Tilt OREGON SUNDAY JOUKNAi; ' PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNINO. 'JUNE l. U07...
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ARMY OFFICERS INVESTIGATING
TUCKER'S CAREER IN PORTLAND
Kajor West at Portland Ho-
' - onel's Record. 4
' FILIPINO "WOMAN IS
I MIXED IIP IN AFFAIR
Mr. Pratt, Widow of Army Officer,
.Tfcited Here With 1 Paymaster, In
. April Friend Seoul Story Told
by III Wife., ,
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x.V Washington, June ; J9. Lleutenant-
; Colon! William Tucker, son-in-law; of
Mr. John A. Logan, widow of ths greet
civil war soldier, la tinder Investigation
I by tha war department on charges pre
Tf erred by his wife. A rigid investige-
tlon of hla conduct for tha paat thraa
f years la being held by two of floere Of
.'ths staff of tha Inapactor .general of
1 .'the anny.'."' "' 7 Tv r-
Tha Information furnished the de-
' partment by lira. Tucker haa to do .with
"tha conduct of her husband with
American woman In Manila, Portland
i and San Francisco. ,::,:;: vr: ..
Mra. Tucker, aald that at present aba
vmuet remain ellant aa to tha charges,
but at tha proper time aha would make
I bar caaa publlo.
. ruiptne Woman rnrolvedb ':
. Tha report publlahed today that tha
caaa Involved a Filipino woman la aald
to ba far from tha facta. No Filipino
woman la mentioned la Mra Tucker's
'. complaint, and It la aald that all of bar
., accuietione concern tba colonel's rele-
tlona with a fair American woman. Tba
.' department will not dlacloee the name
v of the woman who la aald to ba respoa-
elble for tha disruption of tba Tuoker
., borne, ,., ; - -
It la alae a mistake to aay that
'charges of any character against thai
f ofricer were made to tba department
ey Mra. Imogen.
-Mtu. Logan, la now out of the city
attending- tha funeral of a friend at
' Murphys villa. She la expected to re
v turn to Waahtngton on Monday. Mra
, Tucker, who waa Mlaa Mary Logan, la
now at her mother home In thla city,
" having aeparated from her husband,
" who is on duty In Chicago, aa paymaa
' . ter of the department of tba lakee. - ,
. Xokiaff tTp JTJs JUoord. ,.
, 'The officer inatructed by tha war ds
' ' partment to run down tha cbargea made
" against Colonel Tucker by hia wife,
ar Major O. O. Oalbralth and Major P.
W. Weat, both asslatants to tha In
spector general.' Major Oalbralth haa
' : only recently returned from Chicago
1 -. whither h went to secure Lieutenant-
( .Colonel Tucker's explanation of tha ait-
'. nation. ' 'j - .
, Major Weat ts now in Portland, the
'. city that la aald to have been tha scan
, of aome of Colonel Tucker s mlsoon
duct. Although those vitally Interested In
'the matter are reticent about It, the
high positions of the principals, socially
4 and In army life, haa fed to ao much die
, ' cuselon of the case In army circles In
' w. Washington that the facta have leaked
out in a great degree. Aa nearly aa
can be learned the story of thla do-
mestio .Infelicity which -ha gone to
such a point that the war department la
looked to aa the final abltration bureau
" in the matter la about as follows)
. - Oot Aeave of Abeenoa
In October, ItOS, Lieutenant-Colonel
' Tucker, who waa then In eervlco In the
v rnuippmes,! aecurea tnree montna' leave
of absenoe, following the death of hf
i; son and when Mra. Tucker returned
' to this city. As Colonel Tucker, had
only one more year to serve in .the far
vest Mr. . Tucker decided to remain In
this country, , . The -colonel therefore
went to the coast and thence to the
Phiunmnee. unaccompanied by hla wife
The ensuing period in the time in which
the auegea miaatepa - or lieutenant.
Colonel Tucker, are aald to nave oc
curred.
