THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY. I UAIICH 21. 1917.
SPIRITUALISM USED
TO
DEFRAUD Hi
CHARGE
MADE BY BELIEVER
W, H, M. Tiedemann Com
; plains That Loan of $2000
SprnreH Frniirliilftntlv.
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' MEDIUM'. W6N CONFIDENCE
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' jxaa Bays K Trusted Woman and She
i. Acted as His Bnslasis
' ' , . . Adviser. f, .,
f ' ". . t
f v Alleging a conspiracy to defraud
J rloakod, in spiritual ism, W. H. M.
' t Tledemann' today filed strit in the cir
I out court against Helen de Vore Wrenn,
Hattie Wrenn and Brice Wilson to re-
J Cover $2000. Tho complaint pictures the
! plaintiff as an over-confident believer
In spiritualistic seances and over-zeal-i
ous follower of a medium, and that
i through misrepresentation and advice
I with intent to defraud ha was mulcted
4 Of $2000.
J' According to the complaint, Hattie
k Wrenn, mother of Helen de Vore
! "Wrenn, is a medium of the uplrituaJ-
tjstlc church, and the plaintiff for a
: - dumber of years wu an attendant at
vthis church and the private readings
f ot the medium. As a preliminary to
tf the story of how he was separated
j from the 12000,, the plaintiff alleges
v J that Hattie Wrenn, the medium, had
j Won- his confidence and had volunteered
land presumed to act as
I adviser and .loyal friend.
, Wanted to Talk Business.
'' The medium, the plaintiff says, had
J frequently told him that she would
... , never advise him wrong and that he
. would never lose anything by follow
j trig her advice. .
Shortly prior to February 8, 1916, it
'ps alleged, the defendant, Hattie
Wrenn, meeting plaintiff at "The
Church of the Soul."' told him tha,t the
,v other defendants wished to meet him
J at the Wrenn apartments In the Al
:vmlra to talk over a deal in which
V -Helen "could make some good money."
; . The meeting was held. It is alleged,
and the plaintiff was told how Wilson,
j had deeded some valuable timber land
.'.' to Helen Wrenn to become hera ab
r' solutely In the event of the death of
.- Wilson. The land was said to be lo--fcated
in Yamhill county, and contained
11,000,000 feet of timber. Its value at
that time was said to be $10,000, but
.112,000 could be got by holding it un-
ui May, 1916.
i Plaintiff Advanced Honey.
, , - A loan of $2000, the complaint says,
, ,:ia wanted, and upon the advice and
, recommendation of Hattie Wrenn that
, tit was safe, the plaintiff advanced the
money, receiving a purported mor,
..gagc. .: , ' Faith In the advice of 'the medium
. .was shaken when the plaintiff discov
ered that instead of 11.000.000 feet of
; timber on the land, there is but about
' 1.000,000 feet and the land value has
..' shrunk to $3000. Charging that the
. $2000 loan was obtained under mlsrep
V pesentatlon and intent to defraud, the
plaintiff seeks to recover his money.
SCENE OF FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR CORVALLIS
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SAMUEL
EINSTEIN
A
RUSSIA
RESIDENT OF
IN STRENUOUS TIMES
Luckless Guests Lose i In Lockless Hotel
f O . O Tlf- 1 1 Ts 1
juite-pavine gerum uirrea Dy jrrowiers
Was Witness of Scenes That
Took Place During Reyolu
. tion of 1905,
PEOPLE HAPPY FOR A DAY
Draws Comparison Between Events of
That Tims and Those of ths He
cent Snocsssfnl Outbreak. ,
Automobile in which Miss Irene Medinnis of . Portland was plunged
to death from Dixon Creek bridge. Picture taken just after the
body had been recovered.
Corvallls, Or., March 21. It Is prob
able that some action will be taken
toward safeguarding the approach to
the bridge over Dixon creek. . It was
from this approach that Miss Irene
Medinnis of Portland went to death
Sunday afternoon when the automo
bile driven by Mrs. Mae A. Grannlng
plunged over the embankment." Mrs.
