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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. yZDUZ.LX.' w ;n;Cj; APIiIL , It:. S PRESIDENT TO E Executive Petitioned in Behalf - of Americans Sentenced to . Hang In Mexico. i Insurance concerns - VICTIMS OF SWINDLES Gang Convicted of Murder t6 Secure Policy Sham Cataleptic. Fit Lasts ' for Over; Two Months Before Per j'i petrator Tirea of Act. ; Uoursal 8cUl 8rTlc.) f Wakhlncton. D C April ..Pressure ''' bafmr brought to bear upon President . Roosevelt to have him Intervene in D thalt of ths.tbree Americana, Rlchard ton. Mason and Harle, " who are under. ;, nentenoe of death tn Menlco for the - Murder of Mitchell and Devers at Cht huahtla, foue " years agov -"The supremo : rourt of Mexico baa Just affirmed the ' eentenoe of death and unleea Governor ' free! pardons them they will bo exe 7 cuted by, shooting. V" - : rr- This ia the case In which charges of ' a aenaational nature have been brought against the New York Life Insurance company' The alleged crime of the ' ; three meit -was committed - tn order-to collect Insurance on -the . Uvea -of the ' vlct Una. . It has. been, alleged that the .New Torlt,Llfe., tn.wWch, company the -policies of Insurance were held, apent large sums of money and used undue ' influence to bring about the conviction Of the accused men. - The atory of the alleged murders and eonBplrscy to" aoouro the ' Insurance monev la of a most sensational charac ter. In the fall of 10J, while looking ever some .Mexican policies., the solid ' tor-general of the New York Ufa In surance company noticed " a ' peculiar coincidence in two Chihuahua claims. The claims came ' through- the aame agent, C. T. Richardson, were certified by the1 same doctor, C- 8. Harle, ana In both eaaea Dr. Harle had been the ex amining physician. The men had both il led 'from short Illnesses. One of them, -Harry Mitchell, Imrured for I1S.000, had died on February 11. The other, James Devers. who waa Insured for 110,000, died on February 12. Tet the Mitchell claim was presented In. February, and the Devera claim not until July, - In 'both caaen the Insured had no other ' relative than the beneficiary. In ' the - first case the beneficiary was Richard son s wife; In the" second It was Wll liam Mitchell, who posed a Devers alf-brother. . - " . . Beat lasuraaee Compaales. 1 ' Upon Investigation It was shown that the men had died and been buried aa stated. Then-the check Tor the Devers laim came back to the New York bank. It waa Indorsed by C T. Richardson, whose true name was Hulbert and who some year previously had run away from Rochester. New York, with seven indictments hanging over his head for running a "divorce mill." The other ulalrn had been previously paid to Rich ardson's wife, who waa a sister of the murdered Harry Mitchell, . After the frauds the gang removed ato DcUlaa, Texas. A detective named O ray was sent to Dallas and fitted out as a lumber merchant. Ha was aup plied with . lumbar orders from ' New York to keep up the game. One day Richardson spoke to Gray's little girl. The men met, became intimate and i Richardson broached a achema to cheat - the company, out of . 160.000. ..Ut said he had had experience. Detective Gray proposed that they insure Gray 'a broth-vr-ln-law for 160,000 as a beginning. -Ut waa dying f consumption.- - William Mitchell posed aa Evana and two repu table physicians, examined htm and pro nounced him a good risk. He was known aa Meredith when he waan't Ev- ' ana -:-'-.,. - , The whole crow,, including Gray, waa arrested early in November last. A fellow detective of his had ' already AITIg OTJTflTTUsa COMTAarT I IflTERFER The Eastern Outfitting Company offers for Easter a varied assortment of hand-embroidered lingerie Waists in the newest pat-;---'i;"AAX7"i,l3Trr"-terns and styles. . ...Cpl jt VV J2X1Jl. The' famous Miriam 3-clasp ' all the new spring colors. Elbow length Gloves to match all short, sleeve costumes. Let The Eastern Outfitting Company be your Easter Outfitter. Our dollar-a-week plan is flexible we'll make it fit your convenience. w- " Eastern Outfitting Co. ; Tha Store Whera Your Credit la Oood-"7 : Washington and Tenth CtysK)sriwy Wig e fJmm. ' We're head hunters at this season. ' If you're a hat . hunter let's make a date to meet; , say tomorrow -any hour to suit you. Well be on , the lookout for you all day at $2.35, $3 and $4. iiOMCLcnrHincrQ Outfitters for Men and Boys ' J66 and 168 Third St Mohawk Building , overheard Mitchell and ' Richardson scheming to kill jolt Gray. By accident In the prison at'El Pet . Mitchell dis covered that Gray In reality waa a. de tective. . .i . ..