OKEGON
DAILY JOURNAL',
PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6, ' 1008.
THE
FLEET READY
TO DEPART
"War Dogs Await signal to
Hoist Anchor Humors
of Trouble.
THE LATE W. It. LEEDS A FAMILY.
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By H. Lee Clotworthy.
(I'nltcd Prau La.nod Wire.)
' San Francisco, Jury 6 with hnth
their mechanical and human equipment
working up to a State of almost perfect
' efficiency, the 16 ftreat flKhtliiK mn
ochlnea constituting the battleship fleet
are today markln timx awaiting1
the al-naf for their ilcpnriure to iho
..- far oast tomorrow afternoon. Every
pound of stores and ammunition la
. Stored away In the niasslvo steel hulls
... and. as thoroughly equipped us thnucu
their great prows were 10 be turned
. . mut toward the enst to meet an enemy,
.he freet but awaits the signal t" holat
anchors, which will flutter from the
Connecticut at 2 p. m. tomorrow.
, Humors of A cut Situation.
" The rumors of Hie probable ar-ute
diplomatic situation In the east thla fall
which have become more persistent as
the hour for the fleet's departure drawi
Dearer, have resulted In the fleet offi
cers belni? besieged by hundreds of
men seeking enlistment. The arrival
Of the Buffalo with several hundred re
cruits from the east to take the place
Of all short-term men has brought the
. complement of every ship up to tha
maximum and the applicants for enlist
ment had to be refused hammocks on
" the battleship fleet. Many of those re
fused enlistments on the battleships
have gone to the recruiting station at
Mare Island to enlist for service with
the cruiser squadron.
Staff Personnel.
' All the ships have been equipped with
perfected fire control stations during
' the rast month and are prepared, for
the first time since leaving Hampton
Roads, to go into action at a moment's
Tnotice. But one flag officer. Admiral
Charles 8. Sperry. who- raised his pen
nant at Hampton Roads, will be with
the fleet of the coming year.
Admiral "William H. Emory, who will
leave here In command of the second
squadron, will lower his flag owing to
retirement during December and Captain
William Potter of the Vermont will re
ceive his commission as rear admiral
at the same time. The second and
fourth divisions will leave under com-
ft
and of Acting Rear Admiral Richard
rainwrlght and Seton Shroeder.
T Don't fall to read Delauna Beach com
pany's ad in today's Journal.
COLLINS HOISTS "
FLAG 2,500 FEET
(Special Dispatch to The Journal. I
Collins, Wash., July A. Fourth of
July was appropriately celebrated at
Collins Springs with fireworks and
uneeohes.- Captain C. T. Belcher, pro
frietor of the Collins Hot Springs hotel,
-JiaU arranged for the celebration a week
In advance and the guests enjoyed the
day Immensely. Flags and bunting
-were used In the decorations and a huge
.' American fla.g was raised at the top
of Shell Rock mountain, just across the
- Columbia from the hotel. The flag
was raised last Sunday when a party
: i f rom the hotel made the difficult ascent
of 2,600 feet In two hours and 40 min-
tites. - Among the features this week
s was a party of 800 excursionists from
. wasnougai ana uamss.
i Amonv the guests at the hotel are:
I Mr .and Mrs. F. P. Vaughn. Heppner
J. B. Burch, Spokane; J, Augustine,
ii-vv Jr. Keau, jonn Marsnan, foruana;
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Marshall, Sturgls,
South Dakota: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mot
stow. Miss Hazel Morrow, Jackson Mor
tow, Portland: Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Ijouttit. The Dalles; Mrs. A. Flelsch-
' hauer, Stevenson; Mrs. J. w. French
'Mrs. N. J. French Botton, The Dalles
Bertha B. Masters, Portland.
July 03 &. WIU you?
C0E0NER NORDEN
HAS FIRST CASE
One hour after the change In the ad-
ministration or tne coroners office
Walter East, who came to Portland two
weeks ago from . Yacolt, Washington,
committea euiciae in nis room in tne
Uncle Sam hotel, 33 H North Fifth
street. An inquest will be held at 10
a, m. tomorrow.
. At midnight Dr. Ben L. Norden be
came coroner In place of J. P. Flnlev
who has held the position many years.
At 1 o'clock East, who has acted iiueer
Iv for some time, laid down on his bed.
after having slashed his throat with his
pocket knlte.
William Heln, the watchman In the
hotel, heard groans coming from East's
room, and breaking In the door, saw
blood spurting from East s cut throat.
He died In half nn hour -and ths body
was removed to the new coroner's head
quarters, the Dunning, McEntee & Gil-
baugh office.