The story told to the department la
that the woman In the case was an at-
tractive American woman and that her
association with Colonel Tucker waa
& marked by Inolflenta which had aa their
. nni uuuu, can c rauctaco ana rorv
..' land.-': - -
If the casa turns out to be aa bad aa
1 It is pictured by the people who are
now moat familiar with It, It will re-
suit in one or tns oigge scanaaia tn
army of the United states has ever
Known. , The nrobable court martial will
give to tha publlo the entire history of
me case, ..
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, t ' Major West Zs Xare..
' Major Parker W. West la at tha Port-
land hojei, -quietly pursuing hla tnaul
' rlea about the city regarding tha be-
ha vlor of Lieutenant-Colonel Tucker
V here.; Colonel Tucker waa well known
i In Portland, having served In this city
: as paymaster rrom ituo to io.
' The woman In the caaa la believed to
t Mrs. Pratt.' the wife of an army of
fleer who --died - In the Phillpptnea Col
onel Tucker was in Portland about
Acril 10 ana Mrs. Pratt waa with him
at that time It la aald that they were
hare about 19 days. Mrs. Pratt's hue-
. band died in the Philippines last sprlns.
: and when Colonel Tucker was about to
. leave the islands for a three months'
; leave, of absence In tha United States
; Mrs. Pratt, who desired to return home.
v niacea nerseir in ma coioners care.
T Boon after the colonel and Mra Pratt
. arrived at San Francisco all the sense
' tionai charges that have been con
Lfettttnant-Colonel Wm. Tucker.
by Mra Pratt Bar present whereabouts
are unknown.
Friends of Colonel Tucker who knew
him well when he waa In this otty as
paymaster say that ha was a eomplate
ri
mines last Apr
refused to discuss the object of bis
physical wreak when he returned
the Philippines last A
?rll.
rom
Major Weat
visit to Portland and what be expects
10 learn nere.
, SENSATIONAL DEFENSE.
Friend Barf . Colonel Tucker Will
; . 8prlng Surprise! In Angwer. ..
' Uearaal gpeeiaf ' flerviea) .
Chicago. June t. -Lieutenant-Colonel
William F. Tucker's defense to the
startling charges made against him by
his wife and mother-in-law was made
public In Chicago today. A elose friend
of both tha Colonel and Mra, Tucker 1
aued the statement in Colonel Tuoker's
defense.': t X ?:' a : '
'' The charges are serlona. They de
not affect Colonel Tucker's army record
at alL They bring. Into the affair: a
pretty and vivacious American woman,
and not a FUlolno woman, as It was at
nrsi aiiegea.
Following the code of military Ufa,
the colonel has shut his mouth closely
and In reply to ail questions gives the
answer: 'I have nothing to aay."
The friend who comes te hla reeeue
la hia troubles la. not a nroxner onicer,
but a civilian. . . " .
It is not a matter of Colonel Tuckar'a
attentlnna to another woman, but tha
matter of money that baa eaused the
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WELCOME TO
CREDIT .
filing Of charges at Washington, this
lnsista
friend of the deputy paymaster-general I
The man In oiieation Is ranklr a rar-l
tlaan of Colonel Tucker and when he I
speaka of (he case he does not pretend
that he Is dispassionate. ' Be makes no
claim to apeaklng with authority of
Colonel Tucker;' ' f. f i. ;
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where, it is.because we do not know it. . ,
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nected with - the two were given !pub-
. iicity oy a ban Jf raneisco newspaper.' it
la believed that, the charges preferred
by Mrs. Tucker were brought about by
the eaa Francisco newspaper story,
Womaa la-the Case. , ' . . :
' Mrs. Tucker herself wa In Portland
: ror a couple oz nays - nerora colonel
l Tucker left here for Manila In the fall
of 1804- - The colonel met hie wife In
1880 while In the employ of her father,
General John A. Logan. He was ap
pointed to a position In the-regular
army In 1902, and has . since advanced
in rank, rapidly, largely through the In
fluence of his wife. It Is said. Mrs.
