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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1912)
THE SUNDAY OEEGOMAX, rOKIxAJN Lt, sari r,Jini,n la, xai. THRONG MASSES AT M RS.JQHNSON'SBIER White Men and Women, Act resses, Pugilists and Ne groes at Funeral. 4 AUTOS CARRY FLOWERS Black Champion and Leaders In World of Prizefighting Weep by Coffin Women Faint in Dense Crowd in Church. CHICAGO, Sept. 14. (Special.) Etta Duryea Johnson, white wife of John Arthur Johnson, champion pugilist of the world, was burled today amid scenes that would not have occurred on any other occasion. Her dramatic suicide had. wrought up public interest, and today thousands congregated in the streets around the Johnson resi dence, at the church and at the ceme tery. The police estimate the crowds at 20,000. and great difficulty was ex perienced by the squads of mounted officers clearing a path for the cortege. At the residence a brief prayer was said by Rev. John W. Robinson, of St. Mark's African Methodist Church. The coffin reposed In a great bed of lilies of the valley. There were roses every where, four automobiles being required to carry the floral tributes. As the cortege started from the residence, the police fought with the throngs to make a path for the hearse and automobiles conveying the relatives. Women fainted and were lifted out of the dense crowd. Crowd la Strmnme Medley. It was a remarkable scene. Many were there who were genuinely dis tressed at the pitiful grief of Johnson, for he has many friends among the white men. There were mingled in the common throng white men and women, actresses, prizefighters, negroes of every shade and condition, and thou sands drawn purely by morbid curi osity. The strains of- "Nearer, My God, to Thee," seldom reach the ear of the hardened fighter of the prize ring. The clang of bell and shouts of the crowd are his music - Yet, when the song rose from ihe throats of the choir of colored girls at St. Mark's Church, tears unrestrained coursed down the cheeks of the widower and a score of other battle-scarred pugilists. "Pretty tough goln ," mumbled "Cali fornia Jack" Anderson, ex-Pacific Coast lightweight, as he furtively mopped his streaming eyes- with his new black plush fedora. Women Faint In Church. The church was densely packed, and the heavy odor of the great masses of flowers caused women to faint. - On the gray casket, in the midst of banks of flowers, there shone one tiny white candle. "Is there any one in this church who can be so cruel as to deny one star of hope to the weary one?" asked Rev. John Robinson, as he arose to deliver Ihtj sermon. "Is there any one who cannot let the great mantle of charity cover the call of a disquieted heart?" In his sermon Rev. Mr. Robinson cleared up a point not generally known to the public when he declared, in a short sketch of Mrs-Johnson, that she was married to John Arthur Johnson on February 11, 1910. He said she was born September 25, 1881, at Hempstead, L I. Favorite Hymn Ja Sung-. Rev. Mr. Robinson announced that a mixed choir would sing the favorite song of Mrs. Johnson, "Take the Name of Jesus With You." which she had learned to love when a member of the congregation of St. James' Church, of Brooklyn, N. Y. At the close of the song the pastor declared that its theme emphasized the peace that had entered the life of one who had been troubled and who had found the struggle of life wearisome. At the close of the services the cas ket was opened and an opportunity civen those assembled to see the fea tures of Mrs. Johnson for the last time. Johnson himself was the first to pass the bier, and as he did so the crowd became hushed and the movement in the aisles ceased. Johnson bent down and kissed the pallid clay on the brow and turned away, his great frame shaking with emotion. He sobbed as a child as the lengthy procession passed In review before the casket. I Pnglllstle I.lBkta Shed Tears. Others who wept unassumed as they passed were Tom Flannigan, Jack Barry. Barney Furey. Abe Harris, Jack Curley and scores of lesser pugilistic lights. There were many white people in line. The pallbearers were Johnson's inti mate friends, and included