TEE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JTJXE 18, 191G.'
MRS. ASTOR TO WED
WIDOW OF TITANIC VICTIM, WHO WILL FORFEIT MILLIONS BY
BIG FIRE CHECKED
MARRIAGE.
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For all-wool fabrics, true
metropolitan style, good
tailoring, perfect fit and
lasting satisfaction, wear
AND LOSE INCOME
Hundreds of Volunteer Work
ers Save Sisson, Cal.
Widow of Titanic Victim For
feits Proceeds of $5,000,
A 000 Left Her in Trust.
1500 ACRES DEVASTATED
OTHER MILLIONS REMAIN
Future Husband Is Wealthy Brook
lyn Man, 28 Tears Old and a
rrt Owner of Newspaper
. That Announces Event.
NEW YORK, June 17. (Special.)
Mrs. Madeline Force Astor, widow ol
John Jacob Astor, who went down with
the Titanic, is to be married next week
to William K. Dick, of Brooklyn, vice
president of the Manufacturers' Trust
Company, according to a news item
appearing in the Brooklyn Times today.
At Bar Harbor. Me., where Mrs. Astor
Is ajt present, she denied today that a
marriage license had been obtained, but
would not, however, deny the report
of the engagement.
The fact that Mr. Dick is part owner
of the newspaper that published the
story has caused it to be generally
accepted as true.
The Times says.it is authorized to
announce that the marriage will take
place next week and that the license
has been obtained.
Mr. Dick, who is 28 years old, is said
to be worth from J3.000.000 to Jo.OOO.OOO.
By the marriage Mrs. Astor will lose
the income from $5,000,000 left her by
her late husband for her enjoyment so
long as she remained his widow.
First Marriage Cause of Protest.
The marriage of Madeline Talmadge
Force and John Jacob Astor in 1911.
following Mr. Astor' s divorce two years
before from Ava Willing Astor, oc
casioned a storm of protest from the
press and pulpit throughout the coun
try. The announcement was made on
August 1, 1911. Colonel Astor was then
47 and Miss Force was 18. The pending
marriage was denounced in vitriolic
terms by Rev. George Chalmers Rich
mond, of Philadelphia.
Other Episcopalian clergymen fol
lowed and four Eastern bishops an
nounced that the ceremony could not be
performed by any clergyman in their
dioceses because Colonel Astor had been
the defendant in the divorce case.
Colonel Astor was finally forced to
go outside the Episcopal Church. The
ceremony was afterward performed at
Beechwood, Colonel Astor's Newport
villa by Dr. Joseph Lambert, pastor of
the Elmwood Temple Congregational
Church of Providence on September 9,
1911. Following the ceremony the
Astors went to Europe to escape the
continued storm of protest over the
marriage. In April, 1912, they took
passage on the Titanic to return to
New York. When the Titanic went to
the bottom Colonel Astor went with it.
Mrs. Astor was picked up by the Car
pathia and carried back to New York.
The young widow went into retire
ment in New York awaiting the birth
of her child, who was born August 14.
1912, and named John Jacob, fifth of
that name in the family.
Prenuptlal Settlement Made.
In the meantime the will of the great
landlord and investor had been pro
bated, it left the bulk of the estate
to his son by his earlier marriage, Wil
liam Vincent Astor. His daughter, Ava
Alice Muriel, also received liberal bene
factions. The will provided $3,000,000
each for all children other than Vin
cent and Muriel. By the will, also, the
young widow will lose the income on
$5,000,000 by her remarriage. This will
revert to Vincent Astor.
Arrangements for the support of Mrs.
Astor had been made in a prenuptial
settlement, whereby she received about
S8.000.00D. She at first was disposed to
fight the will, which gave her son only
$3,000,000, as compared with a total of
$68,000,000 for his half-brother, Vincent
Astor.
Mrs. Astor has lived a quiet life In
the Astor Mansion at 840 Fifth avenue
since the birth of her son. It was not
until January 18 last that the house
was opened with a social function
characteristic of the old days. Then
Mrs. Astor gave a dinner dance and
other parties later announced her return
to the social world.
