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TITLED FOREIGNER
WORKS SOCIETY WOMEN.
Fmloriek Von Gordon Loefcld Swin
dles Wealthy New York Widow
Moved in Iiest Society at Narra
gansett Pier Has an Interesting
Pollco Record.
Members of the fashionable sum
mer colony at Narragansett ,Plcr who
huvo been entertaining the handsome
Gordon Leefeld will be surprised to
leurn thut he has an Interesting po
lice record and that he Is badly
wanted la New York on a charge of
grand larceny, says the New York
World.
A dispatch was sent from police
headquarters yesterday afternoon to
the police of Narragansett Pier, re
queuing them to retain the baron
until a warrant for his arrant can be
forwarded. He disappeared suddenly
from this city about six weeks ago,
and Inspector McCafferty's detect
ives have been searching for him
ever since. ' 13
Hie Clmrifo Agaiimt tlie Daron.
The complainant against the baron
In Mrs. Louise E. Cam mack, a weal
thy widow, well known In select so
cial circles, who In May last was liv
ing at the Waldorf-Astoria. She met
the baron and his pretty American
wife, and was much Impressed In
their favor. The baroness, a member
of one of the most aristocratic fam
ilies In New Orleans, married the for
eigner two years ago. much against
the wlshc? of her parents. Mrs. Cam
mack told the detectives that the
baron had represented himself as the
silent partner In the banking house
of Learned, Hoolcy & Smith of No.
15 Broad street, with a branch office
at the Waldorf-Astoria. She com'
missioned him to buy for her seven
shares of Union Pacific stock, for
Which, she alleges, she paid $986, on
May 11, In cash. The stock, she de
Clares, was never delivered to her,
and n after its purchase the baron
disappeared.
1 Mrs. Cammack consulted her at
torney, Massey Holmes of No. 62
William street, and he took her to
District Attorney Jerome's office,
rhere the complaint was made. The
district attorney summoned a repre
sentative of Learned, Hooley & Smith,
ho Informed him that the baron had
no connection with the, firm.
Thp New York Dollce obtained their
first clue to Leefleld's whereabouts
yesterday In a brief newspaper dls
tmtch saying that he had been ar
rested In Boston on complaint of
William Mathewson. proprietor of one
Of the largest hotels at Narragansett
Pier, and that he had been sent back
a prisoner to answer the. charge of
beating tlTe hotel out of 1615.- When
arrested he was preparing to sail for
England. He spent last night In the
custody of the sheriff of Washington
County, n. I.. He was charged also
try Fred Mansfield, proprietor of the
Crown hotel In Providence, with hav
ing cashed on Monday last a worth
less check for $200. He made a set
tlement yesterday by giving Mans
field $50 In cash and the balance In
personal property.' The check was
drawn on the Knickerbocker Trust
company at New York.
Icefield was arrested In this city
In December. 1905, on complaint of
the Countess Ilka Klnsky-Palmay, an
opera singer, who charged him with
having obtained $2,000 from her by
false representations. She said that
one day, In apparent distress, and
threatening suicide, he told her he
had purchased an automobile for
$6,000, on which he owed $2,000;
that his chaffeur had disappeared
with the machine, and that If he did
not pay the $2,000 Immediately he
would be sent to prison. There was
a remittance due from home, he told
the countess, out of which he would
repay her If she would give him the
$2,000. When she suggested that he
complain to the police, he confided to
her that he was a secret agent of the
German government, and that the
polfoe must not know of his presence
In this country. The countess gave
him the $2,000, and after waiting sev
eral weeks for his remittance to ar
rive had him arrested. He was ad
mitted to ball, became a fugitive
from Justice, was rearrested In Phil
adelphia and was tried before Re
corder Goff. The Jury disagreed.
After he had lafn In the Tombs for a
time he settled with the countess for
$600 in cash, and the balance in
promises. -----
ONE SAT STILL
Captain Cook's Walking 8tick With
Thunder and Lightning.
When Captain Cook's ship, the En
deavor, Iny In Mercury bay, New Zea
land, lu 17i'J. a brown boy of eight,
who afterward became a chief and
lived to a great age, went aboard of
her. Ills name was Tanlwba.
It was easy enough for the brown
boys to pick out Kapene Kuku (Cap
tain Cook) among the men on board,
Tanlwba said; be was the leader of the
"goblins," a very great man, lie walk
the ship grave and dignified. lie held
up a nail, a priceless treasure, and,
when Tanlwba laughed, gave it to blm.
Then the boys kiiew that be was good
as well as great. Tbey were shocked
that a grownup Maori stole a piece of
calico.
"They paddled away," Tanlwba con
tinued. "The goblin went down Into
the hold of the ship, but soon came up
with a walking stick lu bis band and
pointed It at tbe canoe. Thunder peal
ed and lightning flashed, but those in
tbc canoe paddled on.
"Then they landed. Eight rose to
leave tbe canoe, but the thief sat still
with his aogsklu mat and tbe goblin's
garment under his feet Ills compan
ions called him, but he did not answer.
