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VOL. XVII.
ItOSKHl'KG, OKEGON, THl'KSDAY KVUNlN'ti, Jl'NK 2.1, 1011.
No. 00.
T I
V
In
IURY RETIRED AT 4 O'CLOCK
Cbsing Arguments of the Attorneys Concluded
at Three O'clock Instruc
tions Are Brief
The fate of Morrison Campbell,
the aged rancher, on trial in the Cir
cuit Court here during the past three
days on a charge of murder in the
utsiTO iui nuouiiNB mm KiiiuiB
John iiecker, near Cleveland, on
April 1G, was placed In the hands of
the Jury shortly before 4 o'clock this
'afternoon. Almost immediately
thereafter the jury retired to deliber
ate upon its verdict.
Following the first argument of
District Attorney George M. Brown,
which was concluded late Wednesday
.afternoon. Attornev C. L. Hamilton,
ot counsel for the defense, spoke for :
an hour or more upon the resuming
of court this morning. He was fol
lowed by Attorney Hermann, of coun
sel for the defense, who concluded
Ills argument at noon. At 1:S0 o'-
clock this afternoon the District At
torney delivered Ills final closing ar
gument, which he concluded at 2 : n 5 .
A recess of five minutes was then
taken, followed by the delivery of
instructions to the jury by Judge
Hamilton, who presided over the
trial.
The attorneys for the defense
Tiased their argument on the theory
that Campbell went to the
"Where the trouble occurred
gate
late of Morrison Campbell
(lands of Jury
f peaceful mission, and only resorted
ilo the use of the weapon when the
rlefendnm was attacked by Becker
and dragged through the gate. This
theory, Attorneys Hamilton and
Hermann contended, was the only
reasonable conclusion that could be
reached from the testimony adduced
on the witness stand. There was
nothing in the evidence, so they
.claimed to even Infer that Campbell ,
assaulted Becker prior to the time
BATTLE DISASTROUS
Over 2,000 federals Killed;
000 Wounded
4,-
REBUS ARE GAINING GROUND
feeling Prevails at Niagara falls that Peace
Negotiations May Yel Result
in Vain Effort
(("SpediaTi to the Evening Review).
JllAHK.. June 25. As against
2000 federals killed and 4000
wounded when the rebels captured
ilaratecas Tuesday night, 400 con
stitutionalists were slain and 300
were wounded, according to a mes
sage from Villa. Besides the federals
killed aud wounded, Villa reports
fhe capture of ROOD prisoners, 1000
Ifles, 12 cannon, three car loads of
J 1..nal ntiJ ntlmr n til ni I. 11 1 1 1 nil .1 1 11 0
iraln loids of provisions and miscel
laneous 'iiplies. Before the evacu
ating of . 'twas be said the feder
als dynamited tne principal uuiiu-
j'ngs.
lU'lM'ls I npturo iovtus.
TOKKKON. June 25. liebels,
under the command or General Tor
res, captured San Luis 1'oIohI. accord
ing to a telegram received here, lt
was stated the federal garrison lost The transfer Is considered a promo-hviK-
n.iH u-n. retrentlne tnwnrd tlon, tlie salary of the Portland posl-
A.,,.,.'' foiionioa with the rebel
capture of Zacatocas and San 'Luis
Potosl, Auguas Callentes and Quere-
tnro are the only federal strongholds
between the constitutionalists and
Mexico Pity.
Mediator Are Anxious.
