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THE MORXING OREGONIAN. THTJESDAT, AUGUST 12, 1915. MR.MENEFEEGALLS If Fill GlliG HONEST Cashier Patents Held Valid by Lawyer, Witness Says, Explaining Details. INVENTOR IS EXONERATED Tbomu BUjrea Mad Nothing 1)0 With Stock Sales Is Testimony. Transactions of Company Discussed In Detail. For tha fourth successive day Frank Menefe continued to testify In his own behalf before Federal Judge Bean Tues day In tha United States Cashier Com pany trial. lie was on tha stand ail day. Much of tha time, however, was deotd by at torneys for tha defense to tha Introduc tion and readloa; to tha Jury of a mass of correspondence batween Mr. Menefee and John F. KOOO, patent miiviwj. -Washington. IX C relative to patents on tha company' coin-handling ma chines. . . -Did you rely on Mr. Robb for your Information aa to patent protection and rights?" questioned Attorney William -Absolutely.- Wa hired him for that work." .n.'.. v. ... iht mlsranresest tlon of your patent rights to tha public or anyone else?" ' -No. sir. there was not." returned Mr. Venefae with emphasis. "We simply told persona who inquired how thin stood. I frequently referred them Mr. Robb." Mr. Campbell bad paid mo quite a lot more. 1415 mora than appeared to his credit on the special account." Mr. Menefee testified that tha com pany also owed . Mr. Campbell about 12200 at the time on money he had ad vanced to It. which, with the f 4)00. made approximately $7106 more that Mr. Campbell had paid In to tha com pany than he had received credit for. Mr. Campbell, ha said, sold a total of 14 ti shares, at an averse e price of f S.S7 a share, taking into consideration the fact that the company owed him money, for 131. 7SS. and he bad credited him with only 111.670. He rebated to Mr. Campbell 15200 In company notes on money owed him. he said, leaving the balance of 14986. On the stock he had marked on the special account at ft and I a share, Mr. Menefee aald. there really waa due the company nearly $11 a share, except on a block of 147S shares sold for 14 a share, and ABERDEE.V PROGRESSIVE RE- TliRVI TO RKPIISL1CAV PARTY. r 1 It li n to Auaraaea la Q sated. Soma of tha letters spoke of pos sible infringements, but Mr. Menefee aid that when he went to see Mr .... tail about these nosslble in fringements, the attorney assured him that patents already nem world of protection." t' . aw., .nnliraflnn fnr a natent vri uw ' K . .n. iivhtninr thinri maker. Intended to be used for making chance on streetcars, air. 1,, originally been prepared In March. It 11. "It was sent to the Inventor to be to be sent to Mr. Robb for Bltnng. - .miminad Mr. Menefee. "and - a. - . .a-nt H.r-lr fa M Robb and entered In the Patent Of fice. In some way. however. It was ni.i.ii sna was not sent back for -I didn't find thla out until Mr. Robb called our attention to It- a paieni na v . - i Kl. annllcatton." He declared that all tha company's machines were conatructed on the aame broad basic principle. -Some were different mechanically, but the baslo principle on which they operated waa tha same." he said. riMN Mr. Bllreaw Mr. Menefee gave testimony to clear u nomas auyeu. io-jnwr vi m-w pany's machines, who Is one of the seven defendants on trial, from any connection with tha financing- and pro motion of the company. -He had no association with It. ex- . ...li.ah. i.U H ttnML -He waa not In the office, and had nothing to do witn me numsrarai. -Mr. Bllyeu was anxious, of course, for the company to succeed, for be had a vital interest In Its patents, but he was not connected In any way witn the management. The only end with which he had anything to do waa the shop and factory." -In the sale of any of the stock tn the interest of financing the com pany, was Mr. Btlyeu consulted?" -Nu. he had nothing to do with stock e-'.