f ''' IlIClENT IS NOW ORDER DISMISSED ED. r RECORD KEPT CLEAR .Court Takes Aetion in Case Against Former Clerk Geo. -' L Willey, . - money Taken returned ' J&ff BCoCHaa Yin&m Ikwt Wss ,,JTo Crtmlsal Zatnt BsUad Itu'i . Xrrsfular Sssds la tat Jut "Do you think Wlllsy la a criminal?" asked Jude MoOlnn of Deputy tla trtot Attorney Collier this morning. y"No, rdo not." replied Collier. "Well." said the Judge, "let s burn tola whole buaineaa ami let him have chance for a new start." Judge McGinn thereupon ordered the indJotment aainst George L. Wlllfy, former cleric of the district oourt, dla mlaaed and that no record of any kind t me.de agalnat him. Following a voluntary confession hs made to District Attorney Evans, Wll y waa Indicted for larceny of public nOnay, whloh la punlahabla by a term a. the penitentiary of one to 15 yeara. Willey confessed to having- taken sume aggregating more than $2000. which Siad been placed In hla custody aa clerk fcf the dlatrlct court. The money ln Jluded iumi put up for ball and fines and Involved In litigation. ; A aensatlonal feature of hla confes sion waa that he had frequently taken money out of the till to loan to Dia- Itrlct Judge Jonea and occasionally had toad loana to District Judge Bell. He : said Judge Jones had frequently been . preaent when be went to the till and . got the money to loan him. I Willey, who has a family, had made ; iaome bad Investments and was trying to pay for bom and he beoame in volved tn financial difficulties which ' no oould not overcome, j All the money has been repaid and " Deputy District Attorney Collier stated )iia willingness to permit Willey to blaad guilty to a lesser crime, which Would permit of his being paroled, and ha made no objection to the court 4is jniaslng the indictment entirely. Judge McGinn said he considered the : case a temporary lapse on the part of Willey and that no pood would come from inflicting further punishment Upon him. Willey waa clerk of the dis- ' trict court for a number of years. UVRISDICTIOX ISSUE RAISED I'Me of Lieutenant IVeureiat Is a Who bas juriadictlon of the case of uJeutenant Arthur Neufeldt. late of 1th Austrian army, who is lyiirfc in (tha Multnomah county Jail in default f a bond of $500 to keep the peace? ! Attorney C. J. Schnabel appealed to (Circuit Judge McGinn and McGinn told ihlm he had no Jurisdiction. Judge ft.angrguth also- aays he has no Jurlw Miction. I Schnabel and Lieutenant Ij. V. Jen dna of the police department aay they ( THE 'OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. THURSDAY. JUNE 22, 1916. are eonrlnced that Neufeldt la the vic tim of mia taken identity. Neufeldt aaya be waa captured - by the Russians at Waraaw and later bribed hla way out of a prisoner's camp at Vladivostok, 8 Iberia, and cam to Tacotna. There, at the Apostolic Faith mission, he met Mlsa Bartha Straight, with whom he became. Infat uated. Objection was made7 to hla at tentions and the girl waa brought to Portland to eacape him. He followed and made Inquiries about the girl of Mra. Neal Treadway, connected with the Apoatollo Faith in Portland. Mra, Treadway refused htm Information, and he is charged with having threat ened to kill her. DIVORCE DEC! GRANTED Mra. w. J. Macauley Is Allowed $75 Alimony. As the attorneys for both aides were getting ready to begin hostili ties In the William J. Macauley di vorce case. Circuit Judge Oantenbein called them into hla chamber and after a two houra' discussion auocaeded In bringing about an agreement. The agreement waa to this effect: Mra. Macauley la to be given a decree of divorce and $76 a month alimony and $200 attorneys' fees, while each side Is to pay tfcelr own costs. - She had asked for $260 a month ali mony and $500 attorneys' fees, Macauley is sales manager for the National Cash Register company. He married Mrs. Macauley, who was then a telephone girl at Butte, Mont., Au gust 3, 1908. Ho is 55 and she is 33. Mm. Macauley testified, in the few minutes she was called to the witness stand in order to make a reoord on which to base the decree, that he waa cruel to her. WIDOW WINS JUDGMENT Mrs. Nellie Myers Awarded $1035 by a Jury Today. Mrs. N-s.Me E. Myers, a widoar with four children, will not lose all of the $3000 insurance money that waa left by her hukband, who died In 1913, aa a Jury in Judge Morrow's court today awarded her a Judgment for $1035 agalnat