18 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1914. , TAXIGAB IS BOUDOIR OFALLEGED FORGER Girl Changes Attire Between Stops on Tour of Stores Apcording to Police. TRIP NETS $500, THEY SAY Pretty Yoang Woman and Man Traced to Los Angeles and Ar-" rested Accused of Passing Se rlei of Checks In Portland. ' Changing her clothes in a taxicab, apparently to elude pursuit, a woman who gave her name variously as Alma Strong. Emma A. Brown and Mrs. Earl Carl, victimized Portland places of business out of $500 by bad checks in two hours after the banks closed Thurs day, and escaped with Earl Carl, her companion of the alleged escapade, say the police, who yesterday caused the arrest of the couple at Los Angeles. The woman, who is about 22 years old and pretty, came to town last Sun day and lodged at the Byron Hotel, with her companion, who,, she said, was her husband. , After the banks closed for the day Thursday, the couple hired a taxicab and drove to two other hotels, to three department stores, two women's out fitting shops, two jewelers and other places of business and purchased goods with checks. Detectives Trace Couple. Most of these checks have been re ferred to the police, and by the work . of Detectives Vaughn and Hyde the man and woman were traced to Los Angeles. They were arrested there as they stepped off a train, according to telegrams from Los Angeles. The chauffeur who drove the machine in which the couple made the visits to the business houses, told the de tectives that, after leaving each place where the woman had bought some new articles of feminine adornment, she drew down the shades of the cab and changed part of her clothes. When they had completed their circuit, he said, her outer clothes were changed entirely from those in. which she had parted. Woman Taken Lead. The woman took the lead and han dled the whole affair, according to the chauffeur. All the checks that have come into police knowledge are for sums less than $30 each. The first check appeared at Meier & Frank's within a few minutes after 3 o'clock, and the last in a jewelry store a few minutes after 5 'o'clock. The couple left the city on a train de parting at 8 o'clock. The only checks thus far " found which were offered and not honored were two checks which the couple are alleged to have tried to pass on the Byron Hotel. PRISONER DENIES HE IS CARL Young Actor Held in Los Angeles Saj- He Is Paul "Williams. LOS ANGELES, March 22. (Special.) Earl Carl, a , young actor-waiter-printer, and his pretty little wife. Mrs. Harriet Carl, were arrested today in a small hotel on a telegraphic warrant from Portland, Or., charging them with obtaining money under false pre tenses. , Carl says he is not Carl, but is Paul A. Williams. His' mother, Mrs. Mary Stevens, lives in Tacoma, according to his story. He will fight extradition to the bitter end, because he is not the man wanted. According to the tale he unfolded in the City Jail tonight. Carl, or Will ims. said he married in Spokane last August. The couple lived for a short while in Spokane, then went to Butte, Mont., where they were both employed in a restaurant, and later went to Ta coma to visit his mother. From Ta coma they went to Portland, where they stopped for only a day and where they made no purchases save those for which they paid cash. The only unpaid bills Carl can re member is a small account with a Ta coma clothing store for about $20. The clothing people, he asserts, know that he is in Los Angeles. Carl, or Williams, says he once did a blackface turn on a well-known vaudeville circuit and that his stage name is Bob Shields. ELECTORS ARE REMISS Ala'ny Apply for Registration With out Citizenship Proof. Not less than 100 naturalized citi zens were refused registration Saturday because they had failed to bring any legal proof of the citizenship. Attorney-General Crawford has ruled that this is essential, and County Clerk Coffey has instructed all the clerks to abide by the decision of Mr. Crawford. This applies not only to persons who have been naturalized but to wives and children of naturalized men. An even 1000 voters registered Sat urday, bringing the grand total to 49, 262. Of Saturday's total 597 were men and 4u3 women. The total by party follows: Men. Women. Total. Republicans 21. SOT .6B3 31.470 Tnmnratt 7. 