NIAGARA FALLS, June 2.".. De
sjilie reports that the emissaries of.
neral Carranza are on their ' ay to
Vp Kails, there is a gro" Ing
h,'iere t lint the latest develop- .
t Mexico might result in the
iftif the constitutionalists to
'with HuertlstaB. General
ig taken Zacatecas, It is
iVehels are extremely like
; Mer the cause won, and
lie better to continue the
' lid take everything than
.lightest concessions. The
American and Huertlsta
jst night signed a protocol
tho International d
ii(?tween the United States and
the latter was alleged to have
grabbed Campbell by the arm. Re
ferring to the three bullet wounds
, which resulted in death, Attorney
Hermann said there was not doubt
I that the first shot entered the vic
'; tim's back. This contention he ex
1 plained by stuting that Becker
I turned with his back to Campbell
i as the men scuffled on the road, near
the gate. No attempt was made by
the defendant's attorneys to argue
whether it was the second or third
bullet that entered the victim's chest.
s&zz jj? ,sr:t
neys for the defense. They contend-
ed that time after time during the
arguments that Campbell afraid of
Becker and fearing that he was to
he seriously wounded resorted to
me use or me weapon iu jireaui u um
own life. Attorney Hermann said it
was ridiculous to even think that
Campbell was the kind of a man that
would commit murder without just
and legal provocation.
District Attorney Drown relied up
on the theory thut Campbell and
Becker had not been on friendly
terma fol. some Ume as tlle reslnt
of a dlf.ute over the pasturage of
cowg an(1 tne relocation of a road.
To avenge what Mr. Drown termed
an imaginary wrong, Campbell armed
himself with a revolver on the morn
lug of the tragedy and went to the
scene with the one determination to
slay Becker in the event he resisted.
The District Attorney claimed Camp
bell was the aggressor from the very
fact that he visited the gate and lay
in wait for Becker. This clrcum
aUince; coupled with the fact that he
killed Becker, the District Attorney
alleged was sufficient to satisfy the
jury that Campbell was guilty of the
crime preferred In tne indictment.
Tlie district Attorney laid stress on
Campbell's own evidence that he
twice visited the scene of the murder
on the morning of April 1G. "Had
Campbell desired to talk peaceably
with Becker regarding some wrong,
why did he not visit Becker's home?"
asked the District Attorney. "No,
instead lie armed himself with a re
volver and awaited Decker's np
nrnncli tn the scene of the murder.
Thut K nothing else, shows there
was malice in the man s heart and
.,,, intended to shoot down his
victim. Another circumstance I de-
sjre lo call tne jurv-s attention to is
the f.lct tnnt Campbell did not have
a drop ot Dlood u,)on his person fol-
iowng the alleged struggle. Doesn't
lt Beem strange that Campbell would
not nave Deen bespattered hv blood
ln the struggle if the defendant's
Btatements were true?"
r,ct AUor als0 referred
the ,.lotheB worn b . 1!ecker at the
time of the tragedy. These he held
before the jury, at the same time
pointing out the bullet holes, lt was
the District Attorney's contention
that the first shot fired by Campbell
entered Becker's breast. Ho then
turned, according to the District At
torney, and upon making a hasty
retreat was shot twice in the back.
In his conclusion the District At
torney warned the Jurors against al
lowing sympathy to enter Into the
case. "You are the solo Judges of
the crime." said the District Attor
nev, "and It is upon you that the
responsibility rests. It is certainly
not true that life is so cheap ln Ore
gon that a mail can kill his neighbor
without paying the penalty pre
scribed by law."
The court room was crowded to
Its capacity during today's sessions.
Campbell sat near his attorneys
throughout the day, and not once
did he display nervousness. On the
contrary he showed that same lack
of emotion that has characterized his
demeanor sinra the time he arrived
in Hoseburg and gave himself up to
the officers.
At fi o'clock the Jury asked for ad
ditional Instructions from the court
nnd Judge Hamilton was sent for, at
his home.
POSTOEEICE INSPECT
OR GIVEN BETTER PO
SITION AT PORTLAND
S. II. Morse, postofflce inspector,
with headquarters in Hoseburg for
several years past, has been trans
ferred to Portland, where he will act
as city inspector for the Government.
tlon being somewhat larger than
palrt Mr. Morse during his services
" n..
on July
here. The change becomes effective
1. Mr. Morse is arranging'
to move to Portland, and will jirob-1
ably leave here late ln the present
week.
