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Jl ITS ALL EIRE E ttLrZ wa and ITS ALL TRUE ist b Which U lachadl Thm Eraunf Nwt and Th Rottburf Itarfew J onRnnv msroniCAt; j SOCIETY, .-I' -nniir nuuiionnra j eaXll VoTxiJV. No- OK BK"1'110 REVIEW. ROSEBUBO, OJODSON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1M1. VOL. Z. Ko. MM, W Itue stVJLNIKG MEWM. loss WANTED MRS. BRUMFIELD TO SAY NOTHING ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF HUSBAND Former Roseburg Attorney Telephone! From Portland to Met rose Man Asking Him to Communicate Message to Wife of the Accused Murderer of Dennis Russell UT.r did Elbert Hermann, former Bo"urg attorney, want Mm. Brum. iU 10 keep mum" concerning her tbad's disappearance? That la tb7 question which is puzi ing the Skills. It waa authentically Hated ZaxT that Elbert Hermann made a nMueal over the long distance tele JToae from Portland' to George rrmne a Melrose resident, asking kid to mil Mr. Brumfield to "keep ouiet and say nothing." Not only did George Crane hear the request, but several others on the Melrose line, including a Mrs. Doerner. who i... ..red Ms. Crane about the mysterious message. - A message over a country line Is very seldom a secret and within a ihort lime the news leaked out that Hermann had talked with Mr. Crane. As soon as the news became known sere today, a News-Review represen Utivc started for the Melrose district Is search of George Crane. When found, he was seated on a load of hsy and headed towards Roseburg. He was asked concerning the mes sage he had received and he told ot the occurrence as followa: -' "1 was at work in my hay Held on the afternoon of July 14th. I believe It was, when at about 3 o'clock the lady who keeps house for mo .came down Into the field and Informed me that I was wanted on the telephone. As 1 was vey busy I told her to take Us number and tell the party that I would call them in the evening. Sbe said that I was wanted on long distance from Portland and that the message was an important one. - I couldn't imagine who wanted me on long distance, but thought perhaps some of my relatives in Portland Bight be hurt, so I hurried to the house. The telephone - operator called Portland for me and In a short time a voice came over the -wire saying: 'Hello, George, do you recognise my voice?' I answered 'No,' and the voice replied: 'This is Elbert Herman.' I said, 'Ob. yea, what can I do for you, Elbert?' He Hid. 'George, I want you to go down to Mrs. Brumfield's hquse and tell her to keep her mouth shut about this case, tell her to keep quiet and say nothing.' I hesitated a little, not being very anxious 'to become In volved In the case, and then said, 'Well, all right. Elbert. I'll tell her that.' Then Hermann told me to call him on the phone the next morn lag and report her answer. He said to call Marshall 905 In Portland. "That evening when I completed sty work In the field I Jumped on a horse and rode down to the Melrose store. I stopped at the store and talked with some of the boys for a while and then I rode on down to the Brumfield farm. Their farm is about one mile from my place. When I arrived at their place I found Ivan Calhoun, a ranch hand, and he told sis lhat Mrs. Brumfield had been taken to the home of some friends In Roseburg. I stayed at the farm Mttle while and talked to Calhoun. He talked continually 'about the airder case and said 'everybody was xy If ihey thought Brumfield had mnraered Russell. te.' I then went Street Fighting At Belfast Particularly Violent Today Armored Cars Placed In Action BELFAST. Ireland. Aug. 30. " nghtlng which has been In Jf"s since yesterday, became jsrticulsrly violent at the dinner 2UL "r 11 "Inety factortea In JJ"ets radlitlng from Duncalrn ""ns ind north of Queens street. j labor-, , ,hot aelld ,,, Person wounded. Including one ZrJ . ergant. Civilians placed w m the street In order to fcZi V h""J nre against the to n,m'nry who were forced ear. - n ,h 'reels. Armored JJ were hromht Into service and k?i "r ot resembled a storm. BEI.Tt"' Tol,eT Fh BELFAST. Ang. 30.-The pollee lata ik- " pouB volley or fire nT JI!i0p.po,,n n",b of Sinn Fein- " Ud Iac.II. ill m. . hen - ' Ml 1VJI BJtUM cxT nh,,n broke out ataia to-,. . " ' " mating severe ef- y, fvent a resumption of Sri!?! 