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- THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1916. FAY "CRAZY ABOUT BAT" AIIO JEWELRY FAIR CARTOONIST WHOSE LETTERS ARE PUBLISHED BY HUSBAND SUING FOR DIVORCE. Gift of Villa and $75,000 in Cash Considered as Her . Terms of Separation. Love Letters of Wife Who, Pugilist Says, Never Was Wife Read in Court. IS. filR ADMITS DISCUSSING DIVORCE MISSIVES ARE GROTESQUE UUc N'otcs Strange Mlitnre of Wifely Affection and Sport Pse Gossip Endearing Epistle Brings Jewels Worth S8000. CHICAGO. Jan. 28. (Special.) Bat tling Nelson's love letters, the epistles -which cover the more or less romantic episode of his younsr pugilistic life, trace a story of peculiar intereet. In lilac envelopes covered wtih grotesque cartoons, they are as strange a set of missives as has been taken into court for some time. In the bill for divorce filed yester day by his attorney. Emile Vanbever, Bat" declares that Fay King, the young cartoonist be married in Janu ary. 1913. refused at once to live with liim as his -wife. What is more, his married life in the third year was the tame as the first wifeless. Yet through letters there is an attempt at affection weirdly mingled, it is true, with sporting-page gossip. Following are excerpts: "My own dear little lamb-eye bat tling boy husband: Your dear lettfs have been coming regularly every mj and have been making me very happy. "Thank Yea, Dearest, for Cheek." "Dearest. I am Just crazy about my calling card that you enclosed. It is perfectly lovely. 1 am crazy about the 1342J Superior Ave. I am so glad you had that put on my card. And. say, what else do you think that I discov ered about the number, adding them tip 1-2-3-4-2-3 that makes 13. can you beat that? "Last but not the least, let me thank you. dearest, for the check. God bless you. You are the dearest ever. I don't want you to be overworking, though. Be a good little child and come as soon as you can to your own little wifie. (Signed) FAY. "P. S. About your going back into the ring. I hate to have you do that, dear, because I think we can make as much money in vaudeville and 1 don't want you to get your ears torn open again. It Is not worth it. I think too much of your dear little face to let any one else punch it. God bless you, dear boy lamb." Parity Advocate Good to Read. "My Own Dear Boy Your letter re ceived yesterday and I laughed at the thought of you and Daddy Nelson go ing to see .Professor Bingo. It must have been a great disappointment that you did not get to see him actually eat what it Is advertised that he indulges In for a light repast. "I am also glad that you subscribed for the Purity Advocate, as it is a good thing to read. "Papa and his white hope seem to he having a great many offers. You see. by accepting pay for his services at the Lyric when he boxed Pelkey he turned professional. Now there is a chance to get the money. Bud An derson's brother. Fred, arrived In Port land a few days ago and he said that Hud was in bad condition even before the fight. "Well. Bat dear. I guess that's all the news for this time. Oh, yes. about the signature. I used the Fay King because the other is so big and I wanted the Portlanders to recognize the signature they had known so well. Hereafter I am going to use only Mrs. Battling Nelson and drop the Fay King, because I will concede that your name is a "trifle" better than my own. lie a good boy. Love and lots or kisses. Your wife. (Signed) Fay." "Little Wife" Gets Jewelry. "My Dear Husband Bat This morn ing after daddy left, the mailman brought your postals and dear letter. (The communication deals with her ar rangements for filling a newspaper contract.) Well, dearest. I want to get downtown to do a little shopping. I am fine and dandy, dear, and hope this finds you the same. "Are you having that ring fixed up for me at Lewy's? When you come you had better send your Jewelry on ahead, via Wells-Fargo, because I would be too worried if I thought you were traveling with It. You know some peo ple would kill for a tlO bill. Your little wife. (Signed) Fay." Nelson at this time sent jewelry val ued at IS0O0 to his wife, it is said. TRAINS CRASH IN STORM SOW HIDES MGXALS, FREIGHT UHKCKS A.XOTIIKR, TWO HURT. Phlelan aad Nurses Are Rnsked Pna The Dalles, aid Traffic Over Tn Llnee la Blocked. THE DALLES. Or.. Jan. 18. (Spe clal.) In a blinding snowstorm, which hid the signals from view, eastbound freight No. 12 plowed into the rear of freight No. 256. standing on an O.