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. .. ., THE OREGON SUNDAY il JOURNAU : PORTLAND," SUNDAY MORNINO. ' MARCH 15, , 71008. mm w TO HIKO SCOTS 4J00.00 'Attempt to Trap Citizens of Edinburgh by Appealing: !- .to Their Cupidity. .... v ' A ' ! London. March 14. What haa to all ' appearance been an atlempt at fraud ; ' on a grand scale by a o Amer- , loan Sharpora ha Just been brought to light. The Bni la a variant of tha ," old familiar Hpanleh swindle tha i bait in Mia i:ar-bing a "ve. liable bonanM ' nf i irold ir.lm." Instead of the burlad . ('. treasure of a Kpanlah, primmer, : Tha .inomire a I Ho renun Of tl) , 1.4. 1.- mlnrller. rillMllK IOUI I Scotsmen who -re loo runny foi thorn. ! ,i,ii -c I in iwo prom I-I Hnt cl::rtn of Kdinl.ura.li. recently ttaceased tli lulfri-iuf hi'itiu Hint they were designed to excite the curiosity ?-at4 cupidity of the hclra. Kuch lulter , Jnttraalea that the purston to whom It , - .,i,inaui ii rti cnlv Interested In a caht mine wbloa at )aat had turned Out "fa tuir auocefla. The lottera are wrlt ' v len tn a familiar atraln. and Into each a . fecials peraon named Thomas la lntro- duced. Thomaa la a miner who sup- f . poeedly baa been helped by the Edln - burgh man while he hae been prospect ,lng for rrold. Fortune at laat baa . ' fiiMMii Thnmu'i efforta and an 1m- j snense fortune awaits hla Edinburgh .'.rriand, to whom half the ore la dedl ' caled. . ,. . I, Ibe two letters are practlcaUy In l Identical form. One la written on the , r "Denver Special and St. Louie Limited' f train paper, and the addreaaee la ear-i-neatly requested to cable to an ad- dress In New Jeraey. The peraon to . whom the letter la addressed la Invited f to come to the United Statea hlmaelf J, or se-hd Immediately a confidential man to look after hla Intereata. The other letter, In a different hand, la written . t from Chicago, and In thla the cable ad f , dross given la a town In Illinois. ' I have aeen the letters, and I must ay they are very well done. The j writer In one aaya he la bringing 160 V pound a. avoirdupoia weight, of pure i gold to Boston, where he will hand it i over to Thomaa'a Kdlnburgh friend or I to take the gold to the mint In England t and to aell it, keeping one half the pro ! reed a and deposit the remainder In a ( bank to Thomaa'a credit. t Thomas a strike, In Cripple Creek dls j'trlct, la eald to be absolutely unknown I to anybody elae, which will enable him ! , to buy at a low figure the nelgnborlng property. Into which the vein will prob ably run. If It does not dip within a t few feet. The addressee la warned tn t keep the matter strictly sub ros until . J Thomaa ahall have registered aa many Z location certificates aa the law of : J,' Colorado will allow. 1 "The writer aaka the addreaaee, on re l celpt of hla letter, to cable at once when ha will aall so he can be met at Boaton. TYTH0ID FEVER MAKES BOY IIY3IX WRITEK ltefore Ills Almost Fatal Illness He Showed No HIgni of Toesy. I I Burlington, K. J., March 14 That f Lenlle Bouthgate, 16-year-old aon of Mr. !; and Mrs. Robert Bouthgate of Backluy afreet, should arise from a alck bed, J aftar an almost fatal attack of typhoid frei and, wlttiout ever, having pre - viously exhibited poetical inclinatlona. t Iiegia to dash off rhvme and write .hymnals If by Inspiration la puzsling ioca pnystciana unuer wnose notice the boy'a caae has come. . Prior to hla Illness Leslie was a high School DUDil Of exceptional hrlarhtnea!. but ha was methodical to a dae-ree and Jioetlcal Instinct rraa apparently absent rom hla makeup. . Lealla ia a member nf the T'nlnn Methodist Eplscopul church. Ills first hvmni wern romnmii1 wMIa ha wa E. still bedfast and thankful fqr his re covery, r JTbt title of his initial production is J' "Everywhere," and one verse follows: I . Anywhere or everywhere Just call to the Lord In prayer , And you'll find him always there; Yes! Jesus Christ Is everywhere. 5 tfera Is another hvmn which It Is J" aald was written by the boy: $ While sitting here In reverie, Z My soul's reflected. Lord, to thee, L Thou upon whom I always call, -Tbou art alone, my all In all. x, Oft, perchance, from grace I fall, Z Then I upon my Lord would call; hv He leads me back Into hie fold, f And shares with me its Joys untold. t Jesus, my Lord, Is ever dear. e 1hlia be Is here. Imw tan 1 fear? J And If I by his will abide, f Jle will lead me 'cross the tide. '.WOMAN OXCE WOOED BY ABE LINCOLN DEAD X Granddaughter of a Judge Appointed r by President Washing ton. .:. , Bloux City, Iowa, March 14. A wo 1 man to whom Abraham Lincoln made a proposal of marriage In 1839, and who refused tha offer of the young man who ! was destined to rank among the great est presidents of the United