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THE OREGON SUNDAY 'JOURNAL, PORTLAND, .SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1909.- - . . - LEAVin IS 1(1 MOOD Will Go to Lincoln to Resist ' Divorce Suit Says Some- ojic Is Instigating Action , .Says All Charges Are Falsehoods. By Vance Thompson. , Hert News hjr Loaxotl Leaaed Wire.) . Paris, Feb. . William II. Ieavltt, the artist, saw for the first time today the charges made against him by his wife, Rum wryan avltt, In her suit for divorce, as outlined in dispatches from Lincoln, Neb. JaViU therein i described as an improvident Bohemian and it li said Bryan found Ruth and the children in absolute want in Den ver. ; , The description of Leavltt as a Bo hemian amuses his friends in Paris. Ever since his marriage he has kept up a studio at Newport, where his wife re fused to live, fearing her residence in the city or millionaires might injure her father's political chances for the presidency. In Paris he moves in the best social ; and artistic circles. He aid today: "Every one of the charges given out from Lincoln are, lies, and Ruth's let ters to me, and her father's, prove It now. I intend to contest this suit and they may be sure I will fight to the end. -,. v Charges TJndue Influence. - "One thing I must say is that I don't think the suit was brought by Ruth of her own free will. There is undue in fluence on the part of others. X under- DISCARDED WIFE SHIELDS SPOUSE Mrs. John S. Corcoran No. 1 Denies That Husband Has Erred. . - stand perfectly well that I am going In to fight In which the odds are against me, for the suit is to be brought in Nebraska. 'Tor lawyer, Ruth baa her uncle, Al len, who is chairman of the Democratic stat committee, and his partner, Tal bot, who holds a similar position on the Republican state committee. But I shall get Justice In the end. "I see they have dropped the charge of desertion. That is well, for they knew It would not stand for a moment in the face of the evidence I have. The charge of non-empport is another base less lie. It is a lie, too. that Mr. Bryan ever found Ruth in want in Denver. She has always bad money from me and on January 211 sent, as usual, her . six months' allowance, a draft on the Franco-American Bank of raris for $2500. - "The Lincoln statement says 'they do not know my. address, so they had to sorvs notice by publication. This is an other falsehood. Ruth wrote me week ly. Bryan wrote, and even Allen had my address when be wrote me asking to consent to a snapshot divorce. -'"My witnesses from Denver and from New Orleans will . give a very different account of this matter. I say nothing against Ruth. Until I spoke . to the Hearst News Borvice correspondent I have never said a word in reply to all the rumors and allegations but I shall not Stand for any more. For the sake own sake, I oannot permit thl divorce to be granted of my son and daughtervalid for my is unj false and slanderous.' ust on grounds .both I tearitt WW Go to lOnooln., -; Leavitt would have -left Paris" by Saturday's steamer, had he - not " been , forced to stay over a few days to complete arrangements for the Frenolt Fa ion in America, oi wnicn ne is presi dent. Five hundred pictures of leading French painters will.be shipped next week and the French salon -in America opens March' 4 In Washington. In the meantime Learitt's big canvas, "The Last ; Supper' has been " packed for shipment to England. It will be ex hibited at the walker art 1 gallery at Liverpool and afterward in the munlcl . pal galleries at Glasgow, Belfast, Man chester, Dublin and other cities before being taken to New York. Leavltt will - attend the opening of his exhibition in Liverpool oo Tuesday and will sail the next day for New York, whence, after a conference with his lawyers, he will go . direct to Lincoln, Neb. PROJECT WORK ORDEREDSTOPPED Action in Klamath County lieyed to Be Result of Bate Protest. Beli (Special Dlaoateh to The Journals Klamath Falls, Or., Feb. . All new work on the Klamath project has been f ordered storped. Advices from the di vision headquarters of the United States reclamation service at Portland to the local office state that only work on ' lands now covered by water will be continued. 