-ing or financing." replied Mr. Mene fee. Mr. Menefee devoted considerable tlrre to explaining the much-discussed -Frank Menefee special account." which the Government has contended was a bookkeeping device by which be derived money received for the sale of company stock by O. A. Campbell, f Euseoe. to his own pocket, turn ing over to the company only 4 to It n each share. lllatary ef Aeraaat Told. The account waa opened In 113. he said, at the Instance of Edward C. Ba ker, then auditor of the company, who objected to the system In vogue of making out separate memoranda of stock certificates that bad been Issued bat not paid for. because the memo randa were frequently lost and the books could not be kept balanced. Aa to keeping the books straight It was necessary to charge such certifi cates against someone until they were settled for and canceled, he explained. Mr. Baker auggested opening thla ac count. The certificates were then charged against Mr. Menefee personal ly, while their status waa kept track of oa the special account. Similar ac counts, be said, were opened covering the activities of salesmen. Mr. Menefee aald that he turned over to Mr. Baker to hold, for the company, a certificate of 6000 sharea of his own stock, part of the 1S00 shares he re ceived from the company under hts agreement for financing It- When he made sales of his private stock, he went on to explain, he took treasury stock of the company and charged up against himself the amount of stock in each such transaction on this special account. Cemsaar Called Prelected. The company was fully protected, he aid. because at any time a settlement waa desired, the number of shares charged to him on this special account could be taken out of bis own 4008 share certificate held by Mr. Baker for the company; the advantage of tha ar rangement being to simplify bookkeep ing, so that every time he sold a few shares It would not be necessary to go through the transaction of subtract ing their amount from the 8000-share certificate and having a new certificate Isaued to him. He then testified that early la 1913 Mr. Campbell aald he could sell stock to Eugene partlea If tha price waa made attractive. The stock sold waa his own stock, he said; aa Mr. Campbell asked for certificates for certain per sons, he took treasury slock and charged It against himself oa the spe cial account . Mr. Campbell, the witness aald. was asked several times for a statement of t."e sales he bed made, but the matter was put off. Mr. Menefee went East In September. It It, and remained until May. I14. with the exception of a few weeks la December. 1gwrva Largely a Gaeaa In the meantime, he said, the direc tors wanted tea special account closed up. When he returned, la Decmber. Mr. Baker asked him to put dowa on the special account 0 cures to snow how much be bad received from Mr. Camp bell for the stock sold. -1 had no way of remembering, as my own books had not bees posted for a long time, bat put them down to the best of my recollection. Intending to go over the account later after getting my books posted and ascertaining the cor rect data, and straighten It up.- said Mr. Menefee. "What 1 put down waa largely a guesa." Xatar." aald Mr. Menefee, "I found a ,- v.- T . '. . ... I - Carl C. Springer. ABERDEEN. Wash, Aug. 11- . (Special.) Carl C. Springer, of Aberdeen. Wash., former Pro gressive party, leader of South western Washington, has returned to the Republican party. He is one of the youngest politicians in the State of Washington, being years of age. He announces that he Is goi to stump tha state net year and . do all In his power to win a Re publican victory, from Constable to the President of the United btatea. in t ng ha testified that the amount he waa thua In error be had made good to the company. BUNCO GAME CHARGED DETECTIVES ARREST TWO HES WHO GIVE SAME -XAME. rrlaencrs Acrwaed of Werhlag Fraud Ksaploymeat Gaaae Deny All Kaewledse ef Each Other. Two men. each giving his name aa Henry Snyder, and accused by de tectives of working a bunco game In Portland, were arrested by City De tectives La Salle and Leonard and F. L. Alkus, of the Burns Agency, Tuesday evening. The arresting officers are of tha opin ion that there waa some misunderstand- Ina- between the two as to the names they were to give In case of arrest and for that reason each gave the same name. The men are aald to be working the employment agency game. They pretend to secure good Jobs for their victims and charge a good sum for tha service. When the man or woman, aa the caae may be. goes In search of the Job It is said they fail to find It. Henry Snyder No. l waa arrested in a room In aa East Side hotel In