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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
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''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. - '
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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.
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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.
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Machinist's Jaw Is Droken and
He Is in Hospital; Ar
rests Mad
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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-'
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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
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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
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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 - .
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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
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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-
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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
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6regon.
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Charms, Rings
Brooches; Buttons,
. In extensive variety.
HAND
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SOLID SILVER
FLATWARE
In any combinations
. of pieces desired.
silver :
DEPOSIT
NOVELTIES
Inexpensive but re
fined for suitable
" gifts. ' :
In Sterling Silver
S-piece Tea Sets
Water Pitchers
Fruit Baskets
Sugar and Creamers
' Sandwich Trays
Bonbon Dishes
Vegetable Dishes
Meat Platters
Toilet Sets
Finger Bowls
Almond Sets
4 Doz.' Flatware Sets
' Round Trays . ,
3-piece Coffee Sets
Candlesticks
Fruit' Bowls
Casseroles
Dinner Plates'
Mayonnaise Sets,
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v Double Dishes
Liqueur Sets
Card Trays
Picture Frames
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Salt and Pepper Sets
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Manufacturing Jewelers-Silversmiths-Diamond Importers'
Pure EToGd.Grccesry
Free
I Kl'rPl7
300 Foil Size Cans
Swiffs , Pride CSeansei
The first 500 women to visit our Grocery Department to
morrow morning will each, receive a full-size 10c can of
Swift's Pride Cleanser. 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.
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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.