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TIIE MORNING O It EG O NT AN, MONDAY, SEPTE3IBER 23, 1916.
PLOT CHARGED BY
ESCAPED WOMAN
Commitment as Insane Person
Declared Result of Fight
Against Property Sale.
SUIT TO CLEAR SELF BEGUN
Sirs. Olive B. Dudley, ex-Portland
Resident, Iiater of Cosmopolis,
In Normal State of Mind,
Say Mental Experts.
To attempt to clear from the record
her commitment to the State Hospital
for the Insane at Steilacoom. Wash..
Mrs. Olive B. Dudley, ex-wlfe of James
P. Wager, newspaperman of this city,
will return to. Cosmopolis and Hon
tesano this week. She was committed
to that institution last Summer, was an
Inmate for months, and made her escape
Thanksgiving day, after she had nearly
succumbed to an attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Dudley attributes to her inde
pendent spirit in the managment of
her property Interests in Cosmopolis
her experiences that, when related in
detail, sound like a translation of a
page from a work of a Russian revolu
tionist. Mrs. Dudley in her fight to clear up
the record as to her sanity is in pos
session of a statement from prominent
Portland specialists that her mind Is
normal.
More than five years ago Mrs. wager
left Portland, having lived here for 12
years, and went to Cosmopolis, where
ehe had property interests. Mr. "Wager
was In poor health, and Mrs. Wager
took charge of the property and oper
ated it for the only income derived by
the family. She operated, the property
for five years.
Tropcrty Wanted by Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Wager were divorced in
the meantime, and she was' remarried,
the Becond time to Mr. Dudley. Last
Bummer Mrs. Dudley had trouble with
a company that wanted to acquire her
property. She alleges that the com
pany tried to "freeze" her out. Her
husband feared results, she says, and
suggested that the two leave the city
for a while. He suggested that she
come to Portland, and he intended to
go to Idaho, where she was interested
In mining properties. She agreed to
the plan. She was, however, to join
him in Idaho later, after she had heard
from him. But she waited for more
than a week in Portland and no letter
came. She returned to Cosmopolis
and found a note from him. she said,
indicating that he had run away with
another woman.
During that week in early June. 1913,
a charge had been made, in her ab
sence, of insanity. When she returned
ehe said she heard vague rumors of
Buch a charge, but could not locate the
source from which it enamated. How
ever, she was later committed to the
state hospital as a paranoiac, her com
mitment being signed after she had
been out on bonds for several days.
. Communication Is Dented.
After her commitment to the hospi
tal, Mrs. Dudley alleges that she was
refused visits from friends and that no
letters were allowed to reach her. She
Bays she was placed in a ward with a
number of other patients and that her
nights were sleepless and her days
were days of horror. She broke down
and was forced to take to her bed.
Mrs. Dudley's story of her escape from
the hospital is remarkable.
"Having recovered gradually, 1
planned to escape," she said. "I realized
that the best time to get away from
the institution was on a holiday, when
the midday meal was had at 2 P. M.
instead of 12 o'clock. Accordingly, on
Thanksgiving, 1915, I dressed in my
best clothes and put on outside of
these an old shawl and an old skirt.
My umbrella was concealed inside my
skirt and waist. Then I quetly walked
to one of the outbuildings, took off
the old clothes, put on a veil, raised
the umbrella, for it was storming, and
walked quietly through the grounds,
not being recognized by one of the
attendants.
Clothes Hide Identity.
"Thus I walked for two miles
through the rain and wind, and finally,
almost exhausted, went to a farmhouse
and was invited inside by the woman
of the house. She gave me tea, helped
dry my clothes, which had been
drenched in the downpour, and did all
she could to assist me. not knowing
my identity.
"I then telephoned to the auto livery
at Steilacoom and asked for a cab to
take me the rest of the way to Steila
coom. The authorities had discovered
my absence sooner than I expected, and
notified the people of Steilacoom to look
out for a strange woman. The livery
man was therefore on the lookout, and
I was driven back to the state hospi
tal. When the machine in which I
was riding drove up to the gates of the
Institution from which I had Just es
caped, attendants came out to identify
me. But although they climbed into
the machine I was not recognized be
cause of the clothing I wore, and
was allowed to proceed to Steilacoom.
