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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAE, PORTLAND, SUNDAY M6RNINO, ; MAY 28, 1907. - 13 t . . '. , r i .. i MRS. GOULD IN DREAD OF KNOCK-OUT : PROMOTERS IN THE NET ... ; ' fAtiM ntiaaA fAm Ta-sva hut nnnnn Millionaire's Wif '' fear ; Being Poisoned by Her Enemies, She Tells Police. - HOUNDED BY DETECJIVES HER MAIL TAMPERED WITH Disclosure More ' Sensational Than First SnspectfdGoiild to File His Answer' MondayWill Formal in Character. Be fBrt Nw by Lant 1mm4 Wire.) New York, . May B5. Howard Gould' answer to his wife's suit for unlimited divorce will be filed tomorrow. It will be simply a general denial of the alle gations set forth In her complaint But the young millionaire yachtsman's law yers In the filing of the answer In that simple form do so only to light for fur ther delay, as the attorneys will ask the court for permission to Ills at i later date an amended or supplemen tary, document In which. If the Goulds' Infelicities are not settled tn the mean- UiL will h mmt tnriW In itAtall AnnnUp allegations. H developed today that Mrs. Gould's disclosures to Police Commissioner Bingham were much more sensational than has already been made public. She has not only charged that she was the victim of police persecution; that her mall was tampered with, and that se cret service men were used to trace her previous life, but she also declares that she had been warned against eat ing or drinking, fearing that she might be drugged and tricked Into some com promising position whereby her enemlei might accomplish their evil designs, which she ailegps contemplated spirit ing her away tn a madhouse on trumped up evidence of innanlty. Hammers Connection. Abraham HummrTs connection with the Gould case has not as yet been Cleared up, but It lias been established Ir'V. .y:r -t-i ' v . piitf - . Mrs. Howard Gould. I. . Ofji-aB J tU 1 1 Abraham Hummel. to a certainty that the lawyer who Is now serving time on Blackwell's island for mulcting both sides In the cele- the Investigators of the Gould troubles have not as yet been able to iearn whether Hummel had any negotiations With Howard Gould or his attorney, Delaiicy Nicoll. They are going to In- Eyeglasses Not Necessary Syeiifht Ota Be Btrentthaned, and Kot Form! U muaua Jyrei auooauiuiiy ira - Without Cuttias oi Drugging. mrst That the eye can be atrengthened so tht eregUnei can be dlipeiued with in many camtf baa been proven beyond a doubt by the tettt monjr of hundred of people who publicly claim that their ejreswni na been restored or tuai woniornii mile lmtru ment called "Actina.'1 "Actlna" alio ralleirea Pore and Granulated I.ldf. Irltln, etc., and remove Cataracts with' out cutting or - drug sin. Over seventy-five thoutind - - " Actio have been Hold; there- , . fore the Actlna tref. aient 1 not an experi ment. bat I reliable. , The followlnn letter are bnt mple of hundred wa receive: UT S. M. WNlBOr. curnrr 'viifviiim uu I i- 8t., Lo Aageie. cnr., write: "anout WO T"B rm H U u j a la ii aV P v wutwu l eoninlted o-cl)ed scientific ocollit and h4 special (lae made, but all to no avail. I Krai eh t n Actlna and In le than thirty day threw way my gla. Thank to Actlna I. can read or write now for houra every day. I would not be without it tor any. amount of BMr''charle Longntreet, No. 2t0 W. H7th St., New Tot City, write: "It lve m ret pleainrcr to recommend Actlna. Bavin anffarcd diucb with mr eye neither any treatment imr glaM availed. I wa Induced: to give Actlna I trigi, and after a tew week' ae of Actlna, I m able to read or write without that Interim pain. My eve are bow so strong that I caa use tbera freely."" B. H. Holbrook, Deputy County Clerk, Falr fax Va., write:" 'Actlna' ha cared my eve e tint I can do without si. I very seldom bave headache now, and can tudy op to eleven o'clock after hard day' work at the office." "Actlna" caa b nsed by old and yonag with serteot safety, fiverv member-of tlte family ran ss the "Actln" for an? form .f dleae of the Br. Bar, Threat or Head. One will lat for years, and h) always ready fcr "Aetma"' will be nt r trhU brains M. If yoa will tend your name and (ddretw to the Attlna Appliance Co., Dept. 88 N. 811 Waj. lint St., Kan. City, Mo., you will receive, bmlntely rRGR, a vduabls book ITot, WU .sm'i Xiesllss PA Disease, terrogats Hummel tomorrow on this point and in the face of the fact that Hummel has been neglected by all his former friends ths investigators hope that he will make a clean breast of everything. In this connection it Is re membered that he oame forward and did what was expected of him by Dis trict Attorney Jerome tn the trial of Harry Thaw for the killing of Stanford White. 