CIRICILLO'S
5 ft wmd-. v.
CHAUTAUQUA SPIRIT
Is Fully Displayed By Delia Crow
der Miller
j
recitals are very interesting
;
I
t Ng Poon Chew Delivered Interesting Lecture,
"The New Chinese Republic"
Last Night
As a result of washouts on the
Southern Pacific Railroad in North
ern California which prevented the
arrival of the attractions scheduled
to appear at today's Chautauqua, the
afternoon session was necessarily
omitted while tonight's program has
been somewhat changed.
Today's sessions opened at prompt
ly 9 o'clock with the children's hour
and Seton Indian games. The morn
ing hour has become very popular
with the children and the attendance
is increasing daily. Each morning
the children have an opportunity to
learn some of the most interesting
Indian legends, some of the jolliest
games and have a merry time with
Indian songs and out-of-door sports.
That the children are pleased with
the morning entertainment is best
attested in the words of praise
heaped upon their instructor.
Following the children's hour,
Delia Crowder Miller rendered her
delightful interpretative recital from
"Our American Humorists." Mrs.
Miller Is a woman who loves Chau
tauqua work and her splendid inter
pretations attest careful and difficult
study. She has spent many years in
lyceuni and Chautauqua work, both
here and abroad, and has a fine
reputation as an interpreter of liter
ary themes. In "Our American
Humorists" Mrs. Miller is at her
best, and only surpasses it in clever
ness in the interpretution of that
magnificent dramatization, "Ben
Hur." Without a goodly amount of
humor Injected into life, Mrs. Miller
says existence would not he worth
while. Unlike many of the great
entertainers now circulating the
Chautauquas of the country, Mrs.
Miller is looking ahead to even great
er accomplishments. She believes in
the old adage "that there are none
so good but what they can be im
proved." And to this end she Is
working faithfully In hope that some
day she may ntinin even greator hon
ors than have been bestowed upon
her In years past. The lecture given
by Mrs. Miller tills morning was full
of educational interest. She said an
Eastern professor who waB giving a
series of literary lectures was asked
to give something from American
authors, but be replied: "There Is
nothing In America worth while."
But Mrs. Miller said there is nothing
more distinctive in the development
of the 19th century literature than
American humor. She divides the
humorists into three schools the
early school of Washington Irving,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Rus
sell Lowell, ArtemuB Ward, W. D.
Ilmvells and Bret llarte.
The second school of Mark Twain,
Eugene Field, James Wliltcomb
Ki Icy. K. V. Cook. P. L. Dunbar.
"Mr. Dooley ' and Alice Hegan Itlce.
The third school of feminine hum
orists. She gave illustrations from
tho following personages: Paul Dun
bar, Alice Hegan Itlce, Mark Twain,
and Eugene Kield.
The Christmas play, from Alice
llegan Hice, and the Itlley number,
"Ain't going to cry no more," were
exceptionally pleasing to tho audi
ence. Mrs. Miller combines enter
tainment and education and no one
can fall to feel the strength and
beauty of her work as she comes day
after day before her hearers.
On account of this afternoon's
program being omitted from Ihe
day's program, Mrs. Miller will be
seen tonight In "Ben Hur," a tale of
Christ. Press comment appearing In
both country and metropolitan pub
lications, give her unlimited praise
in tills attraction.
In addition to Mrs. Miller, special
numbers bv local talent have been
lirrnn(!oa for tonights program
ToinoiToiv n Big Pay.
In addition to the regular program
scheduled for tomorrow's sessions of
Chautauqua
liann Jubilee
FAMOUS ITALIAN BAND COMING TO
At the l'luiutuuiUa Tomorrow.
tlie Chautauqua, the
Singers, in an enjoyable concert, and
Dr. Thomas F. Green, in his lecture
oration, "Tlie Burden of the Na
tions," will appear. These two num
bers will supplement the regular
morning program. The members of
tho Hunn Jubilee Singers, and Dr.
