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our;:d lira a Larger Proved. Sivem-ia, P.:i;Mor CfrcKfaf.cn in Portland nJWiliijn Sixty Llilcs cl Porlland, All Directions, ami Throunlioni the SLIj
of Orcfjon -Then Any Oilier Daily PcrirKa- Exccplions. Circulation Records and Records: ol Cash' Receipts Open to the! Inspection c! All Adverii
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VICTORY FOR SmW BY DECISION
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BURHETT IH
It-
HAPPY : SOLUTION OF, THE: . ;v.
: "TROUBLES OF THE RICH' I
the state; scored a
tn the . first legal iri'S J 'I. '! V a,-,"" .' '".2 ..'J:' 'Ji , ,;:
trial this mornlnr. m. .
- ' (SbmUI Dlmateh to Ik Joarnal.)
. Ealem, Or., April 12. Jnde Mar
tin h. Pipes, for
Splendid Tlctorjr
."battle of the Ross trial this morning,
when Judge Burnett held that the o:
fleers of a bank are liable for the
wring doings of the corporation.
'The defense had' contended-'la' a"
eomprehensire .Argument extended
OTer four hours that a bank as an in-
' ' Chlcago.'Aprll 33. The troubles of the tich will soon end It
; the "Antl-'Eipense for Litigation, society." -which met 'here' last
: alghtr has Its way. .The society has passed resolutions . calling; J
upon the taxpayers to favor laws which will make It unnecessary
' to try anyone worth more than hair ' a ' million . dollars for any
crime. Here are the reasons,' .' V ,
1 ..;. "Resolved, " That no man : with .' money ' can; be Indicted these
days. If a rich man kills a man with a mallet, an effort would be , ,
'made, to show that there was a In the complaint and that .
. the murdered man was in reality killed with a hatchet, and the . ;
'complaint therefore Invalidated. Therefore tn minor, cases' it r
m . It. 1 l.ll ' A. . ' '
- would d. impossiDi 9 secure, coDTiciiona. uy preieni.iBK un risa
man with a clean bill of character or an Immunity bath-r4he
. ' case need not go beyond a mere preliminary - complaint. - Thus
Ealem Judge Holds Officers t
of BankrAre 'Liable nor
..-, ttt ' t. ' nJTl-Ji t rthe state can be spared enormous expense for ' prosecution which
h . ,WJTOIlg-I)Oing..OI-Corpora- t : never amounts to anything. anyway.; , ; r j ' M
- tion aild' Mnst "Proceed tO I " Th ocIety adds that It might be possible, to do "away with the
1 m "i t oi.in-.vi 'vv ! courts altogether and thereby save further expense for malnten
X rial AS OUlMJ.va3
Sbrobe
Mrs. Sidney L. 31. Starr Sued
, toT Dlrorce in California
r "Court Uecause , She In
curred Too 3Iany -Bills at
Dressmaker's.
;ance.. w, j. . : fi -j " ; ;-;T- -
4The movement is said to be very popular' 'with the wealthy,
- who have been greatly annoyed all over the country of late. by pes-,
tlferous charges of graft preferred by the plain people, and by
being kept away, from their business. ' .
mm
fflOIOil
E
- ' "This is not a case between the - Circulation of Spurious Paper The Indictment .
Title Guarantee it Trust company
and the defendants, but it is a case
between tho ajate of Oregon and the
defendants. A corporation cannot
be indicted, and therefore those who
are the moving spirit of the corpora
tion are held liable, for ..they have
aided and abetted in a criminal act'
Kpunous raper-
Against Man Who Pleaded "Dismissed;
Portland banker ha ve been deceived
I on seveni! occaaiona ; by the ' defunct
Merchants & Planters State bank note,
for the circulation ef ; which Ave men
war i tmtAMttA hv m- tAn ttranA 1urv
That was the conclusion arrived at for U,.B- tlM to defraud and
by Judge Burnett, after hearing the whoe. cases were- dismissed . in ..the
argument ot counsel, which began at I United .States circuit court by . Judg-
9:30 o'clock yesterday morning and! Wolverton yesterday because thereIs
lasted uatil 5 o'clock last evening. 11 no law to .cover, the offense. - -
"The argument on: thte. polat" I These; Wlla,v whieh; are absolutely
said the Judge, "onjwhether the deal- j worjuipsa,.wwere wen into ins oanas
or persons vno nau wtcu iiciuuiku u
lngs were with the Title Guarantee
I vswVia Is, matit-
& Trust company, as a corporation, wsrs of the fraud which - had been
csss, no doubt, were un-
or With the officers of the institution,
took a wide range.
of the defense-was that a deposit by
nrntra.tcif on them. The notes -first
iua wuwuuuu i last fall, i - ' 1 ! ' -
In most casvs tn memoers or xno
i vsntf ri ir .ifv.nTiM nr in. imiu.nM-1.
