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1 -v 4 TirE MORNING OREGONTAX, SATURDAY JULY 1, 1911. 'f -4 . "WIRE TBUST" IS Wine Indictments Returned by Federal Grand Jury in New York. ILLEGAL POOLS CHARGED Son-ln-Law of J. ricrpont Morgan Is Anions Defendant in Govern mrnl'i Alack I'pon Alleged ' Restraint of Trad. NEW TORK. June M. Nine Indict ments charging restraint of trade In violation of the Sherman anti-trust law were returned by a Federal srrand Jury here Thursday afternoon ag-alnst as many associations and a Ions; list of Individuals comprising the so-called -wire trust- affiliated with the ateel Industry. Prominent tmon the defendants are Herbert L. Satterlee. a son-in-law of J. rierpont Morgan; -William P. Falmer. president of the American Bteel & Wire Company, a subsidiary of United Etatea Steel Corporation, and Frank J. Gould, of New Tork. presi dent of the Old Dominion Iron Nail Works Company. -What thla suit charges." Plstrlct Attorney Wise said, "is a trade agree ment In restraint of trade." The Government does not seek to establish a physical or financial merger of the properties or Interests Indicted, but a series of pools to maintain prices and apportion territory In elimination of competition. Thus the suit appears aa a further sign of the Government's determination to deal rigorously with restrictive trade agreements. There la no Indication that evidence gathered by the bureau of corpora tions In Its Investigation erf the steel corporation played any part In the In dictments. Only two of the subsidiary companies of the United States Steel Corporation are mentioned namely, the American Steel Wire Company and the Tren ton Iron Company. The American Steel A- Wire Company, however. Is men tioned In the Indictment against eevea of the assoclatlona In the Indictments calnst the Telephone Cable Association and the Fine Magnet Wire Association It la not mentioned. Prominent Men Named. The most prominent Individuals and firms mentioned are as follows: Frank J. Gould, president of the Old Pomlnlon Iron A Nail Workr of Vlr sMnta; Herbert L Satterlee. Habershaw Wire Company; William r. raimer, president of the American Steel Wire Company; Charles F. Booker, vice president Ansonla Brass Copper Com pany, and a member of the Republi can v.rindil rammittee from Connec ticut: Henry O. Stoddard, president ofl the Trenton Iron Company; f.rsaine Hewitt, vice-president of the Trenton Iron Company: Frank N. Phillip, presi dent of the American Klectrical Works, and Ferdinand W. iToebllng. of the John A. Robetlng Son A- Company: Philip H. W. Smith, second vice-president of the Standard Underground Cable Company, pltmbur. Pa Oakland. CaU and Perth Amhoy. X. J. Amonii the associations indicted are: lad Kncased Rubber Cable Associa tion. William P. Palmar and others. Wire Rope Manufacturers' Associa tion. KJwln E. Jackson. Jr.. and others. Vine Magnet Wire Association. Ferd inand W. Roebllng and others. L'nderrround Power Cable Associa tion. Philip H. W. Smith and other. .Telephone Cable Association. Frank J Phillips and others. Rubber Covered Wire Association. William P. Palmer and others. The general charges In all the In dictments are the same. Orgajiiiatloji Is Outlined. It Is set forth that the varlou as sociation organised under the associa tion name had each elected a super visor. An arbitrary rating was deter mined. It Is charged, by the ratio of output for an agreed time: each mem ber was obligated to pay l&00 or less late a fund called "the general deposit." and In case any member failed to abide by trtergulatlons his deposit was for feited. Raw materials were bought. It Is alleged, la one Indictment -at arbitrary and non-com rt Hive prices to be agreed upon by said defendants, being price lower than those for which the re spective corporations would be enabled to participate said raw materials, but for the unlawful conspiracy herein de scribed." in the Indictment against the Bare Copper Wire Assoclalon It 1 charged that the corporations forming the as sociation produced 95 per cent of the entire bare copper wire consumed in the United States and that they had absolute control of the price. Electric Company Named. Among th companies named as mem bers of the Rubber Covered Wire As sociation Is the General Electric Com pany of Schenectady, N. T. Upon conviction, each of the defend ants is liable to not more than a year's Imprisonment or a fine of $5000, or both. In the Indictments neither the Amer ican Steel A Wire Company nor the John A. Roebllng Sons Company, also known as the Trenton Iron Works, are designated as belonging to the United States Steel Corporation. When W. P. Palmer, head of the American