, THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTtAND, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1916;
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LAWYER. MADE- EFFORT
TO
Jerry Bronaugh Says Close
. . Friends Agreed Not to Re
r veal Poison Caused Death,
TWICE ATTEMPTED LIFE
Tormn Wifs Prevented elxVDestruc
tloa lm 103. Attorney Asset-tea
In WW Cat.
The few peraons who knew that II.
It Prouty, prominent Mazama, ha4 died
September 11 as Hie result of poiaon
taken with suicidal intent, agreed not
to breathe a word about the cauae of
lah to anybody, today testified Jerry
K. Bronaugh. one of the executors of
. the Prouty will, which is being con
PROET
PROUTY
FROM SUICIDE STIGMA
futed by Prouty's son. Carl, who al
leges his father was Insane and, im
properly Influenced when he willed
away his $52,000 estate, leaving the
'on only 110.000 In tr.ust.
These persons were Mr. Bronaush.
Miss Edith Ellis, Mr. Prouty's fiancee.
; and to whom he bequeathed S5000 a
few days before lie died. Miss Ellin'
alster Pearl, and their mother. Mr.
Bronaugh admitted he requested Dr.
Maher, who attended Prouty. not to
put anything more in the death r-r-tlf
It-ate than was necessary, to indl-
cate the real cause of death.
Attempted Ufa Before.
This Was the second time that Mr.
Prouty had taken poison for the pur
- pose of ending his life, it was brouchl
out In cross examination of Bronaugh
by attorneys for young Prouty. The
first time, being in 1903, Prouty's life
was saved by the prompt efforts of his
divorced wife, Mrs. Mattle Prouty, who
had returned to him with their son
Carl In the hope or accomplishing a
reconciliation.
The reconciliation failed and Mrs.
, Prouty and her son, Carl, left again
.-. for the east. Mrs. Prouty returned to
' i Portland after she learned of Mr.
V Prouty'a death, and visited Bronaugh
October She asked Mr. Bronaugh,
i the witness testified, if Mr. Prouty
' " had died 'as the result of poisoning,
and he told her no.
"At that time we had decided that
r- not a word should be breathed about
t the poison," said the witness,
i "Who do you mean by 'we?" " asked
; .'Attorney James O. Wilson, of counsel
for Carl Prouty.
in - "Mlsa Kills, her sister and her moth
t er and myself. Miss Kilts asked me If
-.' she should toll Mr. Prouty's brother,
; Governor Prouty. when he should come,
'' and I said, 'No, for heaven' sakp, don't
tell hhn. Let's keep It forever from
everybody.' '
Came to Oct xast Word.
f "Didn't Mrs. Prouty qiiy to you,"
7' asked the attorney, "'You know hs
i took poison; why don't you tell mr "
"I said I knew no such thing," Bro
i" naugh testified. "I was hot, and told
y her she had no right to question me,
: she was not his wife. 'He hated you
- J to his last breath,' I told her.
' "She, then said she came out to get
, 'j the last word he lert tor her. I told
:. :, her he left no last word for her."
$ "Where did Mr. Prouty take the pol-
f eonT" asked Wilson.
J' , "I only, know from hearsay."
. I- "Tou tried to Induce the doctor to
I make a certificate of death leaving
, '1 out the cause," said the attorney.
I "I may have suggested It to him,"
, I replied the witness. "I know Miss
Kills was much put out at the doctor's
i' Indifference about keeping the matter
quiet. I asked him not to talk about
Z It promiscuously."
. Prouty Became Angered.
' The witness said Mr. Prouty . took
'the poison August 22 and was taken
I to the hospital September 2. In the
( meantime being at the home of Miss
-Kills and her mother.
:, Mr.' Prouty took the poison a few
( days after his return from a trip with
. i the Maiamai to the Three Sisters.
Miss Ellis waa on the trip with him
i ftPd he left the party one morning in
, a high state of anger, and Miss Ellis
4 followed a little later.
