Morning Oregonian., September 25, 1916, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNING OREGONIA2T. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1916.
HORACE RAMSDELL
DIES AT CHICAGO
Widely-Known Portland Busi
ness Man Stricken While
on Trip in East.
HEALTH GOOD ON FRIDAY
Secretary - Treasurer of Lipman,
' AVolfe & Co. and ex-President of
Chamber of Commerce Sudden
ly Passes; Friends Many.
Horace D. Ramsdell. secretary-treas
Brer of Lipman. Wolfe & Co.. ex-presi
dent of the Portland Commercial Club
before Its consolidation with the Cham
ber of Commerce, and one of the best
known and best-liked business men on
the Coast, died last night at the home
of Dr. J. G. Panter -near Chicago. Mr.
Kamsdell's death is attributed to heart
failure. No details of the death have
been received, the only word being a
telegram received last night by Mr.
Ramsdell's son-in-law. Ralph Hahn.
Mr. Ramsdell left about a month ago
on a business trip through the Eastern
etates. He telegraphed members of the
firm Friday, saying that he was in good
bealth and expected to be in Portland
about October 1. He intended leaving
New York yesterday for Chicago, but
must have left earlier.
Death Comes as Shock.
Friends and relatives of Mr. Rams
dell were greatly shocked to hear of
his death last night as lie left fort
land in apparently good health.
Mr. Ramsdell had been with Lipman,
Wolfe & Co. and the firms whose in
terests they acquired 35 years. He
-ame to Portland from Vincennes,
Ind., where he was born and raised
until of age.
After leaving "Vincennes at the age
of 25 years, where he had been em
cloved in a house-furnishing store for
several years, he came to Portland. He
was not able to secure employment so
etarted a collection agency. He pos
sessed but $3.50 as sole capital with
which to start business, but his first
year in that business was eo success
ful that he was attracted to the at
tention of the members of the firm of
Henderson & Holmes, who operated a
mercantile establishment. Mr. Rams
dell was retained by that firm as book
f. c 1 1 c r nnrl utility salesman.
Soon after his artiiiation with the
firm of Holmes & Henderson S. Lipman
boueht the stock of the firm and Mr.
Ramsdell was made the cashier and
bookkeeper. From then his climb to
the enviable position he had attained
at the time of his death began.
Membership In Firm Given.
He was made a member of the firm of
LiDraan. Wolfe & Co. upon the reorgani
zation of the firm after the death of
S. Lipman, and when the store was
opened in its present location he was
made the secretary-treasurer.
Mr. Ramsdell was popular with the
employes of the store, and his friends
extended throughout the entire North
west. He was a member of Webfoot Camp,
. Woodmen of the World, and of the
Oddfellows.
He was also a prominent member of
the Episcopal Church, being a mem
ber of the standing committee, the local
executive body of the diocese of Ore
gon and a vestryman in St. Stephen's
pro-Cathedral.
Mr. Ramsdell was married shortly
after his arrival here to a Vincennes
girl, who had preceded him to Portland.
He is survived by his wife and four
children. They are "Vitz James Rams
dell, Mrs. Ralph Hahn, Mrs. Horace M.
Ramsey and TJorothy Ramsdell.
Mr. Ramsdell was 60 years of age.
MARRIAGE LAW IS URGED
JUDGE GATEXS FAVORS COMPUL
SIO.V FOR. IMVKU PARENTS.
Jorlnt Gives Address on A'eedcd Lcf:!
latlon Before Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
The necessity for a law which would
compel unmarried fathers and mothers,
of children to wed in order to give
their children a name, was urged by
Circuit Judge W. N. Gatens at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South last
night in an address touching upon
needed legislation.
"Such children," said the judge, "are
In the majority of cases social out
casts through no fault of theirs. And
yet they are entitled to Just as much
happiness as other children. The one
law which I urge would go a long way
toward giving such a child an equal
chance."
Judge Gatens declared that some of
the present laws should be changed so
as to put the two sexes upon an equal
footing.