Steel Wire Company, wa Informed of his Indictment, he said: "This I all new to me. I have noth ing to say." At the office of J. P. Morgan Co Thomas W. Lamont. one of the mem bers of that firm, said he had no knowledge of the associations men tioned in the Indictment. Frank J. Oouid and Edwin E. Jackson. Jr., supervisor of all the associations men tioned in the Indictments, are now In Europe. KING ATTENDS SERVICE Royal Procession to Thanksgiving Ceremonies Witnessed by Crowds, LONDOV. June SO. King George and Queen Mary, accompanied by the ITInee of Wales and Princess Mary, made still another progress through the capital Thursday. Although the pro cession lacked the ceremonial and mili tary display of last week, popular In terest was undiminished, and from jicalofhara Palace In lh citz and UNDER SCRUTINY back through Northeast London great crowds lined the route and enthusias tically cheered their majesties. The object of today's progress was to attend the coronation thanksgiving service at St- Paul's and afterward to lunch with the Ird Mayor and the corporation at Guild Hall. The procession of carriages with the members of the royal family and the chief officers of state and their ladles was accompanied by the usual pictur esque escort. The route was lined by 15.010 troops, each regiment with Its band. The service at the cathedral waa short but Impressive, and waa attend ed by a congregation representing every Interest and every branch of the service of the empire, Ambassaaors. in eluding Ambassador Held, and dlsttn culahed visitors. As on all royal visits to the city, the Ird Mayor and the Sheriffs met the King at Temple Bar and preceded him to St. Paul's, thence to the Guild Hall, and after luncheon thence to the city boundary. Upwards of 600 guest sat down to the luncheon, which wa served in the lavish style for which the coronation Is famous. "GYM" TO STAY OPEN Y. M. C. A. CLASSES TO covnxen DCHIXG SUMMER. Attendance Showing; Popularity of Work, Plans to Close Changed. - Swimmers to Vie. Gymnasium work at the Portland Toung Men' Christian Association will b maintained throughout the Summer. according to an announcement made by Physical Plrector Urlliey yesieraay. u had been intended to close the classea Mar 17. but the attendance kept up so well that the plans were changed and now It has been decided to keep the gymnasium open during the hot weath er period. 1 Two groups of men are now pursuing gymnasium work, a much smaller num ber, of course, than In Winter. The at tendance at the Noon Business Men' Class, which meet Mondays. Wednes days and Fridays. Is Increasing rather than decreasing. The young men' class that meets Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday nights, is also maintain ing Its popularity. Mr. Grllley has Just compiled inter esting statistics that how the attend ance at gymnasium elasse is greater during March than during any other month. Until making the actual com parison. It wa his opinion that more men took gymnasium work in Decem ber than at any other time. The fig ures gathered by Mr. Grllley also huw hi advancement In attendance during 1911, as compared with 1910. The fig ure follow: 110 Januivy. S410: February, March. ST: April. 1911: May. 1472; 2269; June. 1050. 1U January. 3S30; Feb ruary. 4:196: March. 4401; April. SITT; Mav. I98S: June (to I5th. 1035. The physical department ha Just an nounced a series of swimming testa, to begin tomorrow, for which medals are to be awarded by the T. M. C. A. in- temat'onal committee. The four classes and the tests to be met In each to ob tain a medal follow: Beginner Swim 60 feet. Swimmer Swim 60 yards; swim 60 feet on back: dive well. Leader Trach beginner to swim: bring object from water; ewlra 100 yards; awlm 60 yards on back. Llfesaver Bring CO-pound sack of sand from bottom of tank: swim 100 yards on back: swim 100 yards; dem onstrate five methods of release on land and two method of release in water: tow a person weight 10 yards; demonstrate Scharfer's method of re suscitation. 