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OHKrtOX CATV I'S'TKIJIMMSH, I-KIH AY. .11 'XK I. I'H.V ITALV, AFTER EXPECTING WAN FOR LONG PERIOD It IN SPLE NDIO tTATt OF PRtPARDINHS MAJOR GENERAL WOOD HP ADt AN IMPORTANT eRAfcCH OP THE ARMY AMERICAN TO LOOK AFTER INTEREITI OF ITALV AND AUSTRIA ILROADS ASSUME Mill LIABILITY F i ri I CELILO SHIPPED i w i v U' NEW LAW IN EFFECT THURSDAY WILL PROTECT AMERICAN IHIPPCRS. mciibmi v m i tum i i , ft av v h r b aw I t r FOR WORK HERE KTOTTTil . ' .'Ml! II i : mil ? JL;-4ttJ ITALIAN CAVALRY OFFICL5 f 'ijr )Xt a For months pt pretlou lo an act ual declaration. Italy h been prt'r Ing for sr. The people of that coun trr rrallicd that It would I a miracle If he uw!wl In kwplng out of tho Itrnerml Kumpoio ftinflaisnitliin. Th filing MH'n Italy and Aunlrla ha.l bwn of th blttrrvat. In the accom panying llluatratinti am ahoan AJ mlral Vlalr. mlniatrr of marlnr of Italy, ono of th aMrt military atra trclnta In Kuroie. and Italian cairy offlcrra on their ay to the Aitrian frontlor. Th larger picture a taV fn atout thr e-Va aso. hon Ital ian forref were being rtiahed to the Austrian border. TEVIS CASE HEARfX, ! BY JUDGE BAGLEYi CRAM SAYS IF HIS ACTION IS UP HELD, ALL MILLS MUST HAVE BLOW-PIPES. t i Willamette, a few friends gathered ' and gave a miscellaneous shower In The appeal of S. C. Tevls. vice- pre ! honor of Miss Fern Itrltton. who Is ident and manager of the L. II. Mt-ne-j to be a bride of next month. Miss fee Lumber company, who was cou- Itrltton was the recelplent of many vk-ted In the Justice court on a charge ; pretty and useful gifts, of not providing proper blow-pipes and ! After a dellchtful evening, the hos-safe-puards for the single mill at Mil-1 tess served dainty refreshments to WRuike, waa heard in the circuit court ; Misses Mabel and Esther I-arsen. Saturday. Judge Ilagley has taken i Mary. Nancy and Nellie l.lnqulst. Cora the case under advisement and will! Hunt. Mildred Reams. Gertrude Wil give a decision next week. i son. Gladys Baker. Jean Martin. Edith Early last year the state labor com-1 Ttogers. Anna Elliott. Marie Urilton, mission Inspected the Milwaukle and , Amy Shaw, Ruth Wright. Anna Isno the University park plants of the j gle. Florence Fromong. Elsie Snidow. Menefee company and notified the mill ? Audrey Tuor and Fern Jtritton. Mes on March 9. 1914, that blow pipes must j dames C. II. Mrltton. Ed Carpenter, be Installed. The mill carried the j James McNVal. John Ream, W. C. El- case to a board of arbitration and the I board held that It would be Imprac-j tical to Install pipes In the University; park plant. On June 12, 1911 pany was notified I ,he, "'urifra I. Roddy and again that blow. . . . vllnw.rf pipes must be Installed ,,. pany ignored the notice and convic tion followed In the Justice cirt here. An appeal was taken at once. The state, represented by District Attorney Hedges, Introduced Dr. Wheelcr,.a Portland physician, to tes tify that the health of employes was endangered by dust from the shingle machines. C. H. Gram, state labor commissioner, reviewed the history of the case. He declared that shingle machine without blow-pipes was a menace to the health of shlncln work era and said that if the court ruled for the state, he would force every shingle mill in the state to Install! blow-pipes. I The defense alleged that through i the ruling of the board of arbitration, J action In the courts was impossible J and further that the mill was the ob ject of unjust discrimination on the part of the stale labor commission. S. C. Tevis appeared as a witness In his own defense. Other witnesses for the defendant were J. McCool. E. G. Bleak er, George W. Akers and P. W. White. BOY SENT TO REFORM SCHOOL. Andrew Fuller. 