THE OREGON' DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, s 1009;
TRIAL OF IDT
DIVORCE CASE
Storv With a Decoy Letter
'and a Lavender Lady
asjts Features.
St. . Louis. Feb. 8. The much-djs-Vtissed
suit for dlvores instituted -by
. " Wra Lillian Handlau lrop against her
husband, William J. Lmp Jr.. the mll
llonalra brewer. wa called for triaj to
day befora Judge Hitchcock In the clr
v cult courts The social prominence of
i the Lemps and the sensational charac
1 tr of the charges and counter charge
' brought bv the wife and husband have
' attracted wide attention to the divorce
v suit. The trial promises to be one of
- the most sensational of Its kind ever
tried In the fit Louis courts.
f Mr." and Mrs. Lemp were married
. about 10 years ago and have an 8-year-
old aon. William J. Lemp III. The mar
'" Ital troubles Of the couple date back
several years, though the wife's suit
for divorce was not brought until about
year ago. In his petition for a dl
. : voire Mrs. Lemp charges her husband
f with extreme cruelty and with undue
" t attentions to other women, Mrs. Bert
' Evill, sister-in-law of Mr. Lemp. figures
prominently In the .wife's allegations
i against her husband.
. , Ths.Deojr Xtter.
t In his reply to the charges made
'-against mm jar. wmp states aim
' trouble . with his wife began with a
. I : iitiaml tnm fmir vaajji fiat), when he
1 reproached her on her , housekeeping
methods and remarks she Is alleged to
have made about his mother. He de
; clares that an unsigned letter in his
wife's handwriting, which he found In a
drawer of their library table, ana wnicn
I Mrs. Lemp claims was a decoy to catch
I her husband reading her correspondence,
I cauaed him to employ a detective to
rl watch Jir at Palm Beach. Fla. This,
, letter, according to Mr. Lemp. was ad-
I aressea to Tny oear pat, speaxs ui mm,
' annarentlv LemD. in terms of hatred,
and says "he is going hunting next
., week, and I wish to heaven he would
never return. I, am completely worn out
and God alone knows how much longer
i I can stand this loathsome bondage;
do telephone me when you can, as I
usually answer the phone now.
If;?,!',: ,Ti Xrendar lady. ".
Lemp denies taking Mrs. Bert Evill
;' to gardens or theatres; says he has
known her It years; that she freqeunlly
visited his home by hia wife's invitation
and he thought It proper to ask her to
take a drink because she was his sls--
ter-lnrlaw.
Lomp also states that his wife's -.
tremes In dress and her predilection for
the wearing of lavender caused her to
j become a conspicuous figure whenever
v she appeared In publlo and resulted in
I her being generally known as "the lav-
, enoer aay."
An ' alleged ante-huptial contract Is
expected to play a prominent part In the
- trial. Lemp alleges that In this agree
ment made before their - marriage his
s bride, now the plaintiff, gave him en-
tire control 01 tneir criiidren s religious,
5 moral and collesriate education, which
!: he charges she violated by having their
4 son secretly naptisea as a catnoao.
I SHOOTS, THINKING TO
i-1 ' Avenge dead sister
IMM TOIVUS'
REVENUES CUT
Ontario and Vale Pinched
for Cash Since Inaugura
tion of Prohibition. .
(toilet Press Leased Wire.) '
- Bellineham. Wash- Feb. I. Bert Tay
lor, recently returned from Nome, is in
jell here following an attempt on the
fife of W. K Wibla la tne lobby of the
Halipr bntel VMtrrdtr. .,, Tuvlor was
crated over the death of his sister, It
cuunira, ana ne Duunes tvioie in
some manner for her death. :.' .