-.'." "j "On that outing, didn't Frank Branch
Riley slip and fall, and In doing so
We Are the Largest Men's Clothing
In the Northwest
What This
of the Northwest.
THIS ENORMOUS BUYING POWER, CASH BUSI
NESS, INEXPENSIVE FIXTURES AND LOW UP-
STAIRS RENT
Give You $25 Value Suits,
Overcoats and Raincoats for
ALTERATIONS
FREE
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grabbed Hiss Ellis r asked Attorney
Wilson.
"I don't know," answered Bronaugh.
."Isn't It a fact that this made Mr.
Prouty very angry T"
"I hart been told so. I am not sur
prised, as he was moody. The mom
lug he left our party, be had Intended
t9 climb tbe mountain with us, but he
turned and went the other way."
"Did he consult you about his leav-
mgr
"X didn't dare talk to him about it."
"Did be consult Miss Ellis?"
"She wanted him not to go, but he
refused."
Dead Mas Wot rickle..
Attorney Wilson asked 4f Prouty
was not engaged to Miss Mary Emily
Francis at the same time he was en
gaged to Miss Ellis, and tbe witness
replied be did not think so. He also
said. In reply to a question, that he
did not believe Prouty was fickle
in his love affairs.
Replying to another question, Mr.
Bronaugh declared that "Miss Ellis'
attitude is as friendly to Carl as mine.
I am friendly to him. When this con
troversy is over and this will Is estab
lished I will be the friend to Carl
that I told his father I would be."
It was brought out that after his
first attempt at suicide. Mr. Prouty
made a will leaving his property to
his divorced wife and son.
Incidents of the -bitter divorce con
test between Prouty and his wife were
reviewed, showing that Prouty had
threatened his wife's life and she
caused him to be placed in jail for a
week, that he left the state of Wash
ington to evade jurisdiction of the
court, and transferred bis property
to his father in an effort to keep it
from his wife.
Four Daily Papers Included.
Deputy District Attorney Murphy to
day advised the county commissioners
that under the provisions of the state
law it is necessary for them to ad
vertise the delinquent tax list In all
daily newspapers in Multnomah county
having a circulation of 10,000 or more,
which will include the four daily news
papers of the city.
Testimony Is Completed.
Taking of testimony In the Ajina E.
Dale will conTest was finished tills
morning before County Judge Cleeton
and tomorrow morning the attorneys
win negln their arguments. The con
test is between Mrs. Nannie Mathews
of Pendleton and her daughter, Mrs.
Mattle Tobias of Seattle.
Caroline Lowengart
Eecital Is Success
Capacity Audience Greets the Portland
Soprano and Her Vocal Efforts Are
Enthusiastically Applauded,
Caroline Lowengart, soprano, pos
sesses an attractive voice and In a re
cital In the Multnomah hotel ball room
yesterday afternoon demonstrated that
she understands now to use it
Miss Lowengart is a Portland singer
with several years of European trac
ing, and during the past six months she
has been coached by J. Hutchison, who
yesterday played the piano accompani
ments meet delightfully.
Miss Lowengart was greeted by
capacity audience when she stepped
upon the platform for the first num
ber and a spontaneous wfeve of applause
burst forth upon the completion of
each or tne four groups of the pro
gram. At the close of the final
group Miss Lowengart gave for an extn
number "Iove and-the Clock" by Will-
more.
Italian. French. German and Eng-
i . . - , ' .... a.
. . 6 IOUI . , nci frou's
last named group was a weird and
dainty compostlon "Snow" by the Nor
wegian composer Sigurd Lie, and
"Youth Comes Dancing" by Marlon
Bauer, fornerly of Portland. Both
of these were received withHhe keen
est enthusiasm. Of the German group,
"Zausammen In Mondscheln," by Cor
nelius, proved the most Interesting.
In the aria from "Tosca" Miss Lowen
gart rose to dramatic climaxes that
thrilled.
Throughout the recital was a big
artistic success.