J. O. Hail, J. E. Sheara and I C. Westbrook. She had a-ued for $2367, on the ground that they had defrauded her In connection with a real eatate deal. PASSEN GER DECLARES LIGHTS OF SCHOONER LED BEARJN REEF C, A, Walgren of Portland Gives First Direct Account of Stranding. Divorce Decrees Are Sought. In a suit, filed yesterday afternoon. Grace Montgomery asks for a decree of dlvorc-j from C. B. Montgomery, Who runs the "Idle Hour" pool hall, and for $1CP0 alimony and the restora tion of her maiden name, Grace Bart lett. Cruelty la charged. Charging cruelty, Oliver Bowman filed suit for divorce from Lulu Bowman. They Were married at Hlllsboro In 1906 and have two sons. New Rules Are Proposed. A new standard of rules to be used In censoring motion pictures has been prepared by the local board of mo tion pictures. The rules are only tentative, however, and are to be submitted to the motion picture men before adoption. The standard is meant to be a guide lor the viewers In viewing pictures, leaving to their Judgment the actuar need of making eliminations or condemnations. Treasurer Undergoes Operation. William Adams, city treasurer, was operated on at the Good Samaritan hospital this morning for appendicitis. He was resting easily this afternoon. according tq, reports from the hos pital. ' I This is true, the captain got lost in a fog, on account of mistaking a steam schooner for the lightship." writes C. A. Walgren, of the stranding of the San Francisco and Portland; liner Bear on Blunt'a Reef, on the night of June 7. Walgren Is a son of John Walgren, of the Walgren Fruit company, this city, and he was a passenger on the Bear. The letter, addressed to his brother, waa received here today. "We hit the sand bar oft Cape Mendocino at 10:20 p. m.," aays tho letter. "There was no excitement on board the steamer. Thirteen life boats were launched and 11 of these put out to sea and were picked up by the lightship and a tug boat. Two boata were anatehed by the surf, the Bear being only a ahort distance from shore. I got Into the last boat. No. 13, my lucky number. 1 saw the two capsize and the way the occupants screamed was something awful. "Well, after leaving the Bear with the last of the crew we put out to sea, which was very smooth. That was 15 minutes after midnight. At 7 o'clock In the morning we reached the tug Relief and were taken aboard. I had been at the oars aix hours. We were taken to Eureka and everybody treated us fine. They gave ua a hotel to live in, a restaurant to eat in, a show to look at and clothea and ahoes to wear. Friday ww left for San Fran cisco on a special. We ran over a man, and he lost a leg. We took him to Santa Rosa." Guardsmen Aided by Furniture Company Members Called Who Are Baying; Goods Trom Store Weed Hot Fay Install ments Willie la the Barrio. The Ira F. Powers Furniture com pany announced this morning that Tnembere of the Oregon National Guard, called to the colors, who are buying furniture from the Powers company on the Installment plan, need not make payments during their period of ser vice, unless they wish to do so. The Ira F. Powers Furniture com pany numbers a great many members of the National Guard among its pa trons, says the announcement, and as the order has come for their mobiliza tion payments may be susDended as leng as they are under arms. v Mining Boy Found. Alameda. Cal., June 22. (U. P.) Melvln Ruth, 16-year-old high school boy given up for dead, was found wan dering In the sloughs of San Leandro bajr early today, weak from his strug gle for life. 1 With Curtis Garretson, 17, who was drowned, Ruth was cruising about in a sailboat which capsized late Tuesday night Regeneration Editors Sentenced to Prison Karoo n Brothers Charred With Inciting- JaTurdar; Paper Contained At tack on President Wilson and Others. Los Angeles, Cal., June 22. (P. N. S.) Rlcardo Flores Magon was sen tenced to a one year term and Enrique Flores Magon was sentenced to a three year term in the federal prison at Mc Neil's Island, when they appeared be fore Judge .Oscar A. Trippet in the United States district court today. The Magon brothers, as editors f El Regreneracion, tha Mexican revolu tionary paper, were found guilty of using the United States malls to incite murder In this country and Mexico. The offensive article attacked the president and other United States Offi cials six months ago. They