Green are today in California, where
they are detained by washouts.
Tomorrow afternoon's session of
tlie Chautauqua includes a concert
by Clrclllo's Italian bund. ln tile
evening a second entertainment will
be rendered by this splendid musical
organization, followed by a musical
festival by the Thaviu Grand Opera
Company. Tomorrow can truly be
termed tho big day of the annual
Chautauqua now ln progress ln tills
city.
Last Night's Program.
Following a delightful musical
program rendered by the Elwynn
Trio, Ng Poon Chew delivered his
famous lecture, "The New Chinese
Republic." This talented lecturer
lias been termed the "Oriental Mark
Tit'olll " Kaillo- irlr.oH ,ltll ( I, II 11 .1 ,1 11 1
logic, ' bubbling humor and keen
satire. It Is safe to say that the en-
tertalnment loving peoplo of Hose-
burg never before listened to a more
interesting lecture than that deliv-
ered by him last evening. Into his
lecture, which dealt with many
grave questions of current issue, he
injected sufficient humor to keep
the large audience in the best ot
spirits.
This noted speaker was introduced
by Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, who ln
a few words paid a fine compliment
to the peoplo of Hoseburg.
Dr. Gunsaulus was very much
pleased with his reception by the
Hoseburg audience. He Incidentally
nade this remark to Superintendent
Meeker, of the Chautauqua.
At the
evening program, then, Mr.
, 1 K(!
DR. THOMAS E. GREEN.
At the ChuutniiiUn Tomorrow.
asked Dr. Gunsaulus to introduce Ng!
Poon Chew, and to tell tho audience
what he hud said about them. They
had been unusually appreciative of
the music of the Elwynn Trio, and
Br. Gunsaulus said It had been many
years since be bad seen nn audience
more appreciative and with a finer
discrimination for tlie best. They
were giving most loyal support to
A
Cliautauqua that would not stoop to Ing to show that the death of Mrs.
present a cheap program, but were'liosson was more probably due to a
bringing together the very best tul- poison In the form of a coal tar de
ent lt was possible to assemble. rlvatloii, common in headache tab-
ne loni some racts anout inemiiers
of tlie Elwynn Trio that are not gen
erally known: Miss Carver was form
erly soloist with the Thomas Ot'ches-
tin; Mr. Fristoin is recognized as tlie,w rn,,i,i . the stand. She hud
foremost violinist west of the lv,,, H(.roH8 the street from the Bos
Hockles. "Tom Lewis is Tom Lewis, "iRnng an(1 testified that from what
with his Scotch dialect songs and Bho 0,served she btdloved tho do-
I fondant and his wife had been happy
In Introducing Mr. Chew, Dr. Gun- i oKt hor.
sauluB said be did not know what She told of a visit of Dollie Levins
the title doctor signified; if be had tie nollHO to gut the baby, Stan
been East he would make him first jpyi nml that when Bho refused to
a doctor of divinity and Iben a doc- KivB Mm ,,,,, Dollie said she would
tor of laws. But. he said, when re- Kt ,10 sheriff and that as Dolllo
cently he wanted a lecturer to Inspire ,Jrnei wlly ,o had Bald something
Ills 1000 boys at the Armour Insli- which sounded like "old fool." Dol
tute, at Chicago, be sent to San Fran- n ,,.vns had previously testified
cisco for the Honorable Ng Poon unit ,e had not called Mrs. Hughes
Chew. r0t.
o Dollie Levins' reputation In the
That tlie farmers in tills vicinity community for virtue and morality
should become members of tlie locul she said, was bad.
