FLEET
GATHERS IN FORGE
Summer Maneuvers to Begin
Today With 13 Big
Battleships.
WILL BE INCREASED TO 17
Lai-RCM American Flert Kver As
Mmhlrd Will Be Commanded by
Sohroedrr Impressive
&rcno Off Coast.
w I?.CiC?.rORT- MaRS- Jul' .-Thirteen
battleships of the North Atlantic squad
ron assembled off Cape Ann today and
at sunset started to the eastward to en
Kago in maneuvers oft the Massachusetts
coast. Later other vessels will Join them
and for the. next four or five weeks in
tricate and extensive evolutions will be
carried out. On Saturday the fleet is
expected to put In an appearance off
"'ureiuwn, wnicn will be Its base dur
ing the operations In Northern waters.
The ships that will join the fleet as the
movements progress Include four battle
ships, a dozen torpedo-boat destrovers
nd submarines and auxiliaries. Ulti
mately Rear-Admiral Seaton Schroeder
will have under his command the largest
and most powerful fleet of warships ever
gathered In American waters.
The concentration of the fleet off
Thatcher's Island today was Impressive.
1 housands of spectators crowded every
vantage point on the rocks of Cape Ann
The ships In the fleet today were the
Connecticut. flaRship; Vermont. Louisi
ana. Kansas. Maine. New Hampshire,
Wisconsin. New Jersey, Minnesota, Qeor
la. Rhode Island. Nebraska and Idaho
Iter the Missouri. Virginia. Ohio and
Mississippi will complete the quota of 17
first-class battleships.
PLAN TO ENLARGE SCOPE
(iood Koails Men Agitate Interna
tional Association.
n,.Sn';A,TJLE- July-Before adjourn
al? .v. movrnent was set on foot
by the delegates at the National Good
Roaus Congress for the formation of
an international good roads assocla-
'V?Jl' A ,B,"Prry organization was
..perfected, with Samuel Hill, of Seattle
js president. A. T. Powers. V. M. God-
- y.' c"fford Richardson and Harold
Parker, of New York; A. N. Johnson, of
Illinois, and A. W. Campbell, of To-
. runto. were named to draw up plana for
.,. permanent organization.
. ,lgh at " "clock the delegates
left by boat for Victoria. B. C. where
they will inspect the Canadian roads
on Vancouver Island, Thursday
In today s session E. Purnell Hooley
of Nottingham. England, described the
c -larmae roads, which are made of the,
slag from Iron furnaces, which can
r be constructed without skilled labor
if Clifford Richardson spoke of the
abundance of road material on the
rcit!c SKt- Papers were read by
KSUJr- of Tennessee; Harold
ff NeW Yrk and H- IL Ui-oss,
of Illinois.
YOUNG GIRL "ENDS ALL"
Cannot Bear to Live When Parents
Forbid Youthful Lover.
SPOKANE), WashTTjuly 7. (Special )
Hasel Rem. aged 17. stepdaughter oT
MarUn. postmaster at Snow, a small
postofTlce on Webb Ridge, about 30 miles
southeast of Lewiston, committed suicide
tnenheart Bhooting her" through
She had been going with Clarence
Akers. .on of one of the moat prominent
loTv f," th" trlda Who w" objected
to by her parenU on account of his ex-
xnlme.,yOUth an.d 8he Waa toli Sunday
5" mUBt Klv up hla company.
Monday night she spent at the home
of her grandmother nearby, and In the
morning the old lady went out to Attend
to work, as her husband was away and
k tU w"B t0 the houa o call te g?rl
tobreakfast. discovered the child was
The girl left a note stating that she
bore no Ill-will toward anyone, but she
could not comply with the demand of her
parent, and live, therefore would end all!
OREGON BOY IS PROMOTED
C. F. Easter Chosen Secretary of
r Boise Y. M. CA.
1 .
,rBIEE- Idaho, July 7 (Speclal.)i-C
t LJ.fiJf Y?nsf Men'B Christian As
i , ITct TBTh t0day PPolnted general
" Kr7 ,v, association, to succeed
. . Fred Wltham next October. Mr. Easter
' Taat " l0Cal "Nation JcaX
more than a year, previous to which h
I : a' T d'reCt0r at th
' - wa n three year,
a member of the Portland Y M C a
,, and -was one of the popular athlete. In
; the organisation. He was "ained fo"th"
; work of. a physlal director by Phystea"
Director Grllley. who obtained for him
, his first position at Salem. Every wheS
' cll.l8 b'nf"-emely popular, and Is"!
