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MBS. NTGAIN WILL
STAND BY HUSBAND
next September. The ecclesiastical
tribunal sitting today has the power
if it considers the evidence sufficient,
to suspend one or both of the parties
pending: this trial.
Dr. Toupgson was In La Grand yes
terday on church matters, but he re
turned on a late train so as to be In
Portland for the hearing.
One of the counter charges that may
be brought against Mr. McCain, It is
said. Is that Mr. McCain was virtually
dismissed from the Intercollegiate Tem
perance Society a year ago, and that
he holds this fact agalnBt Dr. Wilson.
However, Dr. Wilson absolutely de
clined to discuss this allegation.
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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917.
FULL VINDICATION SOUGHT
ccuser of Former Portland Pastor
Says Statements Have Been Re
tracted In Part Husband
and Wife Live Happily.
SALEM. Or., July (Special.) Mrs.
Harry McCain, whose hubsand has filed
charges of lying, defamation of charac
ter and violation of law with, the ec
clestical tribunal of the Methodist
Church at Portland, against the Rev.
Clarence True Wilson, today declared
that the Rev. Mr. Wilson had done all
that was in his power to do to cans)
her to secure a divorce from Mr. Mc
Cain. Through letters from the Rev. Mr.
Wilson to Mrs. McCain, she stated, alle
gations had come which almost shat
tered her faith in her husband and
nearly disrupted their home.
"I have no hesitancy in saying- that
the Rev. Mr. Wilson wrote letters to
me against Mr. McCain, and these let
ters were written to cause me to se
cure a divorce from jny husband.
"What these charges were I will not
ay. But they almost caused us to be
estranged. I wish to state, however,
that I have never made any charges
against my husband myself. As Mr.
McCain has stated, I am 'with him
heart and souL i
"Whatever charges have been made
against Mr. McCain's character were
made by the Rev. Mr. Wilson and not
by me."
No Reasons Are Assigned.
Mrs. McCain did not state what rea
sons actuated the Rev. Mr. Wilson to
launch his alleged attacks against her
husband.
As to the specific nature of the
charges Included in the letters, and as
to the contents of the letters them
selves, both Mr. and Mrs. McCain main
tained silence today.
"It had been my intention not to
bring these letters Into the matter,"
said Mr. McCain, when further ques
tioned today as to the trouble which
has been brewing In Methodist Church
circles. "They are personal In their
nature and I have no desire to have
my wife's name brought into this con
troversy, but I see it has been. It was
my purpose not to even bring the let
ters up at the hearing which will start
tomorrow the ecclesiastical tribunal in
Portland. At least I had no Intention
of doing so unless they were needed
In rebuttal, and what charges Mr. Wil
son has made against me I intend to
keep to myself, until "the time of the
hearing.
Mr. McCain Files Charges.
"If Mr. Wilson made the statement,
which he is quoted as making, that the
charges filed in the church were filed
at his request, he la stating an un
truth. He had nothing to do with
filing these charges. I am filing them
myself, to vindicate myself of allega
. tions which he has made concerning
myself.
"The assertions which Mr. Wilson
has made against me were made to
members of the Oregon Conference and
upon such testimony I intend to con
duct my case. The letters will not ap
pear unless they are needed to rebut
testimony which may be given on the
other side. No one in the world knew
of these letters but my wife, Mr. Wilson
and myself, and first knowledge of
them got .abroad in Portland must have
come through Mr. Wilson, directly or
Indirectly.
Vindication Is Songht.
"As to the statements which the Rev.
Mr. Wilson has made to members of
the Oregon Conference about me, I
wish further to say that he has retract
ed them in part, but not fully, and it is
to gain a complete vindication, before
the conference and the church, that I
am bringing the charges."
Mr. and Mrs. McCain apparently are
living happily together in a pretty
home on North Fourteenth street, in
this city, and if there ever was an
estrangement between them they ap
pear to be completely reconciled. Mrs.
McCain today staunchly vouched for
her husband's character and declared
that she "Intended to sink or swim
with him."
"I want It distinctly understood,"
she said, "that I never have used terms
of reproach against my husband or
made charges against him which would
tend to blacken his character or injure
his reputation,"
CHURCH HEARING IS TODAY
Sr. O. T. Wilson Declines to Com
ment on Charges.
