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THE MOKXIXG OKEGOXIAN, 5ATUKDAI, JCHVE 13, 1908.
OF
ARE RISING AGAIN
Heavy Rains Swell Streams
and Weather Bureau Pre
dicts Another Flood.
TOPEKA GREATLY ALARMED
I'roicct Is That "Water Will Go
Higher Than Before Veritable
Cloudburst In the Kaw
Valley.
KANSAS CITY, Juno 12. Unusually
heavy rains fell toda In Kansas, Ne
braska, Missouri and Iowa and the
Weather Bureau predicts that the Kaw
and the Missouri Rivers will again reach
the hiph stage on Wednesday night. At
B P. M. the Missouri here had fallen .25
of a foot, but had risen .1 of a foot at
St. Joseph and continues to rise there.
The Kaw fell about six inches today and
is stationary tonight. At Topeka the
Kaw is rising rapidly.
The Weather Bureau predicts that the
new flood at Topeka will exceed that of
Tuesday. All of the tributaries of the
Kaw are very high, and more rain is
threatened. The crest of the new flood
here will be reached Sunday night. A
heavy downpour this morning caused
some additional trouble from flooded base
ments in the West Bottoms, where the
Hewers were unable to carry off the ex
cess. No further damage was experienced
In the stockyards, Argentine and Armour
dale, Kansas, and In Harlem, AIo., and
none is expected.
The stockyards are still idle and the
packing-houses were unable to continue
working, even if they had stock. The
railroads, on the other hand, were in
better shape, but schedules were still
disarranged.
KAIX FLOODS KAW VALLEY
High Wind and Lightning Accom
pany Kansas Cloudburst. .
TOPEKA, Kan., June 12. A terrific
rain, which amounted to a cloudburst
In many portions of the Kaw valley
and which was accompanied by the
heaviest wind and electrical storm of
years, swept down over this territory
between the hours of 3 and 7 o'clock
this morning. It is feared this will
check the fall of the Kaw, which at
10 o'clock today registered 19 feet 4
inches. At Topeka two inches of rain
fell. A small boy named Skibbee was
drowned here this morning by the up
setting of a boat in the asylum
grounds.
The wind was in the nature of a tor
nado, blowing down trees and unroof
ing the Catholic church at Wamego.
At St. Mary? many trees were blown
down and crops injured.
About the same conditions are re
ported from Junction City, Abilene and
Salina.
One of the worst storms of yars
prevailed around Holton. The wind
and lightning were terrific, while at
least three inches. of water foil.
Council Grove, southwest of here, ex
perienced a cloudburst, sending the
Neosho River up rapidly and nearly
drowning out the town.
Valley Falls, northeast of here, bad
nearly four inches of rain, while much
farm land is under water.
At Round Top, the railroad condi
tions are better. The Santa Fe reports
a heavy rain on the Superior branch,
north of Strong City, but the track is all
right. This will prevent for a time the
sending of overland Union Pacific and
Rock Island trains west by that route.
Emporia reports that a tornado
passed over the southern part of the
county this morning, causing much
damage, but so far as known no one
was injured. The town of Madison
seems to have suffered worst. There
the roofs were blown off some of the
largest store buildings and several
email buildings were demolished.
'ORTH TOPEKA THREATENED
lliver Rises Nearly Two Feet and
Rains Continue.
TOPEKA. Kan., June 12. North To
peka is threatened with another flood.
The. river has risen today from 19.7
feet to 21.3 feet. A bulletin issued by
the local weather bureau at 2 o'clock
this afternoon says:
"Uniformly heavy rains ranging from
one to two inches have fallen in the
Kaw Valley, and the present outlook
is that the river at Topeka will rise
two feet in the next 36 or 48 hours.
Unsettled weather conditions prevail
today, and showers are forecasted for
this part of the state tonight."
The rise already forecasted will put
the river above the flood stage, and
more rains would make the situation
serious. The feed waters of the Kan
sas River are rising rapidly. The Re
publican at Junction City has risen
seven feet since yesterday, and the
Smoky Hill over three feet. Condi
tions along the Smoky Hill bottom are
reported worse than in 1904. At Man
hattan the Blue rose over three feet
today, and is still rising.