, fatloti officials say he has done exceo-
r,."." y Work' whlcn accounts for
his unusually rapid rise In position. Mr
, taster was born at Ashland. Or., bui
: came to Portland a number of years ago!
BIG TACOMA MILL BURNS
' Prterman Manufacturing Compan:
; Is' Total Loss.
' TACOMA. Wash.. July 7 The Peter
. man Manufacturing Company" plant'
; consisting of a sawmill of 30.000 daily"
. capacity, gush and door Interior flnlsh-
4? r"c,ory- located on the Udeflats at
-Puyallup avenue and P street, was to-
ny v,e8tK,ye1 by a flre that started
t Tn boiler-room at 6:15 this even
; ing The loss Is estimated at 180.000
( with small Insurance.
, Iju-k of city water mains near the
; Plant forced the department to draw
supply from small creeks, fed bv
trfBlx water streams and the flow of
; the tide from Commencement Bay It
Is probable the plant will be rebuilt
j DEAF MUTEJS ARRESTED
. , C. II. Eaton Accused of Robbing
, Newsboy of 3 5 Cents.
t
1. Accused of robbing Willie Goldstein
- 7-year-old newsboy, of 85 cents, c.
AMERICAN
H. Eaton. deaf mute from f!rafnrH
Wash., was taken into custody last
night by Patrolman Wanless at First
and Taylor streets. Being unable to
give a satisfactory explanation of the
charge he was locked up in the City
Jail to await a hearing of the case to
day In the Municipal Court. Charles
Burke, another deaf mute, who works
at the Independent Printing Company,
and lives at 750 Going street, who was
with Eaton at the time of the arrest,
was required to go to the police sta
tion but was released after an admo
nition to behave himself In the future.
According to the story related by
the Goldstein boy. Eaton tried to take
all his papers from him by force and
when he resisted the man ran his hand
into the boy's pockets and abstracted
the money. Another newsboy corrob
orated this statement. The deaf mutes
said they gave the newsboy 10 cents
for a paper and received no change.
They denied all knowledge of the al
leged theft. When the police inter
fered Burke tried to resist, but was
quickly frightened into submission.
Willie Goldstein has a bad reputation
with the police. He has been accused
of being a first-class faker. He has
been frequently seen on the streets
crying and attempting to enlist sym
pathy from passersby at night on the
plea that he was starving and had not
sold any of his papers. He lives with
his parents at First and Hall streets.
PROTEST IS FILED
OBJECTION" MADE TO STEEL
, BRIDGE LOCATION.
Six Hundred Fifty Citizens Join in
Appeal That Is Forwarded for
Consideration of Dickinson.
Contending that removal of the Steel
bridge 80 feet south of Its present loca
tion will not only make the harbor too
small for Portland's traffic, but cause
navigation of the river fronting the city
to become dangerous and hazardous, 660
residents of both sides of the Willamette
submitted a protect to the War Depart
ment yesterday morning. The document
was filed by Alexander Bernstein and
Francie Clarno, attorneys representing the
Protestants, and was forwarded imme
diately by Chief United States Engineer
Mclndoe to Secretary of War Dickinson.
It is believed the next step taken will
be an investigation ordered by the War
Department or at least a hearing before
the local United States Engineers, who
may be asked for an expression of opin
ion as to the feasibility of changing the
location of the brldse as sought bv the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company.
The Protestants appeal to the War De
partment to compel the railway to erect
the new bridge on the old site, and set
forth . that representative cltiaens, with
and exclusive of the United Push Clubs
of the city, join in the prayer that change
of the location of the span will be denied.
The protest filed Is as follows:
Text of the Protest.
Whereas. There 1 an application now
pend rs before the Port of Portland on
behalf of the Oregon Railway & Navlga
!".V, -omPny for permission to bridge the
v lllamette River at the city of Portland.
Multnomah County. State of Oregon, from
the foot of Gllsan street on the west side
of said river to Oregon street on the east
side of said river, we are acting upon the
presumption that the said Port of Portland
will give lt permission, and thereupon the
matter will be referred to you and to the
Var Department. We take it for granted
that if the permission be given the rail
road company will abandon and condemn
the present bridge which crosses the Wil
lamette River from Third and Gllsan streets
on the west side of the river to Holladay
avenue on the east side of the river, and
wtiirh has been and now Is known In our
city as the Steel bridge.