0STDIEK TO TAKE BRIDE Captain of Spokane Team Will Marry Mabel Bender, of Spokane. SPOKANE. Wash., June 30. (Spe cial.) Harry Osdtek. captain of the Spokane ball team, after playing at the game of love for two years, ha knocked a home run. and within a few weeks will enter the "Benedict League." with Mabel Bender, a well-known and popular Spokane girl of the younger social set. a his playing partner. The engagement waa confirmed to day after rumor had repeatedly "tipped It off" and Just as repeatedly had been called -out" by the principals. The wedding will take place early In July and the bride may accompany Mr. Osdlek on the next trip to the Coast. Miss Bender, who la the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bender, 1411 Fourth avenue. Is one of the best-known of the athletically Inclined girls of the city. She Is a graduate of the 1907 class of South Central High School, where she waa a member of the basket ball team and other athletic organiza tions. She has won laurels both In high school and grade school athletics. RATE DECISION DELAYED Spokane Cases Not Likely to lie De cided Until September. OREQOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 30. The decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission In the Spokane rate case and all allied cases affecting rates to and from Inter-moun-taln and Pacific Coast points, which was to have been announced before the Commission adjourns for the Summer on Saturday, probably will be delayed until September. . Commissioner Prouty. who is prepar ing the opinion In this case, has gone to Vermont, and Information received today Is that he will not return to Washington until Fall. Unless he for wards his opinion, which Is not looked for by the Commission, there will be no announcement for three months. Albany Pastor Goes to Silverton. ALBANY, Or.. June JO. (Special.) Rev. I. O. Knight, who has been serv ing for several months as pastor of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church In this city, has accepted the pastorate of the church of that denomination at Sliver ton and will, take up his new work at once. Girl Found Dead In Bed. Grace P. Whlttaker, Tl, was found dead In her bed at ISO Willamette Boulevard, yesterday, and a post-mortem examination will be held to deter mine the cause of death. The girl was the daughter of Ben Whlttaker. a tin smith, in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company, and worked at the Meier A Frank store. A Thirst Somewhere. London Tit-Bits. "What a very affecting piece, my dear," remarked the husband, as -they returned from the suburban theater the other night. "I suppose there wasn't a dry eye In the house." "I observed, however." said the wife, "that there seemed to be the usual number of dry throats." The diamond pollshlnr and cutting In AuKry of Amsterdam gives employment to swe tisa.JjJ.00O peraoos. WAY SMOOTH FOR ARBITRATION PACT Only Differences in Phrase ology Remain Open in New Oratory. FRANCE IS READY TO ACT Constitutional Power of Senate Carefully Safeguarded Admin istration Falls to Find Any Objectors. WASHINGTON. June 30. All for malities necessary to Ilnal conclusion of the general arbitration treaty be tween America and Great Britain could be completed within four hour, assum ing that diplomatic negotiations were working smoothly, according to offi cial declaration. The differences between the two countries now relate merely to phrase ology and can be adjusted readily. The Ttrttf.H imhimilnr has full nower to sign the treaty and the Administration so far ha failed to nnd any signs oi objection to the compact on the part of the Senate. It Is said that, notwithstanding an Impression to the contrary, the treaty conserves to the utmost the constitu tional powers of the Senate in treaty making and that every question to be submitted to arbitration must first re ceive the approval of the Senate. But i i- nointii out that the very negoti ation of the treaty will almost cer tainly have the erreel or lessening m number of Issues to be arbitrated. This la explained by the fact that through th creation of a commission of Inquiry, composed of disinterested members of The Hague Tribunal, most of the issue that may arise between the two governments can be settled satisfactorily by the adoption of' the findings of that commission and with out the necessity of proceeding to arbi tration. Unofficial advices indicate that the French government Is virtually ready to enter into treaty relations with America on the basis of Secretary Knox' proposal and It is hoped that ntlnr. . v . h mA In that direction soon after Ambassador Jusserand, who is now on his way across the Atlantic, arrives in Paris and has had an oppor tunity to confer with the Foreign Of fice officials. Nothing definite has been heard from Germany since the Knox proposal was In lmhiui!nr Tlerastorff Tin on his application. Holland also ha been furnished with a copy of the projected treaty ana omer nauuiis iw ouv " ...0 marked Interest in the subject. a- in.piMnr feature of the nro- Jeeted treaty Is the provision for the reference of Issue to a tribunal, which tlon of the permanent court of arbi tration toward wiicn tne jvaministra tlon Is working steadily. MAJESTIC FILMS APPEAL Mnslcal Part of Programme Also Pleases Theater Patrons. Another adventure of "Foolshead" and