A special committee of Methodist
Episcopal ministers will sit in the Ma
sonic Temple in Portland today to give
a formal hearing to the charges pre
ferred by Harry McCain, temperance
worker and active Methodist, of Salem,
against the Rev. Clarence True Wilson,
of Portland, former pastor here of
Grace and Centenary Methodist
churches, and for the past several years
National executive secretary of the
Methodist Temperance Society.
Mr. McCain has charged Dr. Wilson
with lying, defamation of character
and violation of law.
Dr. Wilson has declined to make any
statement in reply, declaring that he
Is under strict orders from his superi
ors not to discuss the case. His friends
intimate, however, that some lively
counter charges in his behalf will make
today's hearing an especially interest
ing one.
The hearing will be presided over by
Rev. William Wallace Youngson, dis
trict superintendent of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. This hearing will
not be a trial. It will correspond more
nearly to a grand jury hearing.
After all the evidence on both sides
has been presented to the tribunal,
they may use their judgment in either
dismissing the case or remanding it
to the Methodist Conference of Oregon
for trial.
The conference meets in Springfield
IRA C. UNDERWOOD DIES
Funeral Will Be Held in Home at
Maple Lane.
OREGON CITY. Or, July 4. (Spe
cial) Ira C Underwood, one pf the
well-known residents of Maple Lane,
about two miles from this city, died at
the family home on Tuesday evening.
July 3.
Mr. Underwood was born at Middle.
sex. New York. SeDtember 21. 1840.
Two years ago he moved to Maple Lane,
wnere tie has since resided.
Mr. Underwood was a member of the
Masonic order, also Modern Woodmen
of America lodge', being a member of
tnese two lodges of the East.
ueceased is survived bv his daugh
ter. Miss Ella Underwood, of Maple
Lane, and a son, Vernon Underwood, a
well-known business man of Seattle,
wasn.-
The funeral services will be conduct
ed Thursday by the Rev. J. R. Lands-
borough, pastor of the Freebyterian
Church, with interment in the Mountain
view Cemetery.
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Harry McCain, Methodist Tem
perance Worker. Who lias Pre
ferred Charges Against Rev.
Clarence True Wilson.
PERSONALMENTION.
W. A. Mann, of Boston, is at the Port
land.
H. Katz is at the Portland from Sno-
kane.
A. Palmer, of Astoria, is at the Mult
nomah.
Lee Wheeldon. of Salem, is at the
Oregon.
L. E. Frickey is at the Washington
from Seattle.
M. Duvall, of Tillamook. Is registered
at the Oregon.
F. B. Carney, of Rainier, is registered
at the Nortonia.
Judge R. R. Butler is at the Imperial
from The Dalles.
R. J. Ellison, of Junction City, Or.,
is at the Perkins.
K. M. Mundell, of Saskatoon, Alaska,
is at the Portland.
Alex Brough and wife, of Rainier.
are at the Nortonia.
W. E. Wayman is at the Portland,
from New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bentgen, of Olym
pia, are at the Oregon.
R- V. Lucas and wife, of Eugene, are
registered at the Perkins.
Mrs. A. Creason is in town at the
Washington from Estacada.
H. W. Stoner, of La Grande, was a
recent arrival at the Perkins.
Mrs. A. B. Ford, of Seattle, registered
at the Multnomah last evening.
J. F. Gilpin, prominent shipbuilding
man of Astoria, is at the Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Snelling, of Oak.
land, Cal., are at the Washington.
B. A. McBrlde arrived last night from
Muskogee, Okla., and registered at the
Imperial.
P. Galeagher. of Denver, and George
Upton, of Buffalo, are stopping at the
Nortonia.
Among yesterday's arrivals at the
Washington were R. E. Phelly and wife,
of Seattle.
A. G. Bitterly and wife and A. W.
Peterson and daughter arrived in town
at a late hour last night, after an en
joyable motor trip from Denver. They
registered at the Perkins.
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Maldle De Long.
From Chicago to Portland on
five hours' notice and then have
to make the first appearances in
street clothes was the fortune
of Maldie De Long, the vivacious
young comedienne at Pantages
this week.
To strengthen the programme,
Alexander Pantages telegraphed
Miss De Long to rush to Portland.
She just made train connections
in time to appear at the Monday
matinee. But when the time came
to dress for the act the wardrobe
trunk had not appeared. Miss
De Long gamely met the situa
tion by going on in her street
clothes and demonstrated the
adage that clothes do not make
the man or woman by scoring
heavily.