-.- Skaam Cataleptie Tit? Mitchell at once went into a sham. cataleptic lit that lasted two months. Ban Francisco -experts watched him and declared that he was playing possum. let all this time Mitchell didn't recog nise the attendants or speak an Intelligent-word.. He didn't' move from his bed. Detectives stuck needles half an inch into his foot. One night they suddenly rolled him out of hie 'bed, when ha should have been asleen. and dropped him Into a tank of cold water. He aank to the bottom atlff. - He was fed on milk Introduced through his nose by glass tube, 'because his teeth were clenched. At laat they mixed bis dally milk with whiskey. ; lie got howling drunk, jumped off his cot and cursed at everybody in sight -'. Finally Dr. Harle. who waa still in Chihuahua, waa induced to come Into tha United Statea and was arrested. He waa put through the third degree and made a full confession of his connec tion with the two Chihuahua claims. This was all the detectives needed. The proceedings against Mitchell and Rich ardson on the Dallas plot were dropped. All three were extradited to Mexico on the murder charge. The three crlml- nala fought the case In the Mexican courts, but their trials resulted tn con vlctlon and sentence to' be shot to death. ' Among" those acquainted with the details of the eaao no doubt has been expressed aa to their guilt. In view of this fact and also the previous records of the men JtJs not regarded aa likely that President Roosevelt will take any very active steps in their behalf. Fuslio Schools Win Koaeyr7' (Srwclat Dtspateb te Tse Journal.) '- Forest Grove, Or, April 4. The pub Ho schools of Forest "Grove hava Just won a voting contest, which took in all the 'leading lodges and associations of the city. The Women's Relief corns and I. ' O. O. F, were Cloae competitors in me corneal, me prise was 50 in gold given by the firm of WatroUa. Caples Co, This aura will be applied on new books for the school library, . MITOI OPTTXTTHTO CQxCTAlTT Kid Gloves in ,. (M CA DlaUU aV I " ' BOLERO OF SPANISHLACE. " ".' l CLOTH ' '. 7. ' 'w.fl.w-.A,t - . (S , t . 'Ill - -N. .. ' Suggestion for uting Spanish lace aa a bolero , . It is of fine face cloth cut with the fashionable worn with a velvet coraelet kirt ; The bolero is : Princesa outline and ia trimmed with numerous small strapped with velvet ribbon to match the color of tucka, edged with braid, and finiahed with revert end the akirt. , cuffs in darker cloth, and with tiny buttons. . A BANNER DAY FOR IGRO SCHOOL Distinguished Citizens From All - Parts of the Union, Guests - ' 'of Tuskegee. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL IS T TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD Buildings and Grounds in Gala At tire Booker Washington . Acts as 1 Host University Presidents At- tend. . '' Uooraat Stwcltl Service.- ' ' Tuskegee, Ala., April 4. Thle waa a banner day for the Tuskegee Normal end Industrial Institute, the. occasion being the formal opening of a three dayarl;elebralIononh twantyflflh an niversary of the establishment of the institution. The buildings and grounds were in gala attire and Booker T, Wash ington and his 'assistants were kept busy receiving the many distinguished visitors arriving to take - part In the celebration. Among the notable partici pants, the majority of whom are already here, are Andrew Carnegie, President Eliot of Harvsrd university, Robert C Ogden, president of the Southern Educa tion board; Bishop William Croaswell Doane of. Albany, Bishop Grant of the A. M. K. church. President Jorni ti. Abercromble of the University of Ala bama, Bishop Galloway of the M. K. church. South, Oswald Garrison Vlllard of New "York and Dr. Wmm Abbott, Secretary of War W. H. Taft was scheduled to make tha principal addreas of the day, but his tram was aeiayea and be will not reach here until tonight. Booker Washington made the principal address. - The Tuskegee Institute is the most prominent institution In this country for the industrial education of negroes. In a quarter of a century Booker ; T, Washington -has developed the school from an unpretentious affair housed In a rented church, with 30 pupils and one tescher, to a