a laughable end to a triangular love affair In which the third man in the field wins the lady, sets the pace for the comedy this week at the Majes tic Theater, which offer, beginning yesterday, on of the best bills seen for some time, "Foolshead" thla time la Jealous and the various adventures which follow his unlucky path in the effort to prove to himself that his lady Is fickle, furnish a laughable film. "Canned" drama, as shown by a film celled "Slxtus the Fifth." depicting the times of the Pope Slxtus, approaches something better than the ordinary run of films. It is wen staged, .wen aciea and the costuming of the actors la something which requires special praise a being In perfect keeping with the times. The story told Is of the persecu tion of an Italian knight after he has parodied Slxtus and the trick by which the wife of the knight rescues him. The hard lot of immigrants is the sub ject of another drama, well handled. Musical numbers are well worth hearing and the bill Is kept at a high standard. The singing by Madame Othlck of "My Hero" from "The Choco late Soldier" and harp plsyinir. are fea tures of the bill. The organ furnishes orchestral accompaniment of special merit In the dramatic films. ISLANDS ARE UNSANITARY General Point Ont Defects In Ha waii to Ho nolo la Commercial Club. HONOLULU. June 28. (Special.) From a military point of view many parts of the inlands are unsanitary and must be corrected before troops can be moved here and concentrated in barracks." Such, in brief, is the startling state ment made by General Macomb, com manding the District of Hawaii. Con tinuing, the General points out the fact that vast commercial possibilities will result from the formation of a great park, created from the tldelands, as warships would be brought here more frequently, knowing that there would be room for drilling their crews. It was in an address before the local Commercial Club that the Genera! made the statements and the people of the city have not finished talking of them yet. General Macomb clearly presented the future of the city and the Islands and laid before the club the fact concerning the meaning of the military developments here. He de clared that it was planned to make of the Island of Cahu (on which Honolulu Is situated), one of the strongest mili tary bases under the American flag. THE SORROWS OF A POET English Kh 3 m ester Suffers From Xenvspapcr Compositor's Errors. London Tit-Bits. An editor was sitting In his office one day when a man entered whose brow was clothed with thunder. Final ly seizing a chair, he slammed his hat on the table, hurled his umbrella on the floor and sat down. -Are you the editor?" he asked. "Yes." "Can you read writing?" "Of course." , "Read that, then," he said, thrusting at the editor an envelope with an in scription on It. "B ." said the editor, trying to spell It "That's.not a "B," It's an "S." " said the man. i"Sr Oh. jtt, X t, JTeOWt looks f like "Soles for Dinner," or 'Souls for Sinners,' " said the editor. "No, sir," replied thevman: "nothing of the sort. That's my name Samuel Bruner. I knew you couldn't read. I called to see about that poem of mine you printed the other day. entitled 'The Surcease of Sorrow." " "I don't remember it," said the edi tor. "Of course you don't, because it went Into the paper under the villainous title of 'Smearcase Tomorrow.' " "A blunder of the compositor, I sup pose." "Tea, sir; and that is what I am here to see you about. The way In which that poem waa mutilated waa simply scandalous. I haven't slept a night since. It exposed me to derision. Peo ple think me a fool. (The editor coughed.) Let me show you. The first line, when I wrote It. read in this -way: 'Lying by a weeping willow, under neath a gentle slope." That is beauti ful and poetic. Now. how did your vile sheet represent It to the public? "Ly ing to a weeping widow. Induced her to elope." "Weeping widow,' mind you! A widowl Oh. thunder and lightning! This Is too much!" "It's hard, sir very hard," said the editor. "Then take the fifth verse. In the original manuscript it said, pi alp as daylight. "Take away the Jingling mon ey: It Is only glittering dross!' In Its printed form you make me say. Take away the tingling honey; put some flies in for the boss.' By George! I feel like attacking somebody with your fire shovel! But oh, look at the sixth verse. I wrote 1 am weary of the toss ing of the ocean as It heaves.' When I opened your paper and saw the lines transformed into Tm wearing out my trousers till they are open at the knees,' I thought that .was taking it an inch too far. I fancy I have a right to murder that compositor. Where Is he?" "He is out Just