the act of signing up Bert Dohn for a Job t The Dalles. Snyder is said to have asked Dohn for 159 for the Job. but when the latter said he only had 920. promised to give him tha Job. for that amount. Henry Snyder No. t was arrested shorUy afterwards on the West Side. Each denies knowing anything about the other. When arrested, the man had a large quantity of blanks for use In signing up contracts for employment. Snyder No. 1 also hsd a check for $780 mad out to blm by the Henry nugnes Company, a Canadian concern. De tectives are of tha opinion that the check la bogus and that the man planned to pass it when he got tha op portunity. Detectives say that Henry Snyder No. 1 used his employment game to fleece two women a few days ago. He signed them up for Jobs aa cooks and they were unable to locate the Jobs. Pry Law Card First Time. OREGON C1TT. Or, Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) Charles Dixon, arrestetd Monday night by Chief of 1'ollce Shaw, is the first man held nnder the provisions of the now famous state prohibition law. although that measure does not go Into effect until the first of next year. Dixon was taken before Fred Meyer today, president of the Council, who acta aa police Judge In the absence of Mayor Jones and Recorder Loder, and entered a plea of guilty. Ho waa sen-, tenced to 10 days In Jail and a fine of Hi. but 110 of the fine waa re mitted and the Jail sentence waa sus pended upon tha payment of $&. - The ordinance, in practically every derail. Is a copy of the new law. BRITISH GOLD IS COMING Shipment of Fifty-Two Million Eent to Strengthen Market. NEW TORK. Aug. 11 (Special.) Flftv-two million dollars In gold is on Its way here from Halifax to strengthen English exchange tn tne American money markets. The amount was given tonljrht by R. E. M. Cowls, vice president and general manager of the American Express Company. The gold was conveyed with great secrecy from England by warships In command of Admiral Beatty. J. P. Mor gan Co. the consignees, refused In formation aa to the shipment. Demand sterling suffered further de preciation at the opening of today's foreign exchange market, declining to 4.76 -. but later advancing to 4.w. Rassla Tighten Passport Rnleav WASHINGTON. Aug. 11 Russia, fol lowing the lead of her all lea has tightened her passport regulations, and the State Department has arranged to have American credentials comply. The new requirements provide that besides an authenticated photograph the bearer of a passport must have a statement as to whether ha holds cltlxensbip by birth or naturalisation. The famous tlmaball at uraenwi-h la to b replaced by a new aiumlaum ball, and lis mKbanMm overhauled and reconstruct ed. An electrical current from I he clocn waa flrvt used to drop It at 1 o'clock eaca 4ay a lJCi FIGHT TO CORRECT MARKET FAULTS Oil Retail Grocers' Body Opens Campaign to Reorganize Yamhill Institution. . SPEAKERS ALLEGE ABUSES Resolution Adopted at Manchester Hall Meeting Celling for Form ing of Organizations to Pro-' mote New Mart On the allegation that the Public Market on Yamhill street ia not be Ing operated according to the pur h... -avfclh It u- a a -Mtnhlfjlhed. am a veins run lit uidlj Minii.vu j j against retail grocers and merchants or me cny. me rteiaji uror. iubuvi. tlon Tuesday night took preliminary steps for a campaign to reorganise the market and abolish the abuse that are a vi ii iu .Alp., YCt.fl-. v. .... MM v. ...Mlntlnn. Dint set the campaign in motion was taken by the Urocers Association, me meet ing, which waa held at Manchester T 1 1 1 K, ..nraaanf allv.l 11.11, www .licuuuu J J vk of property ownera and other lines of ousiness wnicn are aueciea oj m market. Commissioner Baker was the only representative of the municipal commission present. C, E. Patterson is the initiator of the movement, and his plan provides for the organisation of a merchants' as sociation in which all the interests af fected by me mantel snail uo repre sented. Reergantsatloa Is Plaa. "The aim of the movement is not a ,hnll.h . t. 1fihlli. Marlf-it hfl Said at the meeting, "but to reorganlxe it in sucn a way mat me nouses mat. w Ist In It may be abolished and it may h. t-H In a manner in keeDing with tha nrlnclDles under which it was founded. T . . -Tn -t.il.itr. fn'rVat helnfiT- as was intended, a place where the small producer can sen ma iiiuu.. j i . ,A k- ..n .i m -r- aneaVara de clared that It has become, to a large extent a place where "ringers" and commission men operate in violation of the actual provisions .of the ordinance creating the market. "I favor a market wnere me inoma- ual who cannot get in toucn wnn nis tn a ..tl.fi-tnrv manner through the established channels can come and sell his stun direct, saia j. W. Caldwell, vice-president of the Gro- i.aAKiBiiAii tint for the citv to give free lights, free cartage, free rent. rree everyming. to e. ouncn of whom are ringers Is not right." HO a Day Pay Alleged. T I" Tl.. n .rp.ta-T Of thft I O- clatlon. asserted that in one case which he was able to cite a landlord renting farm land to two Japanese men acted as their agent in the market and drew j m J n - Jm v Ina.eart of tha 12 a day which was named In the affidavit filed with the market-master. T.-I Ti-n T. - waa the onlv man pres ent at the meeting who opposed the i ... i i n . wnAt,-A h Mr. Patterson rcioiunvu .... j providing for the appointment af a com mittee to organlxe for the renovation of the city market system. In the de bate on the question snarp peraunait tles were Interchanged between Secre r. ........ -nri XI r Kellaher. tha for mer spesking pointedly of "peanut poli ticians wno swing in wim w fvii. w..n. in Iiatihi of aratherlna a few . Jt XI - v.ll.h.r Mimine-bftCk oiea. www. - as pointedly with the remark: "Those peanut politicians seem to stand as high In the city, however, as chasers of meal tickets who are around trying all the time to no up irouoie. Correetlac Abases Bole Idea. T..-.P.nM ri-fUrail that, while na was associated with prominent busi ness houses in fortiano. nia move in . . . . iha market waa taken on his own responsibility and with the Sole purpose OI corrcun wnwv believes to be abuses which affect thnnaanda of business men and con cerns In the city. The committee wnicn is 10 orij.nii the association to handle the campaign will be appointed within a few days, with Mr. Caldwef! as chairman. Fu ture meetings to formulate details of .w- .1.. a r,A mmt It in motion Will be announced by this committee when t haa settled upon an orjuituuu '.ww. .nl..lnn Afferent IflSt nizht bV Vr. Patterson and adopted by the meet ing follows: . - ni. -r Tn-tlant haa an ....iin and eitabllihlns a public vniui.u.. . - - .. . ... market, eommon.y known as the -amnill- a treat PuMlc liaraei ; auu Wbereaa, THa onsiuai mitni v """ -. i ..i.hl ah n. aa I A nubile IB crea.iua a u u market by tha peopl. of Portland waa to bnns tne proaucer ciu..i iw . . . i .i. -i.m wK. . ii h nro Draviami a iui.bvi. i . . 1 .all hi. nnvrillM urer, ana oa aion-. llrect to tba consumer: and .... . a. .a-t nhi'Lin. fnar aald DH&. WRflTtaK, 1 . m . . lie markat l not run and operated in ac cordanre with the purjjoe and precepts which led to its Inception, but Is now being used snd conducted at tha expense of the city and the publls for tha benefit of certain individual-, aoroe of whom are using aaia i f. K a nxpnitaa nf rttl xtlllnC prtxjucw iatbere! from different parU ot th Whimi, It l clrly manifest that aald t-.a - -ab- Kaln nnarktfid In a dlaerlmlnatory way. dlacrimlnatlng sgslnat the retail grocers ana minruiuu i" v... of Portlard: and ' Whereaa Tha stalla and shed, now occu 'pled by aald market on Yamhill atreet. ob struct traffic, are extremely nnpumu, --. are undoubtedly Illegal obstructions la said treat: now therefore, be It a..--.. ii.i. Mutlna a nTwiln a tfeaorreo. i l' a. "'- a r committee of ot leaa than, three, tba chair man of wnicn la to oa toe co.nm.ii i meeting, for the purpoae of organising aome legitimate sasoclatlon or orgsnixation wnicn ahail have for Its aim tha astsbllsbment and malntenanre or a purine mm or puui.. marketa In aoma suitable and convenient place or places, and a total elimination ot all evils connected therewith: be it runner Raeolved, That said committee frame ana prepare aurh by-laws and conetltutlon tor ..