270 - 3.7.1 lO.yi'5 Jroerensives .......... l,'J!t 954 a.-.'O Independent 1,;;47 1,X Prohibitionists -." 1,130 l.if.n Socialists 579 224 803 Totals . .32.0'J4 16,338 49,282 FRED BYRON YOUNG BURIED Six Cadets From Agricultural Col lege Carry Comrade to Grave. Funeral services for. Fred Byron Toung, eon of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Young, of Mount Tabor, were held yesterday at Holman's chapel. Inter ment was in Lone Fir Cemetery. Mr. Toung was 20 years old. He died at Corvallls Thursday. He was a stu dent at Oregon Agricultural College and the pallbearers were six cadels from that institution. Mr. Young is survived by his parents, a brother. Maynard. and a sister, Edna Young. Fly Edict Issued at Salem. SALEM, Or.. March 22. (Special.) Mayor Steeves has issued a proclama tion warning the residents of the city that all garbage piles and other fly , breeding attractions must be removed before April 2. The Mayor says eclent. lnc research has revealed that the ' house fly is a dangerous agency for the ' spread of disease and that the pest must be exterminated in thU city. The Commercial Club la still doing a good business buying flies from children at t 23 cents a hundred. GROWING ILLINOIS SOCIETY TO GIVE "MADE IN OREGON" RATTOUET , - ' f .vf . V. i 'MP" : ft 4 $.? lift J& . - The Illinois Society of Oregon is only' two years old but it already has, a membership of nearly 350, and its officers expect to increase the enrollment to twice that number before the end of the present year. The organization recently elected the following officers: C. L. Burton, president; Miss Nell I. Spurk, secretary, and George Kossmann, treasurer. All native and former residents of Illinois are eligible to membership. A social and business meeting of the society is held monthly, the regular meet ing place being in room A of the public library. PLAY FHOfiNCE "The Ghost Breaker" Is Given With Thrills at Baker. PARTS ABLY PRESENTED Adventures of Kentucky Feudal Fighter After Meeting Spanish Princess, Whom He Finally Wins, Is Pretty Story. Cast of the Ghost Breaker." Princess Maria. .Dorothy Shtfemaker Warren Jarvls. .Howard C. woodruff House detective Kenneth Stuart Rusty Snow Walter B. Gilbert Klta ...Nancy Duncan Hotel porter Charles Trojan Detective Thomas H. Walsh Another one Paul Scott Steward of the S. S William Nolte Duke Carlos Louis Leon hall Dolores. ........ .Mary Edgett Baker Margherita. .' Loretta Wells Don Robledo Raymond Wells Pedro....' William Lloyd Maximo James Hester Casper Walter Kelly Jose A. Newman BY LEONE CASS BAER. Knt r.inrn the davs of "Graustark" has there been such a wealth of ro mance unfolded for the delectation of theater patrons as "The Ghost Break er," which went on the boards at the Rakfr Theater yesterday. Like "Grau stark," it is a romance between an American chap and an European wom an of high degree. . The chap in this instance is a Ken tuckian who casts his fortunes with those of a lovely Spanish Princess when she saves his life. In return he saves for her a brother and a fortune and. of course, saves the Princess for hlmseir. Charles Goddard and Paul Dickey wrote the play and Henry B. Warner, who has been seen in Portland, created the title role. It is a role that Ed ward C. Woodruff fits" into as beauti fully as though it had been written es pecially for him. Princess Is Involved. The story concerns the fortunes of the Princess Maria Theresa of Arra gon, "which title, by the way, Mr. Wood ruff gives a peculiarly clever apprecia tion by calling Oregon and correcting it to Arragon with delightful mischief in voice and expression. The Princess believes her castle is haunted, because many man have lost their lives inside Its walls .while search ing for the buried treasure. She makes a trip to America in following a clew, by a diagram of the hiding place of the money, and by a series of adventures meets Jarvls, the. Kentucktan, and saves his life when he injures a fel low Kentuckian in a feud. The Princess presses Jarvlg into her service, he becomes her vassal and goes with her to Spain as a ghoBt breaker, which, explained literally, means a breaker of ghost rule. Of course there 'is a villain and he has a retinue of villainous