ALLEGED VICTIMS ' SAY DAVID LEVJS WORKED SWINDLE . - 1 . 4 THE 'OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING. . DECEMBER 21 no?. DEAF CHILDREN ENJOY CHRISTMAS ILXILRCISLS Accused Man, Who Deals in Real Estate, V Arrested on Charge d Larceny Forrest C.5mithson a CbmHlamant. Prf-Hmlnarr haurina In th cas of Pavld 1win. a local ral estate dealer, arreted Wednesday afternoon. on com plaint mad to th district attorney a ' otrtcn by JL I Smlck. of Wooaiawn, rharsinc laroei.y by bane In rtfuslns to deliver a dl to certain property In h'.nokan. la likely to develop aoma 'In- tewitlnir foaturca or roauy Jera . main when the examination -of Lewla tHkea place lwifor J uatloe Bell, Dooam?, br 19, If current report la any crlter- ln. - - j,' IV -'' ' . - : : Accordlnr to tranaactlona ' thua far t rought to. light .through a chorus of diiipleaaur by aoma of Lewla" alleged victims, ha Jia .. for aoma time. . It la auid. been manipulating various deals hwrNibouts In a manner sugrestlv of snt-rloh-qulck enterprises. Among those paid to have met financial loaa by rea ton of misplaced confidence In tha real estate man. rorreat C -Smlthson. tha veil known Oregon athlete, and Joaeph It. Fletcher, a dealer In automobile sup Mies, flgura aa the moat prominent, al though It la hinted that a careful can vass of the altuatlon will demonstrate that othere have Buffered In alienee, . Belier Ke Z Hypnotist. Thoee loudest In their denunclatldna ef the methoda employed to fleece tnera declare that Lewie la possnss-jd of hyp notic power, and that, whan It cornea to a practical exhibition of force in this connection, he has a professional mes merist resembling- a cheap aelling' plater In a stak race. Those thus far brougnt under his mystic spell admit tandidly that hla Influence over-them las been o reat In thla respect that they were unable to overcome It, and guvo up their coin with such avidity that it had an apologetic ring because they could not Jix up more. ,;.. .,' . - - - " ' - timlck, who, swore to the complaint against Lewis, alleges, that the latter represented, to hira that he ownej lota 10 and 13, block 6, Snyder' j addition to Spokane, which ., he oJfered t ex change for lot 9, Parkhurst addition, at Courtney station. , ClacKamas county, owned by Smlck, and assume an ?113Q rnortK on this property which", was valued at 13600. Lewis is Mid to have fixed the value of his fipokane lots at $1600, , and npon thla oasis the trade wn made. -.r .' "Before you record the dedV Lewla is alleged to have told Smick, I would like to offer you six lots iraMyd. rara In lieu of the Spokane lots. -...They are worth $300 -each, and you can go to the Jacobs-Stlne company and ascertain If thia la not fact.-. Thereupon Smick nays he did aa advised, and being; told that the Hyde Park lots were -easily worth the amount suggested, .accepted ! th Droposltion. He took the abstract to-John Cahalen for examination, and was informed that the iota were located In the Hyde Park of Oregon City In stead of the addition to Portland, and were-not worth more than $25 apiece. 'Throws la Extm lots. - When confronted" by Smlck at thia stage of the game, Lewis is allowed to liave been equal" to the ; occaaiort by telling Smick -r that If he would accept the lots In the Oregon City Hyde Park, he would throw in two other lots at East Twenty-fifth and Division streets as full measure of the bargain, and to this proposition Smick .says ,. he , conT sented. While this transaction was in nrocess of being consummated, accord ing to Smlcks version ff the ileal, his mother became JU at Rosebiirg or and his anxiety on that account led him to borrow i0 from Lewis for the pur pose of going there, placing the deed to the Spokane .lots In Lewis' hands In escrow as security for the amount. UP on his return he claims that . Lewis charged him f 1 a day as interest on the loan, and that after paying him $52 for this accommodation, he uemanaea . me return of the deed and was given a merry "ha haw by the erstwhile money lender. . 