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Tiig ore6on suNDVr, ; jbtfK?TAi;poRTLANDr-cu::gAY r re:... .::at FwLY AliuY SCAHDAL IS AIRED III OHIO V.V - .- - i ' v t . : ,-. ... .. , . - .- - Troubles of Major Elmore F, Tag. gart and HiaWife to Be - : e - Heard." w''"-.' f.'.CASE PROMISES TO BE H 'f'T W t BITTERLY CONTESTED Sensational' Charger Made in . Di--' totci Suit i Brought y by Husband Which Art Dnid In Croat Petition ,-- Filed by Defendant. . Wooster. O., July iVThls-city, duri , li..-hs ootnlng week, will bo the. scene ---t ti hearing- of what pronaiaes to be 'n(o( th moat bitterly contested dl , -vorce oases ever heard in Ohio. The T ceee la that of Major Elmore F. Tag . gitrt. Sixth infantry., and Mrs. Qrsce -, Violet Culver Taggart. The matter haa "-attracted much attention in all parte ,of the country. Major Taggart la about ' 41 years of ace and Mra.-Taggart about . both' of fine appearance the wife a ..' ."handsome brunette. Major Taggart waa a protege of Frealdtfnt McKlnley. Dur- log .the last two years he has been quartermaster on the transport Sherman, 7 'plying between San Francisco and the r Fhiiippmei ' . The depositions wDl figure largely In . .. the trial of the case." These depositions ' Tiers been taken In Manila. Ban rrn Cisco.' Denver:1 Fort Leavenworth, Chi . cago, Washington. Cincinnati and New- ' - tport, .Kentucky. , A number of officers today, however.- sitrnifted thetr Intention ' ' of being-here to give their testimony, .. .Major Taggart first Charges Mrs, Tag gart with desertion, claiming that on July I, ma,, she left their home, taking ' "with her the two children. He says that ah went to San Francisco, where she was guilty of improper conduct. '.That she. persisted In consorting and as ( socle ting with men and women whose names and reputations were scandslous ',' and the subject of public gossip. In this . -drat petition Major Taggart asked for : divorce) and the custody of the two chil .dren. w --'. - v ' Ansae Complaint, .' Major Taggart ' later on made ari - , amendment to his petition In which he alleged that In August, 101. Mrs. Tag. .. ' ! gart was Intimate with Captain ' Louis , Fiachman, and -In -the amended petition he declared that In ' lit. ' at Fort . . Thomas, Kentucky. Mrs. Taggart was " t guilty of Intimacies with - lieutenant ' I Rtthsr snd others. . I In tils second causa of action Major ' neglect of ner marital duties; InaFshe ' ' : squandered much Of his money for in toxicating liquors for herself and , tothersv and purchased -tnsny presents and articles of clothing for William Taggart, darned as a co-respondent He , declare J hat she was addicted-to the '. habit of smoking cigarettes, to his rat disgust and against his protests ' tlon. .. A-.-,.- 'In' his third cause of action he de- elerts that oa or--about , July 1, itos .'Mrs.1 Taggart conspired, with Colonel Miner snd Captain Poors and caused "m. the plaintiff to be confined to the- army - 1 hospHal at Fort Xeaven wort h-vpoa -a. . 7 false 'charge of acuta aloohdllam. ? ' ' . . Wtfa Sattlaa CAargaa. " T ' r Mrs Taggart, at the ttma of ths fll 1 1ng, of-Uiw petition 'for divorce, was la , Ban-. Francisco, but upon being ep .piised-of ths setloh for divorce has. ;.,tenod to thU city and filed her answer '. and cross petition. In her cross petl- nriion sne said aha had always conducted t , herself as- a duUful and" obedient wife. ; i and that Major Taggart had been guilty . .of 'extreme cruelty, with striking her ? repeatedly and with gross neglect of auiy toward herself and children. 1 . Mrs. Taggart answered the amendment . o her cross petition setting forth an ad , 'KllUonsl cause for divorce. In this Mra i Taggart alleged that while they were rs- isiouig.. in Manila Taggart was In. . timate - with a native Filipino ..wnm iirauu name Is Augue , tins, nut whose surname aha Is unable . ' Mo grtre. Mrs. Tagirart slnoe coming, to . t oan rrsnoisco to nght for her children and ta answer the charges mads by her ouspgna nas mads booster her home. ; ..' .;- " , ; (' , i Boxeae- Thief Oaaght. , 1 , - '.