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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1910)
TOE STJM)AY OREGOXIAy, rORTLAM). DECEMBER 25. 1910 V CHINESE LEADERS IN OPEN CLASH Government and Nationalists Issue Counter Defiance. Breach Widens. PRINCE CH1NG DENOUNCED Provincial Assembly Scathingly Be etles Career of Advisory to Throne and Government Or ders Nationalist Borne. PEKEt. Dec 14. The sjovernment and the national assembly Uim4 coun ter defiance, today- la a lengthy edict the throns ordered horn the provincial leaders now la Pekla ss;ttatlns; for the Immediate con vocation of a general parliament, and Instructed the viceroys to employ rendarmes to prevent further assembl ings In the provinces' and to treat the senators as revolutionaries, and pun ishable In like manner. The sssembly's counter blast took the form of a memorial to the throne which recites In scaihlna- terms the career of Prince Chins;, whose office Is that of advisory to the naval department, but who la of such Influence In the govern ment, that ha haa borne a a-reat share of the attack of the progressives and that of hla associates In the grand council, by whom It Is asserted the country had been steadily Impaired. Arguing that a constitutional regime haa been begun already. and that therefore the government la no longer vested In Us entirety In the wersoo of Prince Chun, the regent, the memorial states that the throne does not have the right assumed In the edict of ! cember n. In which the memorial for the creation of a constitutional gov ernment la rejected. The memorial ealla for the Imme diate establishment of a ministry re sponsible to the people. It Is reported that the government Is moving the modern troopa with the purpose of sup . pressing- any outbreaks. GERMANS WANT MORE MEAT Socialists Demand Foreign Cattle; Minister Argues Facts. BERLIN. Pec SI. (Special.) For thres daya the Reichstag debated In retard to the Interpellation of the So cialist Party, which asked what ateps the Chancellor Intended to take In Tlaw of the alleged ecarclty of meat. The Socialists and Xemocratlc partlea contend that tne mass of the people cannot obtain the meat necessary for their nourishment and assert the situ ation will be Improved only when the i :nrmn.cl urens the frontiers to for eign "cattle. The oovernment declares there Is no need for alarm, and that the Increased price of meat Is due to reasons which prevail even In free trade countries. Tha Secretary of State for the In terlor. Iwlbruck. defended the Govern ment, lie said the Imperial Health Ofnc. haa Issued a memorandum In a bleb It la proved that the lower classes re not underfed, that mere is au in dent meat- Hs declared the high price of meat waa due mainly to Improvement In the manner of living. IMlbrurk continued: -Can It be aald a country haa pur rued a wrong economic policy when Ita National wealth haa Increased daring ths last ten years by I1.SOO.O&0.000. when Its population has Increased In the same period by about H0.0OS an nually, and when Its population, not withstanding enormous growth, has found remunerative work to each a degree that emlgatlon haa almost ceased T It la also untrue that only certain classes hare benefitted, and I would remind you that this tariff and economic policy bare enabled ua to apend tlOO.oee.000 up to the year 107 in Improving the aoclal and political c-rditlon of our working classes, sev eral millions of which came directly out of the pocket of the fcmplr.." SIX ARE KILLED IN WRECK Faseenger Trains Collide Ucad-on at Nevada, Ohio. FORT WATNE. Ind. Dee. 14. In a bead-on collision st Nevada. Ohio, early today between westbound passenger rala No. It and eastbound express train No. 4. on the Pennsylvania Rail road, mix persons were killed and half a doien others were Injured, none. It la believed, fatally. The dead: Christian C Craig, engineer east bound train. Fort Wayne. . Clarence C. Miller, engineer on east bound train. Fort Wayne. lwltt C. Ileebe. baggageman. Fort Wayne. William A. Dowler. passenger. Chi cago. George IL Horton. baggageman. Fort Wayne. Krtedsteln. passenger. Chicago. The wreck, it Is reported, was caused by the engineer of the eastbound