APRON OFFICE CLOSED, .
...'VICTIMS STILL SUFFER
Friends of C. K. Von Xcida Active in His Behalf In-
spectors Declare His Guilt Can He Proved Swin
; 1 dling Aged Women by Asking Impossibility."
The ottlf of the Pacific Apron com
tany, at the head of which was C. K.
Von Neida, son of a well to do North
Dakota family, arrestes! Wednesday by
the United States authorities on a
charge of using the malls to defraud,
was cloned yesterday a dismal contrast
to the buay days which have existed
In room 800 in the Marquam building
during the last several weeks.
Von Nelda Is the "apron manufactur
er," who advertlspd extensively over
all the country except In the vicinity
of Portland to pay women $3.t0 per
doaien for making aprons. His scheme,
the postal Inspectors charge, is one of
the boldest and Is as Irregular as any
that have come lo light In this part
of the country for years. To make an
ppron according to his directions, and
-for which applicants paid 1 to make
an attempt, was practically an imrof
Blblllty. the Inspectors claim. Petatls
. of Von Neida a acheme were published
In The Journal of yesterday.
Bur Tkinjr Money.
Until a complaint was sworn to by
United SUtes District Attorney John
McCourt, charging him with using the
malls to defraud and his subsequent ar
rest. Von Nelda had been doing a land
office business. Hundreds of letters,
all from women, came from every
where. Many of them contained money.
Investments In the scheme In which all
the applicants hoped to make a little
money within their own homes. With
frevcral assistants. Von Nelda has been
engaged for weeks answering these let
ters to his advertisements and taking
In the coin, most of which came by
, postoffice money orders. But now all
this activity has ceased. - Von- 'Nelda
has given up the business, temporarily
at least. . , .
Most of Von Nelda'a victims, say the
Inspectors, were old women, Jn needy
clrcurntilances, and who were unable to
do any other kind of work except sew.
This Is evident by the hundreds of piti
ful letters which have been received by
the postal authorities from all parts of
the country, the women complaining
about the treatment at the hands of
the Pacific Apron company and pleading,
many of them, for the return of the dol
lar which they had invested with the
hope of making so much more. They had
been induced to send the money to Von
Nelda bv the "come on" letter which Is
sent In reply to the letters replying to
his advertisement.
Previous Reputation Good.
Von Ncida rame to Portland from
T,os Angeles. There , he was connected
with a similar scheme, it seems, the
concern belnc known as the American
Apron company. Von Neida sold out
his Interest there for some jreason.
He doesn't say just why.
His father was at one time president
of the Red River Valley National bank,
at Fargo, N. D. Von Nelda's friends
say that be has always born a good
reputation that he wouldn't -Co any
thing wrong for the world. "Nothing,
perhaps," say the inspectors, "but take
money -from the poor old women all
over the country who -are trying to
make an honest dollar." .
The Inspectors who have been working-on
the case for weeks claim that
they have a great deal of evidence
against von JSelfla and tnat mere is
little doubtBut that ho will Do con
victed when his trial is called, in the
united States court, unless ha pleads
guilty beforehand.
Von Nelda. it Is understood, banked
with the German-American bank where
his deposits are said to have aggregated
a good many hundreds of dollars, mucn
- JL i. u i,,vtnw.. hMn ter el vert
or uu minify --
from women desiring to earn a little
extra casn. :
Mends Art Aetlv.
Fred" C. Cook, in the building ma
terial business with of lie In the Sher
lock building, is a friend of the apron
manufacturer" and haa Interested him
self in his behalf. Cook, it seems, knew
Von Nelda in the east. .Otner persons.
some or wnonl are wen
land, have also interested themselves
In the case sl.ice the arrest Of Von
Nelda and have- offered to come to the
front In any was possible. i .
JOYFUL DANCE
TO COST SI 0,000
Mrs. Henry T. Scott's Little
Party Has Frisco All
in a Flutter.
HE FAMOUS
Offl
NGCO.
flinlted Press Leised Wire.)
Ann Francisco. Dec. 4. "Just a little
v,i tn nt nt midnlffht."
st tha' St. Francis hotel tonight That
Is all that Is promised, but Ban Fran
cisco's smart set is all excitement today,
for It Is whispered that Mrs. Henry T.
Bcott'a little party will cost JlO.OOt)
i ill v.. it.. Alahnrnfa Affair
tt 1 1 j Wilt vrj Hits m -o . ctB'vtiv - . - ,
this city has ever seen, f Florists nave.
oeen at wora ior wm i)icinin"
elaborate decorations and ft Is said sur
prises are In store for the dancers.