(aprelal Dtapsteh TSs Joarsal.) Pendleton. Or Julr J A member of , toe gang of thieves which has been rob : blng boxcars 'along ths line of tha O. ' R. V N. 'company from Denver, to the ' coast jot soma tlms past waa arrested . 'In the tfilla yards here today. Marshal , i orrman and Officer Fltsgsrald made i the arrest and tha prisoner waa taken to or-iann this evening, Fair Bulletin No. 44 , - ... Gierke's Band. 3Qln Hunday Bervlce la torium. Audi- I Tennis. Bakemfleld, Visalla, J let Hanford and Tulare Day. P. . A. A. Championship. Organ , Ilecital. . v our optical department conducted w " 'i - - - - -' experience end not experiments r&s : ' results . are , -psrfaaa 1. Ml penisaentC sThnr-oa '- Srya-laaa : Sfoaattaga are aiwayg "There to stay." AlGCsFcIdcnhciincr . Oor. M a&a WaaUagto Sta. f.-C . , awlsr-c- TOversmltha " " v 9laavoa Importer. ; mmmmmnii RUSSIAN Er.:Fi;.E St Petersburg Newspaper Say Sato's Interview Is Affront ,3 to Nation's Honor. i .t (Special DUpaleb blueses Wire te The esraal) Bt. ntersburg, July II. Ths war spirit Is again manifested throughout ths nation. Newapapers comment at length on Sato's Interview stating the Japanese Position, and . It - la srenerailr declared Aiat ths terms ha outlines ars an affront-to Russian honor and render peace aa Impossibility. The opinion Is expressed, that the Interview, waa put forth ta sound Russia, as to ths recep tion the proposed terms would receive. M. Sato Is official spokesman of the Jspansss peace commission, but the hope Is expressed thst he spoka individually and without authority. Ha Is quoted as saying that Japan could not eeass hos tilities or declare an armistice previous or 'during peace negotiations and that Japan believes that only aa aggressive policy . will, have . ths required influence upon Russia to foroe her to accede to Baron Komura's term and prevent de lay. ...'.' 't . ON WAY TO MAINE. Japanese Bepreseatatives of Commercial .I" " Interests ta orOaaa." "' F. Kaneke and J. Hayaakl arrived In ths city . yesterdsy from Yokohama on their way to Portsmouth, Mwriw,Jat-. tend the peace conference wnlcn will be held at thst point early next month. Both countries will be represented by -a large number of envoys, msny of whom havo arrived In the various Atlantic coast cities. Jspin will be represented by ststesmen and commercial Interests, ths men now In Portland belonging to thsjatter. ... . GIRL OUTLAW IS CAPTURED VERMONT V Believed to Have Captained Band - One of Whom Was . - Killed. . ; (BpeeUI Diisatob byLtssod Wire te Tae Jooraal) " Bennington, Vt, July . A girl out. law, ll years of age, who appears "to htfVe eaptained a gang Of thieves and desperadoss. Is In ths custody of Shsrlf f Henry 8. Lawton of; Bennington county. She will not teU her name. . Ona of her male compsnlons Is dead with a bullet through his heart and two others of the ests of ths mountain towns of Rupsrt and Dorset -ay six deputy sheriffs and a posse of SO armed farmers and lum bermen. ' .... On Friday some berry pickers discov ered the camp of-the outlaws in the woods near Rupert and gavs tbs alarm. Deputy Sheriff Harvey Lincoln and Con stable A. O. Mason of West Rupert or ganlsed a posse snd started for ths band. Oulfled by a boy' berry picker they reached tha place about o'clock last evening. An attempt was made to ap prosch ths place quietly, but a crackling stick gave the alarm snbths outlaws rushed Into the woods firing at ths sher iff with revolvers as they ran. Two bf ths men got away. The third outlaw followed in tha darkness and was evidently mistaken for a deputy, His companions turned their revolvers on him and he fell dead with a bullet through his heart The. girl outlaw. In trying to run, fell In a tangled spruce scrub and wss captured. ' The. dead outlaw Is a 'man about it years of age, medium