I took no further chances, however, but
asked to be driven to Annie Wright
Seminary in Tacoma. From there I
caught a train for Portland, and went
direct to the home of a relative, Mrs.
Clyde Sager. of Lents. On my arrival
there I collapsed and was sick for
weeks."
Mrs. Dudley's property In Cosmopolis,
In the meantime, has been in the hands
of her daughter. Her daughter was
named guardian during the incarcera
tion of Mrs. Dudley.
Physicians Find No Insanity.
Mrs. Dudley went to local physicians
after her arrival in this city and was
under their observation six weeks for
mental disorders. Dr. E. A. Rockey,
ur. ri. m. fatton and Dr. Gustave Baar.
all of whom took great interest in her
case, declare that she is perfectly nor
mal mencaiiy.
She has engaged as attorneys to help
her in the fight to have her commitment
stricken from the records of Grav
Harbor County Troy & Studevant, of
Olympia. Colonel C. E. S. Wood is her
local adviser.
The hearing of her case is set for
next Thursday.
FORMER PORTLAND WOMAN, WHO ESCAPED FROM INSANE
HOSPITAL, TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON TO CLEAR COM
MITMENT FROM OFFICIAL RECORD.
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MRS. OLIVE B. DUDLEY, FORMERLY MRS. JAMES P. WAGER, OF PORTLAND.
NEW AID PLAN 15 AIM
Associated Charities Work to
Be Simplified.
CHANGE IN NAME LIKELY
One Annual Campaign for Finances
to Meet Budget Prepared In Ad
vance Is Proposal of Secretary-Manager
Gephart.
Important changes in the methods
and policies of the Associated Chari
ties are to be made at once, according
to A. R. Gephart. the newly-appointed
secretary-manager of the organization,
who assumed his new office here Sep
tember 1. Prior to his acceptance of
the position In Portland he was secre
tary of the social service bureau in
Spokane.
"In the first place the name of the
organization is to be changed." says
Mr. Gephart, "and some name adopted
which will indicate the idea of social
service rather than mere charity. The
board of directors will be reorganized
and its membership enlarged from 12
to 25.
"The most important step which has
been decided on by the board thu far,
in point of interest to the general pub
lic, is perhaps the plans for future
financing of the organization. The new
plan will provide for one big cam
paign each year, instead of continued
appeals to the contributing public. The
budget will be made out by the board
and at the beginning of the fiscal year
we will go before the people "In our
financial campaign, prepared to let them
know just exactly what we will need
to cover our work for the ensuing year.
The change has been decided on be
cause former methods of raising money
HUGHES CLUB AT NEWPORT
Ninety-One Republicans Petition for
Alliance Charter.
NEWPORT. Or.. Sept 24. (Special.)
At a temporary organization of a
Hughes Alliance Club here Friday
night the following were elected as
temporary officers: Dr. F. M. Carter.
chairman; W. H. Waterbury, secre
tary: Mrs. Al Schwartz, vice-president
H. H. Anderson, treasurer.
The meeting was called by a peti
tion to which were signed 91 charter
members. As soon as the -charter is
received a permanent organization
have proved a bit. too expensive. Under
the new method it is expected to reduce
the cost of financing to a low figure.
"The board will meet about October 3
to determine the date when the first
financial campaign under the new plan
shall be launched. It will probably be
in November.
"The employment bureau of the
Charities will be eliminated and ar
rangement made for co-operation with
the Municipal Free Employment Bu
reau. Under the old plan the employ
ment bureau diverted a great many
people to our office who were not ac
tually destitute and who used the em
ployment bureau as a device through
which to exploit the Charities. Em
ployment will continue to be the basis
of our relief efforts, but under the new
arrangement we expect to avoid a great
deal of unnecessary relief dispensation.
Already since the discontinuance of the
employment service in. our own bureau
there has been a perceptible improve
ment. It will soon be brought to a basis
where relief will be given out through
our office direct, only to actually desti
tute cases.
Legal Aid Burean Likely.
"No formally organized legal aid bu
reau is being maintained now. A legal
aid expert will be in Portland in No'
vember and one will be developed here
at that" time no doubt, though whether
it will be a bureau of the Charities or
an independent organization is not yet
certain.
