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HEW ATTACK MADE EXAMINATION OF FINE GOWNS ONLY UPSETTING Leone Cass Baer, After Reverent Inspection of $100,000 Fashion Show, Declares These Wonderful Creations Are an Aggravation to Women. ON SALE OF SIOGK lTf3 n TriTr!T7fSTr3 if tnWnn nerffllAorMJli r J ft American Life Recover in Suit Charges Court Granted Un authorized Transfer. ISSUE RAISED IN TRIAL Permission. Is Asked to Include Latest Angle in Action Asainst Vnion Pacific Life for Ke tnrn of $80,500 Assets. Thit h i nf R05 shares of stock worth $80,500. for J9600. was authorized bv Circuit Judge Gatens without notice or formal hearing as to its aaiissonuj, i hor-.H hv V Whealdon and others in an amended complaint in the suit of stockholders of the defunct American Life & Accident Insurance Company to jobtain from the Union racific Life In surance Company the return of $100,003 of assets to the American Life re ceivership. A motion to allow the plaintiffs to file this amended complaint win db presented to Judge Gatens Saturday. Attorneys Whealdon & Duniway say that if the motion is refused they intend to take an appeal to the Su preme Court. The amended complaint was placed on record with County Clrk Coffey yesterday afternoon, together witn pe titions of intervening plaintiffs. If the complaint is admitted by Judge Gatens. the suit will be heard in the Circuit Court, unless a demurrer is sus tained and an appeal can be taken from thnt Among other amendments to the complaint is the allegation that Judge Gatens. in whose court tne -American Life receivership suit was pending, viihnut n formal hearing made an order turning over $20,000 worth of debentures that belonged in tne re river.hin to A. McGill. J. P. Tamiesie, A. C. Shute and W. Mahon. The men named were not. it is contended, crea tors of the American Life to the ex tent of $20,000, or in any sum. "I don't recall the specific orders I am charged with signing," commented Judge Gatens last night, "but the alle gation probably is correct. However, in signing them I would have acted on the recommendation of Mr. Rountree. the receiver appointed for the Amer ican Life, whose integrity I had no reason to question. If I investigated, personally, all the orders signed in a receivership before mc. I would have little time to hold court." It is alleged that the $20,000 worth of debentures was placed with the su perintendent of insurance of British Columbia, and later turned over to the Union Pacific Life Insurance Company, which still holds them. The new com plaint asks that this transfer be ruled null and void, and the $20,000 in securi ties turned back into the receivership. Irregular Sale Charged. "With regard to the sale of the 805 hares of stock for $9600, which is admitted by the defendants in their answer to the suit filed by N. W. Roun tree. as receiver for the American Life, the amended complaint contends that this was invalid, as- the assignment of 805 shares of capital stock of the Coast Interstate Company, a holding com pany, to the Scandinavian-American Bank, of Tacoma, to obtain a loan of $2000, was not authorized by the board of directors of the American Life. It is alleged that S. A. Madge, sec retary, and A. McGill, president of the American Life, caused a fictitious entry to be made in the minute books of the company to show that a meeting bad been held. The plaintiffs maintain that the bank was allowed by Receiver Rountree to begin suit to foreclose on the 805 shares for nonpayment of the $2000 note, in spite of the fact that the receiver had in his possession assets, many of them secured obligations, totalling approxi mately $15,000, with which to take up the $2000. It is further alleged that Mr. Roun tree might have secured the necessary money to take up the $2000 note from the larger stockholders of the Ameri can Life had he made an -effort to do so, instead of which the directors and stockholders were not even notifed that the shares representing $80,500 were to be sold at forced sale in Tacoma. Proceeding la Cited. The complaint goes on to allege that the foreclosure sale was held at Taco ma. June 16, 1915. and that the 805 shares were sold tto E. C. Wheeler, as agent of Messrs. Braden and Gregory. Though the bid at the foreclosure Bale was $9600, the amended complaint alleges that in fact only $7600 was paid upon the bid, which amount was turned over to Receiver Rountree, and paid out. without order of court, as follows: N. W. Rountree, for receiver's fees, $1600; S. .C. Spencer, attorney for re ceiver, for fees. $1500; R. J. Brock, at torney for receiver, fees, $1500: and A. McGill. president of the defunct com pany. $2807. and the balance of $203 to incidental expenses. v The stock given for convertible as sets was selling at $16 to $20 a share on the market, but was represented to be worth $100 a. share and was cashed in at that appraisal, contends the plaintiffs. In the amended complaint