also and fairly wen aresseo, in nis pocaet wss found a pocket-book with the nsms of A. H. Ross, ' Boston. Massachusetts, ? with soma memoranda, thought to Indicate the routs he traveled In coming from thst city. For the last 10 days ths re mots mountain villages of East Rupert, Esat Pawlst and Rupert have been ter rorised by tha depredations of a gang of tramps, consisting of three men and a-glrt . v- . ASTORIA BOY FALLS , ' - INTO RIVER AND DROWNS (BpecUl Dispatch te The Journal.) Astoria, Or, July to. Ona bf ths sad dest drowning accidents ever occurring hers happened lata- thla afternoon, when Garner Kesler, aged 14,' last his Ufa, Ha waa atandlng on the old TruUlngee wharf watohlng tha fishing boats, when the rotten plsnklng gavs way beneath him. His brother Charles hastened to a ladder and reached out to grasp Gar ner by the hand, wh n ths little fellow disappeared. Tbs body waa recovered two hours latex. The victim assisted his fathsr, who Is foremen of the Astorlan composing rooms. Hs was a renthrka- bly blight bojr, possessing a wonderful knowledge of printing for one of his years, and waa loved by every ona. SMART SET IS GRILLED' .'. (Continued from Page One.) i hat aha only wished thst an entire book of such beauty, of design and print oouid. bo printed about her late, bus band. ,. . '...;'. , Special Xuatlagioa Tolnms, It was understood that Mrs. Hunt ington was to havs a specially prepared volume with a full oaae ateel naravlna of the most exquisite workmanship as a frontispiece. I believe the explanation made to mo by Wooster concerning Mrs. Huntington to be true. I also believe, however, that when Wooster snd Ahls became mixed up In questionable transactions - and when Charles Stokes Wayne so. abused my friendship and his sense or business honor that Jia used tny own lettsrhesd paper to aid Ahla In his operations. tht ths first-thought of theae men was to put the office of the district attor ney on a fa)se scent by bringing Judge Deuie and myself into ths matter. "I consider blackmailing as the mean est and most despicable of all crimes. I would rather bs arretted for murder. for fiiorderraneairtrlJ somettmeg-u n-1 premeditated. Town Topics does not havs to blackmail, nor does Its editor. I had made my fortune long, years be fore I bought Town Topics, which wss in 1101, and no man can ssy thst since 1 became editor of this periodical I have ever reared to attack that which I conaldered wrong or to stint my sppro- pstion of prnat 1 deemed just and right" 4 Ooaaal te Wed Baroness. (Copyright, Hearst News Service, by Leased Wire to The Journal.) - Venice. July . Tha engagement ""It announced of Baroness Margherlta May nerles of Venice to Paul Nash, American rnnaul in this city. She belongs to one of the bluest blooded families of Italy. The consul Is "popular' la -American and Italian eoclety, . . Freight Department Reorganlza - tion Will Greatly Facilitate - r -" . Work. 'v ;.. BRETZ IS PROMOTED, ' " AND GOES TO TACPMA Officers' o Seattla " Btanch to B Aboliahei and ' Nadeau to Havt Supcrviiion Fogartjr to Attend to Joint Traffic With O. ft C Linea,- ' (SoecUl Dluwteh te The Jeorsal.) Seattle, July 19. The long promised reorganisation y of the northwestern freight department Of ths Northern Pa cine was-announced here today and la. eludea many Important changes which aU officials agree will greaUy facilitate tha work of ths service on all western divisions. Ralph T. Brsts. at ths present time freight and passenger agent of ths Seattla branch of the road, with -head quarters here, snd jurisdiction over tha Pacific ahort line divisions, is maae as sistant to Henry Blakeley, assistant general freight agent at Tacoma, and will have his offices there. He will out rank Freight . Agent Fogarty of Port land, whose, position will hereafter be that of general agent In charge, pf jucb office In Oregon. . With tha removal of Breta from Seattle ths offlcers Of ths freight and passenger sgent of the Seattle branch of ths road will be abolished. . VX.