States, died Jn Sioux City at the age .of 86 years, fche was Mrs. Mary Frances Kelly, granddaughter of Henry Vanderbergh, whom President Washington appointed onf of the first judges of tha northwea't territory. It was at Quincy, Illinois, where Mrs. rteily epent her girlhood and where she int And won the love of young lilncoln. Vhat his suit was not entirely In vain was evidenced throughout the later voiira nf Kim Rollv'a Ufa Kha IHAai. Ied the martyr president. Queries of curious friemiH as to the episode of their love mat(-h were ever turned aside by an expression of the tender venera tion in which she held his memory. A AND R250J0 W MUME PR PRIZES The person making the greatest number of words will receive a deed to the southeast cortier of 33d and Brooklyn streets, 48x100, and valued at $750, absolutely free. The twenty-five next highest answers will entitle each one to a credit certificate of $50 on any unsold lot in the tract. The fifty next highest answers will entitle the successful contestants each to a credit cer tificate of $25 on any unsold lot in the tract. . The fifty next highest answers will entitle the successful contestants each to a credit cer tificate of $15 on any unsold lot in the tract. In the event of a tie happening between successful contestants, the answer first re ceived will be entitled to the prize. Not only will a certificate be accepted as so much cash paid on a lot, but easy terms of only $25 down and $10 monthly will be given if desired. FOR the purpose of encouraging the inrestment in lots in "Beautiful Waverleigh , Heights" at this time in order to benefit in the great advance that is sure to be derived- from property surrounded by so many splendid advantages and situated so close Jo the center of the city, and for the additional purpose of encouraging" the investment of savings in desirable real estate where they are always safe and secure, we have determined upon the following remarkable offer: We are going to make this beautiful tract a household word, and in order to do so we have inaug urated an ' -4 ' Educational Word Contest which will prove both interesting and valuable to you. The contest is to see how many words you can make out of the thirteen different letters in the words "Beau tiful Waverleigh." You can use a letter only once in a word, and you must confine yourself to the letters in "Beautiful Waverleigh," using no others. Remember These Instructions See how many words you can make out of the thirteen different letters in "Beautiful Waverleigh," not using the same letter more than once in any word. Therefore the letters you can use are B, T, F, U, W, A, V, R, L, E, I, G, H. A word cannot be used more than once, even though it ha different meanings. You cannot use plurals tfr the names of persons or places. Any word now in use in the English lan guage (Webster is our authority) will be counted, but not obsolete words. Add your list when completed and state number of words. Sign your full name and give postoffice address. The contest will close April 1st, 1908 and all answers should be marked on the outside, "Word Contest," and mailed or delivered to our address, John P. Sharkey Company, 122 Sixth St., by that date. Each list will be care fully examined, and the successful contestants notified as soon as possible, which will be about 10 days later. See What Beautiful Waverleigh Has to Offer to' Purchasers A $30,000 public schoolhouse. (Clinton Kelly Bchool.) 1 Connection with the largest sewer in Oregon, costing $250,000. Two streetcar lines that run past the property, both built and in operation the past 15 years. "BUILT TO STAY ROADS." Bull Run water piped to every lot. One of the finest fire engine-houaea In Port land; new and fully equipped. Two of the finest and best country roads in Oregon Division Line road on the north, and the Powell Valley road on the south. Graded streets and cement walks. Electric lights that burn every night. Two telephone systems,, both in operation, not In prospect The finest Bcenery, the best view; the most houses of any addition in Portland. See for your self and be convinced. The best soil for roses or gardening. Widest streets and avenues in Portland 60 to 90 felt wide. Building restriction no house to cost less than $1,250. For further information call and see us at our office, 122V2 Sixth Street, or our branch office, East Twenty-sixth and Franklin Streets, Waverleigh Contest Closes 6 P. M. April 1st, 1908 01) m 11 o iMiHIMMHj 11 li ffl'A Sixth Street, Corner Washington (Upstairs) (0 Phono A-2537 Phone Main 550 a Keep This Ad for Future Reference tar was upset and the feathers tosscrl Into the bushes. Fentzlaff said that when Hie feeling against Mrs. Phillips became i-o strong