Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, August 10, 1916, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text5 MAN KNOWN HERE DIES F Morse Davis, Vanouver, B. C, Found Dead in Congress Hotel in Chicago. 'Shake! --we re right well dressed in the all-wool line tailored on the Pacific Coast" WIFE TAKES DRUG, TOO TnE 3IORXIXG OIIEGOXIAN,- THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916. BOM POISON Tragedy Is Dae to Mistake, De clares Woman Victim Believed i Related to Mrs. F. P. Staf fer, of This City. ............ ............. AVOMAJT XOT MR. DAVIS" WIFE, , SAYS HIS SON. I ST. CLOUD. Minn.. Aug. 9. (Special.) "My father killed ! himself because a policeman had been following him." said Morris Davis as he started for Chicago . tonight to take charge of the J body of his father. Morse Davis. a "The woman found with him In i the hotel was not his wife." f Davis had been separated from his wife for 15 years. T The son intimated that the 7 father had fled from Alaska with J another man's wife, and that the 4 husband and police officials were pursuing him. CHICAGO. Aug. 9. (Special.) Morse Davis, a mining and land promoter of Victoria, B. C, is dead and his wife Marie is slowly recovering from the effects of poison which they drank in their apartment today at the Congress Hotel. Whether the couple drank the poison by mistake, as Mrs. Davis told the hotel physician, or had entered into a suicide pact the police have been un able to determine. The case is a mystery. Mrs. Davis may be unable to attend the inquest Into her husband's death to be held tomorrow. Telegrams have beeni ent to Morse E. Davis, a son of the dead man, at St. Cloud, Minn.; to Rev. Oswald Davis, a brother, Lake Mahopec, N. Y., and to a Canadian friend of the Davis'. Portland Address Kound. Search of Mr. Davis' correspondence and his personal effects revealed noth ing to explain the mystery. Several names were found in an address book in their room. Among them was Mr. Albert W. Davis. 607 Ellis avenue. Portland, Or., and Mrs. H. G. Davis. Box 97. Prineville, Or. Mr. and Mrs. Davis registered at the Congress Juno 19. Mr. Davis, a man of middle age, made few acquaintances. He told one man he was connected with the Royal Finan cial Corporation in Vancouver. He did little if any business, choosing to re main -with his wife, who for more than two years had been suffering from nervous prostration. She suffered from stomach trouble and on several occa sions summoned a house physician. Tuesday Mr. Davis, apparently in high spirits, informed the clerk he In tended to settle his bill Wednesday. Today house detectives found Mr. Davis in his pajamas lying unconscious on the bed. Mrs. Davis clad in negli gee was staggering about the. room. Mr. Davis could not be revived. A stomach pump saved the life of Mrs. Davis. She asked repeatedly about the condition of her husband. Small Sum la Fonqd. "We were going to take some salts and took the poison by mistake," she said. The poison. Dr. "Welch thinks is cya nide of potassium. It was found in a shelf in the bathroom with two pack ages of salts. Mr. Davis had $1.60 in his pockets when he was found dead. Morse Davis probably is related by marriage to the family of Professor and Mrs. Frederick P. Stauffer, of Portland, whose home is at 607 Ellis avenue. Professor and Mrs. Stauffer are away at their ranch, Berwick Place, nine miles from Oregon City. Professor Stauffer is physics instruc tor at Lincoln High School. Mrs. Albert " . Davis is Professor Stauffer's daughter. Mrs. Davis' father-in-law is Colonel Davis, of Seattle, apparently the brother of Moses Davis mentioned in the dispatches. Albert Davis, son of Colonel Davis, has been in Portland frequently visiting with Mrs. Davis at the home of her parents. VICTIM INVENTOR OF SHELL Morse Davis Also Interested in Min ing Companies. VANCOUVER. B. C., Aug. 9. Morse Davis, whose mysterious death took place at a. Chicago hotel, was a resi dent of Victoria. B. C. He was Inter ested in the flotation of numerous mining companies. He formerly lived at Helena, Mont., and was the inventor of a high explo sive shell, the American rights to which he is said to have