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DAILY JOURNAL', ror.TLAIJD. 1TJDAY LVKNING. JUNI3 13. 1013.
ML PHILLIPS
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PORTLAND GIRL WITNESS AGAINST BIXBY
DEO BY MAN
Portland Girl Who Is Witness
Against Los Angeles Mil-
lionaire' Bixby Charged With
White Slavery, Tells Story.
"I tm the victim or persecution br
millionaire," Mid pretty Mill Kittle
V, Phillips of Portland, who li reeponilbU
Sot the irrest and Indictment of George
J I. Bixby, the Loa Anrelea banker, on
a, charge of white elavery. She resides
f with her aunt at (71 Missouri avenue.
"I met Bixby. in a bualneaa way,
through Mra. Joala Rosenberg, of The
" ' Jonqullo apartment bouse, when I want
d to make a loan of 11(00 to save
my house and furniture, la Portland, on
which a mortgage waa to be foreclosed,"
' continued Mlsa Phillips today. "I had
( i an encounter with Bixby in his private
. office, following wnicn i waa arreaiea
on a charge of blackmail and vagrancy,
"I am here to rest up from my awful
'experiences, but I have promised to re
. turn to Los Angeles, whenever neewd."
C - Since January J, when Miss Phillips
' first met Bixby, she has had many
thrilling experiences. Early In January,
In company with Mlsa Marl Forrester,
with whom she was rooming, Miss Phil
lips went to. "The Jonqulle." Mlsa For.
tester had a friend there with whom
aha bad business affairs to discuss, and
, . Miss Phillips went Into the house rather
than to wait on the street corner. There
she met Mra Rosenberg, to whom she
mentioned that she wanted to make
. loan.
, . - ' round He Waa Harried.
Mra. Rosenberg gave Mlsa Phillips the
name of a man who abe aald would be
clad to make auch a loan. Later ahe
Introduced Mlsa Phillips to Bixby and
he agreed to give her the money.
"When I met Bixby, he assured me
that the matter about the loan could
be fixed up very easily, but he never
came to the point of talking over the
details with mo," aald Mlsa Phillips.
"He asked me to go out with him aev
eral times, and I did ao, until X found
that he waa a married man, when I
refused to go with him any more.
"When the time cams near when I
f, would need the money, I went to hia
office, to aak blm about tha loan. When
In his private office he aald to me, '1
will not loan you the money, but will
give it to you. and take care of you.' He
Imposed terms on me that I would not
consider, and I slapped him in the face
and fled from his office.
'The next night I heard several men
come up the steps and rap on the door
of my room. -Not knowing; who they
Were, I opened the door, stuck a re
volver through the crack and said I
would kill anybody who dared come In
' after me. Finally one of the men said
he was a police officer and showed his
star. When he did this I opened the
door and submitted to arrest. They VkitflHI I nilrf 111 ThPIP PrflfcP
handcuffed me to Miss Forrester and VI&llUlO LUUIJ III llieir rTdl&C
took me to Jail. There I found that I
had been arrested on a blackmail charge
and on a charge of being a vagrant
The blackmail charge waa dropped at
" once, after I explained the circum
stance.
Foils Xldnapplnf Plot.
"When that waa done, they hustled
me off to court, where I waa charged
with being a vagrant. I had an attor
ney there, by the name of C. Reccardl,
who told me It would be better for me
to plead guilty to that charge, get a
suspended sentence, and get out of
; town. I did not know what the charge
Miss Klttia Phllllpa.
OAKLANDERS FIND
GLAD HID HERE
of Reception Accorded
Them.
meant, so I pleaded guilty. Then Rec
cardl gave me $150, told me I owed him
nothing, and told me to get out of
town. I left and went to San Fran
II aco. I have found out since) that
Bixby was doing this.
