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THE OREGON SUNDAY il JOURNAU : PORTLAND," SUNDAY MORNINO. ' MARCH 15, , 71008.
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TO HIKO SCOTS
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'Attempt to Trap Citizens of
Edinburgh by Appealing:
!- .to Their Cupidity. ....
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' ! 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.
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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
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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
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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.
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-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
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. 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.
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. 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.
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