Section Four .
Pages 33 to 40
VOL. XXV.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER, 4, 1906-
NO. 44.
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must make the angels weep! It is piti
ful it Is abominable!" was her parting
shot.
All this resulted in five nominations
and after balloting- Mrs. Dalton, Mrs.
Eggert and Mrs. Bath were declared
elected. The 33 state vice-presidents
wlli be elected by the executive board.
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NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
Don't put off the buying of your FURNITURE, CARPETS, STOVES AND RANGES any longer; as Winter will soon be upon us. Besides, yon
do not have to wait till you, get the money, as we will put anything you may need in your home, and you can
pay us at your own convenience, on our liberal credit plan.
TO . LEAD
TURNED TO STONE
MR
DiliY
BODIES ARE
CHOSEN
THIS HANDSOME PARLOR SUIT
This is a Parlor Suit that -we can heartily recommend to our pa
trons. It is a new and exquisite design, in rich mahogany finish,
and is carved in the highest style of art. The covering is of im
ported Verona velours, upholstered on oil-tempered steel springs
well worth $35.00. Price on above, easy terms, only $27.50
We have others as low as $17.50.
GADSBYS' SPECIAL PLATE RACK
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PRINCESS DRESSER
Princess Dresser, in golden oak, birdseye maple or mahogany: French
mirror, 18x36 inches; special '.Sj23.00
Same size, white maple or Pacific oak finish, with mirror 17x30. $17.50
Gadsbys'
Early English Dining Suit, consisting of Sideboard. Buffet, China
and 6 Chairs, all in solid oak; Gadsbys' special price
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The Great Majestic Range
NOT CHEAPEST -BUT LEAST EXPENSIVE.
Requires fewer repairs, uses less fuel, bakes perfectly and
gives abundant hot water.
The oven is absolutely airtight ; beat can be applied as needed.
Water front is separate from oven, so water cannot affect
temperature. Patent anti-clinker grate is suitable for either
wood or coal.
Firebox is heavier than that of any other range on the market.
The Majestic has the only oven bottom which can be guar
anteed against warping. All exposed parts are of malleable
iron guaranteed not to break under any circumstances.
We take your old stove and allow you all it is worth as part
payment for a new one.
Washington Street
Corner First
Golden or weath-.
ered oak, special
for this -week:
) $1.25
Same, without the
top shelf:
50c
Mission Dining Room Set
Wm. Gadsby & Sons
CARPETS
f Big Bargains in Our
Carpet Department
Bromley's Velvets, with bor
ders S1.25
Burlington Brussels, with
borders $1.10
Tapestry Brussels, with bor
ders $1.05
Dunlap's Tapestry Brussels. 90
Reversible Pro-Brussels 95
Brusselette Carpets, -yard
wide 55J
Granite Ingrain Carpets 45
RUG SPECIALS
J?oyal Brussels Rugs, 9x12. $20.00
Imperial Pro - Brussels,
9xl2 $12.00
Ingrain Rugs, 9x12 $7.50
Smaller Rugs in proportion.
Closet, Extension Table
, $114.00
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COUCHES
This fine Couch, upholstered in genuine leather,
$42.00; during the sale $35.00
Same style in chase leather, regular $27.50 ; spe
cial $19.80
Sixteen Velour Couches, plain, smooth top, with
wood frames, upholstered in velour; regular
'price $16.00; reduced to $12.00
Fifteen Tufted Couches, fringe all round, uphol
stered in damask; regular $12.00; reduced to.. S8.00
Gadsbys' Special Extension Table
This beautiful $25.00 Table top 46 inches in
diameter; 6 feet when extended; made en
tirely of hardwood, finished in golden oak,
weathered or early .English oak. The large
center pedestal remains stationary when table
is extended. Will be sold at the remarkable
low price, this week .$1T.50
in hi a im m ki i
Leader Range
Leader Range, with high closet and
duplex grate, spring balanced oven
doors. This is a heavy, substantial
and durable range, made of the best
quality solid rolled steel, adapted
for coal or wood ; asbestos-lined
throughout ; elaborately nickel
trimmed; section plate top. Gads
bys' special price $27.50
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EXTRA
SPECIAL-
Beautiful
Heating Stove
Better prepare now for cold
weather. Don't wait until
there is snow on the ground,
but buy your heater now. As
an indication of the wonder
ful values we offer in our im
mense stove department, we
place- on sale this week a
heating stove just like cut.
Pretty nickel trimmings,
screw dampers to regulate
fire, and all this season's im
provements. For Wood or Coal.
No. Diam. Height. Price.
312 12 in. 3712 in.. $8.00
314 14 in. 40 in.. $10.00
316 16 in. 42 in..$lS.OO
The Stor.e That Sells
v for Less
Pioneer Suffragist Elected
President of Oregon
Association.