V the State treasurer was not a loan, jfnir, preying- particularly on old women
and that 'a 'violation of a trust ren-
and others who operated small ' stores
... .. 11.11.. 1..U..U I W, "'. ) . ,
aerea me Dans iiauie 10 iu ireas-itook the spurious paper to tneir oanKe
where . they flepositea or t-xenanfroa
thorn. In several Instances they1 Wfr
"It Is conceded In this argument that I accepted as jrood ythj receivers ,snd
ths statute, OM907 does not affect the "",a,nr.L" A?v"""IU""" f""
funds In this. case, v But the duty of the
i treasurer IS fixed by other statutes. He
r mast have charg-s of the rqnda and must
- keep the funds, and if the funds become
lost he must make . them good to the
state... That 'baa been held by, our su
preme, court, - r' s
'Tn the case of Baker versus wll
llama and the England Banking com
pany, It was decided that the treasurer1
' bad the lawful right to deposit money
la the bank, and he was not bound -to
keep them In his vaults. It was lawful
-for ths treasurer to have an -open ac
i count with a bank without Interest, as
has been tne custom.
" Cannot Confer- Authority. -'However,
la view of the statutes.
the treasurer cannot confer a greater
sumoruy on ine cans man ne noias
himself from the stats. The funds are
till . the property - of the state, The
treasurer's duty Is only to keep the
runas in coarse.
being -discovered.
V..-,rTimHs . Xndlctmen. ;h;:-
The Indictment aralnst B. K. Wells,
oae of the rang who had plsadsd guilty,
was dismissed by JTndge Worverton Ut
the . TaltsoV States , circuit court . this
mornlnr. - This was at tho sngrssttoa
of DUtrlot Attorney KoOourt, who
atated to the ooart that Wells had
agresd to turn state's svldenoe.. In that
the oourt found that the others eoald
not be triad for using the malls to de
fraud, as there was no law ' overlnf
this ease. Mr. KoOourt said that It was
only right that the WeUs ladlotmsat
should also he dismissed.
Until yesterday Wells' and M. J. Dor-
nr ou osen-ut jail, jamen Hneenan.
Li'ranlt Cavines and 3. Saylor, the
otner aerenaanxs, iwa oeen out, on ponas
or i,ouu in escn case.
The bank is his serv
ant, and has no greater rights over the
property. Tnererore ttie bank is 1 labia
to the stats, and not to the treasurer as
-: a debtor. ! t . - -i
A. I'll ll.UMV.kluu UQl.mill lilt, tl MBT
urer and tho Institution wss not a loan
the money when left with tbe bank was
: for safekeeping. . -If Ut wah : not a loan
en the part of tne treasurer, it was not
. a loan on tne part oi ins Dame ir tne
bank had charge of the moneys and was
in possession of the money the authori-
iinn iitiin nini liici I iLii nm Him aihiiih . irir
;-. the money In their poBsesslon." ---
In support of this the judge cited a
(Continued on' Page 'Two.)
ASKS FORMONFOR
PAPER TRUST CASE
kh:: 'i'.-vr'1"' ': t ' ' 'hi- &lfo!,-yr .W).
t - (tfnltod PrMe'Leauri Wire.)'
-. Washinston. Anrtl - 21. Renreanta
ttve Mann of Illinois today introduced
In the house a resolution asking for an
appropriation of funds-sufficient to pa;
the expenses of engaging clerks anc
other employes to carry en the lnvestl-
Ration of . the paper trust which was
authorized yesterday. As aoon as this
resolution is passed tne commutes sp-
iointea to prosecute tne inquiry will
egin work. - . . t ,
ROOSEVELT USNG .
