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17 ni i : I MARQUAM GRAND THEATRE r.Diun TitriTDr w. T. PANCLC kealdent Kag. wkoa BCata MS AmltlS sHLHIUL. Rtdent MnCr TO MURDER HIS WIFE ABSCONDS Friiiyjand Saturday Nights, May 6 tni 7, ICC J I 'V'-' paolai Moe Katlaao faturday at BUS O'clock. t "-Yliiy, ' "?v'' toeeni of "A CKlaTIB BOBBTMOOB." V SAM . SHUBtRT and NIXON ZIMMtlLAlAN V. :' jVS'l . Tkehf aowsaafaT. C .J ; X Ml TQiir A '''sasvtir'riiv . 3frw rv' ' . t I Tuesday and Wednesday Nights, May 34 1904 j THE ? BIG SPECTACULAR FARCIAL REVIEW , . . (Joarul Special Berries.) - v ' Elisabeth. N. J, April 10. The rrea-l byterlan 1 church bar la till thunder truck by revelations which ' eocom. - panlod the- accusations of .the .wife 7 ,J K 1" of tha Rev. George Buckle that ha had I . deliberately tried to-murder her. . THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL', PORTLAND, SUNDAY. MORNING. MAY 1, 1C01 ,4 mm rroi mint , I . j .... " AV J Mr. Buckle haa for a number of years ' and la regarded aa an exceptionally able . )-;- and eloquent mlnlater of the gospel. , lie la not aald to be a man of violent tern. ' per, and ' there had been no taint I ' against hla : character until ' hla wife maoe tna charges against him. . ;-r ,r Nothing-'' but "'the' arrival "f their ' aaugnter, Mrs. BuCkl aaaerta, prevented . 'her husband from accomplishing hla i purpose. v'- - . -r . .- Charged by hla Invalid wife with hav. Ing attempted to murder her bv atrana Una; and auffocatloa aa aha lay sleeping, and facing arreat and dlamiaaal from . - ma paatorate,' the Rev. George Buckle. for 10 yeara paator of the fashionable - yoreystone Presbyterian church at Ellia- beth, N. Jetted last week with 110,000 ' In eaah and securities. Detectives failed '. t0 n him' and It la believed that be : .;;baa left the state." .J..'-:,.,...'... i - Thla la the aequel of an amazing and, ..," according to member of ' the . Buckle family, a fiendish - attempt at. murder. The only motive attributed for the al- ....... letd crime la that the would-be slayer ; waa urea ot hla wlfa because aha .waa an .Invalid. ' .-:.-. . . . . V Romance Js blended wlfh thetraglol elements or the case, aa the murder la aid to have been attempted early laat - Tuesday, a few houra after Dr. Buckle , solemnised the marriage of hla eldaat . daughter, Ruth, to .Ruf ua Stuart Adam a. a wealthy resident of Montclalr. Thla ceremony. waa performed In the parson age drawing room directly under- the .leaping apartment where huaband and wire later had their .terrible struggle. . It-waa two days later- before Mra. Buckle applied to Police Justice Mahon ,oi eiueoetn ror a warrant for her hue- band. Before papers could be served I on the accused pastor, who learned In some mysterious way that hla, arreat , waa threatened, ha disappeared. Shortly after midnight, Mrs. Buckle says she awoke to .And her husband standing Over her. Frightened by tha hatred In hla eyes, she hurriedly asked I mm wnat waa the matter. "un. she says he replied, "I just wanted to ae If you war asleep." - fine -hi , m & . Ili . 13 II II z ; II m m i 'ill s . yrcr in ;ii y" i I 'III , : -.. f i ' II -j in . ii in .. ii II . nl : .-'li - ' ' ll ii n ii ; . ii i II ' "K . I ; .-iii , ' t i f i j 'II "JS . - "5aV-JP . 4 wi Row of 4 ) A OABBTVUT SZUIOTXIO OOUFAaTT Sate or STAB EVERY. ; THING : NEW v - EXCEPT ; THE : TITLE" i; BamaTAnraas. TXI MOST BRAVTZTVXXT ttOWBEB OBOBtTS OI I -The One; Big Glorious Success of the Season BBAVTT. Gorgeous1- Startling Superb Dazzling j POPUCAR PRICES Bntlra bower rioot Satire Balooay .. . ... . i a TBo BOO. .SSo aad SSa OaUerj . , Boxes), asd Xogear aaaAaa.Aaa . TCWWWWWWWWWw i BAKER THEATRE I XlEORQe L. BAKERt Solo Leasee and Manager nmAHVS FASHIONABLE POPUUK PRICE PLAT BOulE Pboit Mtia 007 NEXT WEEK Beslnnlns With tha Sun clay Matin, May lat Last Week, But One, of the New Neill-Morosco Company, Producing THE SIGN :0FTHE- i- complained of having a. headache,, and he offered to dampen a towel, she aald. and put It on her forehead. What oc curred then waa told to Police Juatloe Mahon by the complainant, aa pale and still bearing marks of a violent struggle, she vividly described the terrible ordeal .... as follows: - . .. "when my huHband offered" to relieve ., my Buffering I waa somewhat surprised. as he seldom showed me any courtesies . of the kind. But he left the rtom and returned-In a few minutes .with a large .Turkish