his trainers, nenro detectives from the city force and business friends. As the proces sion came from the church 20 mounted police found themselves hard put to make a path for the cortege which wormed its way through thousands. Burial was at Graceland Cemetery, where brief services were held. TRUST -BUSINESS Bear in mind that the corporate trustee is in . every way superior to the individual. The Trust Company is always alert, never. dies, nor does it take vacations. Trust business is abso lutely safe in its charge, and "is cared for at less cost than is possible with the individual trustee. It is prudent to provide during lifetime for your property interests, real or personal.. You can do so with absolute safety. Con sult us regarding any phase of your affairs. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Sixth and Washington Sts. Open Saturday Evenings 6 to 8 I mediately acquitted, because there was absolutely no evidence against me." WIND HITS PORTLADN fixixr. BLOWS AT 26-MILE RATE, DUST FIIXS AIR. Hops Sold at 18 Cents. Yr.rni-r- St. C 11 Cnn Clai-y w nit man x. ouwi mci uvu( i" George Morley crop of hops today at 19. cents per jvuu. - of 65 bales and is graded strictly choice, being considered one of the best jrro wt n n in mi? urcuim. ADMINISTRATOR IS OUSTED . Relative of Dead Man Re j lac First Person Appointed. What virtually was a fiftht for the right to brine a damaa;e suit against the Oregon Klectric Railway Company occurred before County Judsre Cleeton yesterday between Attorneys W. M. Paris and Arthur Langgruth, resulting in a victory for the former. Several months ago a Greek laborer was killed while employed by the rail way company. At the end of 23 days Attorney Langguth obtained the ap pointment of an administrator, who was not a relative. The assets con sisted of 160 due In wages and a death claim against the railway company. The law provides that an adminis trator not a relative of the deceased may be appointed, provided a relative does not appear within SO days. A brother of the dead man came from New York and went to Attorney Davis, who Immediately started proceedings to oust Langguth's administrator. "In view of the showing that the administrator for whom Mr. Lang gut h was appearing had been appointed within the 30 days. I had no option but to remove him and substitute the deceased's brother," said Judge Clee ton. "1 Informed Mr. Langguth. how ever, that I would require the new administrator to py both the first ad ministrator and his attorney reason able amounts as compensation for their work to date, should there at any time be funds with which to do so." Appleton Hotel Not Raided. Mrs. Charlotte Rogers, proprietor of the Appleton Hotel, at 71 North Sixth street, last night denied that any re cent arrests had been made at her hotel, as had been reported. No one has been arrested in this hotel since last January, when I myself was ar rested," said Mrs. Rogers. "I was im- Cnusuai Weather Antics Alarm Citi zens and Women Have Woes. Storm Is General. The password, "shut your eyes we're going through Pittsburgh," familiar to those of the traveling fraternity, migm have been remarked with all due pro priety in Portland yesterday, so heavy was the atmosphere with dust particles and other obnoxious molecules, sent adrift by a strong east wind which blew with obstinacy all during the day and evening. According to the officials at the Gov ernment Weather Bureau the condition of weather yesterday was one very unusual for this time of year, Septem ber ordinarily being a quiet month. But an east wind of the proportions ex perienced yesterday Is one unusual at any turn of the calendar. The instru ments at the Custom-House recorded a velocity of 26 miles an hour during the greater part of the day. This point was first reached at noon and tne pre diction is that the present conditions will continue until about noon today. The weather station at North Head reported a wind velocity of 25 miles an hour, while it is said that the velo city at Tatoosh reached a maximum of 36 miles. It is feared that the apple crops at Hood River and elsewhere, which are about, ready to be picked, will be blown from the trees