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THK MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. MONDAY, JULY 18, 1910. ROOSEVELT TALKS OECOWSANDTREES Politicians Avoided for One Day and ex-President Wields Broadax. "T. R." CAN'T MILK COWS While Chopping Trees, He Tells of Roping and Throwing Cow In West, but Admits He Got Pre? Clous Little Milk as Result. OYSTER BAT, N.' T., July 17. Theo dore Roosevelt saw no politicians today and talked no politics. He talked of cows and conservation, of tree-chopping, the state of affairs In Africa, and the negro in the South, but there was nothing; in his conversation to indicate that he knew the difference between an insur gent and a regular. Colonel Roosevelt did say, however, that hfa had decided definitely to epeak before the Conservation Congress in St. Paul, September S. The Colonel was hard at It all the afternoon, chopping down trees. A he finished chopping, three of the Roosevelt cows ambled placidly down the shady, winding roadway -on their way to the barn. They were held by ropes hitched to a couple of farm hands. "Do you-ever milk the cows?' some one asked. "No. I can't milk cows," the Colonel admitted. "The last time I tried was many years ago on a ranch in North Dakota where we had only condensed milk. I chased a cow lickety-split for two milep over everything we came to, roped her. threw her and turned her upside down. But the result was not as good as I expected. I got precious little milk." For the next week the ex-President hopes to keep away from politics and have a quiet time of it. He expects to have almost no visitors and to put in the time preparing some of the speeches for his Western trip. He said today that his tipeech in Denver would be on con servation. NEGROES VISIT ROOSEVELT Each Carries Away Chip From Tree Cut by ex-President. OYSTER BAY. July 17. Four negroes visited ex-President Roosevelt today. They were Giles B. Jackson, of Rich mond. Va. ; John Dany, of Salisbury, N. C; Ir. William D. Crum, of Charleston, S. C, and Harry S. Cummings. of Balti more. The visitors requested Mr. Roosevelt to (peak at the negro state fair in Virginia in October on his views of the conditions In Africa. After a half hour's talk with Mr. Roose velt the negroes returned to New York. Each of them held a chip as a souvenir, for they had found the ex-President chop ping down a tree. He talked with them about his experience in Africa and prom ised to speak at the fair in Richmond if he bad time. SPARK FIRES CLOTHING Girl or 16 Dies From Burns After Suffering Terrible Agony. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. July 17. (Special.) Li race Watkins, the daugh ter of a rancher living near this city, was burned so severely in an attempt to light a kerosene lamp at the home of her uncle in Toppenish Friday night 'that she died this morning as a result Df her injuries. Miss Watkins, a girl of 16 years, had been visiting at the home of her uncle. Will Jenkins, of Toppenish. Early last ivenlng her cries attracted attention, nd before help reached her her cloth ing was a mass of ffames. ignited by a ' flying .spark from the head of a match. She had completely lost her head and was frantic. . Some effort was made to extinguish . the Are. but her clothes were practically burned off before help arrived. ' 8he died this morning, after suffer ing terrible agony. The body was re moved to North Yakima for burial. AMERICAN HELD PRISONER Madrix forces Compel Texas Physi cian to Treat Wounded. WASHINGTON. July 17. On the strength of prerw reports the State De partment today telegraphed American Consul Moffat at Bluetleids to ascertain whether Dr. Lawrence Burgheini, of Houston. Tex., is held a prisoner by the Madriz forces. The report was that Dr. Burgheim had been compelled to treat the wounded at Bluehelds Bluff. Evidences of the condition of unrest pvevalent In Managua were received at the State Department through the trans lat'on of public orders issued by the military governor In the month of June. One of these orders prohibited Individuals from leaving tho city without written permits from the authorities. Persons disobeying this order were classed as revolutionists. Another order prohibited gatherings In private houses and in public establish ments after o'clock in the evening ex cept by permission of the authorities. GOTHAM HAS $600,000 FIRE Hudson Riverfront of Manhattan Suffers Heavily. NEW YORK, July 17. Fire which for a time threatened to rival in destructtve ness the big Hoboken pier conflagration of several years ago. raged on the Hud son River front of Manhattan this after noon, destroying pier 14. the main pter of the Metropolitan Steamship Company, badly damaging the steamer Henry F. Dimock of that line and partially de stroying more than half a dozen lighters and Siiiall craft. The loss is estimated at J-jOu.000. During the blaze the adjoining piers