1 , Afl matters now stand, according to Fmick's system of mathematics, he. has been swindled out of his Courtney sta tion lots entirely, ana has urougnt tne criminal charge against Lewis accordingly- Smiek is- laborer -who- has HOT 0UU1O lima u.nn ... ,uu vm v and his confidence - in human, nature has been considerably, shaken by the transaction. He came here a short time ago from Boseburg In the hope of bet tering his physical and financial con dition, but according to recent exper iences, he is loser by the operation. Walter G. Hayes, a local attorney, baa boon retained by him as special prose cutor in tlie case,, Hayes claims the records show that JLewts transferred the Courtney .station property, to a man named Johnson for ,$3600 within two 2TE .. - I 5" HIDDEN DANGERS Nat iir Give Timely Warning That - No Portln4 Citizen Can Af ford to Ijrnor P ANGER SIGNAL i0. 1 comes from tha kidney secretions. They will warn von when the kidneys are sick. .. Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin, pale and fr.miiy, or a thick, red. ill-smell Ing urine, full of sediment and irregular of 'sage, u.:.,. , . - DASOER SIGNAL NO. J comes from i! e Lack. Back pains, dull and heavy, or hrp and acute, tell you of sick kid. nrv and warn you of the approach of rtrnptcv, dlabetee and Bright s dieaaa lni KWney pills cure sick kidneys er-d cure them permanently. Here's 1'ortland proof. W. Jenkina, retired, 1110 E. Hanisoa f' Portland. Oregon, says: "Doan s Visitors taklna a peep in room 11 of the Buck man. or old North Central school, yesterday would have witnessed a strange scene, the Christmas exercises of the' deaf pupils, with a-Christmas tree and the regulation speaking of nleoes and ensemble exercises. ; ' The first exercise was called a "De cember Spelling Lesson," In which J 10 of the children took part. One of the. boys spoke the verse, and each of the other nine children lined up with large letters making the sound of the letter and spelling the word Christmas. - Next they gave the "Stocking Bri gade." Each of the children came for ward with a pair .of different sort of stockings, said a little, verse and hung h atnckinara-on the line. , One of the 'fidght-eyed, boys and girls enjoyed Christmas trees yesterday. - ' ' : painting, which had been made up Into calendars, pincushions and the like. ' -' most 'interesting numbers was the re citing of "Little Jack Horner? by one of the older boys, while Jack was Im personated by one of the little fellows who sat in the corner and busily ate the raisins out of his pie to get them all devoured before the recitation was fin ished.",' .'" v ' )' . The closings number was "What We Would Like to Be." and was also given In the assembly hall before the other pupils of the school, v The Christmas tree was the gift of the two Instructors, Miss Anna Sullivan and Mrs. F. C. Met calf. Each of the children was given one present. Candy and nuts. Many of them had exchanged presents, all of their own work. There were some really wonderful- specimens of sewing and The remarkable part of the scene was thf speech' of the deaf children who do not know the sign language and who are taught to . express ; themselves " with words In the regular manner. One"of the little girls who took part was born deaf, and her' control' of language Is wonderful. Others have lost their hear ing through children's diseases, and two are "in the. department ' for defective speech.'1; . : '".' ' The department is a new one,' and out side of the state institution at Salem Is the only .one of , the sort in the state. There are .15 enrolled, and they are taught only the oral method. First they learn - the sounds of letters,, and then word a They are able to take these from, the teachers' lips and write the full word on the board. Then they are given nouns, then verba of 'action, and lastly - combinations -4 sentence xorm. The