r.::. . . 1 i . v.. , hi i si M'C; i! lIllaWillUIIXaHt lilil lit, Strangg Influence Exercised by Hubby to Gain Divorce, As sertion of Woman Mrs. Lang to Ask for Alimony. (SiwUtl Dtitpib- to Tbe JonrniL) Ran Francisco, Dec. 3. A tale ol th wielding of a strange bypnoUd power by a husband over bis wife, coupled with charges of fraud and the missuse of political power are home of the sen sational . contents of a civil complaint filed in the, courts, of Portland a few days ago by Mrs. Louis Lang, a well "known. San Francisco woman and wife of Louis Lang, one of the wealthy men of the northwest. . ' -. Mrs. Lang, who was Alice Marie Baer, of 1200 Geery street lnthls city, Is seeking to set aside a divoree, which she declared tonight was obtained by her husband through stratagem while the was living in his house and in his company at Portland. v The strange Influence, according to Mrs. Lang and her father, Joseph Baer, was exercised toy Lang when he forced her to sign one of the Important di vorce papers which the wUe claims was Instrumental In gaining Lang his free dom. , Thinks She Was Hypnotized. - "I cannot : explain . the mysterlouB power that man had," said Mrs. Lang tonight at her Home. ?1 tised to become tired when the-spell was over roe. - "What my daughter says about this . strange power is true,'; said ' Joseph Baer, the father. '1 am at a loss to - explain Just what it was, but it made an altogether different woman but' of my daughter. She came borne tired and worn out and seemed to have forgotten everything that , had gone about her. From what I hUve learned I am of the opinion that it .was some sort of. hyp notic or mesmeric spell." ' . . The -4ivoroe,- according to Mrsr Lang; was granted to Lang by a court in Or egon CUyThe ground upon which the ' decree was based was . Incompatibility I i.-tjf tejnper,J.i'-'----fW' .Trjr-'-vw. ''I never Ilved.in Oregon City, nor did Mr, Lang," said Mrs. Lang. . "I ;don't believe I ". would know th place if I should gff there, and 'I know mjr husband did not live there Ion j enough to establish legal residence. "One night my husband caused me to sign a paper. I, don't remember the incident I know that I . was. In his power. Since ; I have learned of the divorce I have learned that this paper was a summons which Mr. Lang claimed in court that I had received and which notified , roe v that a divorce was pending I against i, me and that I would have an opportunity to file coun ter charges. .1 did not know that the paper related to the divorce at all; In fact, I knew nothing about the divorce suit. .- ' , . - . " "I cannot understand how he obtained the divorce from a Judge," the wffe con tinued, "but I have made the charga : that he retained a representatlvewho exorcised Influence with, the courts: in Oregon -City, -and in that way secured a degree." ' .. Will Ask lor Alimony. . " r Joseph .Baer, the father, declared that i!s daughter would, as soon as the di . vorce was set aside, bring suit for a di vorce against her husband and ask for a large allowance as alimony, i v Lang Is the owner of a chain of large wholesale grocery stores in the north west and Is reputed, to be worth more than $1,000,000 ' He was formerly a res ident of ..California. He . is known throughout , the : northwest in .:. business and social itfrcles, ' Mrs, Lang is the daughter of Madame i Baer, and the family has lived in Ban ' Francisco for many years. v '. The wedding of Miss Baer and Lang was one Tf the chief society 'events of last January. It took place at the Pal- nee Hotel. Five months after the wed- I ding Lang filed suit for divorce:. Mm. 1 -Lang . Is - at present living with her parents here. - ' r; A , r. r$ w i . H J w I 1 j I n County Realizes Good-Roads Advantages, Declares HiHsbcro Man.'- "Washington county will build from twenty-five to fortj miles of road next year,", said N. II." Alexander, secretary of the lllllsboro board of trade, who was in tne city yesterday, "we have al ready constructed about . twelve miles from Hillsboro to Creswejl, , although the work was not started until August 1. From eight to ten road meetings have been called and 1 believe the whole county has enthusiastically taken up the subject of goo'd roads. .. ; . . "We all know what advantages It will mean for the residents of the county and we also know that it will bring many Portland, and Multnomah cou people to live with us.s With road which can be easily traversed by autoi mobiles It will be a pleasant trip be tween Portland and Washington county," Mr. Alexander is well pleased with the display made by his county at the apple show. He declares in sie, shape and ; taste they were as good as the products exhibited by any ' locality and that they would have taken more prizes if they had been packed better. When the fruit growers' there have thoroughly learned the delicate art of packing Washington county; apples will rival any, ha says. ...ill ! L.'