East left a Woodmen of the World
Insurance certificate for $1,000, payable
to nis son. Arcmnaio r.asr, or Salem
Or. He was 42 years old.
INDIANS LENR COLOR
TO FOURTH DOINGS
(Special Iltpatch to Tne Joorn.lt
Tendleton. Or.. July 6. Umatilla In
dians took a prominent part in Fourth
of July festivities this year. A great
war danc e and pow wow took place on
the Vmatllia reservation, which was
attended .y msnv of the whites in the
surrounding country. They were be
decked in war r.nnnefs and paint, and
made a most Interesting appearance.
A lsrx. f-un-.b-r if the I'matlllas went
over to Walla Walla, where thev gave
a war dance and ,n ,hN dance "a real
live snake was use i riv ,j e Indian medi
cine man of the lia.t,tii.ts
A realistic s-ue rnbberv. in which
the statfe .couch carrvl-ig the I'-nlted
Ptates mail, was &tt.,ck...j by the I'ma-
Illlas. ( owboys CM're.i ;nt this event
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The death ot William B. Leeds, or
ganizer ol the tin plate trust, In
Paris, was entirely ahexpected by his
friends in this country. The picture
at the top on the right Is a recent
photo of Mr. LeedSj At the left is a
picture of Mr. Leed's first wife, who
was Miss Jeanette Irene Gaer. In
the center is a picture of "Rough
Point," the Leeds home at Newport.
At th bottom , is a picture of the
second Mrs. .Leeds, who was Mrs. Nannie May Stewart. Worthington.
uum PUR
FOR LENIENCY
0. R. & N. in Court to Ask
Restraining Order on
New Rates.
Argument In the case of the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation company
against the state railroad commission
ers and the attorney general of Oregon,
In which the complainants ask that the
order of the commissioners relative to
certain rates in this state be temporar
ily restrained and Liter permanently re
strained from being carried into effect.
was begun before Judge wolverton in
the United States circuit court this
mooting.
j. . Teal appeared ror rne defend
ants. The commissioners, Clyde K.
Aitchinson. Oswald West aid T. K.
Campbell, are attending the hearing as
well s is the otner aerenrtant. At
torney-General Crawford. The railroad
company is represented by W. W. Cotton.
The railroad attorneys are asking for
nn injunction on the ground that interstate-
rates are concerned and co
ted further that the law In ijuestlon Is
uneonrtltutioal.
Mr. Teal, for the defendants. In en
deavoring to show cause wliv the In
junction should not be Issued, sets forth
the claim that so Tar s local rites are
concerned there will bej no ontroi over
hem unless the ruling of the commis
sioners Is upheld.
In an effort to
ire the Indians.
TWO M()VJ(, I.vs i
IM)TH0NS.3IE PAY j
". Members of t!,e 1 .,rn. rani family
Were terdered a warp-.' and ur,rjUe r,
ceptlon this morning upon moving Into ,
fc newly rented residence on Prn.i
fire ili.jr'mfmi '
'-ierts
The Passing Touch.
kind word overheard by chance.
A blossom blown across the way,
pleasant nod or kindly gin nee, '
And courage gladdens all the day.
llfi'J YORK NEVER
HAS SUFFERED SO
Hisrli numiclity and Phe
nomenal Temperature
Hottest July 5 in Years.
(Hearst New hy Longest Leased Wire.)
New York, July 6. High humidity
and temperature nearly stationary at
well above the bloodheat mark makes
today a record-breaker for suffering In
crowded New York. The parks last
night were filled with sleepers, and even
along Riverside drive, for the first time
in history. Thousands of persons found
tellef on the sloping banks and In the
breeze that came from the Hudson.
hix dead and more tnan a score over
come is the record for the past 21
hours. Yesterday was the fifth hottest
day of July In the history of the weather
bureau, the records or which go back
47 years.
The dead:
MISS MARY MORAS, 28.
MRS SARAH M'fitCR, 6ft.
PATR1CKK B. CONROY.
KI.L.A BLANK. 4.
WALTER KA.VK. 35.
JKXN'IF. BLOW ROCK, 14.
JUSTICE REID FIXES
IT WITH THE STATE'
spoken word of dnnht.
look that indicates mistrust.
And all the Joys that gleamed about
Are mildewed or besmirched with dust.
A lightly
A lo
To be successful von must be a corner i
before you are a goner.
M'nlted Preu Lsed Wire.)