'rnec," warfare. ae7' ,V'uU,M 'ere reported at foy having kuled dnr uLli hmrt The crown forces M armored can, "W-FAT, Aug. S Rioting eoa- back to my home and the next morning I called Hermann over long diatanoe and told him that I had gone to the Brumfield farm but that Mrs. Brumfield was In Roseburg and that I couldn't deliver his message. He said. "All right. George, thanks for your tsouble.' -The next dajr I got a long distance bill for 11.40." Why did Elbert Hermann want Mrs. Brumfield to keep quiet? The question has not yet been answered. Will others be Involved In the mur der case? Will the missing $3000 be located? Does Mrs. Brumfield know more about the affair than she tells? These and many other ques tions are in the minds -of the offi cials as they are striving to solve the mystery. George Crane states that he has always been a close friend of the Brumfield family and la also well acquainted with Hermann. Watermelon Feed Is Big Success One of the most successful bon fire parties of the season waa held last evening on North Deer creek, when the "All Winners" Sunday School class ot the M. E. church gathered for one of their usual big feasts. Twenty-five "All Winners' were present, and one ot the most enjoyable evenings of the sum met waa spent. A most beautiful spot was picked near the home of Mr. and Mrs. Our- nee, and near a nice sized hill that all hiked up in order to sharpen their appetite. Mr. Gurnee turned them loose in his orchard and they ate all the ripe peaches and pears, snd some of the green one too. But the delight of all was the Ford-load of watermelons which waa brought ud from Dillard and also a heaping create of cantaloupes. Every oi ate all the watermelons he could and then some buns and welnles and cookies and marshmallows and then more watermelon. No prizea were offered to the one eating the most melon but It would have been awarded to Jim McCUn- tock without any question. Someone said they saw him eat the sixth melon, but lost count after that. Everyone reported one ot the beat times of the year, and expressed ap preciation to those who gave and did so much to make It such a big suc cess. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Gurnee. Mrs. Blair, Gertrude Dillard. Gladys Walker, Jesse Crac- roft, Mary Orr, Grace Gilliam. Phoebe Hoag. Gladya Smith, Adella Strong, Olive Strong, Esther Mover. Lois Geddes. Naomi Phelps, William Haldeman, Walter Cook, James Mc Cllntock, Emery Cole. Merle Austin. Lawrence Gilliam. Clare Oeddea, Ar thur Verrell, Leonard VanLuven and Joe Nee. . J Mrs. 8. B. Crouch and Mrs.. Adam Hein have returned from a visit to Med ford and Crater Lake. tinued throughout the afternoon, re sulting in the death of two more per sons, a nn and a young girl. Forty eight wounded have been taken to the hospitals. Two Ki..ed snd six wounded is the result of yesterday and last night's fighting. HOME HCJf A RECOfW. 8ARA.VAC LAKE. Ang. 30. IVnlted Press.) If the big league outfielders had to do their fly slab bing under conditions faced by the outer gardeners in the Adirondack league, their fielding averages would not look so well In the annual base ball guides. In a recent game between Malone and Lone Lake, at the latter resort. one of the Malone players basted one on the trade-mark for a- Humming bird Into abort right field. The out fielder came In mast, trying hard for a pickup, but as he stooped to ecoop the ball. It faded from the scene. A frantic search revealed that tne old apple had shot cleanly Into a woodchuck bole, down which It sailed so far that new ball bad to be put Into play. It was probably the shortest home rua oa record. ' I FHIHOXER'S HEALTH FIXE. - . "I feel better today than I have felt for over a year." Dr. Brumfield said today. His looks corroborated his statements, for he has regained the weight loat during his time In Canada and his eyes flash with bril liancy. - He has been eating only the food brought to him by his wife, and he says that ha owes his fine physical eon- dltion to that. MAT TCBX STATE'S EVIDENCE. CHICAGO, Aug. 19. That, John W. Worthlngton, alleged "master mind" of the mall and bank robbers, whose loot totalled six million dol lars, and associate of Charles W. French In many of his flf'y million dollar schemes, mty turn state'a evi dence, was indicated today whea Worthlngton asked permission to appear In court when French Is ar raigned. VESSEL MAY HAVE HUNK. PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 30. 