children are ourlous and anxious to learn, and after the first few years their progress is almost equal to that of hear. Ing children. They arc'able to follow the course of study In the. city schools, and In some Instancea are able to enter high school and college. ; ; , One great advantage 'of the depart' ment in the Buckman school is that chll dren - are able to be home with their parents, and not in an institution. Vis itors are always welcome to the deaf room,, and . the teachers encourage their Coming, as It is a help rather than hindrance to the children. days after he got the deed from Smlck. Forrest C Smithson's regret at meet ing Lewis exists In . the fact that he Is minus a motor boat and houseboat by the acquaintance. according to his view of the situation. SmlthsWi val ued his motor boat and house boat al $2300, having purchased - them - last spring, and they have been moored at the Oregon Boat House Club ever since until recently. He says he nas Known Lewis Quite . .awhile, and :- has often thrown business im his way, and was nrr y,tm rntrii when the real estate man came to him with what be considered an inviting proposition. , , ;- r ; Smlthson Says Hs Jiost smlthson claims that Lewis repre-1 sented that W. G. Thomson, a merchant of Oregon City, owned a five acre tract at Gates' Crossing, on the Oregon Water Power & Railway, wort n aouu, wiuuh he was willing to trade to - Smlthson n his motor boat and houseboat on the basis of $2000 for the latter, Smlthson to give a mortgage to Thompson for $1260 on the Gates Crossing property, mnA Mur Lewis 1176 commission zor making the. sale. ' This was agreed to, and the- deal closed accordingly, when friends of Smlthson, wno naq oecam aware of the transaction, had no hesi tancy In telling him . that he, had been bunkoed. - -' . In company Wltn W. t Murray, Smlthson called upon Thompson at Ore vnn ntv. tha merchant expressing coa slderable surprise when given the de tails, as he declared that ne anew Hom ing about the motor boat and house boat transaction, But , naa -.iisiea ni property for sale wltn JLewls at $1600, less $76 commission, and that all -he had received from iiewis was inn mortgage given by amiinson ana ie Attorneys Hayes, who Is also acting for Smlthson In the matter, summoned Lewis to his office when informed of the transaction, and after calling the real estate man; to account for his al leged duplicity, was given no further satisfaction Otner tnsn using; . wwuy Informed by Lewis that while it was true the Thompson property was only worth $1600. and had' been so listed with other aaents, 11 jsmitnBon was iooi enough to give more it was noooays business. It is maennite as yer wneta r smlthson will take criminal action against Lewis.-btit In view of the fact that the house ooai ana mowr dwk diaaoDeared from their accustomed haunts, it is probable that the real es tate dealer will feel the neavy wetgnt of .the law. on account of this transac tion. . Joseph R. Fletcher also claims to have been buncoed by Lewis along sim ilar lines as those pursued in the Smlck and Smlthson cases, and that he is out about $200 by reason Of his abid ing faith In human nature, as personi fied by the local real estate dealer. s DELIGHTFUL PLAY . AT THE BUNGALOW W. H. Crane Has Excellent , Support in Ada's "Father. N ' and the Boys.V CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, FOR MANY EMPLOYES Employes of i the ' Portland woolen mills near ' 8t. Johns are to be enter tained this sfternoon by .tho manage ment with a big- Christmas ttee.. on which will hang a preaent for every one of them. J M. E. Thompson, manager or tb mills, is 4o be the Santa Clans, while the reindeers in this Instance will be represented by a big touring car . This Is the first urns tnat tne em ployes of snch a large plant In this city have been entertained . in this manner. Nuts, candy and poo com are -t be supplied the employes in abundance, be iiidVs the "presents. The whole afternoon li to be taken by the entertainment, - V AVood Haolw KobbeA, (SsfcUl OUpttefc to IV jaoraU.) ' Eugene, Or, iec U. William Gott a wood hauler of Springfield, was heM p by three men on the road betweq K Springfield and Eugene early Uat even- ; "tnv Pills have been need by myself j Ing as he was returning from t,ie !tUcr r t ether members ef my family with j city. Hla pockets were rifled and $1 In (.: etl fart ion. Acute attacks of leash taken, orneers nare no ct'ii o ids roooera. 