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3 PURITY ADVOCATE HECKLED BY CRITICS LATEST PICTURE OF MILLIONAIRE SLAYER OF STANFORD WHITE, JUST FREED. &s v Anthony Comstock Accused of Using "Subterfuge" to Ob , tain Forbidden Book. TITE MORXIXG OTtEGONIAN. MONDAY, JULY 19, 1915. fcfcy3 Oregon Grille" Portland's Most Unique Restaurant. The ideal place to take your out-of-town visitors for dinner and after-theater supper. The food, the service, the entertainment, the surround ings are what the most discriminating could desire. Ye Orejron Grille has the only Cabaret entertainment in Portland, and this week features AIy Cecil Brunner Rose91 sung in special floral costumes by Miss Hallie Foster and girls, including Miss Pauline Arthur, the dainty soubrette, just returned; also Sig. Pietro Marino, violin virtuoso, and his orchestra. ""ye Oregon Grille" Hotel Oregon, Broadway at Stark. Chas. Wright, Pres. M. C. Dickinson. Manager. DISTURBANCE IS CAUSED 6ergeants-at-Arms Suppress Inter rupters of Meeting In San Fran cisco Apostle Says Charge Is Xot Well Founded. BAN FRANCISCO, July 18. (Spe cial.) There was pandemonium today at the opening session of the ninth International Purity Congress, when Leon Maimed, of Albany. N. Y., and William C. Hall, a medical student at Cooper Medical College, tried to ques tion Anthony Comstock. the New York apostle of purity, on phases of his work. Threats - of physical violence and arrest from three sergeants-at-arms were necessary before the ques tioners desisted from their efforts to be heard. , Mr. Comstock had Just finished a half hour's address on his work and adven tures as secretary of the World's Purity Federation. He had recited statistics to show how he had gradually driven out of New York publications and printed matter and pictures harmful to child readers. Vae of Subterfuge Chanted. He had turned to take his seat, and Tresident Steadwell, of La Crosse. Wis., was announcing Mrs. Catherine Bootn Clibborn. of London, as the next speak er, when Maimed interrupted the tran quillity of the proceedings. "Mr Chairman." he cried, is it per- missible to ask Mr. Comstock one question' "It is. answered President Stead- well. n -Well. I want to know If Mr. Com etock thinks he has acted right In hav ing William Senger, of New lorK, ar rested for selling a publication pub lished bv Mariraret Senger. his wife, when Mr. Comstock sent an agent to William Senger and secured a copy of the book in question by a euDteriuge.' Question Called Impertinent. "I consider that question impertinent at a meeting of this kind." replied Mr. Comstock vehemently, "and I only wish to state that you are misinformed as to the facts." Three sergeant-at-arms rushed up to Maimed and threatened his arrest ir he did not take his seat. As the presi dent rapped for order Hall arose from his seat and asked a similar privilege of Questioning Comstock. Permission was erranted. Mr. Comstock," Hall queried, "do you believe that you do right in stamping as pernicious and corrupting: the works of men like Havelock Ellis, Dr. von Krafft Ebing and Dr. Uhlrich, or are you assuming that to those of- pure mind books on the body and sex are gangrened and rotten? Do you sup pose " Threats of Arrest Repeated "You are out of order," broke in the president, as the audience broke into an uproar. The three sergeants-at-arms thereupon rushed up to Hall and si lenced him by threats of arrest, and the disturbance gradually settled down. After the session Comstock said that Malmed's reference to William Senger involved a case now pending In the New York courts, in which Senger was caught by his agent selling a book on the subject of birth limitation. He re fused to comment on the interruptions. BEG PIGNIC IS ARRANGED VANCOUVER TO HAVE HOLIDAY FOR MERCHASTS' CELEBRATIOX To steamers Chartered to Carry Mer. rymakers to Stevenson and 2O0O Prises Provided. VANCOUVER, Wash.. July 18. (Spe cial.) To all intents ana purposes, Wednesday. July 21. will be a lega holiday in Vancouver and all members of the Vancouver Retail Merchants' Credit Association, and some others, will close their stores and Join in th third annual picnic, which will be held at Stevenson. Mayor Evans today issued a procla mation asking that