Today's Important Clearance Sale Specials
Notions and Small Wares
At Special Low Prices
Dove Brass Toilet Pins, paper 5
Wire Snap Fasteners, dozen, 5
Sterling Skirt Markers, only 100
Clark's Mercerized Darning Cot
ton at, the ball, 7f balls 25
Shopping Bags, good grade, 210
24-yard bolts Cotton Tape in five
sizes, priced at only, the bolt, 180
Queen City Spool Silk, for band
or machine sewing, 100-yd. spools
all colors, black and white, are
priced special for this sale at 50
Union Taffeta Ribbon, bolt, 1O0
Wire Hairpins, two packages, 50
Genuine Brass Toilet Pins, S60
pins to paper, 150; 2 papers, 250
Folding Wire Coat Hangers fine
for travelers; special at only 70
R. M. C. CROCHET COT- r
TON LIGHT BLUE ONLY
Art Gum, regular size cake, at 80
Double Serge Silk Belting, 2 ins.
wide, black and white, at, yd. 150
Cable Cord in 8-yd. lengths, white
only; sizes 40, 50, 90; the bolt, 50
Pearl Buttons, asstd. sizes, cd., 7 0
Cotton Stay Binding in 4-yard
bolts, all widths, at, the bolt, 50
Lingerie Tape, 5-yard bolts, 50
Invisible Bronze Hair Pin Cabi
nets on sale today at, each, 40
Cube Pins, black or white, at 80
3-yard cards, special now at 70
Rubber Household Aprons at 390
Sanitary Aprons, special at 100
Sanitary Belts, 3 sizes, only 100
On Sale Thursday, Bargain Circle, First Floor
Women's and Misses'
Middy Suits $2.19
Styled Like This Cut
Second Floor These attractive suits are very popu
lar for afternoon wear, as they are not only service
able but neat and stylish as well. Shown in several
styles, one of which is herewith illustrated. Made
up in pink or blue chambrays, trimmed with fancy
plaid poplin percale in blue, pink and lavender,
trimmed with checked ginghams plain madras with
striped trimmings also stripes with plain trim
mings. Some have large sport collars and CO Q
tie. Many are belted at waistline. Price Dieii7
New Bathing Suits
and Accessories
Second Floor Choose your new bathing sui here
from the largest and best selected stock in Portland.
Latest 1917 styles in all the wanted colors Suits,
caps, shoes, water wings, socks, suit bags, etc.
Women's Knit
Underwear
Specials
Center Circle, 1st Floor Wom
en's Sleeveless, low-neck Vests
of lisle and cotton, slight- 1Q
Iy soiled. 25c grade at -s-l
Women's Lisle Union Suits,
low neck, no sleeves, loose, lace
trimmed knee; sizes 36 fQs
and 38. 65c grade, now xiC
Women's extra quality Lisle
Union Suits with wide lace
trimmed knee; sizes 40, JTQ
42 and 44. 75c quality JC
Women's sleeveless Summer
Vesta of cotton and lisle, in
pink or white; sizes 36 O.CT
and 38. 85c vests at 0Z
Children's Ribbed Cotton
Pants and Vests, pants knee
length, vests without sleeves;
sizes 2 to 14. 25c gar- - Q
ments, special at, each A 11
July Clearance Sales in the Basement Store
Women's
COATS
$g.oo
Final clean-up of Women's and
Misses' Coats at less than cost of
making. An extraordinary oppor
tunity to buy a splendid coat for
the beach or general wear at great
saving. Broken range of sizes
and good selection of col
ors. While they last
$5.00
Silk Mixed Sport Fabrics
Basement, Special, Yard
OUR BASEMENT SILK
STORE announces a great
Clearance Sale of several
thousand yards beautiful
high-grade silks at a big reduction
in price. With the demand for
Summer silks constantly on the in
crease, this sale is sure to attract
hundreds of women to the Base
ment during the next three days.