four new party plaintiffs have intervened in the suit. In addition to the original com plainants. N. Whealdon, R. I. Young, L E. Blain and W. M. Marks, there are W. H. Davis. A. L. Kirk. J. A. Hardin and Fortmiller Furniture Company. BY LEONE CASS BAER. CLOTHES may not make the man. I but they certainly do go a long, long way in helping along s woman. Just when I had talked my self into believing I was happy with my new taffeta, made out of an old one turned inside -"-out and upside down. along comes a request to go over to! the Orpheum and interview $100,000 worth of real clothes. And now I can't see my taffeta frock for tears of envy i and I know why girls go wrong. I didn't know there were so many skunks in the world as have shed their noble lives and skins in the cause of putting collars and cuffs and hems ou one fashion show. Chiffons too and velvets, cloth of gold and silver, fruit , of loom and women's hands all meet on clothes for dinner, breakfast, sleep, hunting, marrying, fishing, canoeing. aeroplaning, dancing and heaven only knows what else. It is something sacrilegious the way the two wardrobe women talk about those dresses. Familiarity Is Awesome. ' "Here's a swell blue thing, a Lucile model, valued at $1000, a maid said holding it up as unconcernedly as if it were one of those percale coverall aprons you get in the basement for 59 cents, and a bargain at that. I touched the hem ot the garment reverently, then no longer wondered at crime. Two dressing rooms, one on each side of the stage, have their walls literally covered with dresses and coats. A huge table in each room holds hats and accessories. Downstairs four dressing rooms overflow with clothes and if you didn't see them you would not believe there could be so much in finite variety to a mere dress. There's a psychology in clothes and the New York designers who loaned these frocks to May Tuliv know women's failings in the clothes" line. They know that women dress for other women and their gowns are made with that idea in mind. May Tully, who is an author. lecturer and actress, who can write a lot of letters after her name as a graduate of Canadian schools and col leges, made up this fashion show idea: She has a new one now in the East and this one with her mother, Nancy Tully-Steffen, in charge has come out to paralyze us Western women. Mother Pat an Stage. Mother never was on the stage a day in her young life and in sending her out to the Coast as the fashion show manager May Tully has reversed the usual order of things. Mothers, you know, usually put their daughters' on the stage. Miss Tully has turned it around. Mrs. Steffen is having a pro gressive reunion with members of her family. A brother in Victoria, a sister n Vancouver, B. C another sister and : r - - - 1 BgSi I 1 .WSW-', !U I few's; .itS'S;W:S? I fSiimii Mabel Hamilton, Who In Fea tured With Fashion Show at Orphenm. brother in Marshfield (the latter is Frank Hague) and two sisters in Cali fornia, have added to her happiness on this journey. She looks after the girls, sees that the wardrobe women look after the mending and general upkeep of the 60 dresses, sees that every night they are under lock and key the dresses not the wardrobe women and finds time to go out each morning for a walk . with Mabel Hamilton, the featured maid in the act. Each of the wonderful creations is under contract to be returned to its creator at the end of the tour. I wonder, but I could not find anyone to ask, if the girls are happier for having had these lovely things even if only for awhile, or if it gives 'em unrest of the soul to be so near and yet so far from a Maison Maurice simple little frock that cost $900? I wonder. POLITICAL GOSSIP JUDGE FINES SPEEDERS Morning Lectures Expensive to Of fending Chauffeurs. Judge Langguth distributed fines with his morning lecture course for offending chauffers yesterday. Cecil Walter, who was driving at a 50-mile rate, was fined $25. W. Kuehm sought to get more "go" from his motorcycle than the ordinance allows, and paid $7.50 for the experiment. Phillip Sher man was fined $10 for speeding, while William Wilson was turned loose upon the payment of $5. Two more speeders were granted clemency and their cases continued. Absence of the required lights on their cars caused Edmond Morrison and R. Kennedy to pay $2 On en. H. B. Menefee and Sylvester Vysocke. who allowed minors to frequent their poolrooms, were fined $5 and $2, re spectively. Race Track Still Water Covered. GRESHAM. Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) Four or five feet of water still covers the rack track at the Multnomah Coun ty Fairgrounds and forms a lake with an area of nearly 15 acres. The water also covers the floor of the machinery hall and is two feet deep in the racing association sheds. N. L. Smith, J. N. Clanahan and the fair association is preparing to Investigate and find the reason why the water does not drain out properly. OSWALD WEST, ex-Governor of Oregon, has just returned from a trip to Philadelphia and Washing ton, D. C, where he conferred with Senator Chamberlain relative to a sub stitute for the bill creating the Mount Hood National Park. As drawn up by the Department of the Interior, the bill creating this park arbitrarily set off a rectangular chunk of territory which included much land that was not needed nor suitable for park purposes. Much opposition de veloped against it from sheep men, whose grazing privileges would be lost, and from other interests. Mr. West drew up a new bill for Senator Chamberlain creating the park along the lines suggested by forestry officials of this district and the spe cial committee from the Chamber of Commerce, which has been working to further the project. This measure draws the boundaries of the proposed National park so as to include all points of decided scenic interest, and at the same time excludes much land not valu able for park purposes that had been included in the Department of the Interior bill. On the other hand the new measure Included in the park approximately 14,000 acres along the Columbia River Highway, which the original measure did not. This 14.000 acres is now set aside by order of the Secretary of the Interior, but this order is subject to revocation at the pleasure of some future official at any time. Though the new measure, which is to be introduced shortly .by Senator Chamberlain, according to Mr. West, is quite likely not to get through Con gress at this session, it probably will get far enough along to be referred to the various Governmental bureaus that would be called upon to approve it, which would put it in line for pass age next session. The boundaries of the park as outlined in this measure do not encroach on the Bull Run reserve, thereby endangering Port land's water supply, one objection urged against the present bill. Mr. West also conferred with Senator Chamberlain on some phases of the Senator's measure for the dispositon of the Oregon & California land grant, which is understood to have the back ing of the Administration. "Aside from my brief stay in Wash ington to see Senator Chamberlain in connection with these measures, there wasn't the slightest political signifi cance to my trip," said the ex-Governor. "I had business in Philadelphia, and stopped in Washington on the way home. I have been away only two weeks all told. "Roosevelt talk is rife all through the East. As a Western Democrat in the guise of an innocent bystander, I would say, based on what I saw and heard, that Mr. Roosevelt will control the - situation at the Republican Na tional Convention. You hear Roosevelt talk everywhere. The papers run columns about him. Aside from favorite son talk, none of the other Republican presidential possibilities is succeeding even in breaking into print effectively." Petitions to initiate the "land and loan bill" indorsed by the recent con vention of the State Federation of La bor, and also having the backing of the Socialist party, are in circulation for signatures. It provides for col lection of a land rent through taxa tion, but exempts from taxation all im provements, being thereby a form of single tax. It provides further for a state fund from which loans without interest for the first five years, and not more than 6 per cent after that, are to be made to home builders. Members of the Woodrow Wilson League of Portland were addressed at a meeting in the Central Library Wednes day night by John H. Stevenson. ex Municipal Judge, and Judge Thomas C. Burke, collector of customs. Judge A. S. Bennett, of The Dalles, who was to have delivered an address on "Achieve ments of the Wilson Administration," sent a letter regretting that he could not be present. Still another possibility as a candi date for the " Republican nomination for Judge ot Department No. 3 of the Circuit Court, is George W. Stapleton, who lives in Gresham and practices law in Portland. The field is already occupied by W. M. ("Pike") Davis and J. E. Magers. but Mr. Stapleton's friends are urging him to get in the lists, too. So far no Democratic candi dates have appeared, though the name of John H. Stevenson, who resigned recently as Municipal Judge, is fre quently mentioned. If Mr. btapleton should be nominated, however, there is some doubt whether Judge Stevenson would care to make the race, as he is a law partner of Mr. Stapleton's brother. SALEM, Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) Declaring that he stands for "good laws, good government," and that he will "represent the people always," Franklin F. Korrell, of Portland, to day filed with the Secretary of State declaration of candidacy for the Re publican nomination for Represen tative in the Legislature from Mult nomah County. ' Francis L. MIchelbook, of McMinn vllle, who was a member of the lower House in the last Legislature from Yamhill County, has declared his can didacy for' the