11, son uf Mrs. and Mrs. Andrew Fuller, Sr., of this city, was committed to the reform school Wednesday by County Judge Ander son. The boy was brought before the court because of his refusal to go to I school. HOW THEY FINISHED. First De Palma; time, 5:33:55. Second Reata; time, 5:37:24. Third Anderaon; time, 5:42:27. Fourth Cooper; time, 5:46:19. Fifth O'Donnell; time, 6:08:13. Sixth Burman; time, : 13: 19. SPEEDWAY, Indianapolis, Ind May 31. Ralph De Palma, driving a rarpHlon. won the annual 500 mile automobile race here this afternoon fmm field of 24 starters. His time was 5:33:55. ' More than 73,000 persons witnessed the running of the automobile classic during which all records for the speed DEPALMASLTSNtWWORLD'S RECORD IN 500 MILE RAC way course were broken. De Palma's average speed for the entire 500 miles was 89.84 miles an hour. From start to finish the race was a duel between the great Italian driver and Darius Hesta. winner of .the Van- derbilt cup and Grand Prix races over the Panama-Pacific exposition course J , ADMIRAL VIALC In The Social Whirl Currant Happanlnga of Intartat lit and About Oregon City Shower la Given for Willamette Bride. At the home of Mrs. A. T. Tuor. of liott. E. liritton. Sr.. K. Cagel, C. Da vis. J. Isnogle, Leo I-arsen and II. Heath. ' a At the residence of the bride at Wil lamette, Mls3 Frances I. Roddy and Robert A. Young of this city, were married by Rev. T. B. Ford of the Methodist church, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A few immediate friends and relatives were present. The bridesmaid was MibS Myrtle M. Donovan of this city and the groom was attended by Roy Jamison also of this city. After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Young will reside at 303 1 Sev enth street Oregon City. mm Resolution was adopted by regonts of Monmouth Normal school that ne v $30,000 training school building be built and equipped of Oregon materia! and manufacturers, and th'it trim mlngs be of stone. ONLY A FEW CAN GO. Those who are so fortunate that ex pense does not have to be considered are now going to health resorts to get rid of the impurities In the Bystem that cause rheumatism, backache, swollen, aching joints and stiff, painful muscles. If you are one of those who cannot go, yet feel that you need relief from such pain and misery, try Foley Kid ney Pills. They restore the kldneyB to healthful activity and make you feel well and strong. Jones Drug Co. (Adv.) at San Francisco. Resta finished second. 'Driving his' Peugeot at nearly 90 miles an hour. I Resta led during the early part of thej race, but after the 200 mile mark was passed was forced to give way to Do' Palma. I up his speed i The latter then shot average to a fraction better than SO! miles an hour and gained a lap on Resta. This was later lost when Do ' Palma stopped to change tires. j Within the next few miles, how- ever, Resta was also forced to .ton I, and In a great burst of speed through ' the entire field. De Palma made p I .1,0 ,.mH lt nnH ll.en r.nt I),.cln o ' full lap behind him. Anderson, in a Stutz. finished third. His time was 5:42:27:57. The race was run without an acci dent Although the day broke cold and damp, with a miBt falling, the track dried out thoroughly and con- ditions were ideal for the drivers. FirstShipmentof Pipe Arrives Here From Pittsburg SATURDAY NOON FIRST WAGON LOAD OF BIG TUBE LEAVES OREGON CITY. The first shipment of pipe, consist ing of nine cars, arrived enrly Satur day morning from the National Tube company. Pittsburg, and by noon the first wagon load left Orecon City for the Molalla road where the first pip" will be laid, probably within the next week. Eight of the nine cars are loaded with Matheson lap-welded pipe and the ninth Is filled with coating In which the pipe will be dipped. Each car carried enough pipe to lay a quar ter of a mile and the shipment is suf ficient to lay two miles. The second shipment Is this side of Chicago, ac cording to information received by II. A. Rands, engineer for the South Fork Water commission. The task of checking and examining the pipe began early Saturday morn ing and at noon the first wagon began to load.' The entire shipment will be distributed at once. NAVY Lord Fisher, the new active head of the British navy, is known to the rank ami rue as Jackie l-inner, lie Is as popular In the navy as was Ixjrd Rob erts in thermy. He Is credited with making the British navy the efficient fighting force It is today. Ten years ago he brought the scattered units ol the navy from the varioua parts of the world and formeil lh ei-cut lir.mo Aa. fone ric.c-t. ' " """ TO SLEEP WELL IN SUMMER. .... ., . . 