In the assortment there are fancy-striped messalines in various col
ors figured and striped poplins in good range of the wanted shades
imported Shantung pongee in natural color, and a large assortment
of the much wanted fancy sport silks in all desirable patterns and
colors. These come in various widths. All are thoroughly QQ
desirable. Special price, Basement Clearance Sale, per yard OOv
S. & H. Green Trading Stamps given with purchases ask for them!
Women's
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$0.95
qJ)
Basement 500 Women's Dresses
in a remarkable clearance, begin
ning Thursday morning. Attractive
styles, made up in wash voiles,
crepes, batiste, etc. A few silks
and serge are also included. Good
assortment of patterns ! QC
and colors. Clearance at DOeUJ
House Brooms
Special 65c
Third Floor Special three-day
sale of House Brooms at a re
duced price. These brooms are
of good quality and are easily
worth 85c Priced extra JCT
special for three days at UtJt
All Refrigerators and Garden
Hose in July Clearance Sale.
MUSIC IDEALS HIGH
Louis Graveure, Belgian Bari
tone, Lauds America.
DEMAND MADE FOR BEST
Xoted Musician Says After War
America Will Assert Her Nation
ality and Insist on Composi
tions In English.
"Why! America Is the greatest musi
cal Nation on earth."
Louis Graveure, the eminent Belgian
baritone, who is to oartlclpate In Port
land's musical festival at the Audito
rium this week, protested against the
common Impression that America has
no taste tor music
"True." he airreed. "other Nations
have produced the greatest composers
and some of the greatest artists, but
the real test of a Nation's musical In
clinations is its support of good music.
"America," he proceeded, by way of
emphasizing his contention, "makes a
more constant and more consistent de
mand for good music than any Euro
pean Nation. It has more cities that
support good music.
"The American public likes the best.
The tradition that Americana prefer
light, flighty compositions Is false."
Effect of War Expected.
Mr. Graveure. who is staying at the
Benson Hotel, declared that the war
doubtless will cause America to assert
her nationality in the future rendition
of operas. America will Insist on hear
ing the works of foreign composers In
the English tongue.
"France doesn't tolerate an opera In
anything but French," he explained.
"Germany doesn't permit anything but
the German. In Spain they demand the
Spanish and in Italy the Italian.
"While some of the spirit of the
piece may be lost In the translation It
is more than made up by giving the
people something they can understand.
"Only America and England continue
to stand for the silly business of list
ening to operas or other vocal music in
a tongue that they can't understand."
One immediate effect of the war. he
said, will be the probable elimination
of the German language from the oper
atic and concert stage. They are do
ing it already In many American mu
sical centers.
German Mnile Vpheld.
"But it is absurd to eliminate the
works of German composers from our
musical repertoire. To do that would
be to cut out the body and trunk of
music Why. what would we have left
were we to take away Schubert. Schu-
man. Wagner and the restr
Mr. Graveure brings the glad news
that "the great American composer" at
last has been discovered. He is Bryce
son Treharne, a young man of Welsh
extraction, who was interned in Ger
many at the beginning of the war. He
was recently exchanged with other
prisoners and brought with him from
his prison camp about 80 compositions
which soon are to be published in- New
York.
The young man never had attempted
any serious compositions before his
internment, but while suffering In the
German prisons his soul was stirred
to music Verses of Lord Byron,
Thomas Moore and other English an
Lh.ora . Xorm . i&a vetda . vtet Mr.
Graveure calls "his electrifying com
positions." Mr. Graveure came to Portland di
rect from New York and will go from
here to Santa Monica, Cal., where he
and Mrs. Graveure will pass their va
cation. "Portland will find her new Audito
rium a splendid investment," he com
mented. "It will attract music lovers
to this city who otherwise would have
no excuse to come.
"Your "local symphonies and festival
associations ought to be encouraged
by all means."
FARRIN FACES CHARGES
VETS TO BE
Arrest Due to Persecution, Says
Attorney.
Strongly reiterating that he Is the
unfortunate victim of a "relentless per
secution" and declaring that he will
quickly prove his Innocence of any
charge which has been filed against
him, George N. Farrin. former well
known Portland attorney and at one
time a candidate for Attorney-General,
was brought back to Portland yester
day from Montana In charge of Deputy
United States Marshal Groff, of Helena.
He is held to answer a Federal indict
ment charging him with forging the
name of Ralph Tatro to a United States
Treasury Department certificate for
$10.
Farrin was apprehended several
weeks ago at Lewiatown, Mont, after
he had been arrested on a charge of
defrauding an innkeeper. Both state
and Federal Indictments are hanging
over him in Portland and his return to
this state was under the Federal In
dictment. A state indictment charges
him with obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Farrin admits signing his name to
treasury certificates returned by the
department of Interior when timber
claim applications In Linn county,
made for four men. were rejected.
