THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE. 14, 1908.
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MONITOR FLORIDA IS . ,
SERIOUSLY DAMAGED
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Torpedo Caused ; More Havoc Than Was r at First Re
ported Bulkhead Construction Stands Severe , - ,
Test-Thc; Ship's Side Is Smashed.' ' ; .'r
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, ' (United Press Leased Wire.) '
f 'Norfolk, Vs.,. June ,lIf--Th damage
don , the Monitor Florida la the experi
mental torpedoing of the vessel today
pff ; Fortress Monroe c was much more
serious than at first POrted.f i
! Towed by three -tug thf Florida
reached the Norfolk navy yard thl aft
rnoon . and docked. v'"-? " ' i'
if Secretaries Taf t and Metcalf and the
fcarty of naval experts made a closex
amlnstion and found the monitor- in a
bd plight.." The dynamo dome and Inner
oal compartments were found to be
, flooded. . The gun cotton charge of the
torpedo, '. which was heavier than any
ver used heretofore In any navy, tore
an irregular oblong hole with en area
of nearly 140 feet In the ship's side.
Her plates were shattered from ; the
water line to eight feet below; .'.
J Notwithstanding the fact that the
torpedo - crippled the monitor, experts
discovered evidence that thoroughly
proved the effect of , the new. type of
bulkhead. - ,
I Whether today's test will tesult In
the adoption of the bulkhead plan of
construction was not indicated ty any
f those who witnessed the experiment.
' The torpedoing of . the monitor fur
nished a spectacular sight The tor
IPedo, guided bv a trolley, was fired at a
distance of 400 feet from the monitor,
ts course was. followed by the rippling
of the water. When it struck and ex
ploded a huge - column of water shot
, lilgh In the air. The Florida listed
about If inches on the starboard side,
"but the crew of 10- men under Rear-Admiral
Mason manned the pumps and
kept her from sinking. They say the
explosion was so terriflo that for a
moment thev thought the vessel had
ha An torn asunder. . -
It was also reported that the explo
sion had only punctured one compart
ment of the bulkhead, and the damage
was found to be much greater than. this.
In the .words of Oemmander William
Btrother ' Smith, who was aboard 'the
Florida, "It seemed as if she was struck
a terrible blow and lifted upward and
over. The shock to us standing In the
after deckhouse was -terrific It seemed
as if we were standing alongside a 12
inch gun. After the first impact, the
boat shuddered from stem to; stern in a
manner that Imparted for a moment
that peculiar - sickening feeling that
she had ben struck a violent blow and
all was over.".. ,. . .? .
. Terriflo Shook.
Bo greet was the shock that the Flor
ida's aearchlleht was smashed. This
light Is mounted on her mast just above
the turret, but the It inch shell that
smashed her turret plate railed to toucn
it. Not only this, but the dummy man
piaced on her forward bridge that came
out of he other attack unscathed waa
thrown with, great violence. The Flor
ida's starboard side was blackened and
begrimed three supporting booms and
her torpedo net were blown away, and
the supporting booms were bent and
twisted. . .
But despite all these, she was still In
condition to fight until the water flood
ed the compartment $lt by the torpedo.
This was her starboard coal bunker
forward. The torpedo smashed her
outer and inner shell below , the armor
belt and blew the coal In every direc
tion, but was confined there. Her mag
azine and handling room 'were dry.
Nothing in the boiler and engine room
waa disturbed. I
FIGHT TO
; CITY'S
UPHOLD
CHARTER
LArgument on Anti-ProhibL
tion Injunction De
! cision Saturday.
I ' (Special Dispatch te The Journal)
i Medford. Or., June IS. Circuit Judge
-'Banna at Jacksonville today heard ar
guments In the injunction proceeding
brought by J, Hall to restrain th
'county, court ' from declaring: thl city
dry. The defendant requested and were
' granted an extension, of time until Wed
nesday to file their, brief, and the court
will render It decision Saturday,.;
'. , A record-breaking crowd heard the
.arguments. The plaintiff waa repre
sented by K. G. Smith and Judge B.
Kelly, while District Attorney A. E.
Reames and W- M. Colvlg of Grants
Fans represented the defendants.
The plaintiffs attorneys introduced a
lone line of authorities in support of
the' Medford charter. Mr. Smith read
from the opinions of leading text-book
authors and Introduced the decisions of
ijnany supreme courts in 'Which similar
charters have been au stained.
' Defendants JTot Prepared.
1 Judge Colvlg, special attorney for the
'i prohibitionists, took up the defense. Me
admitted that the plaintiff had made a
' jstrosg case and atated that he had been
railed Into the case at a late hour and
had had no opportunity to go into the
law books for authority with which to
combat the plaintiff,' contention.