she moved to Pennsylvania, lie added: "Finally I went to see l;er. 1 con eluded I oould not live without Mary, so she came back to New Jersey. I rented a small house for her In P.ergen county, and I had been Kolnj? to one her Until just after Christmas, when she waa taken alck. She died February 11." SAVED FKQM TAR AND FEATHERS BY DEATH CUTS OUT TONGUE FOR HER "EVIL WORDS" Faithless Husband in Hands of the Mob Says Ilia Sweetheart ' Died. s -Montclalr.N. J., March 14. Otto Fentslaff, Who owns much property In " Wontclair, answered a knock at his door arly yeatwday morning, and waa seitod i by four men. who bound htm with a clothesline. Tha men carried him to a lonely spot on tha mountain side, where they were met by another party with a bucket of tir and a bag of faathera. Fentzlaff recognized his captors aa hla netahbora They.tald him they wera going to runtati libn far deaertlna his family ana llvlngr with Mrs. Mary Phillips. The 8 tas iad long bean a aeandal In Mont- lair, and arx-a tha house where the tWo 1 lived had bean,, dynamited. Fentzlaff was axhed what he had to say, and he replied! - "Jiv wrtmaa-ompanlon Is dead; 1 ; 1uii-d her on February Hi I Would be wiihry wife and family now, but I am Mitf!!d .to return to them.?' f 1 Auex a eoniureiicV th cauldron of Woman Says That It Is Penance fter She Slashes Her Throat. CHEATS GALLOWS BY STARVING TO DEATH Slayer of Xine-Year-Old Niece Re fused Food or Medicine in Cell. Philadelphia, March 14." An act of penance for using- evil words" was the explanation offered- yestej-day by An gel la Baldessare, who cut out a large portion of her tongue and gashed her throat last , night, at 1631 Wharton street. The evil words were due to dis pleasure at her brother Michael's pros pective Wedding. So she confessed to Burgeons and nurses in St. Agnes' hos pital, after an operation which may save the young woman's life. Angella inflicted the mutilations upon her tongue and ihroat at the conclusion of a gay party In celebration of tha be trothal or her brother and pretty Ca milla Kranca, who three months ago came from Italy, where the palr had been sweethearts for years. She took no part in the festivities, but sat apart, brooding and resentful Michael Baldesaara said his sister had kept house for htm aince their ar rival from Italy, Prior to her depart ure tha young woman entered a convent with- tha Intention of becoming a nun, but remained only a few days. Lock Haven, Pa March 14. William Donley, condemned to death for the murder f hla 9-year-old niece, at Kcnovo, has cheated the gallows by :--t;irvinsr himself to death. For a week, though suffering from tuberculosis of the throat, he refused nil food or medicine. After a few days of unconsciousness, he died last night. His old mother waa at hla side In the cell nearly all tha week. Donley, about a month ago, attended his sister's wedding, at which his lit tle niece was bridesmaid. He took the child from the house' after the cere mony. Her bQdy wka found on a riv;r bank later. RUSSIA'S INDUSTRIES ARE BREAKING DOWN Recession or Stagnation in All Lines Taxation Up to Twenty . Per Cent. Bt. Petersburg, March 14. A commit tee of representatives of tha trades and industries of Russia has Issued a sen sational racort on the industrial ac tivity of the empire far the last 10 years, which throws gloomy light upon the present- econninic conditions. - Up to tba oX 1(00 tha .coal ore- duel ion and the output of cast iron pro kt osed. Roth have fallen off since then. The export of cereals fell during to 1900, when the coal and iron Industries were prosperous, but rose as foiin as the industrial crisis' appeared. There was a sreat decrease in the vol ume of all freight by rail and river at tbla time. Hetween 1901 and 1905 the Industrial companies and others with a capital of over J8&,000,000 went into liquidation and others with a eapltal of nearly tn. ono.no made arrangements with their creditors. The average rate of dividend paid by most undertakings in recent years has been lower than the state bank rate of discount. Direct and indirect taxation has risen 20 per cent. The amount rained by this taxation In 1907 was $501,280,000, and in J9UI, i 13, I i S.DUU. AGAIN WEDS WOMAN HE ONCE DIVORCED Stamford Man Who Discarded Wife Remarries Her After Sixteen Years. Stamford, Conn., March 14. Andrew Charleton, Jr.. of this city, married in haste, .repented at leis.e. and now ha has remarried the woman ha divorced, Anna I Reynolds waa 14 yeara old when she ran off win Charlton and was married to blm. This was In 1812. Charlton waa 27 then and quick-tempered, as he admits now. Tha pair did not get along well, and after several separations Charlton got a divorce In Connecticut eight years ago