RECORD SYSTEM INSTALLED
Vancouver Sheriff Gets Outfit for
Making Finger Prints.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 17.
(Special ) D. E. Nicholson, Bertillon
expert from the Washington State Pen
itentiary at Walla Walla, was in Van
cojver today installing a system of
recording prints of men arrested by
the Sheriff's office.
He has visited each county in the
state and installed a similar set of
blanks and equipment, and prints of
each man arrested will be sent to the
penitentiary office for comparison and
record. In this way, it is believed,
criminals operating in different coun
ties will be detected.
Mr. Nlckelson Instructed theocal of
ficers how to take the prints, and how
to us- prints made on glass, furniture,
and other articles...
ROAD SUPERVISOR ACCUSED
Farmers Declare Those Who Signed
. Petitions Obtained Jobs.
OREGON CITY. Or.. June 17. (Spe
cial.) Charges of using his position
to his political advantage, of incompe
tence, and of negligence were heard to
day against Road Supervisor S. L. Mul
lan. of District No. 1. by the County
Court- Roadmaster Roots will make
a personal investigation. Mr. Mullan
was a candidate for the Republican
nomination for County Commissioner
at the recent primaries but was de
feated. Mr. Mullan Is alleged to have given
road work only to those who signed his
petitions asking for his apopintment
as Road Supervisor. He is alleged to
have used extravagant methods in road
work.
LINK HIGHWAY PLANS GO ON
I rood Ttivcr-Xorth Yakima Hoad Is
Getting Much Support-
HOOP RIVER, Or.. June 7. (Spe
cial.) J. C. Hutchins. secretary of the
White Salmon Commercial Club and one
of the original promoters of the pro
posed link highway to connect North
Yakima with the Columbia River-Highway
at Hood River, who was here to
day, declares that he feels confident
that the route will be opened soon.
"We are meeting with the heartiest
co-operation, not only from Portland
nnd Hood River citizens," said Mr.
Hutchins, "but from Seattle motorists."
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LANSING NEXT CHIEF
Secretary of State to Become
President for a Day.
STATEMENT IS REAL TRUTH
As March 4, 1917, Falls on Sunday
and No Inauguration Held That
Day, Secretary, Barring Death
Will Be Executive.
WASHINGTON. June 11. The next
President of the United States will be
Robert Lansing, of New York, the
present Secretary of State, says a spe
cial to the Minneapolis Journal.
This is not in the nature of a wild
political prediction, nor is it the in
auguration of a boom for a Democratic
"dark horse." It is merely the state
ment of a fact which, barring the
death or resignation of Secretary Lan
sing, is as certain as'anything can be.
Mr. Lansing's term of office does not
depend upon the action of any politi
cal convention; it is likewise irrespec
tive of any primary or direct election.
In point of fact, it Cates back to Jan
uary 19, 1886, when Congress passed
an act providing that, in the event of
the death, removal, resignation or in
ability of both the President and tne
Vice-President of the United States,
the Secretary of State shall act as
President.
March 4 Falls on Sunday.
March 4. 1917. will fall upon a Sun
day, and it is contrary to all precedent
although not in opposition to any iaw
to hold an inauguration on Sunday.
Therefore the incoming Chief Execu
tive will take the oath of office, and
commence his term shortly after noon
on March 5. President Wilson's term
commenced at noon on March 4, 1913;
therefore, according to the Constitu
tion, which defines the term of a Pres-'
ident as "four years." his tenure of
office will be over at noon on March
4 and, even if he is elected to succeed
himself, he cannot take the oath of of
fice until noon on the following day.
Vice-President Marshall, of course,
is under the same disability as the
President. Therefore the Secretary of
State. Mr. Lansing, will be President
of the United States for the 24 hours
and some minutes elapsing between
noon on Sunday, March 4, and tho
time that the new President takes the
oath of office on the following day.
This brief term of office is not a
mere formality. It is an actual occu
pation of the power of President, with
oil his authorities and prerogatives.
Mr. Lansing "President Lansing," for
the dav will be empowered to occupy
the White House, to issue pardons, to
attend to all the other business of
which the Chief Executive has control,
and to ride to the Capitol, should he
desire, as the outgoing President on
Inauguration day.