Wore than 658 guests are said to have
accepted lnvitatlona and those who were
"overlooked" can 'hardly be . classed aa
being in the social swim from the
standpoint of the-leaders. The dance
will be the first In the -new 'blue and
gold ballroom.
Mrs. Scott Is the wife of the former
president of the Union Iron works,
which ' Charles M. - Schwab recently
bought. . ,
Before the ball Mrs. Jennie-Crocker
will entertain 60 of her friends at din
ner at the hotel and this affair, alone.
It Is said, will be one of the most Im
portant society eventa of the winter.
DALR1PIE ASKS
Will Not Carry Boys' and Children's
Clothing After January 1st
120 CHOICE OVERCOATS
REMAIN TO BE SOLD AT
Mas! Price
One half of actual cost will move them quickly.
Sizes for boys of 4 to 17 years of age.
BE ON HAND
Here arene figure s-
$3.50 Overcoats Go
$4.00 Overcoats Go
S5.00 Overcoats Go
S6.00 Overcoats Go
37.00 Overcoats Go
S8.00 Overcoats Go
310.00 Overcoats Go
$12.00 Overcoats Go
for Sl.TS
for $2.00
for S2.50
for 33.00
for 3.50
for S4.00
for $5.00
for $6.00
REMEMBER THE PLACE
THE P AMOUS CLOTHING CO.
MORRISON AND SECOND STS.
for hew im
The Dalles Man Will Carry
Appeal to the Su
preme Court.
(Special Dlinatc tn The Journal.
Tlift' Itallea Fee The motion
for a new trial in the case of Aleck
Dalrymple. who. was convicted on the
charge of manslaughter at the recent
term of the circuit court here, waa yes
terday overruled by Judge Bradshaw.
Dalrymple, through his attorneys, Ben
nett & Sinnott, will appeal to the su-
fireme court- Judge Bradshaw in glv
ng his decision granted a certificate
of probable cause which will enable
Dalrymple to give bail, although the
amount of his ball has not been fixed
by the court.
Dalrymple, who waa tried for murder
in the second degree on & charge of
killing Loo Putnam in The Dalles on
the night of June 12. 1908, was found
guilty of manslaughter, but the iury
recommended the leniency of the court,
and he was sentenced to serve but one
year In the penitentiary.
Owing "to his previous good character
and the prominence of his family, the
case created a sensation in Wasco coun
ty, and the case was bitterly fought In
the courts here.
IAY LAST RESPECTS
TO RALPir B. FISHER
ZBS&
! FROM NEW YORK ORLD MtCH 17, '08
SAYS AMERICAN STOMACH
i SURELY IS DEGENERATE
Westerner Who Secured Big Following in Brooklyn
v Is Now in New York Meeting the Public
" L. T. Cooper, the young man who has
created such a sensation in Brooklyn
with Mm new theory regarding the hu
man stomach, is now In New Yoik ex
plaining his ideas to the public.
Cooper; that 98 jier- cent of all
111 health la due td stomach trouble, and
claims to prove this with his medicine
In speaking- of his theory during an in
terview Thursday afternoon he said:
"Practically all the chronic ill health of
this generation Is caused by -abnormal
tnm a Ui -conditions. - In earlier days,
when the human race was closer to. na
ture and men and women worked out of
doors all day, the tlrd, droopy half
Kiok people that are now so common did
not ett. There was sickness, but it
Mas only temporary. There was little of
this constant half-sick condition, with
which so trmnvssre afflicted.
"In ths animal,, or In anv W the wild
trllxa f Africa, or In uncivilised people
in any mwarter of the arloh, you see no
r.-nersl dehhlt", no nerve exhaustion,
liny are not shut up all dny and do
i"H Muff themselvcn witi food, when
1'ii tr e have not had enough es-
'' ti.-''i-ttfy. It. The American peo-
l o i . Wn tiding this for years and
conse-
Tomorrow morning the mem
bers of the bar will pay their
last tribute to the memory of
the late Ralph B. Fisher, who
was shot by James A. Finch last
Saturday. Presiding Judge Gan
tenbein this morning announced
a meeting of the members of the
bar for 9:30 o'clock in depart
ment 1 for the purpose of re
ceiving and acting on the report
of the committee named to draft
resolutions of respect This
committee consists of R. C.
Wright, John F. Logan. A. F.