"At Ben Francisco I told friends
what had been done to me and they
wired to Chief Sebastian of Los An
geles. He wired to ask if I would re
turn to Los Angeles, but before I could
reply two San Francisco detectives ar
rested me and took me back to Los
AAgeles as a witness against Bixby.
"One night in Los Angeles an at
tempt was made to kidnap me. I was
walking toward my room, when a man
Jumped out of the hedge and threw his
arm over my mouth. A passing auto
mobile frightened him away. I am
eryTOtJchfrftlffeywlH-ttllHsfet
after me, and don't know Just what to
do.
Shield Other Girl.
"There Is another Portland girl mixed
bp in this affair, but ahe is an Innocent
Victim, and I am not going to Impose
a. disgrace on her, If I can help It I
have had enough publicity out of this
and want to keep anyone else out, If I
can."
Mrs. Phillips will remain In Port
land until she is called to Los Angeles.
Bhe Is now engaged in writing several
Scenarios for the "movies," a line she
has followed for some time. In add!
tlon to being a moving picture actress.
When seen yesterday, she waa about
to leave for Vancouver, to visit .. a
mend. stie was atynsniy ciaa in a
ftretty red gown, red gloves and a red
iat, that set off to advantage the
pretty features of her face. There was
just enoujjh of a slit In her skirt to
disclose a particularly neat ankle and
Well booted foot. The. young woman
Is Russian, having come to America
When 11 years old. She has been an
orphan for many years. She was mar
ried to a Portland man, whom she di
vorced two years ago.
Auto Snaps Every Day
Mr. Auto, Seeker There Is nothlig
more tvoftfcy , :afyour careful attention
than the "want ads" in the automobile
rolumns of The Journal," In this classi
fication there Is listed daily splendid
Ituto opportunities. Today some one
may be offering the car you want at a
price that suits. Turn to this page
rl ah t now and see If what you want is
Offered.
Unanimously tha Royal Oaks of Oak
land have decided that never in the his
tory of their city's promotion and de
velopment work have they experienced
ao spienma a display of open hearted,
lavish hospitality as that which has
been showered upon them by the people
or tne city or Portland.
The press representatives of Oakland
who accompanied the Royal Oaks feel
privileged to make a statement express
ing tha gratitude of their party for the
wonderful manner In which they have
been entertained. City Editor It L.
Dungan of tha Oakland Tribune, George
T. Crompton of the Oakland Examiner,
Special Correspondent Kenneth A. Mil-
Mean of the Oakland Enquirer and Staff
Cartoonist Frank E. Agar are loud in
their praises of the Portlanders recep
tion to the visitors.
"We want your good, generous, hos
pltable people to know," said Mr. Dun
gan, "that everything that has been
done for us by them has deeply touched
us. Courtesies have been extended to
us on every hand for which thanks can
scarcely be edaquately expressed ; In
wordsl Such a display of friendly feel
lnga between the people of two cities
has never, I believe, been witnessed
elsewhere. A bond of friendship between
Oakland and Portland haa been cemented
with ties that are Indissoluble. We can
only bopa and anticipate the time when
an opportunity shall be given ua to re
pay yon for what you have done. The
payment, I am afraid, can never be In
full, for you have been unique in your
entertainment But we shall do the
very best we can when that happy -day
arrives, in the meantime, we want
Portland to know that there Is no city In
the whole) wide world which can be con
sldered a more stanch or truer friend to
her people than la Oakland, Cal., today.
10 DEFEAT REPEAL
Campaign Expenses of Several
Different Candidates Are
Filed With Auditor.
ELEVATOR OPERATORS
; GET SALARY BOOST
Elevator operators of the courthouse
will receive an Increase of 15 a month
In wages. The county commissioners
signed an order to this effect this morn
ing, and their pay In the future will be
165 a month, the same aa that of the
Janitors. Three men are affected by
the raise. A petition of the Janitors of
the courthouse for a raise from $65 to
to $80 a month was denied.