train disregarding the block signals. It la said tbey bad run three blocks when the crash came. Miller was a student engineer about to be promoted from freight to pas senger service and was maamg a trip with Knglneer Craig. The Injured were brought to Fort Wayne. HORNET WILL BE WATCHED Suspected Honduraa Filibuster at New Orleans May Be Seised. WASHINGTON. Dee. St. Following the lodgment of formal protests by tha Hon duran Minister sgalnst the sailing of the Hornet from New Ork-sns on what la charged to be a filibustering movement directed ejminst President Davlla. the official of the ttate and Navy Depart ments have instructed the Consuls and natal officers In Central America to look out for the vessel. If see appeara off the coatt of Honduras. Tfcere as no question sa to the right of the Naval officels to search the Hor net, and If an armed foros la aboard It may be seised. POLICE CRUEL IS CHARGED Aberdeen Arrest Comes Near Start ing Riot by Crowd. ABERDEEN". Wash, Dec S. The trial of Harry Cardigan, a brakeman on a local logging train, on the charge at being drunk and disorderly, and re sisting officers, which was finished In ths Police Court Thursday evening, at tracted a crowd that filled the court room and resulted In a verdict against the accused. His fine was fixed at II and the costs of the case. or. Jailing to pay the fine, one hour In the city jail. It was a Jury trial, and ths Jurors were out but IS minutes. As soon as the verdict was given. A. M. Wade, attorney for the defendant, gave notice of appeal. Peculiar latereat was given the case from the conditions surrounding the arrest. Cardigan was arrested, on the charge of being drunk and disorderly, by three officers. Eye witnesses stats that he was knocked down, beaten with a club and even kicked In the face while down by one of the officers, so that hs bled. The way In which he was hsndled nearly caused a riot among a number of loggers who witnessed the arrest, and there Is talk today of circulating s petition requesting the removal of Police Captain W. W. Anstle and Offi cers Miles and Jensen, who made the arrest. Through Attorney A. M. 'Wade. Cardigan has filed suits against these three officers, asking damages for per sonsl injuries. A number of loggers have raised a large purse to help him In his fight- WILL ISOEGLARED VALID MOTHER NOT fXDrLT INFLU ENCED, COURT DECIDES. Question of Fraud Is tor ITlgber Tribunal. Says Judge Cleeton In Eilerson Case. Attempt of a eon to nullify the wlU of his mot he- was thwarted yesterday when ffounty Judge Cleeton decided that the last will and testament of Mrs. John E. Eilerson was perfect ss an Instrument ready for probate. John Eilerson. the son. contested the will, contending that relatives exercised duress over his mother and that she had not Intended to leave him only &. aa the wlil pro vided. The son also alleged that there was an element of fraud In the will In that his mother set forth that tne reason w.gr she did not bequeath him more . i . . i . v. ,... imtt htm lfifl acrea 1 I Tkla - r- . . A f!TfA the SOU. was deeded by blm to hts mother with the understanding that It would be re transferred to him. Judge Cleeton con tended that If fraud had been practiced It was not for the County Court to de cide, such an action coming niuumu J k- - l..l.llnn rf I: t chpf COUlt. UI J U ITI IJ. o J " .-. v. " It was contended by the contestant that ha bought the 160 acres from his father and that the property In no way could be consiaerea as a sin. - - cated by hla motner. xne esiso w I . . . mnr. h.n AOA. Is In proclaiming the will of Mrs. Eller- . . . T 1 CI.. son to be s legal oocumen - ton settled two points raised by the con- --.-. Th.r It vaa tha real will of Mrs. Eilerson and that the teertatrlk was not made Incompetent to oratt a m by duress. Other points In opposition to tne Instrument were urvppeu iu course of tha hearing by counsel for the son. FAILING ESTATE WORTH $30,528 Appraisers File Report Smith Prop erty Ordered Sold. Thst ths estate of the late Mrs. Mary Falling Merrill Is valued at 0, CI.4S Is shown by ths report of the appraisers filed yesterday. The estate aa Hated Is: Cash on hand. 1305.01; money and warrants In hands of Henry F Merrill, special fund from estate of Mrs. Joslah Falling. $S7.40: 48 shares of capital stosck of First National Bank. 1 11.000: promissory note of E. F. Sox and others, 15000; balance on prom issory note of Henrietta Falling and others. 