"We should place on the statute
books laws which would treat both men
and women alike," he said. "That, in
my opinion, would go a long way to
word helping people realize that mar
riage is a partnership rather than a
business proposition."
The judge referred to the present law
which provides for a woman's receiving
half of her husband's estate in case he
leaves no will, when the husband, ac
cording to statute, receives all hi.
wife's estate. This, he declared, should
u cnangeu so mat both would be
treated alike.
DR. WALKER DECLINES CALL
Local Churchmen, However, Hope
Refusal Is Not Final.
LONG BEACH, Cal., Sept. 24. Dr.
Hugh K. Walker, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church here, announcer!
today to his congregation that he had
iri;iueu uui 10 accept ine call to the
pastorate of the Westminster Presby
terian Church at Portland, Or., which
ne received recently.
J. C. Strong, a member of the pulpit
committee, stated last night that he did
noi regaro. ur. vvaiKer s announcement
as nnai.
"We do not think that the refusal Is
definite. We are in communication
with him and are hopeful. We feel
that he will accept, and we have no
other man in view." said O. W. David
son, who is head of the committee.
DRYS TALK ON SUNDAY
Hanly and Landrith Urge Arizona
Churches to Act.
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Sept. 24. For the
first time in the history of the Pro-
hibltion party Its candidates for Na
tional honors held Sunday meetings to
day. Members of the dry special cam
paign held meetings today in Phoenix
churches, and a meeting tonight in a
theater. No apologies were offered for
the meetings, but on the contrary the
churches were urged by all the speak
ers to get into the fight for a dry Na
tion with all their vim. Dr. Ira Land
rith, the Vice-Presidential candidate,
himself a preacher, particularly urged
that the prohibition fight was the
church peoples' battle and assailed
preachers who remained noncommittal
on the saloon question because of the
desire to "stay out of politics."
"The preacher who says out of the
fight," he said here tonight, ."who
speaks from his pulpit and who seems
to see nothing fatally wrong with the
liquor traffic, ought to quit preaching
and go to following a mule across a
lU-acre field, and that s the meanest
tiling I ever said about a mule.
"Whenever the pulpit attacks without
apology or equivocation the evils that
hurt men, it never fails of a hearing.
A lackadaisical, spineless, syncophantic
and platitudinous clergyman has no
place in the 20th century religion."
Arizona drys, who seek this Fall to
strengthen their , state-wide prohibition
law by an amendment forbidding the
possession of liquor, were responsible
for the coming of the dry special into
tne state and hence much attention was
paid to the local situation.
J. Frank Hanly, the Presidential nom
inee, was particularly vigorous in his
SECRETARY OF LIPMAN, WOLFE &
EAST.
HORACE D.
Phoenix address urging adoption of the
proposed amendment.
BIG DELEGATION WANTED
CLUBS PLAN BIG CROWD FOR
PORTLAND DAY AT FAIR.
All Civic and Commercial Bodies, Elba
and Autoists Expected to Be
Well Represented at Salem.
Every organization in Portland is to
be brought into line to gather the
biggest crowd that ever went to Salem
for "Portland Day" to represent this
city there next Thursday, which is the
time set aside this year in honor of
this city.
The Chamber of Commerce will head
the delegation, and every other civic
and commercial body is to add its con
tingent. The Transportation Club has
organized a big delegation and the
Rotary and Ad clube will get in line,
it is expected, at their meetings to
morrow and Wednesday.
Thursday will be Elks' Day, too, and
will attract an enormous fraternal rep
resentation.
The railroads have granted a round-
trip fare of $2 for the day and specials
will run over all lines at 8:45. A spe
cial will operate from Salem leaving
over the Oregon Electric at 5 P. M.
and reach Portland at 6:35. A special
train will leave Salem for the late
crowds at 10 P. M. and arrive here at
12:15.
Besides the parties that will go by
train, hundreds are contemplating au
tomobile trips to Salem, and efforts
will be made to get them to take their
trip Thursday, so that Portland may
have a big auto contingent as well as a
railroad party at the fair.