It Happened In Milwaukee, a
Milwaukee, June IS. Friday the thir
teenth held no terrors for the Mllwau
kee stork. Thirteen babies were born
in the Maternity hospital here before
o'clock this morning.
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'The Beer for YOUR Table"
"No other good beer so oy pricedno other
low-priced beer so good." That sentence, in
a nutshell, describes ,
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for you; may pay $1.50 a case for
local beer or more for Eastern beer
and yotiH like ours better, at.',,,tL
gvaiieyceer
$i .oo
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Spring Valley Wine Company
Second and Yamhill Streets-
It cost the O.-w. R. ft N. and Southern
Paclflo railroads. Jointly. 18278.41 ta
persuade votera of thla city that the Ini
tiative ordinances repealing franchise
rights of the companies on East First
East Second and other streets In the
shipping district of the east side should
not be passed at the recent election.
Attorney A. C. Spencer, representing
the railroad companies, today filed the
statement of the campaign expenses, as
required by the corrupt practices act
thla showing the amount spent In edn
eating the publio on the Initiative amend.
ments. The largest single Item of ex
pen se was the purchase of 75,000
stamped envelopes for $1581.
The campaign committee In charge of
Robert Q. deck's successful fight for a
commisslonershlp reports that it spent
$371.60 on behalf of the new commis
sioner. Personal friends contributed
$992 to his campaign fund.
Henry C. Thompson, one of the un
successful candidates for a commission
ershlp, spent $642; L. Victoria Hampton
spent $8.10; I M. Leper, $157.50; Ed
gar X-tlnau$t8404Ralph C, Clyde,
$120.80; Alfred B. Davis, $16.60, and J.
P. Marshall nothing.
COOS BAY WATER
CASE DEJuG HEARD
y oil
North Bend and Marshfield
Both Claim Company Now
Charging Too Much and
Supply Is Unsanitary.
Testimony by" experts employed by
the atate railroad commission was
started, this morning in tha hearing of
tha case of the cities of North Bend and
Marshfield against the Coos Bay Water
company, 'The hearing is neia in -me
rooms of the railroad commission In the
courthouse.; Clyde B. Aitchlson and
Thomas K. Campbell of the commission
are hearing the evidence.
D. D. Clarke, engineer of the city
water board of Portland, waa called to
testify aa. to the prices paid by the city
for water pipes and as to wages paid
If la tha contention of the two cities
that rates charged by the Coos Bay
Water company are too high, while tha
water company claims the rates are In
sufficient ; It lias asked permission to
raise them. Clarke was on the stand mo
that a comparison of costs could be
made. ' ' . '
Tha cities also allege that tha water
supplied by the company la inferior and
that lta reservoir Is not properly safe
guarded to protect " nealth of water
users. I
Clarke testified that Portland's water
supply Is the best in quality. He said
that the reservoirs in Washington park
are emptied only about once a year, but
even that it Is not absolutely necessary
as the reservoirs are surface drained
and are protected by barriers.
The railroad commission has made
an Investigation of .the Coos Bay Co.'a
plant and system on Its own Initiative
Clarence J. Green, assistant engineer of
the commission, told of taking samples
of water both from the reservoir an J
from taps in various buildings In both
cities. These samples were sent to tho
University of Oregon, Oregon Agricul
tural college and tha State Board of
Health for analysis.
Dr. Calvin 8. White, state health offi
cer, yesterJay testified that he had
made an examination of the water and
had found It pure. He recommended
that concrete teservolrs be installed In
stead of the present earthern reservoir.
J. O. Mullen, city attorney of North
Bend, Is representing that city. John P.
Qoss Is representing Marshfield. He
also la city attorney. J. N. Teal Is ap
pearing for the water company. Fur
ther testimony will be taken tomorrow,
then adjournment will be taken to
Marshfield, where the bearing Is to be
concluded next week.