gone to Chi cago to sell. ' El Pocket Boxes of 12 Bottles of 24 Bottles of 100 . The trade-mark "Aspirin" (Res. U. S. Pat. Off.) is a guarantee that the mono, aceticacidester of salicylicacid in these tablets is of the reliable Bay er manufacture. BASE IS UP TO HOUSE Mr. Daniels Fails to Appear Before Conferees. same means the Senate naval building programme will be saved, by direction of the President. The House conferees disagreed to the Senate programme, just as they disagreed to the Columbia River base, but the President is going to whip the South into line on the building programme. AMENDMENT IS IN DOUBT Committee Unwilling to -Take Re sponsibility In Absence of Of ficial Recommendation and Estimates . of Cost. . . , OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 9. The House conferees on the naval appropriation bill, unwill ing on their own responsibility to ac cept the Lane amendment appropriat ing half a million dollars for the Co lumbia River submarine base, will next Tuesday ask the House for instructions on this Item, on which day they will also ask instructions on, the Smith naval building programme. This means that the House will vote directly on this amendment, and the conferees will be guided by their instructions. Representative Sinnott, in talking to day with Chairman Padgett, of the House naval committee, ascertained the reasons why the House cpnferees have declined to agree to this amendment. "In "the first place," said Mr. Pad gett, "the amendment merely author izes the acquisition of a site for a sub marine base and the people of Astoria have offered to donate a site. Official Estimate Lacking. "The amendment does not authorize or provide for the establishment of a submarine base at all; but it appropri ates $500,000 for the purchase of.land. Moreover, we do not know how much the base will cost in the end; there is no official estimate for its construc tion. We. therefore, feel that we should await the report of the board which is to investigate thhe Columbia River and other sites on the Pacific Coast." Representative Sinnott told Mr. Pad gett it had been the understanding, of the Oregon delegation that Secretary Daniels would go or had gone before the conference committee and urged acceptance of the Lane amendment. Mr. Padgett replied that Secretary. Daniels had not appeared before the conference committee to urge the acceptance of the amendment by the House, nor had he submitted any estimate for the ap propriation. He said, however, that he knew Secretary Daniels "looked with favor on the proposition." Daniels' Support la Faint.1 Unless Secretary Daniels makes good his promise to ' Senator Lane and In good faith urges the adoption of the Columbia River amendment it probably will be voted down by the House. -According to Senator Lane today. Secre tary Daniels made good his promise; according to Chairman Padgett, he con demned the submarine base with faint support given in a roundabout way. There apparently is just one way the base can be saved, and that is by the PROGRAMME OPPOSITION LESS Chairman Padgett Is Reconciled to - Senate Naval Bill. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. Effective opposition in the House to the Senate big naval programme including fou dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers for 1917, has given way before Admin lstration pressure, those favoring the more extensive plan believed today, The test will come Tuesday, when the House votes on Senate amendments. Chairman Padgett, of the House naval committee, has decided to with draw his opposition to the Senate naval Increases, Majority Leader Kitchln announced yesterday, after Mr. Padgett had discussed the subject with President Wilson. Senator Swanson, ranking Democrat of the Senate naval committee, declared a canvaas of th situation removed all doubt that th House would accede to the large build ing programme, the three-year-con tinuing policy and the increased per sonnel provision. The'House was expected to adopt to day the conference committee's report on the Army appropriation bill, and th measure then will go to the President. The Senate approved the report yester day. LANE HAS BANNER YIELD Prune Crop Said to Be Twice That of Former Record. EUGENE. Or., Aug. 9. (Special.) Two million pounds is the estimate put upon the Lane County prune crop thi year, by J. O. Holt, manager of the Eu gene Fruitgrowers' Association. Mr. Holt says the yield will be twice as big as the largest previous crop on rec ord. The market this year is also unusual ly promising in view of the fact that the Idaho crop is 1000 carloads below normal, Mr. Holt stated. He is making a canvass of prune growers in Lane County, to ascertain if they can supply an order for 10 cars of prunes, to be shipped in the fresh state. 