7 against abutting property holders on a street that la being Improved, under an ordinance fixing the aalary for work on public Improvements at not less than $3.7 a day of eight hours.. The effect of the decision Is prac tically that the Spokane city ordinance fixing a minimum wage of 13.75 per day on public work cannot be enforced where the cost of the Improvement la mora than the work could be done for by prlrmte contractor. In making this ruting. however, the Groceries, Bakery, Candies, Delicates sen, etc, in the Basement. Phones: Marshall 4900, A 6665. Tree deliv ery to all parts of the city. American Lady Corsets, Bntterick Patterns and Publications.- Bed- and Bedding Third Floor. fllE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTXANT1, JTJXE 2, 1912. ARTILLERY MOWS INSURGENTS DOWN omen incamp&u wto Rebels Killed Under Ter- I II l ruic rusniaae. MINES BEING ABANDONED American Planter Rrportrd Held for Ransom Coneul Ilolllday In Ytstlgatet Serious filtnt tlon at Daiquiri. SANTIAGO. Cubi. June 1 The Unit ed Ptatea gunboat paaucah remained off Daiquiri today, out did not land ma rlnea. Firing continued all night around the DalquM mlnfi, whin tha governntent haa a strong detachment. A sergeant of ruraiea waa killed. The miner ara abandoning tha mines, which probably will be closed tomor row. Tha American Conaul. Holllday, haa departed for Daiquiri to investigate the situation there, which la considered critical. It a also reported that a battle at Mayala. near I'alma Horinano, yester day resulted In victory for the gov ernment troopa under General Mendl eta. Tha mountain artillery waa used with terrible effect. One hundred and twenty-seven rebel and IS women wh had enareped with them were killed. It was reported here today that Col llster Wheeler, an American who owna a ranch near Daiquiri, haa been cap tured by negro Insurgents and held for ransom. The United Ptatea gunboat Nashville at N'lpe Bay has not landed marines. Tha Hpanlsh-Amerlcan Iron Company haa asked for the protection of lta property, valued at i.000.000. at Felton. Luis Comes, who Is charged with be ing an Important conspirator In tha re volt, was arrested while attempting to embark on the steamship Julia for San to Domingo.- Other Important arreets, Including those of two high officials, ire expected thlj afternoon. BLAKE IS DARING ROBBER I'rlMiner Discharged at Taconia Taken by Oregon Marshal. TACOMA. Wash.. June 1. (Special.) When I'nited States Deputy Mar shal Frank Albert brought Itobert J. Blake, who has Just completed a three year term In the Federal penitentiary (or postofflce robbery, to the Mar shal's office for Ms discharge this morning. Marshal Frank Snodgrasa. of Cottage Orove. Or., was waiting for Mm. The minute Itlake wi formally discharged. Marshal rinodgrass arrested him as a deserter from the United States Army. Ulake was taken to Vancouver Barracks tonight. Blake waa convicted of robbing the postofflce at Irwin. Or., three yeara ago. He la said to have deserted from Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.. where he waa known as Morton M. Mills, a few months before tha robbery which land ed him In the penitentiary. According to Marshal Enodgrass. Blake haa a had record. He la alleged to have robbed IT stations on tha Southern Taclfic. PORTLAND MAN WILL FLY Hurkhart Receives S2OO0 Engine From Xew York. ALBANY, Or June 1. (Special.) John C. Burkhart. of Portland, who la preparing to conduct experiments at this city with aeroplanaa of his own design and construction, yesterday re ceived a 12000 engine from New York and will aoon be ready for his first trial flights. Burkhart now haa three machines ready for his experiments. lie haa re built the old biplane with which ha ssayed some flights here two yeara ago, and haa constructed two new ma chines. This will permit a continuation of hla experiments even though two machines ahould be wrecked by acci dent. Tha new engine