'This order Is probably tfx result of . the action of the board of directors of the Water Users' association in sending .-It. 8. 8mith to Washington to protest a trains t the water rate or 3(r an arre. Work Is stopped pending an investiga tion. , - .. 'However, all irrigation work in the Klamath valley will go on. as this does not come under the .head of new work, and approximately . 30,000 acres will be under water this spring. The Clear lake dam and Keno canal extension will be counted as new work. . i No official announcement has yet been made by the Water Users' asio elation or me suspension oraer. , (Special Dispatch to The JoarnaU ' " Spokane, Wash., Feb. -6. -Mrs,' . John S. Corcoran No. 1 tried desperately to shield her husband tonight when asked regarding the report ' that several hun dred dollars worth of merchandise was missed from the stocks- of the B. E. Fiske and Columbia Optical companies of Portland shortly after her wayward husband's clandestine departure from this city witn pretty uela Marshall, the stenographer whom he met while both were in the employ of B. K. Flske & Co., and who became irs. Corcoran No, 2 in Spokane. She refused to confirm the report that Corcoran had prevailed upon Miss Lela' Marshall to turn ver the keys of the firm's offices to him. ; Pale and emaciated, wife No. 1 dis played no signs of illness when wifs No. 2 was mentioned. In direct " con trast to her bitter denunciation of the ex-stenographer was her manner when speaking of her husband. It is ob vious that she had thought to prosecute wife No. 2 only; that her husband could return to her unmolested. She seems to be losing spirit daily since her hus band's capture at El Paso, Texas, Thurs day aiiernoon. ne denies knowing any thing of the relationship between the husband and Miss Marshall while the three were living in Portland.; ' Meanwhile. Miss Marshall, (Mrs. Cor coran No. 2) has secluded herself in some remote part of the city and It is Impossible to locate her. She is out under $500 bonds, and it Is believed will keep in biding until next week, when John 8. Corcoran and his two wives will appear in court together-r-Corooran and wife No. S to answer to the bigamy charge preferred by wife No. 1, . , B. E. Fiske, f the optical firm pf that name, stated Saturday night that his and the Columbia Optical company were short several hundred dollars worth of optical goods ; that the mer chandise had been missed shortly' after Corcoraij's departure for Snpkans with Miss Lela Marshall. It w(s also stated th,ai Corcoran hadvnsed. Jtt UK influence with Miss Marshall to gain possession L.tBe My --which she carried to the offices of B. E. risks & Co- . UNION GRAND JURY PROBES SHOQTjNg (Special Dlapateb to The Journal.) Union, Or., Feb. 6. The grand Jury, accompanied by District Attorney Ivan hoe, came over from La Grande today to take the evidence pf F. P. Launis, who was shot by his son-in-law, Clayton Smith, February , the result of a family quarrel In which the daughter of Ivanhoe is said to be Involved. The case has been brought before the grand Jury, and as "Mr. Launis as un able toi attend thp session of that .body, the Jurors drove to this rltv lr bo1 v to take the evidence.- -Mr. .Launi "is still in a critical condition, but it Is believed he will recover. w- - Smith" Is in jail at La Grande, await ing the decision of the grand Jury as to whether jor not he was justified In shooting. SETTLE WATER CODE'S FATE. VERY SOON '' CContlnued from Page One.) tailed by the conservation commission's measure. Bingham himself has made somewhat savage remarks on the com mission biJL rieflarlna- that it fa ttm cumbersome that it gives the state en gineer too much authority, that the board of control provision is unnec essary, and that he would not dare take a drink out of, the McKensle river if the bill were passed. The conservation commission has been over the whole ground, and. is prepared to meet every one of these objections. They are prepared to show that the ma chlnery provided for enforcement of the law is necessary, because the distribu tion of water in accordance with de termined rights must be made by per sons having authority. Copies "Wyoming Uw. The board of control provision, where by rights are first to be determined, is copied from the Wyoming