'There has been considerable talk among lawyera as to the propriety of Delancy Ntcoll's posKlon in the case and there have been hlnta that the bar association may take the matter up. Hounded by Polios. Incidental to Mrs, Gould's charges against certain members of the police department she has told how she was hounded by the police in the dsys when Thomas F. Byrnes was monarch at No. S00 Mulberry street. In her conversa tion with Police Commissioner Bing ham Mrs. Gould referring to the work of Captain McLaughlin and his men lu shadowing her, said: "You know, Mr. Commissioner, this is not my first experience with your detective force." Former Police Chief Byrnes talked over the long-distance telephone to night Mr. Byrnes waa at his summer home at Red Bank, New Jersey. He said: 'Before leaving New York this after noon I Instructed ray lawysrs to bring suit for libel sgalnst the person or per sons who were responsible for Unking my name In the Gould case as has been done. I never did any shadowing on Mrs. Gould either before or sines hor marriage to Howard Gould. I do not know Mrs. Gould and have never spoken to. her in my life." Mrs. Gould told Commlsstonsr Bing ham that she had received several anonymous letters and that one of them warned her to be careful what she ate and drank, as there waa a plot afoot to poison or drug her. , Thig par tlculsr letter she received soon after she had received a letter from Abe Hummel. Mrs. Gould told the commis sioner she believed that the author of the anonymous letter knew that a plot waa on foot to get her under the lnflu ence of some drug so that she might be compromised. to office. On this deal Schmlts and Rnef divided $20,000. ' . J The 28 Indictments were Died with Presiding Judge Coffey late in the after- noon. Ball was placed at 1 10,000 in bonds for each of the Indicted on ssch count against htm. Bench 1 warrants were not Issued, District Attorney Lang don stating that ha had no dsslrs- to persecute any one by having them ar- rested on Saturday night and asking that thsy be not Issusd, until Monday at noon. : .',. The evidence In the Parksids and the gas company cases was gathered by William J. Burns and latsr strengthened by the confessions of Ruef before the grand jury, Every detail in the Pazk- slde case from the time advances were first mads to the administration have been laid before the inquisitorial body and will be ready for presentment at the trial. . Orooksr Is Involved. This evidence not only connects Umb- sen, Green and. Brobeck with the brib ery, but it involves William Dlngee, head of the cement trust; William H. Crocker oi the Crocker-Wool worth Na tional bank; Judge E. C. Cops, presi dent ef the Bar association I Alsaandsr Morrison, an attorney In partnership with Cope and Brobeck; Douglas Wat son, a real, estate dealer; Joseph O'Brien and Wellington Gregg. The evidence In the gas case Is said be complete. The three indicted di rectors ars ths members of the exec utive oommtttee and attend to ths fi nances of the corporation. The grand jury has adjourned until June lu to give Itself a much-needed rest and to allow the members of the prosecution time to devote their ener- es to conducting the case against Mayor Schmlts, now on trial for extor tion in the French restaurant cases. FREE GIVE BIG BONDS SEATTLE BROKER MB MEL Prettiest Bostonian Comes West to Wed Son of Indianapolis Multi-Millionaire. (Hearat New by Lonfeat Leaaed Wire.) Boston, May 25. Ethel Nason, one of ths prettiest artists' model In Boston, left last Tuesday for Seattle to become the wife of W V. Hawkins, a young millionaire, to whom she has been en gaged since last June, Hawkins, who is a son of Edward Haw kins, a millionaire manufacturer of Indianapolis, is a broker In Seattle, where he has already prepared a home for his bride. He was graduated from Harvard with last year's class.. It was while he waa a student at Harvard that he met and fell in love with the artists' model. Ha met her first a year and a half ago. Miss Nason said It had been a case of love at first sight. "But of course," Miss Nason said. 