-District Attorney Reames followed
Judge Colvlg for the defense and stated
that he understood the adherents of a
r ary Medford had employed special coun
sel, end assuming and understanding
' that they desired to be represented by
"their, own attorney, he had given the
case no preparation, nor had he prepared
a brief; but, in bis opinion, plaintiff was
nursuina- an improper remedy and in-
Junction in such case would not lie, for
the reason tnai an . adequate remeay
could be baa at law.
Charter Repealed, Local Option.
-I The plaintiff contended that there Is
nothing In the constitution to prevent
passing a local or special law prohibit
ing tne sale of liquor within any city
Jn the state, and that the language of
. the charter, in effect, repealed the local
option law in tne city limits.
"Whenever two law are conflicting,'
Mr. Bmith said, "the courts have ruled
that the one passed last repeal the
earlier by Implication, especially when
it is plainly inteiWed as a substitute
Ar thA nA met. in th rtreiiant caiil
From cases cited it appears to be set
tled without a doubt in this state that
a prohibition law may be made a local
law. or that a locality may be excepted
from It and from its operation.
"The decisions also show that the
charter amounts to a repeal of the
local option law so far as Medford ii
concerned. There is nothing In the con
stltutlonal . provision relating to th
forming of municipal corporation.1
Medford An Yfe or All Dry.
: The local option law has been held
o be a criminal law," continued Mr.
Bmitn. tsj act or me legislature jnea
ford 1 excepted from It provisions and
It doe not apply to the city, a the
constitutional amendment could onlv
refer to criminal laws within the sphere
of operation of the same, aoes iot
extend to the operation of any criminal
law. It does n&t carry any criminal
law Into any territory where it is not
. already operative, Th language of the
Medford charter has reference to the
local ention law and no other law. -
"As a result of an eleotlon held under
the. local option law, one half or the
city was dry and one half wet. This
absurd condition was intended to be
corrected by the new charter and it was
rassed for that purpose, and the legis
ure, not content to confer upon Med
ford the rower to license, regulate and
prohibit ihe sale of liquor irrespective
of any. law by the people at large, ex
, presalr repealed all laws of the state,
general or special, that in any wav re
stricted the power of the city of Med
ford. "A a result the city has'1 sinoe 11
' censed th sal of liquor In that part
of the city which voted dry,''
ROSE-CARifATION
SHOW ill EKEHT
Oregon City Justly Proud of
Success of This Annual
Event.
Tent CJty at Seaside. -
(Soecitl tMmiteb. tc The Jonrnl.i
r Astoria, Or Juris II. N. F Sargent,
proprietor of the Seaside house, is -now
providing a great feature . for ' his
guests. It Is the opening of a' tented
city similar to the great tent . display
st Coronado beach. Tents will he pro
vided and leased for the season. . Each
one will consist of. a well equipped
ri tchen, parlor and si ttlng-room,- with
ot and cold water, electrio light and
telephone. The novelty of a tented city
will be an attraction to many who pre-
fer thl method of living at the ea-Coast.-
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vMate Dabel'g Body Fonnd. ;
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Astoria. Or., June II. The tody of
William O. Dsbei, mate of the schooner
'Irene; who was drowned, tog-ether with
roung Elbon, 10 days ago, while sailing
n the vnsel's boat, - near Knappton,
'Wash., wa nicked up last evening near
tne seen or -tne crowning, xne ooay
of Elbon ha not been recovered, al
though every effort la being mad for
It recovery.' . . . ' . i
'"(gpeclsl DliiSiteb'teSche 'evraLf' 'i'
Oregon City, Jun 13,Tbr4Bos'tnd
Carnation Fiesta closed this evening,'
with a well rendered musical and lit
erary program. Th fiesta, . which
opened yesterday afternoon, ha been
decided success, and was well patron
ised by the people of Oregon City and
vicinity. A well as a source rt refined
entertainment, the affair has been also
one of education., everybody attending
being now enthusiastic on- the subject
of rose culture.
The able lecture of Professor Stauf
fer of Portland this afternoon waa well
attended and highly appreciated.
At the close of the show the follow
ing program was rendered: Vocal solo.
Miss Retha Fowler, Portland; whistling
solo, Harold Bwafford; instrumental
solo, "Home to Our Mountains". Miss
Dell Kingston; piano duet. Misses
Louis Huntley and Louise Walker;
vocal solo, "The Pretty Bed Rose,'
Miss Fowler;- recitation, "Song of the
Roses." Mrs. J. W. Norrts: instrument
al solo, "The Wild Rose of Erin," Mis
Kingston; floral cantata, "Battle of
the Roses," Misses CI Barclay Pratt,
Martha Frances - Draper. Marjorte Cau
field, Laura Pope, Margaret Good fel
low and Elaine King.
