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t the morning oregonta. moxdat. jura ig, 1911. ' 5 ) . 550,000,000 CDAL CUUMS UMULi T Government Begins Effort to Cancel Interests in Mc Afpine Group. TOWNSITE IS INVOLVED Rockefeller and Kosers Aroo In tnion la Coiupaor Thl Orle Inaltr Eiplolird Proper ty at Cook Inlet. BTATTLE. TTasb . Juna 11. On tion flrxl and twenty-sis of tha ! clajm anti of the McAlpin coal it roup, la tne Cook Inlet country of Alaska, have baa directed by the Juneau Land Of ftca to ibo causa within 0 days why their claims should not b recommend ed f-r cancellation because of failure of tha claimants to comrl with lha requirement of tha Trilled Stales stat utes which iroirida that atfllatlon for patent ?ukll ba made within three cari from tha tlma of locating coal lads. Several claimants have applied or patent, and la tha out of art i 11 others tha thrca J ear a hava not quite ex pired. Fraud diaries Xot Made. Thera are no fraud charses In tha present proceed inss, but tha promoter of tha McAlpine srroup. who ara Wilbur W. .McAlplne. Albert H. Koehm. Oeoraa tv. Koaa. I'rark I. Amlruj. Arthur L. Holmes and McCur.ly. C. Lebeau. all of Itrolt. and John M. Bushnell. of Chi racs, wera Indicted In Ietrolt last lar-h. charaed with conspiracy to de fraud tha fritted atca of tha use and possession of tha McAlplne coal lands. McAlplne. Iioss and Holmes are lum bermen: Koehm la treasurer of tha De troit Carrlaae Company. Lebeau la a capitalist. Anrtrua an attorney and Bushnell a traveling salesman for a laundry machinery company. All ara officera cf the Michlaan-Alaska Iee opment Company of Arizona, which was ornanlaed for tha purpose of ac qutrlna the McAlplne. Macsey and Bushnell coal lamia In Coos; Inlet. . arrca of lifnlle coal, valued at !&. tvv.ftOv. History of Claim Peculiar. Land Office records show that the land covered by the McAlplne claims baa a curloua history. In 1. before tha coal land laws had been extended to Alaska, tha land was staked by the Alaska Oold Syndicate of California, which, however, took no further steps to acquire title, Subsequently the I' Inlet Coal Lands Company, of West Vtralnl. was oreanlie.1. It laid claim to the Cook Ir.let coal flelrfa. sent ser- ral persons to Homer Spit and found ed the town of Homer, Stores, houses, a dtnrvhall and other buildlnss were ere. ted. a tra.-k was laid from Homer to the coal fields. 1 mtlea distant, atrestrara were brourht to the town, and photoarapha of the evidently thriving coal mlnlna company were made for use In a prospectus of tha company. Ilockefeller Bay a Slork. Thla prospectus was so allurlnc that t20- worth of stock was sold. John I. Rockefeller and H. IL Itocera belna iiboiii the purchasers. The president of lha company disappeared with tha funds and the company went Into the bands of a receier. McAlplne. In hla rapartty aa an aaent of the Utrntajan Alaska Development Company. In l. put his notices In placa of those of tha Cook Inlet Company, usina powers of attorney riven laracly by erhployae of himself and associates In Detroit. The Ml.-hian-Ala.ka Development Company In 17 bouaht all the proa ertr of the Cook Inlet Company. In rludlnc tlie town of Homer, which now baa one Inhabitant, a watchman em ployed by the Michigan company. HARMON WARNS LAWYERS Ix-slre for Mcalth IKclarrd Menace to Profession. )ct of an address delivered here Fri day nlaht before the Ontario Com mercial Club, by Jamea J. Sayer. Be'.d secretary of t!ie Oreaoa Derelopment Leasue. Mr. Payer was enthusiastic ovtr t's se-tlon of Oreaon. which, ha etar-s. is not known to many cf the restdenta of the western portion of tie state. A i-mlle automobile ride over tha thousands of acres of fine fnuit and farm lands opened the eyes of the Oregon revelopment League represen tative, who declared at the meeting of tha Commercial C'.ub that ha was mora thaa surprised wlta t!ie wonderful op portunities In tMs section. Mr. Ssyer gva tha Cntarlo people rrerjit for having one of the live and active clubs of Oregon, and after an Investigation, of the Immense amount of work being done advised tha people to continue along the line they were following, and closed by saying he wa unable to give them any suggestions, with the exception that Eastern Ore gon should organixe a league of com mercial clubs to promote and advertise a section of the atate that la compar atively unknown. Mr. Sayer left yes terday for Hums, after wr.lch ha will go by automobile to r.er.d. arriving In time to Join tha Fend excursion to Klamath Falls on June 11. CLEW SOUGHT SECRETLY DYNAMITE IXQCIRT BRCN'CS ntosECTTon north. 