-A.- Nadeau. general agent here, will have charge of the paasenger business and ths freight trafflo will be looked after In the assistant , general freight agent'a office In Tacoma, - ' . Tha only real work In connection with tha frelsht department which Mr. Fogarty will hereafter attend to will be the Joint trafflo or the roan wun wo Oregon ana waiiiornia lines. . EDISOIt SOLVES PROBLEM OF STORAGE BATTERIES Cheap and Serviceable Electric Traction for Vehicles In- s . vented by Wizard. (Special oiipatcn iaea wire csTsejwuu pew York, juiv z3.-momas mi m :iaa made the unauallllea aectarauon ids that he haa Solved ths problem of pro viding cheap "and- eervceable electric Br October my light battery will be ready for the market and we will be ready to equip automobiles of sll de scrlptions,hs said. "To- reach tha goal for which I aimed and keep down tha coat, to a trifling portion of what pres ent batteries cost to keen alive. I deter mined- upon a simple combination of Iron rust, potash and nickel rust. . For a tlms It failed me, but- I have now aa- compllshed the result with these la gradients and a tiewHght battsry Is an accomplished faot. - ."It will weigh. Ada ha.lt fit tha present batteries In general use and . will bs about ths same site, authough It stands somewhat higher In .Its proportion than tha othsr. As to Its power lh?r ran be no question.' A now factory where the cell batteries are to be manufactured Is being erected In Orange and automobiles will be built and equipped there." CIGAR-MAKERS ARRESTED IN RAID BY THE POLICE (Special Dtapatck by Leaeed Wire te The Jearaal) New York, July SO. Revenue Agent BinseU with sevsrsl deputies followed Carlos Garcia, bf ths wsll known firm of Garcia Co. at No. II War ren street, from the factory to a plaoa on Coney Island today where they ar rested him and confiscated 1,100 cigars which It " it claimed were unstamped. Later ther arrested Julian Llera. partnsr, and arralgnsd the two before United Statea Commissioner Shields, who held them In f 1,600 ball on charges of delivering unstamped, cigars and having counterfeit stamps In thslr pos session. A rsid on the factory rssultsd In tha confiscation of 15,000 high-grade Clgara, 1,000 atampa alleged to be counterfeits and 1,000 pounda of tobaoco. Ths firm haa been In business for sevsral years and employed 10 cigar, makers. M E. Flaherty, a tobaoco bro ker at No. Burling Slip, and Harry Levison, -a Nassau jeweler, furnished bonds. . INDIAN ACCUSES BOY - OF SHOOTING HORSE '. fRneeUl DiiDsteh te The Ieoraal.1 , : Pendleton, ir., July II. Little Sammy, a full-blood Indian, haa filed complaint against Ernest Knight, eon of a promi nent, reservation farmer, charging tha boy with shooting a horse belonging to the red man. Tha Indian olalms that tha youth drove tha animal out of a field of grain and thsn becoming sngry shot It with a It-caliber, rifle. The boy . In turn brings witnesses to swear hs was work. Ing all day on ths dats it la alleged he shot the horse and that he did not kill It. Tha case is being heard by Agent McKoin of ths Umatilla reservation and will ba. completed next week. . MISSING NEW YORK MAN? . FOUND IN WASHINGTON (Sperlal Dlepatca br Leased Wire to The Jeorsal) New Torkv July II. Newberry O, Halsteed, - - who disappeared under strange clroumstancss soma tlma ago and haa kept his friends and relstlvss in a atate of anxiety, was found id to It fs night In Washington suffsrlng. said, from the heat ' The myatery of hla disappearance was Increased by the unaccountable j-etlcence maintained by the family of his brother, James D. Halstead, of Rye, New York. First news of tha finding of Mr. Halstead came la a telegram to tha Rev. Dr. Mottet, e? West Twentieth street, pas tor of tha Holy Communion church, who haa interfstsd himself In tha search for the missing man. The telegram read Halstead arrived In Washington this morning. Still suffsrlng from heat Hopes to return Monday, (Signed) "WBIMAN WALTER.",. core ef rights. (Special Iilspatek by Leased Wire to The Journal) New York, July II. Hundreds of sail ors from tha North' At lan t jo fleet vIsj Ited the Bowery and New York's fs mous rest slds this afternoon and tonight Feminine favors were responsible for. a soors of fights. ' f f:".'