- . i I rl nrrin I .a I Inn aa It deems proper, to be submitted tor approval and aaopuoo t . u. n niuj m. iraoir. finest deposits of cement material in the West- Texts made by the beet sugar expert of seed planted In the Valle this year shows a high degree of saccharine and slxe and productiveness. On some land sowed to beets the crop is es timated at from 10 to 24 'tons to the acre. The beat have not yet reached the height of their development. In the best sugar beet districts of the Rocky Mountain States, the aver age tonnage Is from IS to 20 tone an acre. The bottom lapd 1 highly adapted for the growth of beets. Mr. Bramwell will arrive In Medford next Friday, and with the sugsr interest expert. A. etorey, will pass a montn Inspecting conditions here. TRIAL ORATORY CONTINUES Ex-Justice Talk to Court All Day for Defense. Another record for protracted argu ment was set In Circuit Judge Kava naurh'a court Tuesday, when Guy C H. Corliss, formerly a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota, talked all day to the Judge in defense of Frederick A. Krlbs and wiuard Jones, who have been sued for J814.000 by the creditors of the bankrupt E. U. Dodge interests. Judge Corliss began his argument at 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, tie resumed at 9:30 A. M. yesterday, talked until noon and then argued steadily from 2 to S P. M. When he concluded, court adjourned. A. E. Clark, his col league, will take the floor this morn ing and open hi forensic batteries against the caae presented by Thomas Mannix, who, aa attorney for the Dodge Interests, made hi opening argument in five hours flat. Flanked by long row of musty-looking legal volumes. Judge Corliss made frequent reference to decisions. Meanwhile. Will Sugart, the new clerk of Judge Kavanaugh's depart ment, bus led hlmeelf with listing, in dexlnsr and checking over all the ex hibits Introduced Into tne trial auring the 29 davs of Its progress.- The lettered exhibits went nine time and a half through the alphabet. BULGARIA GETS- REPLY Allies Bid for Balkans' Support Against Teutons. pATiTS. Auc. 11. The correspondent at SalonikI of the Havas -Agency teie rnnhf that dlDioraatlc representatives of France, Russia, Great Britain and Italy have delivered a joint; communetji- . vi. ia nri-wMirlnar tha collaboration of that nation with the allies as part ot a common uooef.uuiuiuB w.u mo Balkan States. THi. ..-linn waa taken In conjunction with the presentation of similar com- - - - .J Ca.-t.la. c. . municauona to vji obld auu ut i recently made known. t im in reRnnnMA tn Rultraria'a reauest on June 14 for Information from the quadruple entente powers concerning the advantaged Ahe might expect In ex change for her active co-operation with tbem. LONDON. Aug. 11. The Balkan situ ation is still chaotic Dispatches from SalonikI say that the Austro-German plan to strike again at Serbia already has found expression in a concentration of Teutonic forces along the Serbian frontier. It is said 100.000 men have been massed near Oraova, Hungary. which may be the forerunner of the predicted campaign through Serbia for the relief of Turkey. CAPTAIN MOUNTAIN BURIED Funeral of Veteran River Pilot and Pioneer of 1841 Is Held. $600,000 PLANT TO RISE Rogue River Valley Projects Involv ing 3111 lion Assured. MEDFORD. Or.. Aug. 11 (Special.) Two industrial projects, vital to the future economic and agricultural pros perity of the Rogue River Valley, are assured: the beet sugar factory pro moted by the Western Sugar Company, backed by Mormon capitalists, and the Portland Beaver Cement plant at Gold H11L Both projects represent an outlay of more than 1.000.000. A f0,000 fac tory will be built In the Rogue River Valley in time to handle the 11 crop. The Portland Beaver Cement plant at Gold Hill has Issued a call for its superintendents, foremen and employes to report for work next Monday. The plane which haa been In course of construction for the last IS months. Is now SS per cent completed and prac tically all of the machinery has been received and installed. The analysis of rock near Gold Hill shows one of the The funeral of Captain Thomas S.' Mountain, veteran river pilot and pio neer of 1841. who died at the home of hla daughter,- Mrs. B. OHara, 714 Overton street, on Sunday at the age of 93 years, was held Tuesday at 10 o'clock from St. fatricua cnurcn at Nineteenth and Savier streets. In terment was in Mount calvary cem etery. Three grandsons and three great grandsons of Captain Mountain were pall-bearers John 1. Alien ana Anson G. Allen. Astoria: Frank J. Streiblg, William Hayes and Thomas Tiayes, Portland, and John S. Mountain, Seattle. Captain Mountain was a member or tho Pilots' Association, the Oregon Pioneer Association and Battery A. For 40 years he had been In the em ploy of the old Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company and' its successor. the O.