The exercises were concluded with a
beautiful floral tableau, in which these
six young ladles participated. The
strawberries that had been on exhibi
tion were served to the public, last of
all.
The committeea in charge feel highly
gratified that such success crowned
their work. ' ,
Tli Scene. In th Kail. ,'
When the rose and carnation fiesta
wa ushered in vesterdav at WtlUm.
ette hall th scene presented was most
beautiful, the floral display resembling
a conservatory of exotics. Thra wri
rosea all around, of every size, shade
and variety; row of carnations, red
and White, and artlstlo collection of
wild flower from both forest and field. 1
In the afternoon the town wore a holt- j
day appearance, roae being in evidence I
everywhere. Every window In the
business houses waa a rose and carna
tion,, show in Itself. The entrance to
th hallway of the Willamette build
ing wa transformed Into a floral arch,
and the main hallway wa a bower of
evergreen and festoon of red, yel
low, pink and white, th colors of th
rosea i
As for the roses on exhibition, they
were choice beauties, the best that the
gardens ana greenhouses of Clackamas
county could afford, and Olarknma
roses are of the kind that excel in all
points. The carnations, like the roses,
were beautiful tributes to the skill and
care of the raisers.
Th Jftose Exhibit.
There were 18 exhibits of roses, from
10 to 20 boaquets In each collection.
Th judge made their report yester
day afternoon, and th prise" were
awarded a follow: - -
Best six rosea inv varietiaa Vint
prise, Mrs. N. R. Lang; second. Mrs. O.
Erlckson.
Best si white First, J. w. Cole;
second, Mra A. J. Wilson. "
Best six pink First, Mrs. Clara Mo
ray; second, Mrs. C D. Latourette.
Caroline Testout First, Mrs. Clara
Morey; second, Mr. B. F. Linn, l -
Ulrlch Brunners First, Miss .E.
Backers; second, Mra F. T. Barlow.
Maman Cochets. red First. Mrs.
Dave Caufield; second, Mr. W. R. How
ell, i
Whit First." Clarence Farr: second.
Mrs. K. M. . Burmelster. . -
Beat II .Maman Cochets First. Mrs.
E. M. Burmelster; second, Mrs. W. B.
Stafford. -v'
Alfred Carrier First.' George C.
Marecbal Nell-yFlrst, Mrs. Ed Storey; '
secona,. airs., wiuiam tioweu.
leliow roses, any Kind First, Mra
A. J. Wilson; second. John Walker.
Dr. Orills-First, Mra Kate Char-
DRESSERS; ..IS REORGANIZED
Famous Food Emporium Is Saved
'to Portland - '
MR. DRESSER AT THE HELM
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Grocer Who Has Built Up Superb Store Continues in Charge with New
Facilities, with New Buyers and Plenty of New Capital
Dresser's store is saved! Capital, the lack of which threatened, wreck his splendid establish
ment, has been supplied in abundance. Portland's great food department store will continue to grow.
CASH Real money and plenty of it that's what enables a grocer or anyone to buy to advant
age READY CASH ! Dresser has always bought in immense quantities. With new capital behind
them, Dresser's buyers, always on the alert, can make the best buys and his customers will get the
benefit.
Prices at Dresser's will be lower for the. same quality than are possible at any other store in
Portland. No' matter' how little or how much a family spends for foodstuffs they can save money
by buying at Dresser's. - ,
. SEASIDE AND GEARHART STORES ARE RETAINED
Nothing desirable has been sacrificed in order to secure this increase in capital. Both of Dres
ser's Seaside stores will be open fqr the season.
MR. DRESSER'S ENTHUSIASM
Relieved of financial worry no longer confronted by danger Mr. Dresser now has time,
energy and enthusiasm for upbuilding. He will devote himself with renewed vim and vigilance to
improving service and deliveries. What he has accomplished heretofore in spite of towering and
crushing obstacles is an earnest of what he can do now with these obstacles removed.
To the hundreds of old-time customers by whose loyal patronage and support Dresser's store has
been made a possibility and a reality, Mr. Dresser extends heartfelt thanks. He asks all of his friends
and customers to call and see him. By this re-organization, he is free to make his store and its service
highly worthy of Portland's loyalty
PORTLAND CAN BE PROUD OF
PHONES: MAIN 7200
A 6181
DRESSER'S
FIFTH AND STARK
) STREETS
HERMAN KLABER, President; FRED DRESSER, M. REINSTEIN, Managers.
