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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1918)
TIIE BIOItNTXG OREGOXIAN. . THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21,- 1918. 10 'RED RUPERT WIFE AND RECONCILED Man Charged With Liberty' Bond Theft and Wife May Be Remarried. MRS. RUPERT HEARS TRIAL Are Ilr, IiTorcrd Lat September, brra Strolling About Corridors, Arm In Arm Dally and Embrace at Tartlng. A reconciliation haa been effected be tween Clyde J. Red Rupert and hl divorced wife. Tearl Rupert, according to Plowden Ktott. attorney for the de fendant. At tha conclulon of thla case. Rupert and hie wife.. who divorced him lant September, many be remarried. Mra. Rupert haa been present throughout tha trial and areeta her hua band aa ha leavea the courtroom after each adjournment. They atroll about the corridor arm In rn, and embrace -h ather at tha door of tha Jail ele vator aa Rupert la taken back to ht cell at each recesa. Without tha least show of emotion and apparently tha moat unconcerned person In tha courtroom. Rupert yester Uy afternoon dragged Into his defense tha name of tha lata Bob Phillips, who. until bla tragic death November 12. last, was chief field deputy under Sheriff Hurlburt- Kapert Telia Ufe Mry. Rupert had given a resume of his Itfa from tha data of bis birth. IS years ago. until tha day of bis arrest. Decem ber IS, last for tha alleged theft of Il.tOO In Liberty bonda from the Northwestern National Bank, where he was employed aa a special officer. He had Just started to give his version of his bond transactions when ha sud denly brought in tha name of tha dead Deputy sheriff. "A party came to me ona day and asked me If tha bank would cash lib art x bonds." said tha witnesa at tha outset of his direct examination. "This party said ha represented a German who did not want bla nama to be brought out. Thla German. I waa told. bad purchased tha 'bonda and then wanted to get bla money back, but did not want any person to know of It. (sarin that ha might ba accused of being unpatriotic' rhllllse Make Prepaaltlea. "Who was thla person who asked you If tha bar.k would cash the bonds'" sked hla attorney. Plowden Stott. "Bob Phillips." replied Rupert with out a tremor. "Bob Phillips was the man who came to aea me. "Phillips told me ba was to get per cent if ha sold tha bonda and told me it I would sell them for him ha would divide with ma and give ma a J per cent commission." Tha witnesa admitted that ha bad told Alfred &. P.lx. to whom ha had transferred 11009 of the stolen liberty bonda for motorsblp slock, that ha had received a legacy from an estate which consisted of liberty bonds. In explana tion, ha said be did thla because ha waa cautioned by Bob Phillips not to men tion any of the persons connected with tha bond negotiation. Genua la Kot Kasae4. "'Who la thla unknown German? ba was next asked. "I don't know. Bob Phillips never told me." "Pbllllps came to see me at the bank four or five times." continued Rupert. "I told blm the bank would not cash the bonds, but later I remembered that Rix had been urging me to buy motor ahip stock, so I told Phillips that he could probably exchange the bonda for some good stock without having any names made public Phillips said he would sea the German and find out If this waa satisfactory. "He cama to ma several days later and said It waa all right to get the atock. He gave me a long envelope with the five $1000 bonda right there In the lobby of the bank." "tld anybody sea this transfer?" he was asked by Deputy District Attorney Hlndman on crosa-examlnatlon. "Tee: aome man waa standing near ns and saw Phillips give me tha en vilope." replied Rupert. TVho Is this man r Maya Lewis Mentioned. "He la here In tha court rom. I think bis nama Is Wayne Lewis, of Jones' Cash Market." responded Rupert. "How long had you known Bob Phillips?" ws another question on cross-examination. -For eight or ten years." "When be lay dying at the hospital late In November after ha had been ahot. did you go to aea htm?" he waa asked. "No. I did not." ba admitted. "You made no effort, while he was alive to find out who was the owner of these bonds?" "No 1 did not. I thought If the owner wanted them ha would come to me for them." No Receipt btvra far Beads. "Did you give Bob Phillips a T ciept for these $5000 In liberty bonu "So, I did not." "Do you mean to tell this Jury that he gave you these bonds without any rcrtept of any kind?" "Tes." replied tha witness, almost In a monotone. That tha bonda transferred by Rupert to Alfred R. Rlx are without question the bonds stolen from the Northwest ern National Bank, waa the testimony offered by varioua bank officials. The chief witness was C M. Dyrlund. aa aistant cashier of tha