Wherefore. On behalf of the many cit
izens of Portland, some of whose names are
signed to the accompanying petition, as
well as on behalf of the United Push Clubs
of the City of Portland, as expressed In
resolutions passed by the various push clubs
of this city, we desire formally to present
to you our objections to. the application
a ..v referred to and to the removal of
said Steel brldKc from Its present site, and
??ul$ .respectfully call your attention to
the following facts:
The present Steel bridge was originally
constructed by said railroad company over
21 years ago, at which time the company
had the choice of location anywhere from
the mouth of the Willamette River to Ore
gon City. In our opinion the present loca
tion of the steel bridge Is an Ideal one la
every respect, both for railroad purposes
and the accommodation of the public as a
highway.
Cent nU Harbor Affected.
Since the construction of the Steel bridge,
. autl2rlt?i,.linother bridge has been built
across the Willamette River, known as the
Burnslde bridge, which is about 200 feet
south of the Steel bridge. The harbor be
tween these two bridges has been in con
stant use as a central harbor, wherein a
?Je.t man?0' the largest merchant marines
of the world have been navigated, and which
nas also given anchorage to several of the
great ships of the United States Navy
Is .conen,ded by those who are com
ESIS nt. '"J"'1,- that, by reason of the
iiH- kJSh1"" rUJer Just north of the Burn
?!... bridge, and the current at this point,
that the present distance between these
2. brldsres. of about 2200 feet. Is barely
sufficient to allow ships of any magnitude
to reach the draw of the Steel bridse with
yC ,?f'r t-asslng through the Burn
slde bridge northward. The location In
dicated for the construction of the pro
posed bridge by the railroad company would
shorten this distance and diminish the har
bor between the two bridges to an extent
?L,nUt.l,80Ve?t?5 the KaBt Side and ISo
feet on the West Side, and In the opinion of
those competent to judge, would cause nav
igation to become dangerous and hazardous
j re"on f the current, as above stated,
eu?er ,hortened "Pace In which to man-
m,'',.from tn,,s- tn cuy ' Portland has
fani. "an Quadrupled ia Population In the
lapse of 21 years, since the Steel bridge
was constructed and In operation and vast
2mm.erclad and blnss interests have
adjusted themselves to Its location, and the
large residence districts, both on the esit
Snd?whieifT becomi thickly "populated'
aiL5,I, i" have combined to make the
thoroughfare over the Steel bridge one
most important connecting the East
and West Sides of the city.
If these conditions should be suddenlv
changed by the abandonment of the present
site, and the selection of the on. rS
by the tailroad company. It goes wlthoTit
saying that large financial Inteu woS"d
be disturbed, and also that the nr.i
??nl.nci.Uld b "ubJected Kreat'fnco"
Refer to Nw T lad act.
Tha rl tj i ,
-rld
- ----- "'- Fb niiv Kitnougn your
permission has not yet been acquired It
artrXp''ed that th"' brld8 will be bul i
after proper presentation. Said bridge la
a .hlh" bridge, supposed to afcom!
""f"'0 r'v traffic without interruption,
and requiring the draw to be swung only
when ocean traffic demands entrance. y
it win be noted that by reason of the
wm..0'11' bridge, which cro ihl
? RlvIr at Portland It would be
a dangerous and unusual proceeding to con
struct any bridge between the present site
of the Steel bridge and the Burnslde bridge
It Is our earnest wish that our objections to
the proposed new location should be placed
before your department, . and that you will
KEtaid- nr1 hUK u" to th" citizens of
fortland. Or., a hearing, at which we tnC
be permitted to introduce evidence show
damage to the harbor by the chin in w.1
tlon of the bridge, .t wMch UmesUmony
of ship captains, masters and steamboat
men. who are familiar with th. ".!"..
of the Willamette Rver iV current, and
channels and alo the evidence of compe.
