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THE MORMXG OREGOMAN, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1909. 3 ELLA G1NGLES WOT SO VERY INNOCENT Canadian Witnesses Put New Light on Character of Lacemaker. ROBBED HER EMPLOYER Had Photograph Taken in Stolen Press, Vnderwent Operation and Kissed Man Agnes Barretti Penles Her Charges. PHICAOO. July 14. With tears stream ing down her cheeks. Miss Agnes Bar retti denied the pharRi-s made against her ty Ella lilngles. the girl whom she ac cuses of stealing lace from her. when hhr- testified at the girl's trial today. "I will simply ak you." said Mr. Short, "If you ever attempt, d to sell this girl Into 'white slavery,' If you ever abused or assaulted her In the Wellington -lintel or had any knowledge of any of these things?" "No, sir," replied Miss Barretti, t"ar3 streaming down her face. "It Is a false hood from beginning to end." Much to the surprise of prosecutor and spectators, p. H. O'Donnell. counsel for the defense, excused Miss Barretti with out arking her any questions. Shows Girl's Story False. Miss Olngles' testimony was serious ly Impeached by three witnesses whom the state had brought frpm Canada. The testimony of a Canadian photogra pher was in (iovvnripht contradiction of the testimony given by Miss (Jingles. le told of how Miss dingles came to him, giving the name of "Miss Wilson," and had him take a picture of her in a lace frown. In her direct testimony Miss (Singles declared that it was a re production of a photograph taken in Ireland. The picture showed her in a dress belonging to her employer's wife, Mrs. U. S. Thornton, of Belleville, Ont. Not as Innocent as She Says. Mr. Thornton iirst took the stand. The presence of her former employer failed to unnerve Miss Gingles. She sat fac ing the w itness, and continually clasped and unclasped her hands. "Do you know Miss Gingles?" inquired Mr. Phort. The witness replied that Miss Gingles was employed as a cook at his home, she having come from Montreal. "Did she become ill?" . "Yes. a week after she came to my home." " Mr. Thornton then explained the. na ture of the girl's illness, and detailed the necessity of an operation at that time. While he was speaking Miss Gingles bowed her head and seemed about to break down. "Did you ever see Miss Gingles in a man's company?" "Yes. once I saw her Jostle a man near our home and kiss him many times." "Did you take Miss Gingles back after she had recovered at the hospital?" "Yes." "And you left her in charge of your home?" j "Yes." 'Where was the silverware?" "Locked up." "And the linen?" "In the attic." "Why did Miss Gingles leave?" "She said her sister was dying: In Chi cago." He said the girl stole some of the linen. O'Donnel Put to Confusion. i ne witness then told of a visit made to him at his home in Belleville by Attor ns . jjonne.ii, ana repeated the conver sation they had reenrdlnc Miss r:ini The stulements of Thornton plainly ir ritated Attorney O'Donnell, who made irenuent interruptions. On cross-examination. Attorney O'Don nen endeavored to confuse the witness in regard to the incidents of the visit. The court sustained objections to several of the attorney's questions, in one instance taking occasion severely to rebuke the lawyer lor Ignoring a ruling. xr. . tj. Gibson, who attended Miss singles in Belleville. Ont.. testified re Kiiiuiii me pnysical condition of the Kin at mat time. me state closed its case today. It is expected the defense will rest bv tomnr. row noon and that the case will reach the jury ny riday. WEST POINT MEN SILENT No Information In Sutton Inquiry. Annapolis Proceedings Public. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. July 14. No advicea of any sort have been received in Washington up to this time with reference to th in vestigation of the alleged hazing of uci nonaju Button, at West Point ..at idmi imcni nai received no imormanon regarding this case from the academy authorities, and Mrs. Button, since her return from West i-oini. nas divulged no facts as to her on irouDies. It is assumed by the department that ine Doa.ro. 01 inquiry has not yet com pleted Its Investigation. Assistant Secretary Winthrop. of the Navy Department, will suggest to the court 01 inquiry into the death of Lieutenant James N. Sutton the desir ability of public sessions, but will give me court run discretion. William I. Owen and Edward Griffith, the chanf feurs who saw the beginning of the ngni, nave been summoned. LOST SHIP TO BE SOUGHT Cruise of South Sea Islands to Be Made for Australian. VICTORIA. B. C, July 14. (Special.) It is seml-of ficially announced that H. M. S. Algerine will be dispatched shortly to cruise the South Pacific and search the islands for traces of possible survivors or news of the fate of the Greenock ship Australian, Just posted as missing at Lloyd's and hopelessly overdue at Sydney from Mazatlan, whence she sailed last November. I-ang and Fulton, owners, have peti tioned the admiralty ths,t search