7 , , , f"Kht 'flammti"n 0 'the bronchial t,,1,"B ra"B!8 I dif e' " a,ke? irffreshl"-' "P Impossible. " ', J,,K " lilr "'"POIimi COV- ers raw, Inflamed, Irritated surfaces I with a Boothing, healing coating and stops that annoying tickling, relieving the racking, tiring cough. Take this splendid cough medicine with you on summer trips. It Is good for coughs, colds, croup, bronchial affections and la grippe coughs. Jones Drug Co. (Adv.) LORD FISHER IDOL OF RANK AND FILE OF BRITISH -'", . i " J i r ( WWlw I Word fisher ( j v v' w--- s Tkv r- - -;: MfiJOfZ GDiESRl WOOD While It la true that In the rwtit of hoKtlirtlea with. friliiil power the naty would be the inot atlte blanch there wdiiIiI be nimiliate artltlty In the army. Aa r jiimuii'b-r of the li partuu'nt of the r.it M.iJ'T lo-iirrat l.eonnril Wood ba charge of the nioxt tuiportatit liramh of our bind forcea. Ceneral WimmI formerly a chief of alaff. lie aa the firt com tiianHer of the nnuh rliter In the Sl'auUh American ar. SAN FRANCISCO. Mav 29 -That the child labor agli.iHon bad reunited In marked decreac of youthful work ers In factories and tmln wu the rn ton raiting report mide fxlity before the annual conference of the Niitlonnl Child I-abnr committee. Representa tives of nearly every slate In the Lunlon were present hen the big con ference opened hi re todav. Promi nent speakers on the sulijii-t are on the three-day program, which closes on Monday evening. According to the r.-nmia bureau. there has been a marked decrease from l'.'oo to 1910 In the number of children ten to flft.en years of ae engaged in gainful work not of an ag ricultural nature. The ibsrease was 19 per cent for boys and 115 per cent for girls. The ue of children In ag riculture has had big Increase, accord ing to government figures, but the In jury to health ami future usefulness Is lacking In this cl.is of child work ers. Many states have Increased their re strictions aa to chibl lulior since the conference met before, and the pro poganda has had bemfliiul results In all sections of the country was the re port. There Is yet much to be done in legislation and enforcement, how ever, and various views on this sub ject are being heard. George Dibble, a resident of the Es- tacada district for' the last 24 years was found Insane Saturday and com mltted to the state asylum. Mr. Dibble's mental derangement Is believed to have been brought on by worry'. He Is suffering under the be lief that someone Is after him and wants to put him in the penitentiary. He was born CO years ago In New- York. Dr. Guy Mount made the exum (nation. Speaking of the circus that per formed at Enterprise last Wednesday, the Joseph Herald remarks that, "con trary to the general rule, everybody was pleased with the show even the animals seemed to enjoy It." WOMAN GOULD HARDLY STAND Because of Terrible Back ache. Relieved by Lydia E. Pinkham't Vegeta ble Compound. Philadelphia, Pa. "I suffered from displacement and inflammation, and had sucn pains in my sides, and terrible, backache so that I could hardly stand. I took six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-' pound, and now I can do an y amount of work, sleep good, cat good, and don't have a bit of trouble. 1 1 recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to every sufFerin womam." Mrs.HARRV FisuER,lC2oDountonBt., Nicctown, Pa. Another Woman's Case. Providence, R.I. "I cannot speak too hiphly of your Vegetable Compound as it has done wonders for me and I wouid not be without it I had a dis placement, bearing down, and backache, until I could hardly stand and wos thor oughly rua down when I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It helped me and I am in the bestof health at present. I rork in a factory all day long besides doing my housework so you can see what it has done for me. I givo you permission to publish myname and I speak of your Vegetable Compound to manyof my friends." Mrs. ABEL Law eon, 120 Lippitt St, Providence, R.L Danger Signals to Women tre what one physician called backache, headache, nervousness, and the blues. In many cases they are symptoms of some female derangement