Flegel, O. . Evert Baker and
Frank S. Grant.
ie
WAR CLAIM TAKEN
UNDER ADVISEMENT
(8aln Bureau of Ths Journal.)
Salem, Or., Dec. 4. Attorney General
Crawford yesterday - received word
from Ralston & Blddons, associate
counsel at Washington, that the argu
ment had been concluded In the United
States court of claims in the matter of
the State of Oregon vs. 'the United
States for the recovery of a claim; of
J390.000. .for expenditures made during
the civil war and for which the state
has never been reimbursed by the
United States government. The attor
ney general also expects a favorable
report by the court of claims in the
near future.
Should the court report favorably
before the adjournment of congress
March 4, it is likely the $390,000 will
be appropriated this winter. The
amount will go into the common school
fund as provided by an act of the legis
lature of 1907.
OMAHA OFFICIALS
ARE UNDER FIRE
the Amcrlxm v..
- "'i'iui ii unn i ij
Quem-e erawn ulnwiv moair&
ihcii louajr mere are tens of
thousands who do not know what Is th
matter with them. Borne say nervous.
nesB. others kidney and liver trouble, or
lung trouble, or constipation. Many
have treated' for all these things at va
rious times. . A common complaint is
ait run ''own,' ' '
"I have a medicine that positively will
do nottring but put-th'e digestive organs
in a ennditlon to properly digest and
"sttnllato food. I fiave had to fight in
this -Medicine, but 1 won. With it I have
alreafly made a fortune. With it I hava
proved tp thousands in gt. Louis, Chi
cago and Boston that few people can
be sick , with a sound stomach. 1 have
done the. same thing In Brooklyn and
I will do the same thing in New York.
LAhai prov.? 1 ,very ' word ' this be
fore I leave. .
Cooper's New Discovery, the tnedM
cine ma w the talk of Xcw .York, is
now on rale at leading drag utore.
inroiiRiiom trie rnltedmates. , Ask
your druggist- for? It.' y " ' r-'
(tlnlffd Press Leased TVlr..)
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 4. The grand Jury
today. In its report to the court, brand
ed Mayor James C. D&hlman and the j
without regard for the duties of their
offices; making no attempt to lnforce
the laws."
"The officials frankly admit that
they have no conception of their duties.
They serve the people neither honestly
nor ably," says the report.
Dahlman has or many years been a
leader in Democratic politics of the
state. Me was a member of the Na
tional Democratic campaign committee
from 1904 to the present year and has
long been one of the leading advisers of
William J. Bryan.
TAFT IS SAID TO
CONTROL IN OHIO
tCnlted Press Leased Wire.) -Hot
Springs, Va.. Dec 4. President
elect Taft has been informed that his
brother Charles leads in the Ohio sena
torial race against Senator Foraker and
Representative Burton. Arthur I.
Vorys haa gone over the situation in
the Buckeye state with Taft and has
assured him that his brother's control
of the state is most satisfactory. Vorys
will take an' active part in tne coming
campaign, in which he expects to od-
pose both Foraker ana Burt6n.
Taft announced that the American
Japanese pact will have full weight
and effect during his administration
The president-elect indorsed the agree
ment in .the strongest terms, declaring
It represents his views perfectly, .j ...
Cfet a free box of- candy by" paying
for a want ad for next Sunday's Journal.
Eyes tested free' at Hetxgera, .
- - - t
Corner First and Morrison Streets
There will be a change of management by January IV Before this takes place our.stock must be reduced.
. .W 4
Now is the time to buy from us.
SPEtML &R TOMOEMOW
MEN'S SUITS
Broken lots, values up to $20, now
$8.00
, rp- Values up to $25 will go: 6r
lM ' 12.00 .
500 Suits to select from, hand tailored, all this
season's fabrics $30 values,1 now
$15.00
MEN'S OVERCOATS
$15 value, Jn blues and blacks,
$8.00
MEIV'S PANTS
English Corduroy, $4 value, now
$2.95 '
$2.50 values, good work pants; they go for
85c
i
A number of styles to, select from, sizes age 5 to
15 years, $5 values, tomorrow,
KNEE PANTS
50c and 75c values,
19c
; $295
MEN'S HATS, ONE THIRD OFF
Wright's Fleeced Underwear, $1 value, . Men's Coat Sweaters, $3 and $3.50 values, -
; 69c $1.65
SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY
Cor. First and
Morrison
OUTILET CILOIMIIMG CO,
Cor. First and
Morrison
B O ; f
nek
a Great Favorite
Can any property owner in Portland read the following letters and
not be convinced of the growing popularity of Vitrified Paving
Brick over the Dark Age stone pavements, in some cities the use
of which has decreased 65 per cent in the past three years?