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House FatA Vital Problem
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Shall a fat woman decide during the
sweltering- evenings of midsummer - to
sit on the porch corseted and asphyxia
ted but presentable: or shall she take
off her harness and garner a little com-
rort at tne expense or a rew pounds
more of house fatt Here Is a oroblem
as momentous a Hamlet's "To be or
not' to ba" . ;'.
Hamlet ended where he bea-an.' how
ever, whereas fat folk can aolve their
hot weather problem; they can reduce.
This doe-not- mean hard .work
through exercise or a course of ascetic
dieting, though. It does not mean on
must take a chance of rulnlns; Bis stom
ach with "secret" advertised "remedies."
All one ha to do is take a teaapoonful
after meals and at bedtime of the fol
lowing; simple, harmless mixture: - H
ounce Marmola. W ounce Fluid Extract
Casoara Aromatic, and. IVk ounces filrup
Simplex, and In I reasonable time the
loss of fat should amount to 12. or
even It ounces a day. This home meth
od of reducing flesh quickly and safe
ly get results without disturbing one's
regular diet or the formation of wrin
kles, and these advantages, combined
with the fact that any druggist will fill
it for a small sum, make this receipt
unlqua .
man; second, Mrs. Dave Caufield.
Moss roses First, Miss Maud Tow
er: second, Mr. Linn E. Jones,
La France First, J. W. Cole; sec
ond. Mrs. Clara Wilson.
Best six, any kind First prise, Mra
Clara Morey; second, Mrs. J. W. Nor
rls. Best Individual, newly introduced
First, W. A. Cheney.; second, Mrs. H.
Straight.
Tea roses First. J- C Bradley; sec
ond, Miss Nan. Cochran,
Best Hybrid CTeas First J. C. Brad
ley: second, MrV Charles M. Lorney.
Gloria LyonaUe First, Mrs. J. 3.
Cooke; second, Mrs. N. it. Lang.
Hybrid perpetuals First, Mra Roslna
Fouta; second, Mrs. T. A, Pope.
Best general collection First, Mrs.
Clarence Farr;. second. Mra RudolDh
Seller.
Papa Goutlers First, Mr. H.
Ktraignt; second. Miss xeu Kingston.
Climbers First. Mrs. F. T.. Barlow:
second. Miss Georgia' Kingston.
Six largest First, Mrs. J.' B. Fair-
ciough; second, Mrs. Clara Barloy. ,.
Carnation and Strawberries.
'' Carnations First, Mrs. George Wiih
ert; second. Miss Delia Morrow.
Wild flowers First, Mra J. B. Talr
clougb; second. Miss Maud Riley; third,
Mrs. 8. 8. Walker; fourth. Mis Clara
Winkler. -
The strawberry annex to the show
contained a very choice display of fruit,
rained in Canby.
The following ar the prixe winner
for exhibits" here: C P. Andrews,
"Sweepstakes": A. I. Lewis. "New.Or
gonls"; A. R. Cummlngs, "Pride of Can
by," and H. Douglass, VNuggeta"
C: Look Like Full Salmon Pack.
(Bpeelal Dispatch to The JoaruaJ.)
Astoria, Or., June IS. During th
past two or three Week th run of sal
mon ha gradually been increasing and
th canneries have been taking full
advantage of the opportunity until now
the pack i not much behind, that of
last year at this time. The signs are
for a good pack before the season la
over. , . .
King Ctrtu Carries Lumber. .
-. (Special' Dlipatrh to ''Tne Journal.)
" Astoria ; Or., Jun - IS. The schooner
King, Cyrus cleared at th custom
house thl morning for 8an Francisco
with S0Q.000 feet of lumber', loaded at
the Tongue Point Lumbar .company'.
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INJUNCTION
Prohibition "Forces, Eepre
sen ted by A ttorney A.
King Wilson, Ask Courf to
End Life of St. Johns Sa
loons at Once.
The prohibition forces of St. Jehna,
victorious In' th recent local option
election-but temporarily deprived of the
fruit- of victory by an injunction re
straining the county court from declar
ing the result of the prohibition election
in Precinct 11, where the saloons of St.
John are -centered, came into the cir
cuit court yesterday faith a motion to
dissolve the Injunction. In this move
they were represented fcy A. King Wil
son, who will act for the district at
torney in fighting the case.
Judge Oantenbeln. fixed next Friday
morning aa the time for hearing the
motion to dissolve 'the injunction. The
motion ruea by Wilson sets rortn tnree
Srounda for sweeping away, the barrier,
ne Is the general objection that the
complaint riiea in -tne name ot ua
Magoon, a St. Johns saloon- man. does
not state facts sufficient -upon which
to base an injunction. 1 Another nolnt
of objection is because the order of the
court enjoins the county court from de
claring 'the result' of the election, and
the third point 1 that the injunction
was put Into effect without notice.