office of State Senator from the Twenty-fourth District, com prising Lincoln, Tillamook, Washington and Yamhill counties. Mr. MIchelbook is a Republican. He records his oppo sition to any modification of the pro hibition law, saying that "laws en acted by the people should not be tampered with by the Legislature, but should stand until the people them selves repeal them by ballot." He fa vors rural credits and "all laws for the betterment of husbandry." J. L. Kelly, of The Dalles, desires to represent Hood River and Wasco coun ties again in the lower House, having filed his declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Twenty-ninth District. He says he ad vocates state efficiency with the least possible expense. Air. Kelly pledges himself to work for legislation to "re lieve the counties from the expense of building what should be state and inter-state roads by making them state roads by an act of the Legislature. "Consolidation of state commissions and economy in state expenditures," is the slogan of George R. Lundburg, of Grants Pass, who has filed as a candi date for the Republican nomination for State Senator from Josephine County. An aspirant for Circuit Judge in the' Fourth Judicial District, Department No. 3, is J. E. Magers, of Portland, who filed his declaration here today. Mr. Magers is a Republican. He promises to render "opinions, judgments and de crees promptly and endeavor to keep the work of the office as nearly up to date as possible, consistent with fair ness to all litigants." Two Republicans and two Democrats today filed their declarations of can didacy for the nomination for District Attorney in their respective counties. They are: W. A. Bell, of The Dalles. Republican, Wasco County; L L Ray, of Eugene, Democrat. Lane County;; Willard H. Wirtz, of Prineville, Demo crat, Crook County, and Thomas S. Farrell, of Lakeview, Republican, Lake County. GenrffB A. Loveiov. of Portland, has announced his candidacy for delegate to the Democratic National Convention f,nm tho Third Congressional District. comprising Multnomah County. His ballot slogan is: "For Woodrow Wil son, on his record first, last and all the time." He is a member of the Jack son Club, a Democratic political or- Nq matter what one builds that is better, what one writes that teaches a greater truth, what one paints that is truer to the beauties of God's crea tions: no matter what one discovers in the realm of science or the field of mechanical engineering, what one designs that is more beautiful, more enduring; no matter what one creates that is superior to the work of his f elloWs, that creation must prove its worth, must stand the test of time, must by its structure, by its beauty, its individual excellence, its superior qualities, suc cessfully combat the jibes, the jealousies, the detractions and the assaults of those whose best efforts it has exceeded, whose highest attainments it has pushed aside. Mediocrity never is attacked. Indifferent and imperfect creations never arouse jealousies ; never are they assailed. The homely though conscientious efforts of the unskilled artisan, tjie canvas of the painter who lacks in drawing or technique, the melodies of the uninspired com poser or the writings of the unimaginative and untutored author, create no antagonisms, breed no envious criticisms, no clamorous denunciations. Instead it is ever the leader at whom are directed the poisoned arrows of jealousy, the vigorous deprecations of the dissatisfied and the denunciations of the envious. . He whose product is good enough or great enough to attain leadership, will lead. He who by his courage and industry has blazed a new trail, will see that trail a highway. He who by his genius and perseverance has created an article which is epoch making in the arts, will see that epoch recorded and will reap the just reward of his efforts. l The Mason & Hamlin Piano leads because it was predestined to lead, because it is good enough and great enough to have earned leadership, because it has blazed a new trail of quality, established a newer and a higher standard of excellence trjan the musical world dreamed possible before its inception. Its acceptance and endorsement by the greatest artists and musical organizations of the world, stamp it undeniably the supreme achievement of the piano builder's art. Only at our stores may ill tmr & Tfi n m Ym Pianos be seen and purchaser Player Pianos, Music Rolls, Victrolas and Records. MORRISON STREET AT BROADWAY OTHER STORES Vancouver, San Francisco, Oakland, Sacra mento, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego and other Coast cities. ganization, and the Woodrow Wilson League, of Portland, and husband of Dr. Esther Pohl-Lovejoy. The second Democrat in Oregon to announce his .candidacy for the lower house of the Legislature is Fred W. Hyndman, of Klamath Falls, who wants to represent the. Twenty-fifth District, comprising Crook, Grant, Jef ferson, Klamath