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8 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy, PORlXANlV JULY 17, 1910. BEAL ESTATE MAN ALLEGED SWINDLER L. C. Houtchens, Formerly of Portland, Placed Under Ar- rest at Walla Walla. WIDOW DUPED, SHE SAYS Averting That She Was Victim pf Swindle After Wedding, Mrs. Caroline Bruce Seeks Recovery of Property or Value $3500. Accused of swindling a widow of all hep property, valued at J35O0. and then marrying her with the implied purpose of invalidating her testimony as a wit ness against him, L C. Houtchens, for merly a real estate agent in this city, was arrested yesterday at Walla Walla, Wash- upon telegraphic advices from Constable Lou Wagner. An officer left last night to bring him back to this city. The transaction for which Houtchens is accused, is alleged to have occurred over five years ago. In the course of some real estate negotiations, Houtch ens became acquainted with Caroline Bruce, a German woman, so, at that time. He learned that her husband, who had been dead for two years, had left Mrs. Bruce a little property, consisting of some land in Montana and about $2500 in securities. It is alleged that Houtch ens wormed his way into the woman's confidence and led her to trust him with the management of her business. He is said to have represented to her that he could find a sale for her Montana prop erty, and eventually did sell it under authority from her. Misrepresentation Is Charged. Bruce says, Houtchens still rppresented to her that the deed had not been de , livered and the money paid over, whereas he had $1000 for the land then in his possession. A little later Houtchens reported to Mrs. Bruce that Joseph Kellogg wished to borrow $2500, and that he would pay better interest than her securities were drawing. Influenced by his representa tions, Mrs. Houtchens secured $2500, which, it ia alleged, she turned over to Houtchens, to lend to Kellogg. She says that he never did so, but converted the money to his own use, at the same time telling her that the loan had been made and that she would get her interest money in due time. , These transactions occurred in April, 1905. Later Mrs. Bruce began to press Houtchens for some accounting, and in June of the same year he induced her to go with him to Albany, and there married her. She was about 60 years old at the time and he was 35. Widow Alleges She Is Duped. Immediately after the marriage, Houtch ens disappeared and the widow realized that she had been duped. Since then tive years have elapsed, during which she has besieged attorneys for some recourse against her fugitive spouse, but without results. Prosecution was withheld, in the hope that some civil settlement might be ob tained whereby the woman could re cover some part oy her property. Fre quent efforts have been made to get Houtchens back to Portland, but without effect. At last, despairing of success in recovering her property, Mrs. Bruce laid her case before the District Attorney's rifflfA and n u.'fn. I . II .. . v ens was known to be in Dayton. Wash., and a telegraphic warrant was sent to that place. It was learned that he left a day or two before the warrant arrived i and went to Walla Walla. The Chief of , roiice there was notified and succeeded in picking up the man yesterday. A strange feature of the affair is that in his correspondence with Mrs. Bruce, of which there has been a considerable amount. Houtchens has never called her by his name or referred in any way to the marriage. Following the marriage. Mrs. Bruce spent several years in San Francisco, and is now compelled to earn her living by doing work as a domestic. , The statute of limitations does not run in favor of Houtchens, because he has been out of the state ever since the com mission of the alleged crime. and Flanders streets, yesterday after noon, some unknown person threw a block of wood at him and followed It with a piece of iron, which hit Lanaker on the head, inflicting a severe scalp wound. No trace of the assailant was found. That Lanaker was not killed by the heavy piece of iron is ascribed to the fact that intervening trees broke the force of its momentum. The injured man was picked up by Patrolman Becker, who took him to the police station. Dr. Riggs dressed the wound and the injured man was discharged. The tables were turned when a non union watchman at the stables of the Portland Delivery Company, Third and East Pine streets, laid open the scalp of Adolph C. Braun, a union picket, with a piece of brick. The watchman, who is an old man, has allowed the pres ence of