Tucker has spent most of her time at
the capital. Colonel Tucker now holds
-the rank ef lieutenant-colonel and as
sistant paymaster-general. " , . .-.m
. While In Portland Colonel Tucker In
troduced Mra. Pratt to a large number
of hia friends here, many of whom re
fuse to .. believe the charges that , have
been made against him, Mra Pratt la
about 60 years ef age. When Colonel;
Tucker left Portland for Chtcaro In
April of this year he was accompanied
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H-.giSCT.-;'
Sale of '
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ly finished In golden
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Opened It Is a full length, easy, eiaatio and comfortable
t i reet iom
ful for eamr
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and weigna 11 pound it la equally useful ror camp, (or
lawn, ptasaa er home., w ill support , toe pounds. Bale
prica
Refrigerators
iuiay Camp Stools with-
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Mrs, r Ci; Er Richardsof Eiyer
side Forgets Whole Past
;jpurtog?Nightivfi:'
mJSBAND IS STMNGEB
a MP C03IKS1.0yKR
Riverside Woman's Mind Is Absolute
Blank Sfxcepting Power of Speech
Loses' Ability to Cook and Play
Piano, .
(Betrst News by .Leegest Leased Wirt.)
Riverside. , CaU" June 40. Not since
the strange case of Leonie A. and Lo
om . B" which was presented to the
scientiflo world a few yeare ago by JDr,
Chariot, the celebrated French psyebol
oglat, has there been such a study in
dual existence a that shown by Mr.
C. X. Richards of Riverside. In matiy
respects the case of Mrs Richards la
without a -parallel In history, doctors
and scientific men alike ar'e completely
baffled; they do not even attempt an
explanation. ; . s-
Falling into a deep trance-like slee
mgnta
which lasted two
and a day an
COFFEE .
- Impoverishes the Blood.
pOSTUM
r.:ies' KED Blood. '. '
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vcua
'DOCTOR
KNOWS.
from which It waa impossible to rouse
her. she awoke a different Individual
ith new taates and deaires. and with
absolutely no remembrances of her for
mer- seir. -
inks into Xions; sjieep.
For several months Mrs. Richards had
not been welL althoua-h nothlne serious
seemed to be-the matter. One evening
rtcently she went out driving with her
husband and. seeming much fatigued
UDOn her : return, want to bad earlier
than usual when aha failed to awaken
at the usual hour next morning her
husband went away to hla business
without trying to arouae her.
When at noon he found her still aleei
lne- ha waa alarmed and tried In vai
to awaken her. Finally Dr, R. H. Mai-i
tin or JKivaraiae was cauea in ana an
efforts to arouse the young- woman
were equally futile. On the morning of
the second dav her husband waa anx
iously watching her face, when the eye
lids suaaeniy opened, wnen ne spoke
to her, however, he was alarmed by
her exnresslon. - For some minutes she
was unable to apeak but finally -in a
faraway voice ehe asked: - - a i
"Whese house Is this, and how did I
get nerer"' '''- .,"-' ",:'.. ,.'".'
When her steDdauehter was' broneht
into tna room,
- "Who ts thlsr she asked, -,V'
1 r 'Tastes. Chaage Completely,
In matters of dress her tastes have
changed ' completely. Food that - aha
was fond of once la distasteful to her
now. A skillful cook before her "sleep"
as she calls it, aha was forced to learn
the art over again with, the aid of a
cook book. A talented musician, - - tha
pieces which had taken daye and weeka
to acqulxe, were, completely- forgoten
The new self has but a alight under
standing of music, though her fingers
are aa aupple as before., .
Beelnninr life a rain with no recollec
tion of the paat, the -husband of four
years, became more of the. lover and the
oeiights of
nued with m
Kindness ana. consideration, -she soon
courtship , were . renewed.
autuae at nrat tor ma
fell deeply in love with her own aus-
. . aTtory Ss 'ferae. .