he haa just re ceived la the most powerful engine Burkhart haa ever used, and he be llevea that It Insures successful flights. POULTRY TO BE FEATURE thicken Will Form Big Exhibit at Cottage'Grove Show. COTTAOB GROVE. Or June 1. (Special.) One of the featurea of the forthcoming Grange Fair at Cottage Orove will be the poultry department, which will be under the supervision of W. C. Conner. A the fair Is held before the young poultry Is mature and at a time when most of the mature birds are In the moult, the awards will be made by the comparison method, and a blue ribbon will be given for the first prise bird, a red ribbon for tha second and white ribbon for the third. In the various clsssea and pens. This big feature of tha fair will be free. JONES IS URGING COINER Recommendation of Successor to Elmer Todd la Renewed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 1. Senator Jonea. of Washington, today renewed his recom mendation of B. W. Coiner, of Tacoma. for appointment as United States Attor ney for Western Washington, to auc ceed Elmer Todd, who resigned. Todd la desirous of being relieved, and It Is expected that the appoint ment will be made In the near future. Tim President made no promise today, but Senator Jones is confident that Coiner will be nominated. Senator Polndexter favors some other candidate. SPOKANE WAGE SCALE HIT Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Property Owner In Case. . OLVMPIA. Wash., June 1 (Special.) Tha Supreme Court today handed down a derision In the case of C. E. Mallatte. appellant, against the City of Spokane, which will have a far reaching effect throughout the state, the court reversing the Spokane Coun ty Superior Court. ' and holding that arbitrary assessment cannot be made right-hour day on public Improvement! Im not ptiat upon, nor doeM tn court pass upon any other constitutional Questions Involved, aa to whether cities tn themselves have authortty to pas urh ordinances, or as to whether the Legislature haa the right to permit cities to pass similar ordinances. Tha principal argument upon which the decision la based la that l( the city were allowed arbitrarily to assess In dividual property holders there would be nothing to prevent It from tncreaa ing the cost of all Improvements tn an unreasonable sum. and thua work a hardship upon the property owners. In this particular case It waa ahown that VANCOUVER VETERA. AGED ST. WHO M 4RCHKD IM LI.E A IfcAK AGO. ........... ! ' '' f-0" ' .i I if-' v- Irs : lilf J L l Laii4 Michael Daaaphoffer, Aged S7. VANCOUVER. Wash., June 1. (Special.) Michael Damphoffer. 97 years old, veteran of the Civil War, and once a soldier In the French army, attended Decora tion day services In Vancouver. Last year he waa able to march with the veterans by the side of his son. Michael Damphoffer. Jr.. who fought with his father In the Civil War. In the picture he Is Been wearing the emblrmi he has won. He. was born tn France and Joined the French army, from which he- secured honorable dis charge in 1852, coming to the United States. Being a musi cian, he went to Fort Monroe. Virginia, and enlisted In the Ninth Infantry Band, which, with the regiment, waa sent to Van couver Barracka. At the opening of the Civil War he enlisted, with his lf-year-old aon. In the Flret Oregon Cavalry. the work would have been done at the rate of tt.ti per day, and the Supreme Court. In reversing the case, gives In structions that the assessment be mod ified to conform to the reasonable coat of the work. The decision Is written by Justice Chadwick, and Chief Jus tice Dunbar dissents. The Supreme Court made a similar ruling In the case of C. G. Oerlarh and others, appellants, agalnat the City of Spokane. Other legal questions were Involved In this case, one of which was as to the legality of a bond furnished by Gerlach and the other appellants. The Supreme Court affirmed the case, except Insofar aa It related to street