CONVENTION IS PLANNED
PROGRAMME OF MOTHERS' CON.
CRESS NEARLY COMPLETE.
Many Notables Are Scheduled to Speak
at State Meeting: at The Dallea
October 12 to 14.
The pj-ogramme for the state con
vention of the Oregon Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa
tions that will be held in The Dalles,
October 12 to 14 inclusive, is almost
complete. Among the features will be
addresses by E. O. Holland, president
of the State College of Washington;
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston. 11. W.
Stone, O. M. Plummer, Melvin A. Brera-
nan, president of the University of
Idaho, and by others prominent in edu
cational work.
Delegates will register at 9 o'clock.
October 12, and the state executive
board will meet at the same hour. The
president and the circle leaders will
then report. Professor R. Hetzel. of
Oregon Agricultural College, will give
suggestions for parent-teacher work at
2:J0 o clock. That night the Mayor of
The Dalies will welcome the organiza
tions. Mrs. Dora JB. Schielke will re
spond. Clyde Bonney and I. B. War
ner win also speak.
There will be conferences, October 13,
iea Dy inrs. wuson s. .iciary, of Pen
dleton; Mrs. J. F. Kelly, Mre. Hattie
vail, Mrs. Ldythe Tozier Weathred
Mrs. F. S. Myres and Mrs. George T.
Gerlinger. Miss Marvin, state libra
rian, and Mrs. D. B. Snook will
speak.
An elderly man asked to be jailed In
Philadelphia, the other day on the ground
that he felt an uncontrollable desire to
Burnetii lug.
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TWO fiRE ACCUSED
IN BLACKMAIL PLOT
Mann Act Used as Basis of
Extortion; Couple Arrested
and Held Prisoners.
WITNESSES UNDER COVER
Federal Officers DescrUbo Methods
Used by Gang Friction In De
partment of Justice Re
vealed by Arrests.
CHICAGO. Sept- 24. (Special.) Two
more alleged members of the gang of
blackmailers, who, posing as Federal
officers, used the Mann act to mulct
CO, WHO DIED WHILE ON VISIT
RAMSDELL.
their victims out of many thousands of
dollars in several large cities, were ar
rested early in Chicago today.
The latest alleged member of th
syndicate to fall into the net of Gov
ernment agents are Homer T. French,
alias "Jack" French, and "Jimmie'
Christian. The latter was arrested sev
eral days ago and released on a small
bond.
Plot to Get Huaa Money" Charged.
According to Hinton G. Clabaugh, dis
trlct superintendent of the Department
of Justice, French was implicated in
plot by which $15,000 "hush" money was
obtained from a man and woman who
were found in a room in a New York
hotel. The man who paid to prevent
what he supposed to be prosecution by
special agents of the Government is
known as A. R. Wesley and the woman
he was with is put down on the record
under the name of Miss Alice Williams.
These names are admittedly fictitious.
The residence of the pair is withheld
and even the name of the New liork
hotel where they were caught by the
sharpers is withheld.
Mr. Clabaugh refused to amplyfy a
written statement he handed out on the
newest development of the crusade
against a genteel "mob," whose Nation
wide activities have been most profit
able and also highly embarrassing to
the Government.
Dlotrlct Attorney Not Consulted.
French was taken to the County Jail
and Christian was held in the office of
United States Commissioner Foote until
evening, when bondsmen produced sat
isfactory security.
That the two arrests were made with
out consulting' the office of District
Attorney Clyne became known when
Assistant District Attorney Igoe was
asked early in the afternoon if he would
approve bonds.
"I am not going to have anything to
do with the case." he asserted. "The
fools made the arrest of Christian, from
what I learn, without a warrant. They
have laid themselves open and they can
get out of the mess the best way they
know how."
Mr. Clyne did not know much about
the case, but he did approve a bond.
The arrests were based n a com
plaint. Mr. Clabaugh said, signed
Saturday in New York by Division
Superintendent Offley, of the bureau of
investigation.