the pickets to annoy him, and when Braun attempted to enter the stable yesterday he was met by a piece of brick, which Inflicted an ugly cut. Captain Baty and Officer Leisy went to the place with the police automobile and took Braun to the station, where his wound was dressed. He said that he did not wish to prosecute his assailant. WOMAN SLAPS HARD Blows in Face Attend Identifi cation of Prisoner. CITY JAIL - IS SCENE YOUNG W.E RUNS AWAY HISBAXD ASKS POLICE TO AID IV CLEARING HIM. Woman's Father Hints at Charges Against Wheatley ir She Docs Not Reappear Soon. Having lost his young wife and being accused by her father of having made away with her, W. L. Wheatley, a laborer, living at 293 Weidler street, laid the case before the city police yesterday and asked that an investigation be made. The woman disappeared from this city , - : ;; Mr. Iva Wheatley, Who Left Her Haibud Jane 5 and Ia Now Betas; Sought by Police. P0ST0FFICET0BE ALTERED Bids for Improvements and Repairs to Be Called For Next Week. Plans and specifications for the im provement of the Postoffice building were received yesterday, and bids will be called for next week. The contem plated changes include the construc tion of a registry room in the south west corner of the basement, the in stallation of an hydraulic elevator, suspending- galleries in the mailing room. remodeling the plumbing throughout the lavatories, and placing an iron cornice over the stone cornice which now surrounds the buildln. The latter has been crumbling for the past few months, small sections having fal len to the ground and endangered the lives of persons on the sidewalks. One contract will be let covering the entire list of repairs, and each bid must be accompanied by a certified check covering two per cent of the total amount bid. Ninety per cent of the cost will be paid when the work is completed, the remainder when fi nally accepted. BIG GUN PRACTICE ENDS Corporal Donaldson, Gunner, Makes Fine Record at Fort Stevens. FORT STEVKNS. Or., July 18. Tar get practice is completed, the Thirty third and Thirty-fourth companies do ing record firing at the last practice yesterday. Both companies fired from three-inch rapid-fire rifles. The Thirty-thir.l Company scored six hits in 16 shots The Thirty-fourth Company smashed a record, IS shots tearing through the canvas target as it was towed rapidly by. Corporal Donaldson, the Runner wh claimed this remarkable result, is serv ing his second enlistment in the Thirty fourth Company. He is a veteran ot the Spanish War and has a good war record, both for bravery and high efficiency. on June 5 and nothing has been heard from her since. Wheatley, when he failed to hear from his wife at Albany, where she was supposea to have gone, at once communicated with her father, who is employed In the Courthouse there, and yesterday received a letter from him saying: "In your other letter you give me some advice and tell me what to do. Now I will give you some: I haven't heard, where Iva is yet and I want you to find her. I have done all I can to find her and if you don't I will have the police arter you. Maybe you have got away with her and I want you to let me know In a few days or I will find out what you know about it, for I offered to come down, but you didn't say anything about it. Please find her if you can. I am not well and worried lots." Wheatley says that he and his wife were married at Albany February 2. Ha nays they had no more trouble than most married folks. She never threatened to leave or spoke of suicide. ' At one time, discontented at home, she went to work for Mrs. Labowitch at Seaside and he thinks it is possible that she is there now. She started for Albany on June 5 and he went to the station with her. She had him wait outside while she bought her ticket and he does not know to what point she secured it, but believes that she took, a train that stood where the Seaside train usually stands. Wheatley communicated with the Tabowltches at Seaside, but says that they refused to tell him anything, saying that his wife wished to disappear from him anyhow. He says that a man living on Route No. 6, Albany, has written to her often since her marriage and he thinks it possible that she went to him. He also suspects a woman of doubtful character who visited his wife frequently and showed great interest in her, and who. he believes, has dealings in the "white slave" trade. The missing woman is S feet, 4 inches tall, has brown hair, a burnt scar on the right side of her face and a decayed tooth in front. IRON HURLED AT TEAMSTER Unknown Assailant Seriously