now, said the editor. "Come In tomorrow." "I will," said the poet, 'and I will come armed." HID PROMISED TO JEWS SENATE COMMITTEE ACTING IN RUSSIAN QUESTION. Secretary of Stato Considerinjr Issne Raised by Exclusion From Czar's Domain. WASHINGTON. Jnne SO. Action In the near future regarding the exclusion of Jewish-American citizens from Rus sia waa promised yesterday by Chair man Cullom, of the enate foreign rela tions committee. Answering a criticism of the commit tee made on the floor by Senator Cul berson, who charged Inactivity and Inattention." Senator Cullom said that conferences were already being held between the committee and the Sec retary of State. FUR BUYERS NOT EXCLUDED St. Petersburg; Sends Order to An tikorities at Tjumen. ST. PETERSBURG, June 80. The American Embassy has made no repre sentations to' the Russian government regarding American Jews who are buyers at the fur fair at Tyumen, but orders have been sent to the Tyumen authorities not to exclude Jews from the fair pending the decision of the central government. A dispatch from St. Petersburg on June 27 said that the Ministry of Trade wa negotiating with the Ministry of the Interior with a view to a tempor ary suspension of the order of the Governor of Tobolsk, Siberia, prohibit ing Jews from attending the fur fair at Tyumen. The dispatch added that Premier Stolypln recognised that the Governor had acted within the law. but pointed out that the law was vir tually a dead letter. ST. LOUIS BARGE LINE Edward E. Green's Trip From New Orleans With 1100 Tons. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "Well, that was one of the most sat isfactory trips that 1 have ever had on the river," remarked sun-burned Cap tain Jack McCaffery, of the towboat Mariner, after his stetamer had cut loose from the Mississippi Valley Transportation Company's new steel barge, the Edward 13. Green, which it had brought from New Orleans. "Jack" has spent practically all of his 42 years on the Mississippi or its tributaries. When he was Just able to walk he started to take trips with his father, John McCaffery. who was one of the oldest captains on the upper river. "We left New Orleans on the after noon of June 1," he said, "and have taken 15 days to complete 1253 miles. Not couring the stops, we came the full distance at an average speed of four and one-half miles an hour. When asked if he thought the plan of running a regular line of these barges was feasible and wonld bo a successful proposition, he said: "I can only speak of it from the point of navigation. There certainly waa not a hitch in this trip from start to finish. "With the cargo of 1400 tons of sugar that we had on board the barge, it draws eight feet, and below Cairo we did not even need to stick to the channel. At Cairo we were told that we had better lighten the load by a couple of hundred tons, as the channel above was narrower and the usual June rise had not come. We came on. though, without taking oft a pound and did not hmave a bit of trouble at any point." Four stops were made -to take fuel Baton Rouge, Vlcksburg, Greenville and Cairo. More than 800 tons of coal were consumed. Has Crossed Ocean 170 Times. . Philadelphia Public Ledger. When Captain Paul Meyer, master of the North German Lloyd liner Koln, docked his vessel at the Baltimore & Ohio terminal, at Snyder avenue, he completed 85 round trips across the At lantic Ocean. Captain Meyer made his laBt 12 trips In the Koln and has been in the service of the North German Lloyd Company since going to sea as a boy. He has covered more than 600,000 miles at sea and declares that he felt fit enough to add another half million to his record. Some Lnrge Party. Chicago Post. Hollls Cooley. of New York, who weighs 260 pounds, found himself stuck In a small town for the night unless he could bring about the halting of a limited train. So he wired thus: "Conductor No. 7 Stop at Red Bridge for a large party." And It worked, too.- A Necessary Precaution. The Music Trades. State's Attorney (to prospective ju ror) Mave you formed any opinion on this case? Mr. Henpeck No. sir. I don't think my w.'Ce has read anything about it yet, Bill IS SLAIN Albina Bartender Is Held on Charge of Murder. SHOTS FOLLOW QUARREL Hugh Scullion Is Killed In Dew Drop Inn Robert 31. Harris Is Accused of Crime None Witness Tragedy." Hugh Scullion, aged 34, a brakeman and extra conductor on the O.