DO YOU REALIZE THAT THE TIME FOR THE COUNTY FAIR WILL SOON BE HERE? DON'T OVERLOOK YOUR PREPARATIONS. SEPT. 16 to 19.
WHAT 19 GOIXQ ON.
la war lime, election time or any
time, The Itevlew prims all the aea.
Every pen on should read The Huvluw
anil keep informed.
VOL. XVII.
ltOSKIU IKi, OKKGON, WKDNKSDAY EVESIXG, Al'Gl'ST S, 101 1.
So. 133.
EXHIIIT II MSEBBB P
Ill 1LI1I1 IllrtllJI III
Ad-
Forest Ignited When Huge Log
who was camped In tlie Toast Range
of mountains, was notified. The cor
oner left here at 11 o'clock last night
and uion arriving at Lemiu was
driven to the scene of the fire. There
he viewed the charred remains of the
three young men. The hodies of Saf
ley and Hughes were badly mutilated.
The heads, arms and logs were
charred or missing and all that re-j
mained to tell the story of the trace-'
dy was their trunks. Dnrfoe's body
was not -badly burned, and it is Ren-1
orally believed that he died from suf
focation, rather than in the flames, ,,,,-,,,,- nrciwn irr rnniiiti
,The three bodies were taken to l.e- UNIUUt UtVIlD AtU MlUYVN
ii mi t'iiiiy loiiay, penning siiiinieni
to their respective homos. J
I (iPoiko llugnes. one of t ho victims
Southern Pacific Company
vocates Safety First
OFFICES EARLY TODAY
E IS
MI'LUnffllk IV III I II 1 1 IN II
UCniVIMIIO HLfULOtU
Recent Dance Controversy Aired
Before City Council
Fire, which probably Ipnltcd from
a ilefucilvG wire or a lighted cigar
or ci;ai'ttie carelessly thrown oil the
tlonr of tho trim star off leu of H. J.
Demi so nit time late vesteninv, eamo ' . .
::y TJV.-r MRS. FULLERTON GIVES VERSION
however, .Max -Meyer, who is' em-!
ployed In the veterinary offices of
Dr. Hunt, chanced to pass the Demi
WaS Dynamited ZlLa Hwlnb. 3' m MM Will be Open Bolh Afternoons and 5icuV anon?1! 'o'clock a'Sd'X Said Marshal Williams Invaded Parish House,
i..B m i ti . v, e tutJ It..'. covered the flames were slowly eat-,
and Mis. M. H. Hughes, of this cit. FW nunim lho PcnuniiW nf im, ttu- ,- ihm, ).., ........ Tnmorl nff tuiMt- W Thrflnfl(l
and was about 2'.i years of atie. He
i had been emploved bv the Leona
FLAMES SPREAD WITH RAPIDITY r!:;nZ.
addition to leaving his wife he is sur-,
jvived by his parents, topether with
several brothers and sisters. Mr.
Everings During the Remainder of
the Week Arrived Today
lug men w ii uuoilgll ine pitillilou
: between the offices of .Mr. Donn and
llho jewelry establishment conducted
j by .1. T. Bryan.
1 As soon as Mr. Meyer discovered
the fire he broke in tho door, and
The Southern Pacific Company U Willi the assistance nf a couplo of
Turned Off Lights and Threatened
Young People With Arrest
In secret session, the members of
r. u..i.- m en j d I lushes' remains will arrive hereon 'ts . "oaiety r irst niani "- u . mo council Tuesday nlBUl hold
H-I-M-M-H
J. Ill T DM! MOItr IAV TO J.
J. SIGN n. It. PETITION'S. 4
' i (
J" Altluiur.h fully three times
4- the required number sighed tho
4- railroad bond election petitions 4.
on Tuesday, tho signing was 4
,4- RoiHK on freely today, the petl- .1.
4' Hons being circulated In tho .f
& residence districts. In ordor to 4.
