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-JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 6. 1910V
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SHIS LIFE RESIST DIVORCE WCTli &
Has Engagements Sufficient to Husband Murdered Daughter,
Keep Him Constantly Busy
Until Warm Weather.
Says Confessed Murderess
Alleges Coercion.
Washington, March 8. Some of the
President's frlendA, fearing that he
my overtax his trength and physical
endurance, are urging him to cancel
soms of the many public ngafcv-inenta
tie has made for the -next tew monlha
and to take life a bit easier until the
time arrives for hl tirmner vacatloq.
" The iaat winter haa been an exceed
ingly strenuous one for Mr. Taft and
' It la email wonder that of late he has
, appeared fagged and worn out at times.
Ihirlng the paxt few weeks he has been
absent from Washington several times
to attend banquets and meetings In
outilde cities. The trips were made
1th the minimum loss of time and
. consequently left the president little
time for rest or recreation.
Has Many Engagement,
-Ths schedule of the president's pub
lic engagements for. the next three
month a ahows that he will be kept
bus ontll the arrival of warm weather.
, Week after next he is to go to Chicago
In. response to an Invitation to speak
' at the BL Patriot's day banquet of the
Irish Fellowship club of that city. The
program prepared for the day is suf
ficient to show tha strain Imposed
upon the president on such occasions.
He la scheduled to arrive In Chicago
at 8 o'clock In the morning and will be
escorted by a reception committee to
the LaSalie hotel, where he will listen
to the Informal addresses of welcome.
At 1 o'clock he will visit the Newspaper
club, and at 12:30 o'clock he will be
entertained at luncheon by the local
committee. At t o'clock In the after--noan
be will make an address tn the
-.Auditorium to a conservation conven
tion and at o'clock he will attend a
. reception at the Hamilton club. An
hour later, he will receive the members
of' the Fellowship club, and at 6 o'clock
be Will deliver his address, so that he
may leave Chicago at 10:80 p. m. After
an all-night ride he will arrive In
Rochester In time to speak at a dinner
of the chamber of commerce In that
." ltjr. Thence he will hurry on to
Albany, where he will also make an
address. . From. Albany he will go to
New Haven to attend a meeting of
the Tale, corporation, and the next day
will find him In Providence to speak
at a banquet of the New England man-
vfaoturlng Jewelers.
Busy la Washing-ton.
1 During the month of April the pres
ident is scheduled to attend public
functions in Washington two or three
times a week. He will address the
. National Woman's Suffrage associa
. . tlon convention and speak at the dedi
. cation of the new home of the Bureau
of American Republics and also at the
-i dedication of the naw library building
at Howard university. The first of
. May will find him again on- his way
west to fill engagements to speak In
' Pittsburg, Cincinnati and probably one
or two other places. A few days after
his return to the capital he will take a
liurrled trip to New York to open the
Actors' , Fund flr In that city.
Men close to the president say that
.. he Is not in bad health In any way
and is physically sound and robust.
' but at the same time they think ha has
been overtaxing himself and have not
. hesitated to advise him to shorten his
. hours of labor when at home, and tn
make fewer trips away from the city or
give more time to them.
- INDIANA BANKERS
ON TRIAL FOR THEFTS
Indianapolis, March-5. The federal
court to convene here Monday will take
tip for trial the case against Paul C.
' Gall, who Is charged with aiding and
abetting' Max P. Emmerich to abstract
money from the Capital National Bank
of this city. Emmerich, who was the
bookkeeper of the- bank, has already
been convicted and sentenced to five
years in prison. v
As soon as the case of Gall Is fin
ished the trial will begin of W. H.
: Marker and Noah Marker, former cash
ier and assistant cashier, respectively,
of the First National Bank of Tipton.
... . The Markers are charged with having
embezzled 8100,000 of the funds of the
bank, and with numerous other crimes
: against the national banking laws. As
a result of the alleged embezzlement
the Tipton bank closed last July, but
was subsequently reopened. The bank
has now brought suit against the Mark-
vr brothers for the 8100,000 which they
; are alleged to have taken and concealed
Sot the purpose of defrauding their
. -creditors.
( Considerable comment has bceA caused
' by the unusually large number of In
, dlana bankers and bank employes who
, have recently run afoul of the law.
'. At the last term of the federal court
'" held in this city no fewer than seven
alleged violators of the national banking
laws were convicted and sentenced to
serve terms in the federal penitentiary
, .... at Leavenworth. Among the convicted
men were cashiers or other employes
. : of national banks In Indianapolis, Terre
Haute, Kort Wayne and Auburn.
Marlon, Ind., March 8. Interest in ,
one of the most sensational crimes ever
prepertated in this section of Indiana
will be revived next week when the
divorce suit of William It KrausS
against Mrs Has M. Krauss will come
up for trial In the Grant superior court.