8htpplng men express the fear that the Canadian steamer Importer has gone to the bottom, somewhere oft the northern California coast. The thirty men abosrd may have taken to hoata. Four vessels are combing the seas where the steamer was last seen and report much floating lum ber, spars - and Ails of wreckage. Nothing has been heard from the small boat containing two officers and nine members of the crew. ' Sutherlin Property Brings Good Price SUTHERLIN. Ore., Aug. SO. A real estate deal which caused con siderable local Interest was closed here the first of the week when John Eck. k well known Chicago commission merchant and shipper, purchased the P. A. Comlsock ranch just west of town. The ranch con tains 76 acres, and the price paid was 200 per acre. About SO acres contain bearing peach, prune and pear trees, while the balance ot the aereage Is mostly covered -with small timber. Mr. Eck, who has Just completed the erection of a large fruit packing plant here, announced that he would build a modern resi dence on bis newly acquired property and spend his summers In Sutherlin. He also announced that his new fac tory here, which la under the man agement of McKay brothers, would be equipped with modern machinery in time to engage extensively In the canning business next year. At a meeting ot the board of trus tees of the local Methodist church last Saturday, arrangements were completed for the purchase of the Lucius Hall residence property on Second avenue, which will be Im proved and used for a parsonage. The price paid for the property waa $800. C. H. Tisdale, cashier In the local bank, recently purchased the residence property on Third avenue. occupied as the Methodist parsonage, paying 11500 for the property. e Concert Seating Capacity Doubled Somewhere in the large crowd lhat thronged the court house yard to hear the band play last Thursday night,- was Mayor Walter 8. Hamil ton. Perhaps Mayor Hamilton "bad to stand up. Perhaps his heart was merely touched with pity for those others whom he saw standing. Any way, they won't have to stand next Thursday, for the mayor naa prom ised that the seats on the lawn shall be doubled In number before hat time. And they're going to need extra seats, for all those who were mere last time will be there next Thurs day and bring their friends. The speaker ot tne eventing is nm Q. Bates, a local "news-hound." His subject is "Why I LJke My Home Town." and no doubt Bert wilt give plenty of reasons. The full program has not been announced yet, but the Umpqua Ja bilee Singers will have a number on K somewhere. Letters have been sent out Inviting fifty Roseburg men, sll ot whom are known to be good singers, to Join this glee club. Mrs. C. 8. Helnllne hss very kindly of fered the use of her studio and pianos for rehearsal and has even gone so far as to offer to instruct them free of charge. MASV EXJOT VAIDEVIUJ:. The Imperial Duo, one of the vaudeville acta playing at the Lib ert tonight for the last time, was the means of entertaining the large audience during the half hour in Mch the cltr waa In darkness last nlahr. The old and new melodies wre well received. The show proved most pleasing, and Leon Toone. the ventriloquist, kept tne crowa in an nnnur durlnc the whole of his act The vaudeville will be presented sgala tonight with aa entire chaage of program. Railroad Workers Vote Six to One Favor of Strike (By United Press.) CHICAGO, Aug. 30. Thera were twe Important develop- ments In the railroad strlfce sit- nation today, which are as fal lows: The ' St; Paul, Minn., rail workers voted six to one In fav or of strike, officials ot the four big brotherhoods announc ed after completing the .vote. Twelve thousand Colorado rail workers will unanimously re- J set the twelve and one-half per cent cat, union officials an- nounced. The officials stated, however, that the strike order must come from headquarters. ! Many Witnesses Appear at In vestigation