and dam aged unless the present gale abates. The air was so murky yesterday that the view from Portland Heights and other vision points was noticeably ob structed. At certain times it was dif ficult to see farther than a quarter of a mile with any distinctness. Many people deceived by the dust, asked curiously where the forest fires were. The wind brought consternation in many ways; it kept the tire department on the run fighting spark biases on roofs; made the pedestrian scurry frequently In pursuit of his hat, caused the dapper maid to manipulate many an extra "do" on her coiffure, and played havoc generally with trees, shutters and window panes. SULPHURRO FINDS MANY FRIENDS FAR AWAY LANDS New Sulphur Preparation Doing Good in England, France and Other Countries Across Sea. Kulnhurro's success in the cure of disease abroad, as well as In its own land, is additional testimony to its ef fectiveness as a curative agent in cases of Rheumatism and alt blood, stomach and skin disorders. It has been sent to almost all foreign countries. The most recent indorsement of Sul phurro from abroad comes from C. Iormoy. 28 Rue la Paroisse. Fontalne bleau, Seine and Marne, France. M. Dormoy, who has retired from ac tive connection with the prominent house of C. Dormoy 4 H. Naquet, suc cessors to fed le lyrand, 4-b itue d'Hautevllie. fans, was ror a long time a sufferer from Rheumatism. Through a friend, Mr. Bradshaw. member of the wholesale millinery house of Bradshaw Bros.. Minneapolis. M. Dormoy learned of Sulphurro. made in far away Seattle. So enthusiastic was his Informant over the power of Sulphurro to cure Rheu matism bv purifying the blood and driv ing out the poisons that produce the disease that the retired French busi ness man at once sent for a supply of the medicine, and now writes that he is making wonderful progress toward complete recovery. A few davs ago came a letter rrom Mr S. Guildford, 194 Cornwall Road, .Sotting Hill, London, England, prais ing Sulphurro' for its curative effects. Sulphurro is on sale at all drug stores in 50-cent and 1 botties. Accompany ing It is the Sulphurro booklet. The C M. C. Stewan suipnur jo n Co lumbia St.. feame. win biuiuj mail you a booklet free upon request. Sulphurro SOLD BT Woodard, Clarke & Co. A merles' I-.ncrt Drnintvre. Orders r Mali Prasaptly Filled. Shorter Business Hours for Our Employes ocSw ist?fndncontlnmns During the Fall and Winter Months, Our Store Will Open at Eight-Thirty o'Clock in the Morning for Busmes Your Idea. Not Ours 'e have done our level best to bring: into nleasino- T)rominence goods that come to the popular thought at this time of the year. " Effort has been centered on YOUR desires and ideas and how we could best meet them. All that money, skill, experience, en ergy and serious endeavor could ac complish has brought the things most needed for the Fall and "Winter sea son. The basis of this store 's growth rests upon four logical truths, namely gathering the . best merchandise, giving the best service, pricing at a small margin above cost and meeting YOUR IDEAS, not our own. Your critical judgment of the new season's stocks is requested. May "we have it? &ffPDl MORRIS lI'IHl ' ' Mil II I The Most in Value, The Best in Quality Principal Portland Agents Ladies' Home Journal Patterns. All Styles and Sizes, 10 and 15. Home Journal Style Book 25 Cents, With a 15 Pattern Free. Boys' Specls Here are a few suggestions to help you in supplying your boy's needs. Worth and Quality in every item. Bovs' School Caps in new tSOr Fall styles, priced at 25 and. V Boys ' Windsor Ties, all good pe " colors, priced at . .'