CONVENTION A LIVELY ONE
Mrs. Tnrua Nominated by W. C. T.
V. Faction Successful Candidate
Xames Own Cabinet Mrs- Hid
den, of Vancouver, Objects.
SEW OFFICERS OREGON SCF-
FRAGE ASSOCIATION.
.Honorary president, Mrs. Henry
Waldo Coe; president, Mrs. Abigail
Scott-Dunlway; vice-president, Mrs.
Elizabeth Lord. The Dalles; cor-,
responding secretary. Mrs. Elisa
beth Craig; recording secretary. Miss
Elma Buckman; treasurer, Mrs. W.
E. Potter; auditors, Mrs. Mary Dal
ton. Mrs. Frederick Eggert, Mrs.
Bath-
Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway, Ore
gon's pioneer woman suffragist, was
elected president of the Oregon State
Suffrage -Association at the annual
meeting of that organization yester
day afternoon. Mrs. Henry Waldo Coe.
who had held the office of president
for the past year, was unanimously
elected honorary president, thus ex
changing offices with Mrs. Dunlway.
While tho election of Mrs. Dunlway
appears to be most satisfactory to a
large majority of the suffrage' workers
in the city and state in fact there
was a public demand for her services
as executive officer of the organiza
Uon there was a strong effort made
to bolt the convention and place Mrs.
Ada Wallace TJnruh. one of the most
prominent W. C. T. U. workers, and
organizers in Oregon, at the head of
the suffragists.
While the day was a decided triumph
for the Duniway supporters, the tem
perance candidates made things very
lively for tho convention ana tne ten
sion became so strained at one time
that acute personalities were indulged
in. Mrs. Duniway was nominated by
Mrs. Eegert. who told of her long and
efficient service to the women of the
state as a suffrage worker. Mrs. Clara
B. Colby had equally eloquent reasons
for the election of Mrs TJnruh, whom
6he thought better fitted to organize.
the forces of Oregon.
After Mrs. Dunlway received the
election Mrs. Unruh arose to. explain
her own position, saying she had felt
inclined to vield to the demands of
the women of the state who had con
sidered that a different element should
take up the suffrage campaign from
one which had been falling to carry
it to success, and that she nad . felt
confident of carrying the cause to vic
tory, but gracefully bowed to the will
of the convention.
Mrs. Duniway, having been declared
president, determined to have her cabi
net of officers one that would work
In harmony with her, and she did not
hesitate to oDject seriously to ail nom
lnations which she considered would
interfere with her conduce of the year's
work. Mrs. Clara B. Colby was put
up for vice-president and Mrs. Dunl-
. way immediately made objection.
"I wish to state, ladies." she said,
"that, I positively cannot work with
Mrs- Colby, and if we are to accom
plish anything this year it is abso
lutely, necessary to have a board that
will work in harmony. Mrs. Colby is
nn estimable woman personally, but
she has never succeeded In any cause
she has championed and she insists
in placing serious objections in the
way of everything I plan to do in this
association, and "
"It's an outrage," audibly muttered
Mrs. Hidden, of Vancouver. "The idea
of that woman speaking of a lady like
Mrs. Colby in such terms!"
"Let any one in this room who has
succeeded "in any cause rise!" shouted
Mrs. Unruh, after the excitement had
quieted enough to hear an individual
voice, and Mrs. Duniway bounded to
her feet with the agility of a girl and
dramatically answered: "I have In
territorial Washington!"
"You succeed?" sneered Mrs. Hidden
in a heavy voice. "Why. Washington
repudiates you they repudiate you. I
say!"
And then Mrs. Hidden, got a round
of hisses that would have delighted
the villain in heavy melodrama.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lord, of The Dalles,
finally consented to accept the nomina
tion for vice-president. Peace was re
stored by her unanimous election,
which was moved by Mrs. Colby, who
conducted herself most admirably
throughout the very personal discus
sion of her qualities as a possible vice
president and in a well-worded speech
stated that she had worked for the
cause of suffrage to the best of her
ability, lecturing in many parts of the
state for the cause and distributing
over 10.000 copies of her paper. The
Women's Tribune, and that she would
continue to do all that was in her
power to further the cause of the wo
men of Oregon.
Things went smoothly while the sec
retaries and treasurer were being
elected, but when it came to the three
auditors and Dr. Mary Thompson's
name was put up, the new president
again arose in her determination to
have a board to her liking. Dr. Thomp
son and Mrs. Dunlway have both
worked long and earnestly for the suf
frage cause and have loved it. but not
each other. Dr. Thompson is liked and
admired by all members of the asso
ciation, and while many thought she
should be retained on the executive
board through courtesy or honor, oth
ers were of Mrs. Dunlway's opinion
that to have all things lovely the board
should be to the president's way of
thinking.
"I simply cannot work ' with Dr.