code. . There It has been tried for 18 years, and the number of appeals to the court is re markably small. Cases are usually de cided In six months, and the most com plicated ones In 18 months. For three years 400 claimants to water from the! vvu.ua nana river, Umatilla county have been in court, and the water users along Silver creek in Lake county, have been at it eight years. Even when a case is decided-it leaves no certainty that other claimants may not come In "and start new litigation, pursuing the same unending course. This Is considered sufficient answer to the argument that the determination of water rights should be thrown into the courts in the first instance. Every case decided by the board of control is appealable, but the experience of Wyo ming proves that appeals are rare. When rights are determined by 'disinterested experts, the result is usually satis factory and the defeated lltUranta h.i. tate to carry the case into the courts. In the last two years in Wyoming not nn appeal has been taken. A,l nn tn wnen over 6000 ditch rights had 1905. FIVE 3IILLI0N DOLLAR . WIFE WANTS DIVORCE I'. 't..--': ' ' : - fflnltNl Pre Leaaed Wire.) - Chicago, Feb. 8. Mrs. Ruth , May Pwift Eversr, daughter or the late Gus- tsvus F. Swirt, the millionaire pacKer, herself the possessor of IMOO.000, today filed suit for divorce from her lianhand. Ernest Hammond Everss. a broker. Mrs. Everss alleges desertion. nd asks an absolute decree. - In' London more fires occur on Sat rdy than on any other da of the week, and more in August and Decem ber than in anv other months. The Right Beverage for Oood Health is POSTUM her coJfee has been abandoned,, . "There Reason" i . Read 'The Road to VcllviUen in pkgs.. L - -', : been passed on. there wera nnlv avAn appeals, affecting CO ditches. East Deeply Interested. Eastern Oregon is vitally Interested In the success of the conservation bill. A delegation from Malheur county, con sisting of G. A. Hurley of Vale, and J. n. Blackaby, J. W. McCullocb and A. N. Soils- of Ontario, will be in Salem dur ing the week to aid the bill andvtell UJe.-!awmaker8 why tney wnt t- Some of the reasons are thus cogently stated by Mr. Blackaby: "We believe the blU as it has been flf.W' 1 ,tcLct a11 lKltimate Inter esta and it will hasten the development ?L!ir''ffcyon of. the tate y making t.niKh,t ? water as certain as the right to land, i It will clear up the mass of litigation In the courts, which have really decided nothing when they were concluded, because some new rtith water user would come in and start the thing over again. . Another thing of vast importance to Us is the Malheur irrigation project. Here the government proposes to go above all the present ditches for a vast storage reservoir. Rut hnfnrm i ja.. this it wants to know what rights thei water users on the Malheur river below . the reservoir will have. These men a want to know, and have , a right to ' know. This bill will make it iki to determine the rights of everyone In the same proceeding, and when T. i seiuea, tne rignts win be permanent and appurtenant to the land." Without the water me iana is or ume value, . but now a man wno aeeas tne lanrf tv an. other cannot tell what water rights ha uaj. i ma ib no intojeraoie condition. Most Act for jrstiu. in our section the development of water power nas not oegun, but we realize tnat tnis is tne Ume to eon- serve our power resources for the fu ture. Before the private rights are Ini tiated is the time to place such re strictions as will preserve them for the benefit of the people, without making it burdensome for those who .wish tn hrin about development. v e are going, to support the commls slon bill, because we believe it has the best thought of the state In It. All the f resent Irrigation companies in our sec Ion of the state, so far as I am aware, ae in favor of It. They want to set rid of tmenaing litigation and to know Just what they have to sell.- . 1 ne ur'fm siaie grange is slso be hind the bill, heartily "nd publicly Its representstives . at Balem are saying good wnrds for the commission's meas ure, -i ne action or tne granges was the-result of Systematic discussion of the. ouestlon throughout tha antjL I Their resolutions declare for a cod Yoar Credit Is i- '-v : i . . - - -J -. 