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THE SUNDAY OHEGONIAX, POUTLAND, JUNE 20, 1915. 1 RICH MRS. WALSH DENIES MARRIAGE But Handsome Young Secre tary Only Says Report Is "Foolish Talk." SERVANTS START RUMOR Grandmother ot "$20f000,000 Baby" Vincent Walsh McLean De clines to "IHscuss Private Af fairs" on Stop in Portland. Mrs. Thomas F. "Walsh, widow of the Colorado mining millionaire and grand mother of the famous Vincent Walsh McLean, heralded at his birth as the 'Twenty Million Dollar Baby." passed through Portland yesterday en route from the Panama-Pacific International Kxposition at San Francisco, to her home, via Seattle. Mrs. "Walshes stay in Portland was brief, but it was sufficiently long t,o en" able her to deny emphatically reports of her marriage to her young and handsome secretary. James McCarthy, who accompanies her on the present trip. These reports, which originated in the East, followed Mrs. Walsh in her tour across the country, and were particularly persistent while she was in San Francisco. "Indeed I am not married," was the wording of Mrs. Walsh's answer to a cuestion asked of her in her drawing ' room on the Shasta Limited as it paused at the Union depot yesterday. Secret Marriage Suggested. "But a report from Washington, D. C. says that you and Mr. McCarthy, your secretary, have been secretly mar ried and that this is your wedding tour." was suggested. "Preposterous," declared Mrs. Walsh. "That talk was started by some of my servants, whom I had discharged." "Does Mr. McCarthy accompany you on your present trip?" was ventured. Here Mrs. Walsh suddenly froze. "I refuse to discuss my private af fairs," she said. "I have been to the exposition and I am en route home; that is sufficient information for the public." Secretary Saya "Koolinh Talk." It developed that Mr. McCarthy was on the car, however, and he was in terviewed. "How." he was asked, "do you sup pose the news got abroad that yourself and Mrs. Walsh had been married?" "Fooli6h talk, foolish talk." was Mr. McCarthy's explanation. "Nothing to it; nothing at all." Besides Secretary McCarthy. Mrs. Walsh is accompanied on her trip by a maid. Her quarters on the Shasta Lim ited consisted of two drawing-rooms and a section in the Pullman. Mrs. Walsh not long since was re ported engaged to John Barrett, director-general of the Fan American Union. WEDDING DELAYED BY WAR Sew York. Girl's Fiance Is Captain in Great Britain's Army. NEW YORK, June 14. War is the reason why Miss Elizabeth Klapp, well known in New York and Newport so ciety. Is not getting her trousseau ready for her marriage to Captain Stuart (Irant, of the Thirteenth Highland Light Horse. This became Wiown when Miss Klapp arrived on the Ward liner Mexico from Havana with her father, Eugene Klapp. member or an American engi neering firm, with contracts in the Cuban capital. Captain Grant and Miss Klapp were to have been married in June, but Mr. Klapp would not hear of it until the war is over, or until the Captain re turns from the front, where he will go won. He is now in London training troops'. "We were to have been married in June." Bald Miss Klapp, "but this horrid war has Interfered. We have been en gaged since I graduated from Miss Chapih's school, two years ago. The wedding would have taken place de spite the war if it hadn't been for the objections of my father, who insisted that we wait until Captain Stuart re turns from the front. My father seems to think that Capain Stuart's profes sion is a most uncertain one Just at present. "If our wedding had taken place we would have spent our honeymoon in Havana, where I have been living with my family for the last two years. "There is plenty to do in the Cuban capital." continued Miss Klapp, who, according to Mrs. Herbert R. Eldredge, also on the Mexico, was voted the most popular girl in the city. "Tennis is rapidly becoming the National pastime and golf is nearly as popular. There are hundreds of courts, and they are busiest between 5 and 8 in the morning and after 4 in the afternoon. "Between times I used to go swim ming or play golf, or listen to the bands play on the National esplanade." WOMAN CAPTURES MOUSE New York Sufragist Vindicates Se.i of Ancient Charge of Pear. NEW YORK. June 14. Women have been vindicated, and suffrage can claim a victory. Humorists who since medi eval iinies have delighted to picture a timid woman screaming at the sight of a-Ierocious mouse, will have to relegate the time-worn jest to the background. Miss Lelia Usher, said to be the sculptress of that name, proved conclu sively that some suffragists fear noth ing. A would-be joker threw a vicious little mouse into a cart at Broad street and Exchange Place, from the back end of which Miss Usher was addressing a crowd. The speaker, with not the slightest qualm, picked up this bane of woman's existence between two fin gers and continued to address her au dience. "Poor little mousie. If only I had something to feed him with.' cooed Miss Usher. The sympathetic crowd stood in amazement, and one man rushed to a near-by parlor for a crack er. An A. T. D. boy, for once moving quickly, pushed his way to the front of the crowd, and was given the mouse by Miss Usher, with instructions to take, it away and feed it well. Two minutes later a Roman slaughter had been staged, and Miss Usher closed the incident with the remark, "A woman would not be eo cruel." 