United States Na tional Bank, who had kept a record of the serial numbers of the bonds. These bonds, he had received from C. E. Tiumelin. of the Ashley Jt Rumelin Bank. Mr. Rumelin and Mr. Rlx had previously testified that Rix had aold the bonds to Rumelin. It waa lata in October or early In November. Mr. Rlx testified, that Rupert told him that he had received hla legacy In liberty bonda and would be willing to make an Investment If his name could be kept secret. "Ha said he did not want his name to come out for family reasons." said Rlx. v. Lloyd Multt. vice-president of the Northwestern National Bank, told of employing Rupert for the first time In tha Fall of 114 and of letting him go In IMS because ha felt they did not need the servicea of a apeclal lobby officer. In October. 11. be again em ployed Rupert, who remained with the bank until the day of hia arrest. He said that Rupert had access to every part of the bank except tha money vaults In the basement: that Rupert had often been entrusted with thou sands of dollars and had never before been accused of any theft. MeBride Parehaaea Baad. George M. McBrlde testified that be had met Rupert In the office of A. & Itta. and that he had purchased one $1000 bond from Rupert, through Rix. for some stock In a shipbuilding plant. Aa had been expected. Rupert'a tes timony concerning his relations with the lata Bob PhiHipa caused a stir In the courtroom. He admitted that he had kept the bonds In his pocket for nearly two weeka after PhiHipa had leen killed before he had completed hla negotiations for their transfer. Rupert Retalae Cosssalaaloa. He also testified that he had re taincd $150 from the bond sales as hia own commission and had deposited $100 with his attorney. Mr. Stott, for Phillips share. He aald thla money waa to be given to the unknown Ger man if he should ever call for IL "Didn't you think that Bob Phillips' heart-broken mother waa entitled to this money?" he waa asked. "I never thought about that," he answered. "If this German had shown up and demanded those bonds, would you have given them to him?" "Yes, I would." "Did you have any Idea that these bonds had been atole -. from the bank?" "No." Bank Officials Nat Informed. "Then If you really thought they be longed to thla German why didn't you tU the bank officials about It the day tliey bad you In the bank office Just be fore you were arrested." "Becauee I had no confidence In Mr. Multt." "Are these all the Liberty bonda that you ever had In your possession r 'Yes. they are." "Are you aura of that?" "I am." "Isn't It a fact. Mr. Rupert, that you gave A. c Mubllng $9000 In bonda to hold for you?" "No, I never did. Tears ago a man Introduced to the world a thin copper strip for protecting shoe tips, and received $4,000,000 In royalties. ARMY NEEDS STEEDS Officers to Comb State Horses and Mules. for OFFICIAL RED TAPE CUT Funds Deposited In Oregon Banks and Raisers Will Be Paid Direct. Mules Bring $215 and Cav alry Horses $14 0 Each. Captain F. S. von Stade and Lieu tenant C. O Weeks, of the United States Army Remount Station at Fort Keogh, Mont., left Portland yesterday for a tour of the central part of the atate In search for horses and mules for the Army. They will buy direct from the farmers and stockmen and there will be no red tape to go through with in making payment. Funds have been deposited In Oregon banks and payment will be made direct to owners. A flat rate of $140 for cavalry horses and $215 apiece for mules, will be paid. The horses should weigh 1000 pounds and up, be aaddle-broken and hardened. Horses fresh from the range are not wanted. Likewise mules wuld be broken and should be 1200 pounds up In weight, and hardened. Cap' n von Stade and Lieutenant Weeks will be in Prlnevllle today, Red mond tomorrow. Bend r'ebruary 23 to -a inclusive and In Lewiston. Idaho, February 26 and 27. They will be back in Portland on various occasions and they may be -eached at the Portland Hotel. They will make It a point to visit localities where they can find available horses and mules. Their headquarters In Portland are at the Portland Hotel. "We are going to deal direct with the farmer and horse-raiser," said Lieutenant ..eeks yesterday. "The Gov ernment has eliminated all of the so- calicd red-tape details in order that we may treat with the farmers direct. Our funds are on deposit in reeon banks and we will pay direct for the horses, the farmers getting their maney Instantly. This system has been adopted because of the dissatisfaction expressed when the Army was getting me norses from contracting buyers. Naturally the contractor's commission had to be figured In and that meant that less could be paid the horse owner. Now, however, the regular price will be paid the