When Taylor encountered Wible . in
the hotel yesterday, he drew a revolver
and fired live shots at him. . None took
effect The shooting was preceded by
a heated argument regarding a -trunk
that had belonged to the girl, Wible
refusing to , surrender it- Taylor de
clared ha fired in self defense -
Although a warrant charging; Taylor
with Intent to commit murder" has been
Issued and be ia held In the county Jail,
it Is announced the charge will not be
pressed : and Taylor will probably be
f lven hie liberty under a bond to keep
he peace.' The Wible brothers have ex
pressed a desire not to prosecute Tay
lor for attempting murder, but they fear
he 'Will again seek their lives and have
asked that some steps be taken by the
prosecuting attorney to afford them
protection,
.. Swift Work at Sacramento. -
Sacramento, 4 fjal.; Feb. t Both
houses of the legislature, determining
to make a record for speedy law mnktnar
today, began this, the fifth week of the
session, with a renewed purpose to fin
ish by the middle of March. The two
houses ara already from 10 days to two
weeks ahead of nrevioua schedules and
Lieutenant Governor porter and Speaker
Stan ton are encouraging even faster
work. Beginning today the assembly
will hold two dally sessions, which the
senate has already been doing for the
JJM9 1 iwv weeKS. .
V ' v.-.
Shall Do Much
For this store and (its 'many
; patrons. BUSINESS IS
' GOOD HERE when com
plaints are heard on every
j side but, then, we do things
differently., '. We never' ad-
vertise bargains unless ; we
'have them; in other words
i We Advertise Facts Only
; This week it is Overcoats-
;$20 Cravenette .and Heavv
? Overcoats at
ftr.l.1 ni.nath to The iMinul.l -
Vale. Or.. Feb. . Prohlbitiouista in
Malheur county are taking active meas
ures to prosecute the dispensers of alco
holic liquors who. It la alleged, have
been doing extensive business sub rose.
The first prosecution was made at On
tario, where William Btewan. a aajoon
man, was caught Belling whiskey. He
was fined 1500 and cost. Stewart was
conducting the near beer business like
other saloon men in me towns or m
county and. It is aaia, selling wnisKey
on the side. In Vale a young bustneas
man named Leason was arrested yester
day on the charge or giving whiskey to
minors. He pleaded guilty and is . out
on bonds pending trial of the case. How
Leason got the whiskey has not been
divulged.
While the sale of liquor has continued
in the county since the inauguration of
firohibttion. the towns suffer from the
oss of the license money. Ontario,
with expenditures rut to the lowest
limit has not sufficient revenue to pay
Its way, and the council shortly will
ask the people to vote for the Issue of
110,009 worth of bonds to pay outstand
ing warrants and for other purposes. -But
there is no revenue In sight to
meet the interest on the 125,000 bonds
already issued and the situation finan
cially Is not very satisfactory. Vale's
revenue is much less than that of On
tario and there is no money available
for any of the much needed Improve
ments. The city election In Vale takea
place next month and an effort will be
made by the more progressive element
to bring about a change, at the polls.
The proposal will be made to bond the
city for money for waterworks and
other undertakings. The question of
revenue, however, .has to be faced, and
the majorlty-of the people are not likely
to vote prohibition when the question
again comes up for .settlement
TAFT OFF FOR
HEW ORLEANS
Boosts Canal in General,
but Leaves Eeport to
Engineers.
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(United Press Ltaaad Wirt.)
Colon, Feb. I. President-elect Taft
and party left last evening on the cruis
er North Carolina for New Orleans, ac
companied by the cruiser Montana. Pre
vious to embarking Taft gave out the
following:
"I am not prepared now to make a
statement as to the results of the trip
to the isthmus, except to aay that we
have found the work progressing most
satisfactorily, the organisation better
than ever, the esprit da corps excellent
and the determination of all, even the
humblest laborer, directed to the build
ing of the canal. I am sure this has
Impressed itself upon every one of the
board of visiting engineers, as it has
upon met
"With fraferenca to the type of canal
and tee continuance of the present
plans, the engineers promise that they
rrill be able to hand me their report by
he time we land at New Orleans." .
