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TTTE SUNDAY OREGOXTAS, POTITLA2CD, MAHOTT 31, 1912-
I Ing the first three days of her pro-
posed 30 day' fast.
BIG ELKS TRAINING
IS
'This la the most severe period 01
the fat." said Ir. Haxzard today.
I "After the first five days It will not
be ao difficult."
Dr. Haziard appeared slightly paler
lodav than she did- yesterday and
seemed to be a little nervous. She. how
ever, professed to be In excellent
I health.
"I think I will hold a big rally on the
( 14th day of hiy fast. when, according
to the physicians who appeared a'gatnst
Contestants in Fat Men's
Event Add Weight.
Soldier of Fortune Enlists in
Oregon Guard.
me at mv recent trial, 1 snau oe med
ically dead. I think I ought to Invite
' the public on that day to Bee a real
HIGH RANK' OMCE HELD corpse.-
niUn nMisfN UliOU m-uu visitors kept pouring Into the Lln-
! coin Hotel last evening, and Dr. Hai-
j sard did not retire on that account un-
til shout 11 o'clock. Her- plan Is to
MANAGERS WATCHING DIET
Now Remain
Unrented
in the New
' demonstrate the harmlcssness of long
Walla Walla Man Now JKatlng Spe
cially Prepared "Grub" Idaho
Member BousU of Secret Brand '
of Breakfast food.
W. '. Ie Marc Joins Third Regi
ment Friiate After Being .Lieu
tenant In (ierman Army and
General In Mexican.
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RECRUIT
VETERAN
Oefly
Stores
r'rorn the rank of First Lieutenant In
the German regular armv to that of
Major-General In Madero's Insurectlon
army and thence to the grade of private
in the Oregon National Guard Is Che
unique military otlgrlmage of V. V.
DeM.ire. who enlisted yesterday In
Company K, Third Oregon Infantry.
DeMare, athlete, civil engineer and
soldier of fortune, settled In Portland
yeveral months sso and after attend
ing several drills at the Portland
Urmory was overcome with a desire to
gt back into the uniform. Having no
Bteans of acquiring a commission he
decided to entT the ranks and work
his way to a Lieutenancy, a course that
he hopes to complete within two years.
t:ierlrare la Ktlalrat.
In applying for enlistment DeMare,
a dapper young man of splemlid phy
sique. saM nothing of bis past exalted
ranks. But before the ordeal of exam
ining; him had ben completed the ex
amining officer. Major M. B. Marcellua.
suspected that the recruit had seen
service. When DeMare reported to
Captain Shoemacher at tho Armory he
said be would not netnl to go into tbe
nkward stiuad as he had had some
drilling.
When the recruit was put through his
paces it was discerned that be was by
far the best drilled man in the regi
ment. He went thruuch the foot move
ments and manual of arms with a preci
sion and snap that not even an Ameri
can regular could equal. Officers at
the Armory said they never before bad
seen so perfect a drilling machine.
It was not until after he had been
questioned at length that DeMare ad
mitted his past connection with th
German service, which be was com
pelled to leave several years ago after
a f.ital duel. He produced papers and
rwurris proving that he had reuched
the rank of First Lieutenant In the
rack Twenty-Klghth German Infantry.
Medals Show Serrlee.
Two distinguished German service
' medals also are held by DeMare. One
is the pour le merite cross for active
service in German Southwest Africa.
He earned this decoration as a Second
Lieutenant, shortly after graduation
from Grohsllchtcr Folde, the West
IVint of Germany. He also wears the
iTiwi of the Hlack Lagle, a German
merit decoration.
In the successful Madcro revolution.
le Mare'g papers show that he was In
command of the Madero troops In
Nueva Leon. He held the grade of
Major-General, being able to speak the
language freely. For his services he
received 00 pesos a month. De Mare
exhibits a letter from the Mexican Con
nl at Juarex offering him a commis
sion in the Mexican army that is now
striving to cope with Oroxco.
"I have married and want to settle
down." De Mare explains, "and do not
want any of the kind of warfare they
h.Ave In Mexico among themselves. If
the United States should take the field
I should be very glad to go."
iiv his example while In the ranks. It
Is De Mare's intention to display to
(he Portland enlisted men Just what
x man In the ranks should be. He hopes
eventually to work up to the command
uf a company.