to the north were several times threatened and pier 13. occupied by tho Brunswick Steamship Comptny, caught fire more than once. Two men on one lighter were badly burned before they Jumped and were rescued from the water by a fire boat. MRS. YERKES WINS SUIT Chicago Traction Directors Liable for Payment or $5,660,530. CHICAGO. July 17. Chicago's trac tion muddle yesterday assumed a new aspect when the nine directors of the Chicago Railwavs Company were in formed by attorneys for Mrs. Mary Ade laide Yerkes. that they are fully liable for the $5,669,530 Indebtedness to the estate of the late Charles T. Yerkes. This coup was sprung by Mrs. Yerkes" attorney at a hearing before the Pro bate Court for the withdrawal of the consolidated bonds of the Yerkes es tate from the reorganization commit tee of the Chicago Railways Company. In addition, the prediction was made in open court by Mrs. Yerkes' lawyer that the Chicago Railways Company will never dare carry the so-cafled Har rity Judgment, recently returned by Judge Ball in favor of Consolidated bondholders, to the Suoreme Court. In stead, it was declared,' full value would be paid to the bondholders. "The Chicago Railways Company is capitalized for $100,000." said Attorney Levi Mayer, representing Mrs. Yerkes. "It has acquired a bonded indebtedness of $62,000,000. The company is a sol vent property and is worth $75,000,000. "Under the laws of Illinois, directors are personally and individually respon sible for this $60,000,000. If the com pany is not solvent and cannot pay judgment on $6,750,000 the directors are liable." REVIVE VREELANO LAW MAC VEAGH SAYS IT SHOULD BE USED IX CAIiM TIMES. Secretary Advocates Forming of As sociations to Issue Currency and Prevent Panics. BULIN. N. H., July 17. A statement favoring the formation of currency as sociations by National banks, under the Aldrich-Vreeland law of May 30, 1908, was given out tonight by Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh at his Summer home here. "I have though that the intention of the Aldrich-Vreeland bill should be carried out, and that its powers should be organized for the Interval before the passage of a bill permanently re forming the banking and currency sys tems. I have felt that this is a favor able time. "I therefore recommended some time ago the formation of these associations to some of the National bankers. My own view of the National associations Is that they should be formed in such a time as this, when no one contem plates any financial conditions which would require the use of their powers. Personally I don't expect that any Na tional currency association will ever, within the life of the law, have to avail itself of its powers with respect to the issue of currency. Indeed, I think that the very formation and ex istence of these associations would strongly tend, perhaps .effectually and finally tend, to prevent the need of the exercise of their powers. I therefore minimize the use of these associations in emergencies and magnify the im portance of their influence in prevent ing emergencies. They are associated in my mind with times of financial peace and quiet rather than with times of confusion and convulsion." HIGHER RATE PROPOSED PASSENGER FARES ARE TO BE CHARGED OX PULLMAN" CARS. Railroads May Experiment by Dis criminating Between Day Coaches and Sleepers. CHICAGO. July 17. (Special.) The managements of the Harriman lines, the San Pedro and the AVestern Pacific roads are considering trying an experiment of charging a higher passenger rate In Pull man cars than is charged in day coaches. If it is decided to put this new principle into effect, it will be done on all other trains between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles and San Francisco and on all train? between Ogden and Los Angeles and San Francisco. The occasion for the change is to be found in the decision of the- Interstate Commerce Commission in the Spokane rate case, in which passenger fares be tween points named were reduced by or der of that body. The conference today was attended by E. O. McCormlck. for the Harriman lines: by S. A. Wann, vice-president of the San Pedro route. In charge of traffic, and by E. L. Urnai, passenger traffic manager of the Western Pacific. It has not been decided whit will be done with respect to other Pullman passengers on other portions of the road. LAWYER SURRENDERS SELF Los Angeles Man, Alleged Robber of Thief Out on Bonds. LOS ANGELES. July 17. Fred H. Thompson, the attorney accused of hav ing received stolen property, for whom detectives have searched since his dis appearance following his arrest in Reno just before the Jeffries-Johnson fight, surrendered to a Deputy Sheriff here today and was released on $8000 bonds. Thompson is accused of having ex tracted from its cache a portion of the $15,000 which Orlando F. Altorre con fessed having stolen from the Los An geles