THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, - DECEMBER 19, 1909.
WIFE SUES THRICE
AFTER BILLETDOUX
FREE DOLLS AND TOYS UNTIL XMAS
With Every Purchase
Husband Accuses Parents-in-Law
of Alienating Love
of Spouse.
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$20,000 BALM IS ASKED
Albrrt Li. Johnson After Receiving
Affectionate Letters, Gets Two
That Chill Copies Filed,
Boilermaker's Answer.
Copies of letters, submitted to prove
that his wife -was transformed In a few
days from a loving, encouraging help
mate, to a cold, unsympathetic person,
while visiting her father and mother,
have been filed in the Circuit Court by
Albert X. Johnson, a boilermaker of Se
attle, as an answer to his wife's third
ault for divorce In a year. Johnson re
cently filed a suit against his wife's par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Malone. of 1074
Macadam street, this city, for tao.OOO for
alienation of his wife's affections.
As a preface to the letters. Johnson, in
his affidavit filed yesterday, tells a story
of a happy married life of two years,
marred only by his inability to obtain
work at his trade in Portland and being
forced to go to Seattle for a Job. His wife
returned to Portland, where, at the home
of her parents, a son was born to her.
Soon after. Mrs. Johnson wrote that she
bad decided never to keep house again,
but would live with her parents, who
would provide her, she said, with a good
home.
Former Snlt Failed.
Johnson says the former suits for di
vorce filed against hin failed; as it
could not be proven thar he had in any
way mistreated his wife, but had always
-wanted her with him,' "and was willing
and anxious to support. her. and the baby.
"It is all a put-up job to get a di
vorce." is the way Johr son expresses It in
his affidavit.
As soon as Johnson learned of his wife's
change In her attitude toward him, John
son declares he hurried to Portland to
see her. She slammed the door in his
face, and refused to talk to him, he says.
All his letters since then have been re
turned to him unopened, he declares, with
the exception of one he registered, and
for which he obtained a receipt signed
by her. Johnson denies that his wife does
not know where he lived, she had
sworn In her divorce complaint. In her
last suit for divorce, Mrs. Johnson asked
for $50 a month as alimony, and $150 for
the costs of the case.
"I know you feel lonesome, dearest
honey, and I like to have my honey with
me, too, but as things are just now, the
thing to do at all is just as we are doing,"
wrote Mrs. Johnson, on January 28, 190S,
soon after she returned to her parents',
"so we will have to make the best of It for
the present, and hope to have a home
some day. Well, darling, I don't know
what to write, so will close with lots of
love and kisses to my dearest. Your loving
Kate."
Following this were a number of othen
letters written by her, each expressing the
same affection, until she wrote on March
SO. 1908, telling u" the baby. Then she
wrote:
Chilly Missive Received.
"The baby is the sweetest boy you ever
seen. Well, honey, I can't write any more
just now. My hand is tired as I am not
strong yet, but I am getting along tine,
as mamma takes the best care of me.
With lots of love and kisses, your loving
wife. Kate."
Only a few days later. April 6, she wrote
the letter that brought about the suit
against her parents for the alienation of
her affections for her hu&band. In this
letter she wrote:
"I received your letter, with the money,
this morning and paid $25 to the doctor
and the rest on the furniture. I am not
going housekeeping any more. I am go
ing to stay here with mamma and papa.
I am entitled to keep the furniture, and
you never wanted the baby anyway, so
we will both be better here and have a
better home than I had the last year and
a half.
Separate, Her Advice.
"I think it is best that we part, as you
don't seem able to support me and I can't
live on promises. This ends everything,
and you need not come to Portland, as I
will not change my mind. Catherine
Johiison."
As Ji climax to the letters cited in John
son's affidavit is one from Mrs. John
.son's father, which advises Johnson that
he must cease to bother his wife. It con
tains the following:
"Mrs. A. I Johnson, your wife, does
not want to be troubled with you writing
to her. as she will not take chance of be
ing threatened by you again. This is
final.
"Now, you are bloving about that $125
you have made In the last six months.
Tou had better send me the $10 that I lent
you to go to Seattle last Winter, but I
suppose, though, that your promise to
uav and also money that you have earned
are all hot air like everything that you do.
B. C. Malor.c."
Malone is a grocer.
BOY SEVERED BY MOWER
Arm and Lieg Cnt Off While He
Sleeps in Grain by Road.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal.. Dec. 18. A
$10,000 damage suit has been filed here
on behalf of Marcus Ochoa, a 2-year-old
boy. against Henry McCabe, a Lom
poc rancher, who is alleged to have
driven a grain-mower over the child
and cut oft Its right arm and left leg.
The boy lay asleep in the midst of
a grain patch, which his guardian de
clares was growing in the publio road
in front of McCabe's field. The rancher,
according to the petition, failed to no
tice the child and drove over him.
EARLY HEARING DEMANDED
East Side Improvement Body Calls
on Port of Portland to Act.