J. glvo everyone who desires to
-r- .... w ,i i,i,ui iiiiiiij iu ai;n uiu M
j.. polllions, it hns been decided 4"
4- to hold the nieasure over for t
0110 more day. Ono of tho peti
tions will therefore bo kept at
tho Itosebtirg National Bank
J. all day Thursday so that 4.
j. everyono may have nn oppor- 4
4- tunliy to sign. It now seems 4.
.. likely Hint fully 1U00 voters JU
f will slKll these petitions, sig- !
nll'ying their desire to forward
j. this movement for a railroad to JL
'4 the coast. J.
14
4-I4-M-t-H-4"H-4H
J, German Torpedo Boat Dynamit
ed in Baltic, is Report
GERMANS INVADE FRENCH SOIL
Durfee Surrounded By flames Bodies
Were Taken to leona Early
This Morning
Surrounded by flames in the dense
Ibis afternoon's southbound local " """"'"is oecuinuu uj ...e ....ub- .......... '" si.ecia. ineeiini; as ine comi.iiiiea ot
train and the funeral will probably las cu"- Abstract Company, at the enoi of tl e l.eiin oiV ires bis 1110,11- le .!,., ,, liulk vi,,.co in ro
be held some time tomorrow. Inter- e'- ' Jil'kson a!1,! . ashingtoli UK showed that the 1 u Bulled o n , lho chaiBes brounht by Hev.
uient of the remains will occur In the "reels. The first exhibition will be the floor within a few inches of Mr. c. w. linker, of St. (ioorsea Parish,
n' k C wk re i e m T H urt K,ven Thursday afternoon. The ex- Denn's desk. The flames (hen spread IlRBlllst Marshal T. .1. W'llllaius for
was n vouiiB man of st'erl'iiiK char- l,ibil wi" u'l'ly eli alter- to tho nearby partition ami darted ,,0 latter'g nlleKed unauthoritative
acter atid well liked bv all who knew "u", IUU, cv0"'",f u"d "" "d""'"n "l.,"'n!','J n,'!!' ! '""'Vj.f. . '""vi'!' " vi . !! ",lt '" st"""ln 11 lw!llll' 1,1
blin Me was a steady worker and wl" b" ''hai'Keil. .was at that lime that Mr. Moxoi the Parish house, tmiy rivo i-ouiirlt-
considered one of the I e Tlie exhibition hero was especially chanced to pass 1 he. office and de- mt. WP,. ir,.Henl, . beluK the same
rnniivinv's liMiKlwnrlhv pre- arraiiBeu lor uy .1. .11, 31011, bbihm.ii ... u ....j ...... ...... ....... ....n nieuiners as those present at 1110
nlnves
lOI'l'ST. Ill 11 poiiu IIIIOIII I1I1VO unit's
northwest of Ixmhih late Tiu-sday at'- and was single
passenger agent of that company, and also burned In the floor. I lad
the reaular luecliue Mondnc iilubl. u-ben
Albert Safley was 22 years of age, " 1 '8 iV, Vv, 1, i ,,.i . i,.r .1 . , ..! 11 ""esuga 10.1 11.0 mo cnarges
uui ine ai.'c. ine e.inuii uao nr -'.. .-..jv. ,v . ,.. v..... ... ....... H us nusi WOIIIMI 111 Ol llt'l llllll Hie 011101
tei'iioon, tluve well known employes resident of Albany. He went
He was formerly a
to
the two partica, and accordingly tho
original charges of Hev. linker as
preseuled In bis petition to Hie coun
cil were produced anil read. Mr.
linker then explained (he charges,
slating the marshal had "sncalicd"
around to tlie rear of the building
on lho evening in question and In a
"manner unbecoming a gentleman"
tinned nff tlie lights and afterwards
threatened those attending the parly
witli arrest If tbev caused a ilis-
Gcrmany Issued formal Detlaratioo of Vsr
Against fngland Reservists Sail
From New York Bound
Tor France
ready been shown in tlie largest cities burg would have witnessed on of tho mcmhi
ers might be brought In. 10 f-
, ', ,n i,.'.- winter and bad universities ill California and Is most disastrous fires In years. In forts were made during the dav to lo
l.eona to woik last wimei aim 11.111 . . ., i..,KBiimiit l,,i,n,iii, n... n..i.n ...1... ,. .... ,.