-W. R. & N., was shot and killed In the Dew Drop Inn saloon at Russell and Borth wlck streets at 8:30 o'clock Thursday night. Robert M. Harris, bartender, bet ter known as "Scotty," Is held at the police station, charged with the murder. So far as known there were no wit nesses to the shooting, patrons of the saloon fleeing when Harris, according to two witnesses, got a revolver at the front of the bar and started for Scul lion, with whom he was quarreling. Three shots were fired at Scullion, two going wild and penetrating the rear wall. Soulllon started to run out the back door and was shot through the side, the ball passing through the right arm and entering the body. It struck the body between the ribs, and, boring its way through, passed underneath the heart and lodged under the skin on the left side. Scullion staggered to the rear door and fell face foremost on the walk leading to the back door. Bartender Denies Shooting. Mrs. S. Goodwin, living at 626 Borth wlck street, directly across the street from the rear of the saloon, heard three shots fired and saw Scullion reel out of the back door and fall. Sho hailed C. G. Dark and told him a man had been shot. Dark also heard the shooting and ran to the rear of the saloon. He was a friend of Scullion and recognized him at a glance. Dark immediately ran to Russell street and notified Patrolman Annundson, a blook away. Annundson was Joined soon by Detec tive Coleman, who lives near the place. A hasty investigation resulted in Har ris, the bartender, being arrested and handcuffed. Harris protested, and said the shooting was done while he waa In a rear room. Leander Chambers, a shoemaker, liv ing at 617 Albina avenue, was eating a sandwich at the end of the bar when the quarrel started. He said Scullion broke a glass while Harris was in a back room. When Harris returned, Chambers said, he took Scullion to task and Scullion offered to pay for the glass. Blows Are Struck. Chambers said Harris struck Scullion and Scullion returned the blow. Harris then got the revolver and Chambers ran out of tho saloon and narrowly escaped being hit by a flying bullet. A. Donaldson, living in an apartment house across Borthwlck street from the saloon, entered the place Just as the quarrel started and said he saw Harris get the revolver. Others in the saloon fled at sight of the weapon. Little is known about Scullion efcept that he worked on the O.-W. R. & N. out of Portland for two years and had many friends among railroad men. He was a member of the Kansas City lodge of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men and the Coroner has telegraphed the secretary of that lodge for Infor mation concerning his relatives. It Is said that Scullion had a brother and sister living in Kansas City. Harris is married and lives on Knott 6treet, between Kerby and Commerce streets. He has had trouble with the police before and was regarded in Al bina as a dangerous man when he lost his temper. " Captain Moore, In charge of a squad of detectives and patrolmen, searched the premise for the revolver with which the shooting was done, but it was not found. 'Pete Moore, proprietor of the saloon, said a revolver was kept at the front of the bar, but it waa not found. Harris' shirt was bloody and it was taken from him at the police station to be held as evidence. Harris' explana tion of the blood on his shirt was: "A man Is apt to get bloody In Albina at any time." He maintained that he was in a rear -room at the time of the shooting and knew nothing about It. WOMAN SAVED FROM RIVER Rescued and Rescuer Palled Out of Willamette Last Night. Barely escaping death in the Wil lamette River at the foot of Twenty fourth street when the bank on which she was sitting gave way, Mrs. Anna Stevenson, aged 30, living at 480 Union avenue, was rescued late last night by Kenneth L. Webb, an attendant at St. Vincent's Hospital, who was pass ing by and heard her cries for help. When Webb was swimming to the bank with the woman he could not gain a foothold and slipped back and both resmier and rescued would have been drowned but for the assistance of Bert Adams, who rescued the two. Mrs. Stevenson was cared for at St. Vincent's Hospital and after two hours' rest left the hospital apparently none the worse for her experience. A World Navy Parade. ' Popular Mechanics. The greatest na-val pageant In the history of the world will be the most spectacular feature of the ceremonies incident to the opening of the Panama Canal. The President has been au thorized by Congress to Invite all foreign powers to participate in a great naval parade, which will insure not only representation of every 'navy in large numbers, but each country will send its largest and best ships. The fleets will assemble in Hampton Roads and proceed up the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River to Washington, D. C, where a formal call will be made upon the President of the United States. On their return the President