'mssiniir-r m LT m t.imi.n i wi iiU'i " tti - .. ... , . .- i Make Easy ; Payments It- Second week tQfa selling event that will be predated by, thousands of observant homekeepers uur annual ciean-up 01 oaas ana enas inac nave actummdieu from every section of the store sample pieces, discontinued arapenes, Deauing. noor cuvenngb, crucKf y, i ciunanu .ui . upuuoici y maici mi aim s many ajuici ai ti des too numerous to mention priced regardless of cost with intention of quick disposal: Delivery v at our earliest convenience Store open 9 A.: M. Monday. 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Four pieces overstuffed in Tapestry covering with full Highly polished, real mt- leather seat and back, oak 6-foot length, golden solid High bookkeepers', desk, ilk damafk! v gprtng sea back and arms, hogany; seats two. frames.-.; .. t. top, 42 inches square. with 3 drawers, 8 fee" long, $65.00 Napoleon Bed $92.00 Reception $61.50 Reception $10 Coil Bedsprings $17.50 Parlor istands $6.50 tostumers for Room Set Room Set v . - , . , . $36.00 $55.00 $34.00 $5,00 $11.00 $430 From most exclusive Grand Poi:sh'd Circassian walnut- Tuna rnaliOKany. oiano ool- Mdt of 100 spiral springs L For-hats and coats, made $82 Reception Room $3.00 Box Dining $20.00 Cell a rette $4 Airtight Heater $275 Mahogany Bed- $3.75 Parlor Stands t','w':Set ?: Chairs - " j w . "' v 1 ' ' i ' : ' ' : . room Suit : x ,. ... :, -msar -wm 110.75 -$2,50 $169 $1 -95 ' , . . - . . This is a combination with . - ,nfv k4 .mh..,,. Large' overstock makes us 5ettee. chair-,d , rocker,, Golden oak, odd chairs left magazine rack, mission These are 26-inch size, for put a number of these on JQ.n fimsh, very h.gh over from 8ets. fujilh in quartered oak. . tijpod only, with low draft- raflJhd 4and "rvcd sale. - $45.D0 Mission Set- $14.00 Roman Chairs $14.00 Arm Chair $15 Large Arm Chair $30.00 Oak Bedstead $12.50 . Pedestals for 77 00 $7.25 $6.00 $15.00 $7.00 v . . , , . . . - , Ma4e,,of the new grass Very heavy, polished, quar- i. feleltner seat and.rback, MWyZvoi?$l WiF9a Keai mahogany, ptaiio pol- fiber.O finished in xlight tercd and hand carved; Polished mahogaiiy, round; oak frame. sh; a light dainty style, green. heary roll finish head end. many of these in this sale. - , "- ' . - 1 : " i "' " " " " . 1 . $30.00 Dressing Ta- $8 Rush Seat Chairs $14.00 Hall Seat $1.75 Inlaid Linoleum $6.50 Iron Beds Only $36 Leather Rockers ble and Chair $12.00 $490 $6.40 $1.00 $4.50 $19.75 Tn. mMlflr-with'svrosraphie -t ' Jj '-'tl , 1 . . All small pieces afrd rem- First class in every way, With mahogany finish S Kt te tb! Fme hjgh gfadeijj jjolished Light golden finish oak; -nita Hp to 15 yards at but are overstocked in this frame, spring .eat . and ooL " quartered oak. : - this is an extra value. above price. r pattern. , v- leather back. , - $8 Combination Ta- $8;50 Piano J Sea t $45jQ0 Buffet Only 90c All-Wool Carpets $26 Mission Lady's $33 "Leather Chairs bles . " : x Desk $4.50 $5:00 $29.00 55c $17.00 W-M Oak or imitation mahog- . , . Very odd, stylish mission ? . . Tf,i t?ni;i, Massive carved oak frame, X Torma'bc raised, Poid d.n oak, three .tri IaJJ All remnants up to 12 'tnt&i b"k od spring edge forming a seat. teet ?ong;..t, glass and hammered brass, yards on sale at this price. 8heH below. , ' , , . maammmHKmtmttmmtmKmmm Bmmm1 mmmmmmHKmmKtKKtmtKmKmitmmmmmm mammaKmmmamtmmmgmmimtKtm $33 SomersaulticBed $16.00 Pi artoS eat $130 Bedroom Suit 25c Matting for Only $45 ' Parlor Cabinet $2.00 Lace Curtains Davenport " , $21.50 $9.00 $79.00 17c $27.00 $1.33 j . , ' .... '. . - ' Mahogany, with full plate Denim covering, steel con- polished burl ' Circassian Bed and dresser, solid ma- All remnants and pieces up glass back, bent glass front One-third discount on all struction, felt mattresses, walnut. hogany of highest quality, to 8 yards at this price. and glass shelves. . , one and two-pair lots. iaaiaaaMaaaaaaaMi aaaanaaaanaBMaaaaBaaBaBai aaaaaaaaa aaaBaaBBBBaBBBaaaaaBBaaaBaaaaBiaMaa $23.50 Velour Daw $39.00 Dining Table $75.00 Dresser Only $8.00 Oak Hall Chair $46 Mission Parlor $7.00 Brass Chairs " enport - ' .-' -T" . ; ; - Suit' - - .- $14.75 $25.00" $49.00 3.25 $34.00 $3.90 ltleAunCSr' Prin8 Fx,&li UVt I0"1. top, Solid rnahdgany, with large very pretty piece of' spe-. Four pieces) oak frame, red brSth 'leaVhemte edge. 6-foot length. claw feet, 8-foot length. French bevel mirror. 