One of tbem shook bim, and tbe thief
fell back into the hold of the canoe,
and blood was seen on bis clothing and
a hole in his back."
THE POLITE FRENCHMAN.
Halrcuttng Again 25 Cents.
Beginning today the price of hair
cutting In the union barber shops of
Portland, numbering 235. will be re
duced from 35 cents to 25 cents, says
the Portland Oregonian.
This , action was authorized last
night at a. meeting of the United As
sociation of Employers, " Proprietors
and Journeyman Barbers at the re
quest of the Boss Barbers association.
In other words, the schedule of prices
that was In effect prior to August 26,
1907. when the additonal assessment
of 10 cents was levied for halrcuttng,
wll be restored. ' 1
1 The Swine and the Flower
Oh mel I saw a huge and. loathsome sty,
Whersina drove. of waiowing swine
were barred, ' : ' , .
hose banquet shocked, the nostra and
the eye;
Then spoke a voice, "Behold tbe source
of lard!" .
I fled, and saw a field that seemed at first
Oae glistening mass of roses pure and
With dewy buds ,'mld dark green foliage
u nursed;
And, as I lingered o'er the lovely sight,
The summer breexe, that cooled that .
, Southern scene.
Whispered, " Behold tbe source of
, $rcouiNBr, . .
Ha Will Say "Pardon," but Will Crowd
You Off the Pavement.
Among the myths about the Parisians
that have been fastened on the world
at large is the notion tbot tbey are tbe
politest people we bave. That Is a
good old one, but wben you come to
analyze It Its mythical qualities soon
show. Tbe Parisians are conversation
ally polite. Tbey -are tbe greatest art
ists at tbe deferential phrase and tbe
obsequious bow.
Actually the Parisian is not polite.
He is not even passably polite. He is
discourteous and disagreeable. He
walks along tbe streets as if be owned
them and refuses to turn out, no mat
ter what tbe circumstances are. lie
bumps into passersby who are used
to the ordinary street courtesy, swoops
upon the best seats In the public con
veyances, will not budge an Inch when
your theater seats are beyond him,
crowds you in tbe restaurants and
cafes, ogles every woman be meets and
is generally offensive. To be sure, if
he sees a chance to get anything away
from you or to advance his own Inter
est at your eipense, be 8ay8"Tardon"
and does what he has In mind. His
politeness consists of that one word,
"Pardon." So far as his language goes,
be is courteous. But it Is all conversa
tion. Samuel T. Blytbe In Everybody's
Magazine. "
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Hook Swinging In Bengal.
Tbe people of Gangutia, in Bengal,
have or used to bave a barbarous prac
tice called book swinging. Tbey deck
themselves out with garlands and then
assemble together to undergo tbe most
horrible torture. A wire about a quar
ter of an Inch In diameter and seven
feet long Is pierced through tbe tongue,
and then tbe wretched being will dance
for over half an hour with the wire
still hanging through tbe tongue.
Some of them form themselves into a
row and are then sewed together by a
wire needle threaded with cord. Tbey
are sewed by the arms and look like
berrlngs'on a wire when ready for tbe
hook. It is thought tbat the victims
are drugged considerably beforehand
owing to tbe sullen, dazed expression
tbey wear throughout, but sometimes
one or two faint and are with great
difficulty brought round again.
MUCH-MARRIED
WOMAN MAY WED AGAIN.
Grace Love May ISccomo MM. Coffin
for Fifth Time Former Husband
Undaunted.
Chicago, Aug. 5. Is Mrs. Grace
Snell-Coffin- Walker- Coffin- Coffln-Lyman-Coffin-Love
again to become
Mrs. Coffin for the fifth time? Friends
of the much-divorced woman are
confident that such Is the case. Mrs.
Grace Snell et cetera recently secured
a divorce from her last husband,
Hugh M. Love, and It Is reported on
good authority that Frank Nixon Cof
fin, undaunted by former matrimon
ial Infelicities, is now paying ardent
court to the beautiful grass widow.
Grace Snell's last appearance In the
divorce court was In Los Angeles,
where she appeared against Hugh M.
Love, once a newspaper man but now
an attache of the health office In the
City of Angels. Terrible charges were
made against the former scribe,
among them that he wore pink pa
Jamas in the drawing room when his
wife was entertaining friends; that
he smoked a strong pipe In the parlor
and expectorated Into the fire, and
similar brutal cruelties.
Grace Snell Is the daughter of Amos
J. Snell of Chicago, whose murder
years ago has remained a great mys
tery. Grace, who Inherited much
walth on the death of her father,
was first married In 1885 to Frank
Nixon Coffin. They lived together for
nine years and Mrs. Coffin then got
a divorce on the ground of Incom
patabillty. She then married James
C. Walker, a Chicago hotel clerk.
She got a divorce two years later for
cruelty. She remarried Coffin and
got a second divorce, alleging Intox
ication. In 1901, upon the death of
their son, the couple were reconciled
and married again. She left him the
fame day and the next day sued for
a divorce on the gro.und of non-support,
Coffin making no protest.