Waietn. Dr.. July 1. A remlttahee nt !
tr.no was received from former .lustlro '
or tne J'c.vp William Re ,1 hv State
Treasurer HteeJ this morning. The1
sum covers the amount that alry ar,d
rood commissioner J. . Rafley allege
to have fx -it short In Jiitl . Held's
'-"lints I here is- no ,iv by which
tli" s.ims remitted hv the jus-th-p ran
e i r,e n ! nr1' ,n the tnasurer's of-
io e run ;ui T.mitrances for fines de
rived tr 'm Hail") s work are placed In
run- moo ai;. dairy Turd Their re-
rnil'ance ran ..tslv he Hiw k"d tip froin
I.--" ineiiinrnnpis oi .vi r. nalley and Mr.
j.e.u. i.ni incir rtci lot Is noted nt
th.
rate t '
fif flrr
".ran I streets. two
nt- a large crou d r,f nearby
were the honored guests
It was also "moving dR f., .nP
Rosencranses. They moved "r-eht In
and turned around" arid mm,. rlc't
t f,rV After the famllv r,,H i.
tailed half their furniture In it hnu
J. Roeencrsni built a fire in the bas
ment to warm things tin a bit It .,i
i7,J.?u,ck r"1 of th laddie,
ited lie gnresd unrt mi. .
jjrUiaxa' . worth of damage done
Only the chemical was used to rut out
the fire. - .
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PADDLE CrAME
GETS A PADDLING
s!
Ob tt the attraction rf Coancil
Crt l the familiar numbered paddle
ram, twit alts for the padle they c-nn
ttct with th law. for ther and their
cmdjator. the nurr.bered wheL eonatl
tute a gari of chanc nd s'jh art
ahnne. The he-ider f th ldi. fr
whtI h ba r id fl'l rnta. vlna '
ram hr rnrreapoivds mtth that at wtikh
the wheel "tcr rs a he of candv, -
the "tf J1 e-iiTra arret bara i
(aid five nt vr fwd-?!e. get
r e cf sum. CMf irl txiaacher feas
ti.-iH U aatee stcjt. i
If You Have No Regard
i
For your hands, your back or your clothes, keep on
buying the soap you now use.
But if you want to cut the work of wash-day right in
two, use P. & G. Naphtha Soap.
P. & G. Naphtha Soap is a veritable godsend for the
woman who does her own work. ; made for her.
Boiling and hard rubbing are'things of the past with
women who use P. & G. Naphtha Soap. That means that
half the work and practically ail the discomfort of wash day
is done away witn.
Read and follow the directions on the inside of the
wrapper. They tell you )ow to wash clothes quicker,
easier and better than is possible in any other way.
Remember the name P. tc G. Naphtha Soap
(At white naphtha soap in the blue
PLUMBER F.ilS
EIGHT STORIES
lop and Arm Broken but
Otherwise lTn hurt Comes
Down an Air Shaft.
PRESIDENT JOSSELYN HAS BEEN r
HERE A YEAR AND IS GLAD OF IT
Bchaf
atorlea
(t'nltfd Preaa Laated Wlra.)
Ban Francisco, July 8. Jack
fer, a plumber, today fell eight
In a new building at the corner of
ticaiv and l'owell streets ana naa
chance to live. SchaTfcr waa doing
xonie fitting on the seventh floor of
the bulioing
shaft. A compound fracture
wIiaii ho Innf his fnntlna'
and fell to tiie basement through an air
shaft. A compound fracture of the leg
and .arm la th auni total or his in
juries. It Is not thought he sustained
any Internal Injuries.
CIGHBEfTE STUMP
STARTCOSTLYFiRE
Four Horses Are Burned to
Death at the Golf Links
Tramp Blamed.
lazy tramp and a cigarette are sup
posed to be responsible for the fire
which destroyed four horses, two wag-
onload of vegetables, 10 seta of har
nesa, several tons of hay and many
other articles In a barn -which was also
burned to theground about midnight
last nignt.
The uroDerty belonged to the Golf
Links association and was located about
one mile south of the links. The barn
was rented by an Italian. Joe FlglnL
who conducted a vegetable business.
About midnight he saw the flames
sweeping ud the rear of the building.
Rushing from the house he occupied
nearby he entered the barn and suc
ceeded In bringing two of the sis
horses from the burning- building, the
other four were incinerated In their
stalls. . v
Figml turned In an alarm which was
responded to by hose company 4. The
earest water, however, was nearly a
mile away, and- but little could be
done except to prevent the spread of
the flames to other bulldlnirs in the
vicinity.
Jue Tire is believed to have been
tarted by a tramti who slent in the
barn part of the night and who care
lessly dropped a lighted cigarette stuo
near the door before leaving. The be
lief Is also entertained that the flra
was of Incendiary origin.