towel. Before bringing It to me he carefully closed the door leading - Into the adjoining room occupied by our -daughter, Virginia, 17 years old. .... . Then he brought th towel to tna. : ; It waa dampened with warm water Instead of cold and I told him that a warm towel would not relieve a headache. He . replied that it was good enough and folded it in a thick aquare, ' I noticed thia, as wo always kept a dim light Durning in tna apartment because of our baoy, who slept in a. cradle near the bed. "Suspecting nothing; I permitted him1 to lay the towel over my face, but re marked to him ' that ' It waa - too far down, as It covered my nose and mouth. He said, "No matter; you will feel bet ter In' few momenta." r ' ; "I waa grateful because of hie un usual kindnesa, and waa alow to realize that the towel waa being (irmly and gradually pressed closer. Then came the awful realisation that I was at the mercy of a murderer, ' Hla look of hatred, which I had noticed - upon wakening, now came into my mind and I tried to scream. But it was useless. The damp towel completely shut oft utterance and my. breath waa rapidly loaving.me. -'"Several times I rapped on the head of the bed with my ring in hopes of arous ing my daughter in the next room. 'Aa aoon aa, my husband heard - this aound he grasped my arm and pinioned It under one., hand, while ha . placed hla - right knee upon my breast, so that It waa im possible for me to move, My strength was rapidly giving way, but by a des perate effort I managed to give a feeble acream when he raised the towel slightly 10 peer mio my race, it waa pot loud enough to be heard. --' "The-momenta seemed hours aa I struggled there in the dimly lighted which he kept hia own and my prop- T.. T 1 a. I . I -Tin hk vain. V aKnn tlfl AAA In MR. AN1 MRS. BCCKLE ARE SHOWN IN THE 'PANEL AT THE SIDE, WHILE AT THE TOP IS SHOWN - THEIR DAUGHTER, WHO. IT IS ALLEGED. CAME TO HER MOTH ER'S RESCUE IN THE NICK OF TIME. Livengbod insisted upon my daughter and myself spending the remainder of i be night at the Stevens house, and we left Dr. Buckle with our then sleeping baby at the parsonage. On returning home- the next- morning Dr. Buckle had gone, but he came back in the afternoon and beged me to for give him. He even began weeping. I told him that If he would tell the truth to our neighbors that, for the sake of our children, I would try and live with him. -. "He said that ha would" be discharged from hla paatorate If he told the truth. Then, as I waa firm In my demand, he left and did not come back until thla. Wednesday, morning. . Hla hair waa dis hevelled,-and he appeared to have been walking about all night In the street "He again pleaded with me not to ruin him, and while I was talking over the matter with my daughter he went into nis study ana took a small iron dox. in The First Time la the ' West FOUR A dramatization of an adventure la the life of Conan Doyle'e great detective, SHERLOCK HOLMES A Powerful," Fas cinating Story Next Week, That Roaring Farce Comedy - WHAT HAPPENED TO JON ES 3 By HARRY B. SMITH, Author o ;"RoMii Hco Etft The Original Bew Tork Madison oaare' Thaatre Oompa'nr ' nA Brode Uoa Xataot. mil of SatertaJUUng Momsat. ; . ;, anir vuimi sowars, uusota Mif i, cuariea vernier, ssste r, Lyons, Olga Bay. , Biff Beaaty Chorus Inolndiaf 1 Stoaalag . ...... . f. 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A!LY-WcBi20crt0llCnEt EVEHW6 FI!CE$-I0c Jt C0MMENQNG MATINEE TODAY r D V : H A V AND ALL WEFK MATINFFS l-YI-lll Ut I The Bat Rural Comedy Ever Prodactd In ' V Portland ; TBE COUNTY FAII THE COUNTIV BANI CONTEST BATTLE OF TBE IABYESTESS BARVESTTIME THE IMFKONrTU WEDDING .TBE UCt fOI A FORTUNE ill A. STORY OF INDIANA. A clean-cat, Mtnrat. artiftte story of everyday ' life among the qnilnt people of BoanWa Indiana. BrtmmlBf ott wltfe tkalr aataral wit and honor. - EVERY ACT A PICTURE EVERY SCENE NATURE ITSELF ADMISSION TO ANY SUT IN THE HOUSE 10 CENTS Continuous Performance Sunday from 2 pi m. to 4:30 p. m. consciousness i managed 'by a auper- human effort to move over to the edge of the bed. and - then, r; exerting ' my sirengin again, i turnea a little wore and fell to the floor. Had I been sleep ing in -toe center or tne bed he would certainly nave smothered me to death. "But in falling I . dislodged - tha towel and also struck the cradle In which baby waa aieeping. er cries mingled with mine aroused my daughter In tha ' next