A special meeting of the East Side
Improvement Association was held
yesterday forenoon at the office of
Joseph Buchtel to consider the Broad
way, bridge situation. Mr." Buchtel,
vice-president, presided, and In a few
remarks set forth the nature of the
obstructions which had been placed in
the way of the speedy erection of the
Broadway bridge. He remarked that
even when this bridge can be com
pleted, under favorable circumstances,
its capacity will be unequal to the
probable traffic across the river at
that point. . He pointed out that both
the Morrison and Burnside bridges are
now carrying more than double what
they were built to carry. After full
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RAYMOND DUNCAN, HIS "WIFE
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discussion the foil owing" resolutions
and statement were adopted as the
expression of the association:
Wheraa, At the last June election the
voters of Portland approved of the Broad
way bridge project by a substantial ma
jority and voted the necessary bonds for its
erection; and
Whereas, There is immediate need of
this bridg to handle the growing; traffic
between the East and West Sides, all the
present bridges now In commission being;
overtaxed; therefore be it
Resolved, By this association. That we
extend our sympathy and support to the
people of the North East Side in their ef
forts to overcome the opposition and obsta
cles that have been thrown in the way of
erection of this bridge from certain indi
viduals and apparently from the Port of
Portland; and be ll further
Resolved, That we Join with the North
East Side Improvement Association In its
demand that the Port of Portland set an
early date for a hearing for the consider
ation of the preliminary plans that have
been prepared for this bridge so that the
whole matter may be laid before the War
Department for floal consideration and that
there be as llftle delay as possible In dis
posing of the nrst proceedings for erection
of this bridge; and that this association
takes this action believing that the erection
of the Broadway bridge is essential to the
growth of the whole of the East Side.
Resolved. That a committee be appointed
to supplement the demand of the North East
Side Improvement Association tor an early
hearing by the Port, of Portland and to ap
pear .at this bearing.
Whitney L. Boise, Joseph Buchtel
and Dr. C. H. Raffety were appointed
such committee.
WANTWOOLMENTOGOME
OREGO.V OUT TO GET NEXT SES
SION OF CONVENTION.
Commercial Club Selects Delegates'
to Extend. Official Invita
tion at Ogden.
When the National Woolgrrowers"
convention meets in Ogrden January 6,
a determined effort will be made to
have the next session held at some
point-In Oregon. A campaign to that
end already has been launched by the
Portland Commercial Club. A strong
delegation will attend the Ogden con
vention prepared to bring the sheep
men to this state for the next annual
meeting. As Oregon is the second wool
growing state in the Union, It is ber
lleved its efforts in this direction will
be successful. It was decided at the
recent convention of the Oregon Wool
growers' Association at Pendleton to
send a large delegation to Ogden.
Dan P. Smythe, secretary of the Ore
gon association, visited the Portland
Commercial Club and asked its co
operation to secure the convention.
This has been given. The Commercial
Club will send a delegation to Ogden,
consisting of B. H. Trumbull, commer
cial agent of the Illinois Central, and
D. O. IJvely, manager of the Portland
Union Stockyards, who will co-operate
with the sheepmen In attendance from
this state, and will bear the official
Invitation. Badges having the legend,
"Portland, 1911," have been prepared
by the Commercial Club, and tdiese will
be taken by the Oregon delegation to
Ogden and used fn the campaign, to
bring the next annual meeting here.
The following Oregon wool men have
agreed to attend the Ogden convention:
Jay Dobbin, Joseph; R. F. Stubble
field, Enterprise; D. P. Ketchum, The
Dalles; Charles Matthews, Pilot Rock;
W. G. O'Dell, The Dalles; Sam Litch.
W. H. Graves, Enterprise; W. Boner,
Joseph; George J. Currln, Heppner; A.
N. Wblttler, Huntington; Joe Cunha,
Echo; Dr. S. W. McClure, Pendleton;
George McKnight, Vale; F. C. Oxman,
Durkee; Dr. W. H. Lytle, Pendleton;
E. P. Cranston, Baker City; H. C. Roo
per. Antelope; William Barrett, Hepp
ner; W. F. Cropp, Richland; A. M. Pat
terson, Mayville; D. W. Brasefleld, Ba
ker City; Jack Devoe, Heppner; Frank
Pedro, Pendleton; L. P. Davidson, lone;
Nat Scott, Lone Rock: John Kilkenny,
Heppner; W. G. Hynd, Heppner; Jack
Hynd, Heppner: William Slusher, Pen
dleton; Paul Montelbano, North Pow
der; Lon Knotts, Pilot Rock; A. L.
Mackintosh, Portland; Jeff Blllingsby,
Ontario; F. W. Durbin, Antelope; Tom
Boylen, Pendleton; George Perry, Lone
Rock; Janes Dalton, Ontario; B. D.