men in Spain who do his bidding. That ho is the handsome and dashing cousin of the Princess and a suitor for her hand makes it all the more of romantlo in terest. Last Act Thriller. The last act Is a regular thriller. It takes place In a supposedly haunted room in the castle, with trapdoors, se cret panels and all the embellishments of a real historical castle. It la in this act that Edward Woodruff aendti out enough real thrills to his audience to keep them supplied Indefinitely. He falls so realistically into a bottomless pit and Is saved so marvelously by the "skin of his teeth" that blood runs cold, A villain In ft ooat of mall all but kills him and his emblanoa of semi bravado, with brilliant bits of repartee to the complainings of his colored valet who assists In the orusada en the ghost, keeps the audience running the scale from delicious fright to assured happiness. - It is by far the best light comedy work Mr. Woodruff has done and the last act he positively makes scintillate with the excellence of hla dramatic art A Dorothy Shoemaker1 Is lovely as the Spanish Princess, with her beautiful Titian hair covered with a black wig. She gives an earnest, sympathetic characterization. Her accent Is ador ably real. Villain Well Portrayed.' Louis Leon Hall is dark and wicked looking as the Duke, playing the role with all the grand airs of a Spanish grandee. Mary Edgett Baker is fascinating in her presentation of a Spanish girl and plays with impetuosity and flashes of genuine fire. Walter Gilbert Is a creator of com edy of the most appealing and human variety In his depiction of the colored Rusty Snow, who accompanies the ghost breaker In his adventures. Raymond Wells plays with dashing spirits the role of a Spanish soldier of fortune. William loyd is picturesquely believable as an old innkeeper, Thomas Walsh contributes some fine humor in the role of an American detective. Lp retta Wells has a good character sketch of an old Spanish servant and Nancy Duncan Is a pert little waiting maid. The play is excellently staged and excellently acted ' and is certainly diverting. N. J , TUSANT DIES AT 54 Funeral Arrangements Deferred 'Un til Relatives Are Heard From. N. J. Tusant, brother-in-law of J. H. Nolta, died yesterday morning of paralysis at his home, 89 Jessup street, on the Peninsula. Death was wholly unexpected. He had been in good health, and yesterday morning at 4:30 o'clock got up to see what time it was. On returning to bed he passed into a coma tose state. Dr. I. N. Palmer and Mr. Nolta were summoneB. but Mr. Tusant was dead, before they reached the house. He was 54 years old", and had been a resident of Portland for about 25 years. A widow and two children, a son and daughter, survive him. Mr. Tusant was a member of Penin sula Lodge of Oddfellows, Modern Woodmen and the Masonic order. He joined the Masonic lodge recently or ganized on Killingsworth avenue. His relatives in the East have been in formed of his death. Arrangements for the funeral , will . be made when relatives have been heard from. MAETERLINCK IS LOVER OF GREAT OUT-OF-DOORS Author of. "The Bitie Bird" Often Disappears From His Great Castle . Home for Days, Getting Close to Nature He Adores. MAURICE MAETERLINCK, author of "The Blue Bird," which will begin an engagement' of one wi at th Hellitr Theater tonight, is a nature worshipper and lover of the' open country. He is or soul axin w such great American spirits as Joa quin Miller, Muir, Burroughs and Tho reau. For days, sometimes a week to gether, he is in the habit of disappear ing from his Saint Wandrille abbey home and pursuing fantasy the Blue Bird, If you will In the Normandy forest. . 