.. ili 1 1 ........ b .j S SCHEDULED L i I Iff I ' 1 J 1 Commercial Bodies Issue a Statement Decrying Accusal tions That Frauds Were Perpetrated. CAPTAINS ASK GAUGES BRIDGES Captain XW. Shaver led a delegation Of five river steamer captains to the county court yesterday to ask for the installation of a gauge on each of the bridges, to show the distance from the surface of the water to the bottom of the brldgo. . , This, the captains; stated, will be of aid to navigators In telling whether they can take ; their craft beneath the bridgea. ..Knowing the clearance 6f Ibelr vessels, they will be able to tell feam such gauges' as they: approach the bridges whether it Is necessary for them to whistle for the draws to open. Here tofore they could not always tell, and to be on the safe side have -called for thu draws to open at times when this could have been avoided. t. i - v Judge Cleeton and the commissioners agreed that this' suggestion la a good one, and have given instructions for the Installation?-of the gauges as soon as possible. - ' " . The river captains also told the court that while they opposed the draw clos ing regulations, of the court In the first instance, they are" endeavoring to com ply with the rules, and to avoid friction over the closing of the draws. , Fabric reinforced inner tubes for au tomobile tires are coming Unto favor in England, the argument being that they will withstand a greater internal pres' sure than pure rubber tubes. v , (Speelil Dtomtch to The JoornnH Seattle, Wash., Dee. 3.--Seattle com mercial bodies gave out a statement charging that Dana A. Durand of the United States census bureau had de termined long before that actual, count ing of names began in Seattle that this ingUty's reruns would have to be pared. nty l '.4rtt"tfj'jut' in ,a "letter, to, -the ad i linejr by .the presidents of, the t . .v 4 of , Commerce, Manufacturers 'iwi4ftciaUon and Commercial , club that ?irector Durand : three years ago v re used to give Seattle credit ' for more than 400,000 inhabitants in census fore cast and his subsequent action in band- ling the returns from the northwestern cities Is regarded as : his stubborn de termination to adhere to his original and ridiculously small forecast- - Com parisons of . directory names, school enumeration, registered votes and other reliable statistics available for 1900 and 1910 show the lowest return that could be allowed Seattle within any reason was 260,000. The action ot. the director of the census in arbitrarily cutting, the final figures; to 237,194 is regarded as an unfair action that the city must accept because of the great authority imposed upon the director of the census. ; , The slgnif icent fact that a special agent sent from'. Washington, &, C., watched every move made by the super visor of the census in Seattle and made no protest is cited by the commercial bodies as an indication that no padding was permitted in Seattle. In the statement Issued today by the presidents of the three commercial bodies the census facts are told as fol lows: ' : "Though compelled to submit to the official figures as finally announced by Director of the Census Duranfl. credit ing Seattle with a population of 237,194, the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Se attle Commercial' club and! the. Manu facturers' association feel that they cannot, by their silence,, give assent to the sweeping and wholly unwarranted accusations of Director Durand, that at tne instance and, with the cooperation of a private organization gross frauds were . perpetuated in ; several of the enumeration districts of this city," Englishmen Want Land Titles.' Salem, Or, Dec I. W. and Louis J. Mitchell, residents of London,. England, and giving their addresses as No. S9 Upper Brooks street, Grosverior square, filed applications to register : the title to lands held by them in this county in the circuit court here-today through their attorneys in this city, McNary & McNary. Th,.Toriens law under which titles are registered In this state is considered a splendid law even by Lon doners, apparently. ill is .1 lis;? mo Machinist's Jaw Is Droken and He Is in Hospital; Ar rests Mad ii Barney Relmcr, a machinist employed by the 'Smith & Watson Iron works, is at . St Vincent's , hospital ' with a fractured Jaw caused by an. encounter Friday evening with two pickets., J. F. Sharj ' and Harry McNerney were an sted yesterday afternoon and charged with, assaulting Keiiner. . Tne bail of McNerney was placed at $500, and that of Sharp at $75. , - v Then story told by Retmer is to tne effect that he left the iron 'works , in the evening and was on his way home. He met ; the pickets near the works and they stopped" him. When he re fused to quit work, as they had asked him to do. one of , them struck him, he charges, t A companion of Beimer was also struck.'