room.' .rginla came in, she says,- Just as nor lamer scram Died . to , hia feet. dui was unconscioca on the floor.:. "She asked him what. was the matter. and he was. explaining that I had fallen out of bed while asleep. He held the towel behind hla back and was still ex plaining tne matter when I revived. "I toid our daughter that her-father had tried to murder me and asked her to caii the. neignoors. She rushed nut door and awakened the Stevens family. na jbo ut, a, tx. uvengood. Mr. otevens ana ur. uvengood . hurried ' to the parsonage and confronted mv. hm. oana "Despite my, Own and the acousationa or .my aaugnter, my husband ' declared mat ne naa not intended- to- hurt me. "He toid mem that it was simply, a the value 'of about 120,000 in securities, cash and two large life in surance policies. Before' I Teturned he had left the house. 7- "Aa for- hi motive "for wishing to smother me, I -am nrmly-oonvinced that: he thought It a good opportunity to ao-l compllsh his purpose and then explain that It was heart failure, brought on by the excitement of the wedding ceremony., I "Besides attempting to murder me, he haa neglected me and our children In favor of another person, and la In every way a dangerous and unfaithful father and husband. German Ragtime Juggler Montgomery & Cantor f Singing, Dancing and Musical Comedians JACK IRWIN The Irish Lad Budd -rr Pantomimic Acrobats See the Best 10c Show in the City and Be Convinced ; KOREAN "PEDDLERS" RUSSIA'SPIES (Correspondence Chicago , Dally News.) Seoul, March, 22. Since the arrival of the Japanese forcea In Korea the Fed dlers' guild haa come Into 'prominence. The arrival of Japanese troops at the capital and the arrest and ; banishment of Yl-Tong Ik, the very active superin tendent, of police, who waa well knows nightmare that I had had, but when the I to have been in the pay of the Russians. saw my bruised face and wrist, where I aroused the Ire of this ancient secret he had clutched me. he was silent Dr. HER FACE HER FORTUNE H".''.v"V"'.'f;-i';.-v.. ,-- :;" .'". , '":":.;:;. i1:':!'':!.'::.:....':.:.,.":';. .':."';;-': .Jt Is human nature to wish to be at tractlvely handsome, healthy and strong.' To the woman. this la particularly desir able, alnce so much depends upon her ' beauty of face, form: and -mind In the , struggle for jiuooesa In business or the . eocial world. ' ' The wrlter,la weU acquainted with a .,; family whose "eldest daughter la unques tionably the-least aatlsfled with her pef aonal appearance of all women on earth. jNot long ago It 'waa with hef a struggle with yelling gone wrong, by some frac tion of an Inch ft waa out of place. At another time ? It was ' her nalr, which rwould not atey where she willed. Again It waa her hat, which would not tip Juat right., With all these. troublea(t)icame real, honest anger. After thla deacrlptlon you. may be surprised to' learn that - thla lady la one of the moat handsome woniea on the coast "Why T Just because 'noth ing but perfection in'ber,eostumea,' ner toilet reaulsltea and surroundings satis fy. 80 it should be with etery! woman. She has but one face'and that ahouid be oared tor persistently and ' With ' discre tionary thought . r" . 4, " V-AR-CAS ; (liquid - face powder) , In sures . production ; and preservation of good complexions, 'For sale by, all durg- society, which manifested Us dlspleaa ure by blowing up the residence of the Korean. secretary, of foreign affairs and further' signified its ' displeasure at the trend of Korean politics by threatening various members of the government and minor officials known to be favorable to Japanese views. , The "Ho-Sho" or Peddlers' ..guild. which haa thus been making its power disagreeably felt is a society of ven erable origin. "Ho-8ho" means literally "Rag Merchants," and the society la known by that name throughout Korea, China and Japan. The "Ho-Sho", are aesoendanta of a ' former - Korean em press. . ,r (: ' . Tttey became a powerful Buddhist or der and when Buddhism was the great force In Korea, they established' them selves in what has ever alnce been their. work the propagation and extension of the Buddhist religion. At the same time they aoted as spies for the government which was under the domination of the Buddhist priesthood. In the early days of the order one. of the !