-W. li. & N. sidetrack at Celilo at 8:30 'clock thia morning, telescoped or otherwise wrecked nine cars and seri ously injured two laborers carried on the waiting train. The engineer and fireman of train N'o. IS Jumped just before the engine was mashed by the caboose of the other train. Traffic over the line was blocked until 3 o'clock today, the wreckage vtrewing both the tracks used by the east and westbound trains. Nurses and physicians were rushed to Celilo this morning, early reports Indicating that the 53 laborers on the train at the sidetrack had been injured or killed. All but Reo Stamos and Jim Ketchel. however, were able to crawl unaided out of the mass of wreckage. Both will live, late reports at the hospital here said tonight, Lewis Bar Association Elects. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Jan. !. (Spe cial.) The Lewis County Bar Associa tion will hold a banquet in the near future, although the date and place have not yet been decided upon. At a meeting held by the association yester day the following officers were elected for the year: H. K. Donatio, president: J. H. Jahnke. vice-president; A. A, Hull, aecretary, and B, H. Rhodes, treasurer. Vadcr Mill to Bo Itebnilt. CENTRA LI A. Wash.. Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) The work of clearing away the debris of the Stillwater Lumber Com pany's mill at Vader. recently de stroyed by Are. has started, and Man ager Brown says all possible haste will be made in rebuilding the plant. The Ra5an dam. in Alberta, Canada, on of The create! irrigation works ID Ui attilJ. hu ba completed. J - 1 . ' Of ' MRS. OSCAR BATTLING IDOLiKS IS RAPPED Senator Walsh Says System Is Intolerable. NOTE TO CENSORS READ Data Taken From Busines Corre spondence Are Ordered Indexed and Letters to Suspected Neutrals Are Detained. WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. "If tne allies decline to yield to reason we must cease trading with them, de clared Senator Walsn. Democrat, of Montana, to the Senate body today, as sailing Great Britain's interference with neutral commerce of the Unltea States. . - "If a fixed determination to goaa this nation into retaliatory measures or to cry coercion were entertained by the allied powers, it would find quite fitting expression in the course of con duct of which our Government has so respectfully but so forcefully and just ly complained." Senator Walsh discussed particu larly the seizure and censoring of United States mails, and in that con nection read a portion of a confidential circular of instructions issued to British censors. The paragraphs he read as as follows: "Particulars are to be extracted from appropriate correspondence and sub mitted on index cards of all direct shipments to Europe, i. e.. shipments from neutral to neutral. Including ship ments on through bills of lading, viz: "Cocoa, cotton, cotton yarn, waste and thread; fuel oils and lubricating oils: hides, skins and leather; maize, metals and ores of all kinds; nitrates, oil cakes, including poonac. packers products (meat), bacon, lard, oleo or any edible animal fats, rosin, tanning extracts, wool and such other articles as mav be added from time to time. "Duties of r. A. C"s.: fa) The D A. C sho'uld see that the letters supplied to his table are divided before cen soring, for the purpose both of remov ing the correspondence of persons on the privileged and suspect lists, and so far as this has not been done by the sorter, and also as far as practicable of eliminating periodical correspon dence between reputable concerns, which experience has shown to contain nothing that requires censoring. Such eliminated correspondence should not be opened until the remaining portion of the mail has been disposed of. In that connection Senator Walsh ""It is not difficult to understand EARLY SETTLER AND ONE TIME GERMAN CONStL BURIED TODAY. Carl Ta Wlatxiagerade. The funeral or Carl von Wlnt xingerode, who died at his home. 573 Fifth street. Thursday morn ing, will be held today at the chapel of Holman's undertaking establ'shment at 2 o'clock. In terment will be in Riverview Cemetery. Mr. Wintzingerode was a na tive of Prussia, but settled -in Portland in 1S5S. He was at one time a member of the state Leg islature and served as German Consul for this district. He is survived by hia widow and two daughters. Mrs. Henry Mett and Miss Elsa Wlntxinge-rcde. t ' 5 I : l ev . . .