or an inflam matory, ulcerative condition, whichmay be overcome by taking Lydia E. Pink ham'sVegetable Compound. Thousands of American women willingly testify to its virtue. l2 CHILD LABOR SHOWS HARKEDJJECREASE FIFTEEN MEN NOW PUtV PRE PAHINQ FOR RECONSTRUC TION AT EARLV DATE. COVTRSHEW Will BUILD TWO STRUdURfS KLAR IHE CEU Dtfmila Plana Ar No Known Out Judging From Prtttnt Activity Work Will b UnJ.r Way toon. Judging from pre.iiil actltlly uf (oterniut-iit engineer, on the slltf of I lie link and canal, the ailho rvcen t ruction will begin In only a fe week. fblpmeiili of machinery are being retched almost dull). Friday a lame limit It y of supplier. er reell here from the (Vllbi canal which recently completed and It la said, ad dltlonal blpmeiita will be leeched fur mine time to rnine. A building on the bank of the ranul la being rvliullt completely fur tlm gov. eminent rmpiojea ami Into nr re building will be rrecled. One ol tliew probably will be ux'd as home by the loektendcr. In I lie deed con Trying Ihfi property from thr Portland Hallway, Light & l'oer company I" the government, land was included for the erection of aeteral buildings to liouae government rmplors. It la not poailhlo to obl.iln poalthr statements from federal engineer atg. Honed here but Judging from atate tucnta given out lii Portland and from the acthlty of goternuieiil men here, It I considered highly rhhU that reconduction will begin In thn iiet few weik. The river at the preaeut time la at a high stage alid It will he neccnry for the water to become ioer nerorr inncn or me work can begin. At the lime the Iraunfcr wan mndf. It was stated from the Portland office of the government engineers, (hit work would begin at once so that river shipping could more easily take ad vantuKe of the Imprnvetiicnta. Fifteen men are now employed here by thr government. A majority of them are from Oregon City and West I. Inn. although several Hie In Port land. Luff Hamilton, who was em ployed on the Celllo pnHcct has been sent here aa foreman. The government dredge, CliiiniKeg, Is now at thr lower entrance of Un locks, deepening thn rannl. PDRTI.AMi. Ore., May IS.-The First National bunk of this city bus hroiiKht suit In nil effort to collect a Il.1..ri0ii Judgment itgnlusl Harry M. Court right, nccordlng to a complaint filed In circuit court yesterday after- noon. Ctiurtrlght was In business buy ing dellmiuent tax certificates and trading In real estate. He has done considerable business In Clackamas county. After the bank secured Judgment against Courlrlght for $1.1.000. Includ lug Interest due, an attachment wns Issued mill all the sheriff could find to attach, according to the complaint was a balance of $41 on deuoslt In the Pulled States Nut I mill and on auto mobile valued at J.'iOO PETER ERICKSON DIES AT MOUNT PLEASANT Peter Rrlckson died at his homo at Mount Pleasant nt 4:30 Friday after noon after a long Illness. Ho was Ci years old. Ho was born In Sweden, but came to this country In the enrly part of his life and settled In Minnesota. Five years ago Mr. Krlckson moved to his present home nt Mount Pleasant. Ho is survived by a wITo and three daugh ters. The funeral will be held from the Holmnn & Randall undertaking par lors at 10:30 o'clock this morning, Rev. W. T. Mllllken officiating. Intormont will ho In Mountain View cemetery. 20 KILLED IN MOVIE HOUSE. LONDON. June 2. A bomb drop ped by a German aviator upon a mov ing pftturo theatre In Warsaw, killed a score of women and children, dis patches received here today slated. Tho Moser cherry sold at $0 per ton. crop has lieen SPECIAL TO WOMEN The most economical, cleansing ond germicidal of all antiseptics Is A soluble Antiseptic Powder to be dissolved in water as needed. As a medicinal antlsoptlc for douches In treating catarrh, Inflammation or Ulceration of nose, throat, and that caused by feminine Ills It has no equal. For ten years the Lydia E. Plnkham Medicine Co. has recommended Paxtlno In their private correspondence with women, which proves Its superiority. Women who have been cured say It Is "worth Its welgnt In gold." At druggists. DOc. large box, or by mall. The Paitoo Toilet