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13 " TTTK arOTtXTXG OKT.noyiAX. FRIPAY. MARCH 12, 1915. - i CHINESE GIRL OF PORTLAND WHO WILL OPEN VAUDEVILLE TOUR LAWYERS ON STAND AT SAN FRANCISCO MARCH 23. AT Malce your roo more tempting witli Cottolene A. E. Clark, Witness at ex Wife's Hearing, Questions Her Attorney Closely. SPAR f ' , ?'-- ' j jW AND BAR o. (iiBifii PROBE THREATS ARE MADE Lie Is Passed When Reports Frequent Disappearances Are Charged Insanity Hearing la' Continued CnM Today. The strange spectacle of two lawyers eros-xminlns each other at the un. iim. was presented In County Juda Cleeton a court yesterday after Mon at the Insanity heartnn of Mrs. Marcella Clark. The courtroom was crowded with men and women during; the entire day. The hearing had not been completed when court adjourned at 5 o'clock. During- part of the morninsr ana most of the afternoon A. E. Clark, divorced hn.h.mi nf the woman who is on trial. was on the witness stand. Most of the time was occupied witn the presenta tion of a hure bundle or letters, raw t hi heen written by Mrs. Clark lure her husband received a divorce on Jnlr 10. 1S14. Mr. Clark said that on several occa sions his wife had called to see him at the Perkins Hotel. Informed that he was not In his room, she had told the police department that he was missing: and she feared he had met with foul play. RtMrt Branded aa lit. A a. matter of fact. Mr. Clark." said McCusker. who acted for Mrs r-iric -weren't vou In the habit of disappearing once In a while?" "No. I was not." Well. It is current report and wide 1 rumored about that you did deliber ately disappear so that you couldn't be found." said Mr. aiec'usicer. "That's a lie." retorted Mr. Clark. Mr. McCusker rose and objected to the witness being allowed to insult mm In nDM court. "You brought it on yourself." said Deputy District Attorney Collier, in terrupting. If you're going to tain to the witness like that, you must ex nect to eet your fingers burned." At another time in his testimony Mr. Clark assumed the aggressive and was practically cross-examining Mr. lie :usker. The evidence had touched on lire. Clark's suit to annul the divorce decree and on numerous slander suits she had brought against prominent Portland people. Mr. Clark said the suit to annul the decree bad. been dis missed. lavrstla-atioat Threat Made. "But It's now on appeal, isn't it?' asked Mr. McCusker. "No, It Isn't." said Mr. Clark. "Mrs. Clark probably has been led to believe that it Is. but It isn't. I was served with a lot of papers on the subject. but tbey were meaningless and no ap nea! has ever been taken." "When you say no appeal has been taken you are merely giving your opinion, aren't your' "No, it's a fact." declared Mr. Clark. "And furthermore, Mr. McCusker, 1 propose to And out why certain law yers have been taking Mrs. Clark's money to file all these suits and leav ing the poor woman scarcely enough to buy food." "How much money does she get?" "I pay her $160 a. month," said. Mr. Clark. Mr. McCusker, who has acted as Mrs. Clark's attorney in numerous other suits, then arose and addressed the court. "I would like to make a statement about these suits." he said. Oath for Attoraey Deaaanded. "If you are going to make any statement." said Mr. Clark iarom the witness stand, "I want you put under oath, so you can be cross-examined." The tirst witness yesterday morning was Gus C. Yungeberg. ex-Deputy Sheriff, who sitmed the insanity com plaint against Mrs. Clark. He had been assigned to watch her after her first arrest last July, he said, and from her actions had determined that she was Insane. Mr. Yungeberg said Mrs. Clark had siven telegrams to him to be sent to various prominent National and inter national figures. One message, he said, was to Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, in New York City, asking her to cable to Mrs. Fankhurst, the London militant. In an endeavor to give publicity to Mrs. Clark's case in Great Britain. J. F Bootlie, president of the Mult nomah Bar Association, was called to the stand to testify about a pamphlet Mrs. Clark had written. The pam phlet, which had been generally circu lated about Portland, was said to blame Mr. Boothe for the death of his wife lH.t December. Mr. Booths said Mrs. Clark had called at his house two days lifter his wife's death and in the course of a conversation had declared that all law. yers were dishonest. On cross-examination Mr. McCusker asked Mr. Boothe. as president of the Bar Association, if lie did not think there were some grounds for Mrs. Clark's assertion. Mr. Boothe said he did not think so. The hearing is before Drs. 8. E. Joseph!, William House and J. F. Cal breath. Judge Cleeton adjourned tb case until 3 o'clock this afternoon. C. W. JOHNSON VISITOR AITHOR OP COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT VIEWS RKSVLTS. J W - - - . v W " ' t ftr -"" X - "' 1 J:. Series t Articles to Be WrlllM far Ues Moines Newspaper Mana gershlp Plan Is Favored. Charles W. Johnson, "father of the Des Moines plan" of Commission form government, is in Portland. Mr. Johnson arrived from Seattle Monday and is en route any place and no place. He is taking his first real vacation in years. While he Is in Port land he is at the Portland Hotel and the main object of his visit is to see how the Portland plan of Commission form government works and to take a general survey of the city and state; facts of which he will Incorporate Into a series of articles which he is writing for a Des Moines newspaper. It Is Mr. Johnson's first visit to the Pacific Coast. He left Des Moines Feb ruary 11 and has traveled leisurely, stopping at - Spokane and