It.henB'ne,'!rs- may be introduced to ?Joe
all the various phases of th
ySUf dP"tmen 'hat 'you "Cb. fully
advised before granting anv nermlssion &
the premises. A map lnd"catfng the nrei"
ent location of the steel bridge
posed location of the new brince u
attached and made a part of thft protest
I p to the present time we have askirt in
yam for some good reason why The nre.ei
location should be changed Vnrt VI,. Pre,?nt
between the bridge. taPed 2nS ti
danger to ships Increased, and the -n.i-,
ha. only been. It Is more convenient ?ol Th I
railroad, as It desires an eaSi! 'r.tna
US b,?h ,h". nor,h "d sou'ton tne'est
side of the river. ThI. privilege it i
rHth ".'J'"' i'"1 bridge on thS Kast 6?de
and could make any entrance or sxlt from
the north at the aast approach of the
bridge, as well as the south Th. r,,,.-
site doe not parallel th stei TbSdg" Sv
2"0 feet and renders the eaat oDroaTh frn
the north more difflcni approach from
THE MORNING
RIOTOUS STRIKERS
HOLD GAPE GLAGE
British Regulars Ordered to
Restore Peace at Coal
Mines.
POLICE ARE POWERLESS
Furious Mobs of Men, Women and
Children Assail Men Who AVIsh
to Work Mine' Manager Hurt
in Defending His Men.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
HALIFAX, x. S.. July 7 Before
daylight tomorrow morning a train
load, of troops will be on the way to
Cape Breton to quell the disturb
ances in the mining district.
GLACE BAT, N. S.. July 7. Riotous
scenes at the collieries, an assault on
General Mn n i o-ar- i . . . . .
M - r ''1. me reaoing 1
of the riot act. the injury of several !
wU1K.,nen, iz arrests and the rerusal of
Mayor Douglas, of Glace Bay, to call
out the troops at the request of the
company were the special features that
marked the second day of the strike of
the United Mlneworkers of America in
the employ of the Dominion Coal Com
pany. Mob Awaits Workers.
The strike assumed a violent form at
:so. and No. 3 mines early in the- day.
An enormous crowd, composed of strik
ers, their friends and women and chil
dren assembled at the collieries wait
ing for the men who were expected to
go to work. Nearly all carried sticks
stones and eggs, and when the first
man appeared they surrounded him and
a riot started. Mr. Duggan and a
posse of police charged the crowd to
open a way for the workmen to escape
Mr. Duggan was struck and slight
ly wounded on the side of the head and
several women and children were
knocked down and a number were In
jured. The entrance to the collieries was
finally cleared and the rest of the work
men loyal to the company were allowed
to go Into the mine without further
Interference.
Strikers Contest Mine.
At colliery No. 3 tonight the 6trikers are
in charge of the situation. There a mob
of women and children attacked the men
who wanted to work. The police were
forced to draw revolvers to defend them
selves. During the day 2000 strikers surrounded
the Jail In which the prisoners arrested
this morning are confined, and it was
thought an attempt would bo made to
Btorm the place and release the men. Thie
however, did not occur. '
The police are practically powerless to
control the disorderly element. A coal
train from Dominion No. 3 mine was held
up on Its way from the pit today and de
railed by the strikers. Mr. Duggan has
appealed to the towns of Glace Bay and
Dominion and the municipality of Cape
Breton for protection for his men and
property, and each of these towns hae
sworn In special constables. Mayor Doug
las, of Glace Bay. has refused to sign a
requisition calling out troops.
WAR OH SPEETfIEHOS
ANTI-JUGGERNAUT AUTO CLUB
TO BE FORMED.
Ixs Angeles Humanitarians Get To
gether to Make Iiife More Pleas
ant for Pedestrians.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. July 7.-Artlcles
of incorporation of the "Anti-Juggernaut
Automobile Club" are to be fifed soon
with the County Clerk. Ita purpose will
be to compel reckless automobllists to
observe the precautions necessary to
safeguard lives of pedestrians
The plans include the establishment
and operation of signal stations for the
detection of violators of the speed ordi
nance. The articles of incorporation state that
the club is necessary "to the end that
human beings may be afforded as much
protection by law. In all seasons of the
year, as Is afforded by law to wild ani
mals In closed seasons, or to wild forest
trees, or to fish; and to the end that
human beings may not be wantonly and
recklessly killed or maimed or bruised or
,w'"n??d' or made to wear that haunted
look like a hunted deer when venturing
upon the public highway."