on the ground of desertion. Mrs. Charl ton did not contest the case. Twlca after tha divorce the pair met. The first meeting) was on an elavated train ia Naw York. - They mat aa!a la Stamford on tha street, and there was more chatting. The former Mrs. Charlton was under the impression that her ex-husband had married "again. He quickly reassured her on his point. Last Friday evening Miss Reynolds came 10 siamrora ana had a long inter view with Charlton. They decided both had made mistakes that could be avoid ed in future. They were made one again in tnis city last Saturday night. BABY IN BONDAGE AS BOARDBILL PLEDGE Br Will Be Held While Parents Pay4he Debt on the Installment Plan. Riverside. N. J.. March il i i months-old child was placed In bondage today by its parents as a pledge that they would pay a bill due for Its board. in installments. The case waa tried be fore Squire Grogan. . Last August Air. and Mrs, Fred Wol rath placed the baby in the care of Mra. ma1n' arJelnf to pay for its board. They dropped out of sight and failed to pay. Mr Phman nnl I A . - ... - . ...mum offucu io me squire for adoption papers. The parents were found and informed that a charge of desertion would ba preferred against them. . ThAW DDBtfJ tflll a.l... M alon of the chUd. but had not tha means to pay its board bill. HOOD RIVER PIONEER MEETS WITH ACCIDENT . . - . . Hood l ivar. Or., March 14. His fioraa, taking fright at an antoVnoblla, Captain .Henry Coa, Hood River's old-j est pioneer, was thrown from hi wagon and rendered unconscious yes terday. He was taken to the Cottage hospital, where he is today reported recovering rapidly, In conjunction with his brother, Captain Coe originally owned the entire towneite of Hood River, very little of which however, remains in their possession today. He was also one of the pioneer steamboat captains on the Columbia river and took part in the Indian wars along the river in me eany uayf. BANK CRASH CAUSES TWO WOMEN'S DEATH Mother a Snlcide Daughter Die From Grief Fortune Lo8t in Failure. "T Detroit, Mich., March 14. The crash of the financial ambitions of Frank P. Glacier, former state treasfeer, reached its climax today in tha death of two women whose lives wera ruined by tha loaa of their fortunes and In the new Implication of state officials and & t)e- iron vault hi mo - v Her mind deranged; by the loss of her money in Glazier's bank at Straw- bridge, Mrs. Emma Mayer drank car bolic add today and died. Her daugh ter, Emma, it years old, crazed by grief at tha death of ber mother, died this afternoon, uavid Hannewald. tha girl's fiance. was prostrated, and physician , say probably Will die. v . Mrs. Mayer's iiusbarrd left her . a small fortune, h Practically all of thla aha had intrusted, to tha care of Frank Glazier. v-.-j'v r .-. Yt. - .-,.' . Fishing With 40-Foot Rods. From the London Fishing Gazette 1 soma remarkably long and heavy roii, are employed. We think a 20-foot sal mon rod or roach pole Is a pretty good length, but our friends at Biarritz use rods over 40 feet In length. In fishing from tha walk at the light house the rods are balanced on the ratl ing by means of a wood rest fitting the iron bars. A line about the length of the rod i used, three or four hooks and a light slnkar. At La Folnte Plats rods of lesser length and weight era used, but eve'n these are not feather weights by any means. Reels, accord ing to Vlcomte Henri da France, are known to these sea anglers, but are seldom used.. JUMP THE ROPE. If Yon Would Restore a Full Figure to Its Former Sylphlike Lines. From the New Tork Sun.. If you would retain a sylphlike form, or Attain one tn case' tha accumulation. of adlposa tissue has distorted your for mer slenderness into unsightly lines, Jump the rope. . - Tbis la what certain New Tork women are spending their spar time in doin? nowadays, when you sea a woman who once tipped tha scales at 200 and now Lnac in nu ucan luiiuwiuc iuv miivb fnrm nf neftutv ouiiure. From Paris comes tha beauty cultur tt who . introduced this simple method of flesh reduction, and though aha pre tends that some mysterious medicinal vlrtuaa emanate from the handles of her skipping ropes, yet those who have tried tne system wan uruumi j snipping- ropes report remarkable results from the sport. - :'; .!.-. As a matter of fact, this reformer her slf mlarht recommend almost anything in the line of beauty -culture for flesh reduction, and her adherents would fol low it, even to standing on their, heads, if that would do any good, for she baa a avlphlike form herself. Incased In aheathlike corsets over , which hangs easily a princess gown ef white broadcloth,-, aha presents a picture of grace that any woman would do much to it. qulra. - - t . , v ,