'we did not become engaged at once. It was not until last June that we de cided to marry. Then, Just before com mencement, we decided that as soon as Mr. Hawkins had secured the sort of foothold In Seattle he wanted I would go out to him." - Schmltz and Accused Grafters Pat Up Large Sum. (Hearat New by Longet Lead Wire.) San Francisco, May 25. Mayor Schmlts, Patrick Calhoun, Thornwell Mullally, Tlrey L. Ford, William M. Ab bott, Louis Glass and Theodore V. Hal- sey, all appeared before Judge Coffey In court thla morning and by putting up In bail bonds between them the sum of $760,000 secured their release from cus tody pending their trials upon the grand jury indictments charging them with corruption.. The proceedings were of purely s formal character. Each defendant had hta bond approved without difficulty and went bis way. There was nothing remarkable save the unusual spectacle of a band of men in high places, bscked by wealth, position and social advan tages, gathered there for such a pur pose. Schmlts with IS indictments against htm, gave personal bonds for '$160,000, signed by William J. Dlngee. the cap italist, and Thomas H. Williams, pres ident of the California Jockey club, aa securities. Calhoun, Mullally, Ford and Abbott, egainat each of whom It in dictments had been found, gave In all $560,000 in ball bonds of the Metropoli tan Surety company of New York. Hen ry T. Scott, president of the telephone company, and William H. Crocker, the banker, appeared on the scene ready to go ball for Calhoun and Mullally, but their services were not required. Louis Glass obtained his release upon two In dictments through the agency of the Pacific Surety company, which fur nished $20,000 In bonds. Theodore V. Halsey gave the American Surety dOrf pany aa guarantee in the sum of $19,000 for his appearance in court when called upon. A feature of the proceedings was sn open request made to Judge Coffey by Attorney C. H. Falrall, one of Mayor Schmltz's legal advisers, that the court assign the cases against Schmlts to some other tribunal than that of Judge Dunne. Judge Coffey consented to ss slgn the fourteen trolley cases to Judge Lawler. As soon as the order was made. Mayor Schmlts stepped up to the bench and warmly thanked Judge Coffey. If Talk 80 MHes Without Wire. Admiral N. H. Manney, one of the American representatlvea at the wire less, conference in 1906, says notable progress has been made tn wireless telephoning since, the conference, and It is now possible to telephone wlreless Iy for 30 miles as oompared with a quarter of a mile prior to the conference. The system experimented with Is meant for marine use only, aa it Is more costly, and less effective on land than the ordinary system. Admiral Manney thinks that If the receiver can be improved upon the sys tem is naoie to oa adopted by the American navy. The admiral will start for the United States at once. The reoent convention of the Illinois division of the United Mine Workers of America voted down the recommenda tion of President Walker that the mem bers of the Industrial Workers of the World be expelled from membership In the mine workers, '- The convention also voted down a proposition to Increase the salary of the state officer $300 a Ir.. , .... - ,. GRAFT INDICTMENTS Convicted Rnef Could Be Sen tenced to Thousand Yean. (Hearst New by Longest Leawd Wirt.) San Francisco, May 25. The present grand jury has returned enough Indict ments against Abe Ruef to send thts former political boss to prison for 1,623 years. There are lit indictments against Ruef, and the total amount of ball that