PRAIRIE STATES FLOODED
(Continued From First Page.)
wall of water, six -feet high, swept down
both forks of the Grand River and Joined
at Utlca, continuing after that as one
great flood. The water spread out over
the bottom lands and did great damage
to farms and crops In its path.
The water overwhelmed the" railroad
tracks, blocking traffic absolutely and
causing the death of eeveral people. Joe
Wlllard and his wife were drowned two
miles west of Chllllcothe as they were
fleeing along the tracks. William-Christian
was aleo drowned and six section
hands are reported missing. The agent at
Gault. Arthur Fiek, was rescued from the
roof of the station after a close escape
from the flood.
The Burlington bridge to the west of
Chllllcothe has been abandoned.
GREAT NORTHERS BLOCKED
Dearborn Bridge Carried Out by
High Water in Montana.
BUTTE, Mont.. July 7.-The Dearborn
bridge, between Cascade and Wolf Creek
on the Butte division of the Great North
ern Railway, was washed out yesterday
and delayed all trains.
Finally it was found necessary to trans
fer passengers around the washout It is
understood that the track will be re
paired tonight.
RIO GRAND STILIi BLOCKED
Scenic Line Through Canyon Im
passable Because of Slides.
DENVER. July 7. The blockade of the
Denver & Rio Grande Railway at Echo
30 miles west of Canon City, as a result
of the heavy ralno and the landslides of
OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY,
the last four days, remains unbroken to- I
night.
Today many thousands of westbound
passengers who were stalled yesterday at
Canyon City weer detoured to Colorado
Springs and sent West over the Midland
road.
THREE DKOWXED IX CREEK
Woman and Two Children Carried
Away by Swift Water.
ST. IOUIS. July 7. A woman and two
children were drowned on a farm in St.
Iouis County tonight when they at
tempted to ford a creek swollen by heavy
raine.
First Mail in Two Days.
PUEBLO. Colo., July 7. The only mall
In the last 48 hours to go west over the
Denver & Rio GrAnde Railroad was taken
by a stub train this afternoon and car
ried past the rock slide in ih T?n.,0i
Gorge, the train returning to this citv I
with mail from the West.
SUSPECT HELD FOR THEFT
Frank Kain Arrested for Robbing
East Side Dwelling.
Detectives ,Craddock and Mallett last
night arrested Frank Kaln. 20 years old.
and lodged him in the City Jail under
suspicion of having robbed a dwelling
at 670 East Morrison street on June 30.
The officers picked the young man up at
Fourth and Stark streets. According to
their investigations the prisoner has not
been employed for a long time and has
been living about the city with no visible
means of support.
A gold nugget, a pearl stick pin, J13
in money, a meerschaum pipe of con
siderable value and other articles were
taken in the burglary. The pipe was
traced to the possession of Katn. He was
unable to explain how he came by it.
The police say that he Is the brother of
Ralph Kain. an ex-soldier, who is now
serving a 20-year sentence In the Walla
Walla penitentiary for highway robbery.
Kaln Is being held under the charge of
vagrancy to permit a detailed investiga
tion into the robbery.
STRUCK .BY CAR; MAY DIE
Patrick Daly, 50 Years Old, Hit at
Third and Burnslde.
Knocked down and rendered uncon
scious by a streetcar that struck him
yesterday about noon at Third and Bum
side streets. Patrick Daly, 50 years old,
an Ironworker, who lives at 354 Burnslde
street, is in the Good Samaritan Hospital
In a dangerous condition. It was thought
last night by the surgeons who are at
tending him that death may result from
his injuries.
Daly was attempting to cross the
street In front of the car when he was
hit. An ugly gash cut in his scalp gave
rise to the belief at first that his skull
had been fractured. After he had been
removed to the hospital In the Red Cross
ambulance and the surgeons had revived
him it was found that crushing injuries
In the chest had been sustained. He was
bleeding from the mouth and displaying
alarming symptoms late last night. Daly
is a single man whose relatives reside
In the East.
BOY STRIKES ON HIS HEAD
Frank Nolan Injured by Fall In
Runaway.
Thrown from his' wagon on his head
Frank Nolan, an 18-year-old delivery boy
employed by Lang & Co.. wholesale gro
cers had a narrow escape in a runaway
accident yesterday afternoon at Twen
tieth and Washington streets. The horse
took fright at Twenty-first street and ran
In the next block he struck a telegraph
pole. The shafts were broken and the
yJ. nrown a distance of 20 feet, striking
on his head.