-W. R. A N. Company. COACH CASEJUJLING NEAR Coos Court Soon to Pass on Heir's Plea to Remove Guardian. MARSHF1ELD. Or.. Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) A decision by Judge Watson, of the County Court, is expected soon In the suit of Arthur Coach in which Mr. Coach, one of Colonel Joseph Coach's heirs; asks to be relieved from the guardianship of his sister. Mrs. Leo J. Cary, of Coquille. The guardianship was obtained on representation that Artnur Coach was a spendthrift and was squandering hts patrimony, to the amount of 1200 monthly lor a con secutive period of 40 months, and was an Incompetent The Coach estate con sists of timberlands estimated to be worth from $200,000 to J5J0.000. Ar thur Coach has been engaged in ranch ing the last year. He denied the alle gations against him and charged the guardianship Is profitable to Mr. and Mrs. Cary for their entire support J MOVIE APPEAL LAW IS UP Proposed Ordinance on Censorship - Submitted to Chamber Committee. The ordinance proposed by the mo tion picture theater managers as a substitute to the movie censor law was submitted to the executive com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, together with the old ordi nance, and has been referred to the clvla bureau of the Chamber, with power to act The motion picture men are asking the Chamber to back them in a fight for the restoration of a board of ap peals from the decisions of the censors, which they say are becoming more and more arbitrary, since the old board of appeals was abolished. SENATOR TILLMAN GUEST Press Clnb Entertains, and Stories Told of Congress Amuse. Thursday's Events on Our First Three Floors Come and Shop. Look Over the Summer Things fpRliOsl Reduced in Price for Your Vacation Trip Drugs O'Cedar Mops Small size, with new adjustable handle v75S Large size, triangular Bhape.gl.23 Large combination, with one dry and one oil mop $1.50 "Sunbeam" Mazda Lamps S7e A small investment and a large saving of current consumption. Basement ODDS .AND ENDS OF STA TIONERY Odds and ends of 50c Sta tionery, special at 23 f) 25c Fountain Pens, odd lines, values $1.00 to $4.00 69 25c Woodlark Linen Paper, the box at 19 Expert Fountain Pen Repairing. Main Floor Prescriptions tutlon Is permitted. Have been filled and filed by our special ists In this department for many years. They are all experts In their chosen vocation and baolutely no sudsu- Book Ends In mahogany and hand - carved woods. Some at tractive brass and Verde-green cop per. Second Floor. Sweet Grass Baskets All the new and artistic shapes. 10 OFF . Second Floor. r lb Fuller's Earth lc Formaldehyde Candles 25c 35c. Sfte Crude Carbolic Acid, quart 40e Quassia Tonic Cup. Let water re main in cup a few minutes and drink 2c Pine Javelle Water 2ftc Pint Solution Boric Acid 25c Main Floor Patent Medicines S0c Slmms' Arnica Liniment. . .4(ic . 60c Hoff German Liniment. . .40c 50c Banderlne -30c 60c Herplcide 3uc 11.00 Herplcide 65c $1.00 Parker's Hair Tonic 80c Main Floor Sundries $1.70 Flashlight, complete, extra special S1.3S 35c Columbia- Dry Cells for door bells, medical appliance and igni tion purposes 27c Nickel-Plated Electric Curling Iron Heater a handy size for your traveling bag 3.75 Basement ANSCO CAMERAS, KODAKS. SPEEDBX FIL.MS AD CYKO PAPER produce the best of modern results In amateur photography. Our monthly contest for ama teurs is open to you; send in your work and win a prize. Films developed in a hurry by experts. Try our quick service. Trading Stamps Always on Oar First Three Fleers. A BOOK OF P. H. GREEN STAMPS SAVED IS ggVERAI. DOLLARS EARM.D ALDEE STREET AT WEST fEK MAE SHALL 1-700 -HOME A 6171 FreelO. STAMPS with all ice cream or soda pur chases in our Tea Room or at the Soda Fountain from 2 P. -VI. until we close at 9. TWO WARSHIPS SENT