"But I had a legal right to indorse
those certificates," said Farrin yester
day as he drummed nervously at the
gray-coated bar of his County Jail cell.
I went even further and returned this
money to these men. Including Tatro.
and still have their receipts showing
that I paid them this money.
Farrin avers that his arrest In Mon
tana was caused through the failure in
business of the book concern for which
he was traveling. They. were to pay his
hotel bill, but refused to do . so, he
alleges.
During his residence here he was de
fendant in sensational divorce pro
ceedings started by his former wife. He
says that he paid his former wife the
lump sum of 17,500 In alimony and
then married the woman who is Bald to
have caused his. marital troubles. The
present Mrs. Farrin is In San Francisco.
Commander of Boys of '98
Suggests Plan.
250,000 ARE AVAILABLE
U-BOAT CHASERS SUCCESS
Government Has Hundreds Building
and Will Construct More.
WASHINGTON. July 4. Steps great
ly to increase the output of submarine
chasers have been taken by the navy
department and in the lear future
some of the small, light -sels of that
type may be added to the American
fleet in European waters.
Now that the first of the standard
ized chasers has successfully under
gone her trial runs, officials are more
than ever convinced that a type of
great value in the fight against sub
marines has been produced. Hun
dreds already are under construction.
and orders just Issued are expected to
almost double the number which will
be turned out within the next few
months.
To secure a sufficient number of
suitable engines has been the greatest
problem, . . .. , ,
"Flying Squadrons" to Be Supplied
With Automobiles. Rifles and
Machine Gnns, Ready to Re
spond to Riot Calls.
Spanish war veterans, almost 250,
000 have formulated nation-wide plans
for home protection, in every city and
state, while national guard organiza
tions are at the front.
Details were made publlo in Port
land yesterday by T. V. Chlsholm. of
Washington, D. C, Commander-in-Chief
of the United Spanish War Vet
erans, who, on a tour of the country,
is visiting the local camp.
"We propose to organize 'Flying
Squadrons' among the Spanish war
veterans In every city of the country,"
said Mr. Chlsholm yesterday. "These
squadrons will use automobiles exclu
sively, each machine to be manned by
four men. carrying rifles, riot guns
and sufficient rations for 24-hour service.
"These machines will be donated to
the work by patriotic people who are
willing to assist their country during
the period of the war. In case of trou
ble of any kind which in time of peace
might necessitate calling out the Na
tional Guard, these 'flying squadrons
will be ready for duty at a moment's
notice. The men will be in uniform
and hold drills twice weekly.
230.000 Veterans Available.
"In a few Bhort months our 'flying
squadrons' will become so well organ
ized that they can easily take the place
of National Guards. I believe that with
in a short time 250,000 veterans of
the Spanish War can be mobilized for
emergency militia service."
Mr. Chlsholm laid his "flying squad
ron" plans before Scout Young Camp,
and members eagerly asked that It be
started at once. Official sanction of
Governor Withycombe, as well as the
city officials, will be asked at once.
In Portland It Is planned to have a
squadron of 75 automobiles, making a
company of S00 seasoned veterans ready
for any emergency.. Local veterans
told Mr. Chlsholm there would be no
trouble in Becuring 75 machines for
this work.
Machine Gnus to Be Supplied.
In addition to rifles and riot guns,
each squadron will be equipped with
at least one machine gun and ambu
lance outfit. It is proposed to have 25
machine guns to each 100,000 popula
tion In the more thickly populated
cities.
Spanish War veterans have come for
ward In a splendid manner during the
present crisis, Mr. Chlsholm said. Rec
ords show that 25,000 veterans of that
war have already enlisted.
In private life Mr. Chlsholm Is As
sistant Publlo Printer at Washington,
D. C. That office of the Government
printed 787.000 Army drill books during
the month of May alone.
"I find people along the Coast and
In the Middle West apparently are not
as alive to the seriousness of the war
as are the people farther East," said
Mr. Chlsholm. "I do not believe, how
ever, it is lack of patriotism, for I have
found a splendid sentiment throughout
the West."
Firecrackers Cause Small Fire.
A small fire, caused by the shooting
of fireworks, was the only damage re
ported to the police yesterday as a re
sult of the Fourth of July celebration.
The fire was in a house owned by T.,
Connell. 1513 East Ninth street North.
The loss was about $150.
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