Commercial Club and do what they 1 Mrs. Jennie Webb told of going to
inn to encourage Its work. Is the be- the BoRsen home on the morning of
lief of C. B. Brooks, of Dlxonville, Mrs. Bossen's death,
who joined Hie club while In town "I said: 'Bossen. she Is had, tlie
today. Tlie reason for the lack of witness stated. "Bossen Bald: 'My
co-operation between the farmers God, Mrs. Webb, is Bhe that bad?
and the club, says Mr. Brooks. Is My iod, if I had only called a doc
that the former do not understand or sooner.' "
the club's work. He says members Tlie witness related that she had
should go Into the farming districts visited the house later ln the day and
occasionally anil meet the tillers of found Bossen walking tho floor In
the soli and attend their social the kitchen, with the baby in his
r....r.l,..iU r.t., I l'.r:,lMra i.K.,.1 I llu III (irillS.
ihlK wnv thev would become more
united.
CHAUTAUQUA.
Roseburg Woman Gives Testi
mony at Bossen Trial
fENTON A CHARACTER WITNESS
Former Douglas County Sheriff Says Dollie
Levins Had a Bad Reputation
While Here
Hossen On Stnml.
EUGENE, Juno 24. Andrew Bos-
sen, on trial for murder, late this
afternoon took the witness stand ln
his own defense. The defeudant
without fear or trembling, spoke
clearly and distinctly until ho
reached that part of hiB narrative in
which ho repeated tho dying words
of his wife, when he broke down and
I cried, but only for a moment.
"Edith said," he repeated, " 'Take
Sod care of Stanley, Mrs. Holland,
Andrew ,'
I -
I Hypothetical questions directed at
rr. B. F. Sculefo, medical expert for
.the defense, tending to show that
uuun iiossen s ueiun was causea uy
acetanalid poisoning, a drug common
Meeker!1" headache tablets, and that tho
symptoms surrounding her death
were not thoBe of mercurial poison
ing, answered in the affirmative; tes
timony of a girl friend of Mrs. Bos
sen, before her marriage, "to the effect
that Mrs. Bossen, then Edith Finch,
nine yearB ago attempted suicide by
drinking tho contents of a bottle
containing laudunum; Btatements by
three wllnosses that Dollie Lovlns
had asserted Edith Bossen had given
her the baby, Stanley, a week before
her death, and tlie introduction of
testimony of police officers from
Hoseburg and Albany to tlie efTect
that Dollie Levins' reputation for
virtue and morality were had, were
tlie principnl features of the testi
mony offered by the defense at the
Bossen murder trial today.
Dr. Scalefo was the first witness
called. At length he described the
effects of different kinds of poison,
illustrating his testimony from time
to time with a chart.
Ho testified thut mercury an a
poison could be taken into the sys
tem In a quantity sufficient to pro
duce doatli by absorption, the effects
would be much the same as if tho
poison had been taken Into the stom
ach through the mouth. A syringe,
which the defense seeks to show was
Used bv Mrs. Bossen, and tablets of
bichloride of mercury taken from the
j Bossen homo wore identified by the
fitness as those which he had seen
upon the occasion of a visit to the
house of the defendant,
The testimony of the witness was
, largely of a technical nature, the
ajatlorneys for tho dofeiiBo endeavor-
lets
Miniiio Hughes llernllod.
Mrs. Minnie Hughes, who Is at
present living in the Bossen home,
"I asked him to let mo take the
hnbv," Bho testified. "Ho said: 'No,
Mrs. Webb, ho Is nil 1 have now. All
I that I have on earth.' Then he broke
down and cried. Ilo was In genuine
grief."
She testified that as she stood by
i the deathbed of Mrs. Iiossen slie had
heard Dolllo Levins say:
"There Is one thing about It", they
will never get Stanley. Edith flald a
week ago that 1 should havo him If
anything happened lo her."
I Mil, llucn Wan Hick.
She said that Mrs. Bossen had at
different times told of sickness nnd
that on Tuesday, Just prior to her
dentil, she hud asked her to go with
her to church nnd that Mrs. Iiossen
said he would like to go but that
she was not feeling well. Witness
also raid that on one occasion Mrs.
Bossen told her that she had been
taking a lot of medicine aud that lt
had made her nervous and weak.