Lansing. Honor Is Great.
Moreover, this is the first time in the
history of the Nation that a Secretary
of State has had this honor bestowed
upon him and only the second time in
the 140 years of the existence of tho
United States, that the office has been
held by any one other than the Presi
dent or the Vice-President.
On January 19. 1886, Congress passed
the bill which provided for the succes
sion to the Presidency through the
Cabinet, commencing with the Secre
tary of State and passing on through
the Secretary of War. the Attorney
General, the Postmaster-General, the
Secretary of the Navy and the Secretay
of the Interior The other Cabinet of
fices rank in the order of their estab
lishment. Since the foundation of tho Govern
ment Cabinet officers at the close of
one administration have held over into
a hew administration until their suc
cessors have been appointed and con
firmed and have qualified.
The tenure of office act of March 2,
1867, reads: "Every person holding
any civil office to which he has been
or hereafter may be appointed by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, and also who shall have be
come duly qualified to act therein,
shall be entitled to hold such office
during the term for which he was ap
pointed, unless sooner removed by- and
with the advice and consent of tho Sen
ate, or by the appointment, with tho
like advice and consent, of a successor
in his place."
The coming . commission issued by
the President to Mr. Lansing specifies
no term whatever, although it contains
the phrase "during the pleasure of the
President of the United States for the
time being." The reasons for this sav
ing clause are quite apparent, and the
mention of the name of William Jen
nings Bryan in the message of the
President to the Senate causes one to
wonder whether the Commoner was
aware that if he remained in office
until March 4 next, he would be the
29th Presidont of the United States
if only for a day.
LUMBER STRIKER KILLED
Nonunion Man Fires Fatal
When Auto Is Stoned.
Shot
OAKLAND. Cal.. June 17. Lewis A.
Morey was shot and instantly killed
early today and Robert Berg, of Ala
meda, is in jail here tonight charged
with murder as the culmination of a
fight between union and nonunion lum
ber handlers. Morey was a striking em
ploye of the Sunset Lumber Comnanv.
According to the police. Berg confessed
tiring the fatal shot and implicated
Harry W. Foss.
According to Berg's alleged confes
sion, an automobile in which he and
four other nonunion men were seated
waft jtttnnlrari ftv o mrh .,.41....
He said Foss handed him a revolver anU
mat ne snot only after the machine
had been bombarded with stones and
other missiles.
Foss. who was said to be the driver
of the machine, -was arrested late to
day, and the police said tonight he
woula be chars id with murder Thr,n
other nonunion men were arrested also.
NATIVE DAUGHTER DIES
Mrs. J. Ii. Waldron, Born at Silver
ton, Succumbs at Pendleton.
PENDLETON, Or.. June 17 (Spe
cial.) Mrs. J. L. Waldron, aged 46.
passed away here yesterday from can
cer. She was born in Marion County,
Oregon, near Silverton. July 18, 1870.
and had lived in Oregon all her life.
She came to Umatilla County in 1883.
Mrs. Waldron returned to Pendleton
from Portland about two weeks ago
suffering from the cancer. She is sur
vived by a husband. J. L. Waldron, a
prominent farmer, and twn d&mrhrAr,
Mrs. Victor Roumagoux and Mln
Claire Waldron. of Pendleton. The
Waldrons are well-known in the Pilot
Rock and Nye country.
"Shy" Huntington to Play Ball.
THE DALLES, Or., June 17. (Spe
cial.) "Shy" Huntington, University
of Oregon star baseball player, will
take part in the game here tomorrow.
when The Dalles team will play the
Knights of Columbus, of Portland. The
Portland team is said to be a strong
amateur organization, and local fans
are pleased that the team will be
strengthened by tho acquisition of
Shy."
I will pay $100
reward for def
inite informa
tion that will
lead to the ab
solute location
of my son,. Dr.
Edward J. Bur
nett, formerly
of Portland.
Or.. . St. Louis,
and Kaneas City. Mo.
Have important In
formation to save his
inheritance: also oo.
alt Ion to offer. Dr. Ed. 3. Burnett.