settlement of half a hun dred buildings and several thousand stu dents, worth upwards of $1,000,000. The Alabama legislature was among tha In stitution's earliest friends and granted It an . annual appropriation of 13,000, which was Increased a few years ago to ,13,000. sin 1893 the Institution waa Incorporated under Its present name and 100 acres and three small buildings were purchased by northern friends. To day it consists of more than 1,600 acres of land, 1,000 head of livestock and other property aggregating 11.000,000. ' The industrial course of the Institute embrsces every mechanical Induatry and affords In many Instances much better advantages for young men to become proficient workmen than ' any other school In tha country. For women, as well as men, has the Institute provided. They are Instructed In all those occu pations for which they are fitted. , To these purposes a beautiful structure, Dorothy hall, was erected entirely by the male atudenta, In this building the girls are' taught sewing, ' dressmaking. millinery, cooking, laundering, domestic training, mattress-making and basketry. In a separate building they are trained to be nuraes. - Agriculture Is not neglected. On the contrary. It Is perhaps the most suc cessful department of the Institution. There la an agricultural experimental station established by the state of Ala bama In connection with the school, and a corps of most efficient 'instructors. Apart from the technical, mechanical and agricultural department, there is an academlo department In which the stu dents develop their finer talents. There are night courses as well as day courses and also vacation schools. GOES TO STUDY LOWEST , OF AFRICAN SAVAGES (Jmimat peelel Btt W .Chicago, April 4. Dr. Nicholas -Senn. one of the foremost medical experts of America and one of tha founders of the national association of military surgeons, left Chicago today en route to Africa to study the equatorial peo ples of the dark continent, believed to be tha lowest type of humanity. Dr. Bonn will conduct his anthropological studies In tha Zambesi country, which Is now easily accessible by tha "Cape to Cairo" railroad. On hla way to Af rica he will atop off at Lisbon to at tend the sessions of tha International Medical congress. iiSUliBBai'sLl.BBrUBaaMBts . taasjBrB - REALM r A GOLDEN THOUGHT. It seems almost cant to affirm. "It la noble to serve. If one serves nobly," for the experienced know that ha com mands best who knows how to aerva besV- - It all depends- upon the spirit with which you serve. ' It la a alii to be too humble. If you believe you are inferior and oppressed, you unite yourself with a great tide of oppression. You become a depressor, a destroyer of energy, and it la your privilege to bo a stimulator, a creator of energy. . - Can yon not see tf you are a negative, self-abasing man oe woman, you deny tha power of God in youT DOROTHT QUIOLET. A DELAYED STORY Last Friday tha county institute of the W. C T. U. was held at St. Johns. The plaoe was selected with a view to throwing the influence of tha meeting on tha aide of local option, . notwith standing which the high license people have carried tha town; but the meeting was full of Interest of tha most prac tical sort and those . who participated in it, while they may feel depressed at ths result of tha election, may be aura goo'd will eventually come out of their attempt to awing it tha other way. A aurvey of tha toplca treated at this gathering will ahow moat clearly that the W. C. T. U. la not confining lta ef forta to tha closing of tha aaloon, no matter how much it may desire lt. Mra. A. H Whlteafdes, county presi dent, -presided and Mrs. A. M. Hlmes was chosen to act aa secretary. , Following tha preliminary exercises a paper waa submitted by Mrs. Hornung and read by tha secretary on "Food and lta Relations to Vicious Habits." Those who think women have forgot ten the influence of the kitchen and the cookstovs In the world should have heard this paper. It emphasised the Importance of keep ing the system well nourished with food that doea something more than aupply bulk for the stomach. It showed the necessity of the right atart In the morn ing for the men who are to be kept from tha craving for drink through the day. The woman who would do all In her power to counteract ths influence of the corner grocery ahould not content herself with " attending - meetings but should study