In jures Harry Lanaker. While Harry Lanaker, a teamster, was unloading metal lath at the Wickeraham Apartments, Eighteenth HIBERNIANS ENTERTAINED Views Showing Where and How Fruit Forming Centerpiece at 2000-Place Banquet AYas Grown. The Lewiston Land Sc. Water Co. are cordially inviting National convention delegates and visitors in the city to call in at their display rooms, any aft ernoon or evening during their stay here. Comfortable seats. telephones and other conveniences have been arranged In the ground-floor exhibit room at the Stark-street entrance to the New Lum bermens building, corner Stark street, one block from the Imperial and Per kins Hotels. A special display of stereopticon views and photographic enlargements illustrates fully modern methods of fruit culture: the only complete under ground irrigation system in the North west; and particularly how non-resident owners may discriminate between a doubtful and unwise speculation and an Investment which is attractive, se cure, permanent and highly successful. These views are of special Interest for the reason that they illustrate how and where the fruit comprising the center piece at the banquet of next Wednesday was grown. SPECIAL REDUCTION. Men's Fine Clothing. 30, 835. 840 suits H23.7S 325 suits S1S.75 We guarantee every garment one year. HEWETT. BRADLEY & CO., 344 Washington Street. Near Grand Theater. Beer, $1 doz. quarts, delivered to your home. Spring Valley Wine Co. Harris Trunk Co. tor trunxs and bag. I Mrs. M. Delahunty Strikes Burglar Suspect Through Bars Severe Arraignment of Captive Ac companies Belaboring. Thrusting her daintily-gloved hand through the bars of the City Jail, Mrs. M. Delahunty struck Joe Sanchez twice in the face, bringing a livid red mark each time. "Yes, that's the man," she said. "You whelp, you will break Into my house and frighten my old mother, will you?" Sanchez was suspected of a burglary committed several days ago at 73 East Tenth street North, and Mrs. Delahunty was called to the station to make the identification. Accompanied by Detec tives Endicott and Sloan, she went into the corridor and Sanches was called up to the other side of the bars. After the fashion of prisoners, he caught the bars in his hands and leaned his fore head against them. Mrs. Delahunty was quick and force ful in her identification. Bing! went one little fist between the bars and landed on Sanchez' cheek. Biff! went its mate when, like a good Christian, Sanchez turned the other cheek. Then, he backed away in a hurry. "Yes," said the woman, "you back away from me now, but you didn't back away from my feeble old mother." Mrs. Delauhnty was told by the of ficers' to be In thft court room Monday morning. "All right," she said, "and you'll have that fellow out where I can hit him good, won't you?" Aged Woman Frightened. ' The home of Mrs. M. Farrell, mother of Mrs. Delahunty, was- entered about noon, one day recently, while the aged woman was at the telephone.' She heard someone upstairs but thought It was one of the family, and called, but received no answer. About 30 minutes later a man came down the stairs and passed her in the kitchen, giving her a fright from which she was' a long time recovering. The burglar ran away and was pursued by Virgil May, a boy, on .a bicycle, who lost the trail, after a long cha&e. The same night a man was seen prowling about the Farrell place and was caught by some of the Inmates. Mrs. Delahunty was among those who saw him. The man was a Mexican and gave as his excuse that he was picking some flowers for his wife. He had a few roses in his hands. Friday night, at a Socialist meeting at Sixth and Washington streets. Pa trolman Grislm saw Jose Sanchez, a well-known crook, going through the crowd and arrested him. Several in the crowd said that he had made attempts on their pockets. When the prisoners were turned out yesterday for the usual morning "show up" Detectives Endicott and Sloan rec ognized Sanchez as an old offender who had done several terms at the rockplle, and who was suspected of various day light burglaries. Property answering to the description of that taken from the Farrell home was found on his per son and the Identification by Mrs. De lahunty of Sanchez as the man who was found prowling about the Farrell home, added another link to the chain. Burglar Makes Confession. Sanchez was questioned by Detec tives Endicott and Sloan yesterday aft ernoon and finally admitted that he had robbed the Farrell home and turned most of the stolen articles over to a companion to sell. A search is being made for the