Nolan was picked up and hurried to the
Good Samaritan Hospital in the Red Cross
ambulance. He sustained slight Internal
injuries and severe bruises. He will re-
?VrK,c2 f- W days- The victim's home
is at 695 Union avenue.
HURT STEPPING FROM CAR
Viola Bean Gets Bad Fall on St.
John Line.
i-,auneanV a year-oM Klrl. living at
I?- Sk"n f.treet St- John- injured
yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by step
ping from a moving car at Fargo street
on the St. John line. She had signalled
the conductor. No. 655, to stop, but he
evidently did not see the signal. The girl
!2e t tot from the trailer Ld
couldnt stop when she discovered that
the car was not going to slow down. She
was thrown violently to the ground
The girl's arm and shoulder were In
jured and Patrolmen Burrl and Mackey
picked her up and carried her to a near
by drugstore. - where she was revived
Friends called later to assist her home.
Youth Caught Stealing Sacks.
Andrew Vetter, the 17-year-old son of
Henry Vetter, a tailor at 851 Burnslde
o L,Was arrested lt night at the foot
of Savler street for eteallng grain sacks
from empty freight cars. Patrolman
Humphreys saw him go Into the cars, and
collect a bundle of the sacks and arrested
blm as he was leaving the Weidler dock
The lad said he had been working at the
plumbing shop of Bohlman & Son 44t4
Ninth street North. His case will prob
ably come up in the Juvenile Court.
Illegal Fishers Fined.
ASTORIA, Or. , July 7.-(Speclal.)Nick
Mariana and Nick Paglana. two gillnet
ters arrested Sunday by Depute Warden
Rathburn for fishing during the doseS
period pleaded guilty In Justice Court
today to a charge of illegal fishing and
were fined $50 and costs each. Julius
Jensen of Chinook, one of the trappers
arrested for fishing on Sunday, pleaded
not guilty and his trial was set for next
Friday. The hearing of the cases against
the other four trappers arrested on elm
liar charges has not been set.
Astoria Teachers Chosen.
ASTORIA, Or.. July 7.-(Special.)The
Astoria School Board, at its meeting last
evening appointed Roy K. Thomas, of
Olivet College. Michigan, as teacher of
history in the High School, He Is also to
be the school's athletic Instructor The
Board filled the vacancies In the corps of
grade teachers by electing the following
M ss Esther Larson, Miss Selma Norberg'
Miss Sophia Anderson and Miss Blodwin
Clatsop Treasurer Reports.
ASTORIA, Or., July 7.-(Special.)-The
report of County Treasurer Sherman for
the six months ending June 30 was filed
today and shows the receipts and dis
bursements of his office to have been as
, WS: Cash on nand January l Jin -
9LiPt 263'5?5-78: disbursements,
ja9.OD9.68; cash on hand June 30. 54.I
A Mght Rider's Raid.
,Jhe wrst night riders are calomel
11 or aloes pills. They raid Jour
bed to rob you ot rest. Not so with Dr
King's New Life Pills. They never dis
tress or inconvenience. bu? aiwavi
cleanse the system, curing Colds Held
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Further information if necessary at the store. Telephones A 1925, Main 2756
a 386 'siintoriyt.
RIPUGER IS IN FOR IT
SEATTLE PROSECUTOR TO GO
OX WITH CASE.
Says He Sees No Reason for Drop
ping Action, Even Though Xo
Case Has Been Contended.
SEATTLE. Wash., July 7. (Special.)
Today brings three developments in the
Rlplinger matter. The first is the dis
covery by friends of the alleged default
ing Controller that technically there Is
no criminal charge against Rlplinger.
since the old warrant sworn out by Harry
W. Carroll, his successor as Controller, Is
Illegal. The second is the statement by
Will H. Morris, attorney for John Rip
linger, that the ex-Controller, who has
come back from Honduras following a
two-year exile, is confident of his ability
to prove his Innocence of wrongdoing.
The tihrd Is the statement of George F.
Vanderveer. Prosecuting Attorney, that
he Intends to find a way to push the case
against the accused.
