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IlIClENT
IS
NOW
ORDER
DISMISSED
ED.
r RECORD KEPT CLEAR
.Court Takes Aetion in Case
Against Former Clerk Geo.
-' L Willey, .
- money Taken returned
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,,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
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We Call Your
Attention
to the
Correct
Orchestral
Interpretation of
Our Photoplays
By Our Orchestra
of EigW Talented
Musicians
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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
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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.
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mi : lMfl tf aa w j m n w
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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
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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
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