1 Saint Wandrille itself has as many rooms as the Portland Hotel. Maeter linck slips in and out Of the great pile quietly, and the first word of his re turn Is conveyed by the telephone, which connects hie workings-room with the office of the abbey, nearly a quarter of a mile away. . "The Blue Bird" creator is now 52 years old and in the prime of health and vigor. He is known to the Port land amusement world chiefly by his "Blue Bird" fantasy and by the music drama, "Pelleas and Mellsande," which the Chicago Jrand Opera Company sang here but his output has been im mense, Among his serious writings may be named "Life -of the Bee." "In telligence of the Flowers." "Wisdom and Destiny," "Treasurer of the Hum ble" and "La Mort." The works of poetlo Imagination in addition to "The Blue Bird"-, and "Pelleas," include "Princess Mftlelne," "Seven Princesses," "The Intruder," "The Blind." "Agla yalns and Bessette," "Monn Vonna," JAR FELT IN CITY; MANY SAY QUAKE Weatherman' Attributes Dis turbance Noticed at 6:30 A. M., to Blast. v INQUIRIES ARE NUMEROUS .' ; - Residents Tell of Being-Awakened and of Pictures x and . Chan deliers Belnz ' Shaken In Dwellings far Apart. Was there an earthquake in Port land early yesterday morning? Since Portland contains no instru ment competent to. record such a dis turbance, probably no one will ever know for certain the. correct answer to the question. , Apparently, judging from the mul tiplicity of reports and inquiries ex changed over the telephone yesterday, hundreds of Portland people felt a slight Jar about 6:80 Sunday morning. Some" Insist, that they experienced the vibration of a genuine earthquake, while -others of those awakened are equally as positive that the tremble waa caused by a blast or some other innocent happening of local origin. Mrs. Henry Pfaff, of 1024 East Mar ket street, says that a jolt at 6:30 o'clock was plainly noticeable and shook the pictures in the house next door occupied by the family of H. Frederick. Others in widely separated parts of the city declared that the windows and chandeliers in their homes rattled noticeably. Jar Felt 9 to 10 Seconds. Mrs. George W. Hazen, living at Eaet Twenty-Sixth and Tillamook streets, reported last night that she was awakened at 6:37 Sunday morning by a jar that shook the house and rattled the dishes and windows enough to frighten one. She says the disturbance lasted possibly five and ten seconds. According to Mrs. Hazen, the shake yesteday was the third and the worst experienced .in Portland during the last 20 years. "About. 6:30 this morning my wife called to me from an adjoining room, asking if I didn't feel the shock of an earthquake," said Major James Mcl. Wood last night. The Wood residence is located at 701 Prospect Drive, Port land Heights. "My wife's bed shook noticeably and the crystals hanging from the chande lier rattled for at least three or four seconds. The moment my wife called to one I was awakened by the Jar and felt certain that it was an earthquake. Since talking with men at the Country Club today, where a like occurrence was experienced, I am all1 the more convinced of the quake." The information department of the Home Telephone Company report that over a dozen patrons called up during the morning, asking for intelligence on the disturbance.. All of these queries, it is said, came from residents of Portland Heights.' The reports coming direct to The Oregonlan were more numerous and were not from any one locality. Perry R. Hill, assistant forecaster, was taking the morning observation at the station of the Weather Bureau at the Custom House at 6:30 o'clock, and say that the building was jarred. People began Immediately to call upon the bureau for information. Seismograph Lacking Here. , Theodore F.' Drake, local forecaster, who Is in charge of the Weather Bu reau during the absence of Edward A. Beals, believes the shock was caused by a blast. "This locality is not subject to earth quakes," said Mr. Drake, "and we do not know positively that there has ever been one in this region. People sometimes have believed they felt the shock of an earthquake, but those who have never been through an earth quake would not krow one when it came. - "There Is no way of telling an earth quake unless it is recorded on a seis mograph and there is no seismograph nearer to Portland than the Univer sity of Washington at Seattle. It is surprising how small an occurrence will cause a Jar. I have even felt the Custom House shake when a wagon passed over the cobblestones in front of the building. "The cause must have been a blast somewhere, probably on the hills west of Portland. I am satisfied it was not an earthquake." Florence Stage Is Built. FLORENCE. Or., March 22. (Spe cial.) George Fisk lias completed his auto truck and given it a trial. The car Is intended to carry passengers between the Siuslaw and the