to acquaint herself with foods and food valuea and - use that knowledge in tha preparation of such a breakfast for tha men folk who leave her table for the day's work- that there will be no ugly gnawing of tha stomach Eat Whenever You Are Hungry Old Theory That Eating Except At "Meal Time" Caused Bad ' Health Proves False. . . For a long time many people have argued that eating at Irregular hours deranged tha stomach and- that health could not . be' sustained unless meals were1 taken, at regular periods. Many others have maintained that the time to eat Is when wa are hungry, and at no other time, for (this Is trus) with out an appetite the food eaten cannot be properly -dlgeeted. And now, at last, the discussion Is ended. On well-known ' physician haa re cently demonstrated, by the experience of hla- own healthy, happy children, that nutritious, easily digested food la nmuniui no matter wnen it is eaten, Jut eo there is deeire for- tha food. - Malta-Vita, the delicious, appetising, perfect whole-wheat food, can be eaten at any hour, day or night, at "meal time" or other times, and always has a refreshing, strengthening, invigorating effect. This Is because It Is so easily digested that all its rich nutrition is quickly token up by the blood. Even very young children, convalescents and confirmed Invalids are never dletressed by eating Malta-Vita.- A bowlful with milk or cream wnenever they are hunary gives them all the needed nour ishment snd never deranges the stona ach. It Is just ss good for the well and strong aa for the alck and weak. Malta-Vita Is simply the whole of the best white wheat, cooked and steamed, freely mixed with pure barley malt extract, then rolled Into wafer tike flukes and baked crlsn and brown. The malt extract turna the starch of the wheat Into maltose, or malt sucar. a food so valuable that physicians everywhere recommend It. All grocers sell Malta-Vita. There la no other food ao good to eat. Z5ye PROMENADE GOWN. i i 1 -'..- 1 FEMININE and no howl of a hungry -nerve for something lacking In the material sup plied to help do Its work. - -'r Time put in In that way will 'do more ttian.qme apent in hurling denunciations at tha drink man. If we can make hla business unprofitable he will . leave It without any "be. it enacted." ' These poor men who are ao fearful lest the buttery be forgotten for tha bal lot are agonising themselves for naught On tha contrary,, tha effort for the bal lot la throwing new light on the do mestlo concerns of life and elevating themselves to a place of . Importance such aa they never held before. . -.. . . A discussion followed tha reading of this paper and it waa suggested that it be read at tha afternoon session. Mrs. B. Lee Paget led a discussion on denaturiaed alcohol. The story of thla proposition is an extremely interesting one. - Mrs. Paget had been at one time op posed to these distilleries, but after a close study of the case had changed har mind and came fortified with numerous clippings and a letter from John G. WooIIey, the great temperance apostle, indorsing the - manufacture - of- dena tured alcohol in the interest of tha farmers. Following tha discussion Mrs. Clara Waldo,' state grade lecturer, talked interestingly about tha project, being thoroughly well informed, concerning It. These distilleries ara ' to be used to convert spoiled grain, decayed ' fruits, etc., which now ara a total loss to tha farmers. Into alcohol, . which should be at once denaturlxed, thla process render ing It unfit for drinking In fact, Jt would produce acuta lllneas tf taken into the stomach and It persisted In would kill that Is. It would kill quite a little quicker than tha kind usually sold over tha bar. Suoh distilleries would be under heavy bonda to the federal government to sea that all alcohol distilled from these products should be denaturlxed and a heavy fine is to be Imposed for any fail ure in thla particular. . ' This alcohol could be stored by tha farmers, as it would keep indefinitely. If not wanted for immediate use, or it could be used for light and heat, thus supplying a substitute for gas which can not be had In the country, or It could provide- the- farmers- with an . additional source of Income by being sold for use In the arts and industries. -As all tha nonproductive businesses of the country. Including legislation, life In surance, law and literature, depend upon tha productive bualnesa of