Much Suffering Anticipated.
Winnipeg, Man.. Nov. 27. (U. P.)
With the official order to strike today
In the hands of 1500 coal miners of
eastern British Columbia and Alberta,
western Canada was face to face with
one of the most far-reaching strikes In
Its history. With coal already very
short because of a car shortage dur
ing the summer, much suffering is
anticipated.
With a combined
stores of over 12,000
Means to You
We invite your inspection of our immense display
of men's smart, splendid-fitting clothes for Fall
and Winter wear.
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FATE OF JITNEYS V1LL
BE DETERMINED BY
Attempt May" Be Made to
Overrule Daly's Stand on
the For-Hire Feature,
FRANCHISE BEING DRAWN
Commlssioaes Hopes to Xeve Yw
Measure la Shape to Present at
tbe Xeartac oa Tuesday.
The fate of the Jitneys is to be de
termined by the city council In special
session tomorrow morning.
It Is probable that members of the
council will attempt to overrule Will
H. Daly, commissioner of public utili
ties, in his decision that the Jitneys
are operating within the law under
the ordinance regulating for-hire ve
hicles.
Protests of Vincent Cook, the Port
land and the Oregon Taxlc&b com
panies against Commissioner Daly s
action in approving the system unaer
which the Jitneys are operating were
heard by the council Friday and ac
tion postponed until tomorrow.
Commissioner Daly expects io navo
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a proposed rrancnise ir
shape for presentation to the council
hn It meets and hopes to have it
met with the approval of the majority j
of the council and the Jitneys.
If an agreement Is readied on tnis
nronospd franchise the Jitneys will
operate under It rather than under the
present for-hire system, n an agree
ment is not reached and the council
sees fit to overrule Commissioner Daly
the Jitneys will have to discontinue
operations.
WILL INVESTIGATE CHARGES
Inquiry Said to Involve Mfmbers of
the Fire Bureau.
Fire Chief Dowell and his assistants
are to have the cooperation of Dlstriot
Attorney Evans in the investigation
begun today of the charges made by D.
D. Hail, an attorney, that members or
the fire bureau participated in an al
leged land swindle, whereby several
business men were defrauded. Deputy
District Attorney Robison conferred
with the fire chiefs this morning.
Fire Chief Dowell said that those
alleged to have been defrauded will
be heard by the board of fire chiefs
this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
Fights Salary Reduction.
Complaint of W. S. Chapman, civil
engineer, of the department of public
works, that the council has no legal
authority to reduce his salary. Is now
being investigated by City Attorney
La Roche. The council several weeks
ago, on recommenaauon oi commis
sioner Dleck, ordered Chapman's sal
ary reduced. Chapman now says that
be Is listed on the civil service rolls
as a civil engineer, and entitled; to the
same compensation as other engineers
In the department. In recommending
that Chapman's salary be reduced.
Commissioner Dieck said that he was
not doing the same work that others
iorniriiHH
In the department were doing.
Egypt Asks Advice
. On Walnut Raising
Egypt is looking to Oregon for ad
vice on the raising of walnuts.
When John M. Sc6tt, general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific
company, returned to his desk today
tfter a Canadian trip, he found' await
ing him the following letter from R.
Strange, of the University of Agricul
ture, Cairo, Egypt.
"Please be pood enough to send us
your book entitled 'Oregon Walnuts.' "
Inasmuch as soil conditions in the
valley of the Nile resembles those of
the Willamette vnley. the university
will be supplied with several of the
walnut books as well as other agricul
tural literature put out by the railroad.-
COUNCIL TOMORROW
sellin? area in our Portland and fntti nncfairc
square feet and combined stocks
By placing such large orders with leading manufac
turers we are in a position to demand, and we do
obtain trie greatest clothing values m the history
00(1 )jl ALWAYS THE II W
Will Give Lecture. '
Upon Foreign Trade
Charles E. Edwards, manager of ths
export and Import department of the
A, O. Anderson company, will lecture
before the foreign- trade class at the
Portland Chamber of Commerce at It
meeting on Tuesday, December 9. He
will discuss some of the practical prob
lems of export and Import, with par
ticular reference to the situation In
and out of Portland. The special lec
turer for tomorrow night will be Har
old C. Hugglns, United States vice
consul at Nagasaki, who has been here
on a furlough for several weeks.