'CAMPUS BABYjGRADUATES Xorth Dakota Agricultural College Pet Is Xow Grown. FARGO. N. D., Juno 1 The North Dakota Agricultural College has the real home product graduate in the big class this year. She la Ml Marraret Keene. a. daughter of Pean and Mm. H. S. Ken. In the early days of the farm school the professors were all either young married people or bachelors. Professor and Mrs. Keene had recently arrived and were temporarily occupying apart ments irf Francis all, which was then used partly as a dormitory on the campus. It was n Francis hall on June 27, 1894, that Miss Keene was born. She was the first campus baby at the college and quickly became a favorite at the institution. She was adopted by the football team as a mascot and at an early age assisted in that capacity to win a game from the State University aggregation. The little Miss Keene rapidly grew into school age and went through the grades in one of the Fargo city schools, after which she started in the prepara tory department of the college instead of the high school. June 8 she graduated with a degree In the home economics course. She is the only - graduate in the institution CHRISTIAV YOGA LEADER TAKES IP WORK, V r v V 4 . ... -S-- c MM Rev. Coro Hammond. Rev. Coro Hammond, who re cently was graduated from the Christian Yoga College of Meta physics in Seattle, has come to Portland to take charge of the Christian Yoga movement in this city. She will preach at the Christian Yoga center, 318-20 Abington building, tonight at 8 o'clock on "The Father Within." Rev. Mrs. Hammond has spent many years of her life in spirit ual pursuits. She was interested in theosophy for a number. of years before taking up Christian Yoga .work. Mrs. Hammond also promises some healing demon strations in Portland. who was born on the campus and occu pies an unique distinction in this re spect. In addition to a high standing in her class work for her degree. Miss Keene has been prominent in musical and dra matic circles at the college. HEART BALM GOES TO POOR PiTe Thousand Dollar Award to Bo Given Away. BRISTOWN, N. J., June 14. The jury which heard the testimony in the eult of George D. Wilder, the New York broker, against Dr. George S. Willis, of this city, for alienation ot Mrs. Wilder'a affections In the Spring of 1914, brought in a verdict of J5000 for the plaintiff. Wilder sued Dr. Willis for $50,000 damages but asserted on the stand that if he won the verdict he would donate the sum awarded to him to charity, probably the Red Cross. He testified that he had refrained from shooting Dr. Willis to save his children from a greater shame. Mrs. Wilder took the witness stand and admitted that Dr. Willis had kissed her on various occasions while making professional visits; that she had sepa rated from her husband but that they had been reconciled. She admitted her friendship with Dr. Willis dating from February 18, 1913, when he first kissed her. until April 30. 1913. Finally she became so worried that she fell ill. She called for the doctor, she testified, and told him she meant to confess to her husband. The Sunday following she and her husband went to the home of Dr. Willis, where, in the presence of the doctor and his wife Mr. Wilder related the whole affair. PASTOR HELPS TO CONVICT Baptist Minister Brings Charge Against Two in Morals Court. CHICAGO, June 15. Testimony given before Judge Arnold J. Heap in the Morals Court by Rev. Myron T. Adams, pastor of the First Baptist Church at South Park avenue and Thirty-first street, a member of the Comjnittee of Fifteen, brought fines to Barnet Par sky, of 3408 Calumet avenue, a former saloonkeeper, and Sherwood Smith. The minister said he had caused the arrest of the two after he had seen them pass out cards bearing the words, "P. Stenley, 3408 Calumet avenue,." Parsky was fined $10 and costs and MEDAL OF GERMAN VKRBAXD IS WON BY AIXS WORTH PUPII. X 1 1 - -It -P Miaa Margaret Slauaaen. One of the gold medals an nually awarded by the German Verband for proficiency in Ger man was won by Miss Margaret Slauesen, who led her class in German In the Alnsworth School. The presentation of the medal jv-an made Friday afternoon by C. J. Schnabel before the 50 mem bers of the German class. Mr, Schnabel made his presentation speech in English and followed It with a few remarks on Ger man music and aongei. The medal beers the Inner I p. tlon: "Dem Flelas ur Ehre (In honor of diligence). 'I . tioi WAITRESSES' WAGE NOT AGREED UPON Washington Commission Fixes $9 Weekly as Minimum 'for Chambermaids' Pay. NEW ORDER IS SWEEPING Recommendation to Bar Girls Prom Behind Cigar Counters in Ho tels and Restaurants Reject ed, but Minors Forbidden. OJL.YMPIA. Wash., June 19. (Spe cial.) The Washington Industrial Wel fare Commission today rejected tht long-pending recommendation of an 111 minimum wage for waitresses.' the highest recommended in the Unite States, but adopted the recommend a.