INFLUENCE TO GET '
MORE BATTLESHIPS
Washington,
4
-April
it. President
Roosevelt began; today using the lash
and sterling his personal Influence to
securejthe authorisation of four battle-r"'ur-''1 Coming from .a Pacific coast
.vi. t ... .... ..... . . I state Piles Is expected to swlnir with
oy ms. sonaie. ot omy is , ne htm ,m, ot the new senators from the
drawing Republicans Into line, but he f ar. west - Present Indications point to
is tylng-qulte a few Democrats to his the rejection of the amendment. 1-
chArlot wheel. though ins vote will be closer thsn here-
auwator j'Ues of Washington has been tofore espected, t i . ,
selected to of fer an amendment to the
battleship ' paragraph, striking out tbs
word "two" and Inserting , the word
, The decision of Judge Wolverton wss
based on the objection of Counsel for the
defense; to the Introduction of certain
letters which - the "postal inspectors
claimed hsd been written to Stevens &
LU, ordering tne bills. , Tbe court held
ti.-. in putting the scheme into 'street
the malls had not been used' as a party
In Carrying out the execution ox the
crim. .-. " .
t jder the circumstances," and as there
was nq defect in tho Indictment, United
States Attorney John f McCourt ' sug
gests that the state-leglslatui-s should
psss a law' Which would cover the ques
tion of, the defunct stats bans, notes by
means of a clause maklnr it a ehsraa
I of receiving money by false pretenses.
Under the Oregon statutes the law
rovideS that In the question of recely-
n mnn.v hv tnlmm mvt.nu , K a ri
should be evidence of the crime of some
kind In writing. As- these Merchants'
& Planters' notes are presented, as legal
ienaer ann ; genuine ; money,. receivea, in
return for ' worthless bills there is no
writing as evidence that oasses. between
the passer and tb person defrauded. .
Mr. McCourt and tho secret service
agents are to ' make ' an 'effort to
do evervthlns In their power, to crevent
the flooding or the .market again with
the worthless bills and will take up the
Question of future orosecutlona with ths
government of flclsfs at Washington.' ,
wnen me arrests were maae in ort
nd . several months ' ago br the local
authorities and afterward taken up by
Judg:e Rules.xAg;ainst Closed
Doors and4he Case Must
Come to TrialWith Public
; Admitted ; Tombrrow at
San Rafael. . . .'. , . .
land
auth
the postal inspectors otheri arrests In
8an - Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia
and other cities followed. The govern
ment authorities had hopes that, ths
cnarge or using the. malls to defraud
would stick and that the other men in
all parts of the country who. has also
iia
been oassins. the bills would ba nros
ecuted accordingly. ' If ' convictions hsd
been secured In Portland the postoffice
representatives" had ' contemplated;, the
prosecution . of, Stevens A Co., in Chi.
v.,vi' vunv niii,oi . witci. turn , nuirjv
are . by . the" thousand. i-z-..- t. v, .1
. . (Spsclal . Phqwtrh to Tbs Journal. 1
; .San. Rafael,; Cal., .ApTli.jij-A-Gos-i!p
of the dlTow;e case of Mabel, V.
Etarr agarnst her husband, Sidney L.
W-t'Sttrr et"fort.raTdrtJregoaT ES
revived! again -toda, ' Th; cse wHI
be tried, It the suorrlor court here
before' Judge Leohon'neHV Tharsday(
arcernooni ' Tnei wire cnarges'. the
husband with' cruelty and ibtemperf
ance. The case has been set for trial
by stipulation' and 1t is understood
that Just before the trial the husband
will Jlle A cross complaint in which
he will charge his wife with great ex
travagance In money matters.
Ail parties Involved Vefusa to discuss
ths case and evry e.Tort was made to
hsve the divorce ( proeesdlngs take place
as juieuy ss possiDis.
"San Rafael society Is wondering Just
how large and how many sensations will
bs produced by the trial. The silence
of. the parties and ths , knowledge ' that
the-hUaband has -retained counsel and
Is going to .flghtf back , has caused
flutter In society on both- sides of the
bay..' Under' the., California, law. com
plaints In divorce cases are placed on
secret flje, and ;Just: what' -they contain
must come from the litigants.