be made of the islands and atolls on her route, and for purposes of expedition It is suggested that the Algerine divide the patrol with one of the Australian squadron. The one remaining- hope of the owners is that the ship has gone ashore on some island where her crew awaits assistance. KAISER SAYS FAREWELL (Continued from First Page.) bllity to the Reichstag. It was brought bout, -oddly enouglf. by the Conserva- tives and Clericals, parties opposed in principle to an absolute parliamentary system. They, in co-operation with 18 Polish members whose policy Is opposi tion to all governments, were able to de feat Chancellor von Buelow's finance measure by eight votes. The Chancellor could have remained in office had he ac cepted the coalition's finance bill with the direct legacy duties eliminated, but he chose rather to reire. Why He Deferred . Election. Prince von Buelow, commenting on the fact that he had been reproached with want of courage In not dissolving the Reichstag, explained that he had not taken such a mep because the elections, in the present state of public opinion, would have reeulted in increasing the forces of Socialism, and the new house would not have passed the finance bill. "I have been able." said the Prince, "to overcome th Socialists and give them a smashing defeat at the "elections without resorting to repressive police measures. We shall see whether Socialism shall continue to go back and whether tne Germanization of Poland and the sup pression of the Guelphs will go for ward." LAW IS FEARED Ml'ltPKHEP MAX'S WIDOW NOT AT FUNERAL. Intrigue Doctor of Banker's Wife With Arouses Community to INiint of Danger. WATSEKA. 111.. July 14. Forbidden to attend the funeral of her husband, whom her lover had killed Sunday night, Mrs. J. B. Sayler. widow of the vice president of the First National Bank ot Crescent, ill., shed the first tear since the tragedy when her brother-in-law in formed her of her exclusion. The Sheriff refused her permission to attend the cere mony because of the bitter feeling against her and Dr. W. L. Miller, who did the shooting. Sayler returned home unexpectedly Sun day night and found his wife. Miller, his wife's father John C. Grunden, and others there making merry. A quarrel ensued and Miller shot Sayler dead. Blood-stained garments belonging, it is said, to Dr. Miller, Mrs. Sayler and John ('. Grunden, Mrs. Sayler's father, were discovered at the Sayler home today. The blood is said by the prisoners to have come from Dr. Miller's wounded wrist. The intimacy between Mrs. Sayler and Miller has ben a matter of gossip for two years and is said by Sayler's brother to have grown out of a mutual love of hunting. Sayler knew of the facts, but' kept silence lor the sake of his only child, Goldie. The shooting caused intense feeling against Mrs. Sayler and Miller and there was talk of lynching last night. For this reason the woman was kept away from the funeral, lest the sight of her enrage the crowd. "I had one experience with a mob 12 years ago, and 1 don't care for an other," explained the Sheriff. This action on the part of the Sheriff was generally commended, as it is thought Mrs. Sayler's presence at the obsequies would have been provoca tive of insults if not of actual viol ence. A letter summoning his wife to his side was sent from here today by Dr. Miller. A dispatch from Klairsville. Pa., quoting Mrs. Miller as having for- i given her husband and only awaiting his summons to fly to his aid, was re ceived here today simultaneously with a private message from Mrs. Miller to Sheriff Heikes of the same Import. SIX WOUNDED IN RIOT STRIKERS AT PITTSBURG AT TACK STRIKEBREAKERS. As Result of Melee Two May Die and 15 Others Are Candidates for Hospital Treatment. PITTSBURG. July 14. Six wounded, two fatally and 15 seriously injured by flying bricks, iron slag and clubs, sums up the result of the first day's ''surprise strike" by the men employed In the Pressed Steel Car Company's plant at McKees Rocks today. The rioting, starting shortly after noon and continuing until late tonight, came without much apparent reason on either side. The striking men, comprising the for-" eign element, say that since a. pooling system of pay has been introduced they have been receiving less money for the same number of hours. The men employed by the Pressed Steel Car Company are not members of any particular union or organization, and their strike does not in any way affect the unions here. The authorities now be lieve they have the situation well in hand. , Tonight the company attempted to bring strikebreakers by steamer to the works, but the rioters, lining the banks', of the river threw 'bricks and slag at the strike breakers. The fusillade was returned 'by Sheriffs, on the boat, but the landing of the men was prevented. Lewis Forbids Strike. PITTSBURG. Kan., July 14. In an of ficial communication received by the sec retaries of the local unions of district No. 5. United Mineworkers of America, Thomas