. Relmer was knocked down ; and beaten. When he reached home, a physician was called, and an examination showed i the jaw was broken. :? "- -it- -v-i ue trouble Is another feature of the machinists' strike which has been on slnca June. The proprietors of the shop have complained that the union greatly annoys them by keeping men near the shop to approach the workers as they go home. Some evenings there are eight and nine men waiting to talk to the men who took the union men's places. Trouble Of the same nature happened Monday , evening at the Phoenix Iron . works, -in which case a worked was assaulted by picket men. ' Retmer Js a married man, and the physicians who operated upon his Jaw yesterday say , he wlllvhot be able to work for five - weeks Attorney Wil liam Carroll has . been retained by the Smith & Watson Iron works to prose cute Sharp and McNerney. FOREIGN CORPORATIONS CAN BE SUED HERE ., Holding that a emit may be maintained in this county by a. foreign corporation against another foreign corporation. If the defendant, through Its officers or agents; is found, in the county, Presld lng Judge Cleland yesterday sustained a demurrer to a plea in abatement in the case of the E. A. Powers company against C. FL Lilly & Co., and directed that the suit may proceed; . . .. "Foreign corporation,' as used in-this sense, means a corporation incorporated in some other state than in Oregon. The court held that the case In point was in the nature of a transitory action, the question being oven the. rent, of property lri California claimed to be due from the Lilly compayy. t SAYS WIFE ELOPED ' TAKING CHILD ALONG Charles R. LaFollette of Salem baa notified the Portland police that his wife deserted him yesterday and came to Portland with Louis Lackosene. The Voman also took their two rear old Child, be says. h.k.Y,v.;v ;. ". t":;.-. V-' .i!vi Sliu..1 iiiib Chicago Accused of Trying to Put Obstacles in Vay of Exhibitors. (Special Dispatch to Tb. Journal.) Spokane, Wash., Dec 3. Opposition to the National Apple Show now on ex- tiibltion In Chicago's big armory build ing and efforts to exoloit a land show being held in the Coliseum there to the detriment of the exhibition of north western fruit by a Chicago1 paper, has called for anathemas from officers of the fruit display. ' ;. ; '.v.' -: ",.; Despite this opposition, Seeretay Ren H. Rice of the National Apple Show, who is in Chicago with a number of exhibitors from Oregon, Washington, California and other parts of tbe Pacific northwest, declared in a letter sent here today that the show was a tremen dous success. . - Bert E. Gregory, . a wen known fruit grower of the inland empire, writing on the same matter, states: , 'We. have been Tjlocked on every turn by the Chicago land show -people,. As an Instance of -their methods,, when. we tried to open an entrance from tbe War bash street eida of the armory, which meant - a great accommodation to the public, the land show . management, through Influence at the city IialL used every means to block our efforts; "and succeeded. The paper refused to give any notices to the apple show, Affairs of the Spokane Apple Show are being wound up today, when, some 125,000 worth of checks were . written and mailed out as prizes for displays from Oregon and other fruit growing states of . the northwest" city council, but l- u; 1.: .' ' to rr-ic'i any satisfactory u(rrefment took the rnat'er wholly in her own hands and employed M. .T. Byhitm, a contractor, to repair the builtlinff with a npw roof cov erinft the first story, which -aaa not par ticuiarly damaged. Byham commenced work on Sunday morning, November 20, and after repeated demands from Chief of Police Kecrlst to stop work, -was placfd under arrest, on the charge of violating ordinance No. 522. Byham was released on his own recognizance and the trial set for Thursday, December 1. . The trial was