' Mr. Starr Is celebrated' about the bay
a one of tbe - best dressed ' women In
the state. She: is! strikingly handsome
and moved in ; the best society, She
llveu at the at. Francis and Pals cv ho
tels before" the' Are. t Start belongs fto
a. promineni ana weajmy ramiiy; of
t'ortlano,; He in a member of the best
ciuos in sn francisco and is a man
or rood stanatng.! i t . : -
It Is said that ths first cloud of their
troubles appeared about- three years ago,
when Mrs. Starr ' went . to Honolulu.
After her departure her husband Is said
to have been . flooded ' with - bills ' con
tracted by his spouse. Two of his wife's
intimate rnenas .are siso seeking di
vorces irom their husbsndsMrs. Marry
Blood of Oakland and Mrs. Dee Blailn
game . of Fresno. The- Starrs 1 have
never been known as' residents of Marin
county and 'the1 dlvprce proceedings , flora
Indicate that both parties 'desire as
llttls. publicity as, possible. i ',
The wife is represented by4 Attorneys
Bourdette and Bacon of -San Francisco
kiwi Diatrlrt Attnrnev Bovrl vf thf. rftv
Joseph Rothschild of San Francisco is
1PI KILLED
Six 'Injured in Acddent North Head
Jetty and Grie W Saving
Crew at j Point ; Adams;and Tug Sam
son Go to Rescue. :
T
guard mg Starr's aids of the fight. JiujM (
Lennon, before whom the 'trial wiUTtSt
place, has declared sgainst closed doors
In divorce cases and tonight he said
that no exception would be mads in the
Starr -case. 'yi---vK .v
V (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Astoria.' Or. April 22.T wo men i were kilted and eix in
jured, one fatally, when a pile . driver toppled into the sea from
thtfietty at North Head station-this mornine. The dead men are
Jack iLehman, & brother ..f, ihz postmistress of Hammond, and
Martin Carlson. , - i '..
The iniured:are Martin 'Jphnson. seriously, and J.C. Fulhart,
internal injuries, very serious.
thughtlv injured: rat bhea, I nomas. Turner, John Tenbrook
and.R.' C' McAfee.' The, injured are at the post hospital at Fort
Stevens. ' ., . , . .. . . .:
The accident-occurred about 8 o'clock this morningr when the
men were, adjusting ..the' pile driver. , Suddenly, the tall machine
toppled over arid fell into, the sea. Several of the men were caueht
i lri jT.t .,.- - ' ,
unacr u m(i. Lnmn was. inrown into tne sea ana arownea. r f
v Th Point' AdafifsJifesavin?-jcrew, lookoet noticed the-acd-
dent and the crev with commendable promptness went to the
D OTn 0 MOT
I lulULUj UUI
George Sontag, , ex-Bandit,
Now- Bouncer forDance
hall; Collides With Swift
Punch to the Jaw and
Goes Down and Out, ;
Hijbernian SteTedore, Giies
"Tim' McGrath, Fight
Promoter, and His Follow
ers a Lesson or, Two on
Ring Tactics. ) ; i ;
rescue . lhf-tug -bamson also responded to signals for . help and
reridexw aiteistarjefeiin takjngiaf of ihJk wounded men an$ getting
theni'tihervpspiitaU;!.!.,..:. - j .;ijf? ' . ' v.-.-. :t
Tli m, oesns ff Ua n rflAwi IrtAHnnA' Mt 's tteir .')! t.
, f a A7wny vi.iiv vvuvh i wui. wait, aiiu a aiail tilMCo 41 UUI
the edge of shallow wafers ; :V-.ft -; v. ;,3'
i i i i i i
GREAT FORTRESS
FOR PIIILffilES
SBSSS)SSMSS1SSBB mfmt SSSSSSBBSBSi
f ' Pcrtlsnd exported more wheat
during the month of March than
' any other port in the United
s k States. The r combined - Punt
Russia Thinks United States j x prt. - Tacoma, Everett
W , ana oeaiue are secona on tne
PORTLAND LEADS
WORLD AS GRAIX
t w ':t EXPORTING PORT
Is Preparing to Maintain
Open Door Policy. ' .
-' ilfatted frvm U-ti Wire.!, .
Manila, April Power, that cannot
be broken and a) open 'door tn China
are what the American government pro
poses as lis policy In the fly east
JThs 'world powers isra just wal
Up to the fact that this policy Is
Waking
un tn the fact that this rwicv is the
reason for the United
tormmntlon t to ..move the Philippine
tiaval bsss from Olongpo to Manila
ay: ana mans jh prisus so wun -1-nch
guns thst all the, navies on earth
liever will tht ablo to get. past.