- ' ' ': . - V,, .t - , . ' . ' s't ' .'.'',,.: -.,' a. . 4 . J' r ' You run no risks whan you gat your glasses at tha Oregon Optical companya Institution. . Wa. have gained a reputa tion for reliability which Je known and respected over the entire north wait. ITS Tonrtfe S4, t. K. O. JU la. KIIID TO 1,1 Man From Baker Lends Half a ; Century to Affable Stranger, WhoNeeded the Money. WAITS IN VAIN FOR ; RETURN OF CREDITOR Finally Asks Police to' Help Him ; Find tha Fellow Who Want After Valuable Express Package and ' Forgot to Come Back. Arriving In the. city yesterday even ing from Burkemontr Baker county, w, H. Otlklnson met an affable Stranger at the depot who discussed .weather condi tions and politics with1 him. Tha stranger's voice was melodious and hla mien pleasant, . No suspicion entered tha mind of Gllkinaon at that time that tha transer was not a DhllanthroDlst. who i Pent most of his time smoothing .ins r.t. or iyf. for Ti""orf " Two hours later OUklnson''afaTfli in philanthropic strangers was shattered. He found his way to, ths police station and told CapUin Mooirs that a stranger had divorced htm from HO. Ollklnson'a story summarised follows: 'Wo took a short walk and tnia man told me ha bad . plenty of money ta a satchel In his room, but none In hla pocket and was annoyed at ths thought of having to make a trip to tns east side, as he had a valuable packs gs wait ing for him at tha sapreaa omoe. ."At thla juncture a man with an ex press -messenger' a--cap appfoadhed and aaM to my eompajtien? 'Xoit baa stter hurry up and get that package, as It la valuable;-' wo- know,- and heavy storage will have ta ba charged, beeause wa don't want to take ths-rlsk of anything Ilka that being lost or stolen.' With an air of annoyanoa my com panion turned to -me and asked ms to loan him the money. Ho said when tra went uptown he had plenty of credit at a hotel and would refund the money. I J loaned It to him and ha promised to meet ma at tha hotel later on. I went to my room and at the appointed hour was' at the hotel. I waited an hour, but tha man didn't -turn up." ..- Captain Moors sent Detective Day out to look for the affable strsngsr and the sxpresa messenger.. HARR1MAN IS CONDEMNED Continued From' Page Ona) then. Tha atatement la made that Bchwerln, who . Is at ths head, of the Harrlman navigation Interests, Is dis criminating sgainst Portlsnd and In favor of San Francisco, where he .hss large personal Interests, financially and other wise, and that ha systematically neg lects the commercial Interests of every other city, and Ignores the opportunities for business at Portland. . San Francisco, years ago finding her self - handicapped by the monopolistlo and graaplng tsndenclea Of a almllar com bination,- took tbs matter In her own hands and formed Independent companies to build transportation lines and steam ship!. Tha city of Portland will. It la declared, do the same if some attention Is not Immediately given her legitimate needs. Conditions In ths harbor and at the mouth of tha Columbia are rapidly changing for tha better. Tha volume of business la growing by leaps and bounds, and the channel between Portland and the aea la today aafa for the largest ships. Business men asssrt that Port land will resume her old ascendency as tha grsatsst seaport and railroad center In the Faolflo northwest, and tha man agement of the Harrlman water lines will find, after years or uniair Tusonmi- natlon against this port, that Independent steamship lines will bs fostered and patronised by tna business men. SECURES DIVORCE TO SAVE HUSBAND FROM JAIL ..'