of tlie l, 11 .Mills Company, of " un exact duplicate of the one shown the basement heueatb the Deiin .ate the missing coiilicilmen but it
leoiia, were burned to death, while '1 1 , , ' , ' ,1 at Albany tomor- ln New Yolk ,a8t 'ear- .offices are stored Hundreds of articles was roullu ,,.u ,hov KVIO oi(llt,r mlt
lit least one two oilier neismis roll iTriernnnn at 2 o'clock He is The P'1'Hose of the exihibt is two- of furniture, wrapped lu excelsior , ti10 city or were about to leave.
..t Last one ,. tw. 0.I.1 puso.is ,0 t e oon at 2 0 cl"rk' '8 fold; first, that of demonstrating to and other infhin.ahle malciial. The Tose present were Coiincllmcu Hull
were nuite seriously mjiiml in milk- ' '.' ''f.Zuy- two " ste' ,he l,ul"il- ,he ewl 01 t,,e "'io" of uelo"Ks 10 w- slroK- winkle. Kbaft'er, Powell. Kullortun
lilR their esiiiie rroin the fire .one. ' .'.,,, f ,' , .,,,',1' the Safety First" plan when travel- whose store adjoins the Jewelry es- ( netws
The deail me: ' ' .,' ,!,,,,''", a,,v and four ln8 011 trains and crossing tracks at tablishnient of Mr. Bryan on the, A f,rliiiil air was added to the
;,rKe ll.ml.es. aitnl 'it years, ot j, ' ,-,,;.rs jol.nSa.lev. of l')rain. and Brade. a"u secondly, that of showing south. Had the fire come It. contact character of the proceedings by the
Itosehmt;. Jesse, Frank and Floyd barley, 01
Albeit Snflev, i.jjcd years, of Albany. 1
... 1 John nurfee, the third victim of
Allm"' 1lbe tragedv. formerly lived at Drain,
John 1'. Durfee, i.ged 'J(l years, of w1Pre ie conducted a watch repair
I'rain. ,K si,,,,,. He occupied quarters in
Tho injured: tbe store of Ira Wimberly. lie left
llirain Applegale, of Leona, badly Drain about two years ago and went
l,.,,..,. 1 to Coos County, later returning to
, , ! Leona. He is survived by a wife and
According to the story told by com- (WQ d, j 1 1 t-on . The funeral will be
panions of I lie victims of tlie ti nge- ,id Ht Drain tomorrow. I
dy at the official investigation lieldj c,inii Kqiiipmeiit Destroyed.
under the direction of Coroner X. T. addition to bringing to a pre
Jewett early today, the dead men, mature end the lives of three tiie.i.
together Willi several other employes the flames consumed a quaintly of
of the Leona .Mills Company, were camp equipment and logging niacliin
employed in the forest falling limber ery. included in the damaged camp
and loading logs onto cars preparn- equipment were three donkey en
torv to shipping them to the mills gines. That the men met their death
at Leona, when the accident oc- at about 4 : 2."i o'clock yesterday ailer
curred. As bad been tho practice for noon is indicated by watches lound
years past, when a log of unusual upon .two' of the victims. I besu
proportions was encountered it was watches bad stopped at 4:2;i o clock,
"dynamited." or severed into several One of the watches was recovered by
sections before being loaded onto the Hie coroner this morning and will be
ears. This was done, it is under- turned over to relatives of 11s ronner
stood, to facilitate the handling of owner.