Mrs. Richarda la a nrattv. intelligent
wotoaa ef so. wita .brown eyee and
great masses of reddish brown hair. Her
manner1 Is simple and sincere and It I
would ne nard to Deueve mat sna waa
not tailing the truth. .Besides shs her
self doea not seem . to realise how
strange her case is. .-
"It was like being a little baby - and
beginning all ever again, only that I
knew bow to talk," she says, "but I
think I shall regalr my memory after
a while. And li I no not, wnat auier
enoe does it maket I am contented and
I am well, and I am looking forward to
a great happlnesa'' s -
Rene!) ted efforts nave been made by
neighbors - and relatives te discover
whether she really haa forgotten all
aoout tna paat, as sue seems to nave
done. But theae have bean without
avail. To all Intents and purposes the
wirs. Kicnaras or toaay ana me jars.
Richards who sank Into the trance-1
sleep are two aistinot Individuals.
MAIN FEATURES OF "
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UNCLE SAM HAS
MONEY III BATIK
Government - Fiscal Tear
Draws to Close With Big
. Surplus on Hand: ,
(Special Dispatch te Tbe Joar&aL)
Cove, Or., iJTune, f9.The Union
countyFourth of ' July , celebration,
wnicn viu be held at COve this yew,
will be the best ever held la the eouaty.
On July 1 the Umatilla county pioneers
wilt hold their annual meeting and there
will be a three days' enoampment of 4he
Q. A. R. The following program will
ue . carried out on me irourtn: :
At 10 o'clock the nroceaalnn will form
I. KWil! a'idfa. Ve'adld' ' lmi0M '
viiv uuwu u.iiu, xuiioweu oy ins
mayor and city oounoll In carriages.
c MuSlo by band, song by choir, prayer
py ny. j. w. vreasier, reading of Osc-
RECORDS AKE BROKEN
BY FINANCIAL REPORT
laration of IndennilMnA h vm n
W. Conkltn, declamation, Olen Roberta
vi.uuu, nun, nuver iu. ciercv.
auto races, nasebaii games and var
ious other sports will be In order.
Joaauln Miller, the Orernn nnat mnA
ex-Governor T. T. Oeer will addreas the
V'uueare on jujy i.
HERMISTON'S FIRST
ELECTION MONDAY
; , (SpecUI Dlspatet te The JonrnaL)
Hermlston, pr, June J9.-Hermistou.
the new town along, the east Umatilla
project, will have its first election July
JC r. uodd is a candldat for
aimyar on one aiae ana engineer Carr
vi mo reviamaiion service on tne other.
The Citizens' ticket nominated is as
follows: For mavor. 'Ourn rr-
corder, Glenn Williama; : treasurer.'1 no i
nomination; marshal. Dug Phay: for
ifi, E. MCMll-
councumen. J. R. Means -
lan. Oeorae Tvacke. T. w n c t
ua txeni j xianoy.
Special.
In order to make room tnr ihmir r.n i
goods, that ar on the way and to keep I
uiair noiD: ouiy. d. - u. Hnur.F . c-o
make a apecial offer during the month I
of July of an extra pants to go with!
every suit at suit pricea. Their clothes
aieriins worm are neairr
the requlremenU of men of taste. Their
garments are made of exclusive fhi-ir-
lauiuessiv tailored, stviiahiv nut nA
nanaaomeiy. nmsnea. v iou . wm -nave a
good deal of aatiaf action in the wearing
ox ciome iney maae you. 4 .u. ecneeror
at Co., merchant tallora, Raleigh bldg.,
(' l"11 ''I l IliPII ii i in,, ,j
Tha K Orleans brewerioe Snil the
local naiona or xne iniernationer unit
ed Brewery ' Workmen have reached an
agreement by which the men receive a
enerai mcreaaa la wages, with a ret
ucuoa of bout te the Inside workers.
Wblch Is More Than at Any Time
Since High Mark Was Reached
Five) Tears Ago. . '
, . ;
(Hearst News 6rvlee.) . f,'
Washington, June -19. So far -a
working purposes are eonoersed, tha
fiscal year of the .- government closed.
today. Financially the year has been a
most prosperous one for Uncle Bam; He
haa closed his books with a surplus ef
substantially , 117,000,600. nev ef. the
largest net balances He has ever had.
In the fiscal year 1901 there waa a sur
plus of Sl,zS7,!7S, bat that was 'the
largest since 1890. " ' .