receiver of the goods. Complaints of depredations com mitted by Mexicans have become stead ily more numerous of late. A large hare of the petty thefts committed In North End saloons have been traced to the swarthy members of the Mexican colony In that district. Yesterday afternoon Patrolmen Mar tine and Johnson rounded up six Mexi cans who spend much of their time around Burnside street and took them to the station. They were warned that they must get to work or get out of town, and all promised to do so. Sole Agents for Templeton's, Glasgow, Scotland, Seamless Rugs of Any Size, Shape or Design Enameled Bedroom Furniture This beautiful bedroom furniture, always so popular, is particular in favor this season. Its distinctive pret tiness, its air of clean and cool restfulness, make it charming for the bedroom. Used with enameled wood work, well-selected rugs or carpets, and soft draperies, it makes a most attractive room. Our stock of enam eled furniture is large and interesting. It includes sam ple dressers at $28.50, beds at $25.00, as well as many intermediate grades, ranging up to the fine five-pieced Louis XVI suite wTith caned panels, displayed in our corner window. "We show enameled bedroom furniture in white, cream and gray. Designs are French and pure Colonial reproductions. Immense and extensive stocks of carpets, rugs, drapery fabrics and wallpapers of every sort make the .selection of harmonious furnishings a" simple matter. The services of our decorators are at all times at the disposal of our patrons. Fifth and Stark J. G. I Vlack & Go. Fifth and Stark BLUE CALLED HERO Commander of Yorktown Holds Fine War Record. WORK IN 1898 REMEMBERED With Sampsion Before Santiago Vis iting Naval Orficer Carried Out One of Bravest Coups of Spanish Conflict. "Commander Victor Blue, hero," is what they call the man who made one of the finest records during the Spanish American war, for Lieutenant Blue, as he was then, performed an act of thrill ing bravery such as the war saw but few of. The commander of the Yorktown, who was then assigned to the Suwanee, penetrated the Spanish lines in full uni form, bearing with him a chart of Santi ago Bay. On this chart he marked the position of every Spanish vessel, thus obtaining information which made it safe for American transports to leave Florida Admiral Sampson was requested to ascertain how many vessels were in the harbor, as it was feared some might not be bottled up there. Were any of these vessels to be at sea they might have preyed on the transports, which were not accompanied by any well-armed ships. Admiral Sampson called for volunteers. Blue was the first to respond. Blue was accompanied by a Cuban major on the staff of General Rabl. The Cuban went disguised. He pointed out to Blue that if Blue went in uniform he could obtain the courtesy of a prisoner of war by holding up his hands, where a disguised, spy would be hung out of hand. Lieutenant Blue would not agree to the disguise because the suit of clothes was dirty and he did not like It. However, he told the Major that in case of capture he would resist arrest and fall with his disguised friends. With this understanding the small party landed at Asserados, is miles west of Santiago. They made their way through the brush, infested as it was with Spanish sharpshooters. Approaching the lines they crawled through, eventually lying behind the trenches and hearing the Spanish afl eers discuss conditions. By this means Lteutenant Blue, who understood the language, obtained the most valuable In formation. Finally on June 25, 1898, Blue reached the shores of the bay and charted every Spanish vessel in Cervera's fleet. He was recommended for promotion ten numbers by Admiral Sampson. Eventually he re ceived a grade of five. It is practically Impossible to get Com mander Blue to talk of his exploit. He Is one of the most modest of men, frown ing upon publicity of any kind. BLOSSOMS WIJ PRIZES F. W. HEXDERSOX TAKES HOY ORS IX SWEET PEA COXTEST. YORKTOWN COMMANDER HAS FAMOUS RECORD f 1 '--w- jl , f ll., I .1.1 I I j ' I hJ - I ! . yy, - v. i ;- -v." i ."-' I: ? . s 3 I " r -t ;: , . , eV - ' ' - I '! 1 " " Id " sf .(ssJiSr -, :s- ? " :-5:-?v it - ' ' 1 " - - .5?. . ,r J J ;: .-V. - . .- v j :: -It ' - f ;: ' I - f r - ' , i - ' - s . , . ' ' s .A ;: -v : s -,; s:M:;s;, ;v;;,,: xvji:r:?: 'V7V'', '- sm-f"-s if i '- " ' ' " "T KHT"ii irnr-H IIWi ir nil ' f v.:,:: .