Smith, Pendleton; Al Slusher, Pendle
ton; Charles Cleveland. Gresham; Pat
Doherty, Nye; S. A. Loweli, Pendleton;
F. A. Toung, Burnt Ranch; J. W. Bai
ley. Portland; J. N. Burgess, Pilot Rock;
Dan P. Smythe. Pendleton; E. A. Mc
Kenna, Portland; R. N. Stanfield, Eciiu;
Gerald Stanfield, Echo; E. A. Whittier,
Baker City.
Agriculturists Will Co-operate.
ROME, Dec 18. The General Assembly
of the International Institute of Agricul
ture adjourned today to meet again in
the Spring of 1911. George K. Holmes,
of the Department of Agriculture at
Washington, said the -Government would
approve the assembly's recommendation
for co-operation between the agricultural
federations and the International Institute.
AD SON, LITTLE MENAtKUS,
FOUR.
BARE LEGS ARE ADS
Nudity of the Duncans Make
Only Press Agent Blush.
SPOTLIGHT AT ANY COST
As Isadora, She Who la Devoted to
"Art" (in Bare lgs), Leaves for
Europe, Enter Raymond and
Family Sans Much Clothing.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 18. (Special.)
With the aid of the Children's
Society of Philadelphia, the Raymond
Duncan family has succeeded In having
attention directed in a conspicuous way
to its nudity. This Is good advertising
for the-Duncans, because nudity is the
stock in trade of the Duncan family.
No sooner has Isadora taken her am
ple limbs across the ocean than Ray
mond, her brother, lands at Philadel
phia accompanied by bis Greek wife
and their Graeco-American offspring.
There is nothing immoral about the
nakedness of the Duncans. The bovine
amblingB of Isadora would subdue the
passions of a satyr; while the dis
play of Raymond's anatomy can be
warranted against the interference
with the happiness of the humblest
home in America.
It was only a few years ago that
Isadora was supporting the family by
teaching a class of children to dance
in a big studio in New York, while one
of her sisters pounded the unresisting
piano and the mother assisted in keep
ing order among the pupils.
Then Isadora developed her idea of
'going back to nature" to -Greek na
ture, as she thought she understood
It. It was pretty hard, unprofitable
work for a long time. Isadora removed
more and more of her concealing dra
pery, but no one came to see her fling
her skirts to the vagrant breezes. So
she went abroad, where goo- press no
tices from America had preceded her,
and there found an eager public look
ing for a new fad. So she developed
what she terms her "art," and came
with great acclaim through Paris and
London to bestow the demonstration
of it on her formerly unappreciative
fellow-citizens. She has gone now
with a fat check, representing the
money given up by the indulgent hus
bands of American women. But she
will return. Not to make money oh
perish the thought but to bring cul
ture to the benighted American peo
ple. Meantime Raymond Duncan Is with
us, bringing his Greek wife. After pa
rading the streets of Berlin and Paris
in their ancient Greek robes, they have
come to the United States, bringing
Menalkus, 'their child - of four. And
probably to their great delight, the
agents of the Children's Society have
Invited attention to their chief t;lalm
on public notice by offering to arrest
them if they do not put some clothing
on the child. The matter will be dis
cussed In the courts of Philadelphia
so long as it will afford the Duncan
family advertising.
CRACK SHOTS TRAIN EARLY
Guardsmen Will Engage in Indoor
- Target Practice.
In order ' that recruits and poor
marksmen In the Oregon National
Guard may become proficient in the
handling of their rifles before the
opening of - the target season next May,
orders were issued from headquarters
by Adjutant-General Finzer yesterday
directing regimental commanders at
once to take up courses of indoor in
struction. Position and aiming drills
and gallery practice must be held
weekly from January 1 to April 30,
so the order provides.
' In past years much delay in rifle
practice has been caused by men going
out to fire who did not understand
the mechanism of their rifles or the
use of their sights. Hereafter men
who are not instructed In the use of
their rifles will not be permitted to
take up the regular marksman's
course.
Army Deserter Surrenders.
WEISER, Idaho, Dec. 18. (Special.)
Frank L. Gordon, deserter from the
Army, was arrested here this after
noon by Deputy Sheriff Walter and
will be turned over to authorities at
the Boise Barracks tomorrow by Sheriff
Courtim. Gordon has been employed
a few days In a restaurant .here and
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when arrested made a confession. He
enlisted in June, 1908, from Providence,
R. I., and deserted from Troop B,
Seventh Cavalry, at Fort Riley, Kan.,
October 17, 1908.
Tracy's Father Respected,
WEISER, Idahoi Dec. 18. (Special.)
Sheriff Courtim was notified last night
of the arrest of George Tracy at The
Dalles,' Or., on the charge of murdering
his partner in Umatilla County some
time ago. Tracy's parents reside here
and are residents of this county. His
father has served as Sheriff of the
county and is now employed as janitor
at the Courthouse.
Canby Postmaster Dies.
CANBT, Or., Dec. 18 James F. De-
yoe long an honored resident of this
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Murder Theory Advanced.
TRINIDAD, Colo.i Dec. 18. The body
of Samuel Metcalf, an employe of the
Pratt sawmill near Cimarron, N. M., was
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