-, tion to the same conference for a $! minimum wage for all other female employes of hotels, re tau rants and other places where lodging is furnished or food prepared. Irt a statement accompanying its an nouncement, the Commission says that the 111 minimum wage for waitresses probably would be justified in the large cities of the state, where the fre quent changes of starched attire de manded hy managements made laundr a much larger item in the cost-of-living budget than in the country towns. As a result ox today's decision, a new conference will be called to rec ommend a minimum wage for wait resses, and arrangements probably will be made to have separate wages ar ranged for the larger cities and the smaller ones. All minimum wasre rates Lheretofore put into effect have been statewide. Attorney-General Tanner has expresed doubts as to the legality, under the Washington law, of different wage rates for different parts of the state, but the commission believes this Is the only method of settling the question, and probably will seek a test in the courts. New Order Sweeping. The 19 minimum wage order is a most sweeping one, as it will affect all female" employes over 18 In deli catessen stores, boarding-houses. . etc.; besides hotels and restaurants. No ap prenticeship period is . provided, but provision is made in an accompanying order for the employment of minors in such occupations at a wage of not less than 17.60 weekly. Seattle hotel proprietors on sev eral occasions have protested strongly against the proposed $9 minimum wage being applied to chambermaids, inti mating that such an order might mean the wholesale displacement of white women by Japanese help. Peculiarly, no protests were made by either hotels or restaurant proprietors against the 11 wage for waitresses, but the Com mission held that under evidence brought out before the conference hear ing, the 19 wage for chambermaids and other employes was- justified, while the 111 wage for waitresses could not be justified outside of the large cities. Cigar Stand Rating Made. A recommendation of the hotel and restaurant conference, aside from that of wages, was that the employment of womep as cigar clerks in hotels be pro hibited. The Commission finds that it has no legal authority to enforce such an order in regard to adults, but issued an order today prohibiting the employ ment or females of less than 18 at cigar counters. The 9 hotel and restaurant wage will become effective August 17." Min imum wage rates heretofore established by the Washington Commission and al ready effective are: Mercantile employ ment, office workers, 10; laundries, $9; telephone exchanges, 9; factories, 8.90. The Welfare Commission aso com pleted today a classification to cover 236 rural telephone companies. In places of less than 3000 population, whioh the Legislature authorized the Commission to exempt from the regulation mini mum wage rate of 9 a week. Sliding scales of from 123 to 135 a month were arranged for these exchanges, under four different classifications. The only recommendation of a mln- Copyright Hart Scliaf fner fcUanr Nonfs the Time to Take Advantage of Our Great : Sacrifice Sale of Hart Schaf fner &c Marx Spring and Summer Suits This is a time when you get full benefit of our profits and at the same time get the best of selection of newest season's' fabrics. If you're not familiar with these clothes, make it your business to see them. You'll profit by so doing. - - The Prices Quoted Below Are Genuine Price Concessions: $20 Hart Schaf fner & Marx Suits fflS.flO $25 Hart Schaf fner & Marx Suits $18.75 $30 Hart Schaf fner & Marx Suits $22.50 $35 Hart Schaf fner & Marx Suits. . .... $26.25 sisin9! IR.oseinLbla.t1t & Co, The Men's Shop for Quality and Service Northwest Corner Third and Morrison iraum wage conference previously re jected was the $8.50 recommendation of the first laundry conference, which the Commission held was insufficient. DUCHESS WITHDRAWS SUIT American Woman Drops Fljrlit to Di rorce Duke of Durazzo. NEW YORK, June 14. Notice of a discontinuance of the suit brought by the Duchess of Durazzo, who was Miss Elizabeth Frances Hanan, sister of John H. Hanan, wealthy shoe manu facturer, for an annulment of her mar riage to Duke Arturo Di Mayo Du razzo, of Italy, was filed in the Su preme Court at White Plains a few days ago by the Duke's attorney. In filing the discontinuance notice, no intimation was given as to whether th. Duke and the Duchess have be come reconciled. ' or whether the Duchess will seek other steps to free herself. The Duke and Miss Hanan were married at St. Thomas' Church in this city February 17. 1914. They sailed for Europe a few days later, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Hanan. The - Duchess returned to America a few months later, but did not announce her presence to her friends, who also were ignorant that the couple had separated a few weeks after the marriage. The first news of the separation was given when the Duchess filed the separation suit. It then was charged that shortly after the bridal party reached Monaco the Duke was arrested in a street brawl, and the French authorities held him for being a fugi tive from justice. A French hotel owner charged the Duke1 with taking cash and securities valued at 1,000 francs in April. 