all business house be closed and the day made a general holiday so far as possible without in fringing on state laws, and all Join th merchants to help make their day social success. The Bailey Gatzert has been char tered for the trip and there will be music and dancing going and return ing, in addition to cards and other forms of amusement. A second boat, to carry those who cannot go on the Bailey Gatzert, has been provided. It is expected that at least 500 will go from Vancouver. More than 2000 prizes are offered for the various stunts and athletic con tests. Prizes will be offered for, a tug of war between the butchers and grocers; ..tug of war between the married and 'Single men; tug of war between the fat men and the lean men; tug of war between the single and married wom en; waltz contest; women's egg race; married women's race; girls' race; three-legged race; fat women's race; sack race; three-legged race; women's potat race; running and broad Jumps; largest family; married women's throw ing contest; single women's throwing contest: boys' shoe scramble; 100-yard dash; best-looking woman; best-looking man; and many others. The big event of the afternoon will be the baseball game between the Van couver merchants and Stevenson mer- . chants. MULTNOMAH CLASS WINS "Stunt"' Honors at State Normal School Are Captured. MONMOUTH. Or., July 18. (Special.) Multnomah County students, SO strong, attending the Summer session of the Oregon State Normal School, won in the annual "stunt" programme last night. All students were divided into seven groups and the spirit of competition was keen. After numerous Normal School yells from every group the Multnomah dele gation, composed of many high .school graduates and 50 Portland teachers presented a six-act Chinese wedding wnictt Drought continuous applause from an audience which taxed the ca pacity of the auditorium. Lane County was a strong competitor wnn Multnomah. The attendance at the Sumjner Normal last Friday had reached 508. the high est mark. g ' 1 ) I w f:" 1 I A S fr - J' . . -- "-3i it ; " . , . : if ' - ' f V ' " ' ' - :. II I , f V - ... . . . . . .. '4 - i " f . " . - 1 4 . 4 ' - ' - t- ; . ' ' " . J, - V , , r . f I' .S ' ::'.:,:-::"-":v-..'- t ' ' ''- ' . "- .1 L . , ,, i,ar,,rfin-ii V,t)-,VVi.-.i- n-'-J"-iniir:i im ii ' m iln't ' Tir-1 -uml inVnuin'ii 1 fTitwn- ' iti ..l.. .. HARRY KEXDALL THAW JUROR TALKS Foreman Says Body Held Slayer Sane at Time of Deed. "UNWRITTEN" LAW RULES Verdict Due to Keller Killing of Stanford White Justified, De spite Warning of Court-Xews-paper Criticism Kesented. a T-r. A vti r ftiTV N" T .Tnlv 18. (Special.) David Robinson, foreman . i V, ,,V, In a rrnl Ft before Justice Hendrlck in New iom County to the effect that H. K. Thaw was sane, said In an interview nere today that he and the other Jurymen thought Thaw was Justified In killing Stanford White, because of the rela tions with Thaw's wife. The Jury was of the opinion, he added, despite the outcome of the previous habeas corpus proceedings, that Thaw had never been insane. He talked much about the un written law, or. as he called it, the "natural" law. and the important part it played in the recent trial. Justice Hendrick In his charge had warned the Jury that the only question to be con sidered was Thaw'a present mental He said it had been difficult for him to take into consideration the charge by Justice Hendrick that the Jury must consider Thaw legally insane at the time of the last habeas corpus in 1912. "You can't bore a hole In a man's head and force an idea into it," he said. Mr. Robinson came here Saturday night and stopped at the hotel where Thaw and the newspaper correspond ents have quarters. One of the first things he did was to look up Daniel W. Dean, the Thaw detective, and pet Into communication with Thaw. The interview was given at the hotel, after he had had a talk with Thaw. One of the most stirring things Mr. Robinson said was that he would not feel responsible in any sense or be lieve it was an evidence of insanity if Thaw should kill another man. He also said that he knew all about the Thaw case when he became a Juror, he had read about former proceedings carefully in the newspapers. Mr. Robinson came here partly, he said, to