Improvement assessments against tha appellants. SPOKANE TO HAVE SHOW NATIONAL APPLE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD. Representatives of Commercial In terests Decide to Raise $60, 000 at Once. SPOKANE. Wash.. Jure 1. (Special.) Spokane will hold the fifth National Apple Show, It was decided at a meet ing of Chamber of Commerce trustees and representatives of large commer cial Interesta today. It waa determined that In order to carry on tha work which haa helped build up Spokane and the Inland Empire during the laat few years at least ftO.OOO would be raised Immediately for the greater Spokane fund. In making up the budget It waa de termined the money must be raised for the following purposes: - Colonisation of the Inland Empire, extension of trade relations, entertaining of vis itors representing tha Commercial cluba and others of the Inland Empire, National conventions, participation In the Dry Farming Congresa and other land ahowa of the East. National Apple Show, publicity, comprising the get ting out of literature and the conduct ing of the press bureau. "It waa unanimously agreed." said President Inslnger. "that the work dona during the last few year In making Spokane and the Inland Em pire known all over the United Statea cannot he wasted by quitting now. sta tistics from bsnks and the postofflce and reports from merehsnts showing a decided revival In business and the best of prospects for the year. Coos Buy Fourth Is Planned. . MARSH FIELD, Or June 1. (Spe cial.) A big Fourth of July celebra tion haa been planned for Coos Bay by tha Marshfleld Chamber of Com merce. A committee haa solicited the necessary funds and special tralna and boats win be arrarged to bring people from all over the county. There may be two days of horse racea. Several hundred children will give a Maypole dance, there will be log-rolling con tests and other athletic events and water aporta will be held. The cele bration will last for three days and the mills and logging camps probably will ahut down. 200 Women's Suits $25 Values $14.98 Our first preat sale of women's Tailored Suits is announced for Monday and Tuesday. Plain and fancy material., serges and whipcords, in tire season's most desirable fashions and materials; plain tailored and Norfolk effects; values up to $25.00. On sale Monday and Tuesday at this K1 A QO special low price for two days only. ej) lTalO White Nubuck and White Top Patent Shoes for Women $3.19 a Pair An unusual nnd timely sale of "Women's High Shoes, handsome vvhite Xubufiks and white-top pat ent leathers. All new, tip-to-date lasts. The styles you have been paying $5.00 and $6.00 J0 "I ( a pair for. Our priee PJ 1 3000 Yards Dress Goods 200 pes. of plain and novelty Dress Goods, Mohairs, Panamas, Serges, mixtures, plain colors and fancies; great assortment to select from. Values up to 89e, on sale at, yard eOC $10 Lingerie Dresses $6.98 .An unusual lot of white Lingerie Dresses, trimmed in small tucks, lace and embroidery; square neck and short sleeves; neat, pretty Dresses for Summer and graduation wear. Also colored voile Dresses; $10.00 values; on d QQ sale at the low price of only. 3)0.50 $2.00 Waists at $1.29 Each $7.50 Corduroy Skirts $4.98 1000 Tailored Waists in chiffon, batiste, madras, crepe and corded pinpham. soft collar and cuffs ; all new, (T O Q pretty Waists; $2.00 values 0 l J Small lot of white Corduroy Skirts, made with raised waist line, straight six-gore effect, box plait in back; ri vl QQ regular $7.50 values; on sale at AOT'.atO $10 Norfolk Jackets $6.98 Special lot of red Norfolk Jackets for children and misses, collars of green or black velvet; just the thing C QQ for beach or outing wear; $10.00 values at e!bO.vO Special lot of Middy Blouses at 59 Crowd Bringing Grocery Specials In Our Sanitary Basement Hams Corncob smoked Pig Ilams, lb Baker's Chocolate 1-pound packages 29 Holly Milk It whips, can 7S dozen 79 Pet Milk