5 ka. re annoyoa me on in n tot ri. time and dull srarrlng pains Vrnra-hout tbe kldry regions made It 'ftutt for me to attend t my work. Tie kMns wre hd!y out of order r-a ru1 additional annoyance. l l,rri ln w Kidney rills ware brought Try a'U-ntin. I procured a box and I t "ir we- 1 IV 7 brouaht relief s v ..-,,r I eriw-ted and I-nt1ill t i - g tin urtll inv tretibte m- , r A r'-.l Prorn that tint to 1 f rrilnid f r-fs3rm frmn r fiwjWtl and I cerfun w-..4 ln Ki1r.y ptl'e to aU , r f wU fr !rMtv h1-mt- t r ..V 'l '-". Trt'- t , ... i n I p. r-f., N , f i . . - a f I 1 r. '-d H. - - - i - J Xnr Hofrl at Kenne-wkk. arui litptxt) to Tb n Kennewtck., Wash, lc Hotel Koontx. Keonewtck's ttw $J.P0 con erst boirh will be formally opea-d t ths pnblte Janoarr 1. Ura N f Koonts, th proprietor, arrireid h-r yes terasy frwn WilU Waila t superin itv4 tb furnishing ef the new build FrMc Worlman KlIIM- Kfn:r. Wt. i t Prt r"tt. a workman r-i i y,rwh Cr tr1f c,- lh ' -- r .' t , w ' ''-T'r k ' ;.! j e - ;;!' ;. By B. I. Suoh a .thoroughly; delightful enter talnrnent as Mr. Crane in George Ae's "Father and "the" Boys," at the Bungalow last night Is seldom granted Portland. Charles Frohman has provided scenic accompaniments : that J are most pleas ing to; the eye, and a cast of unusual ability' for the "road."; "George ade re vels in his happ.lest vein In a four act comedy,;, fairly bristling with clever and crisp dialogue, and a. merry touch, It is a shining example of clean, fresh and -wholesome fun.' There is nothing Ilka laughter., and.. there Is an: abund ance of It In. this deftly written and breezy comedy.s The general ensemble Is perfected by the presence of William IL Crane, who has never done anything better, than Lemuel Morewood. He is an actor worth knowing and , a player worth seeing. The Crane : personality is original and unique, and that With his fine comedy, Instantly won his au dience. ' It.1 t f 'i'. - The story Is that of an indulgent and fond parent, who has worked all his life In order to give bis two boys ad vantages and a few luxuries. ' But when the boys calmly live off the old man, while they pursue their Individual fan cies for athletics and society, and pur sue them recklessly, the old man em ploys desperate means - to bring . them back to the family fold. With an ac tress from Nevada as a peace maker the old man strikes a , gait that quickly brings him into the spot light, with tha result that m their effort to save-their father from apparent ruin, the boys come to their senses, tha old man has a "picnic," and all Is well. a After tha star, comes piquant and magnetic Margaret Dale, always fault lessly garbed, and who plays with an abandon and fin dramatic Instinct that disarms criticism. : Ths breesiness and optimism of her characterisation of the Nevada "Stunt" girl, are most engag ing. Perry; Brooks, as the . lawyer. Is convincing. Sidney Blair as one of the boys. . though . lacking smoothness 1 in spots, Is satisfactory, while Forrest Orr, as the young man with ths so ciety idea,-is Ideal. Louis Massen.'Ed win, Donnelly, 8cott Dailsy and Adele Clarke are "worthy members of the nice ly balanced cast. The two girls are sgreeably played by Vivian Martin, very like the exquisite and charmingly naive Blllle Burke, and Elsa Payne, an at tractive girl of athletic propensities. "Father and the Boys" Is the sort of play that will please everybody, because of Its carpentry and story, Its whole