1 DEAD IN FEUD; FARMER GIVES UP Washington Man of 21 Seeks Judge, Admitting He Slew Neighbor. SELF-DEFENSE HIS CRY Portland and Seattle to Bo Visited. Mr. Caplan May Advlso Hus band to Surrender. L03 ANGELES. June 11. (Special.) District Attorney Fredericks left I -OS Angeles Thursday to conduct an In vestigation In connection with the charges made against tha two Mc Namara brothers. Before leaving; Mr. Fredericks confined to Assistant Dis trict Attorney Kord uhere he would ba the next 10 days. It was persistently rumored yester day that Fredericks had cone to San FTanctsco to Interrogate the wife of David Cnplan. who Is now a fugitive from justice, and from there would rlslt Portland and Seattle, also In connec tion with the famous case. It was de clared that Mrs. Caplan had been In duced to reveal Caplan's whereabouta and to persuade him to surrender. Mrs. Caplan denied several days ago that sl'e knew wbere her husband could be found, or that she had been In com munication with htm since he fled from tha officers. Assistant District Attorney Ford would make no detailed statement con cerning the movaments of Fredericks. He admitted that the Dlstrlrt Attorney vould be away several days, and that he was making a secret Investigation which had a material bearing upon the charges of murder against the two McNamara brothers. SOtTII BEXIX Ind.. June II. Speak ing to the graduating class of the law s- hoot of the I'ntversity of Notre Dsme. C.overnor Harmon, of Ohio, last night discussed the ethics of the legal pro fessloa and declared that tlie desire fcr wealth was the chief source of dang.-r to the profession. Ta the young law vers he said: -Listen to no one who suggests that morals concern the clients only, while you have to do with legal rtghta alone, it ts true that one may do a moral wrong by enforcing a legal right. Tl:ere Is no substance In the charge that lawyers must become lax of con sclenc tevauso they sometimes uphold the side of a case ahlch proves to be on ths wrong side. -Tbe chief source of danger to the profession In these dns is the desire of wealth, which, first spreading e.se where with amailng speed, has not left lawyers ur.touclied. -It Is easier for the lawyer than for n-.o-t others truly to serve the public Interest. His whole life and training lave been In representing others and t.iere Is nothing more Inspiring than the silent trustfulness of a multitude cf free men." COKE MONOPOLY PROBED (.oTernrocnt Hear Steel Corpora tion Holds Corner. WASHINGTON. June II. Whether the Government has discovered an at tempt to monpoliie the supr'.y of Pennsylvania coal avallaMe for coke w:!l not be known until the grand Jury lnves:'ct:on at ru;!urg. now under war. has been completed. It became known to.lsy tl-at the De partment cf Justice began Us investi gation on the complaint 'of some Ittts burg coal operators and not on the testimony of E H. C.ary and ether of ficials of the !teel Corporation before tl:a Congressional Investigating com mittee, as hat been supposej It was reportrJ.ro the department that a transfer of coal lands, r.ow owned by the Pittsburg Coal Company sol te Mononsabela River Consoli dated Coal A Coke Company, to a sub sidiary cf the Vnlted Slates Ptee; Cor poration, would glva lis latter com. Iinr substantially a monoply of the avatlab.e coke coal. ONTARIO BOOSTERS BUSY F.atrra Oregon Development League Planned by Merchant. ONTARIO. Or. June IL Special Organtxatioa of an Eaetern Washing ton Development Leagua was tie sub- STUDENTS PLAN RIVER TRIP Roya III Canoe Down Willamette Prom VnlTersIty. UNIVERSITY OK OREGON. June 11. ISpeciai.) Final examinations In tha Plate University will come to a close Wednesday and many of the students will go home for the four days- Inter mission between coliece work and the beginning of the commencement week programme. Every year a large number have made the trip from Eugene to Salem or Port land In canoes, and this year Ralph Moores, editor of the Emerald, under tis auspices of the newly organised Canoe Club, Is arranging for several parties of canoeists to go down to gether. From Harrtaburg onward thera ara few dangerous rapids In tha Willam ette River, and the .trip to Portland ran K eaallv mads In fhrea dava. Tha canoeists will camp along the way. Mr. ai-iores expects the numper or scuaenis taking this method of making their Journey borne to be larger this year than aver before. FIRST HAY IS HARVESTED Walla Walla Valley Partners Antici pate Rig Crop. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. June 11. (Special Haying will begin soon In tha Walla Walla Valley, the first activ Itiea along this line having already been started. Tha real stork of cut tine and curing the forage crops, how ever, will not begin until the nrs: of next week or. perhaps In the cooler districts, the latter part of the week. From all Indications there will ba plenty of help In the haynelds this Si.mmer. as well as In tha harvest fields later. Hay Is better this jear than usual, owing to the long period of cool, rainy weather when it aaa growing the best. Msny farmers will cut part of their gram for hay in districts where It was sown late, owing to tha outlouk for guoj prices this season. COLLEGE CLASSMATES WED W. C. Nicholas Takes Eugene Girl for Drlde. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene, Or.. Jure II. Speclal. W. C. Nicholas, of Portland, and Misa Ethel Johnson, of this city, both graduates from the Unl- veraltv of Offing In the ClSSS Of '10. I were married here yesterday at the home of the brlde"s mother. Mrs. Emma Johnson. The wedding Is the culmina tion of a college romance that dates back to ti.e das when the bride and groom were freshmen In the unlv-rslty. Mr. Nicholas Is a son of Hon. H. B. Nicholas, of Portland. While lo college he was a prominent debater, and In his senior year he eJltcd the student semi weekly publication. In Portland he has been employed In the city engineering department since his graduation. Umatilla Aiilo Koad Nearly Done. PENOLETON. Or.. June 11 Spec!aL) Building a highway alcntr the soutb side of the Umatilla River from Cayuse tc Thorne Hollow, thus making It pos sible for sutomob'.les and other vehicles .0 proceed from Pendlefn to Wenara Springs at any sa-on of tha year, tho County Court Is compl'tins one of the most Important piece! or roaj a-nra undertaken In tha county In recent years. Th road ts on rerx;ion land and for some reason no announcement of the county's purpose sii made known until after tha wo.-k was nearly ccmplc ted. Vancouver Officials Veterans. VANCOUVER. Wash- June 11. (Spe cial. During the week the Spanish American War Vsterans held their an nual encampment here the fact was brought out forcibly that the Mayor. John P. Kltrelns: the Sheriff. Ire. C. Cresap: the County Attorney. Fred W. Tempes. and the Constable. George E. Thompson, are Spanish-American War Veterans. Glenn N. Ranck, owner of the Independent-Chronicle, was mem ber of the legislature. and Is a veteran of tha Spanish-American War. Edleftca's filabwood It superior. Slayer Declares He Wa Obliged to Shoot Settler With Whom Family Had Long; Been ax Oids. Coroner's Inquest Held. CHEWELAH. Wash, June 11. (Spe cial. Aa old-time feud existing among ranchers on unsurveyed land at Gal lagher's place. IS miles east of Chewe lau, terminated yesterday In a tragedy when Elmer Drummond. aged ZU shot and killed William E. Flinn, aged li. with a rifle and then walked to Chews laa with his father and surrendered himself to the local authorities. Tho young man claimed self-defense. The shooting ocourred about 10 o'clock yesterday. Drummond surren dered shortly before supper time. The officers say they saw the lad about town and noticed him acting peculiarly. Tha boy afterward said he was about town about three hours but did not know to whom ho should surrender. He said hla father finally pointed cut Police Judge Janes to him. The young man approached the Town Magistrate and said: I just murdered a fellow up the road a piece; guess you'll want t? lock me up. won't your' At first the Judge considered the mat ter aa a Joko. but upon noticing Drum