the timber both in the camps and at Although lho fire was practically
the mills. extinguished this morning 11 required
It was while "dvnaiiiiling" one of a large force of men on duty all last
these huge logs Unit t he terrible ae- night. Adding to tho diiriculties ot
eident occurred. As the charge of the lire fighlers was the constant,
black iiowder exploded and the log danger of the discharge of a second
crumbled Into several pieces tongues charge of powder in a log in tae
of fire came in contact with the midst of the fire none. I ad this
packing and other lin'lnniable ma- charge of powder exploded Uuiiiig
terial. In another instant the riames the night, further loss of Hie might
shot upward and confusion prevailed, have resulted. I
Fanned bv a stiff breeze the fire According to Coroner Jewell, who
spread with alarming rapidilv and in returned here this morning, me
less than five minutes the men real- members of the Leona Mills onipaiiy
Ized fullv the danger-of the silua- did everything possible to ass st 111
tion. Kver alert to labor in the best getting the bodies or the burned men
Interests of their employers, Durfee. out of the forest. 'I bey also eiaai
Saflev and Hughes decided to fight furnished all information asked n
the fiames and thereby save the near- the coroner during his official nnes
bv timber. Other employes or the tigaiioii. I
eanip attempted to dissuade them The Leona Mills Company est . unite
from remaining in the timber, but to their loss at approximately .iiin, in-,
no avail. The victims of the tragedy cluding limber and camp equipiiKiii
had labored but a brief lime, how- o
ever, when the realized that Ibeiri
efforts were futile. Hut it was too MICC lf k I (lUFI I
late. The fire, which at first ap-lillJJ ULLIrt LWIILL
peared to be nothing unusual, bad
spread so rapidly that the men were
completely surrounded and cut off
from outside assistance. That they
died a horrible death there Is Utile
doubt. Ilirnin Applegate and several
oilier persons who risked their lives
In an effort to save their companions
veri badly burned, and were coin-
As soon as new, of the triple "f a pretty wedding 1 uesd ,i eM-tnni,.
tragedy reached Leona. word was when Miss Delia Lovell became tut
sent to ltosehurg nnd Coroner Jewelt, ,ride of Charles F. Swander, of Porl-
The beautiful ring ceremony
Contiuued on page ti).
I
'Continued on page G).
appearance of attorneys in behalf of
WEDS C. F. SWANDER
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The Christian Church, wilb many
(beautiful decorations, was Hie scene
JOHN WILSON, PIONEER
OF CAMAS VALIEY, DIED
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
land.
was performed under a handsome
arch built of flowers, directly in front
of the nltur. Itev. It. K. .lope pro
nounced the words' that made them
man and wife. I
I At S o'clock the BO invited guests
h,,! arrived, and a little later the
bcautifiilly gowned bride, with Miss
John Wilson, of Camas Valley, Until Fdiiy as bridesmaid, on one
aged 90 vears and eight months, died side, and the groom and . K. W li
nt his home late Tuesday night of Hams, of Portland, as best man, on
blood poisoning, from which be bad the other, proceeded down to the
been suffering for some lime, accord- altar, where the ceremony look place.
Ing to word received here today. Mr. Little Mnxlne Moore acted as ring
Wilson was an early pioneer of this bearer.
section, and had been a resident of A reception In honor of the young
Camas Vallev since 1ST.".. He will couple was held afterwards In the
lie burled near his home bv the side parlors of the church. Mr. anil Mrs.
of his wife, some time Thursday. He Swander will leave immediately for
Is survived bv four sons and one Coos Hay. where they will spend sev
daughter: John, Albert and Charles eral weeks before going lo Portland
Wilson, of Ibis routnv; Itenjaniln lo make their future home. Mr
Wilson, of Nebraska, and Mrs. C.ll- Swander Is state superintendent of
lien Coon, of Camas Valley, lie had missions for the Christian Church,
been living nt the home or tis son, :tn headquarters at Portland. Miss
John. Although his last slckne-s was Lovell has Hied In Hoseburg for a
due largely to old age. It Is said that number of years, where she has at
a bad rase of hlood poisoning result- tended school and made a host of
ed from an Infection of hl eye, friends.
-skw; tit t vm i 1 1
A-'
IfTALIAN SOLDIERS;
nii . j,..,
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IGERrlMH INT7HTRYI
.fPRmSH ARTILLE.RY?
(Special to the Evening Review).