Thompson," declared Mrs. Duniway.
"Has It come to this that one wo
man can dictate to all the women In
Oregon?" shouted the indignant Mrs.
Hidden, who evidently is not a Duni
way admirer. "Must a woman be a
friend or pet of Mrs. Dunlway's to
serve as an officer of a state associa
tion? When such an issue as this is
a.t stake such a condition of affairs J
WILL ELECT DIRECTORS
Catholic Young Men's Club Holds
Meeting This Afternoon.
The Catholic Toung Men's Club, of St.
Mary s Parish, will hold a meeting this
afternoon to elect 16 directors who will
be the board of control in the erection
of the proposed three-story clubhouse on
Morris street, near Williams avenue. At
the meeting held last Sunday. 36 candi
dates were placed in nomination for di
rectorships, the desire being to give all
members of the club full opportunity to
express their preference. Five members
will serve one year, five two and five
three years. This will insure ten ex
perienced directors always being on tne
board of control, and at the same time
will distribute the management among
the members of the club.
Members of the club are much en
couraged over the outlook for the build
ing. Considerably over $1000 of the $10,000
required has been subscribed to the bond
Mrs. Abigail Scott-Dunlway, Elect
ed President State Equal Suffrage
Association.
issue, and that too without any canvass
having been made, as the bonds are
fully guaranteed and bear 4 per cent in
terest they are a good investment and
could be quickly placed in two or three
blocks, but the club wants to distribute
them as widely as possible in the parish.
The first duty of the directors after
their election this afternoon -will be to
elect officers and then take up the matter
of selecting plans for the building. In a
tentative way plans have been drawn up
and these with some modifications may be
adopted.
EULOGIZE "FATHER" KELLY
Members of Evening Star Grange
Hold Memorial Services.
Memorial services in honor of the late
Plympton Kelly, pioneer of 1S48 and head
of tho Kelly Clan, were held yesterday
afternoon in Evening Star Grange, Pat
rons of Husbandry, and participated in
by a eonsiderable number of farmers. A
special committee bad been appointed to
prepare a suitable memorial, but Instead
of the UBual resolutions J. D. Lee, the
chairman, was delegated to deliver an
address on the life and character of
"Father" Kelly, as the aged pioneer had
been known for many years.
Mr. Lee gave a brief biographical sketch
of Mr. Kelly. He referred to his char
acter as a sturdy pioneer, setting forth
that he had been an effective worker for
the upbuilding of the community In which
he lived for half a century. Mr. Lee
spoke of him as a friend of education.
although never having had school oppor
tunity himself. He had been a friend
of progress, favored improvements and
had been a worthy citizen in all that the
term meant. At the close of his address
Mr. Lee spoke of the great gathering of
friends at the funeral.
Mrs. Mary Antonlson. who had known
"Father" Kelly, paid a tribute to his
character. J. W. Brock spoke at length
of the dead pioneer's characteristics.
J. J. Johnson, C. H. Welch and some
others spoke. It was ordered that the
address of Mr. Lee be filed with the rec
ords of the grange.
FINDS BIG CASH DEFICIT
Sub-Treasury at St. Louis Is Short
$61,500.
WASHIN'GTON'. Nov 8. Acting Secre
tary of the Treasury Keep today stated
that a shortage of $61,500 had been found
in the St. Louis Sub-Treasury, but when
the shortage occurred and who is respon
sible for it, he declined to state, saying
that the matter was under investigation
by Treasury officials in conjunction with
those of the Department of Justice. The
announcement was made immediately af
ter the return of G. C. Bantz, Deputy As
sistant Treasurer of the United States, in
Washington, from St- Louis, where he
has been counting the cash to determine
whether or not there . was a shortage in
the cash as reported by the Assistant
Treasurer of the United States.
ELK HUNTERSKILL WARDEN
Officer Falls Shot to Death When
Performing Duty.
SALT LAKE, Nov. a A diepatch to the
Deseret News from Plnedale, Wyo., says:
Word has been received here of a battle
between a game warden and hunters in
the mountains west of this place. A
warden whose name is not known came
upon a party of hunters who were
slaughtering elk for their teeth. The
warden commanded the hunters to sur
render, but they replied with a volley and
tho warden was left dead in the enow.
Maine Hero's Mother Dies.
NEW YORK. Nov. 8. Mrs. Anthony.
mother of "Bill" Anthony, the hero of
the Maine, died in St. Mary's Hospital.
Hoboken. Thursday night. She was SO
years of age. The suicide of her son re
cently preyed upon her mind.
Soil of Mount Calvary Ceme
tery Possesses Strange
Properties.
PROVED IN TWO CASES
Corpse of Portland Woman Burled
Sixteen Years Ago Easily Recog
nizable When Exhumed Stat
ues Carved by Nature.