RUSH REPAIRS TO ROADBED
Rapid Progress Made on Northern
Pacific in Montana. v
BUTTE, Mont., June 12. Progress in
repairing the damage on the Northern
Pacific between Butte and Missoula is
being made at a much more rapid rate
than was thought possible. When Gen
eral Manager George E. Slade, of tha
Northern Pacific, arrived in Butte to take
personal charge of the work of putting
the line through, the reports from the
West were that it would be impossible
to reach Deer Lodge with a train before
next week. Slade got there last night
It is not likely that the Great North
ern will be able to resume train service
between Butte and Helena for several
days. The worst damage to tracks on
the Great Northern is between Helena
and Great Falls. Hundreds of men ara
- working on all of the lines repairing the
damage from floods.
GET OUT OVER NEW RAILWAY
Opening of Billings Northern Helps
Floodbound Travelers.
BUTTE. Mont., June 12. The first pas
senger train on the Billings Northern
road was run today. No train was ever
received with greater favor by the pas
sengers who were thus enabled to leave
Great Falls, having been -stalled there
for more than a week by washouts. The
train was made up at Great Falls- and
hauled the marooned passengers to Lew
iston to connect with the St. Paul, that
they might get out by way of Lombard
end to Butte and Helena.
Tha Billings Northern 1b still in tha,
RIVERS
KANSAS
bands of the construction company and
a passenger train was never before run
over the line.
RIVER RISING AT ST. LOUIS
Mississippi Passes Danger Point and
Big Area Is Under Water.
ST. LOUIS, June 12. The Mississippi
River, which has been practically station
ary for the last week, although at flood
stage danger mark, is beginning to rise
rapidly. The gauge this morning marked
30.7 feet, a rise of 4-10 of a foot in the
last 24 hours. The danger line is 30
feet. The weather bureau this morning
predicted a stage of 31.2 by tomorrow
morning, and a fall at a stage of 33 feet
by Sunday, marking the crest of the flood
that is pouring down the Missouri River
from Kansas City and vicinity.
Thousands of acres of fine farm land,
hundreds of homeless people and miles
of railroad track under water are the
results of the present stage of high
waters in the valleys of the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers in this vicinity. But
the slow rise of streams gave ample time
for preparation, and the damage and loss
will be slight as compared with floods
of former years.
MORE TRACK IS WASHED OUT
Northern Pacific Suffers Between
Missoula and Spokane.
MISSOULA, Mont., June 12. It was
reported last night that several miles of
Northern Pacific track had been washed
out near Sand point, and there Is little
hope of opening up transportation be
tween Missoula and Spokane for some
time. Heavy rains last night delayed
repair work west of here, and much of
the work has been destroyed. An effort
will be made tomorrow to run a train
from Arlee and transfer passengers who
have been stalled for several days at
Dixon. The distance between the two
points is 14 miles, and can probably be
covered by wagons.
Northern Pacific Is Open.
BUTTE, Mont., June 12. Northern Pa
cific service between Butte and Billings
to the east and between Butte and Deer
I-odge to the west was resumed today.
The Great Northern is now the only rail
way entering Butte that is unable to
operate. The first train from Billings
brought passengers marooned there for
more than a week.
DEATH TRAP IN ROCKS
Scores of Laborers Killed by Seem
ingly Causeless Explosion.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 12. (Spe
cial.) Nine laborers, seven Englishmen
and two Swedes, employed In blasting on
the Grand Trunk Pacific extension, a few
miles east of Winnipeg, were blown to
atoms by a premature explosion of dyna
mite today.
The death of this crew swells to the
number of 60 the roll of those killed by
premature blasts on the Grand Trunk
Pacilic extension within a year. All the
explosions were apparently causeless, and
in an investigation into the cause of the
accidents the officials of the road are
working on the theory that some mineral
in the rock ignites the charges of dyna
mite which are tamped into it.
The freak is regarded as an entirely
new discovery in science, and the offi
cials are wholly at a loss in planning a
way to continue work in the death trap
rock, which the laborers are now shun
ning. ASSIST HUMPHREY FAMILY
Eugene Citizens Give Home to
Mother and Children.
EUGENE, Or., June 12. (Special.)
Judge Chrisman today issued an order
returning to Mrs. Lizzie Humphrey- her
two babies that were taken away irom
her recently by the officers of the Juve
nile Court. Mrs. Humphrey, who says
she lived in Portland was traveling South
with her two babies and two boys. The
mother and boys were walking carrying
the babies and belongings in a pushcart.