LONDON, Auk. a. A German
turbance, for which he said the young torpiilo mint was dyiiainiteil mid sunk
men and ladies were duo some re- In the Itultlr Sea, near (ietlser, nc
dress. He said all he asked was cording to Copenliairen dispatches,
simply an apology. I.n.i.. .
,, . . , I Ihlrty of tlie crow wvre drowned.
' Attorney Purler, who represented ....... .
the marshal, then slated the issues. Sl" "'i-'K ".is Im-uiiI at Hull at down,
saying that Mr. Williams had exer-." is Ix'Heved the (.'e.iimii nnd British
clsetl great leniency ill slopping tho scout, sl.iits aro ei.gnKeI In Iwttlo.
dance, which he said was carried on Humors Hint two tieriiian iNlttleshliM
coiilrary to the city ordinance. Ho ,,.,.,. K ... . v .. o
.... . , ... ., were sunk, 1.1 .1 North Sea eiiirnire
said the marshal could have arrested.
I the party,' and therefore took lho "t "s I'uIiIIsIiihI by the Central
least forcllilo means. ir Williams Ann. I.iigliiiul seemed lUmost re
was gullly of trespass, he said, Itev. lieved in kuowleilge that the Ilrltisii
Maker could have brought the .nailer ,.,. .,.,. ,.,,, at war
into court und I hero havo obialued , ,, ' '
reparation. In fact, bo said lho at- '" 'ie exclmng of tleclara.
lair lliroilgliout showed considerable Hons of hostilities iH'tweon lolulon
spite. laud lli'idin. The public bt eagerly
Mrs. X. Fullerlon, who had cliiugo a,,,,!,!, lleM , ttrtMl victory,
of the dancing party, then narrated... . . . . '
the eveuls of Hie evening as slio re-1 "'"' Ainlmssndor I.lclinowsky has
niemhered them. She sold that she ""reived his passports, nnd trans,
was told by lho cily recorder Unit she ferrcd Hie euibassy to Iterlin.
did not need a dance permit, audi DIKiSM'F liFLtilAN VltHXlItY.
although she bad gotten one before mti'SSHM.S A ..g 5 A swccnlne
she refused to do so again. She ex-' -"wi .". A swi epinn
plained Unit no off r called lo see vlclo. y for I he Itelgl.iiis over the Ger-
her permit Hie rlrsl liiuo, and being limns near Spii was roortel to.iiglit.
convinced that il was a private dance (l ls ,lt ,. (j,.riluul PCB.
she de.ermlned not lo secure 11 permit n s ,,.llm,,. Tho lu-llana
again. She said tbev were practicing
new d Ing steps. Hint only seven "red 1 mine under the railroad tracks
were present, and that when Inter- as an nrmort-d train passed, and then
rupled Williams said he "would put ilH-ucd ailllleiy fire. The Germans,
them In Hie cooler ir I hey created sl.l is.ll 1VSS1K ,,llt cro finally
any disturbance. llllains said Ills ....
rem.,,1, was occasioned by III rents ot "led t Heil. 'lho IMglniw pur
the parly lo have a Joy ride and sii.l, slaughtering thou, relentlessly,
thereby get even, llolb he and Mr. 'until the German commander sur
Ketch, Hie night officer, said slurs ,.,.ti.1.,.,.
were cast at the police force. I ,.,,,,..
1 , Ordered lo Destroy (icniuills.
It was brought out Hint llllnnis r r .
was accompanied bv t.notber parly J, I-OMON, Aug ;. B.-Orders wer
but be said he would never tell who " "'" ' forces ast
is lie had taken no " ui.u, ....
iiiiiii vessels 01 win us miuuiy 11s pun-
a 1 1. lit
Neither of the llliorneys Inade '
lengthy nrgumenls. Mr. Poller In- .eri...iu Invi.slou hecked.