. ......... Boys' Suspenders, good qual- nfi ity, priced at 15, 20, and. ,JC Boys' Golf Shirts in coat HTLg. style, neat patterns, 50 and. OC Boys' Negligee Shirts in d-! fC plain colors, at 50 and. . P Boys ' Flannel Waists in blue, f C 1 gray and brown, at .... ... .OiJC Boys ' Outing Flannel Gowns, fiA all sizes at OlC Our Third Street Window Display will tell you of other items and prices. New Styles in Women's and Chil dren's Ready-to-Wear Garments Are Here They Are Becoming, Practical and Modestly Priced We consider that no detail of style or workmanship can be; or is, too small to be neglected in our showing of Women's or Children's Ready-to-Wear Garments. We call your particular at tention to our showing of Young- Ladies' and Children's School Dresses. Infinite care is given to the selection of our stocks,for if we disappoint parents, we cannot expect to have their children for customers when-they grow up. That is why we strive so earnestly to entirely satisfy the mothers of growing girls as well as the irls themselves with these new lall jjresses, which are sei viceauic, otj'j-ioii eu-iu..ouj.j iu oo. Lioj-j Fall Styles Women's Suits, $12.50, $15.00 $i7.ou to iSD.UU These handsome garments come in a large range of styles and colors, navy blue, brown, tan, gray and mixtures. Materials are serges, new English weaves, diagonals, etc. Not a Suit offered that -Dame Fashion .has not stamped with critical approval. All sizes with a special showing for small women and in ex tra large sizes. Children's Coats at $1.98, $2.50 to $12.50 On Sale Tomorrow . We are certainlv proud of our line of Chil dren's Coats and we want you to comeand look them over; Finely finished garments ot chinchillas, plushes, caraculs, zibehnes, serges and mixtures in an immense variety. iney come in plain and fancy tailored effects and are warm and serviceable. Great Showing of Children's Dresses,- y to $7.U We have the best assortment of Children's Wool Dresses we have ever yet shown. Come in navy, brown, red, plaids and Shepherd checks in an, immense variety. Styles are nu merous. Plain tailored effects. Also the pop ular one-piece Dress with sailor collar, regular sailor style and many others. 'Well made and finely finished. Wonderful Showing of Women's Coats, $6.90, $7.50, $10.50 to $19.50 We have everything that's new in Coats chinchillas, zibelines, boucles, plushes, cara culs and an immense variety of novelty mix tures; also serges, pebble cheviots, kerseys and broadcloth. Handsome garments that we '11 be proud to show you and you are sure to find your coat here. AUn tii a Most Fashionable SilksAre Here A larger and more varied collection, more exclusive weaves and novelties and more popular prices than in other years. Standing as our Dress Goods and Silk Section does in the very fore rank of public esteem, and having time after time demonstrat ed its ability to satisfy every requirement of the fashion seeker, it hardly seems ne cessary to dwell at length upon,the splendor, beauty, exelusiveness of present display You May Well Judge the Display by These Items: . Cmiao have the call this season and it is the universal opinion that this lereS store is showing the largest and best assortments in the city. They are here in all wanted weights and colors. We call your particular attention to our line of Wm. F. Read's Celebrated Serges, made of the finest selected yarns, thor oughly scoured. They are hard-twisted, perfectly -woven and finished Serges that are guaranteed. We mention four special values: 42-inch Ocean Serges of double warp, all colors, at 75 Yard 50 to 54-inch Serges, finely woven, all colors, at . . : ftl'SP ar 54-inch Extra Firm Serges in all new colors, at $1.25 Yard 56-inch Extra Fine and Double-Weight Serges at .$1.50 Yard 40-inch Satin Charmeuse at $2.00 Yard One of the season's most wanted materials for street or evening wear. Comes in all the correct new shades as well as in black and cream. It is a very soft, graceful fabric very firmly woven and has a velvety finish of high luster.' Comes full 40 inches wide and priced at ia.uv tne yara. Yard-Wide Black Faille Francaise Also Black Ottoman Cords of double weight; pure wool fabrics especially de sirable for coats. Two special values for this sale at $2.00 $1 50 and at .r 36-inch Silk Poplins, 75 Yard A very durable and washable Silk of bril liant finish. Comes in all wanted plain shades and full 36 inches wide. Yard-Wide Reversible Coating Cords Fine extra-weight Coating Cords, shown in black with back in neat patterns of con trasting colors. An unusually high-grade fabric at a low J0 C( price, only P.Otr Silk and Wool Poplins, $1.25 Yard 42-inch Killarney Silk and Wool Poplins, in the popular shades for street or even ing