W. G. TRILL AND MISS AUGUSTA BOOTH IN THE " IRONMASTER," AT THE HEILIG.
TOISIGHT, JUNE 13 GIVEX BY THE STUDENTS OF WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY.
ADMISSION, fl.OO. 75c AND 50c.
win &
Cast of characters: Phillipe Derbiay, w. G. Trill; Claire de Beaulien, Augusta Booth; Due, Clark Belknap;
Sophie, lone Fisher; Marquise de Beaulien, Merle Hockett; Octave de Beaulien. Guy Woods; Suzanne, Myrtle
Hannon; Monsieur Bachlin, Royal Bisbee; Monsieur Moulient, Perry Rieglemar; Nellie Casebere, Roy Hewitt,
June Patty, Harry Hardman. Chester Diamond.
The act of the Juvenile Court officers
ereatlv worried the mother and aroused
the sympathy of the citizens of Eugene
who have made up a purse for the un
fortunate woman, secured work for the
boys in the berry fields and rented a com
fortable . place where the family may
live and be cared for.
PROXY BRIDES MUST WAIT
Fifty Japanese Women Detained
Aboard the Tango Maru.
SEATTLE. June 12. Over 50 proxy
Japanese brides arrived among the 200
passengers on the Tango Maru, and a
dozen intended husbands arrived ready
to receive them, only to be met by the
new immigration regulations restrict
ing the landing of Japanese. It will
probably be two weeks before all the
Tango's passengers are passed by the
inspectors, and in the meantime the
number of waiting bridegrooms are in
creasing hourly. The new arrivals are
not allowed off the vessel.
Lindsay Becomes the Maverick.
ABERDEEN. Wash., June 12. (Special.)
The name of the steamer H. G. Lind
say, brought from Cleveland, O., to this
port and sold at a receiver's sale to sat
isfy creditors, will be changed to the
Maverick. The Lindsay will go on the
Alaska route as soon as her repairs are
completed.
Kansas Mascot Jumps Overboard.
ABERDEEN, Wash., June 12. Word
has just been received that the Teddy
Bear mascot presented by Aberdeen to
the battleship Kansas jumped overboard
and was drowned on May 28. The officers
and men of the ship have requested
another cub.
GUARD
T
Will Present Modified Armory
Bill at Next Session of
the Legislature.
MAKE IT MORE DEFINITE
Supporters of Measure Hope to
Overcome Objections by Includ
ing Specific Provisions Con
cerning Fund Expenditure.
Failure of the Armory bill to receive
popular indorsement at the polls Juae 1
has not discouraged the Oregon National
Guard in its campaign for armories in the
military stations outside -Portland. The
view is taken by guardsmen that the
measure was defeated because of a lack
of understanding of the needs and utili
ties of armories. The favorable vote was
very large, especially in the cities; the
cutting being done in rural districts.
The National Guard Association is al
ready planning a new bill which will be
presented before the next legislature.
This bill will ask for MOO.OOO in annual in
stallments of $25,000 each, or possibly an
even larger sum will be asked for. The
bill will be differently drafted, however,
defects which caused it to be held up be
ing carefully omitted. The principal
argument against the Armory bill by the
State Grange which had the measure re
ferred to the people was that no specific
number of armories was mentioned; nor
were there any details as to the cost or
locacion. It was argued that 100,900
would be insufficient to install armories
in the 12 company stations of Oregon, and
that furthermore it would be establishing
a bad precedent to leave the expenditure
of so large a sum to Ofe State Military
Board without restrictions. It was
learned yesterday that the National
Guard Association will secure data as to
the cost on each Armory and present the
measure before the Legislature in a most
business-like manner.
Flnzer Explains Defeat. -
"When the bill is put in that form,"
said Adjutant-General W. E. Finzer, in
discussing the fate of the Armory bill
yesterday, "I don't believe it will be
again referred to the people. There is a
growing appreciation of the needs of bet
ter military facilities. Inasmuch as the
country is not inclined to maintain a
large standing Army the training of vol
unteers is an investment of the greatest
value. We are a big Nation and a rich
one, and the quality of strength must
necessarily be added and on the training
and patriotism of citizen-soldiers and vol
unteers must the country depend entirely
in event of land hostilities or possible in
vasion. "The Government has long since rec
ognized this important fact and is now
supporting the National Guard of the
country almost entirely. Congress re
cently passed a bill providing all arms,
equipment, uniforms and ammunition for
the Guard, leaving very little expense for
the state. In the same act it was pro
vided that in case of war the National
Guard can be called into service the same
as the Regular Army: can be used for
foreign service, home service, or any
service to which the men of the Regular
Army are amenable. Under the new law
the Guardsman must answer the call to
arms whether he wishes to or not; re
mustering is not necessary. The new en
actment establishes the National Guard
as a National Reserve Army.