Mrs. K rutins, who Is serving a life term
In the women's prison at Indianapolis
for the alleged . murder of her step
daughter, will be permitted to come here
to defend the suit brought agatnat her
by her hunband. According to the i
statements of her attorneys the con-
vlcted murderess Intends, not only to ,
defend the suit brought asjalnst her but
will press a counter suit for divorce
nd will moroover endeavor to show
that her hunhand ' was rullty of the
murder of which she was convicted and
sentenced to prison for life.
Woman Confesses Ciima.
Crystal Krauss, the beautiful and ac
complished daughter of William R.
Krauss, died of strychnine poisoning at
the family home In Hartford City on
August 8, 1904. It was at first sup
posed that she had committed suicide
because of a love affair. Boon, however,
suspicion was directed toward the girl's
stepmother, whom Krauss had married
less than two months before the death
of his daughter. Mrs. Krauss was ar
rested two days after the death of the
girl. Sha stoutly declaimed her in
nocence, but circumstantial evidence
piled up against her, and on September
25 of the same year the woman made
a written confession. It was not until
October 27 that the confession waa made
public, and Mrs. Krauss was immed
iately sentenced to life imprisonment
When William R. Krauss married his
second wife a marriage agreement was
made whereby aha was to receive 82.000 l
from her husband's estate in the event
of his death. This was to be her full j
share and It was generally believed the j
woman killed her stepdaughter In or
der to get the entire estate should I
Krauss die. I
Accuses Husband. i
When Mrs. Krauss received word Inst j
fall that her husband had Instituted
suit for divorce she filed a cross-com
plaint In which she declared her In- '
nocence of the crime and alleged that
her husband was the real murderer.
The cross-complaint, which may result
In Krauss being tried for first degree
murder, alleges that after he murdered
his daughter by administering strych
nine that through threats, persuasion.
false pretenses and false promises Mrs.
Krauss wss cqerced and misled to make
an alleged confession that she had com-
mitted the crime. The woman further
declares that assurance was given her
that she would be pardoned at the end
of two years, and that out of love Tor
her husband she thereupon assumed the
blame for the crime which she now de
clares her committed and in which she
states she was only an accessory,
mbllo Opinion Divided.
Public opinion in Hartford CitJ is
inclined to discredit the statements of
Mrs. Krauss that her husband murdered
bis daughter, Counsel for the woman,
on the other hand, declare that the com
ing divorce trial will develop facts very j
favorable to their client and frankly
state that they xpect to be able to !
prove that Kraifss was the principal I
In the crime of murdering his own .
daughter. I
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION
NEAR PRINCE RUPERT
(Specie 1 Dlosatch to The Journal.)
Vancouver, B. C, March 6. Track
laying out of Prince Rupert will prob
ably be started about April 1, accord-1
lng to W. C. C. Mehan, general superln-
tendent of the mountain division of the
Grand Trunk Paeifkj railway. Mr. Me
han, accompanied by his wife, reached
here yesterday from Melville, Sask.
Additional equipment for the coast
section will reach here in a few days
by Canadian Paclflo railway, en route
to Prince Rupert. The rolling stock
will include five locomotives, 80 flat
cars, five cabooses and a track laying
machine. Later, when ballasting be
gins, -this will be augmented by 100
Hart ballast cars.
Mr. Mehan stated that he expected to
have the line In operation to a point
100 miles inland befora the 'end of the
summer. Operations may be delayed,
owing to heavy bridge construction.
William A. Brady will '"try out" ai
dozen new plays before May 16 in the'
hope' of finding good dramatic material
for the use of several of his stars this !
season and next. Among these Is I
"Mother." by Jules Eokert Goodman,
with Emma Dunn and Frederick Perry
In the cast, on March 7.
A GOOD CHANGE
A Changs of Food Works Wonders.
May Consolidate Mexican Lines.
(United PrrM Loaned Wire.)
Chicago, March 6. The amalgama-
tlon of .e National Railway of Mexico
with the Mexican Railway company,
limited, was foreshadowed today by the
withdrawal from active business of the
freight anj passenger offices of the
Mexican Railway company.
Instructions wereent out from Chi
cago recently to the effect that. all so
liciting of freight and passenger busi
ness should cease. This order is be
lieved to be a preliminary step In a
plan for. the combination of the roads.
There is considerable speculation here
ss to the probable effect the proposed
c imblnatlon would have on international
business between Mexico and the United
States. It is known that the National
Railways of Mexico Is opposed to a con
tinuance of the present schedule of
through rates.
Pioneer Dies at Estacada.
(Special niapatcb to The Journal.)
Est ft cad a. Or.. March 6. R T. Davis
of the firm of Davis & Webster had an
attack of heart failure. Mr. Davis was
a resident of Mllwaukle, and was en
gaged In the sawmill business with
his son-in-law. He was a -"pioneer, 66
years of age, at the time of bis death.