Small cans, dozen 4Gp Gold Dust, for Monday, package 17 Wilson Whisky, per bottle, Monday 83 Holtz Comer Marshall 4900 A 6665 5000 Yds. Embroideries $1.50 Values 24c Yard A sale extraordinary of high-grade hand-loom Kinbroideries. Swiss, nainsook and cambric; edpes and insertions, beautiful patterns in eyelet and blind work designs; edges 9 to 18 inches wide, insertions 3 to 3 inches wide, also swiss and nainsook allovers 21 inches wides, 18 and 27-inch; try A values to $1.50 yard. Monday and Tuesday, yard .TrC )) Unusual Milliner Specials 1000 untrimmed Shapes, natural, white and QC black; best styles, great values i!) i.e.O Fine Milan, chips and azures, large, small and OQ medium shapes; wonderful values OaVC Finest Java, peanut and Penokias at 49? 5000 Yds. Ginghams 9c Yd. 35c Wash Goods 23c Yard 5000 yards of handsome staple Ginghams, all new, fresh goods"; checks and stripes in unlimited assortment; Q best values ever offered at, yard XJQ, 1000 yards of beautiful Lisle and Arabian Tissues, sheer, light "weight Summer fabrics; checks, stripes and no plaids, 30 inches wide; best 3")c values at LijC 75c, $1, $1.50 Silks at 39c 4"00 yards of new Foulards, fancy Messalines, Chiffon Taffetas and Costume Silks in new Spring shades for street and evening wear; choice designs; endless nQ assortment: 73c to $1.30 values at, the yard dUC 35c, 50c and 75c W omen's Hose 1 9c 5000 Manufacturers' Samples 5000 Pairt of Women Imported Hose in sheer gauze lisle, silk-plaited lisle, fine mercerized cotton and silk lisle, in black, white, tan and full line of colors; not a pair in the lot worth less than 33c and most of them are excellent. f0c nnd 75c values; the shrewd buyers will anticipate a wholo sea son's supply, for the entire lot goes on sale Mou- Q day morning at, a pair L JG Holtz Corner Marshall 4900 A 6GC5 B!6 AIRSHIP DROPS Vaniman's Dirigible Falls to Ocean but Rises Again. ROPE SNARLS PROPELLER Balloon Makes Trial Trip Prrpara tory to Intended Flight Across Atlantic Teat I Voted Successful. ATLANTIC CITT. K. J.. June 1. Mel rln Vanlman'a alnhlp Akron dropped Into the Atlantis Ocean when making lta trial trip today and. after repair had been made, the great gat bag asaln atarted aloft and landed aafely. Vanlman took out the bla- bar with which he hopea to croaa the Atlantic Ocean early thla mornlne". He waa aloft for almost an hour, circling over the meadowa and the bay. The accident happened after the bal loon had been performing: aplcndldly. Trying new guide rope experiment, the hawaer. with a 100-pound wetght attached, waa lowered and allowed to drag In the water. In aome manner a wrong move waa made with the pro peller and one of the bladea caught In tha trailing rope. Like a ahot the great dirigible dropped to the ocean and part of the underatrurture went under. The repairs did not take long. After the huge craft wa once more sailing through apace Vanlman'a young brother clambered out to the edge of the alander propeller ahaft to adjust the damaged blade. Thla waa when the dirigible waa too feet above the water.. The ehlp la the aame one In which he made a flight over the city laat Fall, with Improvements. Very few peraona saw the flight, which was started at :45 A. M. Aboard, besldea Vanlman. were his brother, Calvin; Fred Almas, chief en gineer; George Bourrllllon. assistant: Walter Guest, assistant navigator, and Ralph Upson, of Akron, one of the con atructora of the ship. VANCOUVERPLANS RACES Track Events and Military Parade Arranged for July 4. VANCOUVER. Wash, June 1. (Spe cial.) In addition to the big parade, with the Twenty-first Infantry and the Second Field Artillery of Vancouver Barracka taking part, and the military maneuvers to be held at the post on the afternoon of July 4. a number of racea will be conducted at the Clark County Fair Grcunda. There will be a 2:10 trotting event and a t:2t pacing race, with a purse or lioo lor each; a quarter-mile dash for