"One expense the Government does not
provide, however, and one which it should
provide," continued General Finzer. "is
that of armories. The War Department
has taken the stand that since it equips
the National Guard and pays the ex
penses of maneuvers and training facil-
4. -frets' S"
ities, the state, which shares in the ben
efits, should at least provide suitable
armories for the storage of Government
property and for the better drilling of
the Guardsmen. Nearly ever state in the
Union now has properly equipped perma
nent armories at its various stations and
I believe that it is only necessary for the
people of Oregon to understand this need
in order to secure the same benefits here.
Companies Now Use Shacks.
'Thousands of dollars worth of valu
able property is now left to improper
storage in the rookeries which now pass
as armories in such places as McMinn
ville, Oregon City, Roseburg, Ashland,
Cottage Grove, Woodburn, The Dalles,
Pendleton and Baker City. Some of these
places are so ill suited to their purposes
that the Government uniforms mould in
the storerooms during the Winter months.
The state pays for these accommodations
between $5000 and $7000 a year in rentals.
The quarters are not attractive to the
men, are ill-suited to drill purposes, and
surely anything but a credit to the state.
I believe had every voter in the state
been brought to know of this condition
and to appreciate the real merits of the
Armory bill, it would never have been
defeated.
"I have heard from officers of a num
ber of these stations since the fate of the
Armory bill became, known, and no one
of them is inclined to be discouraged be
lieving that the bill can be submitted to
the next Legislature in such a form as to
make objections to it impossible by law
abiding, patriotic citizens. In fact the
Taxpayers League is among the organiza
tions which have assured us that they
will give their support to the plan of
building armories, providing a definite
number of structures are named and a
definite cost for each building set out.
The new bill will be prepared along these
lines.
"Multnomah County treated the measure
broad-mindedly at the polls; the majority
against the bill being less than 100.
Oddly enough the counties which would J
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have been directly benefited seemed
to return heavy majorities against the
bill; but this is easily attributable to the
lack of understanding and appreciation of
the measure. The National Guard Asso
ciation conducted a plan of education
and reached as many voters as possible;
but since there were no funds for this
work except those paid out of the pockets
of guardsmen, voters could not be
reached in sufficient numbers to be ef
fective. At all points where voters could
be reached I have noticed from the re
turns that large favorable votes were
polled. The failure of the bill delays the
work of securing armories only a short
time. The utility of the National Guard
is coming to be understood and it will
not be long before the average voter will
regard It as his duty as an American
citizen to support measures tending to
wards a better military establishment in
our country."
MAY MEAN LONG MARCH
Army Officer to Examine Road
Through Snoqualmie Pass.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.,
June 12 (Special.) In compliance with
authority from the Secretary of War,
Major Robert C. Van Vliet. Tenth In
fantry, will proceed from Fort Liscum,
Alaska, to Fort Sheridan. 111., as com
petitor in Northern competition.
Leave of absence for five days, to take
effect about June 12. is granted Second
Lieutenant Richard Park, Corps of En
gineers. In compliance with authority from the
Secretary of War Captain John W.
Barker, Adjutant Third Infantry, will
proceed from Fort Lawton, Wash., to the
vicinity of Sallal, Wash., to ascertain
if the road through Snoqualmie Pass can
be used for march of troops from Fort
Wright to American Lake, Wash., as In
dicated In a letter to the commanding
officer. Fort Lawton, June 1, and in
carrying out the requirements of this or
der. Captain Barker is authorized to hire
saddle horse or wagon transportation, if
necessary. Upon completion of this duty
Captain Barker will return to his proper
station and render report to these head
quarters. Second Lieutenant Louis A. Kunzig,
Third Infantry, is detailed as judge advo
cate of the general court-martial ap
pointed to meet at Fort Wright, Wash.,
relieving First Lieutenant Charles C.
Herman, Jr., Third Infantry. All un
tried charges will be transferred to Lieu
tenant Kunzig.