Ills Staadard le Aim.
"If I get a company." said he. "I
think I snail be able to convert It Into
a company to be proud uf. In the
German army the standards are very
strict, and after the years I put In
there as an officer. I naturally ac
quired the Idea that a high standard
should be sought and maintained, both
in barrarks and In the field."
De Mare gave an exhibition yesterday
if the drills and movements used by
the German and French armies. The
movements are much more snappv and
precise than those of the I'nlted States
ervire. "The discipline In the German
army Is severely strict." said he. "When
troops have been called to attention a
soldier may not so much as move his
eyes to right or left. Kvery button
inuil be polished and In place on pen
alty of a gtiard?ious term. In the
bottom of each soldier's shoe are 41
nails, placed In rows, and each morn
ing the soldier Is required to display
I.I soles. If one of tl e nails la miss-in-
he gets 11 davs In the guard
bouse f"r appearing In ranks half
dressed. -
"As showing the strictness of dts-
ipline and the way the Germans take
1'ietr profession ! heart. I recall a
yourfg lieutenant In my regiment who
appeared at assembly with one of the
live buttons on his blouse unbuttoned.
The Captain walked up to htm. In the
preser.i-e of the rotnpanj. and buttoned
the blouse for him. Not a word was
strkn. I'ut It meant disgrace for the
officer. He was supposed to be an
example to the men. as an officer, to
know better than appear with one but
ton open. When the company reus
sembied In the afternoon he was miss
ing As soon as the command haj
broken ranks he went to his quarters
and killed himself."
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W. K. Ie Mare, Oregoa Natloaal
(ioardnnss. Who Has Had
Varied Military Career.
EX-"H0N0R MAN" SHUNNED
Prisoner Who Ilroke Parole Scorned
by Other Convict.
SALEM. Or. March 10. (Special.)
Rejected In scorn by the honor convicts
at the Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Joseph
McMillan, who violated his confidence
as an "honor man" by escaping from
that Institution and then later giving
himself up to the San Francisco police,
has been put In the Penitentiary after
Parole OfTlcer Bauer had given him an
opportunity to go back to the sanita
rium as an "honor man."
The parole officer was delegated by
Superintendent James to meet at As
toria the boat which was bringing
back McMillan unguarded from Has
Francisco. Instead of taking McMil
lan to the prison Itself, he took him to
the sanitarium, but the honor men
there would have nothing to do with
him and declared that he had violated
his pledge and was unworthy to be
continued on his honor.
As a result tho authorities were
forced to return McMillan to the
prison.
7 POUNDS LOST IN 3 DAYS
Dr. Haxzard. Fast Specialist, Passe
Three Day of Proposed Ordeal.
SEATTLE. March JO. (Special.)
Dr. Linda FurfleM Haixard. at 11:36)
this morning, weighed 12 pounds,
showing a los of seven pound dur-
fastlng. In view of her recent convic
tion for the murder of a patient by
this method.
JUDGE SCORES WIFE NO. 2
Insurance Polky for $2000 Award
ed to Mrs. Sophie Cnmming-
After denouncing one of the women
concerned In the contest as a home
destroyer. Circuit Judge McGinn yester
day disposed of the esmte of Harry A.
Cummlngs, who was killed In an auto
mobile acclnent near Oregon City last
Summer. He directed that it be turned
over to widow No. 1. Mrs. Sophie A.
Cummlngs, of California, who. It devel.
oped from the testimony, was the only
one of the two conleMants that., had
ever been legally married to the dead
man. The estate consisted of the pro
ceed of a 11000 insurance policy. It
was made out to "Evelyn Cummlngs,
wife."
When the ihaurTeur was killed he
was living with a woman who went
by the name of Mrs. Evelyn M. Cum
mlngs. This woman took the witness
stand In Judge McGinn's court yester
day and stated that she had lived with
Cummlngs for three years on and off,
but that she had never been anything
but his common law wife. She de
clared that she and the dead man had
agreed to consider themselves married
and Insisted that. until Cummlngs' death
she knew nothing of the other woman,
who has a minor child. Mrs. Sophia
Cummlngs tertlned that, after her hus.
band had deserted her. she went to the
other woman, with whom he was liv
ing In Tacoma, and told her all the
facts. This Mrs. Evelyn Cummlngs, as
she calls herself, vigorously denied.