Arrangements are being made for co
operation between the reorganized
Charities and the Chamber of Com
merce, county and municipal offices.
Congress of Mothers and Parent-
Teacher Association.
Mr. Gephart is a graduate of De
Pauw University, after which he was
with the Indianapolis Charities as
financial agent. He came to Spokane
five and a half years ago and reorgan
ized the Social Service Bureau there,
resigning from that position last July
to accept the position in Portland.
Wallowa Pastor Returned.
WALLOWA, Or.. Sept. 24. (Special.)
Rev. L. A. Cook, who has been the
pastor of the Methodist Church here for
the past two yearn, was returned to
the Wallowa charge for the coming
year by the Methodist Conference held
at Gooding. Idaho. The return of Mr.
Cook meets the approval of the entire
membership.
PORTLAND REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, WHO ARRIVED HOME
YESTERDAY.
C I M ARTHUR IS
WELCOMED HOME
Large Delegations of Republic
ans Meets Representa
tive at Station.
LOYAL SUPPORT PLEDGED
Pleasure at Return to Oregon Ex
pressed and Firm Conrlctlon De
clared That Hughes and Ills
Party Will Triumph.
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his brother here, is the following:
"Crops are late this year, but good:
If the weather just holds 'till we get
them in, we have the biggest crop of
hay I ever saw. I am still working
away, but very short of men; still, it
Is wonderful, considering we have been
at war for two years. Food and every
thing is a bit dearer, but plenty of it,
and as workmen get bigger wages,
they are able to buy.
"Am sending you a copy of the Glas
gow Herald with Jellicoe's report of
the naval battle. Being so far off and
reading both versions, you must won
der which, or are both liars? Well. I
can't tell what we know, but we are
still receiving merchandise into our
ports, which is more than the Ger
mans are doing, and still sending
troops and ammunition into France
and bringing Russians to France, and
a lot of other things which seems
strange if we got so badly beaten. It
Is an awful war. but everything seems
to be going as well as can be expected,
and we are not downhearted."
JUVENILE REPORT FILED
DItOKEXXEH KO LOXCETl CArSES
DEIIXQCEXCT, JUDGE SAYS.
C. N. McArthtir, Representative in
Congress from the Third Oregon Dis
trict, is back home for the first time
in nearly a year. He got a home-coming
welcome that woulvl warm the heart
of any man when he stepped off the
O.-W. R. & X. train at the Union Depot
at 9:20 o'clock yesterday morning.
Headed by David L. Povey. of the
Hughes Campaign Committee, a promi
nent Progressive, and Ralph E. Will
iams, Republican National Committee
man, there was a big delegation at the
depot waiting for him.
Mr. Povey, in a neat little address of
welcome, told Mr. McArthur that the
united Republican and Progressive
party welcomed him back, and whac
was more, would vote for him. This
announcement was greeted with cheers.
Mr. McArthur expressed, his apprecia
tion briefly.
Besides immediate relatives, includ
ing his wife, his mother, Mrs. Harriet
McArthur; his mother-in-law, Mrs. C.
C. Smith, and his brother. Lew 1b A.
McArthur, among those who took pare
In the reception to Representative Mc
Arthur were:
David L. Povey. Ralph E. Williams.
W. D. Wheelwright. Sig Sichel. General
Charles F. Beebe. James D. Abbott. Gus
C. Moser, William Plimpton, H. G.
Terry. Walter E. Critchlow. William
Reldt, C. S. Lowe, Ben Wade. W. E.
Claussen, Edward Wheeler. Roy Kel,
L. B. Seeley, John R. Latouretce, A. E.
Barnes. C. DeYoung. T. J. Fording,
Henry Much. Fred Tussl. J. .S. Bailey.
Maurice Dooley. Norman West and
others.
Oregon "Looks Good."
"I certainly am mighty gladj to get
back," said Representative McArthur in
an interview later in the day. "I have
been away 10 months, which inci
dentally, is the longest time I was ever
before away from Oregon in my life.
Oregon looks better to me than any
place I have seen since leaving it.
"I have conferred with both the New
York and Chicago headquarters of the
Republican National Committee, and
have been In touch with various party
leaders, and I am firmly convinced that
Mr. Hughes will be elected.