Anti-Foreign- Demonstration in '. Vera Cruz Feared. MOVE IS PRECAUTIONARY Washington Reticent,, in Belief That News Reaching Carranza's Cap ital Would Make Situa tion More Difficult. rnnpns CHRIST!. Tex-. Aa. VU A United States lafantrymaa waa killed by Mexican bandits at Palm Gardens, hunt two miles east of Slercedea, Tel. shortly after o'clock to'Dlsht. Tbe dead man waa one of fonr aoioiera mniiiir Palm Gardens. The bandits appeared anddenly In the darkness and fired on the curds. Their shots were replied to, but the "result Is unknown here. wrieirrwiTnv At.tr 11. Two Amer ican battTeshlps, 'the Louisiana and the v. iieH last nizht from Newport. R. L." for Vera Cruz In re- a sn nrcanr rnniiPHi iram luui SfUUDw .W aa Haewuw a " mander McNamee th&t his little fleet Ys-.n m in Uavipan -wcLTera na re n' U L gliUUvn.o u " " In Tlaur nf nti.foriff n deH-OXl' strations at tienerai carranza It is understooa inai rreoiaeui kimu.i f nrii thn warshios sent. although no official of the Government would even admit tnat tney naa sauau. Care had been taken during the day A ,..i that a nv naval or military activity at this time would be purely precautionary to safeguard foreign In terests and couia noi oe cu.iouum kArtn m ntr nnnnart nn Wim UB rail American conference, which is to be re In XT Avar Vnrk tnmor.- W IO COIO plete a programme for brin, ing about nfinini -at.iAni"a cftnrrrninE the movements or the Louisiana ana .wow tj.. n.w... ta na i9rirltf tn ft. fear that nUiyollll J 10 -MMW - -.r " Ar- nf thaii- rnminz rftacnlnz Vera Crus ahead or tne amps migm acu tuate the already serious situation ex Vt-rili uiauuvi - A MA.lrtn naval nffinCT On thfi Gulf coast, cabled his request for reinforce ments last nignc, ana mo twu ul mid ships Immediately were ordered held in readiness to proceea. T.rtav a ft fnnfirflnr.e between Sec .Ani Vationir a rA Rftflr-Admiral Ben' son. acting Secretary of the Navy. It a nnsi n a r n a aiiinir nr ina .t.in. ha HpIq v-fl nnd inir fuller reports xrora vera ruz. u.ux iui possible tne senoing oi any cuueiucra vi AAiUnr a 1 fnrpfl wniiM ha avoided on account of the effect such a step m cht have uoon ine worn 01 iae rtui American conference. ARMENIANS IN FLIGHT massacre: of 10,000 by kurds is LATE. REPORT. Refuseea Xow Total 60,000 and An- other Christian Exodus From Persia Is Feared. TT'KT.Ta Transcaucasia, via Petrosrrad and London, Aug. 11. The Armenian bishop has received Information tnat ,000 Armenian refugees have, arrived Igdlr, the principal outlet of the vlla- of Van. It is expected tnat tuny 100,000 will be driven from Van alone, and another exodus of Christians from Persia is feared. Kurds are reported to have massacrea 1,000 Armenians In the vilayet of Bit- . thrnvlnv ttlA fondle Of the VlCtllTlS into the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. mw. ...a- .n frftnt Vi a a r.n fh R(i a degree of intensity hitherto unknown except in the period Just preceding the Russian victory at Sari-Kamysh. 60 at yet Friends and admirers of Benjamin R Tillman, the popular "pitchfork sen ator" of South Carolina, gathered at the Press Club Tuesday night to do him honor. Raymond Graham entertained the company with a number of baritone solos. After the dinner the party lis tened attentively for a while to Sena tor Tillman's droll stories of bis Con aressional experiences, and beard him discuss public questions in his frank and fearless way. Many persons called at the club rooms to meet the Southern Senator. The Informal reception con tinued until late in the -evening- - ZEPPELINS RAID ENGLAND One Damaged Seriously, British De fender Killed. LONDON, Aug. 11. A squadron of Zeppelins raided England Monday night and dropped bombs which killed nine women, four children and one man and wounded seven women, two children and five men. One of the British avia tors sent up to engage the enemy lost his life when making a return landing in the dark. The British. censorship does not per mit the localities where the attack was made to be told. The official report says: "A squadron of hostile airships vis ited the east coast last night and this morning between the hours of 8:30 P. M. and 12:30 A- M. "Some fires were caused by the drop ping -of Incendiary bombs, but these were quickly extinguished and