farmers direct. People with horses to sell should hear in mind that it is necessary to have hardened horses. It takes longer to prepare a green' horse for service than It does a green" soldier. We prefer horses that have been worked. "Tha Government wants to impress upon the farmers and horse owners that now is a time they can make a sacrifice, by giving up their hardened horses and set to. the task of training their green colts and range animals. The farmers can do a special service by letting us buy such available horses and' mules. The need for these horses Is pressing. We have come to the Northwest In the hope of finding the kind of animals needed. The buyers from the allied governments have been through this section before and the farmers. ALLEGED PRO-HUN FREED Case.' Against Joseph LeKoy Fails for Lack of Evidence. Joseph LeRoy, who figured in a sen sational affair at the Strand Theater Monday night, when some one called out that "Germany should win," was discharged In Municipal Court yester day afternoon because, as Judge Ross man stated from the bench, he waa not positively identified as the man who had uttered the statement. Deputy City Attorney Deich, who prosecuted the case, said he also had a reasonable doubt, and did not wish to see the man imprisoned without more proof. LeRoy had a membership card in the L W. W. when arrested, but he said in court yesterday that he would throw it away; that he Joined It only because he had to in order to get work in the woods and had no interest in the cause otherwise. During the night. Just at the close of a patriotic speech by A. G. Clark, some one in the balcony shouted, "What about Invisible government Germany ought to win." There was instant up roar all over the theater, and so much confusion followed that no one took sufficient pains to Identify the man who made the remarks. Phone your want ads to The Orego nlan. Main 7070, A 6095. A nnozmcing a Patriotic d i "Community Sing" i p Under the Auspices of the tk At Sixth and Alder Streets, Portland, Oregon, ti J Washington's Birthday, Friday, February 22. A 5 12 M. to 12:20 P. M. (Weather Permitting.) PROGRAM j R Opening Number Band Selections. j J "Stars and Stripes" , McElroy's Band 2 K Other Selections. j 5 Quintet of "B" Company, 318th Engineers. A 5 (Messrs. Becker, Corcoran, Brown, Hansen and Barkley.) Zk 5 "If I Only Had a Home, Sweet Home" Quintet 5 rA "Sena Me Away witn a smue quintet 5 (All join in second chorus.) 5 2 COMMUNITY SING j A (Entire Assembly With Quintet and Band.) d A "America," "Keep the Home Fires Burning," "Where Do We Go From d A Here?" "Joan of Arc," "The Star-Spangled Banner" (Finale). rd d W. H. Boyer, Master of Ceremonies. f d Printed programmes with words of the songs will be distributed d A smnnp-st the assemblv. d WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY PARTY FAVORS AND DECORATIONS MAIN AND FIFTH FLOORS faukJffiJ : Established 1857 Sixty-First Anniversary-Year The Quality Store I aEk rj rj Thrift Stamps at 1 5c and War Savings Stamps at 14.11 on sale at our Aeeommodatlon Bureau. Basement, Sixth Street- Smileage Books sold In our Army and Navy Shop. Main Floor; Book Shop. Fifth Floor. Books of 20 coupons, 11; 100 coupons, f 5. Ian Hay Lecture at Municipal Auditorium, Wednesday. February 27, at 8:16 P. M- auspices Drama League. Tickets on aale at o u r Book Shop, Fifth Floor. rte Or POrXLAM! . TVie- QuAunT Sto' In Our Sixth Floor Auditorium Today at 3:30 Free Lecture on "Meat Substitutes" Auspices United States Food Administration Miss Elizabeth Reed will give a lecture-demonstration on "Meat Substitutes" today at 3:30 P. M. Recipes free to those attending. Bringing Forward More New Spring Of erin gs The CorsetMakes or Mars The Beauty of Your Gown I pif Some women pay high prices for their gowns, yet never look stylishly dressed. Others pay modest prices and their dresses or suits have a smartness and fashionable appearance that is ad mired wherever they go. Frolaset Corsets in front lacing etyles will give you a stylish, graceful figure. See the new models for Spring demonstrated by Mrs. L Van Slyke, an expert in the art of corseting. We have fine new Spring stocks of Frolaset (pro nounced Fro-la-Say) corsets that are priced from $2.00 to $15.00. Sold here only in Portland. Corset Shop, Third Floor. Our Welworth Blouses at $2 are the best blonses $2 can buy. Welworth blouses are made of fine ly serviceable materials, in the newest and most approved styles, and are perfect in fit and work manship. Sold in just one good store in each city in Portland only at Meier & Frank's. Blouse Shop, Fourth Floor. OX THE CENTER AISLE BARGAIN SQUARE SALE Amoskeag Suiting 19c About present wholesale cost for this quality of Amoskeag suiting. Wide sports