"There is no denying the fact that
fer some time in mid-Summer, there
was a slump In the Republican cam
paign. But with Mr. Hughes' vigorous
attack on the way the Adamson eight
hour measure was recklessly and hast
ily put through Congress, practically
without discussion and with no time
for proper consideration of the Impor
tant facts involved, and with the splen
did Republican victory In Maine, new
life has been Infused into the cam
paign. States heretofore doubtful now
are counted as safely for Hughes.
Hughes Stock High.
T stopped two days in the Middle
West and found much favorable com
ment on the Hughes campaign there.
He has made a decidedly favorable im
pression in Wisconsin, Illinois and In
diana. Indiana is one of the battle
ground states, but the Hughes man
agers are very hopeful of carrying it.
The magnificent demonstration given
him yesterday tn Indianapolis is sig
nificant of the enthusiasm that Is be
ing aroused by his campaigning.
"The House of Representatives Is vir
tually sure. In my opinion, to go Repub
lican. Already the Republicans have
gained one seat in Ma,ine. They expect
to make large gains in Indiana. Illi
nois and Kansas. The Republicans ex
pect to gain one seat in Massachusetts,
one In Pennsylvania, one in Wisconsin,
one in New Jersey, two In Ohio, one In
Minnesota, one in South Dakota, one in
Montana, two In California, four In In
diana, three in Kansas, two In Missouri,
one in Kentucky and possibly others.
"These gains will give the Republi
cans votes enough to control the House
by a safe margin.
Senate Control Doubtful. .
"Control of the Senate is a matter
of considerable doubt. Already the
Republicans have gained one in Maine.
It is necessary for them to gain eight
more. I look for certain gains of one
seat for the Republicans in each of the
states of New York. New Jersey. West
Virginia. Ohio and Indiana, and the Re
publicans have a fair chance or gaining
seats in Maryland, the other seat in In
diana, one in Missouri, one in Nebraska
and one in Montana.
"In anv event, we are sure to reduce
nrreatlv the Democratic majority in the
Senate, though as I have said. It will
be a very close fight for honors.
"The victory In Maine was particu
larly significant, notwithstanding the
apologies of the Democrats, in view of
the widespread popularity of Senator
Johns'on and Representative McGilll
cuddy, both of whom have been effi
cient In of f ice and were well entrenched
behind powerful state and. Federal
Democratic machines.
Maine Vote Pleases.
"The vote in Maine showed clearly
that a large part of the Progressives
are returning to the Republican fold.
"In brief. I believe the KepuDiicans
will gain the Presidency and the House,
with a fair prospect of regaining con
trol of the Senate."
Representative McArthur plans to
visit the State Fair for a couple of
days this week, and will probably also
spend a couple of days on his larm in
Polk County. He expects to open his
campaign for re-election and have it
going in full swing shortly alter me
first of October. He is planning to
conduct a very active speaking campaign.
Mr. McArtnur will address tne mem
bers' Council of the Chamber of Com
merce at a luncheon in the Oregon
building today.
SCOTLAND'S CROP IS GOOD
Gaston Man Gets Letter Saying La
bor Is Scarce and Wages High.
GASTON, Or.. Sept. 24. (Special.)
In a letter dated August 21 from ri. f.
Carmichael, of Edinburgh. Scotland, to
Court Passes tTpon Cases of 30OO Chil
dren in Last Tear Only F"1tb
Per Cent Become Wards.
Drunkenness as a cause of delin
quent children being brought before the
Juvenile Court has disappeared since
the abolition of the saloon January 1
of this year, according to the annual
report of Judge Clceton. of the Juvenile
Court.
The review of the year's work has
put Judge Cleeton in possession of
many facts which he has written into a
lecture on juvenile work, its causes and
how to cure them. He la so enthusiastic
over what he has found in this work
that he has arranged a number of lec
tures to discuss the importance of the
Juvenile Court and to show what it has
accomplished.
From June 1. 1315. to June 1. 1916.
there were nearly 3000 children to claim
the attention and care of the Juvenile
Court here. Of this number less than
5 per cent have been made wards of the
court.
The main causes for child delinquency
and broken homes are set down as
death, divorce, separation, intemper
ance, economic pressure due to lack of
employment, hasty marriages and ease
in securing divorce. The cure is found
in education In the home and not
through the prosecuting agency.