would be needed to gain temporary freedom for the prisoner while await ing trial on the various charges would be $1,070,000. Following Is a list of the grand jury findings from last October up to the present time, the Indictments being in the order given: Abe Ruef, extortion; Mayor Schmlts, extortion; Chief Dlnan, perjury; Chief Dtnan, conspiracy; Abe Ruef, conspir acy; Supervisor Nicnoias, agreeing to accept bribe; Peter M. Duffey (elevator man), perjury; Nathan M. Adler (res taurant man), perjury; Abe Ruef, brib ery; Theodore V. Halsey, bribery; Louis Glass, bribery; A. K. Detwller, bribery; Patrick Calhoun, bribery; Tlrey L. Ford, bribery; Thornwell Mullally, bribery; William M. Ab bott, bribery; Abe Ruef, -bribery; Theodore V. Halsey, bribery; Louis Glass, bribery; Mayor Schmlts, bribery; Eugene DeSabla, bribery; John Martin, bribery; Frank Drum, bribery; Abe Ruef, bribery; Mayor Schmlts, bribery; Abe Ruef. bribery; W. I. Brobeck, brib ery; G. II. Umbsen, bribery; J, E. Green, bribery. Green, Umbsen, Brobeck and Ruef, in the last group of four of the names of persons Indicted are charged with bribery In the Parkslde realty deals. Schmlts, Ruef, Drum, Martin and De Sabla, In the preceding group of five, are charged with gas company opera tions. As a further result of the grand jury findings and the vigorous prosecution, it may be mentioned that Abe Ruef hss confessed and that Mayor Schmlts Is on trial, with six of the jury already chos en. The trial of Louts Glass has been set' for Monday, but the case. It is un derstood, will be continued. The cases of Duffy, Adler and Nicholas have been set for trlak Halsey has been arraigned on 10 lndlotments, but has not yet an swered to them. Among the persona indicted, only Det wller is a fugitive. This defendant has never been captured and he Is now sup posed to be In hiding somewhere near Toledo. Ohio. Under the pressure of evidence held by the district attorney ths supervisors have confessed and their confessions are now held by the prosecution. New Use for Automobile. From the Atlanta Constitution. ri like the automobile for style." said the old Georgia farmer,! 'Sut for safety an' solid comfort, give me the slow, old fashioned ox cart; but I'd like to collar one o' them automobiles an' hitch about four ploughs behind It In a 10-acre field, then turn, on steam an' let it give the pld mule leaaona la gltUa' ever cround, YOU ARE MOST CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND - A free kctare ami Star faiii , ieiioisllFafioM ; . By PROP. C. U. SPENCER Of the Spencer Business College, of New Orleans, On the Chartier System Tomorrow (Monday) Evening, May 27th, at 8 o'clock, in Woodmen Hall, 11th Street, Between Alder and Washington Streets. The Chartier System of Shorthand writing marks a discovery in the field of shorthand comparable only to that of wireless telegraphy in the world of electricity. It is destined to supplant all other systems in the leading schools This system of shorthand, now adopted by three hundred of the leading colleges throughout the country, is producing the most intense interest in business circles, owing to the marvelous rapidity and ease with -which it can be mastered. Not only business young men and women, but others who have occasion to use shorthand are adopting this splendid system, so readily acquired, and so pleasant to learn. Mr. L. C. Spencer, the lecturer, will delight you with his demonstrations. . He holds' his audiences in rapt attention as he shows'" how hard, laborious work in learning shorthand has been made a matter of past history by the Chartier system, which is simplicity itself, consisting of the alphabet and TEIV SIMPLB RULES No contractions, no exceptions, no omisslons'of vowels or consonants, no long or short vowel distinctions, no " dots and dashes, no prefixes and suffixes. Every word in the English language may be written without lifting, the pen. : I IV OINE WEEK'S TIME MARVELS MAY BE ACCOMPLISHED Following the lecture there will be a clear and convincing demonstration, the writing and reading of short-;, hand by a number of students who never saw or heard of the system before last Monday. . DOIN'T MISS THIS TREAT IT COSTS YOU INOTHIINO We especially invite all Court Reporters, Professional Stenographers and Shorthand Instructors to attend this lecture and demonstration; come prepared to challenge the speaker's claims you will he given a hearing. THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND THE LECTURE SHOULD CALL AT THE. COLLEGE AND AR RANGE FOR DAY OR EVENING CLASSES. BEHNKE-WALKER Remember the Hour! BUSINESS COLLEGE 8 o'Clock Monday Evening! 