held, and Judge E. M. Scan lon took the matter under advise ment till today, when he dismissed the action. .3 be dtemiBsal is based on the grounds that the official newspaper of the city, was designated by resolution and not by ordinance and Is therefore Invalid. .,- - .. ... The decision was rendered on author lty or the decision in the case of W. L. Thompson and others, appellants, vs, the Town of Sumner, repellant, cited in Ninth Washington, page 810, which de cides that "Under a statute reaulrlnar a waterworks proposition to be submitted at a special election, notice of -which must be given to the newspaper doing the city printing, the ordinance for the submission of the proposition should. In the absence .of an official newspaper, CITY ORDINANCES MAY BE INVALIDAT ED sh.'V. It--; : clr-r!; i:i ' . : i f upon f S o a t ,' i . .- - i -to a not." Aftc-r t hf il-n . w.-. r afternoon Sl.iyor J.'hi ' W. an in iunction in t!. fipi ri.;r a restraining onUT w.n aii'---t ' . vent ttie decision golni? Into cf" , i the cae could ba tried In thi ! courts. The ordinance effected fry this H-v !. was passed by the city couucll la.t . and provide' that no frame tmi shall be erected within a certain 1 ; and no frame building shall be repa;-- when tho repairs would equal 2i cent of the original cost. If this 01 nance is invalid, all others must be, ; s there Is no record of any nwspa;.-. having been designated as official ! ordinance. By this decision tho specf m election to be . held Tuesday to lsi bonds in the sum of $314,000 with whicri to install a municipal water plant will be void. . : ' Contending that cholera Is caused by germs of. the disease turning the ni trates in foods into nitrates, a German doctor has advanced the theory that if. may be avoided by refraining from ni trogenous foods. ; i Sea Additional Announcements on Paa 5 of Society Section and on i Page 1 2 ; of This SectionRead Then - ' (BiMcinl Dianatrb to The Jooraal.t Vancouver, Wash., Deo. S. Perhaps the most sweeping decision ever ren dered by a Justice of the peace In the state of Washington was handed down this afternoon by Justice E. M.'Scanlon in the case of the city of Vancouver vs. M. J. Byham. The decision, If sustalnedi by the suprema court,; will invalidate every ordinance, passed by the various city councils of the city of Vancouver since the year 1890. Included in these, franchises is cne to the , North Bank ! railroad, the Vancouver Traction com pany, electric light company and many i other concessions, which will Involve no end of trouble and expense. . On the night of October -80, 110, fire wwws wui u n Atailio UUliUIIlg ai flu Main street owned by Mrs. Mary Mc Hale, and the second story of the build ing was burned. Mrs. Mcllale applied to the city oouncil for a permit to repair the building. ' The request was rejected at a special meeting of the council, on the ground that the building was within the fire limits, and the damage done by fire was more than 25 per cent of . the original cost of the building. .Mrs. He Hale endeavored to compromise with the ITsMeier (2 Frank Sto NOTED I nDiuin unit iu Tl IUI DELIVER LECTURES Guy Carleton Lee, noted historian, I publicist and orator, has been., engaged ; by the 'Woman's Relief Corps 'of Port- i ' land, cooperating with the National So-l clety for Broader Education,, to deliver a series of three; lectures at the llrst. M. E. Church, cornet? Taylor and Third f streets.. The first of these lectures wlU be given next Friday evenlng.it Dr. f Lee's subject .will be ."When , the Peo ple Wake.1' vJ.KU-.i--,:K.:--,, Dr. Lee is an author of international - fame, having made valuable contrlbu tions to the historical literature of this country and England. One of his best known works Is "The True History of the Civil War." ' He Ms been at different times editor-in-chief of the i International Literary Syndicate, editor of the Baltimore Sun, the Pittsburg Sun, Pittsburg Post, Syra- -cuse Herald and Los Angeles Tiroes. Dr. Lee was chief lecturer of the : i Memorial society of the Spanish-American war, lecturer in history at the Brooklyn Institute, . lecturer in history in the New York board of education and he has hold other distinguished po-i sitlons In the lecture" field. One of Dr. Lee's most brilliant lec- Uures Jn the field of present day prob lems is that which he will deliver next Friday, evening. ! t'When ' the People Wake" is concerned with the vpresent . unrest and discontent' The1 .historical basis for existing conditions is detailed . with- convincing fullness. The actual