Lieutenant Colonel Goethals, chief en
gineer of the canal, accompanied Taft
on the North Carolina. He will proceed
to Washington to discuss canal appro
priations. As the tug which transferred the vis
itors to the cruisers movd away, Taft
called out, laughingly, "Keep your eyes
on that subterranean lake at Gatun.
During his ten days' visit Taft visited
every section of the canal. His influ
ence was exerted also to bring about a
better feeling between various factions
that have been opposing one another
since the last election in the Panama
republic.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
HELD AT WOODBURN
HETCH IIETCIIV
III COHGRESS
Three Reports From House
- Committee Majority'
for the Grant.
" (Belted Pna Imb4vmi
Washington. . Keh 8 .Thru Mnnrtu
irom ine puouo ianoa committee on tne
proposed grant , tov Ban Francisco of
water rights in the Hetch Hetchy val
ley were presented in the house todav.
A majority report on a matter that has
become a question of national import
ance was presented by - Congressman
Smith of California. Two minority re
ports, one signed by Representative
Mondell of Wyoming and six other
members of the . committee, and the
other signed by Representative Parsons
Of New, York, were presented. The ma
jority report, which was an exhaustive
one, reads, in part, as follows:
"Altera very full examination or tne
whole Question, the Judgment of the
committee is that the Injury to a na
tional park and the interference with
the pleasure of those who visit it will
not outweigh any advantages accruing
to thai nation's principal western sea
port .
"TDs valleys will oecome lakes, ana
these should not detract from the beau
ty of the scenery. If they should be a
detraction rrom tne beavuty or tne pare,
the supply will be of inestimable bene
fit to counties thousands who will re
side in San Francisco in the generations
to coma. -
"It Is Important to observe that San
Francisco can proceed without this con
gressional action if she chooses to do
so as the secretary ef the Interior has
already made the grant It Is not In
the least analysis, a question Of wnetner
she shall oooapr certain portions of
Yosemite park but whether congress
shall aid the city In can-visa1 out her
purposes In a businesslike way."
Constitutional lawyers of the ' house
seemed to entertain the belief that the
bill would be attacked on the ground
that the grant was not constitutional
and that, it probably would be lost.
FORESTER MEETS
THE LUMBERMEN
IFITDISAPPEARSJT'SECZEMA ;
Mow to Tell Whether a Skim Affection.
Is an Inherited Blood Disease o Kov 1
Sometimes 1t 1s hard to determine
whether a skin affection is a sign of a
blood disorder or simply a form of
ecaeraa. Even physicians are often
puled In their diagnosis. The best
way for sny one afflicted Is to go to
the Skldmore Drug Co. or Woodard.
(Mark Sc ' Co..-, or mnv mnnft 4 ilrnvrkf
who handles pure drugs and obtain BO I
cents- worm or posiam. Apply this, and
ir tno itcnitig stops i at once and the.
trouble is cured in a few davs it may
be set down as having been ecxema.
as this is the way poeiam acts in the
worst cases of ecseraa, and in Curing
acne, nerpea, Diotcnes, tetter, plies, salt
rheum, rash, barber's and other- forms
of itch, scaly scalp, and all surface skin
affectiona - .
Those who will write to the 'Emer
gency Laboratories, No. 81 West Twenty-fifth
street. New York, can secure
by mail free of chargs a supply suf
ficient to cura a small ecsema surface
or clear a complexion, overnignt ana
remove pimples in 14 hours.
Conference at Seattle
Conservation and
the Tariff.
dn
Woodburn, Or., Feb. I. The local
teachers' institute held In this city Sat
urday was well attended. Chapters 4,
& and of "Bagleys Class Room Man-,
agement" were discussed. W. H. Mar
tin snoke on the boy problem. Profes
sor Tauach on manual training as a
method in every subject, and addresses
were made by .Colonel B. Hofer and
State Superintendent-J. H. Ackerman.
There were exercises by pupils of the
Woodburn school and other members.