After Cummlngs death the two wom
en :aid claim to the proceeds of the
Insurance money, and the Mutual In
surance Company of Newark. N. J., 41 led
an Interpleader and tendered the money
Into court, leaving It to a circuit Judge
to determine which was the lawful
heir.
The Mrs. Cummlngs who was suc
cessful yesterday was formerly Miss
James, a daughter of George James, a
pioneer of Seattle, after whom one of
tbe principal streets of that city was
named. Hhe once caused her husband's
arrest In Tacoma on a desertion charge,
because of an alleged attempt to se
cure In Pierce County.' Wash., a clan
destine divorce from her. She was rep
resented In the litigation which ended
yesterday by Attorney Arthur P. Tlfft.
Contestants for cash and glory In
the various departments of the Elks'
grand lodge parade In Portland next
July are becoming quite numerous, but
none of them are exciting more at
tention than that already aroused by
F. 8. Ratllff. of Moscow, Idaho, and
J. J. Kaufman, of Walla. Wulla, each of
whom Is determined to win the title,
"the fattest Elk in America."
Each man has been In training for
several months past to gain a safe
weight and recently Fred M. Hedger,
secretary of the Walla Walla lodge,
who Is acting as Kaufman's manager,
has resorted to strategy, foolery,
monkey business and other tricks of
the profession to gain a possible ad
vantage for his big man.
Ratllff Held Dangerous Rival.
"We have been quietly Investigating
the record of Hrother Ratllff." he wired
yesterday, "and find that he Is really
a dangerous rival. As a result, we
may protest against this supposed-to-be
big man entering the. contest. We
are prepared to prove that .he Is a
professional fat man and that for this
reason he should be barred. We have
good grounds for our assertion that he
hns won prizes a time or two in the
past and that on all such occasions
he Introduced his own patented, secret
ly adjusted scales upon which he and
his unsuspecting competitor were
weighed.
"We have advice that some really
big men from the East will enter this
contest and If so we will bo glad
to match our really big man against
them. To prepare for such contin
gencies, we have placed hobbles on
Brother Kaufman, have restricted his
range and most carefully supervised
his "eats and drinks.' So that his peace
of mind may not be disturbed, the name
RatlilT never Is mentioned In his pres
ence, as he Is a mild and unassuming
man. In this respect he Is not unlike
Colonel Teddy.
Kaufman Former Policeman.
"For several years our candidate was
Chief of Police of Walla Walla, and
In that capacity he 'toted' a couple of
big guns, brass knuckles, 'bracelets,'
a heavy slung-shot and other Imple
ments of that profession. Ho became
so accustomed to being a walking ar
senal that even to this day he does
not feel that he Is completely dressed
without them. Such being the case,
he will expect to be 'completely
dressed" when the Judges decide this
contest. Of course, Katllff will ob
ject, but he would object to anything
that doesn t give him the netter or 11.
"Just let those four-flushers come on
with their fat man," said rtatllff, after
reading Hedger' wordy telegram last
night. "1 know Jake Kaufman and all
his tricks, but I'm not afraid of them.
When he comes to competing with me
he'll have to show some real weight.
Maybe he doesn't know that I huvo
prepared a special brand of breakfast
food that Is guaranteed to multiply In
weight as fast as It can be eaten. I
expect to take a diet of this stuff for
at least three weeks before the con
vention and If 1 don't weigh more
than this Walla Walla party I'll agree
to carry him over the entire route of
the parade."
Hallln Tralalna- Here.
Although the two men and their
friends are engaging In healed con
troversy by letter and by telegraph.
It Is believed that serious trouble can
be avowed when the two parlies meet
In Portland next July. Ratllff Is doing
his training here in i-omana. wnero
he has gone Into business, and he be
lieves this will give him an advantage.
Members of Portland lodge expect to
go to Eugene on Monday, April 8, to
attend the celehratlon attending the
dedication of the new Elks' home In
IT
Jnl'ote
isltoomah
When these two stores are gone this splendid retail
opportunity will be closed for five years, as leases
run that length of time.