Ripllnger's friends in their effort to
discredit the warrant against him, point
out, first, that the complaint will be
sworn to by Harry W. Carroll as City
Controller; that the city, however, has
refused to admit its liability for the 68,
000 alleged to have been embezzled from
the contractors; and that the contractors
In no case have made any claim against
Rlplinger for one cent. This Is pointed
out as foundation for the belief that
Ripllnger's alleged peculations from the
"uncompleted contract fund" constitute
nothing more than a breach of trust.
Prosecutor Vanderveer, however. Is de
termined to prosecute Riplinger according
to announcement made today.
"I will begin the prosecution on the
original charge of embezzlement filed
against John Rlplinger just as soon as
the case can be arranged," said the Pros
ecuting Attorney, George F. Vanderveer.
"I see no reason for all this 1 talk about
the city's having no case. I will take
up the matter at once with the account
ants who experted Ripllnger's books and
if others are involved by their findings,
they will be prosecuted too. I believe the
original charge against Rlplinger and the
original warrant sufficient. If they are
not, we will prepare one that is valid. I
know of no reason why the city should
drop the case."
CONTEST CASES AFFECTED
Entryman Need Not Show Grazing
Land Has Been Used.
LA GRANDE. Or., July 7 (Special.)
A decision of the Interior Department
which means the dismissal of over 100
land contest cases on the Umatilla In
dian reservation was received at the local
land office today.
The decision was in the case of Daniel
C. Bowman, and is a reversal of a former
ruling by the Interior Department that
an entryman. after showing his land fit
only for grazing purposes, must also
show that the land has actually been
used.
About 26 cases have been decided by
the local land office officials contrary
to the ruling of the Department, and the
recent decision from the Secretary of the
Interior Is a confirmation of the rulings
of the local officials.
Sheriff Leaves With Prisoner.
Sheriff Blrdsall, of Colorado Springs,
Colo., who came to Portland after Victor
Snow, an alleged swindler, left with his
prisoner last night. Sheriff Birdsall will
return to Colorado via Sacramento, Cal.,
where he will stop to take charge of the
remains of his mother, who died there a
few days ago, while the Sheriff was in
this city arranging for the extradition of
Snow. Mrs. Blrdsall had gone to Cali
fornia for her health only a few weeks
ago, and It is understood had shown de
cided Improvement up until within a day
of her death. Snow Is accused of swin
dling a bank In Colorado Springs of J600
by means of a forged draft. He Is sup
posed to have victimized other banks
throughout the West. He was run down
by the Pinkerton agency in this city and
was arrested at the Hobart-Curtls Hotel.
Funeral of Miss Monahan.
The funeral of Miss Denos Monahan,
who died Tuesday night at 11 o'clock at
her home In St. John after an Illness of
13 years, will be held at 1:30 P. M. today
from the Evangelical Church at St. John
The ladies of the Rebekah lodge, of
which Miss Monahan was a member, will
meet at the lodge hall and attend the
funeral In a body. Interment will be la
Greenwood Cemetery and special cars
will be provided. T. J. Monahan, her
father, is an old settler In Oregon and
has lived In St. John for the last 30
years. He Is now superintendent of the
P. R., L. & P. Co.'s power station on
the Peninsula. Miss Monahan died at
the age of 20 years. She is survived
by a father and mother, two sisters and
one brother to mourn her loss.
Italian Found Insane.
ASTORIA, Or.. July 7.-(SpeclaJ.) John
Emilio, of Hammond, was examined by
the County Board this afternoon and com
mitted to the State Insane Asylum The
man is a native of Italy and 39 years of
age.
If you are not satisfied after uslne
according to directions two-thirds of I
bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, you can have your monev
back The tablets cleanse and Invigor
ate the stomach, improve the digestion
an well.b0'el8- Glve them!' trill
PIANO GIVEN AWAY-
J We wish to cordially invite the Portland public to
me opening ot our new store, Saturday, July 10
when we will give our visitors an opportunity to pos
sess one of our handsomest pianos, free. Simply
register your name when you call. Registration
closes July 17, 8 o'clock p". M., at which time the
piano will be given away. The contest will be under
the supervision of representatives of two of our lead
ing newspapers. This costs you nothing, as some
one who registers will o-pt fh -rvio nni,
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KNIGHT'S SHOE VALUES
So many or our old customers have
followed us to our new store to
keep in touch with them
KNIGHT'S SHOE VALUES
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