"I am celebrating- today." said B. 8.
Josaelyn, president of the Portland
Railway. Light St Power company, this
morning, "for this is the date f my
first anniversary In Oregon. One.year
ago today I stepped Into this office.
'I am mighty glad I came out here. I
wouldn't live any other place. I like
the people and consider myself a thor
ough Oregonlan In every way.
'"I know of no city that hA pro-
rressed like Fortlanrt. Blnee my arrival
hara the advancement of the city ana
the people in general has been wonder
ful marvelous. Even during the set
back tho currency flurry last fall-
Portland has more than held her own
and since then has been progressing be
yond all expectations.
I like the neonla here, the country,
the climate and everything. I have done
the best I could arid I only hope the
people think as well of ma."
MnilNTFD POLICE NO MATCH
FOR SWIFT MOVING AUTOMOBILE
Elam 6haw, an enthusiastic autolsc.
had ft glorious time with the ploce force
yesterday morning. ne was raw
by two mounted policemen who nearly
WHte out their horses in an eriori to
capture nim. f inally ne ran up nini
an unimproved aireet. and had to par
ley wltn nis pursuer. lie win po ar
rested i today.
Mounted Patrolman Bales saw him
first. 'Phis was at 7:0 a. m., for Mr.
Shaw, who says he lives at East Eigh
teenth and Going, was out for an early
morning spin.
Mr. fihaw was tearing along Union
avenue at breakneck speed, and Bales
lost no time in taking up the trail.
According to the officer's watch the
run.fcnm East aider, to .the SulUvan'a
gulch 10 blocks, wa made In 40 aeo-,
onds. Hera Bales found himself hope
lessly distanced, and -, gave - up - ths
chase, " '..' '
Two hours later Mounter Patrolman
Keller, at Williams avenue and Go
ing street, beard a buss behind him,
and turning saw a black atreak, as ho
says In bis report The streak, which,
was Mr. Shaw, .again, badi turned up
Going, and th police horsti broke int
a run. ' The four-leged vehicle held tho
four-wheeled vehicle about even until
at Rast Eleventh Mr. 'Shaw realised
that one black ahead Going street fa
unimproved and consequently very bad
gontg for automobiles. He slowed uu
snd the policeman cantered alongstdo
with the horse In a lather. Keller saw
the auto at 0:05 a. m. and threo min
utes later he was talking to the over
hauled drlved.
A warrant was Issued out of the mu
nicipal court today,, charging Shaw wlrlx
over-speedy driving. He was arrested
and fined $10.
July 83d, Will you?
Flint Glaaa Worker Meet.
(Special Dispatch to The, Jonraal.)
Detroit. Mich., July . The annual
convention of the American Kllnt Glass
Workers' union was opened here today
with a large attendance of delegates
from Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana and
other states. Many of the delegates
have come to the convention Instructed
bv their locals to use their Influence for
a fixed scale or wages ana against the
sliding scale, which has been. In effect
the past year.
NDIAK GIEL TOO
FJtEE WITH HER FEET
Miss Ceda Branch Is an Indian lady
ho registers from Oregon City. Down
i Portland to see the sights of the
hlte man's town she became filled with
aeslre to show what she could do In
the terpalchorean line.
An unkind Derson by the name of
Goltz, a member of the police force.
round her in a cigar store at Fourth
nd Davis doing the light fantastic with
urMl ErnnA will VavaKu .Kn.bl-w 1.a
delicate sense of propriety If all dwell
ers of the ultra-conservative nelghbor-
riooa. ine rutniess policeman escorted
eda to Jail.
Beginning Tomorrow We Inaugurate
a Bona Fide Midsummer Clearance Sale
The season is well along, and we find
it IMPERATIVE that we MATERI
ALLY reduce our stocks.
Don't connect this sale with the so
called 'SPECIAL SALES" of "ODDS
AND ENDS" of long standing, but
remember that this is simply a legit
imate means of our preparing our
selves for the fall business by giving
special honest values.
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The following prices will enable you to buy a g'arment, that for style, fit
and workmanship, is unexcelled.
$25 Suits
$20 Suils
$15 Suifs
, . . $16.55
. . $13.35
, . $10.00
$10.00 Suits
$22.50 Suils
$17.50 Suils
$12.50 Suits
. . $6.65
$15.00
$12.65
$8.35
Outing Suits
lA PRICE K
Straw Hats
V3 OFF
This means not only a few, but our
Entire Lint of High Grade
Nobby Straws
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