'lteptk ta-fliii, leather upholstery., Vats; a novelty. f.. ' $5.00 Mission Card $5.40 Heating Stove $18.00 Shaving Starid $15 Settee for Only $33.50 Chair and $2 Children's Morris Table . ... 'Rocker ' Rockers $3.50 $3.00 $9.00 6.00 $21.00l-$125;4 fljj? .noMf. 'Kin .Suarf 0t P"fcctut. 00d In rSmu:Md?telV!It Of solid oak in antique flrn ttaZnZrttntoi?- Mission finish in solid oak flat; top is 30 ins, square. ze, .tyle and value. Justable beveled mirron ish, seats two. . ctot t " "ty 'iain blck- i $10 Upholsfd Patent $14.00 Fancy Chair 8.00 Maple Table $8.50 Kitchen Safes $15 Reclining Chairs $7.00 Toilet Sets for Rocker. . . ''.atK'V -iVv" afv' '''' v 'r "" $6.75 $8.25 $4.50 $6.75 $8.00 50 Walnut fame, green tapes- Highly polished Early Good for invalids or old . try covering, spring seat English finish and style, Best birdseye.with French Made of eastern hardwood, people; made of oak; ad- Every fancy, toilet et in and back. '' very heavy. . legs, shelf and 23-inch top. has 4 doors and 2 drawers, instable. "--.- ; .i..-;.;;-- the house is now half, price. A' - COME IN JUST TO LOOK AROUND LET US TELL YOU ABOUT. THE MONARCH wmmm that will vst rlBhM "IT , rse rrant from th stats, for a, systsra to determins priority and limitations every xistfng rlrht for the keeping- of data In. one central of floe, for pro cedars -whereby rights to t urplus waters .may be acquired, for beneficial use as the test of the risrht to appro priate, for. limitation of power arrants, and for .an efficient administrative sys tem for the distribution or water . XJks Torty Tear Unit. V jOii ihe queotbon of imwer limitation the- Kranges favored ta "years as the maximum, but the conservation - com mission decided on 4 fxars, to meet the ararument that devcj'praent might b restricted by making tbs term too Short This is now conceded to bs fair by nearly all the established power companies. The "perpetual righr ad-" vocates wers routed at ths threshold of tha debate, and It is not thought that the 40 year clause will be seriously dis- Jiuted, although it bas occupied a place n ths discussion before ths senate committee. . . , .. .- . f...-rx:r "Why should there be a perpetual right tq the se of water for Irrigation and not, for power purposes?" is the question that, Chairman Teal of the conservation commission has several times, been-called 'On to answer.--His reply is that the natural use of water Is' for use on land, and that It is high ly important that a permanent right bs fixed, so that ths water title may be transferred with . the title to . tha land itself. Another- difference- is that water power rights, tend to monopoly, being easily concentrated by capital. , . The last fight of the power lobby Is to secure some broader definition of ex isting rights than the conservation, com mission is willing to concede. ' The eora missinn bas prepared - an amendment protecting; these vested rights.- The friends of the bill -say they have no bes. ltatlon tn protecting every right that ac tually exists. .. t. . .. . ' . t J . . Tbelr only anxiety ea this line is to avoid seeming; recognition of rights that do not exist. They do not want a clause read Into the act that will give away- something that should be con served, leaving; the eonrta a free hand to determine the rights that exist at the time of enactment -..-. . - F. T. Griffith,- -representing? the? Port land Railway, Light Power company, concedes that the conservation commis sion has sought to be fair to every rest ed Interest-. He-says the commission deserves great credit fof the study it has mads of the subject, and be freely concedes ' that the principles are right He says he is not lighting the bill; that TOY NATURE CURE And get permanent relief for rheuma tism, sciatica, piles, fistula, constipa tion, scseme, goiter, tumors, enlarged pruaiaia, iaasy ana oiaaaer gju It . IV m n : ITetniwneth. t iJr. I- 1. liniL KothchTid fildr.; 4th and v Wash. tatlon on power rights, with a prefer- ' ence right of renewal, and that the sug gestions he bas offered have been on tha lln of ntrfMtln, (ti. .muaura.tS be has no objection to tha tO year limi-tprevant future lUlaaUoo. ' I