were ar rested In their printing plant at Eden dale after a fight. By the court granting permission to the Magons to file a writ of error, the execution of sentence was auto matically ctayed. GIRLS FORM GUARD E NAB NG THEM TO AS T DURI NG WAR RAPIDLY WAR CRAFT GETTING READY fOR MEXICAN SERVICE Milwaukee Takes Coal at San Diego; South Dakota Leaves Puget Sound. . . , Local Branch of National Honor Guard Created by the Portland Lassies, W) ALICE f i We Call Your Attention to the Correct Orchestral Interpretation of Our Photoplays By Our Orchestra of EigW Talented Musicians (9 t o 4 e exquisite, as "MIMI" in that quaint, lovable tale of the Quartae Latinae In response to the appeal made 'n Monday afternoon's Journal In a letter from Miss Theodora Booth of Blue Point, New York, asking for members of the National Honor Guard, a new organization intended to equip glrla to act in war, a group of glrla employed In the Portland Railway, Light and Power company office in the Electric building, has formed a Portland branch of the guard. The letter previously printed gave a detailed, account of the requirements and the girls have en rolled in corps 1, which ls first aid to the wounded and in corps 2, which is first aid to soldiers' families. As yet corps 3, first aid to general utility has had no applicants. Miss Ruth Benton was the first girl to get the idea and her Infectious en thusiasm carried a number of girU in her offices. Their aim is to enlist the help of all the Portland girls who are interested and estaDiisn a neaa quarters for the women's auxiliary. All communications may be made la any of the following girls at the R., L. & P. Co. Marshall 5100. Those so far enlisted are: Corps 1 Miss Ruth Benton, organ izer; Miss Evelyn Gregory, Miss Agnes Rles, Miss Kathleen Booth, Miss Joe M. Gumbert. Miss Foley L. Culver, Miss Rea B. Joslyn. Miss Grace Ham mer, Miss Bessie Tullis, Miss Claire C. Burch, Miss Luciel Danforth, Miss Martha Gasch, Miss Elizabeth A. Campbell, MIjss Pearl Jones, Miss Marl Fulmer. Corps 2 Mra Mabel Perkjfts Max well and Miss Marie Nauckf. San Diego, cal., Juno 22. (U. P.) The cruiser Milwaukee arrived from the north early today, and at once took on coal preparatory to proceeding to the west coast of Mexico. The Mil waukee is the only naval boat in the the harbor, the entire fleet having Lbeen dispatched south. Reports that a Japanese warship is aground at Tlberon island, Gulf of California, could not be jrlfled by Jiavy men rierf toaay. Brutus Reaches San Franciftco. San Francisco. June 22. (P. N. S.) The United States collier Brutus. which reached San Francisco' bay last night from California City, was busy today loading S00 tons of supplies for the Pacific fleet- and a large quantitxJ or coaL She probably will sail south tomorrow. Big crowds watched her loan. The colliers Nero and Nanshan at Mare Island were bufey preparing to leave Saturday for California City to coal and take on supplies before leav ing for the south. All available working forces at the Mare Island navy yard were put to work today preparing the destroyers Paul Jones and Preble for Mexican wa ters. The Paul Jones may leave Sat urday. The Preble will not be ready for a week at least. held In reserve. It Is expected transports will be used to carry ginia and Maryland troops to Galves ton. ' Destroyer Ordered South. Eastport, Maine, June Z2. (I. N. S.) Tha dsstroyer Fanning arrived hers today, expecting to remain a weak, but was ordered to leave Immediately for Tamplco, Mexico. Twenty other de stroyers are expected here tomorrow, some of which will be aent south soon. W. S. Johnson Wins The Qhamber Prize Contest Waa for Beautifies tiom of Ap proaches to the Columbia Jtlrer Kig-hway. W. .S. Johnson, who lives as a tenant on the Powell donation land claim near Fairview. on the Sandy road, today was awa-ded the Chamber of Com merce's first prise In the contest for beaut If icat ion of approaches to the Co lumbia river highway. He will, ac cordingly, receive the $50 award. The second prlzj was awarded to L T Elston, who lives near Oresham on the Base Line road. J. Allen Young was awarded the third prize of )15 He lives on the Base Line road near Terry, one mile east of the Fifteen Mile house. T. J. Glover was awarded the fourth prize of $10 for the appear ance of his home near Fairview, on the Sandy road. ' The committee made honorable men tion of the home of Mr. and Mra W O. Smith .n the Base Line roal, and the home of A. L. Turner on tha Sandy road. Announcement of the contest was made May 12, and the prizes were awarded on the basis of the greatest change for the better appearance be fore June 4. The committee on awards consisted of H. J. B aeslng, A. E. Jackson and Dr. W, O. Spencer. Photographs of competing places were taken and were used today in the Judging. vhr-1 Emanuel Meyer Is Dead at Age of 63 South Dakota Starts. Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton. Wash., June 22. (P. N. S.) The U. S. 8. South Dakota blew her departing whistle at 9 o'clock this morning and .steamed for San Diego via San Fran-cisco.s Getting Transports Ready. Norfolk. Va., June 22. (U. P.) Or ders to make the armv trinsnorti ifii- .ptaricK. Meade, BufWrd and Sumner ready lor service have been received at Newport ivews wnere tne vessels are Government May- Hold Wage Inquiry Washington, June 12. (TJ. P.) Senator Newlands, administration leader on railroad matters, today pro posed by resolution that the Interstate Commerce commission investigate the whole subject of railroad wages, in an attempt to prevent the threatened na tional striUe of railroad workers. Expires Suddenly After Operation Mrs, vr, E. water Passes Away at Spokane While Being Taken Soma rrom Hospital After Operation. the j sudden ' W. E MOHFMFs,s' T&D Summer Prices 2300 SEATS Matinees 10c Evenings, Orchestra 15c Balcony 10c Loges 25c Passionate, exuberant a laugh a thrill a sob the sparkling essence of true Bohemian Life immortalized on the screen Today, Tomorrow & Saturday Theatre Broadway at Stark Street For a real refined, pleasing and enjoyable after noon or evening's entertainment, stop and enter at the Sign of the Big Fan on Broadway. Telegrams announcing death at Spokane of Mrs Waters, a sister of Mrs. Robert E. Ptrahorn, today prevented tha depar ture of Mr. Strahoj-n for his proposed trip to central Oregon. Mrs. Waters had been in a hospital for a minor operation and died unexpectedly this morning as she was being taken to her home. Mr. Strahorn had intended to make another comprehensive Journey over the route of the Oregon, California & Eastern railway w&iich he proposes to build to connect tjp the five railroad lines that now rea'eh only to the mar gin of this great undeveloped terri tory. He had brought his automobile down from Spokane and it Is nowwaiting at The Dalles. He and MraStrahorn had expected to use this conveyance to take them over the 450 miles which the railroad will cover. Mr. and Mrs. Strahorn will leave to night for Spokan and will thus be obliged to postpone their trip indefi nitely. s i Destroyer Stewart . Drops Rudder Post Bulkheads Keep Boat From Sinking T. S. S. Farrag-ut Convoys Ship to Xrfng Beuch, and She Is Srydocked. Los Angttles, June 22. (P. N. S.) The torpedo boaj destroyer Stewart, which left San Francisco yesterday, southbound, dropped a rudder post early this morning, and was only saved from sinking by her bulkheads when her aft compartment flooded. The U. S. S. Farrag-ut was rushed to her aid in answer to wireless requests for assist ance, and convoyed the destroyer to lxng Beach, in bad condition. The Stewart was Immediately placed in the drydock. Americans Depart From Mexico City Mexico City. June 22. C,U. P.) A special train carrying 150 Americans left for Vera Cruz this morning. Abouf 800 other Americans have de parted within tha last week. There are now only about 250 Americans here, roost of whom will remain. An ainple military guard was pro vided by the war office to Accompany the train, which was In charge of C. 8. Calland, Pachuca nine manager. There was no demonstration of anj kind 'when the Americans assembled at the station. , Man Is Accused of Wife Abandonment George W. Harrison, a merchant of San Francisco, aged 35, was arrested here today by Detectives Moloney and Swenness, on a warrant issued in San Francisco,' charging wife and child abandonment. Harrison arrived here by train. Mrs. J. E. Stone, whom he is aald to have married, is due to ar rive her today steamer.' Did You Get One of These Pocket Savings Banks? If you didn't it's not too late. There's ona waiting for you at our Savings Department Dimes Are Young Dollars and grow only when locked together. Thousands of com fortable, happy homes today were started when their own- fV&I I j ers began to aave their dimes &s dv oaviner a Dime a Day and placing it in a savings account you will have, with interest at 3 per cent. $ 37,02 in one year $ 75.30 in two yean $114.64 in three years $155.17 in' four years $196.94 in five years Begin saving now. One Dol lar or more opens a Sayings Better call and get it Account in this strong state today. bank, oldest in the Northwest. Ladd & Tilton Bank Washington and Third Pioneer Merchant Was Wall Xaown AmOng Business Man lit Portland and Salem; Funeral Tomorrow. Emanuel Meyer, 63 years old, and pioneer merchant, died at his resi dence. 