Present his morning were O. J. Gats-
myer. city attorney of St Johns, and
P. O. 8troud. also of St Johns. Thar
town has filed a complaint concerning
the ratea of the company suDDlylnr it
-with water. This case will be heard bv
the commission soon. The present hear-
ng is the first water case taken un.
Salem and Grants Pass also have cases
pending.
RAIH SETTLES OUST;
ROYAL ROSARIANS
TO DECK OUTGOING
TRAINS WITH ROSES
The Xloyal RoNarlana want
roues thousands and thou
sands of them tomorrow, to be
url la liberally decorating the
official guent trains that will be
leaving this city. The Oakland
delegation will leave, 165 strong,
tomorrow night at 8:80, for
Bpokano, to take . part next
week In the Pow Wow. The
Tasadena crowd will leave to
morrow morning to catch a
boat for Alaska. The Rosarlans
want to decorate both of those
trains and to decorate them so
thoroughly that there will be no
question Tyhere the trains are
from. Tha official Rose Fes
tival' organization, therefore, is
making a publio plea today for
every rose that can be secured.
"There are millions and mil
llona of. roies In Portland now
that we might use Jiist aa well
as not," said Frank! ,WcCrlllls,
who la tomorrow's chairman of
the day." "We must have them
early. In sending them, direct
the messenger to bring the roses
to. the mezzanine floor of the
Multnomah hotel, Rose Festival
, headquarters."
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MME..SCHUMANN-HEINK
RETIRES TO HER RANCH
-'. (United Pre tAti Wlre.l
Los Angeles, June 13. Forsaking the
stage for the : aoll, Mme. Schumann-
Helnk, 'the noted" songstress, passed
throughLot Angeles today en route to
her 1600 aore ranch In El Cajbn valley,
San Diego county. The diva, it la aald,
will establish a permanent home on her
ranch. . -
ADDITIONAL Hi!
BY
IS
Portland Commission Agrees
to Join With Astoria in Car
rying on Task; Tug to Tow
Disc Harrow, r
M DREDGES
URGED BY PORT
Believing that more dredging Is need
ed at the mouth of the Columbia river,
the Port of, Portland commission at their
regular meeting yesterday afternoon
agreed to Join with the Port of Astoria
commission in petitioning the govern
ment for at least one more dredge.
It is expected that the Port of Asto
ria commission will prepare a communi
cation to the government Immediately
to be presented through Major J. F. Mc
Indoe, corpa of engineers, United States
army, the Port of Portland commission
Joining In the petition. It. Is believed
that both before and after the comple
tion of the north Jetty at least two
dredgers can be used to advantage on
the bar.
The Port of Portland commission also
agreed to give the services of one of the
bar tugs to tow the harrow now being
completed at Astoria with which It ta
hoped to aid the Unltod States dredge
Chinook in getting more depth on the
Columbia river bar.
- Would Start Work loon.
The big dlso harrow will be operated
on the same range aa that which the
ClilnoiiU will Hulk mi. i! .
Hi tlm uiffithiff th.it ?.!.. i..r '"
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bur within a nlmit thtm l ut tt I i i
lieon l(Hrnel whether tlm "-I f p
tlon U to hn stood by thn t J irl t
uilHNlona or not.
In connection with the lre1glng ?
the bar It was atiRKeiUed that a rii.
blued survey of the bar b timrfu unl. r
the direction of Major Mclmioe an.) li
Port,of Portland so that the work tj t
undertaken would be mure at unity an l
after the Chinook completes lier work
this summer to make another survey to
determine results attained.
The matter of lowering the Bull Run
pipeline at the Hawthorne avenue brltgt
came up. but the water board took no
action at their last meeting and the
commission could do nothing In the
matter of a dredge for the work.
Pendleton Ilected Secretary. .
Major Mclndoe has decreed that' the
line must be lowered this year as there
la a 30 foot channel project from the
foot of Ross Island to the, sea author,
lied. It Is estimated by the water board
that about 100 days will be required to
dig the ditch for the pipeline and the
commission . has agreed to allow the
board for material taken out coming
within the 80 foot channel but to charge
for that excavated on each side.