( Korean em perors gave -the Ho-Sho, whom he recog nised aa part of hia royal kin, a com mission-to travel about-'-: the ' country gathering Information . for the-' uae ot the. oeatral government In order to do EMPIRE THEATRE M Tonight TT A XT y Laat time of ANNA EVA ii SI A MJ . V A . Prices Only, 20 and 3J5 Cents thla effectively they disguised them selves as rag merchants and thus were able to enter without suspicion almost every .household., hear Important . news and .gaining the confidence of the ?eo pie, report to the government the trend of- popular ; thought. In this way the government waa able on , different oc casions to nip in tho bud popular move ments dangerous to its existenoe. .. To this day the religious nature of the guild la recognised. By - many pious Buddhists It is considered 'to' be bound up with the welfare of Buddhism and the' empire.' Indeed, were It hot for the contributions of these people It would have a hard time keeping up its tra ditions and even maintaining lta exist enoe. The Buddhists, however, eon tribute largely to Its funds and the Ho- Bho la ft power In the land. It la essentially a power linked to the past - Its methods of violence and ter rorism are retrogressive. It stands for eld aruperatitltlons, old ways and effete customa that have prevented the devel opment of the Korean national life and left the nation Itself to become a bona of contention for the Japaneae and the' Russians. 5,'-',.-When the war " broke J out between China and Japan in 1894 a large section of ma nation favored Japan. Japanese ways and methods were adopted by many ana ior a . time It seemed as though the ,. nation waa to waken into new lire. . Japanese, Influence warred with Russian Influence In the Imperial palace and the s Japanese for a, time seemed -to be gaining the upper hand. The defeat of China had trreatlr In creased Japanese- prestige everywhere In Korea ana: naa the Japanese only. been a little less eager to civilise' the Kor eana or willing j to ' wait a little lonarer until their plana were fully ripe, Korean history might have been different - Japan, however, 'was Incensed at Rus sian intrigue "In the palace, which con tinually thwarted the reform movement Thla Influence It attributed, ' rtghUr or wrongly, to the late emnresa and tha Ho-Sho. . - The .; Japanese aJlted- them selves with the advanced Korean In a plot to kill the obnoxious queen. The plot euoceodud, The ueen waa l Fourth and Stark 8treets ' AL ONKEN Mgnager f : t Not only the Best in Portland, but the : ! ' , -J E i: greatest ifeiifeSiQii ma- House in the Northwest Qatering to the Best Patronage EVERY EVENING at 8.30 MATINEE EVERY SUNDAY 1 2 K Ii, Admission 25 Cento Box SeaU 50 Cents , . ' Boxes Can B Reserved ia Advance , ' Phone MAIN 4636 murdered;- bat thla crime only - auo- ceeded In driving the Korean emperor Into the arms of the Russians and Jap anese Influence . In Korea waned from that day until re-established by the re cent Japanese victories over the Russian fleet and by the advance of Japanese troops Into Korea. j The Ho-Sho still adheres to lta con servative creed and to its Russopbil ten dencies. Russian diplomacy has always a friend at court in the emissaries of this still powerful society. The head of the Ho-Sho, who la called the "Chi-eh- kun," Is known to receive a very sub stantial subsidy from- his Russian friends. This money is spent propagat ing the doctrines of the society and In keeping alive opposition to the Japanese. It Is likely, however, that aa the. Jap anese tighten their grip on the country, the leaders of the society .will expe rience the fate of the ' head of the Korean police and be gradually elim inated from the country by deportation to Japan or by a quick dispatch to that land where Intrigue la at rest :" Differ eat Waya. . Prom the Boston Transcript -- -Mrs. Jackson My husband had been drinking when he came home last-night and' I gave him a talking to he won't forget In- a hurry. .- ,v-f;?---ii-v-r-... Mrs. Jllson When my husband cornea home in that way I never scold htm. but merely-suggest that I want a new gown or something. It works both waya. I get the. gown and he keeps straight for a long, time. . '. ' "Am Overalgst. ' , "Half you heard, about Iacstkir. - "Vasa It Issr' . , ."Dey took him. by the hospital and took hia: appendix avay. from him, al-retty." Ha! ..Vat a pity, ain't it he didn't have It in hla vife'a -name." : . : ARCADE Continuous Program Today; at the HOME of VAU- , DEVILLE, 7th and . 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