Indies' Wight Tonight.
This will again, be ladies' night at
the big Kxpo rink, a-new musical pro
gram will be given and extra instruct
ors will be on hand. Bkatlng has never
been so popular, nor so - enjoyable as
. .1 .1.1. tt,. tiMaent Dm.
Instruction free. Get the habit
Tomorrow and "Wednesday will posi
tively be the last days for discount on
west side gas bills. Read "Gas Tips."
rtrnlted Preu Leased Wlra.l
Seattle, Feb. 8. To discuss the con
servation problem, nearly a score of
the leading lumbermen of the Pacific
coast will meet A. S. Kellogg, assist
ant forester of the United States forest
service, in a conference here this af
ternoon. Kellogg came to Seattle at
the lumbermen's request Representa
tives of the 'lumber industry here be
lieve this meeting may prove' one of
the most important yet held in connec
tion with the lumber tariff question
and that the attitude taken by Kellogg
at the conference may in large measure
affect the lumber schedules placed In
the new tariff.
The lumbermen and Joggers will .en
deavor to demonstrate to Kellogg that
the removal of the duty on lumber will
not tend to conserve the forests, as
Chief Forester Pinchot has stated. They
will attempt to show that if the tariff
is removed Canadian lumber will be
brought into the markets now. served
by northwestern lumber, in such quan
tities that the market for common lumt
ber will be destroyed.
SUIT FOR $500,000
LIFE INSURANCE
' Muskogee, Okla,. Feb. I. On the
docket for trial before Judge Campbell
In the United States circuit court here
today Is the famous suit brought by
Mrs. Susie M. Burdette, widow of the
late Joshua Burdette, for the recovery
of 50ft,000 insurance on her husband's
life. The case has attracted attention
in insurance circles througttout the
country, because of the large amount
of the policies involved and the peculiar
circumstances surrounding the case.
Burdette, who was a wealthy pioneer
merchant of Creek county, was the vic
tim of a mysterious assassination at
Eufaula In 1906. His body was found
In a well on his farm. For a time it
was believed Burdette had committed
suicide, but an investigation resulted in
an assassination theory being official
ly adopted. Nevertheless the insurance
companies have not considered the evi
dence of assassination sufficiently
strong and have therefore declined to
pay the policies on the life of the de
ceased, amounting in all to $500,000.
The defendant companies are the Fidel
ity Casualty company of New York,
the Mutual Life of New York, the Prov
ident Savings Life Assurance society
of New York, and the Penn Mutual In
surance company of Galveston.
A New Jersey paper mill is experi
menting wtth okra stalks and pulp from
Georgia, of which, it is believed, paper
may be made.
FOR EDUCATION
I'JIIII REIIGIOII
Also for Religion With Edu
cation, Objects of Con
mention at Chicago.
Chicago,. Feb, Many prominent
men and women who are to take part
In the sixth general convention of the
Religious Education association arrived
in Chicago today. ' Tho convention will
open in Orchestra half tomorrow morn-4
ing and remain in session three (lays.
Delegates from all parts of the country
will be In attendance, and it is expected
the convention will be the largest of
Its kind ever held.
. The aim of the Religious Education
association is three-fold. The first is
to inspire the educational forces of the
country with the religious ideal, the sec
ond to inspire the religious f oroeas of the
country with the educational Idea, and
the third to keep before the publlo mind
the ideal of religious education and the
sense of its needs and value. The theme
of the convention is summed up in "Re
ligious Education and Social Duty."
Among tne prominent mens who will
deliver addresses during the convention
are Ambassador James Bryoe of Great
Britain, President Charles W. Eliot of
Harvard university, President 8. C.
Mitchell of the University of South Car
olina, Harry Pratt Jndson of the Uni
versity of Chicago, Henry P. Brown, su
preme chancellor, Knights of Pythias,
Texas, Dean ' Shaller Mathews of the
University ,of Chicago, Rabbi Emtl G.