mond's sincerity, began an Investiga tion and found the assertion was a fact. Detailed Account Given. When questioned by reporters, the lad gave a more detailed account of the tragedy. He said that for some time Flinn and a number of other farmers living In tha neighborhood had been "teaelng" him, shot at his feet, made Mm dance and otherwise maltreated him beyond toleration. He also asserted fhat his father could not get along with Flinn. and that a short time ago the father forbade Flinn the use of a private road and recently built a fence over It. Drummond said he was hunting ground squirrels yesterday and chanced to be at the road gate with his ritle when he noticed Flinn driving along with his team. Drummond said Flinn asked him If he was guarding tbe gate. Flinn Threatened, Says Lad. Drummond declared ha made no reply and alleges Flinn said: "Well. I've had my mind made up to clean out this bunrh, and I might as well begin with you." Drummond said Flinn then leaped from his wagon, tore down part of the fence and then attempted to take the gun away from him. During the melee, Drummond said he regained hold on the rifle and opened fire on Flinn In self defense. According to Drummond's story, Flinn staggered and ran a short distance, fall. Ing dead In hla own garden, which ad joins the Drummond farm. At the Coroner's Inquest, which waa held today, neighbors of the two prin cipal parties were divided In their ac counts of the tragedy. Some say Flinn waa at work In hla own garden when ha was shot. INSANE MAN MAKES ESCAPE Unsafe Patient F-ludes Guards at Asylum and Is at Large. SALEM. Or, June 11. (Special.) Tllleo Landers, an Insane patient from Croolt County, haa left the State Asy lum for the Insane and his where abouta la not known. He Is considered an unsafe man and had had consider able trouble In Crook County, It la reported. Tha authorities are making every effort to locate him. Landers Is only Id years of age. Horn Factory to Add Help. ELGLN. Or., June 1L (Special.) Fourteen men are now emprbyed In the boxmaklng department of Spencer & Company. The number will be In creased to 20 as soon aa additional ma chinery Is received. The company Is now filling an order for BO carloads of fruit-boxes from Denny Com pany, of Chicago. As soon aa tha new machinery arrives, tha company will turn out a carload a day. A contract Is now pending to furnish 100.000 addi tional boxes to the'eame firm. Ttushllcht and Son Better. vr-A---'-ce RitMhltcrht and son. who havo been 111 with ptomaine poisoning, were reported better jsterday. Mr. Rushlight was able to remain out of bed for awhile. Dr. A. W. Moore, the attending physician, eald last night that both patients would ba able to leave their beds bv tomorrow. T apT 'law' a -aj vrta-, ... , 20 Discount for 2Q Days We are moving to new and larger quarters, and are will ing to sacrifice our profit to save moving our pianos. jrt ?;'., W."- Tan 41 Our Regular Prices are low because we manufacture pianos, and sell direct to you. Here's a double saving Regular Price Discount Price. Our $7o0 Art Style ?600 Our $550 Style $440 Our $175 Style $38 Regular Price Discount Price. Another Make $325 $260 Another Make $310. $248 Another Make $275 .. . $220 All our instruments are fully guaranteed and warranted mi i as' i ,11'inesn. sni'nisui '",- . f .- frZ a,jM,-wi..,. o-v;?? V'i if; F . ""-iri.-, few. I lit. Three Reasons Why You Ought to Buy 1. Because we sell a good in strument at the manufacturers' price. 2. Because we offer you 20 per cent off even our low regular price 3. Because, in addition to all these things, we make easy pay ment terms! ev " 1 H TiTrpmi iiy-iYTiinfiTiiifrijrin rirwMr r W;' A.e . . - BK i f 8? -S iMtatt Is AfP Ml SALE FORCED Wallace, Idaho, Institution As sessed by Examiner. STOCK SOON TRANSFERRED Rather Than Meet LeTy, Owners Dispose of Holdings HeaTy ' Withdrawals by Depositors Assigned as Cause. "WALLACE. Idaho.. June 11. (Spe cial.) The Wallace National Bank, of which IL F. Samuels has been presi dent, has been sold to Harry L Day and associates. The sale was unex pected and followed an order by National Bank; Examiner C. S. Love land that a 100 per cent assessment be levied upon all of the stock. New di rectors at once elected