Mrs. C. E. Banning, of Roseburg,
sister of the defendnnt, testified that
she had received a letter from Edith
Bossen two weeks bofore her death,
saying that she was not well.
"She complained particularly
about her head," the witness stated.
She was positive ln her Identifica
tion of a letter which tlie defeiiBe
is seeking to show was written by
Mrs. Bossen to her mother, Mrs.
Levins, as the handwriting of her
slBter-in-law. This letter wns never
mailed. Mrs. Levins and Dollie
Levins when upon tho stand failed
to Identify the handwriting of Mrs.
Bossen. The letter tells of BicknesB
of Mrs. Bossen.
Sensation In Case.
Mrs. Mabel Harness, of Roseburg,
offered a sensation in the case when
she testified that nine yearB ago at
Oakland, Ore., Mrs. Bosson, then
Edith Finch, had attempted suicide
by drinking the contents ot a bottle
of laudanum.
"I can't toll the yenr or the time
of the year," the witness snld. "lt
was perhaps nine years ago. She was
working at the homo of Mr. Geary
Young. She came up to my room
one night, crying. She Bald she had
trouble with a young man with whom
she had been keeping company. She
Bald she knew of a bottle that con
tained something which would put
her to sleep so that she would never
wake up and stated that If it ever
happened again she would get the
bottle.
"It was about two weeks later,
when one day Mr. Young called me
and said that Edith was very sick. I
went to her room; sho waB very sick
and hysterical. Sho pulled a Bnuill
bottle from under her pillow and said
that she hud swallowed Its contents.
When I went home I took the bottle
home with me, scratched tho label off
and threw it over the fence."
Mrs. Harness stated that she had
telephoned to Mrs. Levins and that
Mrs. Levins had come to Oakland in
order to be with her daughter. She
never told MrB. Levins, she stated,
the cnuBe of her daughter's illness.
(Continued on page 3).
lOMI'KOX COLUNK, OUUfiON'
PIONEIOH, PIED TODAY.
Empson Collins, for GO years a
resident of Hoseburg and vicinity,
died at 1 o'clock this morning at his
jiomo at tho county hospital on Main
street, which is conducted by his
wife, Mrs. Belle Collins. ' For the
past three years he has been an In
valid, Buffering from heart trouble
and dropsy. Ho will bo burled at 3
o'clock this afternoon ln the I. O. O.
F. cemetery, following services at tlie
locul undertaking parlors, which
will be conducted by Rev. W. A.
Sniick. Mr. Collins wiib 62 years
old. Besides his wlfo, be Ib survived
by one son, George Collins, of Hose
burg. He was married in 1899. Ho
came to Oregon with ills parents
acrosB tho plains when 10 years of
nge, settling near Hosoburg, where
he hnB Blnce residod. Bofore his sick
noss lie wns engaged in farming. He
waB a native of Tipton, Iowa.
Considering ns Improper tho atten
tions of C. B. CaTcy, a local bollor
maker, to a young lady passenger on
the train, Conductor A. L. Carter, of
train No. 10, due at ltoBeburg at 11
o'clock Tuesday night, wired to the
local dispatchers' office for direc
tions. He received the answer to put
the offender off at tho next station,
and secure the names of the passen
gers In the car in cuso of an Investi
gation. Carey was set off nt Myrtlo
Creek and an Investigation is now
lining miule by Col. May, tho local
superintendent. The lady was a
through passenger, bound for East
ern Oregon, and Carey, who had boon
south, was returning to Roseburg.
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STOCK OF ROSEBURG
PHARMACY SOLD TO
A RESIDENT Of SALEM
Tho Htnrk and flxlunw of the Robp
burR Pharmacy, until recently coit
(hictod hy Owen OHhurn, wan late
WertnoBdiiv Hold to K. A. Karr, of
Salem. The Hale was conBiimniatod
hy H. h. Hahin, who waa appointed
tniBtee, followliiK the filing of a peti
tion of bankruptcy In the Fedoral
Court by Mr. Onhurn. Mr. Karr Is a
reentered pharmacist and liua boon
oiiKHRRd In tho dm bufiiuesB for
many years, lie poiuea to KoBoburg
with tho bent, of nu-ominendatloiiB.