-. -V: , , SHIPS AT t CAPTAIN VICTOR BirE, WHO LOCATED SPANISH SANTIA&O. YORKTOWN TO SAIL MONDAY Portland People Have Last Chance to Visit Gnnboat Today. Today is the last opportunity Port landers will have to visit the gunboat Yorktown. From 10 A. M. until E P. M. visitors will be received. The warship will sail tomorrow morning. Officers and men of the Torktown have enjoyed their visit to Portland more than any port along the Coast be cause of the warm reception given them. They have made many friends during the week and they would gladly prolong their visit if they had anything to say about it. Every day during the week visitors swarmed the decks of the Yorktown and there has been great rivalry among the bluejackets in showing part ies about the ship, particularly when parties were composed of beautiful young women. They have all been at tentive and courteous and all visitors spoke in the highest terms of their conduct while aboard ship. FREE MUSIC LESSONS. The most liberal offer ever made by any concern is now offered by Ellers Music House at 353 Washington street to members of Ellers Piano Clubs. In addition to the extraordinary reduced prices on pianos, members are abso lutely given free music lessons. That's not all, either they also get free tuning, free delivery and free Insur ance. Members actually save $118 to 24 off net prices of pianos purchased not. list prices. Clubs close In a few-days. HARD TO PLEASE Regarding the Mo rains; Cup. "Oh, how hard It was to part with coffee, but the continued trouble with constipation and belching was such that I finally brought myself to leave it off. "Then the question was, what should we use for the morning drink? Tea was worse for us than coffee; chocolate and cocoa were soon tired of; milk was not liked very well, and hot water we could not endure. "About two years ago we struck upon Postum and have never been without it since. "We have seven children. Our baby now eighteen months old would not take milk, so we tried Postum and found she liked it and it agreed with her perfectly. She is today, and has been, one of the healthiest babies in the state. 'T use about two-thirds Postum and one-third milk and a teaspoon of sugar, and put it into her bottle. If you could have seen her eyes sparkle and hear her say "good" today when I gave it to her. you would believe me that she likes It. "If I was matron of an infants' home, every child would be raised on Postum. llany of my friends say, 'You are look ing so well!' I reply, 1 am well: I drink Postum. I have no more trouble with constipation, and know that I owe my good health to God and Postum.' "I am -writing this letter because I want to tell you how much good Postum has done us. but if you knew how I shrink from publicity, you would not publish this letter, at least not over my name." Read the little book. "The Road to Wellvliie," la pkgs. "There's a Rea son." Ever read tk above letter T A ho appears frosa time to time. They re gtmrine, mw, and full l kiau Interest. ' Ex-Governor Geer and Mrs. Dubriu elle Are Second Rose City Park. Is Complimented. Foster W. Henderson, 590 East Fifty-sixth street. North, won the first prizes In the first and second classes in the sweet pea contest held yesterday under the auspices of the Rose City Park Improvement League. These awards were for the best assorted and the best single variety of sweet peas. Mr. Henderson exercised especial care in the selection of seeds, which were imported. The growth of the vines was extraordinarily luxuriant and ex tended far above a man's head. Ex-Governor T. T. Geer won second prise in the class for the best single variety. He lives at 470 East Fifty third street. North. Mrs. Dubrluelle, living at 521 East Fifty-eighth street, received the second prize in the class for the best assorted sweet pea. Ed ward Mack. Mrs. IsofEitter and Mrs. Wlthrow received special honorable mention for their displays. The inspection and awards were made by a committee, which visited the homes and made the awards on the merits of the flowers as they stood in the open garden. The judges were Mrs. Mabel Goss, Mrs. E. R. Wentworth and Miss L. Leadbetter. E. J. Campbel1 C. B. Merrick, Mrs. B. J. Russell. Mrs. O. F. Hubble and Mrs. L. E. Hlnton were the general committee of man agement from the Improvement League. Mr. Campbell and Mrs. Merrick accom panied the judges yesterday. The judges were unanimous in com plimenting the people of Rose City Park who entered the contest, there being IS entries. The next contest, which will be de cided August 15, includes the flower and vegetable gardens, orchards, best arranged and kept grounds as a whole and the best parking between the curb and walk. These contests were Inaugurated by the Improvement League as a means of