Mr. Day presi dent and announced that the capital stork would be raised from 150.000 to 1100,000. It Is understood that since the clos ing; of the state Bank of Commerce, some weeks ago. the Wallace Na tional haa suffered serious withdrawals. Mr. Samuels brought gold on a special train from Missoula, but the deposits continued to drop. At the regular examination just con cluded It presumably became apparent that further capital was necessary to cover the slow paper and the assess ment wa ordered. Rather than meet this the majority of the stockholders realized their holillnas. A total of 425 of the 600 shares waa transferred to aight. The purchasera are largely Wallace and Spokane men. Three of'them are heavy utockholdera In. the Hercules Vine. These are Mr. Day. Damian Car- doner and FrsnK ai. omrocn. nth.r .lihscribe.rs are Hamsey M Walker. John P. Mahoney. Dan P. Ma w -c Xfahnnav Thnmaa ! Keeley. David C. McKluslck and Charles w. Olbbs. Mr. Walker Is a capitalist. who until lecenlly maae nis nome in wnn ian lma. and for a number of years lived In Kendrick, Idaho. Mr. Keeley is a stock holder in the Hunter Mine, living in Clr.cnjro. John P. and Dan P. Mdhoney are Wallace packers. M. Kissick and Mr. Gibbs are also local business men. Edlefsen's Slabwood is superior, ss Not a "Cure-All Separate Remedies, Each Devised for the Treatment of a Particular Ailment. There is no "cure-all" among tha RexaU Remedies. There are different and separate medicines, each one de vised for a certain human ailment or a class of ailments closely allied. For Instance. Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are recommended for the positive relief of stomach irritation. Indigestion, flatu lency and dyspepsia. They are rich in Blamuth-Subnltrate. Pepsin and Car minatives. They are prepared by spe. clal processes which perfect and en. hance the great remedial value of these well-known medical agents. This rem edy sells for 25 cents. 60 cents, and 11.00 per package. Every one Buffer ing from stomach disorder should try Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets, inasmuch as they cost nothing if they ao not sat isfy. Remember. The Owl Drug Co., Inc. Cor. 7th and Washington sts.. Is the only store in Portland where these remedies may be obtained, and every one in need of medicine Is urged to in vestigate and take advantage of the frank and generous manner in which they are sold. Another Victory f J THE & HlIhiMt CQ b Sprirtip.eld-Mass. s ' the d ia.ii AT COUNTRY CLUB TRACK, PORTLAND, JUNE 11 INDIAN 4 H. P. takes first and second places in 8, 10 and 15 mile events; 25-mile endurance race goes to INDIAN riders, first, second and third places. Maskel, on 7 H. P. INDIAN, had no com petition, all entries in thi3 class getting cold feet at last minute. THE INDIAN ALWAYS LEADS WHY NOT RIPE THE BEST? BALLOU & WRIGHT f?rs Sixth e e t v cistans made annually aiThmDaFla. being 90 "AjfaU iho Havana Oars produced in ihe lnied Siaies A juryyTfreJpers awarded lirsl prize J&r general excellen ceT'T Quality" Workmamhip -detection io ihe JOSB VILA brand of Havana Cigars ihm permitting Yhe slaiemeni7he3esi All Havana Ci$arjYade in ihe lnied Siaies aslaiement ' Jhai j:omumers may depend upon. T , Bemman Bros. pi3 riaKers. jampa, ria. Summer Excursions to the East r'tgaysiggag June s. 7. . 10. IS, is. IT, 31. 22. 23. 2s, 28. 28, 80. July 1. 2. , 4. 5, , 19. 20. 26. 27, 28. August 3. 4, 6. 14, 15. 16. 17. 21. 23, 23, 28, 29, 30. September 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. fRICAGO A!D RETTBV JK 72.KO ST. LOUIS AND RETt RJT S TO.OO NEW YORK AND RETIRS fclOS.50 BOSTON AND RETl'RN $110.00 T. PAW, MINNEAPOLIS, DTJLl'TH, OMAHA. KANSAS CITY, ST. JOB AND KETl'KX S 60.00 Tickets allow fifteen 15J davs for colnts passage. return limit October 31st. Go one way and return another If you wish, stopovers al lowed within limit in each direction. Ride on the ORIENTAL LIMITED, Through Standard and Tourist Sleepers Portland to Chicago, in seventy-two hours without change. Service and scenery unsurpassed. Tickets anil sieenlnr-ear reservations at City Ticket Office. 122 Third Street. Portland, or at Depot, Eleventh and Hoyt streets. H. DICKSON, C. P. T. A. ARCHIBALD GRAY, A. G. F. & P. A. final T T fTl man