DESCRIPTION: ST years old: height. 5
ft. 8 In.; welsht. ISO to 170: dark balr. scar
in matm or nair on roreneaa; Brown eyes
weara muatache and roatee full beard
would be inclined to aandy color). Has mil
itary walk: habit of clearing throat: habit
ual smoker of clears or cigarettes. Is reg
istered pnysician In Oregon and Missouri.
Dteapepared from Kansas City December,
1812. Last aeea on Puset Sound December,
1914.
S. E. BURNETT
834 Brooklyn Ave.. tSan Antonio. TexM.
Superfluous Hair
A smooth, hairless akin always fol
lows the use of Deroosant. It will
not Injure or discolor tho skin, is
easily applied and removes super
Xluous hair or fuss In two minutes,
a single application sufficing- un
less the hair Is unusually thick.
Neither smarts nor disfigures and
does not stimulate the growth of
new hair. Demount Is guaranteed
to five entire satisfaction. Generous
rls.l else nostnald in Dlaln wraDDer.
for 25c or larse Jar. perfumed. 60c.
or any druggist can obtain either
package for you. ir ne nasn t it in
stock. Esbencott Chemical Labora
tories. Portland, Or.
Ixsa to Tills Generation Is Rela
tively Small, bat Destruction
of Yoang Trees Will Be
Felt In the Future.
REDDING. Cal-. June VtJ 'Forest rire
which started in Bi- Canyon, three
miles south of Sisson, CaX. late yester
day, devastated approximately 1500
acres of cut-over land with forest trees
of volunteer growth aged from 13 to
15 years, according to statements made
tonight by officials of the Forestry
Service. Ajs the fire was confined to
an unsettled region no homes were de
stroyed. All available forest rangers, hun
dreds of volunteer fire fighters and
employes of railroad and power com
panies whose plants and holdings were
threatened had brought the blaze under
control tonight.
The greatest individual loss was sus
tained by the California-Oregon Power
Company In . the destruction of more
than a mile of pole line. The town of
Sisson sent out an organized band of
fire fighters, as for a time it wa
feared the flames would veer In that
direction, as was the case durins: a
fierce fire two years ago.
. According to the forestry officials,
no estimate of the monetary losa could
be made. Although the loss to this
generation would be comrjaratlvelv
small, they said. Jt would be felt more
in years to come. The land burned over
was cut over, but had been re-forested.
CHILDREN ESCAPE BLAZE
Barn, Vsual Hot Weather Sleeping
Quarters, Burns AVlien Tent Used.
.MOSIER. Or June 17 fSnecl.i 1
Fire early this morning destroyed the
barn of George C. Evans and all con
tents. A cow In the barn was burned
to death and all hay and farm machin
ery lost. The horses had been allowed
to roam In the orchard during the
night
Two. children, accustomed ta lninr
In the barn during the hot nights, had
moved to tent quarters near the house.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans were awakened
by the noise of the crackling blaza and
the barn, which had been built less
than two years, was enveloped in
flames at 2:30 A. M. It is presumed
that matches had been drooped accl-
dently while the hay was belne- loaded
Ctoffiies
$15, $20, $25 and up
PHEGLEY & CAVENDER
At the Sign of the Cherry Tree
Corner Fourth and Alder Streets
C nffi CA,B.S.Ca, 1911
last year,
sured.
The barn was partially In-
5000 TO SING ON FOURTH
Mrs. Mary Huntley Goes to Tacoma
to Get Tips for Celebration. '
CENTRALIA. Wash.. June 17. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. M&ry Huntley, a member of
the committee on singing for the Cen
tralla July Fourth celebration, has been
in Tacoma the past few days securing
pointers on how community sings have
been conducted In that city.
A community sing, in which it Is ex
pected that 6000 voices will participate,
will be one of the features of the local
celebration. Professor Alexander Ball,
of Tacoma. will arrive here Monday to
teach in the Centralla Summer Normal
School and his assistance will be solic
ited in making the local event a success.
Ontralian's Brother Killed in War.