Fred M. Pendleton, elected a commis
sioner at the May meeting to succeed
Joseph Goodman, resigned, was yester
day elected aecretary of the commis
sion.
A copy of a- lengthy report by H. K
Penned, chairman of the rlvera, harbors
and navigation committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce, concerning the lnves
tlgatlons of. that body ft conditions at
the mouth of the Columbia waa read.
Pool Room Man . on Trial. .;
For stealing electrlo current from
the i-ortland Railway, Light A Power
company by running wires around his
meter, A. B. Shanbeck. proprietor of a
poolroom at Archer Place, la on trial
before Circuit Judge Kavanaugh.
DAMPENS DECORATIONS
ID HOLDUP STORY
TO FOOL HIS IE
Instead of being robbed 'Of $300 and
his valuable gold watch, as he reported
to the detective bureau, D. E. Clough,
an engineer from Ocean Park, Cal.. ad
mitted last night to the detectlfea that
he Invented the story In order to fool
bis wife. Claugh even offered a reward
of $100 for the return of the supposed
stolen watch. He Is stopping at the
Perkins hotel.
All yesterday two detectives worked
on bis case, reporting to Captain Baty
that Claugh's loss appeared very suspi
cious. Captain - Baty sent for Claugh,
whom he turned over to Detective Hyde.
Between the detective and Captain Baty,
Claugh admitted making a false report
in order to fool his wife, who is at
Ocean Park. He gave no further reason.
other than to say that he had spent con
slderable money this week, and that his
wife may spank him when she learns
of It.
After holding off until every big pa
rade feature of this year's Rose Fes
tival had been put on to the accompa
niment or perfect weather, a heavy
rain dampened decoratlona and settled
ine oust this morning.
weather Forecaster Beals aald that
It la likely to shower today and to
morrow, too. Even If It does, however,
the Rose Festival program will not be
marred in the slightest
Only one parade yet remalna to bo
produced. That is tomorrow pight's
final electrical pageant, which was
given for the first time on Tuesday
night Manager George. L. Hutchln of
the Festival association said this morn
ing that tt will be held tomorrow, rain
or shine.
Last year the first electrical narade
had to be postponed on account of
rain, and several other featurea were
put on under difficulties. It cleared
off on Thursday night however, and
there waa perfect weather for tho re
maining Festival days. Thla time the
weather gods have dona Just tha oppo
site, giving fair weather during - the
first and Important days of the Fes
tival.
LLOYD-GEORGE
REED
F
OF MARCONI BLAME
(Uolted.PreM I.eiied Wlr.
London. June 13. The house of com
mpns committee which has been Inves
tigating the ''Marconi shares scandal"
today presented a report to parliament
absolutely exonerating Chancellor of the
Exchequer David Lloyd-George and So
licitor General Isaacs from any wrong
doing In connection with their purchase
Of American Maroon 1 shares.
Tha committee found that both cab
inet officers acted In the belief ' that
their transactions In American Marconi
stock did not In any way conflict with
thir -official reeponslbllltlea. The com
mittee report aafd there was no: ev.
denca of corruption.
In a minority report, which was head-
i djby Lord RobjrCCecllJlio findings of.,
the majority oftha committee wera dla.
I agreed with. In the miorlty report both I
Sunny Trail Whiskey; rich, mcllpw, $1. bottle
. Three Divorces Granted.
Divorces were granted to Lhmh.
Rayl from 'William, Rayl, and to Mabel
Slaughter from Emanuel G. Slaughter
by Circuit Judge Davis, and to Chnril
A. Fletcher from May Fletcher br JiMr.
. . . .
Mcumn, .an on grouna or desertion.
Judge Davis took the suit of Charlea
S. Piper for divorce from Bessie J. Pi
per ror desertion and cruelty, under ad
visement,: -4- T.