discuss with Thaw editorials which he considered as reflecting on the integrity of the Jury and libelous to Thaw. He said that he was going to call the Jury together shortly and that resolutions would probably be adopted condemning these things. He said that he did not mind so much the suggestion In the editorials that Thaw money had influenced the Jury, but he didn't think that the editorial writers had any grounds for calling Thaw a murderer, because Thaw had been once acquitted of murder. Mr. Robinson was asked if the con templated action against the news papers for libelous editorials inyolved suits. "Oh. no," he said. "I can't tell what we will do until I can see the rest of the boys, but I should think we would pass resolutions condemning the edi torials." PROSECCTOK TO INVESTIGATE Decision Regarding Juror's State ment Is Reserved. ALBANY. N. Y-. July 18. (Special.) The statement made at Atlantic City by David Robinson, foreman of the Thaw Jury, was presented to Attorney General Woodbury tonight, and he was asked if it would not give the state good grounds for appeal. Mr. Wood bury answered that the state had al ready taken an appeal from the deci sion of Judge Hendrick. and any mat ter which might be irregular could be presented under that appeal. As to the statement made by Juror Robin son,. Mr. Woodbury said: "I shall thoroughly investigate the stories which I have heard, and if I find them true, then I shall decide the course I shall pursue. You know that under the appeal which the state has taken all such matters may be used in our contention that the decision of Justice Hendrick should be set aside." Old Maids and Bachelors Taxed. BERNE. Switzerland. June 28. A tax on all bachelors and spinsters over 28 years old has been enacted by the Ger- THAW THANKINti DAVID ROBIXSOX, man town of Reiehenberg. In addition to the ordinary income tax, they will be assessed 6 per cent on Incomes less than $500 a year, the rate rising to IS per cent on incomes above $i!500. CHAUTAUQUA IS CLOSED Sacred Concert by Iortland Marks Last Day. I "oik GLADSTONE PARK. Or.. July 18. (Special.) The 22d assembly of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua closed at Gladstone Park tonight. The day was crowded with interesting features, and another attendance record, of ap proximately 6000 people, was made. Dr. Roland A. Nichols, of Topeko, KanH delivered the afternoon sermon lecture, preluded by the Swiss Yodlers. One of the finest sacred concerts ever enjoyed at Chautauqua was given by Professor J. H. Cowen, of Port land. His Chautauqua chorus of mors than 100 voices was splendid, and the soloists won favor. Several of Port land's well-known soloists assisted. ........... " ' " ' oope, Mrs. Virginia Hutch " 1 " ' Burns Albert and A- E. Davidson. Tonight Evelyn Bargelt reader. gave the closing number. In spite of several days of bad weather. Secretary Cross predicted that the session this year would prove a financial success. Th" talent has been exceptionally fine. J. R. Ellison, head of the Ellison- White Chautaqua System, of Portland. and his family Joined the tent city to spend a vacation on the grounds. He was pressed into service by the local directors and made hundreds ot friends. KLAMATH ROAD IS BEGUN Construction of Scenic Route Along Tapper Lake Starts. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Julv 18. (Special.) A piece of road construc tion is now under way along the shores of Upper Klamath Lake, north of this city, that will give this country a fine road northward Into the Hood River Valley, as well as one of the best scenic drives -in the state, with an outlook over a lake 40 miles long, with beautiful Eagle Ridge, snow-capped McLaughlin, and famous Pelican Bay and Harriman Lodge In the distance. The Chapman Construction Company of this city, has the contract which covers a distance of four miles. FORMER PORTLAND SCHOOL. TKAl'HEK DIES AT AGK OK 23. is" --f& V :f Mlaa Charlotte Helen Delaney. Miss Charlotte Helen Delaney. a former teacher in the Portland public schools, died at her home yesterday at the age of 23 years. Miss Delaney was born in Port land March 1. 