1912, and losing them at gambling. The Duke filed an answer to the suit, in -which he denied he had taken the money, saying he "borrowed it for a friend." He added that the Duchess was 55, just 20 years his senior, and that "she went Into the marriage with her eyes open." Previously the Duke said he had re fused an offer made by Hanan, to pay him $25 a week for life. BOWERY LIFE OUTDONE MODERN BROADWAY WORSE, SAYS OLD BX-DIVEKEEPEH. What He See. on Tour of "Swell Cafe" Would Have Caused Raid in Hla Place SO Years Ago, He Avera. NEW TORJf., June 14. An old man wandered through the tireat White Way. Almost unnoticed In the gay throng, he made his way among the crowded cabarets, and few among the present generation recognized in him a leader of years ago. In the day when Owney Geoghegan, Billy . McGlory and McQuirk were in their prime, this old man kept one of the city's best-known dives on Chat ham square. As he walked through the new tenderloin of today he compared the sights Jie saw with the city's night life as he knew it in the old days. And Broadway now, the old-time divekeeper said, is more degrading, more dangerous for the young girls who flock to" its resorts and less re strained than was the old Bowery of a generation back. "This is the first trip I ever took to all these places where the swell folks go at night,-and, honestly, it makes me think the world is going back. Look at those girls smoking over there. Why, in our places everybody called them dumps' in those days no women were allowed to smoke. And no girl under 18 could ever get a drink. We wouldn't think of letting her have anything but soda water or something soft. "We old-timers would have been jailed if we ever allowed scenes in our places like they have here, where the mothers of today let their daughters go. "There's no excuse for these girle of today. The poor old human derelicts that used to come to our 'dumps' and drown themselves in drink had no money, most of them no friends and no hope. But these girls have all these things. There's no excuse for them, I say. In the old days the girls who used to come to our places were about 25. But just look around here. Half of these girls aren't more than 15 or 16." The old divekeeper and his reporter escort stopped in at one of the restau rants near Columbus circle. At a table near theirs were two young men and four girls. Suddenly one of the men fell forward ' in his chair and toppled to the floor, unconscious. "Why, that fellow got a 'peter' knockout drops, you know," the former divekeeper ejaculated. As he spoke the other man, without interference from the waiters who had rushed up, extracted a roll of bills from a pocket of his unconscious companion and calmly walked out with the four girls, unchallenged. "Looks like the police were standing in with this bunch all right," the oltj man observed. "If we ever did any thing like that in our 'dumps' we had to account to the police next morning, and if there was much of a squeal we had to make good the loss. There would be a bunch of detectives in every night, and irthpy saw we 'turned out' quite a lot of fellows in one night, like they did this fellow just now, we'd have to divvy up with them next day." The tour was over and the old dive keeper started back home. "Well," he said. "I've learned a lot tonight. I honestly didn't think it was true what I'd heard about these places. I guess it's about true-what an old sailor friend of mine told me the other day. '"In our day,' he said, 'when we hit port the tide took us right up to your "dump" and Owney's and old McGuirk's. And all the swell folks used to come down and watch us with the girls there. But now the boys in the navy they all hit for Broawday. where they can meet the daughters of those very rich folks who used to be lookin' on at our doin's. And, believe me, they get away with worse stuff than we ever thought of pulling with the poor old Bowery girls.' " CLASS BACKS ITS LEADER Others Strike When Youlli Flunks in Test After Game Struggle. CONNELLSVILLE. Pa.. June 11. Be cause the president of their clasp, How ard Myers, who failed to qualify at ex aminations, was refused a diploma. 2S of the 28 members of the class of 191j at the Mount Pleasant High School went on strike and say they will not participate in the commencement. A mass meeting will be held to act on the school board's refusal to overrule the faculty and permit Myers to gradu ate. The students allege that Myers' fail ure was . largely due to the prejudice of H. L.. Kuntzleman. one of the teach ers, which the faculty denied. Myers' father is dead and his mother was recently taken to a sanatorium incurably ill. Although without a homo and seeking shelter in poolrooms--, Myers continued in school. It is said that he was a good student until his mother was taken away, and his class mates declare be Is entitled to a dip loma, even in face of his failure to pass the final examination. Myers was one of five in a class of S3 who failed to qualify. CANDOR HELPS PRISONER North Dakota Man Tells Court He Patronizes "Blind rig.' CHICAGO. June 12 Appreciation of frankness by Judge Jacob Hopkins, in the Desplaines-street Court, brought Frank Gallagher, of Williston. N. D.. another chance. He was arrested for being under the influence of drink. "I came to Chicago to visit my sis ter," explained Gallagher. "My home town is dry. When I got here I had to take a drink. I guess I slipped, judge, and got too much." "How do you get drink at home, in drug stores?" asked the judge. "No, in blind pigs," was the reply. 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