Hlrsch of Chicago, and Rev. Charles E.
Beals of Boston, secretary of tho Inter
national Peace society. The sessions
will be presided over by the president
of the association. Professor Francis
Greenwood Peabody of Harvard university.
BOULDER ALMOST
WRECKS A TRAIN
rcotted Press teased Wire.!
Belllngham, Wash., Feb. 8: Passen
gers on the southbound Great Northern
passenger train which left here at noon
yesterday had a narrow escapo from
death when A rock slide crashed into the
train near the Sehome dock, yesterday.
The only person injured was the express
messenger, P. E. Ferine, who was pain
fully cut about the head. At the scene
of the accident is a steep embankment,
the right of way being cat 'through
the solid rock. A huge boulder, -weighing
several tons, rolled and struck the
rear of the combination mall and ex
press car, smashing a great hole tn the
car. Fortunately for Perine he was
seated on the opposite' side of the car.
The engine was not derailed but the
first four cars left the rails. The
smoker buckled and narrowly escaped
plunging into the waters of the bay.
ACCUSED OF ROBBING
HOSTESS OF CLOTHES
ftTnlted Press Leased Wtra l
Tacoma, Wash., Feb.. 8. Charged with
having held up her hostess, Mrs. Daisy
Rnfner, and, after .compelling her to
disrobe, carrying the discarded raiment
away with her, Mra Marie Hunter is in
jail here. Mr. and Mxa - Hunter were
visiting Mrs. Rufner when the two
women became involved In a heated
controversy.- as a climax to 'the di
Sute Mrs. Hunter, it is alleged, sud
enly flourished a revolver and com
pelled her argumentative opponent to
doff her clothing. Then, in a spirit of
revenge, it is ciutrgeo, inn enraged Mra
Hunter made a. neat bundle of her hos
tess' apparel and. accompanied by her
nuspana, iook ner aeparture. ,
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' - Pianos
f , Piano Players
Talking Machines
Positively to be closed out before
we move on February 15. v
It -worth your while. Several "Returned Rentals," "Exchanged" and Slightly Used Pianos
at about one half their, actual values. But you must act quickly--only a few days more.
; t Not necessary to pay all cash. ,;' V .
MOVEMJ)EMOULEvi?MMO CO.
CORNER MORRISON AND WEST PARK STREETS
E; H.:HARRIM'AH
Frcsl3cnt pi t tie Union Pacific Railroad
J. D. Farrcll, Washington; Manager -tor Mr. Hariiman,
Says the Oregon & Washington Railroad, Which Will
UnR Portland and Seattle. Will De Completed in From
' , 15 to 18 Months '
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This Is the Expectation of AH the Great Rail
roads for 1909, andThey ArePreporlng
to rVf eet ;it -Portland Will Secure the ;
Cream of This Immigration 4 ' (
Will you secure your share of the great prosperity that is to visit,
Portland this year? You can if you Will make the effort.' Will
you? Would you be willing to make an investment of $10 doym
and $10 each month if. you could be convinced that it would return
you double and triple your money in a short time? Are you ambi- ',
-Jious and awake to the opportunities before you? Opportunity is v
a force visible only to those who are ready to grasp it. : Your op-
portunity is here now.' The gafest a:nd surest investment possible
is real estate in a thriving town. Thousands of men and women .
have done exactly as we want you to do they have invested in real
estate around the packing houses and they have made fortunes.
Call at our off ice and let us tell you about
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The. Swift packing plant and the packing plant of the Union Meat
Company, when in full swing; will employ thousands of hands.
The huge mills of the Monarch Lumber Company will be completed
in a few months; they will employ five hundred hands, i' All these
and other industries will be running full capacity before the end of
-summer. Most of these people-will live and own their own homes
in KENTOrf and FAIRPORTl . Inyest in FAIRPORT. ' '
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GENERAL, AGENTS
301-2 Corbett BOilding
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