In Virginia there has been Introduced
In the general assembly a bill of which
the following; la an excerpt: "In all
public places of amusement It shall be
unlawful for an lactor to direct attention
to any person occupying a seat there hi
by words, song, gesture, mechanical
"lights or signal. In erder to attract at
tention, embarrass or hold up to ridicule
said person. Such offense shall be pun-
tishable by a fine Imposed on the man
ager or, actor, or both, of not less than
. 8100 or more than 8300 for each of
fense." .
The wrong food and drink causes a
lot of trouble in this world. To change
the food is the first duty of every per
son that is HI, particularly from stom
ach and nervous troubles. As an Illus
tration: A lady In Missouri has, with
her husband, been brought around to
health again by leaving off coffee and
some articles of food that did not agree
with them. They began using Postum
and Grape-Nuts food. She says:
"For a number of years 1 suffered
with, stomach and bowel trouble which
kept getting worse until l was very ill
most of the time. About four years
ago I left off coffee and be Kan taking
Postum. My stomach and bowels im
proved right along, but I was so re
duced In flesh and so nervous that the
least thing would overcome me.
"Then 1 changed my food and began
using Grape-Nuts In add Lt ion to Postum.
I lived on these two principally for
about four months. Day by day I
gained in flesh and strength until now
the nervous trouble has entirely disap
peared and I feel that I owe my own
life and health to Postum and Grape
Nuts. "Husband Is 73 years old and he was
troubled, for a long time, with occasion
al cramps, and slept badly. Finally I
prevailed upon him to leave off cof
fee and tak Postum. He had stood out
for a long time, but after he tried Pos
tum for a few days he found that ha I
could sleep and that his cramps disap
peared. He was satisfied and has never
gone back to coffee.
"I have a brother in- California who .
has been using Postum for several j
years; his whole Camily use it also be
cause they have had such good results
from It."
Look in pkgs, for the little book, "The
Road to Wellville." "There's .a Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
sre genuine, true and full of human
interest.
In our Carpet Department we have 'to '-offer tomorrow another of those unusual bargainsfor which-jthisv
house is noted. An exceptional purchase '-of 100 -Kensington 9x12 foot Rugs accounts for this great special
We want you to come and see these Rugs and also what other flattering bargains our Carpet Department af
fords jut at this "time, ' ,. --r.......-......,:
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These are shown in four beautiful patterns and
four distinct colors; made by one of the best mills in
America ; extra heavy grade, every colored thread war
anteed strictly all wool; fast colors; full 9x12 feet size.
These Rugs were never before sold at such a low figure
in Portland. You cannot afford to pass the opportunity
by if you have use for a Rug at all.
On sale Monday, beginning at 8 a. m. No phone or C.
O. D. orders taken. We Want you to come and see the
Rugs.
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-- Tables
oak kr& -&m.r-
Wf ' Polished '
Colors
Four Patterns
Golden
and
Early
English
I
Polished
Quarter Sawed
No. 682J4 This elegant and capacious
Extension Table is the greatest value
ever offered in Portland.. The top is
48 inches in diameter, and the,Duostyle
lock permits of its extensi6n to 8 feet.
The top and barrel-shaped pedestal are
built of the finest quarter-sawed oak,
and you may have the choice of two
finishes Early English or golden oak.
Has claw feet, just like the cut. fr)Q
$40 val. Monday and Tuesday P4iO
$32 BiifiMs Special
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I
No. 328 Buffets in golden;
oak and Larly English finish;
very handsome jnodel, not
quite like illustration. Size
of case 41x17 inches, French
bevel plate mirror 86x10
inches. Finest selected
kiln-dried eastern oak used
in its construction. A sweep
ing cut . in price for this sale.
Also Many Other Styles Greatly Reduced in Price.
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Pay $1 Down, 5flc a Wceli
This "GcvuHz Special"
Sewing
Machine
They are the most popular Ma
chine sold in Portland today. In
vestigate and you will not pay ex
clusive sewing machine agent3
their "holdup" prices $65 and
$75 for machines that will do.no
better work. Only 50c a week for
these machines.
New
Method
Gas
Ranges
Save V4
of Your
Gas Bill
Child's CFSb fioF $750
Including Mattress
Given Free
We shall give a wool top
Mattress free with every
Child's Crib sold this week.
These are best quality iron
cribs, all colors of enamel.
and have drop sides ; worth
reg. $11. Special, with a
full mat- C7 CA
tress J) .01
Allow Us to Fupnlsli Your Home on Easy Terms
Sfecl
aiiges
The Best
Makes
Your Old
Stove Taken
in Part
Payment
Watches
Diamonds
Jewelry ol
All Kinds
Sold on Easy
Payments
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