Live
Firm
So
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NOW is your opportunity to secure one of these
choice stores. Don't let this chance get away from
you, and don't delay action until it-is too late?
The First StOre, Fourth and Pinets.,
with 75 feet of frontage, is especially fine for gents'
furnisher, merchant tailor, hat store or a high-class
clothier. Also suitable for railroad office, bank or a
real estate firm. A five-year lease is'given at mod
erate monthly rental, which includes both heat and
water. This store has an attractive corner entrance.
The Second Store
is located on that
b u s v thorough
fare Third Street next the corner of Pine. It is
the best available store in the city for a clothier and
gents' furnisher; also suitable for rail and steam
ship, typewriter agency, travelers' insurance agency, etc. In
fact, any good business Avhere hitrh-elass space in a live loca
tion is an inducement. It is 20x66 feet in size and has a high
ceiling, with skylight and fine basement.
Apply to WEBB & TERRY
Telephone Main 5387 904 Yeon Building
Call Upon or Write
that city. It Is probable that a special
train will be chartered to carry the
crowd.
Dr. H.' N. Rowell. exalted ruler of
the Berkely. Cal., lodge, who has been
here for tho past two days, yesterday
completed arrangements for the part
that lodge will take In the big parade.
Professors to Wear Gowns.
As Berkeley Is the seat of the Uni
versity of California, and as many of
the university professors are members
of the lodge, the members will dress
In the regulation caps and gowns. The
gowns will be blue, with gold trim
mings, tho colors of the university. The
caps will be purple with white trlm
miTiirt the Klks colors. Berkeley citi
zens will come In a special train and
'vill bring a band. Headquarters will
be established at the Portland Hotel,
where Alameda and Oakland lodges
also will have headquarters. Both
Oakland and Alameda will have special
trains and will Join Berkeley In an
elaborate display of Alameda County
products at the Portland.
GRAND JURY INDICTS TEN
Horsethle'f Held on Five Counts at
Pendleton.
PENDLETON. Or., March 30. (Spe
cial.) The grand Jury returned 10 In
dictments yesterday anrainst Frank Ir
win, Ed Jones, burglary; Patrick H.
j King and George Gardner, jointly tn-
tory offense.
Adams pleaded guilty before the
court this afternoon and an indetermi
nate sentence of one to ten yeas was
given him. His victim was an Indian
interpreter, Na-Hop-T.
Two men, Ralph McBean and Burt
Plxler, were Indicted, Plxler having tive
Indictments returned against him, be
ing charged with stealing a bunch of
horses from the Indian reservation.
Plxler was paroled from the State Pen
itentiary last Fall, having been sen
tenced from Union County on a similar
charge to four years. In 108.
At the time La Grande authorities
were seeking him he was captured in
North Tfakima by Sheriff Taylor, of this
county, being wanted here also for
horse stealing. Pixler was flnally
turned over for trial In Union County,
his last capture being made In Walla
Walla. Wash., under instructions from
Sheriff Taylor here.
In this particular line of stealing,
Plxler Is said to be unusually clever,
giving the officers a merry chase each
time he is sought.
The number of vessels passing through
the 8uea t'anal last year was 4ft0. and the
receipts of the canal amounted to 134.010.0oo
francs (Slti.SOl'.OtitM. The dredging of th
canal to a depth or 35 feet (four feet deeper
than the former level) has been almost finished.
FAT ELKS WHO HAVE ENTERED CONTEST FOB $23 PRIZE AT GRAND LODGE REUNION IN PORTLAND
NEXT JULY. '
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JAPAN LILY BULBS Plant
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dozen.
ROSE BUSHES Planting sea
son will soon be over and to
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bushes free with every dozen
ordered, or four 35-cent new
Dahlia Bulbs.
EASTER LILIES for your wife.
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EASTER RABBITS for your
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PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS
These arc more popular than ever this year, and should be planted now for the best results. We have the larg
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Plant Dahlia and Gladioli Bulbs Now
These are the most satisfactory and desirable Summer and Pall blooming flowers, and they are of the easiest
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