ulMlSll
SEATTLE FilEEl 10
BIT TO TESTIFY
Appearance Before Federal
Grand "Jury Monday Is Or
dered; Receiver Sichler to
Open Temporary Office.
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- Seattle, Wash'., Feb. IT. The colossal
financial manipulation perpetrated by
, W. K. DeLarm and Allerf J. BieUL pro-
tnntem of vnrfmia IrrlcnHnn wrhrmM In
; the iorthwest which caused upon their
collapse in this city two weeks ago a
country-wide ' sensation, were brought
home again In an- unexpected maimer
- this sfteprioon when at least Jl and
probably 15 lawyers, brokers and real
estate men of this city were summoned
to appear In Portland Monday before
the federal granfl Jury.: '"'
Is Xe Larm to AppearT
" The sunpnnas. together with the se-
crot presence of 1 Postoffice 'Inspector
Clements of l'ortland In the' city
throughout the day, save rise to many
rumors. One was thaf numerous " bro-
tAH Ih 1. I H. V. . I 4,1 I
... vviiiiwiivii i. nia fiauua ma
government; another was that De Larm
.was shortly to appear in Seattle and
bare completely the story of the man
ner. In which he had'' financed the $5,
000.000 propositions oir practically noth
ing, and In turn had lost everything
himself. . , .. .. ' r
Barnes of 11 Summoned. ;
' So, many men have been required to
appear before the grand Jury at Port
land, and so much correspondence and
documents must, be taken with them,
that the greater, part of one passenger
coach 'Will be required to accommodate
them and their luggage. Edgar J.
. Wright R- S. . Chapman Joseph R. An
derson, J. B. Noland, Charles K Crouch.
Ellis Morrison, William- peOraaf, John
E. Godfrey, Frank E.'Qreen, A. C. Ounn
and Louis' P. Sichler were the 11 known
to have, received subpenas.
Following 'hts testimony- before the
grand Jury Sichler will remain In Port
land several day taking the claims of
the hundreds of Investors and credit
ors In that city. He will - have head
quarters. ..v '..',
Correspondence to Be Brought.
The Instructions on the aubpenas
were to the effect that each witness
bring with him all correspondence be
tween himself anW DeLarm, Q. C
phrey, relative to the Washington Or
(hard Irrigation and Fruit company.
Columbia River Orchard company, Ore
; mn-Washtneton Trust ' romnany' and
. Ilelllngham Bay Development company.
Postoffice Inspector Clements Inter
' -viewed William PeGraaf, local -dealer
; innortgages and loans, ft H. McWhor
ter, secretary-treasurer of the defunct
i-viiiaiiiB, kiiu DcTvmi uiiivi ptsicuuB
today,, leaving for Portland late In the
'afternoon. He declined to discuss the
rase, except that it was one of the
largest handled on the Pacifio coast
. by the government for tnany-years.
M'COURT'S LAND EXPOSE '
BEGINS MONDAY: LAVEY
WILL BE HERE BY THEN
United States TMntrlet At
Court admitted last' night that witnesses
hud baen subDenaed from Sootfi- -nA
that others who had bought lands and
attempted to build homes on the tract
of the Columbia Orchards company had
. oeyn eauea 10 appear. ,
..... - - - - ..... . t i r u m lull
..land .tomorrow and: Monday. .: morning
win oe iHHen oeiore ine grand Jury, Mr
McCourt said' last night that the evi
dence would have to dn with th AhaM.
tions of A. J. Blehl. H. H. Humphrey
4 m rt ' 11 A . II . - ..
ixvufiBs, won m. wila ieijann.
Indictments aaalnat enrh art tki
- on me charge or having used the malls
to "defraud. The . Investigation will be
. concerned, too. with the Oreaon-Wnsh.
. ington -(Trust company, of which the ac'
At the same time. -the Investigation Of
me oincers or tne Oregon Inland De-
Velornnent enmnsnv will h tnlran nn
3'. C, Iavey of Kan-Frahctscoy- charged
with oneratlons nlmtlnr to thnsA nt, .1 T
Conway, H. II. Rlddall and Frank Rlchet,
We Make
Eye Glass
Fitting
ASpecialty-
These arc the days of,, spe
cialties, ' All things being
equal, a specialist cgn give
better service than one.
who tries to do many '
things. s i -
We make eye-glass? fitting .
a specialty and devole my
entire time to it,"- -
Our method ofv examina-'
tion is the most modern
and doei away with the
use of drugs and drops. .