L. Lewis, the National presi dent, forbids a strike of 18.000 men em ployed in the mines of the Pittsburg Coal Company, which has been called to take place tomorrow morning. SHOWS HEELS TO THUGS E. S. Williams Makes Escape When Hold-up Is Attempted. F. 9. Williams, who lives at 355 Elev enth strest, reported an attempted hold up to the police last night, Williams had escorted his sister to her home at Bast Twenty-first and Clackamas streets. After he had left her and was returning to his car. he noticed three men, one on the walk in front of him, another sitting near by on some steps, and the third across the street. As Williams approached the man near the curb jostled him against the man sit ting down, and the two tried to go through his pockets. Williams man aged to escape from their grasp and took to his heels, despite their threats to shoot him. Students Plan Outing. Seventy-five ex-students of the Co lumbia University, now known as the Portland University, will hold their an nual outing and reunion Friday after noon at the Chautauqua grounds in Gladstone Park. The event has been an annual occurrence for several years past with the ex-students who claim the old Columbia University as their alma mater LAND TO ATTRACT THRONGS Only One in Fifteen Can Get Homesteads Worth While in Lottery. LITTLE GIRLS TO DRAW Registration Closes August 5 and IiOttery Will Be Held August for Lands In Three Indian Reservations Opened. COEUR D'ALEXE, Idaho, July 14. (Special.) Registration for lands in this Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation will commence in the city at VI o'clock to night and conclude at midnight on Aug ust 5. A heavy registration at least 100.000 people is expected, and the no taries are ready to do their share of the labor connected with the opening. Many of them were already centrally located and are in their old offices, but others have constructed temporary build ings in the business section. A charge of 25 cents will be made for receiving ap plications, but there is nothing to prevent a notary from acting as agent for appli cants, in which case he will notify his clients as to their success in the drawing and receive a compensation for it. Accommodations Not Sufficient. All the hotels and lodging-houses have prepared for the rush, and every available room will be used. Some of the hotels have rented buildings and equipped them with beds and many in dividuals have secured buildings and equipped them for sleeping purposes. Yet with all of these accommoda tions it is feared the large crowd will not be amply provided for. James W. Witten, superintendent in charge of the opening of the reserves, estimates that 100.000 men and women will file for lands, many applying for all three .reservations, making a grand total of probably 200,000 applications. From 15,000 to 20,000 applications from .veteran soldiers and sailorB are ex pected. A single notary already has 210 veterans listed for filings. - One Chance In Fifteen. Some of the homesteads to be drawn August 9 are valued at $15,000 to $20, 000. It is believed about one applicant in 15 will be able to secure a home stead worth taking up. Miss Harriet Post, daughter of At torney F. T. Post, of Spokane; Miss Helen Hamilton, of Coeur d'Alene, daughter of General Ortis Hamilton, and Miss Christina Donlan, daughter of Judge Donlan, of Missoula, have been chosen to draw all the numbers for applicants for lands In the Coeur r'Alene, Spokane and Flathead reserva tions respectively. On August 9, these girls, who are about 12 years old, will be blindfolded and placed beside the huge piles of probably 200,000 envelopes containing applications for lands. These they will draw at random, homeseekers being given their choice of lands in the order in which the names are drawn. ' There is little evidence of a rush to file applications in Spokane for the Spokane Reservation, but there wll be a crush on tne trains to Coeur d'Alene, 35 miles distent, tomorrow. MISSOULA BECOMES CROWDED About 3000 Homeseekers Expected to Register Today. MISSOULA, Mont., July 14. It is esti mated about 1000 homesteaders arrived in Missoula today to register for lands in the Flathead reservation, and it is expected before tomorrow night at least 3000 will have registered. In an effort to get ahead of the crowd from other parts of the country, home seekers from various parts of Montana and surrounding states have beea pour ing into the city in crowds since yester day. Hotel accommodations are at a pre mium. Lodging-houses are filling' rapidly and tomorrow night the visitors probably will sleep in tents. Fifty thousand persons are expected to register in this city, and to handle this crowd 52 Government notaries have been appointed. A large number of people have passed through on their way to Kalispell, where there is another registration office for th.e Flathead reservation. NEW FIGHT ON PLAGUE BILLPOSTERS TO GIVE OVER MILLION IN LABOR. Placards on Ways to Fight Tuber culosis Will Be Put Up