stripes and plain col ors. Every yard PERFECT. For Spring dresses, middies, blouses, etc 32 inches wide. Special for today only, at yard 19c Center Aisle, Fifth Street. Each Day's Express Brings Further Additions to Our Stocks of NEW SPRING SUITS . For Women and Misses i Those who have already viewed our assortments of new Spring suits and their number is legion express unqualified admiration for the thorough ness with which' we have accomplished our self imposed task of providing Portland women with complete stocks of fashion-favored garments for Spring. They marvel no less at the moderateness of price that distinguishes Meier & Frank apparel. Those who have not already seen what the suit mode has brought forth for Spring should come here at their earliest convenience there is a gen uine treat in store for them. Serge, poplin, gabardine, twill, tricotine, tweed and wool jersey suits. Plain and pleated skirts. Loose, belted and Norfolk jackets and new cut away effects with fancy silk vests. All the lead ing shades. $22.50 to $85. Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor. 'Safety FirstI Presto-Cloth Presto-Cloth, rubbed over the wet windshield or window of your auto, causes the rain to run off instead of forming in drops and obstructing your view. It is a chemically treated doth non-greasy, will not smear the shield. Presto-Cloths are guar anteed to give the driver of a machine an absolutely clear vis ion during mist or a downpour of rain. Priced at 50c Center Aisle, Sixth Street. Lara Mowers Sharpened $i Spring is in our midst and with it comes grass cutting time. Have your old lawn mower sharpened and put into perfect running or der by Meier Frank's we will call for, expertly sharpen and de liver your lawn mower for the sum of $1.00. A phone call will bring our auto to your door. Housewares Section, Basement. Women's Suede Gloves $1.63 A special purchase made by our buyer now in the East the shipment has just come to hand and the gloves go on dis play and sale today for the first time. Fine quality Italian suede gloves in a desirable medium weight, for every purpose wear. In GRAY the fashion able shade of the season- Two clasp style, overseam sewn. All sizes. $1.63 is a very spe cial price. Glove Shop, Main Floor. Filet Nets 39c A good assortment of the popu lar Filet nets in many beautiful patterns for your new Spring cur tains. Very moderately, priced at 39c yard. Cretonne 39c A great variety of desirable colors in these new Spring cre tonnes. For sun -room, living room and bedroom. Yard priced at only 39c. Curtain Shop, Seventh Floor. Just Received Filet Laces Yard 15e-25c New Filet laces an ex cellent imitation of genuine Filet. Edges and insertions from 2l to 5 inches wide in white and the "real" shade. These make very effective trimmings for blouses, un dermuslins and other wash able garments. Yard very lowly priced at 15c to 25c. Lace Shop, Main Floor. Always Ready for Service Summer or Winter The Universal Combination Range The Universal Combination Range is two complete ranges in one a complete wood range and a complete gas range. It, however, occupies no more space than one ordinary kitchen stove and thus meets the requirements of a modern up-to-date kitchen. f The completeness of the Umversal Com- uiuauuu is e.empuiiu ill uiese ueuuis. Uurns wood and gas separately or at the same time. Has gas broiler at convenient height. Four-burner gas cooking top, equipped with automatic lighter requires no matches. Gas self-starter in fire box requires no paper or kindling when starting wood or coal fire. Let us show you these and the many other features of this most desirable range. Your old range taken as part pay ment and on the balance you can Make Your Own Terms in Reason Sixth Floor. Fifth Street $10-812 Wool Auto Robes Exceptionally good bargains are these wool auto robes at $7.45. Fine quality, good weight auto robes in plain shades of red, green, gray, brown and blue. With turned edges. Large size. Good $10 to 1 12 robes for $7.45. $36 Wardrobe Trunks $26.75 A limited number of size wardrobe trunks with all round corners. Patent locking device that eliminates all outside catches. Three-ply veneer, fiber covered trunks, with cretonne linings. Ex cellent values at $26.75. Luggage Shop, Sixth Floor. Hear Them at Meier & Frank's COLUMBIA, EDISON AND VICTOR "The Big Three" of the Talking Machine World Choose the One You Like Best See, hear, compare know the good points of each instru ment then select the one that pleases you most. Free demonstrations of your favorite selections on any or all of the various instruments. Ideal conditions for judging. Ex perts to assist you. And MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS. foonograpn snop, sixtn loor. "1