Umpqua rivers and was built from Mr. Flsk's plan, especially for the beach traves. It will carry 20 passengeio. Maurice Maeterlinck, Author of " The Bine Bird." "Sister Beatrice," "Mary Magdalene" and "Ariane et Barbe Bleu." It is doubtful whether any other French writer of today with the pos sible exception of Henri Bergson has wielded such a profound influence upon International thought tand - tet ter. . . -', ..!.".. y. ........... mi f m 16 ''--i IE t . First Move Has Been Made! Art Needlework Section Now Located on the Seventh Floor -y v. (Near Our Beautiful Restaurant) Women Devoted to Art Needle Craft Should Visit Here Art Needlework Specials for Today! Lodge Pillow Covers B. P, O. E.; Shriners; K. of C; Rebekahs, etc.; each 40p $1.50 Linen Scarfs, plain and hemstitched, Removal Price, 97 Stamped Laundry Bags (white only) , 50c Bags, for Removal 25d Stencil Patterns (975 in the assortment), special, each 10 - New 70c Dresser Scarfs of dainty lawn; pink, blue, white, 50 Battenburg Pieces (round and square), sizes 54, 45, 36 ins. 65 Seventh Floor, Near Restaurant. Every Article Reduced! Except Groceries, "Willamette" Sewing Machines, "Silk Maid" Hose V "Invincible" and "Samson" Suits and Contract Goods , J All iyew Spring Merchandise Underpriced for REMOVAL SALE! Removal Sale of Toilet Requisites and Drugs Begins Today Supply Grocery Needs Today at These Prices GOLD MEDAL FLOt'R The best and most widely-known brand of Eastern Hard-Wheat Flour rspeclal, the 1 Q It sack 100 roai & Blackwrll' Lucca Oil Large bottle 79 Barlle Due (Preserves In Honey) glass 15 Grren Kern New ship ment pound 20? Kitchen Bouquet (Soup flavoring) bottle 25 Date Buttei Jar 25i & 15C Baker' Cocoa Shells Package and lO Baker's Cracked TDocoa No. pekg 206 Pure Maple Sugar Cake 25 and 15 , BeardMley's Shredded Cod fish 15 Dried MuMhrooms New shipment pound S1.50 UOc Royal Banquet Cey lon Tea pound 49 Cabinet Coffee pound... SO Prompt and Reliable Telephone Service at -Ml Times. U.S. Funeral Service Conducted by Masonic Brethren. FLOWERS SENT BY LODGES Former Portland Mayor, Pioneer Oregon Railroad and Active Business Man Laid to Rest In lone Fir Cemetery. - Funeral services for Henry S. Rowe, pioneer Oregon railroad man and ex Mayor of Portland, were held under the auspices of Portland Lodge,' No. 55, A. F. and A. M., In the Scottish Rite Cathedral at 3 P. JI. yesterday. In terment was in Lone Fir Cemetery. Music was furnished by Mrs. Fred L. Olson and the Masonic Quartet. Dr. L. R. Dyott, of the First Congregational Church, officiated. Floral pieces were presented by Portland Lodge, No. 5S, A. F. and A. M. ; by the Scottish Rite Masons, Oregon Commandery, Knights Templars, and the Elks. The honorary pallbearers were J. L. Wells, J. L. Harrington, George Strout, W. E. Seaqulst, J. H. Thatcher, J. W. Casey, J. C. Mann and W.H. Bradford. The active pallbearers were W. O. Roberts, W. L. Fliedner, JL L. Neville, Robert Shelley, O. P. Graham, A. C. Hawson and Cord Sengstake. Mr. Rowe died of heart disease at Sauvle's Island Friday. He was born In Bolivar, Allegany County, New York. SENATOR MUENTER QUICKLY Former U. S. Collector of In . ternal Revenue Praises Medicinal Mineral Aug. E. , Muenter, 851 California street, San Francisco, former State Sen ator, representing San Joaquin County, and until recently United States Col lector of Internal Revenue in San Fran cisco, has Just ended stomach trouble of several years' duration by using Akoz, the great medicinal mineral dis covered by John D. Mackenzie. Acute Indigestion, sour stomach and gas troubled Senator Muenter after eat ing heartily until he tried the Akoz internal treatment. He was agreeably surprised to note a great improvement in two weeks. At the end of a month there was no trace of the old disorder. "For several years I had severe stomach trouble," said Senator Muenter, In speaking of his recovery. "After eating a hearty meal I would suffer acute indigestion. My stomach was sour, and I was troubled with much gas. . I tried various remedies, but they gave me only temporary relief until I tried Akoz. "After taking the Akoz internal treatment two weeks, I found that I was deriving much benefit from the same. At the end of a month there was no trace of the trouble. I can now eat