H your ..fyes need help,
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Umpressive Ceremonies to Markpedicatiqn o f the Church
of the Madeleine Irvington--Many
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impressive services will mark the
dedication of the Church -of The Made
leine- at Twenty-third and Siskiyou
streets, Irvlngton, this morning. ; The
new edifice brings to the service of the
Catholic church In Portland an Impor
tant addition tolt,s activities, to .what
was a few years-ago .an unsettled dlst
trlct . - ' "
Most rtev. A. Christie, archbishop or
th diocese 4t Oregon, will dedicate the
new church. The eervlees will begin
at 10:30 a. m. The dedicatory sermon
will be. by Rev. E. V. O'Hara. pecla
music will be given and promises to be
a feature of the service.- , .
In cpnhectlon with the Oregon Inland
Development company, la expected tOi
arrive In Portland today or tomorrow
morning In custody ot.a federal officer.
Lavey was engaged in business in rori
land for some time and has friends In
Portland who were active yesterday In
endeavoring to subscribe the ball nec
essary for release after preliminary
hearing. The minimum. oan is saia xo
be 4ooo. ''"-. r;v. . ;.V- ; "
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Dispatches from Tacoma state that
John Day, well known In' Portland as a
publicity man, has been passing worth
less ChecKS in mat jeuy amvnis.wner
abouts Is being, sought No warrant
has been issued, as ' far-as'eaa be
learned, for his apprehension, hut If
he is found action will be taken against
him by one of the men who cashed his
check, it Is said. ; This man has turned
his case over to an attorney. -
Day went to Taeoma In connection
with publicity work" connected with the
Tacoma festival and other attractions
of the northwest in an attempt to se
cure cooperation,- and through ac
quaintance with a festival official was
enabled to cash checks for 5()kand $25.
A friend of bis also cashed a check for
30. Sine then he has disappeared
completely. All of the checks were re
turned rhe bankunpald. It Is aald.
Whll In Portland, It la alleged, Day
passed some worthless paper and two
checks were found to be worthless . on
his departure . two weAks ago. H la
also deeply "Jn debt at various, hotela
In the city and to friends. He has
been la debt and trouble frequently In
Various parts of the northwest
As publicity agent of the People's
Amusement company last fall he se
cured the Indorsement of a note for
$408 by misrepresentations, It is de
c fared, He claimed that-ihaWashing-ton
County Improvement league owed
him this money and asked for $300 at
first, later making his request for $400
on the ground that the bank required
a deposit of .$100. He drew the entire
amount out at once and the bank re
ported to Mr. WJnstock that It . never
required a deposit. v The Improvement
league also reported' that It owed I'ay
nothing, but had contracted to pay him
$100 for certain work . which , he had
not done.
The Portland Commercial club gar
nlsheed this salary as publicity agent
of the Astoria centennial last summer
for bills which he had run at the club
and never, paid. He' was also Recused
of beating his bill at a hotel in' The
Dallea and of defrauding a Mlnneap
oils paper before he came west.
He has been posing as the publicity
director of the "Bridge of the Gods"
production, the play staged at the. As
torla centennial, as an agent of the
Portland Rose Festival and of the state
fair and of other attractions which
had never been, connected with.
(gperlal to Tne lonrml.l
-i-Tatfoma, Wash., Feb. 17. "Stick out
your tongue,", said Superior Judge C
M. Easterday, Tacoma's benign, be
whiskered and benevolent Jurist' to Em
ma McCaffrey, the young woman de
fendant in an insanity hearing this af
ter.nooo. "The doctor wants to see your
tongue," his honor repeated when the
llrst request brought no' response.
"Well, I'll strike a bargalir with yotf,"
I jocularly remarked the judge as all the
! cdart room watched 111 ineffectual at
! tempts' to let the physicians get a
(-glimpse of the girl's tongue. "Vf put
: mine out if you win yours. The doctors
! want to sue the. couditlon f youl slom
I ' This brought a nodctfed acqulesence
I and his honor complied with his1 part
'! of the bargain, slicking a tobacco coated
rtira nf flilih - tmm f li A . AoTkl hi) nf'litu
white whiskers.: y ' - '
"Now you do It," he next commanded.