1892. She attended the Stephens Grammar School and after her graduation there was a student at St. Francis' Academy. When she had com pleted her work at the academy she was engaged as a teacher at the Highland School. Ill health, however, forced her to abandon her profession. Miss Delaney Is survived by her mother, Mrs. M. Delaney, and one brother, George IL Delaney. Funeral services will be held, tomorrow morning at St. Philip Neri's Church, East Sixteenth Southeast, corner of Hickory street- '-A. vx , WHICH FOIXD FOR EMAX OK JURY OFFER CAUSES RAID Alleged 'Moonshiners' Ambi tion Proves Downfall. PLANT IS LONG ELUSIVE Growth of Business in Five Years Calls for More Capital and l'cd eral Officers Finally Get Men tong Watched. EUGENE. Or, July 18. (Special.) For sale Half Interest In good-pay ing moonshiners' still in Lane County. The change from a wholesale to a retail liquor business and a desire for a partnership expansion is held by the officers to be responsible Tor tne ar rest of James Williams and Mark Broom, alleged moonshiners, now in all. Interesting developments in yes- erday's arrests came today. For five years the two are eald to have manufactured their product in the mountains and sold by means of middlemen in the lumber camps of Lane County. In Eugene and to sev eral small saloons about the state. Federal officers have been aware of the still on the McKenzie and several times have made vain efforts to eaten its operators. An extensive eystem Is believed to have warned them, and the place in the mountains is said to be almost Inaccessible. The manufacture is believed to have been lntermf ttan t. depending upon the activity of the Federal officers. Officer mucosa Parchane. The local officers do not believe that the men have been peddling the whisky themselves until recently, and the new tactics have been to catch the men on a local option case. Two detectives, employed Jointly by J. M. Devers. District Attorney, and J. C. Parker. Sheriff, are said to have been such good customers that partner shin was talked, and in the course of the transaction tne property in quea tion had to he visited. This happened last May. Then the original proprietors scented trouble and the sale was off. The Federal of ficers had two detectives on the river at the same time. They had been there as fishermen. One night they heard the sound of two men crossing the river at night. The next morning they came upon the deserted furnace where the elusive still had been op erated. Mysterious Message Clew. After this, activity on the part of the officers relaxed to allay suspl clon, until last week's events, that read almost like a Kentucky novel, were climaxed Saturday night with the an nouncement of Sheriff Parker that the men were in Jail and that the site of the still, hidden in a pocket of the McKenzie. had been raided that after noon. Broom at one time slipped through the grasp of the law.. Then came mysterious message to the Sheriff, "Broom will leave Springfield for the McKenzie at a given time in the morning," It said. The Sheriff left Eugene at 3:15 o'clock In the morning and 20 miles up the river his motorcar overtook that of the fleeing men and both were cov ered with the officer's revolvers. RUSSIAN GUARD EFFICIENT (Continued From First Psk.) casts a white or red or black ball. The candidate must nave at least twice as many white balls as black balls. The red balls are not counted. The regimental officers also have the right to expel a member for any deemed Injurious to the dignity of the regiment or even for being an unpleas ant comrade. The commonest reason for expulsion Is for marrying a woman of low rank. In one case a guard officer was ex polled for marrying the daughter of colonel of police. In some regiments wives must be elected In the same way as their husbands. A guard's officer leaving the guard In this way has the option of retiring or of accepting the next higher grad In the army. There are no majors In Russia and no lieutenant-colonels I the guard, battalions of the guard be lng commanded by colonels. The regiments of the guard are com Photo Copyright by Underwood HIM SAMi. manded by major-generals, there be lng no brigadiers in Russia. The regi mental commander is usually taken from a different regiment, as it Is considered difficult for an officer to exercise regimental command