Iroduied the oiilnion of City Atlor- llltl'SSFI.LS. Aug. n. That flel-
ney Albert Abialiani, which showed gluni's forces have effectively checked
I hat Mr. Williams bad acled accord- Hi" (leriiiau Invasion with heavy
lug 10 liis duties as laid down by lho losses lo lho liormnns and compara-
oiillnance. Tills, however. Il was lively small casualties to the llel-
polnled out bv Attorney circuit, was glans, fighting behind strong forti-
oblaliied after the act liad been done, fications, was announced. It la
Tlie committee then retired lo de- staled that the king will tako per-
liberaie 11 ml announced Unit they sonal command of the army. He ln-
would not make known their repent riled the llrlllsh and French troops
this person was,
part 11 Inlerrupllng lho parly.
until the next council mooting.
DR. SMITH CONFERS
WITH LOCAL PEOPLE
to come to Itt'lKlitin if aid ngalnst the
(ifnmiiiH. Many women nro clamor
ing to enlist. Knt rem hed In a nonil
cinln nltout IJi'o, 50,01)0 (iornianB
arc txiinbardiiiK the city. The HelRlan
nunlHon of 2.I.0H0 moil, with artiU
iry. bent off ttu Jnnan; with heavy
losses on both rilrii'H. The li or man a
FOR TWO HOURS TODAY lnLZ? "'reZ
(owns of Vise mui Art-nu'ii, killing
ls-onH In riKhtliiK.
' (..'I'liuiiis A i i" KiiIiviicImmI.
PAItIS, Auk. 5. After 12 hours of
Mr. C .!. HinHh, I UMnnrnitln run-,
i i . i . i ii i. it- r !..( i-n .1 1' ii r f i rt'tf mi ii r-
rived in ltosehurg this morning from fnfler riKl.nnit, 1 mi UIIO Oer.nans
Coltnge drove and other I .line County
(owns. Dr. Kinllb spent a couple of
bonis here conferring wlili Hie vol ers, o
:ir CONGRESS PASSES BILL
llllll llllll I. .-! JM'"1''" I"".'
he chosen Oregon's next llovernor by,
II flattering Vote. At every town
visited liming the pus! two weeks.
Dr. Siiillb said be was cordially re-1
lelved and given an opportunity lo (
Inleivlew Ibe voters. Dr. Sinllh Is.
mnkliig bis eniupiilun on the platform'
of lilW ellfolce.iienl, eolllileil Willi
secured a fool bold on Kronen soil be-
(Coiitluued on page 6)
PROVIDING MONEY FOR
RELIEF OF AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, AllK.
-Tlie
would sail tomorrow
Its destination
economic prut. -tides w lili li he says noun,, toilny iassis:l n hill approprfat-
hine a lei my lo reduce the du.-,,,,,,,,,,,, ror Hie relief of
'")n"'wUh is iravellng bv a in- Americans strnn I In Kiiropo. Tho
bile and lell lore this nl let noon for Navy Depart nielli aiiiiollilc.il that the
(lleiidnle. He will spend tonight c. i.Ker 'I en. lessee, curryfuj several
there. cniiiliniliiL' his li.unicv iis fn r , , , , t quills l iillevo A iiierl-
, 'bi.mlel III Oiegon prior lo I he morning ot K o'clock.
geliei"'! eleition 1 1) Novelillier. lie h n wm't.
goes m-M lo Coos atul Curry coiinlles. Medial lull offered.
o I WASHINGTON, Aug. (i. The
1 r r Pnvtiin has fibil a suit In the I'nited Slates Coveriiment has prof-
Mtriiii Coiiit ngiilnsi Owen Osbniti, fered mediailoti lo the warring Kuro-
a fi.rmer ilriurglst of this city, for pean powers as an official of one of
$t!i, lho buiiince on n bill for tucdlcsl Hie powers signatory to The Hague
attention rendered by a physician nf convention, president Wilson cabled
porilniiil to bis son. Dale iMnirn. The London, lierlln, I'urls. St. Petersburg
bill wns Inter transferred lo the plain- and Vienna declaring he would wel-
tiff. who In addition to the amount, come tho opportunity to act In tu
aaka 0 per cent Interest. Interest ot peace lo Iiurop,