ponies under 14 hands, purse 130; half-mile dash and three-quarter mile dash. Motorcycle racea also will be held In the afternoon. Newport Honors Dead. NEWPORT. Or, June 1. (Special.) Memorial day waa appropriately ob served here. The business housea closed from I A. M. to 4 P. M. 8-rvJre waa held at tbe Presbyterian Church at 10 A. M, At the close of the service a proceeslon was formed and. preceded by th band and the Grand Array vet erans, marched to the cemetery, where an address was given by Rev. B. C. Black, and "Lincoln's Speech at Get tysburg" was read by Rev. C. T. Hurd. after which the grave were decorated. At 4 P. M. at the Bay Beach, near tha llfesavlng atatlon boathouse. a beauti ful flower service was performed for the sailors and others who have died at AGENT WANTED AT STATION Camas Prairie Merchant Ask Xorth Bank for Man at Wright, Wash. LTLE, Wash, June 1. (Special.) Fifty merchants and shippers of Camaa Prairie have aelected August Kuhn hausen to confer with the Hpokane. Portland A Keattle Railroad Company, asking for an agent at Wright, Wash, on the Goldendale branch. As It Is now, these merchants have to ship and receive freight either at Lyle or White Salmon, and thla means a haul of 10 to 16 miles over rough and ateep roads, whereas If Wright waa a regular freight point a distance of IS to 20 miles would be saved and the roada traveled are better. The shipments aggregate thousands of dollars, mostly In hay, stock, lumber and dairy products, and tons of food stuffs are annually brought In. Outalde of having thla Immense amount of business to justify tha railroad com pany installing an agent, there are lo cated at Wright a sawmill, rock quarry, woodyard. mineral and aoda water works, hotel and hundreds of ranchers In the contiguous country. Voncalla Geta Direct Service. COTTAGE GROVE, Or, June 1. (Special.) Messages are now going di rect through Cottage Grove from the Yoncalla country over the new tall line Just completed by the Pacific Tele phone Telegraph Company. For merly the messages had to go south to Rpseburg and then north to Cottage Grove. List of Arrivals at The Hotel Multnomah. Chicago W. H. O'ConnelLT. B. Smeller and wife, E. A. Hartman. New York Lewis J. Herman. I. Mets Indorf, Mrs. H. F. Ttlge, Mathew Tay. lor, J.-R. Bowman, Mma. Grossinger. S. Konlgsteln. A. B. Cook and wll Vancouver, B. C. A. L, McConnell. Prattle D. K. Skinner and wife. L. Parson and wife, A. H. Llnd, J. E. Sears, Mr. and Mrs. 8. J. Watson. P. M. Rlevln. Pan Francisco George W. Carey. D. D. Hrhlndler. H. C Kwlng. W. E. Jones. G. B. Hagdon. G. W. H oil ads y. A. 8. Wlrtuer. Martin Castor, 8. D. Davis. J. R. Molera, L L. Grennlnger, D. C. Jones. C. P. Wallla. Pittsburg. Pa. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. CassMy, Miss E. K. Caasldy. J. P. Cansidy. Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. F. 8. Walton. Boston. Mass. Stanley SInshelmer, J. R. Hooper, Jr, N. A. Terry. Astoria J. R. Hamilton and wife, F. H. Haradon. Omaha O. J. Gossard. .Denver W. O. Duvall. Ft. Joe, Mo. W. B. Botten and wife. Baltimore 8. Ewlng. McMinnvllle E. V. Ptlvers and wife. Ulllsboro. Or. E. B. Yeager. Klamath Falls Angus Harmon. Kxeter, Cal. R. C. Merryman. Hood River, Or. W. 8. Widroy. Peaxlde, Or. Louis Henrlcks. Rainier, Or. A. J. Klepen and son, C. F. Jackson, Robert Mcintosh, T. E. Parks. W. H. Gorman. Fargo. N. V. Mra. J. W. Smith, Van Tavlor 8mlth. Monmouth, Or. Minnette E. Harlan. Florence Tate, Ines Stark. Frank M. Sturgill, Vair Dunlop, E. S. Evenden. Rose B. Parrott. Tipnmi Henry Bader. Yamhill, Or. W. i. Moore. Ogden. Utah H. M. Lewis. Scappoose O. M. Washburn. Iunaee R.C Crosby. j SURVEYS STIR ASTORIA FIVE CREWS WORK QCIETLV OX LOWER COIXMBIA. Ifarrlnian and Hill Intereala Both Said to Be Represented and Rumor of Electric Line Out. ASTORIA. June 1. (Special) Tha presence of a large number of railroad surveyors tn the lower Columbia River district Is the