beautifying Rose City Park. LODGE PLANS COMPLETED Woodmen Will Entertain Head Offi cers While In City. Preparations for the loth terennia National encampment of the Woodmen of the World, which will convene at Woodmen Temple, July 23, having been practically completed, the visiting head officers and delegates now in the city will be given a week of festivities. Automobile trips and trolley rides will be taken during the week, and several luncheons by different organizations of the city will be given complimentary to the visitors. On next Friday evening. Webfoot Camp will hold a social session in their forest on Eleventh street. For the oc casion a programme of unique features has been .arranged- All of the head camp officers and those affiliated with the head office of the order are ex pected to be present. A general invi tation to all Woodmen residing or vis iting in the city is extended. The first day's session of the encamp ment will be concluded in the evening, when an open meeting will be held. Several speeches will be made. Includ ing an address of welcome by Mayor Simon. WOMAN DISCOVERS HEW SYSTEM FOR RETAINING FIRE AND CONSERVING FUEL MRS. M. A. MALLOY, OF PORTLAND, Constructs Range Which Bakes Continuously for Seven Hours With 17 Pounds of Soft Coal. MALLOY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 372 East Oak Street, Making: and Demonstrating the MALLOY FIRE RETAINER SYSTEM for Heating and Cooking, Which Will Do With One Ton of Coal What Cannot Be Done With Three Tons of Coal in Any Other System Now Known. THE WORLD'S TENTH WONDER The housewife for the past genera tions has always been troubled with continual fire-making when she wanted to bake or use the range or stove. It remains for a woman of genius, Mrs. M. A. Malloy, to devise a plan and dis cover a system known as the Malloy Fire Retainer System, which takes the women out of bondage and leads the men Into happiness. On Saturday, at 12:30. the Malloy Manufacturing; Company entertained quite a number at luncheon, the com pany having just finished its first range, and this was the first meal cooked on the range. The first fire placed In this range was at 1:30 o'clock Friday, and the oven was kept at extra-hot with one fire of coal (8 lbs.) from 1:40 to 7:40 Friday night. The fire made In the range Saturday for ths purpose of baking and cooking luncheon was made at 8 o'clock, and a continuous regular baking hot fire was kept from 9:15- in the mornin till 6:80 o'clock in the afternoon with 17 lbs. of Beaver Hill soft coal, and with out the addition of another ounce of fuel, three raspberry pies being baked seven hours after the fire was first made. This was accomplished by con trolling the drafts. In the discovery of this principle, known as the Malloy Klre Retainer System and used in the ranges, heating stoves, furnaces, stationary boilers, hot water and steam-heating plants and in Mrs. Malloy's Stove Attachment, Mrs. Malloy has placed the world In great debt to her genius, she remarking that she win do in the heating and cooking stoves, ranges and furnaces with 10 5of coal wnat cnnot be done with 800 pounds of coal in any other system or stove on earth. The principal truth is: The Malloy Fire Retainer System extracts and saves for your own use 95 per cent of the heat units, as yen need It. The demonstrations made by the Malloy Manufacturing Company at its factory. No. 372 E. Oak street. Portland. Or., are so marvelous that they seem unbelievable, but scores of people have seen what this is, and all agree that it is the most wonderful known today. Among those who enjoyed luncheon yesterday were: Mr. and Mrs. M A. Malloy. W. F. Weigand. C. N. Atkinson, W. P. Andrus, S. P. Hanawalt, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Morgan, E. A. Lynds, Miss Lena Haugg. O. P. Melching, William Nokes. Otto Nedvldek. and others all who can testify to this wonderful dis covery and Invention. All persons are Interested in saving the heat which you pay for in your coal, wood or oil. therefore, all should be interested enough to 'investigate this Tenth Wonder of the World. This company is planning to erect a building 80x100 feet, three or four stories high, together with a foundry on its own property 100x183 feet, cor ner East Seventh and East Clay streets, this city. The Malloy Manufacturing Company is now preparing to put Its products on the market, and will be glad to demon strate this proposition at Its factory. No. 373 East Oak St., Portland. Oregon. Write or call for further information, MALLOY MANUFACTUR ING COMPANY, 372 East Oak Street, Portland, 0