.. ' i !,..,-, Seattla Wash.. July It. To save her husband of two weeks rrom being com pelled to serve a penitentiary term, Mar garet u. Collins tnia morning secureo a divorce from. Kooert ti. . uoinns so aa to Bsrmlt him to marry 11-year-old Lottie Conrad, on wnose complaint ns la now In Jail. . ' - ' - ' Tha prosecuting attornsya ornos is willing that Collins, in charge of a deputy ahertff, should be taken out of the state and anowea to marry tne alrl.. . All that prevented comna oeing sent for the second msrrlage this 'morning -Mraa ther fear hat when h left ths con fines of tha atste ha might laugh at tha officer of tha law and refuse to marry the glrL , - . . ... CHINESEEXCURSION I : COMING TO PORTLAND . (Special Dispatch to The JooraaL) . Seattle. -Wash..- July . A party of SI Chinamen, representing the wealth of this people on the north Paclflo coast, will start for Portland 'In a few days, where they will spsnd a week tak ing in- tha sights at tha u!i i and Clark, fair. Tha Idea of a Chinese, ex cursion psrty Is a new -one In the United (States and much Interest la being taken l It , ,..'. u' ' . ', Optical Co S VERY It Is expected Chin use, who la now MEii& '' V'',"-l-:':-' 'V-V Vi''.i. TV If your teeth need, atten tion call at once and we will ' tell you, free of charge, what work is required and what it will cost ; It is then pp- : tional vith you whether you , have it done or jiot, , ' ,' If you take good care of your teeth' the result speaks for itself , in your1 personal appeal ance. If you neglect your teeth you are a continual suffererWe offer you thtgreatest skill:: obtainable with every known appliance of merit to Aid the operator. VYe guarantee positively; painless extractions, and thousands of the best people in Portland have approved our methods and show their appreciation of our work by continuing 'their patronage and sending . their . friends to our office. Prompt attentiome-ReasOnable-fees. Satisfaction guaranteed. In , acV - tive - practice -in -Portland . since .1895. . i v - ; ; ' ; 342)54 Washington Street, Comer Seventh OfSae XoMfi a. aa. ia S p. nv TOO p. . to sao p. aa.) Sandaya, S U iJ'; 1 0 The Complete Housef urnlshers W ' . 1 KVeVvi ' ;'Vr A si la California looking ovsr the markets I In connection' with the Canton Province I railroad he haa contracted te sutld for I - Jl':G3K33 GOOD TEETH MEANS GOOD LOOKS ' . ' v. f - - GOOD TEETH MEANS' GOOD DIGESTION"""' J V' GOOD TEETH MEANS GOOD HEALTH GOOD TEETH MEANS GOOD v s GOOD CARE MEANS GOOD DENTISTRY vxzDiitiHrrp tr T P;v.: JaLkW iawisw -V ' r- 1 -0 E HAVE few YOUTHS' fins two MEK suits, maae j in tne .very latest styles of : r neat and conservative patterns ' that sold earlier; fti ' i the season at $12.50 and $15.00. In order to clean n! I v ; "; :. ' - :;" : V)iv wtieik wt sisive eis vi uibiii jrwu. ixmjt nave 1 jjs, CHOICE WHILE THEY LAST AT mmmmm SEE DISPLAY IN THIRD STREET WINDOW BOYS' WASH SUITS, HALF PRICE Sam l Rosenblatt Mo: - ' Corner Third and'Morrison Streets . 1 ths Iflowery Kingdom govsrhmant wnl meet the Dirty on. Its arrival In Port- land and wUl return 'with It to Seattla eslWi-f V If you have work done It a -will.' pay you? to, have the ' best ( We give you the best - at - a ' reasonable), price. Ve have no idle tirrie o charge for as we are al ways busy. , Read while you run. , V"' ' CARE The PAINLESS DENTIST lr ,i- ; ;, -v , , pus.'. We have put on sale for the week beginning tomorrow a , carload of r ' t Combination 5: .Which have 'just arrived. These i cases are all new goods and are of different finishes and sttxetC,' A' for, : tunate purchase . enable us tojpari. with them ait rrom - 1 : PER CENT BELOW THE USUAL v':::-s"PmGE;&fe SEE -THEM' 172-174 First St. . U .. ... lines of MEN'S . AND V; and three-piece SUM- a ' . .t to prepare ta tall for China, where he will undertake hla railroad . sons true- I tlon, work. ", .u '.',. ' . ' ' . . - - ' ."' '," ',' : h