14 Vessels Sunk' by IT-Boat. LONDON, Aug. 9. An official dis patch from Berlin, according to Reu ters Amsterdam correspondent, says that between July 31 and August 5, one German submarine sank in the North Sea 13 British steam trawlers and one British government coal steamer. Austrian Submarine Is Sunk. LONDON, Aug. 9, 10 P. M. "A French torpedo-boat destroyer torpedoed an Austrian submarine Tuesday north of the Island of Corfu." says a dispatch from the Exchange Telegraph Company from Athens. "It is considered certain, the correspondent adds, "that the sub marine sank with its crew." OLD RESIDENT IS DEAD Mrs. Amanda Clark, of Lents, to Be Buried Tomorrow. Mrs. Amanda Clark, a. resident of Lents for the past five years and of Oregon for 30 years, died yesterday at her home at the age of 71. Mrs. Clark was born in Pennsylvania in 18-13. She married Daniel Clark, of Newcastle, Fa-, November 3, 1861, and three days later her husband joined the Union army. Besides her husband, Mrs. Clark is survived by three sons and two daugh ters. They are: W. G. Clarke W. M. Clark and J. W. Clark, of this city; Mrs. E. C. Greeder, of Los Angeles, and Mrs. A- J. Cohen, of Butteville. Funeral services will be conducted at the undertaking parlors of A. D. Ken worthy tomorrow afternoon at 1 P. M. Dr. W. T. Kerr will officiate. Inter ment will be in Multnomah Cemetery. DEMOCRATIC HEAD ." QUITS George II. Watson, County Chair man, Pleads Business. George. H. Wateon, chairman of the Democratic County Central Commit tee, tendered his resignation at a meeting of the committee at the Cen tral Library last night, giving as a reason that he cannot spare the time from his business required by the campaign.' The committee decided to take the resignation under consideration for a week. Another meeting will be helu next Wednesday night in the same place, at which a successor to Mr. Watson probably will be elected. John H. Stevenson and Judge Samuel White, Democratic state chairman, made brief- talks. - EUGENE-COOS BAY LOVE LETTERS. Zhgeae Qxe, Jeaji &Lu (Sax) Bay. bind (oarBaij Orqg Jfihqge, that wHen yonrdter cawfft smwd aaawrcr to n &m of fields, and tills and oak-treat toner m title oldSu$- cm fflrzemry nefr toils mef with tkdrams, tticyollcx.asa met dberMrjtJ. thd rim h&fc to meet matter yet. yaw me eke 4 dm not bodt dtru mm ft MJ iff.' andard Throughout the Western states dealers now are ready to take your measure for Fall and Winter clothes to be tailored to order by us At a Popular Price Have the BROWNSVILLE dealer in your town show you the many handsome new fashions and all-wool fast-dyed fabrics from leading foreign and domestic mills. They're bound to win the favor of men who usually invest a fancy price for tailored clothes that are no better. We guarantee fit and workmanship to please you. Our City Tailoring Department Also Is Ready to look after the wants of particular dressers for the new season. Your early inspection is invited. Suits '20 to Brownsville Woolen Mills ST? Morrison Zit Third Portland s est gd 40 11 . i -- a J. L. Bowman Pres. LOVE'S DREAM TOLD Eugene Lane Pleads for Hand of Miss Coos Bay. BRIDE WILL BE ELECTED $100 Diamond Ring and $50 Wed' ding Trousseau Will Bo Given, to Successful Girl in Con test Between Six Towns. EUGENE, Or.. Aug-. 