JOSEPH MOULLET, WHO
DIED ON SUNDAY
LONG
A RESIDENT OF OREGON
President of Mt, Angel for
Many Years; Moved to Mc
Minnville Few Months Ago,
Joseph- Moullet, who died In this
city Sunday, had been a resident of
Oregon for the past 30 years, living
near Mt Angel until a little over a
year ago, when he removed to McMlnn
vllle. Death was caused by heart
trouble. Mr. Moullet was a native
of France, aged 66 years. He Is sur
vived by a widow, Mrs. Mary Moullet.
and 11 children. Mrs. Walter Vinton of
this city Domlnlck, Irine, Mary,
Charles, Louise and John Moullet of
McMinnvllle, Albert and Alfred Moul
lett and Mrs. Frank Pickens of Oer
vais, and Mrs. John Miller of Albany.
Dunning & McEntee forwarded the
body to Mt. Angel today.
A. B. STUART FUNERAL HELD
Veteran Bailiff Buried In Rivervievr
Cemetery; Pallbearers Named.
The funeral services for Abraham
B. Stuart, the veteran bailiff of the
grand Jury, were held this afternoon
from the residence establishment of J.
P. Ftr.ley & Son, Rev. Joshua Stans
fleld. pastor of the First M. E. church,
officiating.. Honorary pallbearers were
members of engine company No. 2, and
the Indian War Veterans' Benevolent
association. Active pallbearers were
members of the grand Jury. Interment
was in Riverview cemetery.
Mrs. Laura Shorno Buried.
The funeral of Mrs. Laura M.
Shorno, who difd at her home, 533
Montgomery street, last Saturday, was
held this morning from the First
Methodist church, attended by mem
bers of Sumner Post, G. A. R., and
Sumner Women's Relief Corps. J. P.
Finley & Son had charge. Mrs. Shorno
was a member of the church and Sum
ner Relief Corps. For -t$e last 34
years she had resided in Oregon, com
ing from Michigan, where she was
born in 1S52.
Leon E. Jaston.
The final rites for Leon E. Juston,
the veteran restaurateur, who died last
Saturday in this city, were private at
the Portland crematorium thia morn
ing, attended by a group of friends and
his widow and daughter. Yesterday
afternoon a large number of friends as
sembled at the Holman chapel to pay
their respects to his memory. Father
Peter A. Riley made a brief address.
Many floral offerings were in evidence.
Funeral of Sirs. Bundschnh.
The funeral of Mrs. Wlhelmlne
Bundschuh, who died at her residence,
230 Dixon street, on November 23, was
held this afternoon at the Holman
chapel and interment was in Lone Fir
cemetery. Mrs Bundschuh was in her
eighty-sixth year and had lived in Ore
gon since 1880. She Is survived by two
sons, O. E. and W. B. Bundschuh, and
one daughter, Mrs. Elisabeth Trank
man, all of this city.
Chance for Somebody.
From tb New York World.
In time some obscure American will I
gain world-wide notoriety by publicly
confessing that he does not know how
to make peace in Europe.
Specialists
of over 15,000 garments.
OPENSATURhflCfi
TILL 10P.M
IJ
raK
EPIDEMIC
PREVENTION MEASURE
IS TAKEN BY ILLINOIS
Shipments From Three States
Stopped Because of Foot
and Mouth Disease,
Springfield. 111.. Nov. 27. (I. N. S.)
Drastic action was taken by Dr. O. E.
Dyson, state veterinarian, today to pre
vent a possible outbreak of the foot
and mouth disease In Illinois and as a
result shipment of cattle from Nebras
ka. Kansas and Missouri is baited.