.I'll put-it tli'jre again," whlcb-he
did. ' '.":' ' ' ' T"
"W'ejl. keep it there" therif waa the
f n 1 1 i zilr rannnita At rha naHorii -
After the chagrined. Jurist had fe
stered order In the courtroom With the
helpr 'of his two baififfs the girl was
ordered committed to the asylum. "
The i world's first lighthouse for air
ships, built in Germany, sends a -powerful
bsm of light lira vertical direction.
PUBLICITY MAN PASSED
BAD
CHECKS
IS SAID
ISSiyOGE
The Church of The Madelene, to be dedicated
Ladies of .the parish will serve at a
banquet following the dedication. the
feast being tendered to visiting clergy
and laymen and the cltlBens of Irvlng
ton. W, It. McGarry will be toastmas
ter. ''
, C. B. Merrick will respond to the
toast. 'The City Practical-, W. ,D.
Wheelwright . will speak of "Ideals of
Citizenship, a Worldling's' View"; John
M. Gearin will talk of "Washington";
Charles W. Fulton will respond 'to
"The United States Senate" Dr. Andrew
C. Smith, "The Women." and Archbishop
Christie will deliver tho closing remaras.
Among the guests will be Governor
West. Mayor Rushlight, J. D. Farrell. J.
Chairman of Executive Com
mittee Blames Wool Trust
for the Trouble. ;
(UnltH Pnwt Lti Wlra.t '
Lawrence, Maaa., Feb. 17.-r-Declarlng
the "great Influence of tha wool trust
has been used to poison the minds of
the public against the striking mill op
eratives, who have been forced to send
their children to other cities rather than
have them starve here," William Tatea,
ohalrman of , the strikers executive
committee, tonight explained why the
children had been sent away.
Tates denounced the action of Colonel
Leroy Sweetzer, commanding the mil
itia here. In forbidding the sending of
more children away from Lawrence. .
"It may seem a broad . statement to
make,-' said Chairman Tales, "but nev
ertheless It is true that the. pernicious
Influence of the wool trust, which was
able to , get a 'protective' tariff they
wanted, has .again been brought Into
play In practically gagging and binding,
hand and foot, the press oi Massachu
setts, This textile t mi st has been able
to, so distort facts, to reflect nothing
but discredit on these poor, helpless
foreigners whom It Imported here to
wprk at Jow wages.; -Jt is indeed su
premely Ironical when It" is " realized
that all this Is occurring In Massa
chusetts, sometimes called the 'cradle
of liberty.'".
Colonel Sweeter Talks. - r
Colonel Sweetser answered Chairman
Tates' charges as followss ,, , - . ..
"Thls mprningthe strike leaders col
lected about 100 little children, many
or themunaer 5 years or age and put
them Into a car to ship them to New
Tork and other cities to- be exploited
through the country like a, lot of ani
mals andfor the purpose of obtaining
1money and 'for no other reason, as this
question was discussed In, their meet
ings. .' '
"I pay 'strike leaders' these leaders
that are not on strike themselves; they
do not live here In Lawrence or even
In the state and never -worked in these
mills. I am not golng-to atand Idly by
and allow this to continue, unless I am
MULTNOMAH HAS
NEW FEATURES
. BEB& STOKES
By a special arrangement , with the
Portols-Louvre of Hun .Francisco, Man.
ager II. C. flowers. of the. Hotel Malt
nomah has secured three- star, vaude
ville acts from that institution for
the Arcadian Garden of the popular hoa
telry. The hew bill will he presented
tf pntroiiw' vt the" 'grille' commencing
Monday, February 26, and Includes Mar
gare(Reed and her fow slrtfeing and
dancing girls; Mae McDonald, a hand-
ome and talented operatic ?opranv and
aalnty. iura Jams, a clever mimic and
singer. The Emilia Leovalli Lambardl
PpeialjlfcBpJuiSd
Wilson, lnlmlUiCle lexas Tommy dan
cers, will, furnish entertainment for
diners In the Arcadian Garden .this
week. r
MILITARY ORDER
AROUSES STRIKERS
Prominent Guests
today.
P. O'Brien. Richard Wilson, John F.
O'Shea and" prominent members of the
bench and bar.
The committee' In charge of the ,ar
rangements lor the service Includes ' T.