some fun and 'the opportunities it gives one of .America's foremost actors, . MYSTERIOUS DISEASE ;; APPEARS ATROSEBURG Oregon phrslclans are attempting to learn. the. real nature of a mysterious disease among Infanta which they have ben , contending, with.' Inflammation of and vomiting from the digestive tract Is follojred by temporary, total or par tial paralysis, finally leaving the child with one limb drawn up and shortened. Pr. Bobert-C. Tenner, state helth officer, wia called npoo to give atten tion to It cas of the disease at Bose burg some tims agn. If It Is ths same as has affected children ini Berlin and has since ' been appearing in a form more or leas epidemic in other sections, it will be ' called anterior pollomylltls. To say that all cases of this . kind are ascrlbable to ; the mysterious disease, local specialists say. Is guess work. Few cases . have been reported in Portland, none at ths hospitals. , SLIGHT SLUMP IN BUILDING PERMITS ' The following building permits were Issued: . St, James Lutheran Church Repair two story frame church. , West Park street between Jefferson and Columbia; builder, Boyal A Wickllne: $85. f F. M, KllgoreKrect one story frams dwelling. Hassalo street between. Blxty- thlrd an4 Blxty-fourth; builder, same; Mrs. Goorto ReDalr two story frame store. Sixth street, corner xioyx. nuiaer. E. E. Ajnerel: $60. A. J. LeeX-Erect one story ' frame dwelling, East Fifteenth street, between Alberta, and Sumner; builder, same; $1800. H. P. Kimball Erect one story frame barn, Rodney avenue between Maegley and Going; builder, same; $260. ? . r E. W. Strahan Repair one story frame store, Oregon street-, between East Twenty-second and Twenty-third; builder, same; $100. . Mrs, L. Goldberg Erectt. one ' story frame dwelling. East Thirty-first street between Emerson and Kllllngsworth; builder, E. Raddlng; $2009. ' ,'t'-" V, : '4'mmmmamlm sasMBjesi mm sH-MBBMBBSMBBSBsa - Abdominal surgery first was attempt ed in France in the fourteenth century, the patients being , given an anesthetic composed of opium and mandragora, . ST. LOUIS Flu ; BUYS 960 ACRES Tlmberland lh Deal in What- 'com County,' Washington ""$160,000 Paid Jor It. H. M. Robblns of fit. Paul, Minn., haa sold to tha Clark Timber company of St. Louis.: Mo., through J 17, Lacey .& Co. 60 -acres of timber on 'the line of .the Northern Pacific, in Whatcom county, Washington. The deal Is one of the largest closed In the stats of Washing- ..... . .A,.'!. I V.. ion xor sumQ iuoftj uio vuihjuvihuuo vv Ing $160,000. The tract is well located for manu facturlng. and will probably he held un til such time as the markets warrant A Valuable Present. - Will, be given every patron of Tho Exposition Rink on Christmas night. Saturday, December 25. : Largs , tree, beautifully decorated. Come up . and be one. of us. Learn to skate. Good muslo by the band. Courteous Instruct ors. Fine floor. Hundreds are hers dally. . , ...... Exposition Rink. , o CPENEVEREVtNiKQ SPECIAL, TONIGHT ' Free Tarkty Ready to Cook Given Away SPECIAL. DECORATIONS Unexcelled Music . Introducers the e ret--1 ion t( a sitsinlll n tlis pre in lacs. The tlmbrr Is enld to ha of Vfry KtioJ cjuallty, ami vmislsls chiefly uf yel low fir and ctilur. with small percent- Kites uf hciiilot k sud spruce. The transactlou Is looknl upon as furerunimr tf a number of lnrse i1pI tlmt ars now bring DruotUtct with piopytt of being rlosrd liiimedlntvly ftr the holidays. Timber Unslcrs r port many inventors casting about for unliable tracti), and th Kenorsl opinion la that the jmr 110 Will the sreat eat activity ever recorded In timber. The Itobblna sale aUo futrly llliiHtrstea the rising marhrt, ths price bring prac tically $1 per acre, , ' It la pointed out that a number or eastern inanufaoturers are well cut out and hence turn attention to lands In the Paclflo northwest Oregon Is rec ognised as a splendid field for specula tion in-4ht Its stumps is stilt selling very cheaply; cheaper