has changed since en tering the prison. She has learned to read and spends much time with books. When arrested she. had six children. The one born in prison was with her for three or four years, when it was placed in the care of charitable persons. CITY WILL PPEAL SOON Case Against Janitor Chamberlain May Be Filed Today. Appeal from the decision of the Mu nicipal Civil Service Board in the case of Russell Chamberlain, veteran Jan itor at the City Hall, who was dis charged last December for old age and Inefficiency, will be filed in the Cir cuit Court today or tomorrow. Deputy City Attorney Tomlinson will handle the case. The case involves the question of whether Mr. Chamberlain will retain his position as Janitor or be ousted. The Civil Service Board reinstated him on the ground that he was not inef ficient. Commissioner Brewster and the other members of the Commission, excepting Mr. Bigelow, then voted to take the case into the Circuit Court. TWO FRANCHISES GRANTED Oregon City Admits Clackamas Southern and Carver Lines. OREGON CITT, Or.. Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) With the clauses inserted by the Council as suggested by the veto message of Mayor Linn E. Jones on the former ordinances, the franchises for both the Clackamas Southern, now the Willamette Valley Southern, and the Stephen Carver lines were finally passed. Several weeks ago the Mayor vetoed the franchises because he did not be lieve that the city's docking rights were properly protected. Property owners on John Adams street protest ed against the macadam surface im provement that the Council ordered and asked that the material be haru surface of some approved kind. Strikers Arrested by Wholesale. LISBON, Portugal, Jan. 21. Two hun dred of the ringleaders of the general strike of railroad men In Portugal were arrested today by order of the govern ment. Warrants against 400 others were issued, but the men evaded cap ture. The strike, which was declared on January 14, has been broken. Twenty Institutions In TTnited States May Bo Established by Man Who Would Spend Millions to Produce Costly Cure. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Removal of all radium lands, as proposed by the Government, was bitterly opposed to day before the House mines committee by Thomas R. Henahan, State Mining Commissioner of Colorado, who de clared such action would ruin the ra dium mining Industry. "All we want Is to be let alone," he declared. "We are getting out the ra dium. If you tie up these lands, pros pectors will not go Into them. As it is, 99 out of 100 prospectors fail. What they need is encouragement, not dis couragement, if this radium la to be mined." Joseph M. Flannery, president of the Standard Chemical Company, of Pitts burg, said his company had spent in three years $650,000 to produce two grams of radium. The grams cost $480,000. to produce, he estimated, and brought in J240.000. In April, ho said, the company would be producing one gram a month. "There is enough radium ore In Colo rado to supply the world five times over," said Flannery. "Only 200 grams are needed for the whole United States. I will undertake to deliver to the Gov ernment in five years from January 1, 1916, 200 grams of radium at a maxi mum price of $80,000 a gram." Flannery told the committee he had a friend "philanthropically inclined," whose name he declined to give, who was considering spending $16,000,000 In building 20 radium hospitals in sec tions of the country where they would serve 66 per cent of the population. Each would be endowed with five grams of radium, not-only for the treatment of cancer, but also for other diseases. He said he expected a decision soon. Mr. Flannery said he believed no company could enter the Colorado field and produce 10 or 12 grams of radium at a cost of less than $100,000 a gram. His own company, he said, now treated only 2 per cent ores, and the dumps at its Colorado mines were heaps of lower grade ore, which might be treat ed later by a concentrating plant now being installed there, probably as the step towards the removal of the com pany's whole establishment to Colorado. One other company was about ready to put radium on the market Mr. Flan nery said, and several others were working out their plans. He had not concluded- when the committee ad journed until tomorrow. BANKS ASK MEMBERSHIP Oregon, Washington and Idaho De positories Want In Reserve. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, aJn. 21. The following banks today applied to the Treasury Depart ment for membership in the Federal reserve system: Oregon First National, of Portland; Astoria National; First National, Leb anon; American National, Pendleton; First National. The Dalles; Roseburg National; Salem National. Washington National Bank, of Ta coma; Old National, of Spokane; Cap ital National of Olympia; Yakima Na tional, of North Yakima; Seattle Na tional Bank; Baker-Boyer, of Walla Walla; Pioneer National, of Ritzville; Fidelity National, of Spokane; Secur ity National, Cheney; Oakesdale Na tional; United States National, Van couver; Colfax National: Davenport Na tional; also First National, of Lind, Medical Lake. Toppenish, Walla Walla, Colvllle. Harrington, Zillah, Ritzville, Port Townsend and Bremerton. Idaho First National, Boise; Pay ette National; Hailey National; Lincoln National, Shoshone; Bannock National, Pocatello, and First National Banks in Caldwell, Malad, Grangeville, Cotton wood, Rexburg, Hagerman, Jerome and Mountain Home. RAILWAY FIGHTING TAXES Idaho County Charged With Over Estiniating Value of 4000 Acres. OROFINO, Idaho, Jan. 21. (Special.) The Northern Pacific Railroad Com pany has brought suit in the District Court against Clearwater County to test the assessment and taxation of its lands In this county. The company says it owns 4000 acres of land in this county, and that it is assessed at $81, 000. on which the taxes are $1293.99. It charges that the property Is valued at 25 per cent above Its full cash value. The company In its complaint also alleges all other lands are assessed at only 60 per cent of their full cash value. BARONESS SUDDENLY ILL Dr. Appleby's Suit in London to Re cover $20,000 Goes Over. LONDON, Jan. 21. The sudden illness of Baroness May de Pallandt, former ly Marie Dugas, of Chicago, caused an Indefinite adjournment today of the suit brought against her by Dr. Ernest Vll liers Ap'pleby, formerly lecturer at the University of Minnesota, for the recov ery of $20,000. On the reassembling of the King's Bench Court, counsel for the Baroness announced that she had suffered a col lapse through heart trouble, and had been taken to a sanitarium for treat ment. The Judge thereupon postponed the hearing. GRANTON WHITE STRIPED MADRAS A ARROW COLLARS 2 for 25 cents Clnctt. Peabody & Co. Inc. Makers Warm Dressing Sacques That Combine Snugness and Coziness With a Good Deal of Prettiness and Style Materially Price Lowered $1.50 Short Fleece Down Sacques, Clearance 95c These very attractive dressing sacques are made of a soft, warm fleecedown material in polka dot designs and trimmed with self border. In light blue, red and navy blue. Made with large sailor collar and side revers in front, three-quarter sleeves. $1.50 Short Crepe Kimonos Clearance 75c Kimonos of extra quality serpentine crepe in dainty fan and floral designs. Made with round neck, collarless and trimmed with embroidery beading drawn with ribbon, short sleeves and belted in the back. $1.50 Short Eden-Cloth Kimonos Clearance $1.15 You will find these kimonos in dainty pink and white effects, blue and white and lav . ender and white stripes, and trimmed with satin ribbon and buttons. They have three quarter length sleeves and turn-back cuffs and fitted peplum. Fourth Floor. $3.00 to $4.50 Leather Handbags, Clearance $1.95 Here is an assortment of hand bags that are made of genuine pin seal, of natural seal morocco, of soft velour and of novelty leathers. They are also shown in a variety of the latest Winter shapes, some of which are lined with silk and others with leather. Mounted on frames finished in gold, silver, gun metal and some leather covered. Fitted with coin purse and mirror. For shopping and for theater or afternoon use these bags will be certain to meet your requirements. f ,VsZ Floor The January Clearance of Medium and Winter Weight Knit Underwear for Women Covers almost ished throughout, 35 c Vests, Clearance 25c Made' of cot ton, with high or low neck. 50c Vests or Drawers, Clearance 35c Vests of white cotton. Also vests and drawers of white wool mixed. 65c and $1.00 Garments, Clearance 50c White wool mixed ests, tights or drawers. Also white cotton union suits, all styles. $1.50 to $2.00 Union Suits, Clearance 98c Made of swiss ribbed cotton, or mixed wool. , evcrjj style in use at the present time, perfectly made and fin and at interesting price-saving reductions. 