wear. A fabric that washes perfectly. The New Curtains Compel Tour Attention No better time in all the year to replenish your supply of Curtains ' than now, for prices were never more favorable for buying and assortments were never greater. Buying in large quantities before the recent advance in mill prices enables us to quote these extremely low sale prices: At $1.25 Pair Both white and Arabian Scotch Lace Curtains, shown in a large variety of neat designs. They come 42 to 45 inches wide and 22 and 3 yards in length. They are good curtains at a low price. ' ' At $1.75 Pair A wonderful showing of white, cream and Arabian madras and Scotch Lace Cur tains, all the new styles in 'widths from 42 to 50 inches and 2 and 3-yard lengths. You can tell at a glance that they are underpriced. At $1.50 Pair A splendid line of cream and Arabian Scrim Curtains shown in the new styles with neat hemstitched borders. They come full 36 inches wide and 2y2 yards long. At $2.00 Pair Another special lot of Scrim Curtains in white, cream and Arabian, shown in pretty styles, with hemstitched border and with braid trimming. Curtains that are both dainty and durable. They are 38 inches wide and 2 yards long. 1 At $3.25 Pair Cream and Arabian Scrim Cur tains, made with hemstitched edge with Bonaz braid trimming and insertion. These curtains come full 40 inches wide and are 2y2 yards long. You have many designs to choose from. At $2.25 Pair Both white and Arabian Net Curtains shown with. plain center and finished with Battenburg braid or Cluny lace edges. They come 4fr inches wide and 2y2 yards long. A Very Interesting Sale of Women's Sweaters Good, Serviceable Garments Shown in d1 OQ New Styles, best $2.50 Values tomorrow Get j-our choice tomorrow from about 50 Women's Sweaters; good serviceable garments that are part wool They are shown in fancy weaves and finished with sailor collar. Come in red, white and gray, and in all sizes. Regular $2.50 values, dj-J OQ specially priced for this sale .P Women's Hose, Best 25c Grade , . . .16 A very important sale of Women's Cotton Hose, made full seamless and shown in light and medium weights . They are fast black and absolutely stain less. Shown in sizes 9 and 9y2 only. Reg- 1 ular 25c grade. Sale Price 1 VII Boys Hose, Best 25c Grade 1 16 A special sale of Children's School Stockings, the good durable kind, made of best grade cotton, fin ished with reinforced heel and toe All sizes in black and tan colors only.. Best 25c grade at the special Sale Price of Great Saving Opportunity Dainty Undermuslins at Very Low Prices . Surprisingly little prices to pay. The variety of styles is remarkable. This is our best Fall display, and its popularity is proven bv the great business we are doing. Every garment advertised for tomorrow is decidedly underpriced, and careful shoppers will not overlook this splendid saving opportunity. Muslin Gowns Vals. to $2.75 for $1.29 A very special sale of pretty muslin Gowns, garments of unusual merit, made of fine quality nainsook or crepe, either laced, embroidered or trimmed with fine laces, embroideries and ribbon. Shown in the low-neck, slipover stj-les, also a line in the high and V-shaped neck with very long sleeves, made of extra good quality 1 ' "I 1 XI 1 ! J ' l 1 1 J A n A 1 - camDnc ana nainsook, neuy uimmea wixn line emoroiaer . jisi inese gowns are made very full and are ertra well finished. Regular values to $2.7o, Special, this sale '. 85c Children's Dresses, Best $1.00 Values A very special showing of Children's Dresses, made of high-grade galatea, neatly finished with military or turn over collar. They come in dark blue, light ; blue and brown, and are very neatly trimmed; pretty little models; strong andserviceable. In sizes 2 to 6 years and are regular $1 values. Of? Specially priced for tomorrow. O JC $1.29 Combination Suits, Values to $3, $1.29 A special offering of Combination Suits shown in the combination corset cover and drawers or skirt. They are made of fine quality nainsook, hand embroid ered and with fine lace and embroidery trimmings. All are extra well cut and very neatly .finished. Regular values to $3.00. Specially priced J1 OQ tomorrow at pliV