Disbursements to widows under the
mothers' pension act to some 300
mothers, with approximately 650 chil
dren, for the year ending June 1. 1916,
aggregated about 40,000. Since the
Summer of 1913 more than 650 appli
cations for pensions have been filed.
Of these 312 were granted.
More than 200 children were put in
homes during the past year under the
home-finding system of the Juvenile
Court. Some 13 per cent of these were
for delinquency. The others were dependents.
TRAILS CLUB TAKES TRIP
PARTY OF 100 GOES ON EXCURSION
TO EAGLE CREEK.
C. Ji. M ARTHUR,
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) for Infants and CMldrea.
Thp Kind You Hare Always Bccght
Special Feature of Outing- Is Visit to
Bonneville Fish Hatchery 380
Autos Stop at Grounds.
Approximately 100 persons partici
pated in the excursion to Eagle Creek
yesterday, under the auspices of the
Trails Club. An inspection of the partly
constructed Eagle Creek trail, and a
picnic luncheon, were features of the
trip.
The fish hatchery at Bonneville was
also visited by the excursionists, and a
special exhibit was put on there by Su
perintendent Clanton. showing some of
the methods of obtaining the eggs for
hatching purposes.
Two special coaches were provided
for the accommodation of the excur
sionists. Many of the party took lunch
at the Punch Bowl, in the vicinity.
The excursion was Med by Henry
Hayek, vice-president of tie club and
chairman of the programme committee
The Eagle Creek trail is now con
structed for a distance of 3 miles.
When completed it will tap about VO
beautiful cascades, opening to the pub
lic some beautiful scenery. .
Albert Weisendanger. ranger in
charge of that section of the forest, re
ported that 3b0 automobile parties took
luncheon at the Eagle Creek picnic
grounds yesterday. The trip to Eagle
Creek is becoming popular with auto-
mobllists. and every effort is made by
the Forest Service and Mr. Weisen
danger to make the visit of such par
ties enjoyable.
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$4.00 Ties $1.65
Rich imported and finest domestic silks in hun
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women who buy for men should purchase liberally
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months to come. See our four Morrison-street
window displays of these wonderful ties. MAIL
ORDERS FILLED.
Men's Furnishings Shop, Main Floor.
Beginning Today at 9 A. M. Our
Semi-Annual Sale of
Beds and Bedding
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See Sunday papers for fuller details. In addition to
good savings on blankets and comforters, sheets, pillow
cases, bedspreads, etc;
All Metal Beds, Bed Springs
and All Mattresses Reduced
De Luxe Springs alone excepted. See our great Sixth-street
window displays.
Today's Grocery Specials
LOG "CABIN SYRUP, GALLON CANS $1.19
Pure cane and maple syrup, fine for hot cakes
and general cooking purposes.
Evaporated Peaches, large 6ize,
good quality fruit, lb. 5
Italian Prunes, our regular 15c
grade, reduced to, lb. 12'i
Mount Vernon Milk, one of best,
dozen 90c, 4 cans 30
Snider's Catsup, one of purest,
large bottles, dozen $2.20,
bottle
French Gloss, indispensable in
the laundry, dozen 85c, four
packages 25c, package 7f.
Rock wood's Cocoa, strictly pure,
10c cans for Sri
60c Brooms. -4 sews, extra qual
ity, each
Laundry Soap, Winner, medium
bars, 8 for 250
Banner Lye, best grade, large
cans, dozen 85c, can TIi
Citrus or Gold Dust (delivered
only with other" groceries),
large packages 19p
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ELKS TO SEE STATE FAIR
Special Train Chartered for Thurs
day and Bund Aill IMay.
The Portland Kike' Band of 40 nieces
will be one of the main attractions at
the State Fair at Salem on Thursday,
which has been designated "Elks Day"
as well as Portland day.
Portland Elks will go to the fair in a
special train, leaving the Union Depot
over the Southern Pacific at 8:45
Thursday morning. The band will go
aloner and on Thursday evening wlli
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play th following1 profrramm In the
Auditorium on the fair grounds:
March. "Corcoran Cadets' (Sousa); over
ture. "Fra Dlavolo" Auber ; extra special,
vocal aulo, ( u t Brother Warren A. Krwln,
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