Witnesses Kept I'ndrr Cover.
"Wesley" and "Miss Williams" are
being kept under cover by special
agents of the bureau of investigation.
it was announced. Special Assistant
Attorney-General Knox will arrive
later in the week from New York to
take charge of the prosecution of' the
blackmail cases.
The manner in which the blackmail
ers conducted the present case, as re
lated by Division Superintendent Cla
baugh, was:
"These crooks learned that the cou
ple we call Wesley and Miss Williams
were registered as man and wife in
New York and knew that they came
from a state in the Middle West. Three
of them, George Irwin, "Doc" Brady
and French, entered their room and
said they were Government officers.
Both Irwin and Brady are fugitives,
but we have a line on them.
"Irwin read to the frightened couple
what purported to be a warrant charg
ing them with an alleged violation of
the white slave traffic 'act. Wesley,
who is wealthy, wanted to know if
there was not some way he could pre
vent prosecution and publicity. Irwin
told him he probably could arrange to
suppress the case on the payment of
an appreciable sum. They named $25
000 as the price. Wesley said it was
too much.
"The pretended officers then ordered
them to pack up their grips, asserting
they were going to take them to Chi
cago. ine man and woman were
brought to this city and detained in a
South Side hotel nearly a week. Dur
ing that time Wesley paid the gang
$12,500 cash. He gave them an ad
ditional $2500 during the period be
tween May 9 and Juna 16.
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'During tils Investigation;
Jnany manufacturers when
asked the percentage of wool
in their leading numbers
pleaded ignorance. They
knew nothing of the kind of
wool or the dyes used in the
fabrics' from a report of the
United Slates Department of
Commerce after an investigation
of the clothes-making industry,
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STOCKS GOME BACK
Americans Acquire More Than
Billion of Own Securities.
ACCURATE DATA GATHERED
Figures Show That Amount Held
Abroad Was Reduced $80 7,
8 81,860 in Single Year linded
With July 31 Lust.
NEW YORK. Sept. 24. A further in
crease of $807,881,666 in the amount of
American railroad securities abroad
absorbed by American financial inter
ests and individual investors between
July 31. 1915. and July 31. 1916. is
shown in the latest compilation pre
pared by I F. Loree, president of the
Delaware & Hudson Company.
Data collected by Mr. Lorse from 105
railroad companies .whose securities
were held in part abroad, fix the total
par value of these stocks, bonds, notes,
cartrust and receivers' certificates so
held In July. 1915. at $2,704,402,364. Six
months later the total had fallen to
$2,223,510,229 and the compilation of
July 31, last, discloses an additional re
duction to $1,415,628,563.
From January 31. 1915. to July 31.
1916. the total amount (par value) of
these securities held abroad was re
duced by no less than $1,288,773,801.
These figures, according? to Mr. Loree,
form an accurate measure of the "for
eign liquidation" which so lonir hung
over this market and indicate the
pressing needs of the financial institu
tions, corporations and individuals in
the various countries of the entente al
lies. A final report will be submitted by
Mr. Loree early In 1917. which proba
bly will embody more definite data
dealing with various American securi
ties payable in pounds or francs.
TRICK PLAYED ON BENEDICT
Albany Bank Clerk's Home "Unfur
nished" by Associates.
ALBANY. Or., Sept. 24. (Special.)
With visions of showing: his bride the
neat home he had prepared for her.
Gus Abraham, clerk in the First. Na
tional Bank of Albany, returned home
yesterday only to find it bare of furni-
ture. He finally located it In the base
ment of the dwelling:, where it had been
placed, presumably, by fellow employes
of the bank.
Before the wedding Mr. Abraham
furnished the house and had everything
in readiness. One night after he left
a party of friends played the trick.
They also barred the doors from the
inside.
COOS BAY LABOR SCARCE
Marshficld Hears That Mills Are
Running Short-Handed.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept. 24. (Spe
cial.) The statement was made here
by a man who has watched conditions
that Coos Bay industries are short of
men, anl it is believed this means the
Immediate advance in prices of labor.