- . v I i I ' V -It Carl Ta Wlataiagerade. t NELSON (FAT KING). that the letters of any American house doing business with a Scandinavian firm which falls under the suspicion of the English authorities are not likely to reach their destination. System Declared Intolerable. 'Such a- system would be intolerable to a liberty-loving people even though there were no likelihood that the ex ercise of such despotic power would not be abused, nor the information thus surreptitiously elicited placed at the disposal of English rivals of American commercial houses." Senator Walsh said he was unable to support the arguments of those who favor an embargo on munitions. At the close of the speech he Intro duced a bill to prohibit commercial in tercourse with any nation interfering with the legitimate trade of the unitea States. It was referred to the foreign relations committee. BARN DANCEHALL CLOSED Pendleton Mayor Has Chief: Con demn and Close "Fire Trap." PENDLETON.- Or.. Jan. 2S. (Spe cial.) By order of Mayor J. A. Best, a new barn, which has been used as a dancehall In the west end of Pendle ton, was condemned and closed yester day by Fire Chief Ringold as being a fire trap. Mr. Best has been threat ening to close . all public dancehalls which vcre not sanitary or fireproof and yesterday made good his threat. The dances were held In the loft of the barn, to which there was no entrance nor exit, with the exception of a small hole through which the par ticipants climbed. A coal-oil lamp in the center of the place was the only light. Heat was furnished by two stoves with pipes running directly through the roof with no suspension wires. 'LONG DISTANCE' GIRL DIES Telephone Operators to Lay Body of Another at Rest. BAKER. Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.) Miss Billie Bolton, the girl who put through the longest telephone message from the local station of the Pacinc Telephone & Telegraph Company, died Wednesday of pneumonia. Six telephone operators, former fellow workers with her. acted as pallbearers today. The girls are Martha Edwards. Pearle Coale, Jennie Johnson, Katherlne Pcyde. Mrs. Maude Petty and Mrs. Leih Jack. Miss Bolton established a record by putting through a call to Orange, Cal., two years ago. QUEETS CANNERY TO START Grays Harbor Fishing; Operations Due to Resume February 1. HOQUIAM, Wash., Jan. 28. (Special.) The first cannery of the Grays Har bor district to begin operation in the 1916 season will be the plant at the mouth of the Queets River, which Is expected to start soon after February 1. The plant will pack bluebacks, or the same variety as the uuiniauit salmon. ' Indications are the early run will be heavy. Many fish are starting up the Queets and Quiniault rivers and the Indians are making - considerable catches. HOOD TREASURER IS DEAD F. A. Bishop, County Official, Suc cumbs at Age of 57. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 2,8. (Special.) F. A, Bishop. Hood River County Treasurer and United States Commis sioner, passed away at a Hood River hospital last night. Mr. Bishop was 57 years of age. For the past year he had been suffering from a complication of diseases. He is survived by his widow. Mr. Bishop formerly was connected with the United States Land Office at Walla Walla. He was a member of the local Masonic order. Vader Sawmill to Bo Rebuilt. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) The sawmill plant of the Still water Lumber Company at Vader. Wash., which was recently burned, will be rebuilt at once, according to the an nouncement of W. E. Brown, manager. Work of clearing the debris is under way. The Vader mill employed 200 men altogether and was the chief industry of the town. Xapavine Mill Ships Big Timber. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) One of the largest shipments of big timber for some time was sent Thursday from the Emery & Nelson mill in Napavine. Two of the timbers were 20 by 20 Inches and 80 feet in length, and three were 16 by 16 inches, and 80 feet in length. The rest off the shipment was in 60-foot lengths.) The shipment was consigned to Detroit J INTENT DENIED PREVIOUSLY Letters Denouncing AVoman Later Shot When Defendant's Husband Was 3Iurdcred Also Are In troduced at Trial. PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Jan. 28. After repeatedly having asserted that she never intended to divorce her husband. Dr. C. Franklin Mohr, and that there was no sincere desire