over his comrades. Promotion Follows Rapidly. Promotion in the guard is entirely by seniority, but as the law requires certain proportion of the regiments of the army to be commanded by colonels of the guard, promotion Is rapid. henever one encounters a young army regimental commander, he may be nearly sure that the officer Is from the guard. With the advantage of superior early education, of more rapid promotion In the lower grades, with easier access to those In power, the guardsmen have great advantages over the officers of the army. As a result the one corps de la garde produces a large majority of the generals. The advantage, however. Is only the advantage of opportunity. Unfit men are not consciously promoted. If up pcarance of merit procures high rank demonstration of lack of fitness leads to instant dismissal. The great advantage of an organised nation at war over a nation defended by a professional army Is that the firs frees all its fighting mes for action while the second must devote numbers and energy to the work of the rear. Furthermore, the work of the mo competent people offered freely more efficient than that of salaried officials. To the fact that Russia Is a nation at war. not a nation with only Its army at war, may be attributed th extraordinary completeness of its or sanitation back of the fighting lln an organization not carried In the arm manuals and whose existence Is un known In Petrograd. even In Warsaw Members of the Duma are largely en gaged In this work, as are a great part of the business men and land owners whose age or lack of experience keep them from serving In the active army. The larger part of these serve along the principal lines of communication, from dressing stations to division hos pitals, to corps hospitals, on the hos pital trains. In the big cities. There are as many more employed among the relief stations along the rear of the armies. In back of the firing line Is a vast traffic -of ammunition, of supplies, of soldiers and horses arriving to fill the losses, of slightly wounOed going to the rear on foot or In emptied transport wagons, of convalescents returning to the front. To care for these are a number of rest satlons dotted about five miles apart. At every one of these an im mense kettle of soup and a mountain range of black bread await the hungry. For soldier and civilian alike, for transport driver and for refugee, but one requirement la asked "wash." At each of these places are provided a trough, soap and towel. In the larger posts a bath has been set up and the nightbound traveler can take a bath if he wants to. If he doesn t want to he must. At the larger posts also are found hospitals of a few beds where casual Invalids are cared for and sent to the main hospitals. Kqnlpraeal la Complete. In the ones I visited the equipment was complete, even to newspapers. Chapels are generally erected in buildings when these are available, otherwise In tents. One chapel I saw was made from pine branches. The most pretentious station I saw that day was at the rail head. Here, In addition to the structures heretofore described, was an officers' clubhouse. There were cots and stacks of illus trated newspapers and a buffet of cold food. There also was a tea urn pre. sided over by a pretty young girL The number of and the service ren dered by these young girls should be the subject of a f'oem. There are older women, too. many officers' wives and many officers' widows. The lady who Is In charge ot their work took us to the evacuation hospital, where wound ed were kept for shipment to the rear. It Is In an old freight shed and has been the target for many bomb attacks. Fortunately there have not yet been any casualties among the women. Centralis to Save Landmark. CENTRALIA. Wash.. July 18. Spe cial.) The local Commercial Club Is considering ways and means of pre serving the old blockhouse .on the Chehalls River a mile west of this city. The blockhouse, known as Fort Borst. was erected In 1856, and was originally 60 yards from the river bank, but the current has eaten Into the bank until the structure Is now only 18 Inches from the bank and Is In danger of falling Into the river. It has been proposed to move the fort to the city park. The landmark has at tracted many tourists. The St. Helens Club of Chehalls has offered to co-op erate with the Commercial Club In Its preservation. hen in Seattle, stop at E CLARKE ORCHARDISTS PREPARE FOR HEAVY YIELD. Two Packing Plaats at Vancouver and One at El la worth Are Expected to Be Pat In Operation. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 18. (Spe cial. ) Preparations are being made by the prune packers In the county for a large crop this year, and there will be two packing - houses In operation In Vancouver the J. K. Armsby Company and the A. C. Hurdick Company. E. L. French also will operate his large plant t Ellsworth, a few miles east of this city. The price of prunes this year is S j cents for 30 prunes that welsh pound. A quarter of a cent less is paid for each five more to the pound." The orchards In many sections are well filled. The fruitgrowers are to receive help ful information from tlovernment ex perts who are here studying brown rot. They believe they have a cure In spray ing, and have been experimenting on the A. W. Moody orchards, near Felida. It has been found that brown rot Is caused by spores from toadstools that shoot up from prunes left lying in the orchard. These spores get in the bios torn and. if the weather soon becomes rainy, brown rot is almost sure to de velop. Professor Fisher, the Government ex pert, has been in charge of the expert menttng here and at Wenatchee, with Malcolm M. Brown, of Michigan Agri cultural College. E. L. French has been making experiments on his own Inltla tlve. Weycrhueuser Taxes Delinquent. ABERDEEN. Wash.. July IS. (Spe cial Between $S).ono and I40.OO0 In fib The Empty Bowl Tells the Story The highest compliment that can be paid any food is to eat it heartily to the last portion. Every day there are hundreds of thousands of such compliments paid to Post Toasties. x This wide appreciation encouraged the better ing of this delightful food. And the result is N Post The inner sweet meats of choicest Indian Corn are skilfully cooked, daintily seasoned, and toasted by a new process that brings out a wonderful "toastie' corn flavour. These flakes do not mush down when cream or milk is added, but retain their body and crispness. They come to you ready to eat from the FRESH SEA LED, dust-proof, germ-proof package as sweet and delicious as when they leave the ovens. New Post Toasties the Superior Corn Flakes Your grocer has them now. Hotel Seattl! We own it. delinquent tax certificates against the eyerhaeuser Timber Company nave been sold to local peoole by Jerry Mc- Gillicuddy. county treasurer. The com pany has allowed nearly J300.000 In taxes to become delinquent. County officials are puzzled as to the cause. The Weyerhaeuser people have pro tested to only a few of their many assessments. Thousands of dollars' worth of delinquent tax certificates on property in all parts of the county have been bought up as Investments. TRIBUTE PAID POETES OnK;0- UIRL DKDICATKS EKStS TO MISS rOULBRITII. Honor Paid Callfornian on Day After Her Formal Crowning as Laareate of Slate. BY ANNE SHANNON MONROE. OREGON KXI-OSITION UL1LLHNG, July 16. One of the prettiest touches In the recent visit of many writers to the exposition came on the afternoon following the day on which lna Cool brilh was crowned poet laureate of California It was at a meeting in Festival Hall. v. hen some of Miss Cool brith's poems were read by the play right. John Philips. Mrs. Bertha Taylor Voorhoorsl, In the name of the Oregon Women's Press Club, presented Miss Coolbrilh with a huge bouquet of white ruses and Oregon grape. Miss Mary Carolyn Uavies had written a presen tation poem, and this Mr. Philips read. It was: llccuuve your voire has cheered and blc&ed ua Un Ylll Io close woven In the loftiest rhyme. To you. the riUant njrr. you the sons. Wo send a irlimlc Irutn our tiioMom lime. From our roe city rosrn pure and mliite From Iri-Rtin h.-r ctape of sturdy irfcn. But. ort, lnoan In our wreath tonight The lwtl flower or ail Ufa Iv unseen. May the then with our greetings c!ad C' furtn To Join the laurel -given by hicher hands, A trlt.ute from our sisters In tno Noith To the lov-1 ln;rr of the s'lnnv iHrtfl-i. ew o i oasoes Crisper, more appetizing and better than ever before. 4