1S.(00; household furniture. 1S0. County Judge Cleeton yesterday authorised tha aale of the one-quarter interest owned by Charles W. Smith In four lots of block 105, Couch Addition, for $51,600. il. C Redmond, guardian of Mr. Smith, was Instructed to sccept the option of Henry J. Scbuldermsn for that amount. Relatives Interested In ths property with C. W. Smith are R. C. Smith. M- O. Smith and Lena B. Smith. Woman Sara Street Railway. Jarred when a Vancouver ear and a t'nlon-avenue car wars In collision. Oc tober 1. 110. Oertruds Forrest has sued ths Portland Railway. Light A Power Company for I&0OS damages and 131 60 she silages she waa required to pay for medical attention. She says that at the time of the accident she was earning IZ.Zi a day aa a flour demonstrator, tha position requiring her to make a house-to-house canvass, and that since her In Jury she has been unable to work. The complaint alleges that collision of tba ears threw her from her seat with great force and that eho waa seriously ill for two months. M STRICTER LAW IS ASKED RECORDS OF MARRIAGES ARE NOT COMPLETE. County Clerk Desires That Those Performing Ceremonies Be) Com pelled to Make Returns. In the eight years' term of County Clerk Fields 16,000 couples have pro cured marriage licenses and of that number only eighty-four marriage licenses have not been returned by those performing tha ceremonies. In the rs yesrs preceding Mr. Fields' administration there were not as many ceremonies performed, yet there wera 61 weddings of which the records do not show returns of mar riage licenses. These statistics have been complied by Mr. Fields to show the next Oregon Legislature the need of a law compelling all vested with the rights to perform marriages to make returns of all ceremonies per formed. Mr. Fields ssserts that the present law la a farce in that It provides that anyone who -shall wilfully- neglect to fits a marriage certificate return shall be amenable to a fine of S0 for every five days' tardiness. He contends that no one would wilfully omit filing of a license return and that conviction would be Impossible. He haa drafted a bill to be submitted to the next Legislature which will make It compulsory for all Connty Clerks to trace every marriage license and which will prevent ministers or heads of creeds from performing marriage cere monies unless certificates of their au thority to wed couples are on file with the County Clerk. It la contended that the law as pro posed Is required to keep county mar riage records Intact. Mr. Fields says he has been obeying the provisions of his own proposed measure and that It is responsible for the fact that only a few certificates are not returned, aa romnared with former years He Is confident of reducing the number from 14 to ft before ths end oi ins year. ROYAL SKELETON DRAGGED TO LIGHT Woman Claims to Be Princess of Sweden and Heirs Con test for Estate. MISSING LETTERS SOUGHT Princes and Princesses of Sweden and Denmark Summoned to Tell About Scandal Reaching Back to King Oscar's Father. COPENHAGEN. Denmark. Dec. 14. (Special.) Before the courts here on January 14. next, there will come up a case involving a scandal which for years has annoyed the royal houses of Denmark and Sweden. The central figure In the mystery la Helga ds la Brasch. who died In 18S5, leaving a last will In which she claimed that she waa a royal princess. "Jly parents," she says In this docu ment, "were King Gustavus IV. of Swe den and hla consort. Princess Freder Ike, of Baden. That this is true can be proven by four letters which I deposited with the (then) Crown Prince Oscar, the late King of Sweden." Princes and Princesses Summoned The plaintiffs In the suit have been unable to produce the letters referred to, which, besldea unveiling the mys tery, should prove the stltle of the claimants to many millions. Their counsel has summoned as witnesses their Majesties Dowager Queen Sophia, of Sweden, and