J. fieufert, Frederic Dresser, Dan Kel-laher,-'
J. P. Costello, M. J. Walsh, John
Casey, J. J. Murphy and William Healy.
Father George Thompson Is to have
charge of the new Church. It Is beau
tlfully . finished and Is of the renais
sance .type;' modeled upon the' famous
Church of The Madeleine In Paris. -On
Tuesday night a reception will be held
at the church, the first social oocasion,
at which time the citizens of Irvlngton
are to do maae welcome. v
ordered" to do-lso by higher authority.
I have notified Mr, Tates by letter and
through htm the strike committee that
I will not permit the sending of little
children away for any such purpose
witnouTihe consent of their parents.'
Children Greeted In New ,Tork.
(United Praaa Inuil Wl I '
New Tork, Feb. 1?. With the words
"A little child shall lead them," painted
on a panner. several thousand symna.
thisers of the Lawrence, Mass., textile
strike, marched down arlstooratlo Fifth
avenue; late this afternoon, escorting 12
children of strikers who had. been sent
here, to be cared for In local homes,
until the textile strike ends. The strik
ers' children were met by several thous
and. local socialists.
85 great was the crush when ' the
cnuaren emerged from the tram shed
gates, that It was necessary for tha
enure rorce or porters at the Grand
Central station to aid 20 policemen In
preventing the crowd from crushing
the children.
Reduction Can Be Made to-3
JJents. If Justified, As- .
y f serts Attorney-
'The eity council undoubtedly has the
power to reduce-Streetcar fares to 8
cents if It can be shown that such a re
duction would , be reasonable," said a
well known local attorney and tudent
of corporation franchise questions Jest
night,. ''and it is my belief that City. At
torney Frank S. Grant will so rule when
he submits the - opinion - demanded of
him recently by the city council with
reference to the legality of the proposed
ordinance of Councilman Ralph- C. Clyde
providing that ttie Portland Railway,
Light' & Power company must sell eight
car tickets for 25 cents, the tlokets to
be good for passage during the morn
ing and evening rush hours." -
Councilman Clyde's ordinance was In
troduced In -the" council several months
ago and tha city " attorney has been
making an exhaustive study of the local
franchises of the big Portland street
car corporation for the 'past - six weeks.
He expects to be able to submit the re
sult of his observations to the council
In the near future.
The attorney quoted .In the opening
paragraph has given the subject of
street car franchises a great deal of
thought and his statement that, he be
lieves the city attorney will take the
same view can be regarded' as thorough
ly reliable. ' ......
In the event that City Attorney Grant,
makes such a ruling the council Is des
tined to have one of the greatest 'bat
tles of its career, as the passage of
the Clyde ordinance will depend on the
view taken by a majority of the law
makers on the question of the reason
ability of the measure. At the present
time it is almost a certainty that the
advocates of a reduced fare Would in
t.he end prove vlotorious. ?
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OP STORE IN CHICAGO
(Unit ITew 1nvd wire.V f '
Chicago, ,Feb. . 17. One of the moat
sensational .rouberlesln years was per-,
petra'.e'l here tonlght:wh'en wo robbers
entered ; the East End Drygoods .store
on . Clark' street and locked . the doors,
thuttihg'ln 10' clerks and half a dozen
customers. After pulling down the blinds
they forced"the Customers; and clerks
mio a smaii room in me uasemeni. ; ; ,
Morris Samuel, proprietor, ' and his
Wif i together with- Morris Rothenberg,
the manager, were pushed into the vauit
ln the orrice ami the robbers took the
day's receipts, J500 which Samuel' had
been counting...
Votes 3tor Foreigners Wives. -
H'nlted Prei leased Wh".) ' v
Washington .Feb, 17. Legislation to
protect, the women-voters of the west
ws-pcoposed in the house today by Rep
resentative Kent (Republican; Callfor
nlajri).!J.ctJ!io. exp triaUon.AcU)lLiaoi
a woman marrying a foreigner ceases
to become a citizen of the United States.
Kent' proposes that they be allowed to
retalnj their votes. . - .
SAYS CITY CAN .
- LOWER CAR FARE
mam h id
FOIM PUZZLE
SOON TO DE SETTLED
Will It Be Selling or Fulton
Who j Writ Seek Senatorial
Toga? iVhat. of Gearin?