75c and $1.00 Garments, Clearance 59c Vests in high or low neck, or tights in knee or ankle length, made of white mixed wool. $2.00 to $2.50 Union Suits, Clearance $1.48 Union suits of white wool mixed, or of white mercerized, yarn. 75c and $1.00 Vests 55c Low neck, sleeveless vests of white silk lisle. Finished with band top. $1.00 Vests, Clearance 65c White lisle or silk lisle vests, low neck and sleeveless. 25c Vests, Clearance 18c Vests of white cotton, sleeve less and low neck. 20c Vests, Clearance 14c White cotton vests, low neck and sleeveless. 1 8c Vests, Clearance 12yzc Low neck, short sleeves, made of white cotton. $1.00 Union Suits 85c White fleece cotton union suits, low neck and sleeveless. Ankle length. 65c Black Tights 43c Tights of black cotton, me dium weight, in knee or ankle length. Fourth Floor. New Embroideries 33c Yard Instead of 50c to $1.00 Handsome Swiss and Nainsook Embroideries of the very finest qualities, in dainty and effective designs open work and blind patterns clear, distinct designs and having fast edges that withstand many tubbings. Embroideries that are suitable for waist and dress trimmings and lingerie. p;rsl pioor 30c and 35c White Flaxort, Clearance 18c Yard No doubt you are familiar with the "white Flaxon fabric" that beautiful soft material that makes such ideal Summer dresses and waists. If you are, then we need not tell you about how perfectly it launders, or how attractively it adapts itself to the present fashion styles of the day but we do wish to call your attention to the fact that the 30c and 35 c qualities are now only 18c the yard and we show it at this price in fancy satin stripes and plaids, mercer ized figures and self stripes. 32 inches in width. Basement. Klosfit Cotton Messaline Petticoats, $1.50 Just in newest arrivals in the Klosfit Petticoat the petticoat that fits all figures and being of cotton messaline it will wear almost indefinitely soft, fine quality with the appearance of silk made with deep flounce, trimmed with cluster tucks and finished with a pleated ruffle. In black, navy blue, emerald and American beauty. Third Floor A New Spring Waist of Crepe, Clearance $1.98 New blouses are always interesting and especially so is this model of fancy cotton crepe: made with the new drop shoulder line and yoke in back and front Has a very chic turn-down collar and trimmed with pearl buttons long sleeves and turn-back cuffs. Third Flnnr The Corset and Brassiere Sale Continues To Create the Greatest Interest Among Particular Women Graceful, worthy corsets that satisfy every test of comfort and good looks, at sale prices that occur but seldom. These corsets are the best pro ducts of the most expert corsetiers of today. Graceful in their lines, correct in their form, superbly made of the best possible materials. While the majority of the corsets on sale are new Spring models, there are a few lots of discontinued models and odds and ends of various num bers left from this season's selling. Every type of figure can be perfectly and fashionably corseted in .this sale. i $7.50 Smart, Set $3.95 $3.00 New Nadia. . .$1.98 $1.75 New Nadia. . .$1.29 $3 Rengo Belt Nadia $1.95 50c Brassieres 35c Sizes 36 to 44. H. & W. style, "cross back" style and em broidery yoke. 75c W. B. Brassieres 50c Made of all-over embroidery and embroidery yoke, in the cross back style. $1.50 Brassieres $1.00 DeBevoise and H. W. bras sieres in different styles, embroid ery trimmed. Sizes 32 to 46. $1.75 W. B. Corsets $1.19 $10 Nemo Corsets. .$7.50 $5.50-$12 Smart Set $3.95 $10.50-$! 2 Modart $7.50 50c W. B. Brassieres 42c Two styles, open hook front and across back, of fine grade cambric, plain and trimmed. In sizes 32 to 46. $1.00 Brassieres 79c Warners. H. W. and De Bevoise brassieres in various styles made of fine cambric, embroidery and lace trimmed. In sizes 32 to 46. L'ourt tl Floor. $2.50 Nadia Corsets $1.69 $3.50 W. B. Corsets $2.49 $5.50 LaVida $2.75 New 1914 Nemo. . .$2.00 $1.00 to $1.50 Brassieres Clearance 69c Made of the best quality cambric with the necks cut V shape, square or round. Trimmed in numerous styles with embroid ery or laces. Suitable for stout or medium and slender figures, sizes 32 to 50. NEW MODELS SMART SET CORSETS