9. (Special.) "Blessed be the ties that bind, whether rail or other kind," is the opening: sen tence of the first love letters of Eugene Lane to. Miss Coos Bay. given out for publication by the grroom today, in con nection with the formal announcement of plana for the celebration of the wedding- of two great sections of Ore gon at the Coos Bay ranroaa juouee August 24-24. at which tiovernor Withycombe will omciate. Xotwithstandinir the courtship, which has been going on for many years, but four letters and four answers nave been written. The first letter follows: My Dear Miss Coos Bay Blsl be the tie tnt Dina. wueiurr i " ' -" No Jr. please don't think me bold In start ing correspondence. The light that lies In i.ir vm hai spurred me to this otherwise ,rd eke my life in depth, of base despondence. Please. Miss Cops Bay. don't turn away with looks that bode no good for me. tor I have stHVn both nlsht and day to get some kindly look from thee. Does It not seem strange that you and 1 have been so ntar for years, awaiting a poor railroad tie to span our vale of tears? O send some token, sweetest miss; a line . 1 rf-.r hand will seem the elixir of bliss, and I shall understand. ox EUGENE LANK. Miss Coos Bay's .reply follows: Dear Eugene Lane: Strang that when your letter came It seemed an answer to my dream of flolds and hills and oak-tre-d lanes in little old Eugene. My memory ne'er falls me of hills blue-gray end bold, protecting with their arms the valley as a miser does his gold. And the river's breathing power, proud MacKensle, Willam ette, rushing, leaping, hour by hour, never to meet master yet. Ton ask me to please pardon you for making bold to write. Poor man, shall I forbid the dove to coo or pardon birds their heavenly flight? It's not encompassed by the power or man. It's Olympic Jove's decree. Thus If I ask you please to write again you won't think It unwomanly in me? MISS COOS BAT. The vounsr woman who will imper sonate Miss Coos Bay in the wedding ceremony will be selected from among candidates to be nominated by Powers. Myrtle Point. Coqullle. Bandon, Marsh field and North Bend. The selection will be by a. voting contest. The bride Is to be presented with a $100 diamond ring, a 50 wedding trousseau and an elaborate float, in which she will ride with her brides maids selected from among the other candidates in the jubilee parade. Each bridesmaid will receive a $20 costume and a gold bracelet. The bride will !so be the queen of the celebration. The manner in which the Eugene young man to Impersonate the groom is to be selected has not been determined. KEY TO TRIESTE. FALLS Onntl;med From First PagO demoralizing the Austrian forces on the plain on which Gorlzia stands. Mean while the Trentlno passes are so firmly held that the Austrlans are powerless to attempt a diversion. Gorlzia Is the key to all Istria. Lying In a plain flanked on three aides by mountains, it alone prevented an ad vance on Trieste. The Italians are sweeping over the whole of that plain. South of it lies the Carso plateau, which extends east of the Adratlo seaport. Kext Move Outlined. When the moment for the next move comes. Ctdorna will push eastward alone- the Carso. With the plateau in the Italians' possession. Trieste will be flanned and its evacuation must fol low. The capture of Gorlzia, the key to this district, makes the turning of the Adriatic port possible. But there is a wider significance still in the Italian victory. With the Carso plateau in their hands. Cadoraa's forces aro in a position to begin a wide movement against the Austrian eastern wing- Some observers in Lon don believe that such an advance car ries what eventualy may become a serious menace to Vienna. Throughout the allied countries Ca doraa's victory kas made a great im pression. All Italy today celebrated and accepted the fall of Gorlzia only as the first goal in an extensive campaign. This attack was planned earlier in the Summer, but was prevented by the Aus trian offensive In the Trentlno. Gorlzia, 22 miles from Trieste, had defences which were considered the strongest In the European war zone. It is an important railway center, four roads joining in it. The . fact that Cadorna, in a battle of three days, was able to crumble these defences is ac cepted here aa an omen of still greater victory. FACSIMILE: OF PARTS OF OPEMSG PAGES OS EUGENE: LA.'E'5 . missive l buss tous lurs itt-f juv. 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