Grannlng, wife of Professor Martin L.
Grannlng of the Oregon Agricultural
college, was badly injured.
When he was removed from&his former
prison cell and corridor companions
and placed in a solitary part of the
Jail.
When taken from the county Jail
this morning McCall objected to the
uso of handcuffs and protested against
being shackled. ; His protests were Unheeded.
NEW COMPANIES FORMED.
,M'CAIJj IS TAKEN TO PRISON
American Fuel Co. and Pacific
Building Co. File Articles.
Articles of incorporation of the
American Fuel company were filed to
day in the county clerk's office. The
incorporators are C. I Watson, of Ab
erdeen. Wash.: W. G. Watson and II. V.
Brockway of Portland. The capital
stock is $10,000, divided Into shares Of
$100. The company will engage in a
general fuel business.
The Pacific Building company, organ
ized to conduct a building business, also
tiled articles of incorporation. The in
corporators are E. C. Heckbert, J. H.
White and O. B. Webb of Portland. The
company is capitalized at $5000, with
shares $1 each.
COURT HEARS AUNT'S PLEA
'ConTicted Slayer Vainly Protests at
H Being Handcuffed. -
i Marcus H. McCall yesterday denied a
ww trial on the charge of murdering
William M. Shaner, today entered upon
his life Imprisonment in the state pen
itentiary. He was taken to Salem this
morning by Deputy Sheriff Phillips.
I..; McCall turned morose when informed
yesterday of the Court's decision
against him, and lasfr night balked
Father's Request for His Child Is
Denied.
In denying yesterday a writ of ha
beas corpus brought by R. W. Turner
sffalnst James T. and Jennet E. Hen-
dryx to secure the custody of his son.
5-year-old Charles Turner, the relin
quishment of the boy by the father at
the time of a deathbed promise given
by the aunt to the baby's mother that
she would nurture tho child was held
complete by the court. The court also
took into consideration the fact that
the child had been reared by the aunt,
Mrs. Hendryx, as her own son among
her family of five children.
'The mother of the boy died at the
time of his birth and he was taken
AMERICAN CHICLE COMPAWY
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S..wi.iwiiaiw ''"''iiimmwinim1.iiiiiiniiaMjySi
"You may have the witness," says
the attorney for the defense. Then
he unwraps a piece of Adams Black
Jack Gum And why does he prefer
Black Jade?, Because the; licorice
flavor wards off t throat infection
and puts his voice in better condition
to address the jury. -;
by the aunt. The father recently mar
ried and sought the return of his son.
Mr. and Mrs. Hendyrx, who have be
come attached to' the lad, refused and
pleaded that at the time jof the moth
er's death .Mr. Turner had renounced
his claim to the boy. During yester
day's hearing the lad sat in the lap
of Mrs. Hendryx and evinced affection
for her and his uncle in marked con
trast to his indifference to his father.
JDI BRUSOO ON TRIAL FRIDAY
Charged With Stabbing to Death
Garnet Stark in January.
Friday ofl- this week Jim Bruseo,
Italian, will appear in the circuit court
to defend himself against the charge
of murdering Garnet Stark on the
night of January 13, 1917.
Th assault which resulted in the
death of Stark occurred In an auto
mobile, near the corner of Mllwaukie
street and South avenue, in Sellwood.
The occupants of the car were Stark.
who was driving; Bruseo, with his two
sons, 14 and 16 years old; Charles
btark, brother Of the slain man. and
nis wife, Elsie Stark.
In an altercation that arose in the
car Bruseo, who occupied the rear
seat, stabbed Stark, the chauffeur, and
after making his escape, walked -into
the police station next morning and
surrendered himself
In admitting tox the police that he
staoDea stark, Bruseo declared
no acted in self -defense Th
had
that
brother and sister-in-law of the victim
am mm assault was unprovoked.