than Washington, where III places, as on Grays harbor, for Instance, offers of $5 per thousand have recently been refused. During the year now passing tha state of Washington has crowded forward from sixth and seventh position to the leading lumber manufacturing atats in the union, and Oregon la expected to give it a cloae race for this honor ss soon tti . transportation facilities are provided for Interior sectlona.. To the present time lumbering operations here have been confined .chiefly to the Co lumbia river basin. In spots along the coast and along the old lines of the O. R. A N. and the Southern Paclflo tracks. Construction of the Deschutes river roads will make easily accessible Im mense "bodies of yellow pine, and the Installation of sawmills In that district will materially awell the output of the state ly the near future. , v- . - i, . Swindlers at Roseburg. -: ' - (Bpsclsl Dispatch to Tbe Journsl.) Roseburg, Or.. Deo. 2. Four Ross- burg business houses were swindled out of sums aggregating about $70 by; two bad check artists, a man and a woman, Saturday. ' The fact did not become known ustU yeaterdayr wbee twa-ef th checks were returned from Portland boating Information that the bank car ried no account with "Mrs. F. D. Hart" the nam In which all the drafts were executed and indorsed. - -? The drafts were upon th Security Saving St Trust company of . Portland. One was for $30, two were for $25 and one was for 110. v : 1 , COLD VEATflER J1ESSTOIG Local Hardware Dealers Re port That Supply of Skates' Is Almost Exhausted. The cold spell has given eastern Ore gon and sections In th upper Willam ette valley better skating than Ihiy h enjoyed for many years. T result la . that Portland dealers ar running very short on lc skates. This momlng the stocks In several stores had run so low that In a dny or two, If th weather re mains unchanged. It will likely b Im possible to buy a pair of skates for any price. . ' . "The cold weather has brought good skating," sajd a dealer, "and as a result' telephone calls - and telegraph orders have com In from all directions-until . now It Is with difficulty we can fill ; an order, the popular slses having been exhauated. ' ' ' , . - "Last summer we stocked up prstty strong on, skates, foreseeing Just such a. thing as this, but ven so the demand Is beyond our expectations and another . two days of f reeling; weather will un doubtedly clean up the entire stock. Yesterday afternoon a larg order came ; in from Union and they said they had . to have the skates. And there must be ' . good skating up the valley, too, because w have had several orders. , "Our high grade goods ar practically : sold oat, but we still have som .of thejeheaptr grades and they are. going fast, too. The sloughs around Portland, too, ars attracting skaters, and It Is al- ' most aafs to -predict that by the end of the week ther will b few skates If anyX, In stock." -. , .,..; . :,,... Jobbers report a very heavy run on ice ; skates from all parts of the Paclflo northwest and say that If the retailers i ar already running low there must have been a good demand this year. , 1 Journal want ads bring results. A MERRY eitlSTMAS - To All Our Patrons MO TT rrn TTT ' 3rd and Oak -Y 1st and Yamhill IL JJLii 1st and Morrison Meet Me Tonight At mil The Xitil C ft Ztt. A MERRY CHRISTMAS For Men, Women and Children Make Practical Holiday Gifts . Bargains Extrsordinsry for Today Only Girls' ' Rubber-"Storm Capes, with : storm; hoods for today ;only; at.-;.'. .VvV , ..v. . . . . . v 1700 Jklen's .and : Youth s'Cravenetted " Overcoats; with nr-u -ithout military col-. lars; values ranpe from. $20.00, $25 to $35; 'till 10 o'clock tonight only at $15.50,-$13.50 rOO Ladies' Silk Rubberized, Mohairs, Kenyons and Rose Berry Fabrics; make ideal all weather coats; values up to $18 and $20, 'tiir 10 o'clock tonight at OPEN TILL. 10. O'CLOCK TONIGHT. 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