Postoffice. He was Altorre's attorney when the latter was tried re cently and convicted on a perjury charge. Altorre. In his confession, charged that Thompson took $10,000 of the money. Mrs. Thompson Is jointly accused with her husband. NAUGHTY PASTOR OUSTED Swimming on Sunday, Drinking and Theater-Going Are Charges. I.APORTE. Ind., July 17. The of ficial board of the First Christian Church today announced that it had deposed the Rev. J. J. Cole from the pastorate and that he would not be per mitted to preach tomorrow for the al leged reason that he swam in the lake on Sunday, that he drank some whisky on the order of a physician, and that he had been seen at the theater. Mr. Cole in a public reply does not deny the allegation but says he of fended the members of the board by not appearing In evening dress at a church reception. YELLOW FEVER FEARED Madriz Army Reported as Infected With Tropical Scourge. BLUE FIELDS. Nic. Julv 17. Amer ican Consul Thomas P. Moffatt has is sued instructions to the American naval commanders here to observe the strict est precautions that no personal com munication be held with Blueflelds Bluff, on account of fears that yellow fever Is prevalent there. It is reported that yellow fever has rkanhnd the carries of the Madrl arm v. FRIENDS OF DEAD KEEP BACK TRUTH Chicago Shooting and Suicide Mystery Is Growing Deeper. POLICE MUST WORK ALONE Events Leading Up to Tragedy, Scene Between Two Women Pre vious to Firing of Bullets, Still Impossible to Unravel. CHICAGO, July 17. Convinced that certain friends of the dead man are concealing vital facts in connection with the case. Inspector Lavin, of the police department, late today vigor ously renewed his examination into the shooting of Mrs. Emma Deufex and the suicide of Charles W. Rigdon yesterday. Baffled thus far in their examination of friends of Rtgdon, the police now will attempt to solve the mystery through another source of information. It is said this concerns the identifi cation and history of the wounded woman, Mrs. Deufex. The police say they will be in possession of the Iden tification of Mrs. Deufex and Mrs. Wilson, her friend, within another 24 hours. Police at Loss. After hearing the witnesses the in quest over the body of Rigdon was postponed today until July 28 and the police have accomplished practically nothing in determining the motives and events leading to the tragedy. Mrs. Deufex hovers between life and death at a local hospital and as her mind is apparently a blank, she has been unable to clear the mystery. The witnesses examined at the In quest were Jay A. Rigdon, the son of the dead man and Miss Mary Wilson, who accompanied Mrs. Deufex to Fet ter's office and was present at the shooting. Miss Wilson refused to divulge the identity of her parents or the place of her residence at the inquest. Woman Poses as Wire. The letter signed "Annie" found In the clothing of Rigdon has added further complications to the case.' Mrs. Annie Rigdon, who is now at LeGrande. Ia.. declared last night that she was the legal wife of Rigdon, and that they were married in Chicago on January 4, 1898 When she was told that Rlgdon's st n said he was unaware his father had married since the death of his first wife, she announced she was coming to Chicago to defend herself and the name of her dead husband. Miss Wilson is still being held by the police. It is thought she could shed considerable light on the events leading up to the tragedy if she cared to do so. She has maintained a calm attitude and has remained com posed under the severe questioning by the police. She has hinted, however, that she knows things about Mrs. Deu fex and Rigdon that she does not care to tell. CALIFORNIA LIST MADE UP Five Seek Republican Nomination for Governor, One Democrat. SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 17. With five Republicans, one Democrat, one Pro hibitionist and one Socialist in the race for nomination for Governor, the entries for Californit's first election under the direct primary law closed at midnight. Nominating petitions for all state of fices except the Legislature are virtually In and August 16 la the date of the pri mary election. The main Interest centers in the fight for California's first election under the the Democratic aspirant, has no opposi tion at the primaries, the real struggle is between the five Republicans, Hiram Johnson, indorsed by the Lincoln Roose velt League and to be supported In the field by Gifford Plnchot; Philip Stanton, Speaker of the Assembly; Charles F. Curry, Secretary of State; Alden Ander son, State Superintendent of Banks, and Nathan C. Ellery. Johnson Is the "insurgent" candidate. When, during the trial of Abe Ruef in San Francisco. Francis J. Heney was shot down In the courtroom, he volun teered to fill his place and secured the conviction of Ruef, who is now appealing from a 14-year sentence. Anderson might be