cause of much specula tion. There are at the present time Ave ganga of engineers comprising a total of over 10 men at work along the line of the half circle, beginning here. Two of these parttea, the one at the Humbug and one on the ridge between the Humbug and Necanlcum rivers, are known to be In the employ of the Harrlman Intereata and are unques tionably aeeklng the beet grade for a road from connection with the Lytle Una at Buxton via the Nehalem Valley and either the Iwls and Clark or Ne canlcum rlvera to Astoria and the beaches. Who the other surveying partlea repreaent la not yet definitely known. One party, consisting of 16 men, went to work last Tuesday about 1 miles below Heaslde, while two other gangs are running a preliminary line between here and Seaside. One of these Is In the neighborhood of the Josiah West ranch on Clatsop plains, while the other la working at the C. 8. Brown place, and a third party is to be placed In the Held within the coming few days. These three partlea and the one below Seaside are sstd to ba under the super vision of T. Walte, sn engineer who is reported to have been Identified for years with the engineering departments of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways. This fact, coupled with the further assertion that one of the engineers In charge was In consultation with Presi dent Young and the other officials of the Spokane. Portland A Seattle Rail road during their recent Visit to Sea side, has given rise to the belief that the North Bank line is arranging to shift Its line from Wsrrenton south closer to the beach and to also extend the road to Tillamook and down the coast. Another current report la that all the aurveyora are employed by the Soutbern Pacific, while still another Is that tha ones who are running the lines for the proposed electric rond to Seaside sre tn the employ of the "Dun dee" Hold Interests. Tha latter report Is given credence In some circles for the reason that some of the engineers are known to have formerly been con nected with the Keld projects and also because of the transfer recently of tha title to the Lewla and Clark River railroad grade from one Reld company to another. Bend Arranges for Joyous Fourth. BEND. Or.. Juno 1. (Special.) Nearly $1000 has been subscribed locally to pay the expenses of a Fourth of July celebration. With the railroad In operation, a record crowd Is expected. A baseball game with Matolliis haa been arranged, the usual horse bucking con testa will be staged, while a feature will be the aquatic sports, on the Deschutes, chiefly consisting of canoe races, tilting, and log rolling. The lat tor features being unWttie In this sec tion, are expected to "take" well. Water Line Is Repaired. COTTAGE GROVE. Or, June 1. (Special.) The city water la again be. Ing aupplled from Layng Creek, re pairs to the Intake pipe having been completed. Two Things That are Irresistibly Focusing the Attention of Speculators Investors and Home Builders on Bridgeton on the Peninsula Portland' Future Factory Residence District T 0 D A Y I . '. V. "l . - A Z" . .tr-:.' Vaareavrr Car Ones Direct to liisabla) la 25 Mlaatea from Recond We. 1 la the Map la Propoaed K i' .t- ' t '. - L 1 y.v.;.,;':v..-::.-, :. , n a i ilana-i T SfO Bridgeton (oa tha Co- erond aad Waahlagtoa f Kew llrtrtge. No. 3 la r District. I t .vr ' 1 i in, !vf Salesmen will be on the ground for your conve- nience to answer Questions. I No one can buy a lot without first seeing the property and the great race for the $205 in Cash Prizes we are offering for the best group of five answers to the ques tion, "Why is the purchase of a well-located lot in Bridgeton the first step to finan cial independence?" See the property today. Average price, $180 a lot; $10 down and $5 a month. Call or send for printed information about Bridgeton so you, can go after one of the cash prizes $100, $50, $25, $15, $10 and $5. THE SPANTON COMPANY OSS.