Co, Boston, Mass. V; A ' FRLDZRlCKC.rCtiriLlD Frederick C. I'eiiliuld, American am baaaador lo AuaMa. baa been scletl rd bv Italy to look after tier Interval III thr break belen Italy and Ail trla. It MCETINO MARKS HALF CENTURY OF PEACE JACKSON MONU MENT 19 BEGUN. Richmond. Vs.. May .11 - The moil liotalil'i reunion of tiltted Confederate Veteran will open here tomorrow Not the moat Hot utile In tiumU-r. for thr line hit thinned to a al.adow of It former strength; but the moat no lul'le for It anul wr-arlcn. It encamp menl at thr old Confederate capital, the enthusiaaiu of tlm desceinbint of thr battle heroe. Thr reunion. mark the lcntyflflh anniversary of the organliutlon, and the half century of peace. It was In Itlihmoml that thr hope of thr con federacy rentered, and about II clua ler the memories of a lovr that does not forget. KnclrcUng their present ramp ground are thr old battlefields where valor and glory, sacrifice and defeat were Interwlneil, And the 1'nlleil Daughter of tlm Confederacy with the Son of Confed- lute Veter- rn lime come to swell thr enthusiasm of thr great reunion and sing the praUi-a of the "thing gray line." Old ctcran have nunc from far and near. The reunion will have It parade It speech making, and roiiatntit en tertalnment for thr veteran. Three days will br filled with poy and putho for thr old veteran, and the departure and Inst farewells will bo said on Thursday. Tho t'nlted Confederate Velerana was organized In Chnttnnoogn, with Ceneral John II. Cordon a the first command! r, 25 years ago. The prea eut commander Ih flenernl Dennett Young of Unilsvllle. One of thr features of the reunion Is laying of the cornerstone of a mon ument to Ceneral Stonewall Jackson. Thn Confedernto Memorial Institute, which will contain thr relics, records. flags and uniforms of the confederacy, will bo dedicated during tho reunion. A pnthetle event will br the "paying off" of tho old soldiers In confederate money, two mlllons of which has been gathered by Ceneral J. M. Williams or Memphis. GET THEIR DIPLOMAS PRINCKTON, N. J., June 2. Spash Ing around In the gymnasium tank at Princeton university a group of sen iors are making a last effort to learn to swim. Their diplomas arc at stake, and tho Impending calamity of forfeit ing their sheepskins has given them an Impetus to try lo removo the lead from their heels. Swimming Is a hard task for some men who hnve always dreaded tho water. Whllo tholr class mates cheer them on. they nro flound ering about, buoyed up by hopo more than knowledge 'of thn liso of their orms and legs. The regulation, no swim no dlplotnn, will ho strictly en forced this year, 'the test being to swim 200 yards and show the mastery of tho back stroke and one other rec ognized stroke. TRIED FOR ESPIONAGE. LONDON, Juno 2. Trial of Mullcr llahn on charges of esplonat?o wns bo gun In Old Ifnlloy today n sorrel ses sion. llahn wns arrested nt th" h'iiiio time as Anton Ktinpfcrlc, who hung iiiiiMcIf n bis roll after confessing tho In.di of the charges igainst hltn. BRITISH AVIATORS CAPTURED. IIKRLLN, via Wireless to London, June 2. A llrltlsh officer nvlator and a Ilelglan observer were raptured when Oerninn guns brought down a Ilritlsli aeroplane In Ilolgluni, tho war office announced today. Bilious Attacks When you havo a bilious attack your liver falls to perform lis functions. You become constipated. The food you eat ferments In your stomach In stead of digesting. This Inflames the stomnch and causes nausea, vomiting and a terrible headache. Take Cham berlain's Tablets. They will tono up your liver, clean out your Btomach and you will soon be as well as ever. They only cost a quarter. Obtainable every where. (Adv.) WAHIINHiTON. Juno - The o called Ciimiiilu act, prohibiting any limitation of I tie llulilllly of carrier lo a alilppcr, goe Into effm t 1liiudy IIiioiilIioiiI thr I'lilted Hlale, In In- teiatiiln iiimlliercr icille (lie ef fori of lb inirler to eeute nil add cd rale to olfai-t tbr liability. Ihn frelsht tales will remain thr ailine, ami all proWaloii on bill of biding restricting llntdllly are conceited. Tlm "nut iiiln ail paei In Hi lal hour of Ilia lty tliltd roiigrea and Was alKlinl