termed the regular Republican, though both Stanton and El lery are affiliated with the organization of the party to a greater or, less extent. Curry is making his campaign on his personal following in the state, which is unusually large. WRECKING CREW HELD UP Italians With Guns Force Train' From Scene of Disaster. ALBANY, N. Y., July 17. A wreck ing train on the Boston & Maine Rail road, which was sent out from Me chanlcsvllle early Saturday to clear up the freight wreck of yesterday near Ushers, was flagged by Italians before it reached the wreckage. As the train slowed down, two Ital ians pointed rifles at the engineer and fireman and refused to let the wreck ers proceed. The train carried about 40 Italian laborers, who found them selves facing an armed crowd. The train returned to Mechanlcsville. lesterdays wreck; Is believed to have been caused by pulling spikes from the rails. 1 JEFF DEPENDS ON AVALON Pugilist-Farmer Says Fish May Re vive Spirits for Fight. AVALON. Cal.. July 17. James J. Jef fries, who arrived here last night, spoke more to the point in regard to the sug gestion of a. second match with Jack Johnson than he has since the defeat at Reno. Judy 4. When asked directly if he would fight again Jeffries said: "I shall be able to tell better after I have seen what you. can do for me at Avalon. I am not saying anything at all: two or three big fish a day may re vive my spirits considerably." In the Jeffries party are Mrs. Jeffries and Mr. and Mrs. Tex Rickard. They will remain a. week. SHRINERS HEAR F. A. HINES Imperial Potentate Makes Visit to Al Kader Temple. Fred A. Hines. imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, addressed the mem bers of Al Kader Temple Saturday night, his speech being one of the most inspir ing talks ever given before a body of Masons in Oregon. When the distin guished visitor ended his address, the applause that greeted htm lasted for several minutes, and for a time it looked as if he would have to make another. This is Mr. Htnes' first official visit to Al Kader Temple since he was elect ed the head of the Shrlners of North America, although he made several visits to Portland while holding other offices, In the imperial council of the order. He is well known to Portland Shrlners, and everything possible has been done to make his stay here pleas ant. The visitor was introduced to Illus trious Potentate W. H. GalvanI by Past Illustrious Potentate D. W. Taylor, the imperial potentate then being presented to the nobles present by Mr. Galvani. Following the address by the head of the organization. J. E. Werleln, G.- w. Stapleton. L. G. Clark, Robert Tucker. P. S. Malcolmn, A. M. Knapp, Colonel R. A. Miller. W. A. Cleland. Dr. O. P. S. Plummer, W. E. Grace and R. S. Far rell were called on for ebort talks. Nobles G. H. Cramer and J. U. McDon ald sang solos. Noble W. H. McCorquo dale at the piano. A Dutch lunch was served. Mr. Hines left this morning for Boise, Idaho, where he will attend a cere monial session t tomorrow night, and then proceed to Pennsylvania to visit temples in that commonwealth. FORESTS MAY BE OPEN WILSON COMES" WEST HO INVES TIGATE CONDITIONS. Farmers Demand More Reserved Land in Kootenai Country Be Open to Homestead. MISSOULA, Mont., July 17. Secre tary of Agriculture James Wilson, who reached Missoula last night for a tour of the Western forests, is suffering from the fatigue of the long Journey from Washington, and after resting here and in Hamilton over Sunday, he will proceed to the Kootenai country to investigate the question of opening forest reserve lands ' for homestead purposes. The. investigation being conducted by Secretary Wilson is the outcome of an appeal by the fanners of Lincoln County, who demand that more lands be opened for farming yearly. Last year 4000 acres were eliminated from the forest reserve on the Kootenai re serve and the settlers clamor to open 6000 more. There are 76,000 acres in dispute altogether. Mr. Wilson said: "The Kootenai situation is the one which has brought me here and when I have gathered data concerning that controversy, I may possibly visit other forest districts." HERIMST0N SEEKS ACTION Business Men to Ask O. R. & X. to ' Make Changes. HERMISTON, Or., July 17. (Spe cial.) A party of 25 business men of this city leaves here tonight for Port land in a special car attached to No. 5. The object of the trip is to take up with General Manager O'Brien, of the O. R. & N. Company, certain changes which the people of this city want In the de pot, but which the railroad officials have so far refused to grant. By such a number going It is believed Mr. O'Brien can be influenced to grant the request. A meeting has been arranged for 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The party will return on No. 6 Sunday night. Among those going are Mayor H. R. Newport, Councilman