agriculture, anything that will put a little bigger bulge into the pocket of tha farmer ought to bo encouraged, so It la to be hoped thla aubjeet of denaturlxed alcohol will be ventilated and discussed until It be comes an actuality. i ' - Some 10 years sea thla matter waa first brought to the attention of congress and Is now receiving soma consideration from that body. - . At tha afternoon aesslon Mrs. Alvin 8. Hawk read a valuable paper on "Chll. dren. Their Models and Critics." which has -been quoted from before In these columns under tha home training head. Mrs. Donaldson, state lecturer for the Loyal Temperance Legion, gave an In teresting -paper on her work, which waa followed by Mrs. Waldo giving further Information on the denaturlxed alcohol problem, after which Mrs. B. Lee Paget read a naoer. much of the forenoon's work being repeated for tha benefit of newcomers. , - . . . - Mrs. Whltesldrs gave a paper, "Do Tou KnowT" which waav received with enthunlasm. The evening session, of the Institute convened at 7:30 and after the devotional exercises Mr. Adams, leader of Gideon's Band, an organisation of Christian traveling men, spoke. . 'Ills talk waa full of pathetlo Interest. It waa the atory of a young man's down fall, his rehabilitation and tha substitu tion of the testament In hla hip pocket for tha whiskey flask. . '. After Mr. Adams the Rev. Mr. Shaffer was called to the platform and gave a fqreeful address. lie snowed the advantages tnat would accrue to 8t. Johna from tha estab lishment of various Industrial mills, of the Increased value of the finished product of these mills as compared with the raw material In every rase, except tha finished product of the glntnllL with 7 -nF FACE TO FACE. - A New Problem For Women. . In tha looking-glass a woman often sees wrinkles, hollow circles under the erea, crow's feat all because she did not turn to the right remedy when worn down with those troubles which are distinctly (emlnlne. Backache, lassitude, nervous ness snd tha pains and drains of woman hood bring such untold suffering that tha face Is sure to show It. Everv womsn, yoang or old. Is well pro tected from tha bluee, nervousness, back ache, and tha many symptoms of disease to prevalent among our women-tf they will conscientious! v take Doctor Pierce s Favorlta Prescription, a safe and sura remedy for tha ills of womanhood, be cause lt contains not a particle of alco hol, digitalis or any deleterious drugf. Weak women ara mads strong and sick womsn ara made well by this splendid prescription which was used by Doctor Pierce in his large private practice) In tha specialty , of -woman's diseases. Every woman tro-Mfd In this wsy should write him ont her ease, care of In valid' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buf falo, N. Y. v Many times women call on their family physicians, suffering as they Imagine, one from, dyspepsia, another from heart dis ease, another from liver or ktrtnev die sate, another from nervous exhaustion or prostration, another with pain here and ' "Because the companies have educated the people to believe -' In Limited Payment and Endowment contracts, for which reason ' policies can be sold easier and with leas - explanation, or be. ; cause the premiums ara larger and your eunimiHstons greater, Is no Just reason why you sliould endeavor to sell a contract not aulted to tha best Interest of your prospect. Neither do I .believe In the long run It will be as profitable to you aa it" will be to make your clients acquainted with the true facts." CPart of the remarks or rreaiaent Turner or,inev"eecurty tau j tual" at a recent convention of GetThis - 'pr;. Fundamental Fact ? 1 1 - Well established in your mind: .The primal object of a Life Insur- - arice Company is the payment of death losses; any amount of ' money provided for other than this is and of necessity must be classed asn investment. -OUR POLICIES provide only for pay ment of death losses, and therefore they are issued at a low cost OUR BONDS provide for the payment of investment accumulations; r Ihey. guarantee to return the holder 4 per cent compound interest ort payments made, and in addition to that they share in the surplus which is produced -by our realizing a higher rate of interest than 4 per cent One advantage of carryingjthe insurance and investment in separate contracts is obvious; in event of death both are payable to 'the estate of the deceased., There, are other, advantages which our agents willbe pleased, to show you A few reliable men desired as ; ."representatives. - . - .