Seattle and taking a little flyer into Canada. "I was sitting with Harvey Ingham, editor of the Register and Leader of Des Moines, one day, and I suggested a plan of government to do away with political alliances In the municipal af fairs of Des Moines." explained . Mr. Johnson yesterday. "Mr. Bingham some time after asked me to put the sug gestions into readable shape, and pret ty soon he began to advocate the form In his newspaper. From that we got to working on it and the Des Moines plan was evolved and put into effect Miss Jne Qoon Tal In Two Poses, One of Which Shows Her Wearing Ao- iced American Fashions. Pretty Miss Jue Quon Tai, of Port land, a prominent Chinese girl wltn a wide acquaintance here, win enter tue atrical life, making her first appear ance in vaudeville at San Francisco on March 23, when she will be given a tryout at the Orpheum Theater in that city. A bright future is predicted tor her by those who have watched her preparation and training lor stage ins here. Mlsa Jue has a mezio-soprano voice and was discovered by Robert J. Pro- well, manaeer of the Gilbert-Murray School of Music and Acting. She was born in Portland and Is is years oiu. She Is thoroughly American, navins been born in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Jue Sue are her parents. Mr. Jue is a well-known merchant, witn a store at 93 Second street. The girl will appear in a sinsie bci. singing American songs. She has an elaborate Chinese wardrobe, having some of the finest gowns ever brought to this country from China. A Mandarin robe is especially beautiful. It was made by a Chinese family, the work re quiring an entire year. For making cakes, pies and pastry-for all shortening and frying-Cottolene is supreme. . Cottolene is an exact combination of the purest, richest, most carefully refined cottonseed oil and the choicest, beef steanne obtained from selected, high grade leaf beef suet. Cottolene is itself one of the purest of pure foods. Cottolene makes foods more digestible more wholesome makes them taste better. Use it for every kind of shortening and frying and for making cakes and pastries. For a quarter of a century Cottolene has been growing steadily in favor. It is not offered as a substitute or as being "just as good" as other shortening and frying fats. It is an original product and better than anything else that you can use for shortening or frying. Insist on getting real Cottolene. Cottolene is ready for use as you take it from the paiL It creams up beautifully and blends readily with the flour. Use a third less of Cottolene than of any other shortening or frying fat You can use it over and over for frying. Cotto lene does not absorb tastes or odors. Always heat Cottolene slowly. Pails of various sizes, to serve your convenience. Arrange with your gro cer for a regular supply. Write our General Offices, Chicago, for a free copy of our real cook boofe "HOME HELPS." I THE N.K. FAIRRANKCOMMNYJ "Cottolene makes good cooking better within a year. Of course otner plans have improved on it, and in time I'll venture to say tnat trie managci.um system of municipalities will taae xne place of the present highly-developed Commission form." Mr. Johnson is an attorney. Klamatb Falls Man Is Suicide. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 11. (Special.) Mark Shallock died Monday night as a result of swallowing a large quantity of creosote on Saturday night. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Shallock, old settlers of Klamath Coun ty, and is survived by his father. Klamath Falls Charter Change rp. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. March 11. (Special.) The Council decided Tues day night to submit to voters at the city election on May 3 the question of whether or not the city charter should be amended so as to permit the Council to enter Into a contract with the Federal Government to take over the old Ankeny Canal. " PAVING ESTIMATE IS MADE 3Ir. Dieck Details Report on Resur facing Washington Street. A detailed report has been prepared by Commissioner Dieck showing the estimated cost of the proposed resur facing of Washington street from Twentieth street to near the entrance to "Washington Park. It is shown that the cost of removing the present top surface of the pavement and laying a new surface will be about $125 for each 50 feet of frontage on the street. Commissioner Dieck reports that unless the property owners are willing to pay for the resurfacing the street will have to remain in its present de plorable condition all Summer because of the fact, he says, that the city has no money for the repair of the pave ment. Inasmuch as the street is the main artery to a large residence sec tion and is the main street leading to the entrance to Washington Park, Commissioner Dieck says he will make a special effort to have the property oners Te'frain from knocking out the resurfacing proceedings which are now under way. DISEASED MEAT IS FOUND City Health Officer Asks for Early Ruling on Inspection Ordinance. The findinsr of diseased meat in Portland by health officials caused City Health Officer Marcellus to send a request to City Attorney LaRoche yesterday to urge the State Supreme Court to set ahead on the court calen dar the date involving the legality of the meat inspection ordinance passed by the Council last year. At present the city is unable to in spect any meat for disease. It is de- clared that because of this fact it Is possible for diseased meat to get on the market. Inspectors who are check ing up on the sanitary conditions in markets have confiscated a number of samples of unclean meat. 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