W. S. Phillips, W. P. Littlefield, D. R. Brownell. C. H. Crandall, J. D. Rice, H. G. Newport, M. Dishon, C. K. Bland, W. H. Skinner, F. R. Reeves, F. B. Swaysee, C. S. Mc Naught,. M. D. Scroggs, W. M. Glasson, J. M. Scarborough, H. E. Hitt, E. Lands lager, J. W. Girts, H. T. Irvin. Ash Pierce, E. P. Dodd, E. E. Littler, A. W. Kern. These men are all actively engaged In business in this city and are deter mined to go before Mr. O'Brien with convincing arguments. KEITH STRENGTHENS HOLD New York Vaudeville Man Buys Up More Interests. CINCINNATI. July 17. At a meeting of vaudeville managers held in this city re cently, according to reports given out to day, B. F. Keith, of New York, purchased half of all the vaudeville Interests owned by George B. Cox and Congressman Joseph L. Rhinock, Including a half In terest in the Anderson-Ziegler properties. which had been bought by Messrs. Cox and Rhinock only a few days before. Mr. Cox, in turn, became a partner in Mr.- Keith's eastern vaudeville holdings. Then Martin Beck, head of the Orpheum, or Middle Western vaudeville circuit, was taken into the partnership. FOOTPADS RETURN LOOT Cherished Heirloom Given Back to Victim of Hold-Up. Poking two black revolvers under his nose, two masked highwaymen held up and robbed J. H. Reinhart of $5 within a few blocks of his home at 1313 East Fourteenth " street north shortly after midnight last night. In his complaint to police headquarters Reinhart gave a minute description of the footpads, who fled after compelling him to disgorge the valuables In his pockets. A silver watch carried by Reinhart and cherished by him because it is an heir loom, was returned to him by the thieves, who believed it to be of the SI variety. STRIKE NOW ABANDONED Machinists' Union Votes to Accept Great Northern's Offer. f SEATTLE. July 17. The Machinists' Union of Everett. Wash., has voted to permit its members In the Great North ern shops there to accept tire cyipany'a offer of an Increase of 2 cents an wour and a nine-hour day. This will make the wages 44 cents an hour. The men had demanded an eight-hour day. According to the United Metal Trades Association, this action will result in abandonment of the strike begun June 1 all over the Pacific Northwest by the union machinists for the eight-hour day. CAPSIZED YACHT SIGHTED Race for I.ipton Cup Fraught With Excitement. CHICAGO. July 17. In a race fraught with excitement and dangerous mis haps, the yacht Valuore. of the Chi cago Yacht Club, skippered by its owner, William Hale Thompson, won AS Ever go by a house on a Summer's night and hear your favorite being played by a master hand? "Wouldn't you like to sit on that veranda and just listen? Why not enjoy that same melodj' in your own home? You can play your best loved composition with all the sympathy of its composer and still color its every chord with 3-our own personality' by means of the HARDMAN AUTOTONE (The piano all can play either by hand or by perforated music roll.) No long study is necessary for you to master this instrument. Added to its simplicity of operation' is durability of construction and a tone and touch which set it in a class by itself. You simply cannot compare player pianos by what people say of them we do not ask you to. We want 3-ou to come in and see and "hear for yourself. Convenient terms if desired and ona price the right price to all buyers alike. Old instruments taken in exchange at a fair valuation CATALOGUE ON REQUEST. 304 OAK STREET the first race for the Sir Thomas Llp. ton cup over a 15-mile triangular course on Lake Mlclgan here today. An excursion steamer reported by wireless tonight that one disabled yacht had been picked up and that a drifting hull had been sighted in midlake. The drifting craft Is believed to be the Billposter, which capsized during the race, the crew being rescued by a patrolboat. FIRE NOW UNDER CONTROL Flames Eat Up 50 0,000 Feet of Saw logs In Skamania County. STEVEXSON, Wash., July 17. (Spe cial.) Forest fires along Wind River are believed to be well under control. A half million feet of timber belong ing to the Wind River Lumber Com pany is reported destroyed. The fire has been- burning in town ship four, but by the work of the Fire 'Warden and a crew from the logging camps the flames have been confined to the slashings. Try a Guessing Luncheon. Boston Herald. Girls who want -to give clever mid day feasts to their friends should try a guessing luncheon, in which all or many of the dishes are given names. Every guest is given a chance to find out what the food is before the feast Is served. Cards are handed around and small pencils. There are a dozen or more sentences written on the card, each of which stands 'for a food. The one who guesses the most of these correctly is awarded a prize. It is not necessary to serve the food; It is only necessary to guess it. A jumble would result ,f the hostess served the lunch which Is on the card. One of the best of