on his part to divorce her, Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr. charged with instigating two negroes. Cecil Brown and Henry Spellman. to murder him, admitted in cross-examination today that she had. discussed with her attorneys last Summer the question of allowing Dr. Mohr to have an abso lute divorce on the basis of his turning over to her his Newport villa, known as the Montpelier. and 876,000 in cash. Apart from this testimony the intro duction of letters written by Mrs. Mohr to George W. Books, brother-in-law of Emily Burger, who was wounded the night when Dr. Mohr was killed, also aroused much interest. One indicated that Mrs. Mohr. at the rime she wrote it, was angry with the girl, whom she accused of breaking up her home. "If I'd got a hold of her Saturday." this letter said. "I'd have about killed her." Mrs. Mohr seemed more composed on the stand today than she had been at any time since she began her testi mony Wednesday afternoon. ; She re affirmed her former declarations that she had nothing but undying love for her husband. She did not deny that she wanted Miss Burger to know of her feelings. She denied telling the police officials after she was taken Into custody that "the doctor was a terrible man." She admitted she did not see her husband at the hospital the night he was shot, pleading that the sight of him covered with blood was more than she could stand. Asked to explain why she called ,up. her attorney about 11:30 o'clock on the night of the shooting, she said it was to tell him she was going to the hospital, as the doctor had been shot. The Attorney-General finished his cross-examination. CHEHALIS STORE BURNS HARTMAN Jt NATHAN a45,000 DRY GOODS STOCK DESTROYED. Buildlna- Damage About 10,0OO Loss la Largely Protected Fire Team Runs Away. Breaks Plate Glass. CHEHALI. Wash., Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) Fire of unsnown origin at 2 o'clock this morning burned out the dry goods stock of Hartman & Nathan, the biggest line of dry goods in Lewis County. The loss is estimated by Jo seph Schuss, manager, at 845,000, which is covered by about $32,000 insurance. The building,- also owned by Hartman & Nathan and S. Hartman. a two-story brick 50 by 112, was gutted by the-fire. Damage to the building is estimated at $10,000, with $6000 Insurance. The clothing and grocery depart ments of the store were uninjured, a fire door being closed and cutting off further spread of the flames. The fire was kept confined to the Hartman & Nathan building, the adjoining brick blocks on either side being uninjured. During the fire Tom McCrary, Fred Whaley, C. Callahan and John Truett were injured. The Chehalis fire team grew restless during the fire and bolted down street, tearing into the front of the stationery store of the M. F. Taylor Company and badly damaging the plate glass front to the extent of $400. The fire wagon, a combination hose and chemical out fit, was badly wrecked and may be re placed with an automobile truck. ELECTION CALL IS ISSUE Baker Meeting Tonight to Decide on Steps in Salary Question. BAKER, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.) To decide whether there shall be called a special election to restore the salaries of the City Commissioners at once, so Mayor Palmer may be held in office, a meeting will be held tomorrow night in the Commercial Club rooms. The call was made today by Ernest M. Welch, president of the club. Should it be the consensus of opinion that an election should be held at once, a committee will be appointed imme diately to draft the election petition and circulate it for signers. Should the feeling be adverse, the matter of appointing a successor to Mayor Palmer rests with the other two Commission ers. Ridgefield Oddfellows to Build. RIDGEFIELD. Wash., Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) Ridgefield Oddfellows Lodge, which some time ago lost its hail by fire, intends to erect a modem build ing on a new site. Th new building will probably be two stories, of brick or concrete. - CR0DPS0ME READING THAT WILL PROVE INTERESTING TO YOUNG MOTHERS First Symptoms and Treatment Disease A Remedy that Has Croup is a terror to young mothers. To post them regarding the cause, first symptoms, treatment and how to pre vent the attack is the object of this article. The first symptom of croup is hoarseness, and in a child subject to this disease, is a sure indication of an approaching attack. This is followed by a peculiar rough cough. By giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as direct ed as soon as the child becomes hoarse. or even af '.tsr the croup cough appears, the attack may be warded off and all danger and anxiety avoided. This rem edy is also a certain cure for croup, and has never been known to fail. It is the sole reliance with many thousands of mothers and never disappoints them. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be BEN PARTY UNION CHIEF AIM FRIEND THINKS COLONEL PUTS OWN AMBITION ASIDE. J. C. Lawrence, of Spokane. After Visit to Oyster Bay, Says T. R. Is Net Committed as to Candidate. t OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.. Wash ington, Jan. 28. Colonel Roosevelt's overwhelming 'desire is to witness a solidification of all anti-Democratic forces in the campaign this year in order to accomplish the defeat of Presi dent Wilson and redeem the country from the disgrace brought on it by the present Administration. I am con vinced the Colonel has no thought of seeking the Republican nomination for himself." This view was expressed today by J C. Lawrence, of Spokane, formerly a' member of the Washington Public Service Commission. He gained his impression while visiting Colonel Roosevelt at his home at Oyster Bay yesterday. Mr. Lawrence further asserted that Colonel Roosevelt is not committed to any candidate, and in his opinion will carefully avoid the appearance of at tempting to dictate who the Repub lican -nominee shall be. He" desires strongly to see factionalism forgotten and to have a united party behind a strong candidate. Speaking for himself. Mr. Lawrence said that throughout the East he had heard Senator Borah discussed more generally and more favorably than any other, of the Republican, possibilities, and he thought that if the business men and bankers of the Pacific North west "will impress upon their Eastern connections the substantial character and sound good sense of Senator Borah, that, more than the Influence of all the politicians combined, would tend to make the Idaho Senator a formidable and even a winning candidate." Mr. Lawrence said he believed the question of geography will play less part at the next Republican" convention than ever before. SWISSlENEfRIOIING POLICE USE SWORDS ON ANTI GERMAN MOB. Hissing- Crowd Makes Demonstration Before Kaiser's Consulate, but Are Held Back by Officers. PARIS. Jan. 28. Fresh anti-German demonstrations took place last night at Lausanne, a Swiss city on the north shore of Lake Geneva. Toward mid night the great crowds which surged through the streets were dispersed, but at the railway station a small group of persons surrounding a German flag was attacked with canes, stones and fists. The police were forced to use their swords before they could rescue the men attacked. This information was contained in a dispatch received in Paris from the Havas correspondent at Geneva. Earlier in the day an angry crowd had torn down a German flag hoisted in honor of Emperor William's birth day. In the evening great crowds choked the street in which the German consulate is situated, but they were held back from the consulate by police. The crowds hissed and hooted against Germany and sang the Marseillaise. As a result of the encounter between the police and demonstrants at the railway station, one man was severely injured and taken -to the hospital. MILITARY PLAN DISCUSSED Eugene Regents to Pass on Subject of Cadets In College. .UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. Jan. 28. (Special.) President Camp bell has appointed a committee from the Board of Regents to consider whether or not some form of military training should be adopted by the Uni versity of Oregon. Those named are: A. C. Dixon, of Eugene; Mrs. George How to Guard Against the Never Been Known to Fail. given as confidently to a child as to an adult. Mrs. Fred Rensler. 24 Vienna St.. East Newark. N. Y.. writes: "When my oldest boy was a baby sixteen years ago he was cured of membranous croup by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Reme dy. I like that medicine better than any other for this trouble and for colds and cougns. because it gives prompt re lief and is free from opiates." Mrs. Sarah J. Hayes, Union Street, Spencerport, N. T., writes: "Chamber lain's Cough Remedy has been kept and used in my house for the past twenty years. My three children, now grown, were given it when they were babies and it prevented croup and se rious colds. I know it to be safe to give to children." Every Woman s $190 to $39.50 Fancy Suit Every Woman s $15.00 to $20.00 Winter Coat SELLING T. Gerlinger, of Dallas, and J. A. Churchill, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The committee is to make its recom mendations early in the Spring, in or der that, if favorable to such a step, the Board of Regents will incorporate its action into the yearly regulations. 