It is known the east side mill of the
C. A. Smith Company Is working short
handed, and a contractor who called
for 25 laborers last week got three or
four.
A mill which recently started at
North Bend ran short-handed for some
time, but on the shutting down of the
Buehner mil) for additions and im
provements this shortage was fairly
well taken care of. The prevailing
wage for common labor is $2.50 a day,
with a promise of still hiehr offers.
GET THIS DIET BOOK
Tood ia aa important to the sick per.
eon as medicine, more so in most cases.
A badly chosen diet may retard re
covery. In health the natural appetite ia the
best guide to follow, in sickness the ap
petite is often fickle and depraved.
Proper food and a good tonic will
keep most people in good health. Dr.
"Williama' l'ink Tilla for Tale People
are the most popular tonic medicine in
the world, harmless, non-alcoholic and
certain in their action which is to build
tip the blood and to restore vitality to
the run-down eystem. For growing
girls who become thin and pale, for
pale, tired women, for old people who
fail in Btrensrth Dr. Williams' Tink Pills
are an ideal tonic. To enable those
who give these pills a trial to observe
intelligent care in the diet the Dr. Wil
liama Medicine Co.i Schenectady, N.
Y., will send on request a free diet
book, "What to Eat and HowtoEat."
It is full of useful information and
whether you are well or eick it ia a
good book to have. A postal card re
quest will bring it. Send for your copy
today.
Get Dr. Williama Pink Pilla at the
nearest drug store. Ii they are not in
etock send fifty cents to the above ad
dress for a full-size box.
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In tli e Ught of ttiis startling
statement by the United States
Government, it is interesting
to. know that in irschbaum
Clothes nothing but pure all
wool fabrics are used.
fabrics acid tested to detect
the slightest taint of cotton.
fabrics weather tested under
all atmospheric conditions,
fabrics made lustrous,
shrinkless ajid soft by the
London Cold Water Process.
New Fall styles for men and
young men at $15, $20, $25
and up to $40.
Phegley & Cavend er
At the Sign of th'e Cherry Tree
CORNER FOURTH AND ALDER STREETS'
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This Railroad Ad Is Different
READ IT!
State Fair Bulletin
Vol. 1
MONDAY,
Issued Daily
STATE FAIR
OPENS TODAY
Bigr Fair Ready for Visi
tors. SALEM, Or., Sept. 25. The Ore
gon State Fair this year promises
to be the best fair ever held. Spe
cial poultry, corn and flax exhibits.
Each county is well represented.
The Coos Bay country will be bet
ter represented than heretofore on
. account of the recent completion of
the Southern Pacific's Coos Bay
line from Eugene.
Southern Pacific Offers
Good Train Service.
PORTLAND, Or Sept. 25. The
regular trains of the Southern Pa
cific will be provided with addi
tional coaches to accommodate the
TICKETS
ON SALE TO FAIR GROUNDS, SEPT. 25-30.
Return Limit Oct. 4.
Union Station . East Morrison-street Station.
City Ticket Office, Corner 6th and Oak
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
III!
SEPT. 25.
No. 2.
by
Southern Pacific Lines.
crowds that will go from Portland
to the State Fair. Southern Pa
cific trains stop at entrance to Fair
Grounds. Regular trains leave
Portland at 8:00 A. M 8:50 A. M,
2:00 P. M.and 4:20 P. M. Leave the
Fair Grounds for Portland at 5:05
A. M., 9:27 A. M 1:32 P. M 4:20
P. M., 5:05 P. M. and 8:09 P. M.
TODAY IS CHILDREN'S
DAY AT FAIR.
All the Children Are Invited
by Fair Board.
SALEM, Or, Sept. 25. Today is
children's day at the State Fair
here. All children will be admitted
free, including programme in Audi
torium in evening. Many parents
will take their children today and
exhibitors will take particular
pleasure in entertaining their ju
venile guests.