these is as fol lows: Emblem of silence Oysters. The penalty of looking backward Salt. -"""-' " - ' i i' . no luuiuct v ixiegar. Dosion aiei eans. Emblem of stupidity Goose. ' Universal crown Hare. Largest part of the toot Sole. To shrink from danger Quail. Ludicrous situations Pickles. Tallors tool Goose. Country o f the "Sublime Porte" Turkey. One of Noah's sons Ham. Woman's weapon Tongue. Our STANDARD DESKS are SANITARY COOL. COIV3 FORTABLE, CLEAN ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE DURING THE SUMMER TIME We unconditionally guarantee our furniture not to shrink, warp, crack or split The best and largest line of office chairs ever shown in Portland. All lines now complete and shown in two immense salesrooms in our new steel and concrete building. Carloads to arrive to care for orders of anv magnitude. GLASS PRUDHOPJIVIE C PRINTERS. BOOKBINDERS, STATIONERS Catalogues for the Asking uiifflier ii .mtertaiiiment THREATS TO LYNCH MADE OHIO OFFICIAIi HAS CLOSE CALL, JAIL BARS SAVING HIM. Fear of Repetition of Newark Trag edy Leads Police to Take Decisive Action With Pursued. EAST LIVERPOOL, O., July 17. Al bert Keddle, aged 21 years, was shot by Detective Ira Rickett, of the Anti-Saloon League force, last night. Keddie was standing on the side walk, when Detective Rickett. it is air leged. attempted to shoot Alvin Daw son, 21 years old. Dawson escaped the fire and Keddie was shot through the left ankle. Rickett escaped, pursued by a crowd, but ran into the arms of a policeman. He and Dawson were taken to the City Jail, followed by a crowd of several thousand people. Threats were made to lynch the de tective, but he was landed behind the bars. Extra police were placed on duty at the jail in an endeavor to prevent a repetition of the Newark tragedy of eight days ago. A rumor quickly spread that Keddie had been killed and hundreds of his friends and acquaintances threatened to take vengeance on the detective. Only a display of force by the police prevented the detective from being roughly handled. The trouble was pre cipitated by an attack made by Dawson and a crowd of young men on Rickett. FIRES ARE DYING OUT Forests In Chchalis County Believed Out of Danger. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 17. (Spe cial.) Forest fires which have been threatening the camps of the Coates Logging Company and the A. J. West Company along the Wishkah River are reported to be under control by Ray Johnson, who came to the city tonight. Johnson says that the fires have been altogether in slashings and have not damaged the green timber. ' The men of all three of the Coates camps have been fighting fires for three days to save the camp outfits. Fires, according to Mr. Johnson, are raging north of the Coates camp, but art also Office Chairs and Tables Y. & E. Fifing Cabinets Sectional Steel Filing Cabinets 65 -67 SEVENTH STREET On. Block North nin g s BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH believed to' be entirely confined to slash ings. There is dense smoke all throve! the Wishkah River Valley. Fires recently destroyed the camps and tools of the watkins & James camp in Upper Humptulips this week. The Poison logging company has been busy fighting small blazes all week to keep them from getting a start. . The men have been fighting Are for th past U hours and have been partially successful In subduing the flames. The hot weather for the last two weeks has dried out the mosses and underbrush and should fire get started in the green tim ber there is no telling where it would stop. Fire broke out yesterday afternoon in logged-off land. Six hundred men spent the night building backfires to check the flames. Should they reach camps, which are right In their path, 200 miles of logging road together with equipment will be destroyed. LABOR LEADER SENTENCED Two Charged With Obtaining Money lender False Pretenses. DUBLIN. July It. (Special.) Before Mr. Justice Boyd and a jury the hear ing was concluded of the charges against James Larkin and Daniel Cov ency, labor leaders, of obtaining fees and subscriptions amounting to J735 from quay laborers in Cork City, under the pretense that they were to be made members of the National Union of Dockers, and applying the money to the purposes of the Irish Transport Union, a body which, it was alleged, was not in existence when the money was col lected. The prisoners were found guilty. Larkin was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment and Covency, who was recommended to mercy, was allowed out on his own recognizance. A test of nickel-Btee riveted Joints made from four different kinds of commercial nickel steel showed the strength of nickel steel to be about two to two and a quar ter times as high as that of Joints riveted with wrought Iron or mild steel rivets. The advantage thus gained more than coun teracts increased cost. of Now Imports! and Or. son Hotels