: Thev bellevo it In Manila. Tc
eiianghai. Most of all they: believe It
n
apt...-.,,.,',
b-;llevo It In Manila, Toklo and
Petersburg, . where the- Novo
vremya' in;- leadlrg article points out
that Uncle Earn, is about to , construct
at Cavite tho most powerful aaval bas
In the , Pacific , so that , he , may . insist
upon a practical as well aa a theoretical
Open ooor.in vnma., ; ; . 5 - '
- i e la DniDOBej io cunnruci mn mrii'
fidal: island .... between . .COrrertdor and
Carapoa and mah lt with huge fortifies
tiona. ana
8am a
yard and
could .resist successfully any operations
maae.iMgainBt.. w.r-vv.x,-i V r ..,
T
ana man u wun nuge lorimca
id modern guns, and give Uncle
Gibraltar-like ' fortress, navy
d harbor In tbe far east which
Itobson' la Sonthern Idaho.
tSBMlit - Dlipati-Jl Id Tits ' lourniM
Ttolae. Ida Anrlt JS.i ReOreaentStlva
Hobson, who is reported to be en-route
to .San Francisco to gather data In sup
port of the fouri battleship measure, Is
advertisea to deliver a lecture nure to-
vertisi
night. lie will arrive this afternoon,
at .
i , -
,
it . I '
LOOK OUT FOR BILLS XIKE THIS ONE,
: , V THEY ARE NOT AS VALUABLE AS A PENNY
4
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United States District Attorney John McCourt' has In his posseasion' bills' of the kind shown In. the accom- '
panying Illustration which, if they wefe genuine, would represent f 1,000. The bills were found In the po-
session of the gans: of fiye men who were yesterday released in the federal court, owJtae to a lpgal tcclmlcality
tf list and then comes New York.
e " followed by . Philadelphia and
e Boston. .'. ;
This Information: was received
by Collector of Customs P. S,
Malcolm this' morning In a re.
port from the oepartnient of
e , commerce and labor. The wheat
exports for the month were I,-
140,545 bushels. Of which, qugn-
tlty , Portland shipped nearly
half, or 1.413,147 bushels, The
combined Puget sound ports ex-i
: ported T . bushels: ' ;New,
York. 444,11; Philadelphia. 400,-
. 6(7 bushels and poston,; 28,S4S
' bushels. The balance was shipped
from - various less ' Important '
ports. ' ' . ... v.
7 In point of prominence, as a
flour exporting port4 Portland's)
', holds fourth position for '' the
month of .Jdsrch, ' New ; Tork, ;
Philadelphia and the combined
Puget Sound ports leading. Ths
Quantity of flour exported from
- the states during , March was
1'1.H7,57 barrel . . - - ,
REQUISITION. FOR '
. ' HARRY CALDWELL
. : ' ' , . ' ' i V' ,1
t (Special Diabatck ta Tbs losrsL . .
' Salem. Or.l Anrll 11 Oovemnr Than.
tWirlnln hdIM tnam( HMllUltfnn
Harry Caldwell,, wanted In Multnomah
itDunty. caiaweu wss apprehended at
Merced. California, and Is held in cus
tody tnere .awsttins. ihs arrival nf r.
tectlve Tlchenor, who IS the officer who
wll) be detailed to return Caldwell to
Port'and. n- . .y I..ik ,
(Special Dlapsteh ts ths Joe rail) ',
8gn Franciseo, April IJ. George Son-
tag, once famous, as the partner of
Chris -Kvims-bsndlts who held up a
Southern Pacific train years ago and
led the poiice.on ana or the most noted
criminal hunts In history, has come Into
the. limelight, again. .' Bon tag was lib
erated from the' state prison a few
weeka ago, and Tim . McQrath, prlse
f lght promoter, saw la George a good
man' for "bouncer" In his new Barbary
Coast saloon. Gsorge took the Job, and
now he la sorry he did - f .',
McOrath. , "Spider" Kelly and "LeW
Purcell, all more or less kings of the
Queensbury realm," saw - bright .oppor
tunities, in tne "restricted district," and
they have ben doing s landoffice busl
aess running dance halls. 8ontag was
detailed to )ace the floor- and make a
aolse like a guaflght If sny obstreper
ous characreis interfered with "the la
dies" He met his Waterloo a few
nights ago, and today this Is now the
story Is being related sbout town:
, a Duriy HiDernian sieveoore anrtea
Into the dance hall and waltsed down
a few beers, then he took a drink of
whiskey, looked , for , a partner and
danced. , ' ., ' -.. " ; ,
Hontsc - an not lifts i the i - Pa t
swung in the giddy wait see. - and he
went uo to him and ssld: "Come off)
der mugs says yer feet is Interfering
wld der-game," . . .