Queen Louise, of Den mark, who was born a Swedish prin cess, and Princes Carl and Eugene to give testimony. The history of Miss de la Brasch Is shrouded in mystery. As a child she waa educated abroad and money waa provided for her living in luxury by a firm of lawyers acting as trustees. When she came of age she returned to Sweden, waa Introduced in society, lived In style and was frequently with royalties. In whose company she waa frequently seen. Shs was usually re ferred to as "Princess." Woman Long Enjoyed Pension. Publlo records prove that for many years Miss de la Brasch enjoyed a state subvention, but the motive for this payment has never been disclosed. In the latter years of her life ber al lowance ceased and she - died In ap parent poverty. It was not until long after ber death that it was known that she really claimed to be of royal blood. Counsel for the crown In the suit maintain that Miss de la-Brasch was an impostor and that the story of tha letters referred to In her will was a delusion. It Is understood that ths royal per sonages summoned to attend have no objection to testifying, although they look upon it as beneath their dignity to be sworn. At the hearing In Janu ary it will be for tha court te decide whether ths cass shall proceed or be dismissed. ' LUMINOUS. SEAL DEMANDED Woman With Plain Wedding; Certifi cate Doubta Legality. Told that shs was not married legal ly because her marriage license did not bear a luminous gold sesl which, her Informant said, waa on her certi ficate, Mrs. Charles Keltner rushed to the Courthouse yesterday and demand ed that Robert Ehaw, clerk for the County Commissioners, affix th. gaudy sign of legality on ber certificate Im mediately, sir. Shaw attempted to ex- plain but the woman insisted until tha gold stamp was put on a brand-new certificate which she demanded. Only recently Multnomah County adopted a new form of marriage cer tificate more showy than tba older paper. Mrs. Keltner was married July 12. 1910. and her neighbor, Mrs. Frank La Cross, waa married last Wednesday. The more recent certificate bore the gold seal, while the July document looked bare In ordinary type without a vestige of color. The women com pared notes and conferred with an other neighbor, who decided that ab sonoa of the imposing stamp waa a flaw. Hence lira. Keltner". demand for a certificate she could frame and exhibit with pride. RICE LITTERS COURTROOM Pretty Bride Causes Judge Cleeton to Grant Dispensation to Friends. County Judge Cleeton as a rule does not allow levity In his chambers, part'c- ularly during a marriage ceremony. Yes terday, however, he relented ana permu ted a dosen young folks and a few elders to cut up In honor of the handsomest bride be ever wadded. She was Miss Hkuiche Bozarth and is now Mrs. J. B. Richards. Tha couple and their attendants mea Into the County Judge's private office and after the ceremony seemed to be afraid to throw the rice with which their pockets were filled. Judge Cleeton no ticed their temerity and by a smile bade the leader of the merry crowd to "go ahead." Such a shower of rice was never witnesses before In the Courthouse, Judge Cleeton receiving the benefit of manv a handful. From tn. t-ounty Courtroom to the Fifth-street entrance th. coirldor wa. rlced and the supply did not give out until the couple reached the street. Mr. and Mrs. Richards are children or pioneers of Oregon. Th. bride Is 18 and the bridegroom 21 Court Considers Bad Food Charge). OLTMPIA. Wash, Dec 24. The Spo :ana Superior Court must guess again th. amount Representatlv. O. M. Sparks, of Vancouver, must pay James Lyon for board and expenses of Sparks who inffnt three months at the, Saylor school for boys, in Spo kane, iu. IjJWU .tiuwi rawutcu m juuq- ment for S2T for tuition, board and advances. Sparks claimed the food served hts boys was Impure, unwhole some and unfit to be eaten. Today's j i-i.. .f th Runreme Court Bars the Spokane court waa wrong to deny the jury the rignt to consiaer in uoieuse, kuh If true, ahould cut down th. claim. A new trial is ordered. GREAT 5 '10CKEBS" HAVE TREE SEW MEMBERS FEASTED AT DOUBLE BANQUET. Minor Organization of Commercial Club Holds Merry Celebration