by I'realdelit Wllaon on March 4. It luleiideil to do aay with (lie limited liability liauae under which railroad hair been r red lug sblpiueiit. making It obliga tory II l 'ii h carrier In pay full talun for loaae. For that puiK It wa nrdenxl that the standard uniform bill of lading, which file a 10 relit raid for tbr shlpmriil carried cm a r leaaed tuloatlon and 110 ht rent ratr lor ahlpmciiU rarrled at full liability, lioiild ba made llb'gul. Thr a' t wsa an ameiidmenl of thr act In regulate commerce. It I ald Hint under Ihn limited li ability cbiuar thr railroad bavr been pa) lug In loaae from 1 1 tn 2 per rent of their ftelgbt revenue. JuM how much heavier thl burden will br under thr new law remain In br ei u Tlm hlpeta hu prnioil thn raising of frelahl rule to earn for the added liability, claimed them no proHii of any great Incrcaan In thr burden uf the carrier Cnreful record of llulilllly hi"ct will br kepi by thr railroad and other carrier, and If the biinb n I niutcriutly In-rream-d. till'' will br u"d a an argil-mi- nt for a bbiiiket lucreuar In fro bill rate, which reiucat wn formerly ic fued iv a ruling of thn Interstate coin- merer riimmlnalon Innt month PARTY GOES DOWN WHEN M0- TORBOAT TURNS TURTLE IN WILLAMETTE. I'ORTI.A.Mi. Ore. Juno 1 - Four peraoiiH, two men and two women, were drowned In thr Willamette liver about 4 o'clock thl morning when the motorboiil In which they were rid ing turned turtle mar the North Pa nic Lumber company' dock In the ower hnrbor. Thr wife of one of the Ictliii of (lie drowning nloiir nunlw' thr party, mill she wa saved only aft- r a sensational rescue by a fisherman. Thr tragedy followed a moonlight ride (hut started ut St. John after midnight. Thn five people had been enjoying n little parly at tho apart ments of Mr. Martin, near the woolen mill, and Mr. Minnie Weiss, who wits saved, said that ahn proposed a river trip because of thn moonlight and warmth of tho night. Mr. Welas Is of the opinion (hat aomn one attempted to step from one side of thn boat to thn other. In so doing tho party Involuntarily stepped on thn sido of tho boat, causing It to sway over, shipping n largo quantity of water and then capsizing. Details of tho iniadruplo drowning. as furnished by Mrs. Weiss today, were vague, as the woman Is In a hys terical and suffering from tho expos ure of 20 minutes In tho water. WASTE HERE, WEALTH TO GERMANY, HE SAYS PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 2. "(ier many' could establish herself us a world power on what America wastes" declared William Conger Morgan, pro fessor of chemistry nt Reed college, before tho Rotary club luncheon. "This country wastes a billion cu hlv feet of natural gaa a day; KiO 000, 000 tons of lumber annually. "Wn make twice as much coko ns C.erniimy, nnd waste 25 per cent of tho byproducts from which dyes nro made, whnreas (lormnny utilizes 0.r per cent. "The Shormnn hill nnd other legis lation affecting business gives Ameri can business no protection against tho cartels or trusts, frequently, to an ex tent, government directed, of Ger many, "fiermuny controls tin world's sup ply of potassium salts. Tho salts can bo mined and laid down nt New York for (8 a ton, and were sold at $ir i ton. You would think $7 a ton enough profit, hut Germany laid an export tax of $20 a ton. and the selling price hero of an article costing $H a ton Is ::.ri a ton. "Germany's cartels havo been known to meet American competition at homo by sidling nt a price far be low cost until competition wns sup pressed, nnd our laws give American business no protection ngalnst this kind of competition." JEFF DAVIS DAY. RICHMOND. Va., Juno 2. The fi nal day of thn reunion of tho Con federnto veterans opened this morning with a parade of tho veterans and ex ercises marking tho birthday of Jef ferson Dnvls, former president of tho Confederacy. Tho day was generally observed throughout tho south byi'on-. federate organizations. NAVAL OFFICER DISMISSED. WASHINGTON", May 27. Secretary of the Navy Daniels today announced the dismissal of Captain John If. Day, maintenance corps, convicted of dninkeness on duty and other conduct prejudicial to the service.