He issued orders closing the Union
Stock yards in Chicago and ths Na
tional Stock yards In East St. Louis
against the shipment of cattle, sheep
and swine except for immediate
slaughter.
"The finding of foot and mouth dls
case will eventually cause the closing
of the big Chicago shows," says O. M.
Plummer, secretary of the Portland
Union Stockyards company and the
head of the livestock show to be held
here next month. "Cattle men will not
send exhibits to Chicago if the epi
demic is at all alarming. If it is
found that the outbreak is serious, Im
mediate and aggressive steps must be
taken to combat it, and a strict quar
antine would bo the only remedy.
"The North Portland international
stow will not be affected by any quar
antlne which may be declared in the
east and there is every indication that
the 1916 show here will be the greatest
ever held."
200 Cars Are Turned Back.
Chicago. Nov. 27. (I. N. S.) Quar
antine measures, put into effect at the
stockyards here today, resulted in
turning back more than 200 cars of
cattle from Missouri, Kansas and Ne
braska, as a precaution against the
foot and mouth disease, which Is re
ported to be prevalent in Nebraska.
Government experts are on their way
to Kansas City from Chicago today to
investigate a report that Infected cat
tle had been found there.
Colorado Takes Action.
Denver. Colo.. Nov. 27. -(I. N. 8.)
A rigid quarantine against shipments
of cattle and bogs from Nebraska and
Kansas has been established by the
state board of stock inspection as the
result of a reported case of foot and
mouth disease in the Kansas City
stockyards.
Sunday Closing Law
Order Is Permanent
Circuit Judge Gantenbeln tod.iy
made permanent the temporary injunc
tion he granted last January restrain
ing the district attorney from enforc
ing the Sunday closing law.
Judge Gantenbeln pointed out that
the people of the state, by an over
whelming majority, have expressed
their opposition to the law by repeal
ing it at the recent election. The only
effect of his order today is to prevent
the prosecution of violators of the
law before Its repeal. The injunction
was obtained by Dan Kellaher.
Only On "SHOHO fttnKTjrE"
To rt the genuine, call for full name. LATA.
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Ixxik for algnaMire
of K. W. GROVE. Cure a Cold in One Dar.2rc
foitonouiatmy
that
Columbia
EDISONor
VICTOR,
n
rthrToor
Holiday
Shoppers
during the strenu
ous days seek rest
recreation -refreshment
at the
Theatre Beautiful
Tea served free
a part of supe
rior Columbia
ervice.
Chas.
Ray
in the splendid drama
Honorable Algy
a drama of h'lg heart
interest and with a
surprising climax.
Real Rib-racking: Comedy,
"Bombs" It Forces Laughs.
Scenic Sunset Trail.
Cm
Christie Home Team
Captains Will Meet
l-laal SoUcttatlom of roads Will Begla
After Xaaq.net at Portland Xotel oa
December 4; Statement Mad.
The two weeks whirlwind climax of
the $100,000 fund raising campaign for
Christie home for orphan girls Is fast
approaching. The final solicitation of
funds, will begin December 8. the
day after the banquet at tbe Port
land hotel. All those Holding Ucksta
for this banquet are requested to come
to headquarters to reserve their seats
before it is too late.
The women team captains and team
members will meet tomorrow after
noon in parlors E and F of the Port
land hotel at 3 o'clock. It is essential
to the success of the campaign that
each captain who has not reported her
team, do so at Tuesday's meeting.
Christie home for orphan girls near
Oswego Is under the supervision of
the state board of control, which com
prises the governor, the secretary of
state and treasurer. The home Is In
spected by the state board of health
quarterly.
In regard to financial aid from the
state, Christie home by no means re
ceives 130 times $8 a month for the
orphans which it shelters. Only a per
centage of the little girls, who are ab
solutely dependent, receive an allow
ance of $8 per month from the state.