--'-,- - . . v::-.:.'". . .. .- V - Columbia Life & Trust Company rJ. PORTLAND, OREGON. 7 i:z ' - W. M. Ladd, Pres." T. B. Wilcox, V. P" Edw. Cookingham, 2d V. P. Before yqu pay $15.00, $20.00 or $25.00 for your Spring Suit 2T; ZIlorTopcoat, see till He will save you from $5.00 7 to $10.00 S. VV. Cor. Fir.t and Yamhill, and Third and Davit Auction! Auction! The entire $50,000 stock of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Sterling Silverware, Hand Painted China, Novel- - ties, etc., will be sold, regardless of cost or value, to the highest bidder at public auction, being compelled to vacate . the store as per following letter: ; ; ' . - ni xtrxATa o nnr w. oobutt, v v Vortlaaa, Or March 91, isoa, - Mr. L. Aronson, Ut Fifth Strs-t. City - T - - tfear Bin You ara hereby notified and required to quit, vacate and deliver up to the the keys of tha premises now oowipled by you, to wit: Storeroom No. lit Fifth atreet, city, -within 10 days. from ths data ( thla notice. Be.pectfuny, , op CORBETT, , - By HENRY LADD CORBKTT, Eight Handsome Presents'1 Given Away Free at. the Con- . . elusion of Each Sale. 1 ' V. SALES DAILY 2 P. M. AND 7 P. M. I. ARONSON, Jeweler 135 FIFTH ST., COR. ALDER 1 which ws are all too familiar to- desire any statistics aa to lta value to a com munity or to Itself. - K ' f Shall wa conaratnlate St. Johns on the flourlshlnf condition of these mills and the' protection they will receive aa a result of tha lata election? - t"re, snd In this way they all present alike to themselves aud their rasy-golC and indifferent, or over-bi(ty docWir.se per ate aod- distinct diseases, for which ha arumlng them to be such, prescribes his pi. Is snd potions. In reality they are only ("mpfonu caused by soma womb disease. . The physician Ignorant of the cause of fufferlna, sneoursgos this practice until arga bills are -made. The suffering pa tient gets no better, but probably worse, by reason of tha delay, wrong treatment and consequent eompflcstlon. A proper medicine Ilka Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription, directed to U enuae, would have , entirely removed the disease, thereby dis pelling all those dlxiremlng symptoms; and. Instituting comfort instead of pro longed miserv. u nae been wen ssia tnai "a disease known Is half cured. In cases almost Innumerable, after all other medicines had failed to help and doctort had said there was no cure possible, the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, -supplemented, when necessary, bv ths medical advice and counsel of Dr. Pierce, has result! In a perfect and peraaoau aare. , - , . -. mm iscut vgt. To refute tha manv false and mallrlonS attacks, bogus formula and other un ' irutmui statements published concern . Ing Dr. Pierce's Fsmlly Medicines. th Doctor has'doclded to Dubllsh all the in fredlenta entering Into them and plsct,. he same on tha wrapper Inclosing escb -bottle. The exact working formula foi making these medicines cost Dr. Pierct and his collaborating Chemists and Phar macist many years of study and expert menU, but as perfected they produce almost perfect pharmaceutical com pounds, em bod flna- all tha active, medl cinal principles residing In the Itigredi enta employed, and preserving them per, fectly for any length of time and tn any : climate without the use el a drop 1 alcohol. ....... -. ...... rTVaataa .Thees are the Original Uttls . VmlsL Lvar P1,u- 'rst put up ovel -aXeAeAs 4" y" age, by old Dr. R. V. . , - . Fleree. They've been antes -Imitated but never eqaatoo. aimallMt, easi est so take and beat. They're) tiny, ausar- -eoaaed. entt-btiloue granules, a compound at monea ana Kmoeuraua vegetsDie extracts. Without disturbance or trouble, eoaatlpa tlon, Indlseatloiv- bilious attacks, sick aod bilious headaches, aad all derangements ol f the liver, stomach, snd bowels are pre anted, relieved, and ru red. Permanently cared, too. uy tneir anna ana natural scuoa. these lltut Pellets gently lead the system Into natural wave aa-aln. Tlielr Influence M'a agents.) , a 3 fiC- idl. At the close of Mr. Shaffer's address there w.a alnflne; by Mr. and Miss Sand, Miss Band accompanying: with tha guitar. - -The mooting was' fllamnsaad by Rv. Mr. Young-, psstor of ths Methodist church, where tha taaututa 1 car ( . ..( ' '1 i . ' !'