Pat a.u not pay any attention to Bon-
a a n rt hr.,.n.H a 1.1m m . I m
.an. .iiu.iu. wuiiv.c;i wbih n v .11 111 .gaitL
this time Hasina about on one lev and
then another ready to plant a right hand
swing to the Jaw. Pat -was there
quicker than Bon tag. .. Before anyone
could "butt In" Sontag's jaw connected
wiin tne insnman s list. Tne. subse
quent proceedings Interested George no
mora. . .. .m...--, ----- ... . --. c- --i
Then Tim McGrath lit Into the Ions-
shoreman, assisted by two or three of
"der guys." The assault was a failure.
Tim v went the sleeDV wav of nenra-e. :
and the "guys took to the debris piles.
Bon tar has toat out. snrl ha'aafii thia
morning: "Them detectives are watch
ing me all der time, apd I tlnks dey put
Jeffries la disguise uo sgin me Just to
git even.;' : . . . - ; ...,
GALLAGHER ON STAND
' IN TRIAL OF FORD
,;M" "I" ' ' f
. t (United Praa toated Wlrs.l
! San' Francisco, April 22, James 1 .
Gallagher, ! the . self-eonfossed go-between
of Abraham Ruef and the bood- .
ling supervisors, continued his testl-'
mony this morning in the third trial of
Tlrey tw Ford on a charge of bribery.
Gellaghejr - described the. agreement
entered - Into between the V prosecution
and the supervisors whereby ths latter
were permitted to retain off ice after the
bribery exposures. , Gallagher explained
that he "acted In spirit"- for the super-
visors . when he signed ' the agreement
for them. He also admitted- slicninar f'i
Immunity contract and that his tai
mony wns given under that contract.
If he failed to tell the whnl truth, hit
ssld, the district attorney might prose
cute him.. ;.. :-.,.,.. ..-
DSCOSERY OF BODY:
CLEARS MYSTERY OF
EUGENIE CLOGENSOn
. - "(UsIteS PrtM LMatd Wlre.l
Stanford University. Cal.. AprU J2.
In-the;: discovery of an exposed-oof fin,
containing the remains of a woman, on
Cemetery hill, gear San Francisco creek
may lis the solution of. the mystery of
the disappearance of Eugenie Clogen-
son, ' French exile, many- years ago.'
The grewsome find was made yester
day by a "party of students while they
were out walking. By whom the grave
was openea is noi mown, xne dirt bed
been removed and the leaden tOD of the
casket was turned-back. Through an
aperture in ths- casket the face of the
corpse, fresh and well preserved, was
visible, though it was apparent that-the
Dunai iook place many yeara ago.
The casket was of marvelous work
manship and the remain were thns nf
a strlkinglr beautiful woman. Of all
the theories advanced br tbe antlquar-i
Inns of Stanford university to sccnu;
for such a rich -sepulcher In ainii
glace the most platiainle is that i
ody is that of Kusnie ClOK'-nw..
'Coutts, who was paymaster vt i
armies of France at the time of 1
Franco-Pruaslan war. Is sadi to Imi
stolen 15.000,00 from th Frenrh i ,
erament. Coutts -bought .v i.
ranch and deeded It to Kugenln t l ;
son. .Under her direetion the w
whiah have made the Fren. I i
name famous obout Stanford um.
sity. were carried on.
Madame loutis was inMttK.v j.
of her. To brk Kmrcn,- i i
Coutl's wife eonp!red with t 1
consul at San Franrm't. An tr, r
of this oonaplrHcy a j.l in nf r
was made whereby ;t x .
mittetl to return lo 1 . .
died. At about the timx 1 -'
is Clorenson a im:i ( i - :
never by any i-n n,
after that. .