Today and Testify In the Case STORY OF THE MURDER IndlrtmesH Is Expected Tomorrow and Ctrrult Court Will Probably OososBeaee Trial at Once Brtun field Anxious. The grand Jury Investigating the Brumfield murder case continued Its work today and before noon had ex amined over fifteen witnesses. The Investigation will pronably be closed this afternoon and ait indictment is expected either late tonight or to morrow morning The corridors of the court house were erowaeo. wivn witnesses called to testify before the Jury, but not all of them were ex amined. They were held, however, and will probably give their testi mony before the circuit court Jury. Walter llowmnn,. local restaurant man, was the last man to testify lost night. Mr. Bowman was driving to Riddle on the night or July 13, ana at about 9 o'clock had reached a point on the Pacific hghway near the Booth orchard. As his auto lights flashed ahead he noticed the Brum field car stopped In the middle of the road and a man standing beside It A pair of legs were protruding from the front door of the car, Mr, Bowman states. As he neared the Brumfield auto, the man In the road, thought by .Mr. Bowman to be the doctor. Jumped Into the car and threw the engine Into gear. The en gine roared and the car shot ahead and slg-xagged four times across the highway. Finally the driver got the mschlne "straightened out" and It dlaappeared from view. Mr. Bowman states that he did not see the Brum field car again. It was at the place where Mr. Boa-man saw the car atopped that the large pool of blood and fragments of skulL were later found. , . Grant Clayton of Dillard testified tiuliv lhat he found the pool of blood on the highway and also the bits of skull and pieces of bullet. ' 3. T.vand Kd. Russell, brothers of Dennis -Russell, the murdered man. testified also today. They Identified the headless boclv In the morgue aa that of their brother. They were pos itive thst the man found beneath the Brumflel car waa - that of their brother. Ed, Rose a friend of the murdered man. testified concerning several marks on the body of Russell, which were used for Identification pur poses. C. L. Btodrtsra. local euio man. testified to selling Brumfield the red Elgin car with disc wheels wnicn was wrecked on the Melrose road. Isadore Sell. Myrtle cree mer chant., testified to aelllng Dennis Ruswli a pair of shos whlrh were rerr slmllsr to the ones rouna on the hesdless body. Millard Meredith Was anotner wit ness berore ne grsnn jury i.ji7. Mr. Meredith is a relative of the ac cused man and he testified conrern- tns conversation wiih iirnmriein on the afternoon of Jnlv IS. He etalea that he made a visit to the Brum field ranch on lhat afternoon for the rnitmai at flilnc some Insurance nn Ivan Calhoun, the ranch hand, who was employed by Dr. Brumfield. He ssys he msde nut the Insurance In favor ef Brumfield. II was at the Meredith hnm"tead above Dillard that Prumfl'ld met Denals Russell. Meiedith claims that Brrmfleld was nerfeetly sane on the dsy or tne mur liar . Ivaa Cslhoan, sn employe on the Rmmfleld farm, testified today. Mr. Calhoun's testimony had little bear In on the mrdT mystery. Vernlta Ellentberg, nurse, who was employed st the Brumfield GRftltD JURY HEAR ING IS CONTINUED 4 QUIET CTILL SETS $10,000. PORTLAND, Or, Aug. SO. X Sheriff Wellington discovered camouflaged still today In a dugout near St. Helens, from which officers took liquor, both 4 whiskey and wine, valued at f 10.000. The dugout was so camouflaged It could not be seen at a distance .ot SO feet. The raid, aside from the wet gools netted several prisoners. 4 MoflOX IS DENIED. PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. . Fed eral Judge Bean today denied the motion of John W. Todd, former su perintendent of schools at Salem, and Carlos J. Byron of Seattle, to quash the Inlet ments against them charg ing swindling in timber land entry schemes. The two ware, ordered to trial Jointly October 1. . '. MURDER TRIAL SET FOB MOV. 1. LOS ANGELEsTAug. 19. Mada lynn Obenchaln and Arthur Burch, held in connection with the murder of Benton Kennedy recently, pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder ing the man. Burch was very niucb composed when he appeared before the court and made his plea In a firm voice. The woman waa visibly affected and Just managed to whis per the words. Ralph Obenchaln, her divorced husband, was ,at her aide during the proceedings.