2 WIVES COST TOO MUCH P. F. Helser Touches Court With Plea for Reduction of Alimony. OREGON CITV, Or. Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) P. F. Helser finds that it is hard work to support two wives, even if one is divorced. For the third time within a year he was arrested today by Sheriff Wilson for contempt of court in failing to pay alimony to his first wife. He is in a transfer busi ness with his brother at 4 First street North. Portland. Mr. Helser's plea so touched Judge Campbell that the court reduced the alimony to 110 a month. CIDER SELLER CONVICTED Charge Against Coquillc Man Is Under Prohibition Law. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Jan. 28. (Spe cial.) The first conviction for violat ing the prohibition law in Coos County was secured by District Attorney L. A. Liljeqvist against C. A. Machon, at eoquille, before Justice J. J. Stanley. The charge was eelling cider that in toxicates. Judge Stanley reserved sentence un til Saturday. Old Soldier Found Dead in Bed. ROSEBURG, Or.. Jan. 28. (Special.) Warren C. Elliott, aged 71 and a former resident of McCoy, Or., was found dead in bed at the Soldiers' Home yesterday. Mr. Elliott has a son liv ing at McCoy and the funeral probably will be held there. Arkansas produces the preater part of the natural oil stones of this country. Advice to Thrifty People With good appetites: If you are concerned about household economy pay attention to our offerings and prices. You will get no better meats anywhere than we sell, and you can pay more elsewhere for meats not so good. Make sure. Try our quality meats. You'll save your money, your digestion and your health. Our Saturday Specials Steer Prime RIB ROAST, Pound . . Selected Steer POT ROAST, Pound Choice VEAL ROAST, Pound 6 Pounds PORK BACK BONES for Corn Fed PORK ROAST, Pound Selected HAMS, Pound . tr Many people take advantage of the Extra Econ--omies offered at the Cascade's Bargain Meat Counter. PANAMA COFFEE HQ Reg. 35c lb., special... A'7' 5-lb. tin Diamond "W BAKING POWDER Nine Loaves FRESH -BREAD 25c Fresh Oregon Ranch Eggs 2 dozen for I J Full Cream Oft-. Cheese, lb SiVC E. JL BRYAN AFTER TOGA FRIENDS OF PULLMAN E.Y-PRESI. DENT FEELING PULSE. If Opposition to Senator Polndezter and Mr. Humphrey Is Satisfied, Entry of Edneator Certain. SPOKANE. Jan. 28. (Special.) It la now really true, though it is a recent development, tnat Enoch A. Bryan, lately president of Washington State College, is changing his political atti tude from that of a man casually In terested in certain Jobs to that of a man who is a receptive candidate for the United States Senate. Certain inspired friends of Mr. Bryan who know how to do the Job are ex peditiously feeling out the Republican party in the state in a fashion that makes it certain that their efforts are fully authorized by the man in whose behalf they are made. Letters and per sonal visitation alike are methods used in this careful investigation. When It is concluded there will be an announce ment from Pullman publicly if Mr. Bryan goes in and most privately if he stays out. Two things Mr. Bryan would like to know, from the form the query is taken. First, is it true that there is a large fraction of the Republican party a one-hird fraction say that is disposed to view unfavorably both the Progres sive candidacy of Senator Poindexter and the stalwart candidacy of Repre sentative Humphrey? Second, is E. A. Bryan, carefully and Impersonally considered, the man who can appeal to this one-third fraction with a chance of success when aided by friendship and personal influence? Should the answers from these two questions be satisfactory, the educator will take to this Senatorial race like a duck to water. A municipal home, or rather tenement house, for destitute widows with small cm dren has been opened in Havre by the offi cial bureau of charity. 1 Sc 1 .2g 12c lOc 15c 9-lb. sack CORNOfi MEAL for aiiJC 6 lbs. BROKEN OC RICE for GiJC Fresh Eastern Oregon RABBITS Each 10