will review fhe fleets from his yacht, which will be stationed at the Virginia Capes; then this vast armada will sail southward and pass through the Panama Canal, as part of the official opening programme. By no means the least interesting part of the announcement is the continued cruise of the combined fleets to San Francisco, . during the Panama Canal Opening Exposition. This will furnish an attraction which no International exposition has ever had, and will enable thousands of people who cannot get to the Atlantic Coast, to enjoy the inspir ing sight of tho greatest .assemblage of fighting ships ever brought together In the history of the world. Saving: for a Stormy Day. Washington, D. C, Herald. "I suppose you hate to see your daughter marry?" said the young man. "Yes, I do," admitted fhe father. "Her mother has made it a point to be mighty sweet tempered while this jouxtshlp was. going on," 1 1 Last i TraOefthe United States through a scenic country on the L"X -mm railway Yir LSurmount the Rockies stop off at Glacier National Park visit the Lake Park Region of Minnesota sail down the Great Lakes all in Boundaryland. Three complete daily trains East ORIENTAL LIMITED, OREGONIAN, SOUTHEAST EXPRESS. Special if Round-Trip T:!- Its. Fares I ii - MMS n certam Jffl flft In St. Paul. Minneapolis, Duluth. vv.vu iu Kansas City. TO CA I a Chicago. Proportionate fares J I .3 V VI points Call or write for folder frips for Western People. 11 H. DICKSON. O. P. T. A. ARCHIBALD GRAY, A.G.F.A P. A. 9 133 Third St., Portland, SO IS TO BE SAID MOST DESOLATE PLACE IN" THE WORLD WILD BE RECLAIMED. Through Carelessness Entire Vege tation of Tract Is Destroyed. Newell Is Impressed. HONOLULU, June 28. (Special.) The Island of Kahoolawe, declared by Government experts to be "the most extreme case of desolation In the world," Is to be recovered with earth by the Government of the Hawaiian territory, according to Governor Frear. "The island has been a most remark able case," asserts the Governor. "It is said to have formerly supported 5000 head of sheep and 1000 head of cattle. Through over-stocking and carelessness not only has the vegeta tion been destroyed but even lue soil of the Island has been blown out to sea. The soil used to be from eight to ten feet deep all over the island. Most of it has been blown away and it is now right down to red hard-pan. "Director Newell, of the .United States Reclamation Service, who has seen as much as most men of arid and waste lands, asserts that the Island is the most pitiful case of desolation fol lowing upon carelessness as he has ever seen. My idea is to have it rer covered with soli and vegetation at once." The island has been held by many different people in the last half cen tury, with the present lessee, E. P. Low, probably the shortest tenant of them all and, according to Governor Frear, practically all the damage was done when Low took possession of the land. The desolation of the island was caused by the animals put there to graze destroying the vegetation and allowing the winds to get at the light soil and blow it into the ocean. PLACING LEO ON FILM It's No Easy Job toHunt Lions for Motion Pictures. Philadelphia Inquirer. Armed with a big game rlfie and supported by fellow sportsmen equally well protected, the quest for man-eating lions Is a sufficiently exciting pas time. Equipped only with a 70-pound cinematograph camera, tripod, films and its attendant gear, the risks are vastly greater. Add a dose of malarial fever, and you have a summary of the conditions experienced by Cherry Kearton, who has reproduced a Hon hunt. Already tamous for his cinemato graph and still photographs of birds and animals. In their natural surround ings, he conceived the idea of tracking and Aiming the Hon in his' native haunts. Early last year ne reiun. Africa, and fitted out an expedition for the purpose. Together with 18 Masai a hunting tribe who hunt Hons with spears, and will not allow a rifle to accompany them and six Somali horsemen, the party set out for the man-eater's country. In native lion hunting the horsemen ride out before dawn and cut off the lions before they can return to their lairs. They are then rounded up by the spearmen, who dodge and twist like eels ifl their endeavors to avoid the ugly rushes of the infuriated beasts. Spears are planted in the ani mal at every opportunity, and after a long fight, in which some of the spears men generally get seriously Injured, the Hon is killed. The dangers In following up a charging animal in such circum stances, with the necessity of planting a heavy camera and tripod in posi tion, focusing the picture, and then steadily turning the handle exposing