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- Levy Fined $10.
M. Levy was fined $10 by Circuit
Jnflgf Myi'fow un lilvplea wf guilty to a
charge of publishing a "fake" adver-
J cabinet offlcera were censured and It I tlaement. . .... .
i waa declared tney bad been guuty of I
DATE SET FOR RETRIAL
OF REVESED VICE CASES
v 1 ' 1
Circuit Judge Kavanaugh this morn
ing aet the retrials of E. E. Wedemeyer
and Harry A.' Start, members of the
vice clique, who were convicted and won
on appeal, for June 20. Motions for dis
missal of the Indictments were over
ruled. Attorneys W. T. Hume, repre
senting Start and O. A. Neal, repre
senting Wedemeyer, assured the court
that each case could be disposed of in
20 minutes. They expect to have each
case dismissed on the ground that the
legislature amended the law under
which the convictions were secured and '
no provision was maae ror tne retrial
of the cases In which the supreme
court reversed4he lower court on con
victions secured before the new law
Decame effective.
Should the supreme court reverse the
lower court In the case against E. S.fJ.
McAllister and the position of the de
fense prove well taken the result will
oe tne aroppmg or eacn case. The at
torneys for the defendants have' de
clared they, will etart habeas corpua
proceedlnga before the supreme court
to secure the freedom of Wedemeyer
and the release of Start from bonds.
H. L. Tabb,. who has been In Jail for
sdouc six months awaiting trial on a
vice charge, ' was released yesterday
with the consent of District Attorney
Evans. Del V. Meftgher, also pnder in
dictment on a vice charge and In Jail.
wlll.be tried by Judge Kavanaugh
June 24.
COOL, Summery wash dresses for both
ladies and misses linens, silk poplins and other
popular fabrics gracefully draped and carefully made; very
attractively priced at $6.85 to $24.85.
Light-weight wool serge .'dresses In the staple
colors; regularly $7.85, $9.85, $12.85, $15.85
and $24.85; buy them now for One Fourth Lew.
- See a few models 'displayed
in our Fourth street window
FOR DUSTY DAYS a duster, of course; we
show splendid, roomy garments at $2, $2.50,
$3.50, $4, $5, $6, $7.50, $10, $12.50 and $15.
KHAKI SUITS ONE HALF Take home a khaki
suit for outing wear; coats, skirts and riding
breeches, regularly priced $2 to $6, are now
HALF PRICE.
SPRING, POATS REDUCED ONE-FOURTH All
our Spring Coats for Ladies and Misses were made
by leading New York ladies garment-makers; every
one we offer at this reduction Is a model of the
present season. Normally priced at $15, $18, $25 and
$30-buy them now for $11.25, $13.50, $18.75 and
$22.50.
Today and tomorrowladies' pure sillc hose in
white or tan, all sizes; 69c for regular $1 grade.
Summer Blazer Coats in college
colors; regularly $8, now $2.50
BEN. SELLING
Leading
Clothier
MORRISON STREET AT FOURTH
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THE Good Clothes we sell on liberal
credit terms, present the strongest pos
sible combination of style, service, value.
"Bradbury System"
The Best Clothes Made Tet . .
Are sold exclusively in Portland by The Eastern. Right
now the natty light gray and tan homespuns appeal particularly
to the man looking for summer style and comfort.
"Bradbury System" Clothes ' are moderately priced "
$20 to $40!
75c Knit Ties for 50c
Manchester Shirts $1.35
Cool negligee styles, with
French cuffs and separate soft
collar to match. QC
Sp'l for Saturday OleejD
Smart accordion and fancy knit
Silk Ties, in every imaginable
color. Regular 75c ones, Trt
special Saturday. ....... 3UC
Mallory Cravenetted Straw Hats,' $3 and $4
5eecf Summer Clothes tomorrow--' pay as .
much as you can nowbalance when con
venient Credit costs nothing extra tierei
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