GERMANS CONTINUE TO LEAD
mi . . .
xuineen renounce Alleeinnrn to
Kaiser or Ask. for CitizcnshiD.
Germans conlJnn tn v, it.
. v iniQ iuieua
j v renunciation of their native
'T' and aPIucaUons for citizenship
fUed in the county clerk's office dur
ing the present month Show 13 sub
jects "of the kaiser. fonvMrtn.
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."tb'iu'to. xo noon todav 61 ntitinn.
xtr. n"-t"ral3r-tU)n had been filed with
iuJmWn uierk Easter during
March. In these petitions 16 countries
YT. represented.. The nationalities
wjtn number of subjects seeking citi
zenship in the United States, are:
Germany .13: RuMtn a -v,- a .
England, 4; Scotland, 'l:' Ireland
Austria, 6; Denmark, 8; Norway 2
Sweden. 4 ; Roumania, l ; - Italy,' i j
Switzerland, Hungary, i; Greece. 1.
SURGEON ASKS FOR DAMApES
Dr.
Living in Russia at. the time of the
revolution of 1905, Samnel Weinstein,
raw . atudent at Reed college, gives
the following graphic account oi
days of excitement and pern, tnat-is
IaHov Violner rnacted on ROOSian SOIL
"From 7 o'clock one morning - unii
4 o'clock in the afternoon, was all the
freedom which the revolutionists en
Joyed during the revolution of 1905. I
i r a alwMit 0 n mlllta fmm
WU IU AW v., w , w
Odessa, but being only -about 9 years
of age at the time, I do not remember
much of what happened, except tna
ths poor people were bappy for almost
a. dnv
it had been resorted at the hour
of 7 that the people were freed, ana
everybody went around calling out.
'svoboda,' meaning freedom of tne
nrena and freedom of speech. mere
was much talk about the cxar. People
called him all sorts of names, and took
pictures of him,, which they destroyed
in wrath and derision.
"About 4 o'clock, however, word
came that the Cossacks- had the right
to shoot anybody on .Eight. They
chased the .populace through the
streets, until 'svoboda' meant 'freedom
to kilL A cruel persecution followed,
until, the police had entirely suppressed
the revolution.
"The present revolution has been
brewing for a long time.. Its success
is due largely to the fact that students
there are in sympathy with social re
form, mora than any other class of
people."
Weinstein came td America in 1907,
and has lived in Portland since then.
He was the first boy mayor of Port
land. He made a record on the debat
ing team of Lincoln High school for
two years, and has beeir on the inter
collegiate teams at Reed since enter
ing there.
Explosion Wrecks
Chicago Paint Plant
- Chicago. March 21. (I. V S.) Hun
dreds of terrorized men fled for their
lives today when a terrific explosion
wrecked a section of the Sherwin-Wil
liams paint company plant in South
Chicago. The explosion ripped the roof
from the building and crumbled one of
the walla.
Three men were reported missing
this afternoon and believed to be dead
in ruins. A. Tuegalay, 35, was rescued
horribly burned.
A dozen fire companies engaged in
a battle to prevent flames from
spreading to.another building in which
thousands of gallons of nitro benso
and beta napthoL.hlgh explosives, were
stored. It is believed the fixe started
in a chemical vat.
This Is a tale of a lock! ess hotel and
Its luckless guests.
St. Patrick's day formally opened tne
new. Pilot Butt .hotel at lion a. ana
many were the guests Invited for ths
opening.
The visitors cams in special cars and
as they traveled into a far country,
many ..fearing the 'altitude and the
snows brought anti-altitude serum In
their valises.
Arrived at Bend they wers shown
rooms and with huge appetites de
scended, upon the dining room, where
two sittings Wire, planned. So great
was their hunger, however, that all en
deavored to stt down at one.
And ' while they partook of Mrs.
Pilot Butte's cooking, some bold Raf
fles crept through the hall and rooms.
flitting from valise to suitcase, to
dressing bag, and back again.