An Boon aa tho Interior of the Btore
can be renovated and remodeled It
will he opened to tho public.
Mr. HavaKO, who Inventoried the
Block, returned to Portland last
evening.
Notice to the Public
Commencing tlie 1st of Juno, tho Koseburg Ice dellvory will retail ice
In Hoseburg. The new company will deliver Ice ordered befors 18 o'
clock a. m., In the afternoon, and orders for morning delivery must be
In before C o'clock the day before.
Respectfully,
Phone 146 Roseburg Ice Delivery
New York firm Said to Owe
$25,000,000
RECEIVERSflAYE BEEN APPOINTED
Subsidiary Manufacturing Concern Files Peti
tion Asking that Assignee Be De
clared a Bankrupt
(Special to the Evening Review).
NEW YORK, June 25. Receivers
were today appointed for H. B. Claf
lin & Company, one of the biggest
drygoods firms in the world. A peti
tion In equity was filed before Unit
ed states Judge Hand. While no
figures were announced It is reported
the receivership Involved about $ 2 5,
000,1)00. Judge Hand named Joseph
Martlndale and F. A. Jullllard as re
reivers and fixed their bonds at
1500.000. lt was asserted that all
retail subsidiaries of the company
would be taken care of. Thirty New
York banks held the firm's paper,
and probably 2000 banks In other
parts of the world handled business
for the concern. An involuntary
petition ln bankruptcy was also filed
lu addition to the equity petition.
This wns evidently the result of a
lire-arrangement. It is understood
thut the United Dry Goods Company,
Associated Merchants and other com
panies controlled by Claflln are not
Involved In the recolvorshlp. W. P.
O'Doll also filed a petition declaring
that a subsidiary manufacturing
company of the Claflln concern owed
hhn $500,000, and asked that the
Calflfn company be declared an in
voltintnry bankrupt.
President .1 allies Alexander, of the
Claflln indorsement committee, said
tho Claflln Company's liabilities
would exceed $30,000,000. He ad
ded that tlie stores included in the
United Dry Goods nnd Associated
Merchants corporations were in good
condition nnd wore not involved in
the failure, but other ot the Claflln
allies throughout the country would
he closed at loast temporarily pend
ing a reorganization.
FIVE PEOPLE KILLED
Automobile Plunges Over Bluff
Into the Surf
SEVERAL PERSONS ARE INJURED
Bodies of Victims Were found By a Japanese
fiiherman This Morning All
Are Prominent
RAM I'KDItO, Cnl., Juno 25. Five
persons were killed, one seriously in
jured, perhaps fatally, last night
when an automobile plunged over a
bluff into tlie surf at Whites Point,
near Han I'edro. The bodies wore
found by u Japanese fisherman this
morning. The dead are: Lorna
Townsend, postal clerk at San Pedro;
Myrtlo Urandon, postal clork at Wil
mington; Mrs. Laura Townsend, of
San Pedro; Harry Maker, a wireleBS
operator, of San Pedro, and au un
identified boy nged 14 years. The
injured are Percy Townsend, wireless
operator nt San Pedro; Miss Town
send nnd MrB. Townseud's stster.
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KAIOOXS AUK CI.OSK1).
RAINIKIt, Ore., June 25. Four or
five saloons at Hainier closed their
doors today, as a result of the city
council's recent refusal to grant li
censes. The Cramer saloon secured
an Injunction,
IMIAT NOT DAMAGKI).
KAI.AMA, Wash., Juno 25. The
Iloyal Mall liner (ilenlochy, which
went aground In the Columbia Hlver
Inst night, floated early today with
the aid of tugs, lt was undamaged.
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