of Christmas. ph. Viuwlran." an Inner organisa- At .1 tK. r-nmmerclal Club, held its WWftft v . . .. u -w - annual luncneon yesterday and the af fair waa even more " usual. The "Knockers" consist of sev- . i...t m.mh.rn who usually occupy one corner of the club dining room and by reason oi mis uuv. closely associated. Several novitiates were miroauwu . i ,A tn bear a good leruay uu ..uv deal of Joking from the seasoned "knockers" They went wnraj" - . .11.' - hnM,r. and re ceived their hammera aa duly licensed members. - The party assembled at the noon hour and was led into the convention hall of the club, where a plain board table, Innnocent of cloth, had been spread. Pickles, potato salad and dry bread crusts waa the best the menu boasted, and water was the most expensive beverage in sight. Those not in on the secret did the best they could to make out a meal, but they soon regretted It. for when they would eat no more, the party adjourned to the main din ing room, where delicacies of the sea son had been provided. Some who had satisfied their appetites with the plain fare downstalra could not appreciate the Joke. Entertainment enlivened the meal and all said they felt they were better knocker, for having attended. Those present were: W. T. Mas ters, Charles Coopey. Fred Lockley, K. A. Marshall. C. F. Marshall. A. F. Swenson. Dr. E. A. Pierce, Dr. A. N. Moore. A. L Fish. W. J. Hofmann, John Power, F. W. Mueller, C. C. Chapman. A. ReflUing. Dr. J. K. Wetherbee, F. L Fuller. J. L. Hartman, C C. Craig. E. I Thompson. George. F. Brice. Dr. William Miller. W. G. Smith, Robert Aldredge, H. Beckwlth. E. M. Whittle, W. H. Fear, William Reid. Jr.; Clyde Evans, W. E. Flnxer, Otto Kramer, J. H. McClurg. C. B. Miller, George F. Johnson and H. R. Emmons. Freak Christmas gifts loaded th. tree that was a feature of the lunoheon. Some of the best boosters received horns, whlstles and rattles, while others came in for hammers, sledges and mal lets. Odd presents. Intended to lllus trste a peculiarity of the recipient, were passed around anua roars of laughter. The speeches were strictly Impromptu and It was Impossible for anyone to get the attention of the hi larious crowd for long. Dr. J. R. Wetherbee waa toastmaater, but he gave free rein to the fun. TAFT GREETS NEWSBOYS President Prevents Stampede nod Makes Christmas Gifts. WASHINGTON. Dec 14. Gambling in the White Hous. was broken up today by President Taft. who later rewarded the gamblers. The gamesters were Da vid. Samuel and Benny Aprllla, news boys, who deliver papers to the White Hous. and the executive offices. When they called today they asked to see the President to wish him a "Merry Christ inas." They were told to wait in the ante-room until Mr. Taft was disen gaged. "Want to match clgarett. pictures?" inquired Samuel of his brothers, pro ducing the package of soiled and grimy cards. "Batcher yar llfay" said David and SPECIAL LADIES' and MISSES' SUITS, ONE-HALF Every one of our Ladies and Misses Man-tailored Suits in fancy mixtures, are placed ON SALE at following: prices: $25.00 SUITS Now . . . $12.50 $30.00 SUITS Now . . . $15.00 $35.00 SUITS Now . . . $ 1 7.SO $40.00 SUITS Now ... $20.00 $50.00 SUITS Now ... 25.00 $60.00 SUITS Now . . . $30.00 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: We make no use of the word "value.1 The prices quoted above are strictly our regular prices, "Value" in reduction sales usually means nothing. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN BLUES AND BLACKS ALL LINGERIE WAISTS ONE-HALF PRICE Benny, promptly ' producing similar packs. David had accumulated the ma jority of the cards when he looked up to find the President standing In the doorway of the office, smiling down on them. The trio, showed signs of stampeding, but only for a moment. The President took them into his office, whers he shook hands with each and gave them presents and his best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Later Mr. Taft Joined other belated Christmas shoppers. The President went afoot and mingled democratically with the throngs. . Leader Among Haytians Dead. NEW YORK. Dec J 4. General Pierre M. F. Frederlque, one of the leading spirits of the