state of society is set forth in such a fearless, though staging manner, that It compels the admiration of those an , i tagonistic to the .attitude tf the speak er. ' Despite the boldness of the ora- .tor ha has not yet been accused of be ing a demagogue, but in all he is the scnolar, the statesman,, uiscusstng in brilliant and comprehensive rftanner one, ' of the greatest questions of the present 'day. . r - . V i Hood River Hotel Changes Hands. j "(Rnecinl PIcpotch to The Journal.) ' Hood River, Or.; Dec. 3 The Oregon hotel, which has been run under the management of Messrs. Hair- & Smith, has beert leased for the term of five years' to E, A. Baker and C P. Ross. Messrs. Baker and Ross will take charge of the hotel at once. Both are local "men" whwliavr-fomerty'tedfr engaged" In other business enterprises in Hood River. Tho former managers are Spend ing the winter in California. Eandon still hopes for a steamRhlp line between that port and Portland and it should not hope in vain. Permanent Xmas Gifts In- Gold and Silver ;.;v t - , These precious metals offer susrestions of permanence. . Thev last longer and retain their aDDearance , and style better than many other ideas that might bethought of. Then why not give them your pref- fYnrft?' WF. HAVE A MAHNIFirFNT Tnrif hMmimr wifh fitinrlrArle f now nV.TraUi . r ..::.. .,., .Wm v ... m mm m mm mwm m w Mft VMI A m iLVUilAllie TT Hit IsUUUI J I 11 W TV 11 V WlU WO 11 W V Wl : UW foreseen.-; It will be our pleasure for you to inspect them. Prices in . plain figures are extremely interesting quality considered. , -- - r-- r VI In Solid Gold Necklaces Soutaires Lavalliers Seal Rings Buckle Fobs Seal Fobs ' Bead Neck Chains Locket Chains Pearl ar Pins Emblem Charms Match Boxes. Vanity Cases ' Card Cases Cameo Brooches' Enameled Lockets- GoljJ Bar Pins; Pearl Brooches Gold Beauty Pins Coral Rings Hat Pins Belt Pins- Bracelets Lorgnettes Mesh Bags Neck Chains Tie Clasps PATEK PHILIPPE '. WATCHES' A World-Famous Timepiece. Sole Agents for . 6regon. . EMBLEM Charms, Rings Brooches; Buttons, . In extensive variety. 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Positively no mail or phone orders fiUed and none delivered except with other goods. It is nnequaled for .scouring and cleaning. , Full-size cans. First 500 customers tomorrow receive one FREE A Three-Day Grocery Sale flit ttrnnt Rlittftr M a d c f r o m pasteurized v.- cream We guarantee it to Be the very best the onlv grade we carry. Specially 7 1 priced for three days' selling at, the twopound square 1C t A-thoicr lineof OPERA GLASSES For Your ApproyaT Evaporated Cherries priced for to- I O morrow, a lb. 1 C Evap'td Apricots special at, t "7 " the pound 1 f C Home Evap't'd Ap ples on. sale at; the pound 12c ROYAL BANQUET COFFEE, real Java and Mocha. A coffee for those who' want the best. Pound can for 47c Brushed Peaches on special sale to morrow, pound 9c Muscatel Raisins, foose, special Q - at, a pound Ov Unbleached Sultana Raisins, special p at, the pound OC Delicious Dacon 20c the Pound A full carload of the finest Bacon you ever saw. English stvle smoked, with a streak of fat and a streak of lean. Sugaf -cured, five and ten-pound pieces. Specially priced for this sale by the piece at, the pound, only Five-pom a well-known brand, 61 specially priced only . OUC .EastercL- Sugar- Cured - Hams, sweet and mild, medium size, special, the pound 17c LITTLE PIG HAMS, mild eastern sugar-cured, av erage 9 to 12 lbs. each, none better, the pound only 18c Oregon Evaporated Milk on special tomorrow dt A A at, a dozen cans tb 1 U U Lea & Perrin's Famous Wor cestershire f Sauce, spe cially priced, the bottle 23c FANCY HEAD RICE, special for three days, 7 lbs. for 47 Swift's Pride Cleans-WJew York Cream er, special , for tomorrow, can 8c Cheese at, the pound 25c Tillamook Cream Cheese, spe- 0 cial, a pound ZilC KITCHEN BOUQUET, special for three days, a bottle 23 M. & F. Special Cof fee tomorrow oo at, per pound uoC Early Dawn Cof fee tomor- Ql row, a lb. OlC Spider Leg Tea spe dally , priced yi O at, the pound ntuC Cooking Demonstration by the Crescent Mfg. Company Demonstration given by Mrs. Plunkett, assisted by Mrs. Ball, showing how to prepare delicious and wholesome things to eat with ; the celebrated Crescent products. Housekeepers should not miss this highly instructive cooking demonstration. - - ' - PIANO PRIZE CHECKS Will Be Redeemed at Par eilers music house has ar - ranged to accept 140 piano checks Same as c ash See Announcement Section I , Page 11, c The Journal Important Notice.