A three-cornered political puzxle- of
first magnitude Is to be settled during
the coming week, according to Indica
tions on the surface yesterday. The
three elements In the puizle are Chariot
W. . Fulton, Ben Selling and John M.
Gearin, and the question In each case Is,
"Will he run Tor United States ' sen-ator?-'
. . - ' '- .
Bo far the question is : unanswered,
but the answers will be ready In a few i
daya. Fulton and Selling are each re
ceiving advice from their Republican
friends, and Gearjn is taking counsel
with the Democratic chieftains. All
three have the matter of candidacy "un
der serious consideration." . '
Current gossip has It that .either Fulr
ton or. .Selling will not become a can
didate. This feeling Is due principally
to recognition joffothe fact that if both
werelo enter,"the)r,i fwouldV so divide the
anti-Bourne vote as -to put Bourne In
an advantageous position. . . J
"Nothing to say "said Mr. Fulton yes
terday, when asked as to his Inten
tions. He admitted that he Is being
urged to make announcement as a can
didate... and has , the matter under ad
visement. .
"I will know In a few days," said
Mr. Selling.-"I have over 10,000 letters
from all parts of the state, from all
classes of citizens, and from 85 to 90
per cent urge me to become a candidate.
You can quote me as saying that If" I
decide to become a candidate I will de
feat Johnathah Bourne. I am as certain
of that as I am of anything that has
not actually taken place." v
Besides Bourne and either Fulton or
Selling, possibly both, the Republican
primary ballot will contain the names
of Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton and
J. W. Morton of Salem, assuming that
Morton files a - nominating , petition.
Lowell's friends hope to see htm pull
up to the front as the campaign goes
on, -Morton i hot entering seriously
into the calculations of the prognostl-
'tMlr-V-r---J
r On . the Democratic side Interest Is
centered in the decision of former Sen
ator Gearin, who Is being urged : by
prominent men of his party to go into
the fight. He has promised an answer
In a few days. Walter M. Pierce of Hot
Lake, who announced himself as a candl
date some time agot but has not filed
his declaration, has publicly stated that
If Gearin announces, he will not be a
candidate against him. This will leave
O. P. Coshow of Roseburg and Milton
A. Miller of Lebanon as the only rival
candidates for the nomination, unless
Dr. Harry Lane also tries for the toga.
Just tho Time.
t From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
'I've had a terrible day at the office,
and I'm mad clear through," announced
the husband, coming home
"Now would be a good time to beat
the rugs," reeled the wife. ' -
A luncheon outfit for five persons.
Including table and stools, so compact
that It can be carried In two boxes, used
as foot rests for automobillsts, la an
English novelty.
All Aeolian Cos Pianola Pianos
to Be Sold or Rented at
PianolaPianos
at$8alonth
All Pianola Pianos to . Be
Closed Out or Rented
Immediately "--- We're in
Deadly Earnest v
The Pianola Piano is considered
by many to be the very best player
piano. ,'
We are determined to get rid of
all Pianola Pianos, no matter what
the sacrifice.: The Injunction se
cured by the Combine recently,
whereby it waintended to com
pel us to adhere to certain big re
tail prices, has been so modified
that we have the right to sell Pia
nola Pianos at any price we see
fit, provided we offer them as'
"second hand:" Thus it is that
all Pianola Pianos, including the
latest unproved types, are ticketed
'second hand" jn our salesroom.
PIANOLA PIANOS, AS
HERETOFORE ADVER
TISED, ON PAYMENTS OF $8
A MONTH. Remember,-there
are no extras. Get a Pianola "at
$8 a month, and if at any time
within a year you determine you
o not want it, apply payments
made toward purchase pf.a'ny oth
er player piiano.t J (
"Nothing could be fairer noth--ing
more-liberals On this basis
we ought surely to ; dispose of
every Pianola" Piano in our estab
lishment at once.
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alne ot Buffalo, N. f., who hai as-
Burned' the manafement ot the
Bdwera hotel. "
SEATS IN LEGISLATURE
O. A.. Applegren, 161 Broadway,-yesterday
filed his declaration of inten
tions to become a Republican candi
date In the primary election for nomi
nation as representative in. the legis
lature. The slogan following his name
on the ballot will be: "Statement No.