780 Irving street, this morning. He was well known in Portland and in Salem, Or., where he was raised. Mr. Meyer was born in New Yoik city and came to Salem with his pa rents when he was five years old. He went to school in that city and later engaged in the mercantile business. He came to Portland later and waa a deputy under the late George C. Sears, sheriff of Multnomah county. ' Mr. Meyer was later a traveling selesman, following this vocation until five years ago. He leaves a widow. Mrs. Esther Meyer, and a son. Melville Meyer. Funeral services are to be held from liolman's chapel at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Governor Tells ef Conference Change Salem. Or.. June 22. Governor Withycombe sent out notices to execu tives Wednesday that the western con ference of ' governors, scheduled to be gin June 26, at Salt I.ake, has been indefinitely postponed on account of the war situation requiring the pres ence of governors at home. The na tional conference, scheduled to be held in Salt Lake the same week, has also been Indefinitely postponed. MEXICO IS SENTIMEN1 AMERICA CREATING AGAINST SOUTH Extensive. Propaganda Is Launched Today n Argen tine; Speaking Arranged. Hy Charles 1. Stewart. Buenos Aires, June '.".'i --(!'. I'. ) The MeMcHii Kovernnlent today launched an extennlv anti-l'mted States propaganda In Sotilli America. ForniT Argentlue i'inKtetrli!n l'a lacio bus accepted mi nffor to make a t-Veuktng tour against the I'nlted States. He is working directly urider the au spices of the Mexican Federation of Labor. Tho newspaper l.a Pre rim thin morn ing prints a declaration from C'Hrrsn za's information agency that tne I'nl ted States regards Mexico as the first obstacle In her expmiHioit southward. '"The fate of Mexico Is decisive for all Latin-America." the statement de clares. Argentine students nre organizing a mass meeting, to he hold Monday, to protest against American Intervention. When wrlttnr r l ulling on (leftlner. plenne mention Ttie Jiuriml. . . (Adt.l Important Announcement to National Guardsmen National Guardsmen need not make payments on their ac counts during the period of service. This store numbers among its thous ands of patrons a great many Nation al Guardsmen. As mobilization of the National Guard of the country is a fact and as many of our citizen soldiers will soon leave for service, this store an nounces that its patrons who are members of the National GuaTd, if so desire, need not make payments on accounts during period of service. I I I I QUALITY FIRST IT m n vTiTTro 1 thirds 1 mi : lMfl tf aa w j m n w i Sale of Wash Dresses Summer Felt Hats New ideas in soft felt hats, in the latest col ors : Absinthe, strawbe rry, rose and white. $3.75 $4.50 and $5.00 Just when we need them $6.50 $7.50 Dresses Friday and Saturday Only at Many pretty styles in sheer Summer Dresses. Some in dainty flowered materials, others striped, and others in plain colors. You will like the styles; they are so different, and very few of the same pattern. These are splendid values, and the sale is absolutely for Friday and Saturday only? Come in early for a choice of styles and sizes. Friday's Big Waist Specials New bricltt colored voiles, trimmed with cape collars of white lawn, edged with blck French knots. Beautiful styles in maize light blue, I rose and peach. Special ... . These values for Friday, and Saturday. New striped rice cloth, designed with long sleeves and convertible collars; dainty white styles with cascade fronts edged with blue or pink, plain . . .t i : j I--- wnue tnmmea wun cmuremcij ui ww, -n. There are many prettv styles and each one a wonderful bargain at $1.00 See Our Complete Line of Bathing Suits Washington Street at Tenth A Charge Account Your Privilege j : VW. r. 4S 4