CENTRALIA, Wash., June 17 (Spe
cial.) A cablegram has been received
by Charles Safkin, a car repairer em
ployed In the local shops of the North
ern Pacific to the effect that his broth
er, August Safkin. a soldier In the
Canadian overseas troops, was killed in
battle. The brother, who owned a
ranch in British Columbia, enlisted in
Vancouver, B. C. shortly after the war
ALL DAY IN THE SUN
SUFFERS NO SUNBURN
A PRETTY society girl who is devoted
to athletic, motoring and other out
door pursuits is the envy of her friends,
because no matter how much she is in
the sunshine it doesn't seem to affect
her at all and her complexion, neck and
arms are always like the proverbial
lily, white, soft and smooth as satin.
She confesses to her friends that the
secret of her success In avoiding sun
burn and tan. freckles and other results
of outdoor pleasure Is that she uses
Santlseptic Ition. a delightful toilet
requisite that protects her skin In an
almost miraculous way from sun or
wind burn, tan or freckles. Santiseptlo
is just as effective in preserving the
skin from pimples, blackheads, acne,
spots, and other blemishes. It is easily
procured at the drugstore, a good sized
bottle costing only 60 cents, or this ad
vertisement sent direct to the roanufao
turers with 25 cents in stamps or coin
will secure postpaid a large sized
introductory bottle. "Write Esbencott
Chemical Laboratories. Portland. Or.
broke out. He is survived by his wife
and several children.
- W. F. James Is Candidate.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Juno 17. (Spe
cial.) Will F. James, a prominent
farmer of Grand Mound. has an
nounced his candidacy for the Republi
can nomination for State Representa
tive from Thurston County.
Satsop Cheese Brings $31,000.
OAKVILLE. Wash.. June 17. (Spe
cial.) The cheese factory at Satsop.
started a year ago. has reported Its
first year's business. A total of 1,
89S.OSS pounds of milk was received.
304.118 pounds of cheese being made
and sold. The total received for the
cheese was S31.lt2.ll. an average price
of 15.3 cents a pound. The outlook for
the coming year is favorable.
Mesklll Woman Burled.
PE ELL. Wash., June 17. (Special.)
The body of Mrs. Bertha Raddy. wife
of James Raddy. of Meskill. was
brought here from South Bend, where
the died in a hospital, the funeral be
ing held yesterday from the Baptist
Church. Rev. T. F. Schlosser. of Dryad,
officiated. Mrs. Raddy was a native
of West Virginia and was 27 years old.
Automobll tlrra madt of horsehair have
been Invented ly a Frenchman.
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Then Weekly Payments of 25 Cents
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posed partly of wool and partly of fiber. Few
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look practically the same. Sizes 8:3x10:6. We limit one to a customer.
Folks Living Out of Town Send us your name and
address and 50c and we will send you one of these beau
tiful Wool Fiber Rugs. No matter where you live your
credit is good at Edwards'. The same easy terms of 25c
each week are yours. Be sure to enclose an extra 25
cents with first payment to pay for packing securely.
The New Queen Vesta Combination Range
Burns gas, wood or coal two $500 Cash $5.00 Month
complete ranges in one.
An -All Year-Around Range,
because you can use gas and
have a cool kitchen in Sum-,
mer, or use coal and have a
warm kitchen in Winter with
out making a single change of
parts. '
If desired both fuels can be used
at the same time, thus doubling
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The most complete and up-to-date
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Suitable for either large or small
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The full capacity of a complete
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It is equipped with a gas
burner in fire-box to use in
lighting coal fire. No kind
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utes. This is a unique fea
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Oven Two large 18-inch Bak
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coal. These also can be used
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broiling, which is heated by same
burners as gas oven and can be
utilized when baking, thus econo
mizing in fuel.
Body The lower body of Range
is of heavy cast iron construction,
made of plain design, high grade
castings, very attractive in appear
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made of high grade polished steel
with cast front.
- Fire-Box Of ample size with ex
tension pocket for wood, duplex
grates for coal or wood. Heavy
fire-box lining.
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attractive appearance and of
superior construction. No
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Queen Vesta Combination
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can be furnished if desired.
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