It having been impracticable for First
Lieutenant Harry A. Ripley and Second
Lieutenant Philip Remington, Twenty
Second Infantry, to proceed from Seattle,
Wash., to Forts Davis and St. Michael,
Alaska, respectively, by steamer sailing
from Seattle about June 6, 190S, the of
ficers named are directed to proceed
from Seattle to their stations via Skag
way and White Pass route.
INSANE, YET RESPONSIBLE
Expert So Testifies for Prosecution
in Barnes Murder Case.
WALLA. WALLA, Wash., June 12.
(Special.) "The most . dangerous, the
most insane man on earth knows right
from wrong, knows when he has killed
a person," was the statement of Dr. J.
F. Cropp, one of the insanity experts,
who took the witness-stand this morning
in the Barnes' murder trial.
This statement was made after Dr.
Cropp had been asked the hypothetical
question, and to which he had answered
that he would say a person who would
do as Barnes had done was suffering
from "mental degeneration, superinduced
possibly by heredity, possibly by bad
environments and lack of education."
Both prosecution and defense have
closed their cases and tomorrow morning
at 8:30 o'clock arguments of the case
before the jury are to be taken up.
Although attorneys for the defense at
tempted to prove that the defendant was
suffering from insanity, the prosecution
in rebuttal, refuted fnany of their conten
tions in the attempt to prove that the
opposite was the case.
Fifty-four witnesses were put on the
stand today, completing the list, with the
exception of two who cannot be secured
at this time. An effort is being made to
rush the rest of the case so that tha
jury will be in possession of their instruc
tions early tomorrow afternoon, and able.
to reach some kind of an understanding
before night comes.
FIND CITIZENSHIP FRAUDS
Naturalization Papers Secured, It Is
Said, by Perjury.
TACOMA, Wash., June 12. (Special.)
The United States Government is con
ducting an investigation of a number of
alleged naturalization frauds in West
ern Washington and persons found hold
ing citizenship papers illegally will be
brought to justice.
Papers have been prepared in several
such cases in the United States Attor
ney's office for this district and others
are expected to follow.
Elof Viktor Olson, of Aberdeen, was
made the defendant in one of the ac
tions, it being charged that he obtained
hig papers fradulently. It is said that
Olson obtained his second papers when
he was only 20 years of age.
If Olson admits he obtained his second
papers by swearing falsely to his age a
charge of perjury will be brought against
him.
PEN STARES HIM IN FACE
Man AVho Killed Child With Auto
Sentenced in Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 12. (Spe
cial.) Guy C. Stratton, secretary-treasurer
of the Acme shingle mill, con
victed of manslaughter by a jury after
trial on a charge of running over with
an automobile and killing 7-year-old
Henrietta Johnson, of Ballard, on Jan
uary 26, -was today sentenced by Judge
Frater to serve an indeterminate term
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Mr. Stratton is the first violator of
the state automobile law to be tried,
convicted and sentenced to prison for
manslaughter. He was convicted on
May 14, after a three-days' trial, and
subsequently a motion for a new trial
was overruled by the court. Counsel
for the defense nas made a hard fight,
and today announced the case would
be appealed to the highest court.
Stella Byles, of Elma.
ELMA, Wash., June 12. (Special.)
Miss Stella feyles died early this morning
of tuberculosis. She was an exceedingly
bright young woman 38 years old and
gave promise of high elocutionary pow
ers. In Demoiest medal contests and
other public entertainments in which she
often took part, she was uniformly snc-
The Sport
of Kings
Says Big Kelly (discussing
horse racing, Governor
Hughes, Richard Croker,
and other people and
things, in this week's SAT
URDAY Evening Post),
"to win, th' Gov'nor's got
to have backin. An', at
your age, you don't have to
be told that no end of these
crusaders ain't on the level.
They believe they are, but
they ain't. They feel moral,
when it's merely dyspepsia;
they think they're virtuous,
when they're only sick.
"Also, there's differences
to consider. Virtue likes a
rockin' chair; vice puts in
most of its time on its feet.
Virtue belongs to th' Union ;
it's for the eight-hour day,
with holidays an' Saturday
afternoons off. Vice is al
ways willin' to break th
wage schedule, work over
time, an' do anything else
to oblige. Virtue wants two
months off in th' summer;
vice never asked for a vaca
tion since th' world began."
Read Big Kelly, by Alfred
Henry Lewis.
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There are dozens of other
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of Gems, in this week's issue.
It is written by George
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