Free Throughout Land. ATLANTA, Ga., July 14. The conven tion of the National Association of Bill posters today- voted to donate to the anti tuberculosis right $1,200,000 worth of puft ilcity. This means that all over the Lnited States and Canada they will give, not only space upon billboards, but the labor of posting as well, hints and cau tions to those who have or may be ex posed to the white plague. On the heels of this offer the Poster Printers Association donated $200,000. The officers of the association say they have assurances that the railroads and express companies will carry free all paper for the work, and that the Allied Printing Trades will be asked to do the printing free. TO TIE UP MEXICAN ROADS All Train Dispatchers Resign Be cause Pay Is Not Adjusted. MONTEREY. Mexico., July 14. This afternoon the resignation of every dis patcher and chief dispatcher of the Na tional Lines of Mexico was handed to the respective division superintendents, to take effect at 8 A. M., July 17, follow ing the failure of the committee of dis patchers, after a conference with the of ficials of the merged lines to reach an agreement on the schedule of pay and otner matters. WHEAT GETS NEW RECORD (Continued From First Page.) rains prevented threshing operations and consequent delivery to Chicago DRAWING buyers. Patten owns nearly all of the cash wheat In Chicago. The immediate cause of the sensa tional advance was additional damage In the wheat-growing sections. The of ficial forecast for tomorrow predicts thunder storms over a wide area by selling July in the market- Heavy throughout the Central and Western states. Shorts Caught Napping.- A large "sleeping" short Interest has existed for some time in the July op tion and the action of the market indi cated that many of these traders had awakened to the serious aspect of the situation. There is practically no wheat suit- anie ror delivery on contracts at pres ent and what little there Is belongs to the Patten interests. The leader of this clique succeeded in merchandising the grain delivered to film during the clos ing days of the May corner and he now demands the wheat sold to him for this month's delivery. $1.50 Wheat Predicted. Demand was so fierce at the start that the price between sales jumped from one-fourth cent to one cent at a leap. A wild shout arose when the price touched $1.25 and predictions were freely made that $1.50 would be reached before the end of the month. The mar ket closed at almost the top. the final quotations on July being recorded at $1.26, f? . As a result of the sharp advance in wheat, flour was marked up 10 to 20 cents for the bst descriptions of old wheat variety, while new wheat flcnir was advanced 10 cents a. barrel. RACETRACK MEN LOSE MEXICO EXPECTED TO RECALL TIA JUAXA CONCESSION. . Protest Made -Against Track Other Side of California Bordet. Through' State Department. WASHINGTON. July 14. The concession recently granted by the Mexican govern ment to a company of California turfmen for a racecourse at Tia Juana, a village in lower California, near the southern bounday of California and within a short distance of the city of San Diego, probably will be rescinded. When the. granting of the concession became known the people of San Diego protested in strong terms. Petitions came to the State Department from city officers, churches and citizens with the result that the State Department rece.ntly communicated with President Diaz through the American Ambassador. It was pointed out that the encourage ment of horse racing at Tia Juana would be an offense in the eyes of the people of California, who had outlawed raca- track gambling. It was stated in the letter to the Amer ican Ambassador that the United States diid not question the rfeht of Mexico to grant the concession, but it hoped that the Mexican government would see nt to rescind the concession. No response has yet been received, but the State Depart ment has strong hopes that Its request will be willingly compiler! with. FULL PARDON IS.. DESIRED Bunco" Kelly After Unconditional Release Prom Prison. SALEM. Or., July 14. (Special.) Joe (Bunco) Kelly, vaho served 13 years in the Penitentiary for murder, and who has recorded bis experiences in a book. dropped into the Statehouse today for a chat with C. N. McArthur. Governor Benson's secretary. Kelly is trying to secure a full pardon. there having been some conditions at tached to his release by Governor Cham berlain. EVELYN FEARS HUSBAND (Continued From First Page.) eral Clark asked that Thaw's counsel stipulate that he would make no ob jection to the state introducing parts of the record of the second trial of Thaw for the murder of Stanford White in examining some of their witnesses. Only- Crazy on One Point. Mr. Morschauser offered no objection. District Attorney Mack in cross- examining had - been careful to ask if the witnesses had ever talked with Thaw about the killing ' of Stanford White or the ruining of young girls. Invariably the