and Lake counties. WTT.T.3T!rVRn. nr.. Feb. 24. (Special.) District Attorney E. B. Tongue to day announced that he will dc a candi date for the Republican nomination for the office he now holds and will file his petition within a few days. He was elected while Washington County was a part of the old- Fifth Judicial Dis trict and was prosecuting officer of Claokamas. Columbia and Clatsop counties in addition to his home county. Upon the passage of the County Attor ney law his work was restricted to me single county. Mr. Tongue is a son of the late Representative Thomas H. Tnno-iio onrt in widelv known. Early in the year he expressed his intention of not becoming a candidate. DUt tociay said that he was yielding to pressure brought to bear by his supporters. The only other candidate -for the office Is H. T. Bagley, former Mayor of Hills boro and a brother of Circuit Judge George R. Bagley. ti Tur 1 ,.t f GaI.rntipv ftf StfltA. today filed his formal declaration of candidacy lor the tepuDiican nomina tion for thi. office. Mr. Olcott is the nniir n(.mf)n ro nnnounce his candidacy for the Secretaryship so far. "Administration oi state anair.i, guided solely by business principles and nnmmAn aonaA fa thi 3 1 Of .', Tl which he asks to be placed opposite his name on the official Daiiot. In his statement to electors, Secre tary Olcott declares: T nrlll nnntimiA on In thn riASt. tO devote my entire time and give the closest personal attention to the duties of Secretary of State controlled Dy none and influenced only by a desire to give the greatest degree of efficiency at the smallest possible cost." Secretary Olcott was appointed Sec retary of State by ex-Governor West April 17, 1911, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank W. Ben son. He is a brother-in-law of the ex Governor and managed the - latter's campaign in 1910. In November, 1912, he was elected on the Republican ticket to the office of Secretary of State. He is 42 years old. . . As candidate for delegate to the Dem ocratic National convention from the First Congressional District, C. C. Jack son, of Halsey. Linn County, today filed his declaration with the Secretary of State. Mr. Jackson announces that he favors the renomination of Wood row Wilson for President. "I believe in the wise statesmanship of Woodrow Wilson and especially his guidance during the present trouble some times," he says in his formal statement. "I believe in non-interference with Mexico and Europe so- long as the differences arising can be ad- justed by wise and honorable diplo macy. I am opposed to aggressive warfare and decidedly in favor of peace; to maintain that peace I am in favor of efficient preparedness for de fense, and believe the cost thereof preferable to paying a possible heavy Indemnity to some foreign power in the future." An aspirant for Representative in the Legislature from the Twenty-first Dis trict, comprising Crook, Grant, Jeffer son, Klamath and Lake Counties, is Fred W. Hyndman, of Klamath Falls. Mr. Hyndman filed his declaration of candidacy for the Democratic nomina tion with the Secretary of State today, Mr. Hyndman says he favors conser vation of the state's resources for "those who make their homes here and build up- Oregon's industries," He also favors state aid for irrigation, drain age and rural credits. Speaking of the latter, he says: "I favor state loans to farmers, build ers and manufacturers at reasonable rates of interest and secured with a view to safeguarding the interests of the state and borrower alike. To raise tie necessary funds and guard anainst speculation, I favor a state tux on land values." From Prineville. two aspirants for Circuit Judge in the Eighteenth Judi cial District, comprising Crook and Jef ferson Counties, appeared today. T. K. J. Duffey, incumbent, filed for the Democratic nomination, and M. K. Brink declared for the Republican nomina tion. T. A. Weinke, of Condon, hus filed for the Republican nomination for District Attorney of Gilliam County. Mr. Weinke is now serving in -the office to which he seeks re-election. In Klam ath County, Joseph S. Kent, of Klamath Falls, has declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for District Attorney. Mrs. Eliot to Lecture Today. Under the auspices of the Parents' Educational Bureau, Mrs. W. A. Kliot will lecture today li room 320, Court house. Her subject will be "Dr. Ilrrle's Home Education for Children." TIhh leaturo is free, and in one of a soriea on the care and training of children. The hour set Is 2:C0 o'clock. "BURBANK DAY" PLANNED Schools lo Honor Plant WUurd on March 7. I,. ...11.. .1... Dn.lli.n.l u,.l,nnl.i . I i I pay honor to I.utlifr Hurbank. known as tne izaru oi I'inni l.ne, Aiarcn i. fc. n .. V. ., u . ...4 "llnpliunU day." Programmes for the obscrvuncrt of the day have been prepared by J. A. nunnui, r-iir rMiieriiii(.-iiut..ib vi x u lio Instruction. 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