With every flit he took what was
more precious than puns gold and more
Alcazar Troubles
Now Entirely Ended
Albsrt BCcOoTsra, T. ding Man, Says
rrletloa Sid ZTot Involve Members of
Company Primarily at All.
Troubles that have been besetting
the domestic calm of the Alcasar play-
era at the Baker are now entirely ended.
according to Albert McGovern. who
plays the hero roles In that company
of popular players. -
"I am only sorry that my nam
should have been mixed up in tho air-
Was
Coffey Says His Auto
Forced Into Collision.
Damages In th-e amount nt im ....
asked in a complaint filed in the dis
trict court today by Dr. R. C. Coffey
agaenst the Portland Pure Milk &
Cream company. The complaint al
leges t3iat on JaiMiarv n 1917 rt-
Coffey's automobile, driven hv ' ht
chauffeur, -was forced into a coinaim
witlva street car on Barnes road near
y ptk tnrough the negligence of
th driver of a milk wagon. The plain
tiff asks $152 for dnm
machine and 1125. rpniwcntinr y.
toss ofuse of th car during th 25
days it was in the repaftr shop.
Will Go Home.
Choosing rather to return to the sun
baked stretches of h4s native land than
to spend a year on the upper tier of
th Multnomah county building. Vela
Diego, Mexican, now awaits deporta
tion. Diego yesterday pleaded guilty
befor Presiding- Judge Gantenbein to
a larceny charge and was sentenced to
on year in th county tail. Hi re
quest, however, that he be permitted to
return to Mexico was granted.
Handsome Bedspread
Now on Exhibition
Interest is evidenced In the hand
some crocheted bedspread, which is
now on exhibition in one of the Fifth
street entrance windows of Upman,
Wolfe & Co. The spread was made by
Mrs. James Heatley, 501 Will street,
and has been donated by her to the
British Red Cross society, which or
ganization will realize the most pos
sible out of it and us the money in
the relief work which this organization
is doing. Mrs. Heatley is a British
subject and has a number of cousins
and a nephew in the war, some of
whom have been seriously wounded.
Speeders Are Fined.
B. T. Moore and F. James yesterday
pleaded guilty before District Judge
Dayton to a charge of speeding and
were fined $15 each. The defendants
were two of the motorists overtaken
by Deputies Marks and Rex ford Sun
day. - "
Seeks Divorce for Desertion.'
. F.. F. Henry today filed a complaint
seeking dlvort from Florence E.
Henry on the ground of desertion. Th
couple were married at Portland Sep
tember , 1914.
Sent to Industrial School.
Raymond Mollett, a youth accused
of having contributed to the delin
quency of a minor girl, was Tuesday
given Into the custody of the state In
dustrial school for boys by Juvenile
Court -Judge TazwelL Mollett was
recently indicted by the grand Jury
but remanded to the Juvenile court by
Circuit Judge Davis when the case
was dropped because of the dread of
publicity by the chief witness.
Plaintiff Wins Case.
.."Verdict in favor of th plaintiff for
1500 was returned by the Jury , yester
day in Circuit Judge Kavanangh's court
in the case of Gust Johnson against th
Horn Telephone & Telegraph company.
The plaintiff sued for $10,000 damages
on th around of -riu. mm ant im
prisonment by i Special Agent Streeter
wt ia aeienaant company.
" Guilty; and Paroled.
J. I Wilson pleaded truiltv Tuesday
before Presiding Jud Gantenbein .o
simple larceny and was paroled to th
rasonerr ah society under a sentence
of one year in the county Jail.
- Regular Divorce Quota.
-Tuesday maintained the dailv aueta
of three default divorce cases, and de
crees were. Kraniea to Kosa May Elliott
from Albion Elliott, Marlon Bond from
Wilfred Bond and Edna Carr from
LAST DAY TODAY
Starring
5 EARLE,
WILLIAMS
t The story of the world's
-; greatest criminal.