only im material damage was done. One Zeppelin, was seriously damaged by the gunfire of the land defenses and was reported this morning being towed Into Ostend She has since been sub jected to continual attacks by air craft from Dunkirk and has been under heavy Are and it Is now reported that after having her back broken and her rear compartments damaged, she was com pletely destroyed by the explosion. . "The night was extremely dark and was accompanied by thick fog In places which rendered night flying by aero planes very difficult. "It Is regretted that Flight Sub-Lieutenant Lord, who was one of the two pilots sent up to engage the enemy, was killed on landing in the dark." BERLIN, via London, Aug. 11 An of ficial communication issued here Tues day tells of an allied air raid Monday over Zwelbruecken and Sankt Ingbert, Bavaria. Eight persons were killed and two wounded In the latter town. MISS PLATT IS BURIED Services for Victim of Surf Are At tended by' Classmates. With many friends present and beau tiful floral offerings banked near the casket, funeral services were held for Miss Margaret Piatt, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison G. Piatt, who met death In the surf at Sunset beach Sunday, at the family residence, 211 East Fifty-fifth street, Tuesday at 4 o'clock. Bishop Walter Taylor Sumner, of the Episcopal Church, officiated, assisted by Dean Ramsey, of St. Stephens.V Following those at the home private services attended by the members of the family and a few friends were held at the grave In Rivervlew Cemetery. Th living-room at the home was banked with great masses of flowers during the services. One beautiful flo ral piece of lilies, covering the casket, was the gift of the 1915 class of St. Helens Hall, of which Miss Piatt was a member. Music was furnished by a quartet consisting of Misses Aileen Yerex and Charlotte Banfleld and J. P. Wildman and F. T. Crowther. Carl Denton was accompanist. One of the selections. "For -Ml Thy Saints Who From Their Labors Rest," was on the programme when Miss Piatt wad graduated from ! St. Helens Halt The pallbearers were: Harry Stevens. L. Stolte, Eric Peterson. Lansing Laid law. Carter Magruder, James Gamble. Hughes Martin and Duncan Strong. These were the young men who at tempted to rescue Miss Piatt when they saw she was In distress. $50 REQUEST EXPLAINED Payment of Doctor Bills Due to In Jury Only Asked, Says Pastor. In a communication to The Orego nlan. Rev. L. K. Richardson declares that some misunderstanding has gona out In regard to his application to the city for $50 because of his having strained his ankle as the result of stepping In a hole In tne Sellwood ten nis court while giving instruction in tennis. Mr. Richardson says that his applica tion was made to defray doctor bills and not because of the tennis 'title, which he lost. The ex-champion points out that he said In his application that the accident spoiled his chances for suc cessfully defending the tennis title and not that he lost the title because of the accldent- "Mr. Johns might have beaten me even if I had not been handicapped." he said. C0MPLA!NTJS DISMISSED Railroad Companies Put End to Ooal Rate Controversy. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Aug. 11. At the request of both parties, the interstate Commerce Com mission today dismissed the complaints of excessive freight charges on carload lots of coal from Washington points to Salem, Or., made against the South ern Pacific Company by the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. The power company alleged that the rate of $3.04 should not be more than 4 ia and a.lcAil reparation in S184o on account of excessive charges. If You Examine a Flake of the New ost I oasties You can see little white "puffs" on each flake a dis tinguishing characteristic of this new food. An entirely new method of making these New Toas ties brings out all the delightful corn flavour, and gives them a body and firmness that don't mush down in cream or milk. But let the taste tell. Eat some dry, just as they come from the package ; compare their delicious taste with that of any "corn flakes" you have eaten and you can under stand why New Post Toasties are called Superior Corn Flakes Your grocer has them now.