1. regulation of corporations, single
an Income tax." In the body of his
declaration, It is set forth that if .nom
inated and elected the candidate "will
subscribe to Statement No. 1, endeavor
to secure effective control and regula
tion of corporations and trusts, work
for a more equitable method' of taxa
tion, promote public ownership of pub
lie utilities, and discourage f raud."
L. a. ' Carpenter,' 872 Bast Stark
street formerly a member ot the de
tective department also filed his dec
laration of Intention to become a can
didate for the eame office. Following
his name, On the ballot will be printed
the following slogan: "Statement No.
1, closed bridges during rush hours,
economical, efficient state government"
In his platform, the candidate declares
he favors "progressive legislation in
the Interest of all the people and shall
particularly work, for economy and f-
flclency In every publlo office, also the
regulation of river - traffio so that
closed periods , during rush hours and
more speedy operation of draws may be
secured."
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the present greatly reduced prices at Eilers Music House. Pay
ments are arranged at $20, $15, $10 and $8 monthly, at sale prices,
for those not wishing to pay all fcash
. . A positive demonstration of what the Eilers sales system act
ually accomplishes: . ' .
$1050 Second Hand $787 $600 Second Hand $485 . '
$ 900 Second Hand $635 $550 Second Hand $385
$700 Second Hand $315
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In short, a storeful. of- finest Player Pianos are thrown into
one grand low-price sale that simply annihilates competitive at
tempts and makes Player Piano buying a positive duty to many
a father or head of a family. - -
Special "to the admirers of the Nation's best the Chickering.
The Chickering Player. Piano de ,Luxe is the crowning achieve
ment in Player Piano making. . Don't fail" to see and to hear it.
I . An undertaking carefully planned for many months, and one
that will be the meanspf bringing' much enjoyment and musical
education into hundreds of our best homes and to every member
thereof, old and young. .v' -
SPECIAL Free Music and Music Roll Cabinet is given to
every purchaser in this sale.
Free recitals daily? eve'ry morning from 11 to 12:30, every
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Police Fear, Murder May Be
: Added to Crimes of "Sir"
. Harry--Westwood Cooper,
. Who Has Disappeared.
(By the International Newt Be-Tlce.)
. San. Francisco, Feb, 17. The myster
ious disappearance of . Mra ' Bel via
KtrawhrMra Phitdwtrlr tha aim.
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brath, two days after he had blga-
mously married her In Oakland, have led
Ih vtnltA in atari a Annntrv.M Hirch
for "filr" Harry Westwood Cooper, in
tha belief that murder may be added to
hts other: crlmea. '.'
Cooper, under the name of Chad wick,
married the Strawbrldge woman seven
years ago and lived with her until he
was sent to the penitentiary ' for ob
taining- money - under raise pretenses;
When he was paroled September I. last,
he again returned to her and under the
name, of "Dr. MMton Abraham", opened
offices la Oakland.
A Brief Courtship. '
As Dr. Abraham he made frequent
visits to St Anthony hospital, where '
he paid ardent . oourt to the Milbrath
girl, who was employed there as av
trained nurse. A week ago he married
her after borrowing $100 from her par
ents.
Following tne weaaing eertmony,
Cooper appeared at the Central' National
bank, 8an Francisco, and deposited a
draft for $15,600 on a South American
bank. When he tried to draw out the
sum the bank officials became sus
picious. They started an Investigation
and Cooper disappeared, taking the Mil
brath girl with him.
t . Woman Disappears.
. It now develops that the Strawbrldge
woman mysteriously disappeared two
days before Cooper's marriage to Miss
Milbrath. It also Is learned that before
leaving Oakland Cooper Insisted that
Miss Milbrath leave all her Jewelry
and other things by which she might be
Identified at her home. .. .
Before ' being sent to San Quentln,
Cooper admitted that he married ' two
women in Australia en in Canaaa-and.
two la Ban Francisco. His criminal rec
ord extends over a period of 29 years
and he ha been -In trouble In nearly
every large city lnthis country and In
England.
Hard Lines,
From- the Princeton Tiger.
- lie took her about her delicate little
waist and lifted her lightly up Into
his arras. Her eyes closed and a wisp
of her golden hair caressed his fore
head. His breath was falnning her
waxen cheek. Suddenly ha set her down
almost harshly, "dee!" he said. -"It
sure U' tough nork tn the doll depart
ment" Six agricultural experiment stations
will be established th Uruguay by the
fovernment, which eventually will buy
600 acres of land for each.
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