M CITY OF ST. LOUIS. MISSOURI.
STREET DEPARTMENT
... October 29, 1907.
Denny-Renton Glay & Coal Co.,
411 Lowman Building, Seattle, Wash.
Gentlemen Replying to your favor of the 23d inst, I enclose state
ment of streets laid during 1904-05-06.
Respectfully,'
(Signed) JAS. C. TRAVILLA,
Street Commissioner.
'i STREETS LAID IN 1904-05-06. .
asphalt;, eitulithic Belgian blks. brick
Year Miles Yards Miles Yards Miles Yards -Miles Yards
1904, 4.44 109058.38 9.27 252110.89 3.28 92714.66 1 2.50 283975.66
1905, V".9.17 203640.33 4.93 W0242.33 2.40 58423.44 15.72 336367.55
1906, - ,2.78 5647777 3.35 87517.33 V 0.60 16192.00 16.04 343253.22
Total, 16.39 369176 48 17.55 469870.55 ! 6.28 167330.10 ' 44.26 1 963596.43
NOTE About 55 brick to the square yard.
Two-Thirds of New Streets in St Louis
; 1 .Are Brick
T4ie following from St. Louis correspondence in the May, 108, ''Clay
AVo'rker," is of interest: '
"The St Louis, Street Commissioner recently made public a state
ment of street improvement work to!be done under contracts let by his
department The work aggregates $1,500,000.- The length of the aggre
gate improvements are, 31.24 miles. All of she contracts forthe work
. i . , rTt m' plica1 f i m n t-"vrm f fn11nw
nave aircaay occiiiicu v viaoa v amv.,.,.- -
Construction '
. -.76 Miles
21.56 Miles
1.78 Miles
2.36 Miles
Asphalt ......
Brick
Bitulithic
Belgian blocks
Wood blocks .
This shows that nearly two-thirds of the street improvements' will be
of brick." ' .V . .'., i- 5 . , '
Reconstruction
381 Miles
".63 Miles
.34 Miles
CITYOF COLUMBUS, OHIO.
BOARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
Columbus, Ohio, October 30, 1907. ,
SUBJECT-PAVEMENT LAID IN COLUMBUS, '
Denny-Renton Clay & Coal. Co., !
Seattle, Washington.
Gentlemen Responsive to youri of the 23d Inst with
reference to the yardage of miles of pavement of the various
materials laid in the City of Columbus, beg to advise as fol
lows: Asphalt 414,393 sq. yds.; Belgian Blocks, 175,123
sq. yds.; misc. Brick, 1,821,338 sq. yds. Trusting the above
information is what you desire, I am yours truly,
(Signed) HENRY MAETZEL,
' ' ' - ' Chief Engineer.
CITY OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN.
DEPARTMENT. OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Engineer's Office..
Detroit, Mich., October 30, 1907.
Denny-Renton Clay & Coal Co.,
Lowman Building, Seattle, Wash.
Gentlemen Complying with your request of October 234
I have to say that to January 1, 1907, the total amount of
brick and asphalt is as follows:
Miles Sq. Yds.
Brick on Concrete... 58.80 1,256,688.22
Sheet Asphalt on C. 48.42 978,684.43
Block Asphalt on C. 2.83 46,840.07
Yours truly,
(Signed) R. If. M'CORMICK,
".: , , ' : City Engineer.
CITY OF CLEVELAND. '
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE,
s .Engineering Division.
Cleveland, Ohio, October 31, 1907.
Denny-Renton .Clay & Coal Co.,
411 Lowman Building, Seattle, Wash.
Gentlemen In reply to your letter of the 23d inst would .
say, that during the past three years we have laid abput
seventy-five (75) miles of pavement, in this city, 3.3 miles
of asphalt, 2 miles of Limestone Macadam and 62 miles of
brick pavement Yours truly, u
'., ' (Signed) J. P. BAYNE.
i - i - . Asst. Engineer Paving.
; "'.' ::. Now, honesily,'' gentlemen, don't ybu.belfeve th'at a fnatemi so pop ';.;' : :
" ular in large cities, as above set forth, should have careful consider-' v .
v . , V ation, and; especially so because it will save you large sums of
money?, '
r - - . " - 1
Bgeey-Reetoii Cllay & Coal Co.
: 824 Chamber of Commerce , " :