5S I $12.50 This bed comes in any color. Height of head 65 inches. Height of foot 45 inches. $10.00 This iron bed has continuous post 1 inch in diameter, with brass spindle. It is a beauty, lou will want one. $4.00 Brass trimmed. Pillars 1 1-16 in. Top rods 3-8 inch. Other rods 3-8 and 5-16 inches. Height 38 inches. Finished in any color. , Out of the High Rent District (Mm 364 to 370 Last Morrison St. Each week we furnish homes from cellar to garret on very liberal terms. Our customers are always satisfied. Considering the qual ity our prices are lower than our competitors. SPECIAL $47S The worry of wash day will be a thing of the past if you will take advantage of this special offer and purchase one of our cele brated Uneda Wash Machines. It washes clean with little labor and soap. On sale this week only. BlllliajUtJ'IIMIlllM'MMSf'W"'t''','KII:. $16.00 Made of Solid Ash,. White Maple or Mahogany finish; swell top drawers. mirror 20x24 French beveled; a good, substantial and pretty dresser. 3 j Jr u ji'jt -iyuiw ; t $29.00 ; Quarter-sawed Oak, Mahogany . or Bird's Eve Maple, large mirror. French beveled, highly polished, top. large drawers, . i small ones; a trictly high-grade dresser. Prices at the lowest possible figure. LIQUOR LAWS IN NORWAY Private Profit Eliminated Con sumption of Alcohol Decreased. From ths Chicago Tribune. Naw Norwegian liquor laws are suc cessful. , The Sondes; system gives power to municipalities to grant all the retail spirit licenses which they deem necessary to a company which would bind Itself to carry on the traf fic in the interests Of the community, with a fixed annual return of not more then i Pr cent, en it paid up capital. la establishing;. the system the fluea- ' . f - fa.'' :-vi. j'- tlon of compensation does not appear to have presented much difficulty. Ths allotments of ths profits are as fol lows: To the state, S5 per cent.: to the municipality, in lieu of larger license duties now abolished, IS per cent, and to objects of public utility operating as counter attractions to the publlo houses In towns, 10 per cent and in ths surrounding districts, 10 per eent The profits of the trade under these restrictions have contributed $7,000,090 for objects of public Interest sinoe the founding of the system. During the last eight years the proportion accruing to the state has been lncreaasd and- set apart till 1910 to form the nucleus of ia lj ft seoaioa fund, whloh, box amounts to fl.ftOO.OOO. The most re markable fact In the history of Norway sobriety Is that the consumption of al cohol per inhabitant has decreased about 45 per cent, in ths last (0 years. 'The decrease has been most marked sines the establishment of the Sondag system. The alms and -principles of the Son dag system are these: Ths elimination of private profit and semiring the mon opoly value for the publlo; insuring highest quality of liquors sold; the re duction of the number of licenses; ths easy enforcement of the law t the de struction of the power of the spirit trade; and the furtherance of all pro ffreaalxft i&tWUm it IXora : Snrijery for Tree. . . V. , From the Boston Herald.; , One ' of ;the curiosities ' ef mo forestry ? Je the . care of ' beautiful shade tress. The amputation of ". eaod or dead limbs Is aa darsfully i formed to. prevent further decay f the elements aa In surgical opera r on human ? beings. Decarlng ea v are cleaned and filled with a pr- Ing" eeraant, as is done by the m dentist. 'And the latest advance 1 build a tin roof along the ut r r face of widespread) n ft branch. Uttle hollows might hold ct-i -promote decay. Borne tuia j,s . ; , nh weU fksotfft It,