the film, may be appreciated. Four Hons in all were killed on the trip, and owing to fever, Mr. Kearton was carried on his bed to the fight on every occasion, guarded only by two snearsmen. His method of photo graphing was to get at right angles to the spot from which the animal was expected to bolt, and trust to his luck. "Sometimes," he said, "I got within 30 yards, and the Hon would jump up with a terrible roar, and. with mouth open, charge to within 15 yards of me, stop, look for a moment, and then charge back at the spearmen. It is a palpitating affair of moments." It was in these pauses of the charge that the best photographs were ob tained, and all the time while he was turning the handle of the camera It was touch and go whether every mo ment might not he his last. One time a lion and lioness were found in the bush. "The lioness charged out on the far side " said Mr. Kearton, "but the lion remained some little time, taking cover in a dried up river bed covered with bushes, where we lost him. A friend who was with, me suggested that we should try and bolt him with my small terrier, which had proved itself the iest lion, dog in Africa, This dog y- i II .. ., , 1 nd aryia Northern rim of the i "'H A ! alii & ' Superior, to other "Eastern Or. was bought at a London dogs' home , for a few shillings, and had given a fine exhibition of Its bravery when we lassoed a lion on a previous occasion.; dash Into the bush. A few seconds later terrific roars shook the air, and Intermingled coulj be heard the yap ping of the dog. j "A few seconds later the Hon bolt-; ed, with the little cockney terrier hanging fast on to his tail. By native custom the honor of the kilt and the skin belong to the man who cuts off the black tip of the lion's tail. After the death of this animal, the chief and spearmen held a consultation, when it was decided that both belonged to the bravest dog they had ever seen, and so, on behalf of my terrier, the skin was given Into my keeping." HAWAIIAN SCOUTS, IS PLAN Army Officers in Honolulu Are Enr; thusiastic Over Scheme. HONOLULU, June IS. (Special.) t One of the most recent plans of tha Army officers to Increase the effici ency of the service is to create a corps of Hawaiian Scouts. Officers now sta tioned here, who had an opportunity; to observe the conduct of the non-commissioned men of the territorial Na-. tional Guard at the recent encomp ment, declare that these men are ideal for that work. 1 Major Duncan, who has been at- tached to the Philippine Scouts is tha one to first advance tho Idea and Gen eral Macomb, commanding officer of the local post, referred to the matter In recent addresses in public and thq matter will be trfken up to the Wai( Department. Highest Form of Animal Life. Cleveland Plain Dealer. 1 "What is the highest form of animal life?" asked the teacher of a nature study class. One little girl put up her hand and timidly answered, "The hyena." The teacher could not repress a-smile, but a little boy at the end of the row was rislbly affected to such an extent that he threatened to go into convul sions. "Well, Thomas, that was a funny answer," the teacher said, reprovingly, "but there is no occasion for all this merriment. You may tell us yourself. What Is the highest form of animal life?" "The giraffe," answered Thomas promptly. i France's Slippered Soldiers. Harper s'Weekly. The term "a warrior in dressing gown and slippers" used to be deemed one of opprobrium, but it can no longer be so, at least in France, where the Ministry of War has equipped the French cavalry with felt slippers as a part of the field kit. Perhaps tha dressing gown will come later. The French war office has, it is said, proved by experiment that nothing rests the soldiers so quickly after a hard drill aa to take off their boots and go altout in loose slippers. A Baptist inOinssla. Philadelphia Times. Among tho delegates to the Baptist conference Is one who came under a J5000 bond, which will be forfeited if he fails to return home. He is Rev. F. Kostromln, a Russian Baptist preacher. His religious activity in Russia ha9 been marked by his arrest on 82 oca sions, and before he could set out for Philadelphia he had to furnish bond that he would not remain away. Al though he is 65 years old. Rev. Mr. Kostromln is hale and hearty. He said he suffered many persecutions and once was suspended by his thumbs over night. mviiS'i ID WE OWN FOUR COMPLETE' $200 00cr Don't PLANTS, Risk Loss y By accopling an abstract from an irresponsible concern. When you buy or loan on real estate, insist that the seller or borrower furnish an abstract prepared by this company. 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