Mrs. Coffin then married Perkins
A. Lyman, divorced him and again
married Coffin, that making four
mnrrlaftes with her first husband. She
soon tired of him, however, divorced
him again and married Love.
erection of a Masonic memorial tem
ple to George Washington has been
started by the local lodge of Masons.
The Father of His Country was made
a Mason by the Fredericksburg lodge
In 1752.
The bible "used In the lodge when
Washington was given his degree and
the records of the lodge, signed by
the greatest of Americans, are still
In existence. Masons all over the
country will be asked to contribute
to the memorial fund.'
WILL HONOR WASHINGTON.
Masons Would Erect a George Wash
ington Temple.
Fredericksburg, Va., Apg. 6. A
movement to secure funds for the
Italy Haw ImgcM Tramway Tunnel.
Vice Consul Angelo Boraglno, re
port i that a tunnel more than a mile
in length, said to be the longest In
existence for use by municipal electric
surface car lines, has Just been opened
for operation by the Genoa Street
Railway company. It connects Genoa
with the adjacent large commune ot
RIvarolo, which previously was reach
ed by circling the mountain, the dis
tance being now shortened 1 1-3 miles,
and the trip Is made In 15 minutes
less time. Constructive works began
on June 1, 1905. The boring was ac
complished by 900 workmen, partly
by hand, by electrical machines and
by compressed air machines.
Mayor W. H. Davis of Albany has
pleaded guilty In the federal court to
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment of land and has been fined $500
by Federal Judge Wolverton.
Agricultural College
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
Offers collegiate courses In
Agriculture, Including Agrono
my, Horticulture, Animal Hus
bandry, Dairy Husbandry, etc.;
Forestry; Domestic Science and
Art; Civil, Electrical, Mechani
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Commerce; Pharmacy.
. Offers elementary courses In
Agriculture, Forestry, Domestic
Science and Art, Commerce,
and Mechanic Arts, Including
forge work, cabinet making,
steam fitting, plumbing, ma
chine work, etc.
Strong faculty, modern equip
ment; free tuition; opens Sep
temper 25.
Illustrated catalogue with
full Information on application
to the Registrar, free.
NORTH. BEACH
Invites Invigorates Infatuates.
Nature's lavish hand endowed North Beach with every attraction
as a place of rest, rejuvlnatlon and recreation.
North Beach is a stretch of beautiful woodland dropping gently
Into the "Pacific" and skirted by 20 miles of smooth, sandy beach
delightful for bathing.
Buy a ticket over
The O. R. N.
taking the Steamer
T. J. POTTER."
down the river from Portland.
MIngie with the gay care-free throng, whilst sweet nature re
builds worn tissues and renews life, energy and vitality.
The round-trip season rate from Pendleton is
$13.15
"Outings in Oregon" contains the story of "North
Beach" including hotel rates, etc Ask
F. J. QUINLAN, Local Agent, Pendleton, Ore.
or write
Wm. VfcMURRAY
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.
r
Byers' Best Flour
Is made from the choicest wheat that grows. Good bread is assur
ed when BYERS BEST FLOUR is used. Bran, Shorts, Steam Rolled
Barley always on hand.
PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS
W. 8. BYERS, Proprietor.
Weddings artd Broken Teeth.
"After every big east side .wedding i
tbe dentists of tbe quarter reap a bar
rest," said a dental surgeon. "It Is
the broken teeth that keep us busy. I
do not mean that tbe guests raise a
row and knock out one another's teeth.
Oh, no; It's the wedding enke that does
tbe mischief. Over here bakers mix
Into wedding cakes every kind of a
cbarm from coins and tiny china dolls
to plain tin tags. In tbe course of the
festivities many a luckless guest is
bound to crack a tooth on tbat indi
gestible part of the wedding feast. At
various times the wedding cake vic
tims have talked of getting up a peti
tion imploring the bakers to omit all
gritty ingredients, but up to date the
snapping of teeth goes merrily on."
New York Bun.-
The Longer Title.
If there is a system of abbreviation
of mercantile terms In Germany, per
haps all the shorthand clerks know It
There is a little story about social rival
ry among a semiofficial class in Ber
lin: A proud young matron exclaimed
in high spirits that she was enjoying
the happiest moment of her life. "My
Fritz has been appointed hauptkasen
verwaltungsasslstent!" That means as
sistant cashier. "Now," she went on,
"in my title of hauptkasenverwaltungs
assistentln I boast of five letters more
than that stuck-up oberhofsteuramtsln
spectorln (excise Inspector's wife) can
claim 1" New York Press.
Effect of the Lesson.
"My!" exclaimed the minister's wife.
"I never saw the boys In this street
fighting so much as they bave lately.
There are two of them fighting now,
and I'm sura they're members of our
Bunday school."
"Ah, I see!" remarked the. Rev. Mr.
Wise. "Last Sunday's lesson was about
David and Goliath." - Philadelphia
Press.
Untold Wealth.
"What is 'untold wealth.' par
"The property you keep out of the
tax llst."-Harper's Wkly.
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