While the official figures for ths
year will not be announced until Mon
dey.l the figures ere available today,
and are so nearly accurate as to leave
little to be desired. JVThs figures ehow
that in the year Just i closed v.tJacle
Ham's income rrom nis various sources
of revenue was 168,103,124, and his ex
penditures 1171,970,709, as compared
with receipts of $594,546,111 for the
last fiscal year, and expenditures of
$508,794,799,. the surplus In that year
being Z6,68,33. " , ' ;
? '. -; Sxpeadltnreg lew,
Thar hAn a tremandoua increase
in receipiB in n ywr ju. m
apparent from 1 the figures, while the
exDenaitnrea nave oeen oniy aoout uv,
000.000 In excess of the laat year. The
largest Increase in reoelpta has been
from customs, although Internal revenue
ties shown a nig gain. xne receipts
from tne different eoureea this fiscal
year have been as follows:
Customs. taiS.230.115: Internal rev
enue, $374,309,888; . miscellaneous, $81,-
The receipts from the same source in
the last fiscal year were as follows:
Customs, 1800,251.977; internal reve
nue, $249,150,212; miscellaneous, 40,-
172,197.
There haa been no year in the history
of ,tbe eountnr ta wJUoh. the gecelstsi
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Same kind all'
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.we ask. -Bridge
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Gold Fillings, up from.'..
Silver FUUnss. u from
Enamel Fillings, tip from
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Painless traction.. ....... fiOcV
A guarantee for 10 yeara with
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. TXIMO, A3XJ OO VOX STMIIITf,
Opening evening ' until and
Sunday until 1 p. nt -
Som Fhone A101O.
Faoltte States Faeae Paciflo 1889.
im".'.f.Q
ora.gl.O
ft
from customs came - within many mil
lions or tne Dresem year, xne
laat year held the record ud
time, -ana mis yearn income irom mat
Ths receipts
to that
source la about 829.000.000 in axoeaa of
last year. , : ?;,;.. a, .aifcM a
. zntemal Bereaae xnerease. -
Internal revenue receipts likewise
break all records - exoept - during the
Bpanisn war, when special taxes were
belna; collected to earry on the War.
BInoa the war. taxes were wlneil ntt th
dookb, mere nas oeen notmng to corn-
are witn ims year in tne large receipts,
.'he exriendltures in the different de.
partmenta of tha government In the year
nn 1nain are fnllnwa
ClvU and miscellaneous,-1194,111,848;
war, $101,671,818; navy, $97,606,579;
i. ii,i49,oo4; pensions. 1189,290,
ublio works 876,050,664; Interest
Indians, 316,140,004; pensions. 3189,290,
uaxr nuDiio worm ivn.ubu.
on public debt, $24,604,682.
GATHERING EVIDENCE ;
AGAINST WATCH TRUST
' '-' ':';-;' ' " f '.
fHeri Nw t Lonf Mt Lud Wlre.l
Waahrngton, June 89. Additional evi
dence against the watch trust was Died
with4 the department of Justice todiy
by an Independent, concern of Canton,
Ohio. The department,-' after an invest!
gatlon and consideration of the evidence
cessful fight could not be made against
the trust in the Courts. The evidence
turned over to the aovernment crosscut-
ors Is expected, to ehanee ui deDart.
meats attitude. ' i
F
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llilllires;
Electric 'Wirm
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, v Woyld not occur if the owner insisted upon
I receiving1 a certificate from 'the Board' of
Underwriters., . - 1
' When-we-wirje, your"; house we furnish. this,
1 certificate. This has built a big department
r , that has enabled us to handle large ; '
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Electrical rVork
ICY
as we are installing in the ' J . ,
ROTHSCHILD BUILDING,' Fourth' and".
. Washington, ' m ', y, 5 . . r
BOARD OF TRADE' BUILDING, Fourth 'J
SHERLOCK BUILDING, Third and Oak:;.
PRO CATHEDRAL, Fifteenth and Davis.;'
- And othe'r notablii structures. 1
Warerooms 408-410-412 Morrison Street
.1 .' . Factory: 166 Eleventh Street
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