Bodies buried in Mount Calvary Cem
etery turn to stone within a few. years.
This is the startling discovery recently
made by gravediggers employed in re
moving the dead from one part of the
cemetery to another. In the case
of a grave opened last week. the
body of a well-known Portland woman
who died and was buried in the ceme
tery 16 years ago was found to have
become completely petrified. Though
the coffin and the grave-clothes had
crumbled to dust, the body, in appear
ance, was unchanged, and the features
were plainly recognizable.
In one other instance a body buried
in a different part of the hallowed
ground was found to have undergone
a similar alteration; and although at
first the structural change was ascribed
to the action of water seeping into the
soil from a leaking standpipe. it is now
admitted that the soil itself possesses
the peculiar property of petrifying
bodies buried In it. It is possible, if
not probable, that the bodies of a large
majority of the hundreds of dead who
now sleep beneath the sod of Mount
Calvary have been carved into statues
of enduring stone by the sculptor hand
of Nature.
Although it is not generally known,
the fact that the soli of Mount Calvary
Cemetery possesses the strange property
mentioned was first suspected about
three years ago, when the body of Irene
Mary Owens, a girl of 14 years, who
was burled in the cemetery in 1S95, was
exhumed for reinterment in another
lot. and was found to have been
strangely preserved from natural de
cay. To the astonishment of Angus N.
McGregor, the sexton, and his assist
ants, when the grave wis opened the
coffin was found intact. When the work
men attempted to raise the casket to
the surface it was found to be much
heavier than it should have been, but
this was attributed to the presence of
water in the coffin. The casket being
opened, however, it was found that the
body was petrified.
In a Shell of Stone.
It seemed that a crust about an inch
thick had become petrified over the en
tire body, forming a 6tony shell, and the
corpse was In as perfect condition other
wise as it was the. day it was buried.
The features were well preserved, decay
had not marred their contour and rela
tives who saw the body declared it easily
recognizable. In moving the body the
right arm was broken, owing to its
brittle nature, and the flesh was to be
seen plainly. It was not In a natural
state, but presented a woody, fibrous
appearance and perfectly dry. The en
tire body was in the same condition, so
far as could be Judged without breaking
the shell of stone.
One singular feature was the total ab
sence of clothing and there was no trace
of the dust of the fabric in the coffin.
At the time this body was exhumed It
was found that the grave had continually
been kept full of water by the seepage
from a standpipe. To this was attributed
the petrification. Later developments
have dlsproven this theory, however, and
now those who have seen the bodies ex
humed and who have put forward differ
ent theories for the wonderful state of
their preservation are at a loss to account
for the petrification. Vnless it be due to
chemical properties of the earth.
On Thursday of last week the grave of
Mrs. Louise Allehoft, In the same ceme
tery, was opened for the purpose of re
moving the body to a different part of
the grounds. The work was done under
the direction of a son. O. J. Allehoft. a
tea and coffee merchant of this city. Mrs.
Allehoft died and was buried 16 years ago.
and it was expected that the body had
crumbled to dust. When the grave was
opened, however. It was found to be com
paratively dry. The rough outside box
as well as the coffin had fallen to pieces
from decay, and there lay the body of
a woman whose weight in life was about
160 pounds. The features were well pre
served and the body was perfect in form,
but, strange to say, it was seemingly of
stone of a dark grayish color. It re
sembled a statue carved from very fln
sand stone.
It lay as it had been buried, but not a
vestige of clothing remained. The hair
was in Its natural state, except that It
had turned a reddish gray. The limbs
were of natural appearance and the
hands were crossed, just as they were
when the body was burled. The head,
however, owing to the decay of the pillow
beneath, had fallen back, cracking the
throat squarely across, though the head
was still a part of the body of stone.
The crack looked as though it might have,
been made when the body was in the
first stages of petrification.
A metal plate which held false teeth
was identified by the son as having be
longed to his mother In life. It had fallen
out of the mouth, allowing the cheeks to
sink in slightly.
Body Extremely Heavy.
Five strong men could hardly lift the
body from the grave and it was regarded
with wonder by those who raised it from
the depths in which it had undergone this
remarkable change. The hair, while not
petrified, was as well rooted as in life.
Judging from the appearance of the
body, the clothing had fallen into dust,
and adhering to the body had petrified
with it. giving the peculiar dark color.
There were but few signs of decay, and
the son easily recognized in the features
of stone the face of the mother he had
buried sixteen years before.
The eyelashes, fingernails and other por
tions of the body which ordinarily are
first to decay, were In excellent preserva
tion and were turned to stone with the
rest of the body. The teeth and gums,
exposed in the slightly opened mouth,
were as perfect as in life, but also con
verted into stone.
The only thing which gave the body any
resemblance to a corpse was the mould
which is generally to be seen on a body
after it has been Interred for some time.
Concluded on Page 36.