Reoreaentatlves of the "I prohibition
lament Intimate that th injunction pro
ceedings are only part of a game of de
lay begun by the saloon Interests to pro
long tne lire or tne dramsnops in bi.
John a long aa legal ingenuity can
keep them alive. ,
According to this view, ths"llqor
men do not expect to win th case wtten
it comes to trial, but they are prepar
ing to appeal when the order goes
against them and hope to keep open
their doors as long as the appeal Is
pending In the supreme court, playing
all the time for all the delay possible.
This Is the prohibition view of the case.
On the1 other hand, the naloonmen
claim that an error was made in the
election in combining precinct S9, com
prising University Park with Nos. 80
and 91, which Include the city of St.
Johna Thev say thev are determined
to test th i-ieht to combine a precinct
already dry with other precincts. In
another city. In order to overcome the
wet majority in mat otner cny. ine
hearing next Friday seems likely to
open the question lor discussion on its
merits.
Besnlt of Option Elections.
The county, court yesterday issued a
formal order proclaiming the result of
local option elections, as required by
law. In the subdivision composed of
precincts 89, 80 and 81, the first named
precincts were declared dry, according
to their vrte. Precinct 89, Ffflrvlew.
was declared dry. Thl precinct voted
with No. 102, Troutdale. but Troutdale
went wet. In the subdivision composed
of precincts 61, 6 J, 63. 9, 71, 7 2. 75.
7, ?7, ? ana 7S. au or the precincts
gave . wet majority except TJ, In
which the vote was a tie, with 105 bal
lots on eaeb side of the line. Th tie
i leaves the precinct wet, and the court
inereiore entered no oraer regarding
mat suuuivieion. -
Astoria Pastor Declines Call. ;
Astoria, Or.. June lSj Announcement
has been made that Rev. Conrad Owen.i
pastor or tne first Baptist church of
this city, has received a call from a
church In eastern Oregon. When the
memDers or tne, local conarearatlon
learned of the call efforts were mad
to keep him here, with the result that
Air. uwen nas aeciaea to remain.
LEFT ONE KATE FOR ANOTHER ;
KATE AND SO WIFE REBELS
James Petersen has a great liking for
Kates, according to the r complaint of
his wife for diVorce filed in the circuit
court. Her name is'Ka" but on the
first day of last Sept-er .-r, according
to her story,-he left hepto live with
anotner . Kate. The latte'f' Kate, who
Is named as co-respondent Is Mra Kate
Olney. He is alleged to be living with
ber at her place on trie Section Line
road,- seven miles east of the city.
Besides this charge. 'Mrs. Petersen
ay ber husbyvd is guilty of treating
her. cruelly while they lived together,
and that because Of his drtp'tfng habit
ne made life a burden foTter. Once
wnen on one or ms sprees she. alleges,
he frightened her so she had to go to
the hospital and remain there for thre
weeka Finally he went away and told
her he was leaving for good, she seys.
The- Peterson were married at Sho
shone, Idaho, in 1885. The wife state
that eh owns lots in Alblna and over
St acres of land in Clacknmoa county,
which she asks to. have decreed to her
la f almpla
TE.ETH WITH OR
WITHOUT PLATES
OVt OT 50W ; TUQTX&Jy
eas- floyoM mux Crown, Brldg
and plate Work In a dav if necessnry.
Positively Painless Extracting- free
when plates or bridges are ordered.
easltlT teeth and roots removed with
out the least pain. Ten .chairs, only
th most scientific and careful work.
- 80 TSAS8 XV rOXT&asTO.
W A WlIr? Aln ASSOCIATES
ratlin 81dg, Third and WasMnglon
t a. m. to p." m.; Sundays 9 to 12.
Painless Extraction, 60c: 1'laten. 3.Cii.
Both Phones. A- and Main
mm . i i i . ii ' i i i"M .
How to GetTher. s
If you want to get on th brighter
Stoo th waltin for the tlmo an' tulu;
Jump in th wagon an' you'll take yo.tr
ride ,
i Kow la the tlm that's goin'!
If you want to get where the good time
grow
Think, In summer. It will neter ttnnw.
The 'fast train's comi.V an' l('n Hit,
to go -Now
is the tlmfl th.-it'B r'oln'!
. v Athitin UuiiNtltution. r-
If Roosevelt goon It'inflng Ma
In African lmt:;:'rn there m.y
llooaevell stainve-U over t tiers.