witnesses- had consid ered that "a delicate subject" and it had "not been approached." It is the state's theory that one of the essential characteristics of paranoia, of which Thaw has been declared to be suffer ing, is that the patient may only ex hibit pronounced insanity when the one subject which was the cause of the mental derangement is brought to mind. Daniel O'Reilly, former counsel for Thaw and later counsel for his wife, was subpenaed by the state to testify on the contested conversation between Thaw and his wife, at which he was present. Tortured On A Horse. "For ten years I eouldn't ride a horse without being in torture from piles," writes L. S. Naoier, of Rugless, Ky. "when all doctors and other remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve - cured me." Infallible for Piles, Burns, Scalds Cuts, Boils, Fever-Sores. Eczema. Salt Rhaum, Corns. 25c. Guaranteed by all druggists. All Physicians Must prescribe some of the In gredients that are contained In Hood's Sarsaparilla for all trou bles of the blood stomach, kid neys and liver. They include sarsaparilla, etillingia, yellow dock, gentian, wild cherry bark, mandrake, dandelion, juniper berries, pipsissewa, etc. , The combination and proportions are our own formula and give power to cure beyond the reach of any other prescrip tion or substitute. That's why it is wise to get Hood's and only Hood's. AND CALLING CARDS WG.SMITH&CO . WASHINGTON BLVFVi WASHINGTON. WESTON, Ocean - to - Ocean Walker, Said recently: "When you feel .down and out. feel there is no . use living. Just take your bad thoughts with you and walk thorn ofT. Before you have walked a -mite things will look rosier. Just try it." Have you noticed the increase in walking of late In every community? Many attribute Ifc to the comfort which Allen's Foot-Ease, the anti septic powder to be shaken Into "the shoes, pives to the millions r.jw using It. As Weston has said, "It has real merit." tali CHINA TAKES LING UNDER HER SHIELD Declares Elsie Sigel Took Poison in Absence of Leon Ling. CHINAMAN FOUND BODY Consul at New York Exonerates Ling and Chinese Masons Re ceive Orders to Protect llim All Over World. DEXVER. Colo., July 14. That Elsie Sfgel took poison with suicidal intent in Leon Ling's room .in New1 York City is the statement made in the official court bulletin of Pckin, China, a copy of which has reached Denver. This statement is made in a' report made to the Chinese government by the Chinese Consul in New York City. The bulletin was translated by Lee Wing, a leader of the Chinese colony in this city. According to Lee, when this report was made to Pekin, orders were issued by the head of the Chinese Masons, who acted with the consent of the government, that the fugitive Ling should be protected by Chinese all over the world. Chinese Consuls in America were se cretly communicated with arid until ac knowledgment is made by the New York police authorities that Ling was not re sponsible for the death of Miss Sigel he will be protected. The report, after citing the fact of the cafe, states that it has been learned that- Elsie Sigel. fearing discovery by her' family, came to Leon Ling's room. In a moment of desperation she took her own life by poison. Ling, the report states, was absent at the time, and found the dead body of the girl upon the bed when fie returned. Frightened by "the discovery. he called Cnung SMn from the adjoirlng room, "and, showing him the body, asked what he should do. Chung Sin, says the report, advised him that should lie tell the truth to the police regarding the nnalng of the body he would not be be lieved, and. probably would be lynched. Frightened by this view of the' case. Ling made desperate efforts to dispose of the body, and conceal his own where abouts. A member of the Chinese colony here said today: "Only Go! can find Leon Ling now. Ke is under the protection of the Ma sons, and is being aided by them in his efforts to escape the police. Unless fur ther facts come to light proving his guilt, he will never ba delivered to the officers by his own people." DENIES HE SHIELDS LEON LING Consul Said Nothing About Cause of Elsie's Death. NEW YORK, July. 14. Wing Shu Sho, the Chinese Consul at New York, denied that in any part of the report made by him to the Chinese legation at Wash ington was anything as to the cause of the death of Elsie Sigel, and also denied emphatically that approval had been given of the concealment of Leon Ling. Professor George A. Ferguson, of Co lumbia University, who found poison in the viscera of Elsie Sigel. has been un able to determine the nature of the drug. While .the tests which he has applied in dicate that an irritant poison was used, these tests failed to show its nature, and he has been unable to identify It. He is of the opinion, however, that it might have been some powerful subtle poison, known to the Orientals. Suffragettes lefy Jailers. LONDON. July 14. The suffragettes in Holloway Jail, who have been making trouble for the