The men in charge of the large do
nations met today for lunch at the
Portland hotel. These lunches will be
held daily until the initial campaign
closes. During the two weeks whirl
wind campaign dally lunches will, be
served free to all team members as
guests of the general committee.
Minister Quits Pulpit
Of Baptist Church
Sev. W. O. Shank Tenders Beelfnatlon
and Will Go to XlUaols, Wnere Par.
ents of Self and Wife X4ve.
Rev. W. O. Shank, pastor of the
East Side Baptist church, tendered his
resignation at the morning service yes
terday. He and his family will leave
about January . 1 for Illinois, where
both his and Mrs. Shank's parents
live. He will take up immedlatel pas
toral work in that section of the
country. To. be near the old folks Is
the main reason for leaving Portland,
Mr. Shank says.
The congregation, at a meeting held
about a month ago, was given a bint
that Mr. Shank might tender his res
ignation, but it refused to entertain
the idea. The matter was thought, to
LYRIC
4th & Stark
MUSICAL
STOCK
GIRLS 1 GIRLS! GIB. LSI
Made, Laughter. Pretty Girls. This week:
Tke Girl and tae note.
DnIlT Mitlne. 2..TO. 10c 00I7. NigMs, T:80,
eontlnuouii. 15c, ii.Vs.
Tuesday nljht. "TBTOTTTS" tatweea shews.
Everybody Llkas th Lyric.
Our Progress
Member Greater
Portland Association
TOZTCOXT raeaion Know
Diamond Display
the cleverest all
round bill in
Portland
- Star Cast
Mil
have been definitely settled then, and
the congregation was taken wholly by
surprise yesterday at Mr. Shank's un
expected announcement.
Mr. Shank came to Portland four
years ago. and by his aggressiveness
tbe church baa continually grown in
numerical and financial strength, and
the congregations have Increased by
reason of his brilliant discourses and
fearless attack.
The retiring pastor Is president of
the Portland Ministerial Federation,
has taken a prominent part In social
welfare work and in the work of the
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Scene from "The Dawn of Love"
Tonight at the Star.
The Name of the Theatre Is
Tlhie
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Washington Street at Park
Toward a Still
For nearly a quarter century we
have said that shoes bearing our
name will never be cheapened to
meet a price, or for any other rea
son; that people may feel certain
when they see the name ROSEN
THAL'S on a shoe, it is a good
shoe; that the frauds so common
ly practiced in the making of shoei
to sell at a price, will never enter
in the making of our shoes. If
you appreciate good footwear, our
shoes will meet the highest ideals
pf the most exacting customer, and
it will pay you to buy of us for the
universal satisfaction you will get.
We are looking up not down.
Are you ?
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you ! f
Anti-Saloon league la behalf of dry
Oregon.
Hughes' Campaign
Cost $2,441,565,05
Washington, Nov. J7. (U. P.H-Ths
Republican campaign In the interests
of Charles Evans Hughes cost t).441.-
618.05. according to the statement filed
today with the clerk of the house. Col
lections amounted to $2,445,421.1
-she
"makes
hit"
not only In this scene, but In
the entire new Metro wonder
pity which you can see only
tonight and tomorrow at the
popular Star Theatre. This
thrilling, gripping, appealing
drama is
"The Dawn
of Love"
and the
beloved
captivating Star is
Mabel
erro
l d. 110.1 1
A corking new screen-scream
completes this excellent pro-
?gram of 1000 laughs 1000
inriiu.
By popular request, start
ing Wednesdayi "Where
Are My, Children?" a
smashing success.
a Guarantee of Quality
tar
Higher Ideal
129 10TH
STREET.
Sola Agent for thi
Celebrated Hanaa Shoe
real riot of fui
Her first nam Is
Marguerite
and her last nam Is
Clark
and yesterday (he handed the
blffest crowd of the seaton
the laugh of a lifetime as
"Miss George
Washington"
Only tonight and 2 days. .
Of course, this rare treat U at
the
Peoples
Twill make a peaaimiat
dance with glee.
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