Also BILLIE RITCHIE, In
3-ict Fox film,
THE HOUSE OF TERRI-
BLE SCANDALS.
Pathe News.
tir be desired than rare Jewels the
anti-altitude serum.
lVier in th evening mad way to their
cEambers to tax a drop as a protec
tion against th snow. From room to
room continued a procession of loud
cria and wails and shrieks and enrsea.
Aa excited mob congregated in th
halls. Great was th woe.
'A supply of small hardware having
failed to arrive, no locks had been
placed on th doors before tho opening
and Raffles had unopposed entry to
rtom after room.
Just how many quarts (of what was
one called Scotch in th days gon by
iftr Oregon) were procured by the in
truder is not known.
? ji, vigilance committee was organised
o the spot and an awful vengeance
was promised the miscreant. He was
net found, however.
WOLF VILL BE KEPT
FROM SV1SS DOOR IN
SPITE OF 'BLOCKADE'
French Blockade Minister De
clares Allies Will Furnish
Swiss With Necessities.
V"
Is f. of th dlf Acuity." Mr. McGovern
explained today. "As I undertsand It.
the! friction was between the leading
W-man and the management rather
tin between her and th rest of the
cempany.
11 hop to stay here all next season,
because I Ilk Portland and enjoy th
f f ends X hav made. Bu when th
irovois nm Began, not wismng to D
even an incidental party to it, I told
tb. managrement that I had another
offer and would leav if that would
ctjsr th altautlon.
1 learned afterward that the ar
saugement had alreday been made
wreby th friction should com to an
By Wilbur 8. Forest.
Paris, March 21. (U. P.) On au
thority of Denys Cochin, minister of
blockade, th United Prses is able to-'
dy to announce as proof of the in
effectiveness of the German submarine
blockade that the allies have agreed
to continue re victualing of Switzerland.
Cochin has Just returned trem a study
of th Swiss situation. II announced
that France, after a deduction to the
amount of necessities which the Swiss
need for their own consumption, in
order to prevent any overflow to Ger
many, had agreed to "keep the wolf
from the Swiss door."
"We hav told th Swiss.' he said,
"that it is impossible for us to fur
nish them with a single plate more
but we will serve them promptly."
Cochin is the supreme head of the
inter-allied commission which decides
Switzerland's future needs.
"Regarding the pretended submarine
blockade." the minister continued. "It
harms one out of every 100 vessels.
Entry statistics of ours and allied
countries prove this eloquently.
"Over French railroads the Swiss r-
Judge and Prisoner: f
Argue Question of
Sanitation of Jail
- "Think it sanitary?" asked
Municipal Judge 8tevrnson of
St R. Perry. Tan-hill rancher, ar-
rested for pitting in a street-
4k car, in court this morning. t
"Just as sanitary ss for th
city to hav a drinking cup for .
a hundred prisoners In its Jail,"
replied Perry. 4
"You'v been punished
ifi enough." said the Judge. "It is
4t a sham for a men as dellcat
tt as you to have had to drink ,
out of a common cup." it
"Ah." said P,erry. "there's
Just where I fooled them. I m
didn't drmk out of that cup." t
Peary spat in a Woodstock
ir ir iiuru- aiwr iniainnni un- -fw
der the very eyes of Patrolman
R. L. Schad. He spent the bal-
anc of th evening in the city
Jail.
FORGED RECEIPT IS CHAGE, .
Boarder Accused of Signing Nam .
of Landlady.
W, A. Hodge was arrested last night
on a complaint charging him with th
forgery of a receipt for SIS applicable
to a $90 board bill dating back in 1914.
Hodge was sued Tcently in District
Judge Jones' court by Mrs. H. J. Hill
for the board bill. At the hearing he
produced the 125 receipt bearing Mrs.
Hill's signature, but which was declared
a forgery by Mrs. Hill. The court also
found th receipt to be a forgery.
ceiv every day their products and
ing this service regularly and rapidly."
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