prison authorities by re fusing to comply with the prison regula tions, have been ordered confined to their cells for a period of 24 hours. But their spirits do not appear to bo depressed and they are as determined as ever to refuse to work. The governor of the jail has ordered that the women be brought before the visiting Magistrates on. charge of defying the prison rules, breaking the windows of their cells, etc. Slight Frost at Vale, " VALE, Or., July 14. (Special.) Last night was the coldest night Vale has experienced for a long time during the month of July, and this morning it was disoovered a light frost had fallen. Farmers report some damage has been done the alfalfa seed crop. This has been an exceptional month for Vale. The temperature last week was the hottest ever recorded during July, the thermometer reaching 197 degrees. SPECIAL SALE R Big Showing of Men's and Women's Bathing Suits and Sweaters July Cleanup Sales continue throughout the store. We have given you bargains in seasonable Spring and Summer wearing apparel and other merchandise. The response to our advertisements, the crowds of eager buyers, spur us on to merit this patronage. Day after day we add new lots of bargains always merchandise of merit always at prices that make this merchandise doubly valuable. i It would be foolish to attempt to catalogue our different departments in the daily papers. Suf fice to say that every department in the store: is overflowing in July cleanup offerings. Our stocks so complete, our qualities so standard that amid the dingdong of prices we never lose sight of the fact that it is comparison, with merchandise offered by other merchants that our supremacy for reliable goods is and always, will be maintained. ' TIE FOR PROTEST If None Made in 30 Days, Right of Way Will Be Given. ACTION ON DESCHUTES LINE Last Stage in Proceedings for Har riman's Central Oregon Lino. If Protests, They Probably Will Be Overruled. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 14. In the course of the next two months, if no unforeseen ob jections are raised, the Interior Depart ment will approve the pending maps of sections two, three and four of the Harriman right of way along the Deschutes River. The local land office has been in structed to post a notice that maps of sections three and four will be approved if no protest is entered within 30 days from the day of posting. Similar no tice with reference to section two was posted about two weeks ago. The department is unable to take final action until advised by the local Land Office at the end of the 30-day. period as to whether or not protests have been filed. If such protests ap pear, they will have to be considered by the department, but there is every Indication that such protests, if made, will be treated as were the protests of the power company against the approv al of the map of section one. Burn Oil at Xavy-Vard. OREGOXIAN XEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, July 14.-The new central Silk Dresses Linen Suits Linen Dresses Lingerie Waists Lingerie Dresses M. GRAY MORRISON AT FOURTH Exclusive Agents for Nemo Smart Set Coisets More Smart Set Corsets are worn by women of fashion than all other corsets combined. Smart Set Corsets at our store only. power plant being Installed at the Pu. get Sound navy-yard to run machinery in all the shops will be equipped with oil-burning engines, experiments hav ing demonstrated that' oil is the most economical fuel obtainable. Tests show that the plant can be run with oil fuel at an annual cost of $65, 735. while with Washington coal the cost would be $86,028 and Eastern coal still higher. MAJOR CLARK IS DISMISSED Passed Bogus" Cheeks and Cheated Creditors In Philippines. WASHIXGTOX. July 14. Upon convic tion by court-martial for passing bogus checks and failing to pay his debts. Major Charles J. T. Clark. Twenty-sixth ,In-fantrs-, has been dismissed from the Army, according to an announcement made at the War Department today. Major Clark was stationed in the Phil ippines. Clark Arrives From Manila. SAX FRAXCISCO. July 14 Major Charles J. T. Clark, of the Twenty-sixth Infantry, arrived here last night from Honolulu on the liner Magnolia. It is understood that Major Clark received the news of his dismissal from the Army at Honolulu, where he left the transport Sheridan for the liner. Japs Working I'nder Guard. HONOLULU, July 14. A number of Japanese laborers on the -Walmanale plantation, who are forming an associa tion on a profit-sharing basis and who will oppose strikes, are all working today. The plantation is guarded by extra polics. Stores and dwellings Burn. SUISUX. Cal.. July 14. Fire of un known origin destroyed a number o store buildings and dwellings at Fair field today. The losses were D. T. Am brose, store, f "!. no insurance; A. H. Moore, drugs. $2o00. partly . insured: IS. Rilverstine, merchandise, JlS.OrtO; Mrs. S. Means, notion store and residence, $3000; C K. Mayfleld, residence. $2.tOO, partly insured.