anything without any of the for mer distress." .Rheumatism, stomach trouble, ecze ma, catarrh, piles, ulcers and other ailments have yielded very readily to FIOWE BURIED Tm& QjualitV Sto& of Portland" j . Fifths Six.Uv "Morrisoi Alder Sta. H In 1851. He came to Oregon In 1S80. From 1900 to 1902 he was Mayor of Portlands Mr. Rowe. is .survived by his widow and two sons, Donald .and Harry. Be sides the Masonic lodge, he was a mem ber of the Elks, the Woodmen of the World, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Portland Commercial Club and the Portland Chamber of Com merce. r DETENTION jHOME DELAYED Fire Affects Only Pluce Considered Available at Once. Mayor Albee saW yesterday that, in his judgment, it will be possible only to get a good start on the proposed de tention home for women; a project .upon which he and the members of the City Council are working at this time. The tracj considered best thus far Is that owned by H. C. Campbell, east of the city. Owing to destruction by fire of a large house Saturday this site is not available for the near future. There is a fund of $15,000 available for the purchase of site and construe-' tion of buildings to get the proposed detention home under way. The problem of how to house women and girls who pass through the Munici pal Court is growing acute, the number increasing so rapidly that Judge Ste venson is urging that a temporary home be opened. STREET MARKET IS URGED Campaign to Be Started for Use of Knott Thoroughfare. Campaign for establishment of a pub lic market on Knott street, between Union and Williams avenues, will be under way this week through the ef forts of a special committee from the Albtna Business Men's Club. The mem bers of the committee are T. L. Adams. SAYS AKOZ CURED BAD STOMACH SENATOR AUG. E. MUENTER. Former U. S. Collector of Internal Revenue. . ' the Akoz treatment in the great per centage of cases. Akoz is now being demonstrated at the Owl Drug Store at Broadway and Washington. Visit, phone or write the Akoz man at the Owl for further information regarding- this advertise ment - Meier Jfc Frank's Pure Fuud tirocery. Basement. Henry Erickson and C. M. Calef. Mayor Albee assured the committee that the use of Knott street for market purposes probably would be granted, . and that he would assist In every way he can. The plan is to have the market opened Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 to 11 A. M. on the open street until such time as shelter can be obtained. And Whj Drnca Are Being Used L.res and Leas for That Purpra. The custom of Internal Bathing for keeping the intestines pure, clean and free from poisonous matter, curing con stipation, biliousness and the more seri ous diseases which they bring on, has become so universally popular and so scientifically correct in its application as to merit the most serious considera tion. Drugs for this purpose have proven that their doses must be constantly In creased to be effective; that they force Nature instead of assisting her, and, once taken, must be continued. On the contrary, the scientifically constructed Internal Bath gently assists Nature, but is infinitely more thorough in its cleanliness than any drug, no matter what its nature. The "J. B. L. Cascade." which Is non being used and praised by thousands and prescribed by many eminent physi cians, Is now being shown and ox plained by Woodard, Clarke & Co., Alder and West Park streets. Portland. Its action is so simple and natural as to Immediately appeal to all common sense. That is the reason for Its great and deserved popularity. Ask for booklet, "Why Man of To day Is Only 50 Per Cent Efficient." Adv. jBe Fair Read these first : ''God or Chaos," Kane $1.25 "The Ghosts of Bigotry" Yorke $1.25 "Catholic Church, the True Church of the Bible," O'Connell $1.25 "Where We Got the Bible," Graham 15c "Catholic Religion," Mar . tin, paper 35c; cloth, 75c "Faith of Our Fathers, "Gib bons, paper, 25c ; cloth, 75c ' ' Initiation, ' ' Benson . . $1.35 Catholic Book & Church Supply Co. '489-491 Washington St. Any Book Published at Pub lisher's Price W'htrn a f'rphlng vesst-1 went ashore re cently o:i the north coast of England a number uf men uwam out on horseback and succeeded in buarding her. HOW NATURE CURES CONSTIPATION