progressive party in Haytl, who for years was identified with General Flrmln, Is dead at. his home in this city of pneumonia. He was 44 'years old. General Frederlque was born near Port au Prince and became a lawyer and Journalist, founding L'lmparctaU a newspaper in Port au Prince. In the revolution of 1902 against Nord A1els. Frederlque was I. A 1 . - CHRISTMAS PRESENT hm iiiiit"iiriiil!IIITTITlTTfTrfITI'nTff?TT llllll.'llllHMBIM iJliiJlililuiilliMliiilMHJ Do you want to make your self a valuable Christmas present! One that you will have all your life and that will increase in value. You will buy costly gems and gifts that will be worn out and cast aside; but here is an opportunity to make yourself a present, one that is c-n PSHP-ntial. a. nlacfl for vou to build a i If HI home. Or, one that handsome profit. TnHav and Mondav are could not spend the day to any better advantage than by going out to Morn nsrside and seeing thii garden spot of he East side, u only Mnmino'side lies the East Side, equally as high and j CT? sightly as Portland Hartman BEAIi ESTATE Chamber of 20 MAN-TAILORED at forced Into exile and came to New York where he was the representative of the revolutionary party. He returned to Haytl in 1909 but did not remain long, returning to New York about three months ago with the announcement that be would make this city his perma nent residence. Shooting Match Is Success. COTTAGE X3ROVE, Or., Dec 24. A very successful shooting match was held her. on the Perkins grounds, Thursday. Elaborate preparations had been made for the occasion by Secretary H. H. Veatch, wno Is an expert shot, but Eu gene, the only Valley town represented, sent four delegates and the surrounding villages of Saginaw, Walker, Dorena, Star and CcTnatock were also well rep resented. Plans have been made to make the shoot an annual event, to 'e held some time during the holidays eash year. Sultan Has Another-Robbery. EVERETT, Wash., Dec 24. Another saloon robbery occurred at Sultan this morning, when a man, recognized as Mike Donnelly, a logger, walked into 'IIVIIMII. IIHIIIIMIIIIIIHIIIIIHHWIIIII1 CHAPTER 17 West Ride. T5nt I Mike Donnelly, a logger, waiKeq inio uni ot , H you get an unobstructed view of the entire panorama spread out around the (Jity ot .Portland. It lies alongside Tabor City Park. It is the cream of neighborhood. Sidewalks, curbs graded streets, o the property. Prices from $650 will return you a easy terms. Remember that it was only in 1904 that the best lots on Port land Heights could be bought for $600. Is there a chance to make holidays. You ior tne magniii a profit T Well, you can answer this question after you return from the little on the heights of visit we ask you make. iieignta on tne & Thompson DEPAKTMETT. Commerce A 2050 and j SA LEADING CLOTHIER . . ir.Dn.h a. lARHiiTt. Cover- mo place ul ." ...... - - - lng Jessup and those in the place with a revolver he walked behind the bar, grabbed the cash register with 100 and left the place and about a block away met McBush, pushed the revolver into his face, searched him but secured no thing and then fled. On December 13 a man entered the saloon of Alex Brown, in Sultan, lined the occupants against a wall, robbed the cash register and walked out. His companion, who was unharmed, was captured. Van Schuyver's Anto Recovered. Secreted In the brush Just above WH. lamette Falls, near Oregon City, the au tomobile stolen from in front of tbs Arlington Club last Friday was found yesterday. The machine was the prop eraTof W. J. Van Schuyver, who had left It In front of the club, but a few minute, when some, unknown person drove it off. Knappton M 111 Shnts Down. ASTORIA Or., Dec ?veil-) The Knappton sawmill was closed down last evening to make minor repairs and probably will not resume operationa ... ... th a vear. Until alter me -'- Take a Mount Tabo? car on Morrison Street. They run every 7 minutes. Or call at our office and we will be glad to take you out. with' this difference. of the new Mount an already built-UD and water, and witn tne price oi to $1500 on to J ' HOW 2 A i TO GET THERE. EJ Take a Mount Tabo? -.' 1 car on Morrison s:3 f Street. They run V;4i : 1 . lit mlnnfnr C ." - 4tr