- Their trial has been set for November 1. , SEW PAR SMASHED. The new Hupmoblle demonstra tion car driven by .Glenn H. Taylor, local automobile dealer, waa badly smashed up last evening when It collided with a heavy gravel truck near Wilbur. . A long line of ears had Just started forward aftor wait ing for a stretch of road construc tion to open. Taylor tried to pass several of these cars. He say the truck coming, but was unable to get back Into the line of cars quick enough toavoid hitting it. In trying to avoid It, he smaaned- Into the ten der of the Chevrolet driven by L, C. Parkhurst. but Parkhurst apeeded up and escaped serious damage. The Hupmoblle was. draggem backward for a short distance by the truck and was badly torn up. . Infant Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Dies Thomas William, the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Dixon, passed sway at ths Mercy hospital last night The. child was born August ti .and waa in good health until Sunday, when he became- 111, passing awsy the next day. -Funeral services will be held late this afternoon at the Masonic cemetery, with Rev. Ouy Fitch Phelps officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon have the sympathy of the entire community In Uielr Jpareave- ment. Community Fair To Be At Wilbur A big community fair baa been planned for September 1, to be held at WUhur. The program will begin at 10:30 in the morning with a poul- trv culllnr demonstration. H. C Seymour, the atate club leader, will be present. A big day of many dem onstrations Is planned and the com mltte In chares are expecting larae attendance. The following Is the nrogrsm of the day: 10:80 Poultry culling aemon stratlon at the home of Mrs. Hilda Hannah. 11:30 Judging exhibits. II: SO Itssket dinner. Everyone reouested to bring a basket. -00 rrorrsmt Bong. Demon stration, sewing elub; demonstration canning club, music. Address, H. C. Seymour: demonstration of poultry club, music. PAVIXO PniCES DOWN. PORTLAND, Aug SO.--Lower nrl-s on high war construc tion and lower prices nn bonds were shown when bids were opened hre today by the high way commission. Construction blls cover aliont 94 miles, the estimated cost of whhh will be about one mil Ion dollars. The ewrrs""wlll be msde tomorrow, tioiid bids received show a re duction of 77 cents per thou sand lownr than last month. Following were the bidders for grading 1 1 : B miles of the Rosenurg-Coos Bsy highway to connect from the foot of Camas hill to the Pacific highway: Moon, Hill Co., E. T. John son. C. E. Colby. Joplln and Kldon. II. J. Hlldeburn. Grant Smith A Co.. C. T. Rhodes. John Hampshire. Montague O'Reilly A CO, and Washburn home for some time, appeared to testify lact evening, but was not called. ANNEXATION OF DIAMOND LAKE TO NATIONAL PARK : VIGOROUSLY PROTESTED Resolution Adopted At Special merce Last Evening Committee To V.'ait on Congressmen Strong Arguments Put Forth Against Annexation A special meeting of the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce waa called last night to discuss the bill now be fore congress which proposes to In clude Diamond Lake and the sur rounding territory within ths bounds the Cratsr Lake National Park. After considerable discussion, most which waa strongly against the bill, the following set of resolutions were read and adopted : vs Here as a bill to extend tne boundaries of Crater Lake National park so aa to Include Diamond, Ijiko and vicinity within aald Natonal park haa passed in the senate and la pend ing In the house of representatives the United Stales ot America; and. Whereea, said Diamond lake Is one of the principal sources ot the North Umpqua river whose potential water power la undeveloped and ex ceeda that of any other river within the atate of Oregon with the possible exception of the Deschutes; and, "Whereas, Diamond Lake la a natural reservoir storing and regu lating -the flow ot water of the North Umpqua river, necesssry and Indis pensable to the economical and ef fective development and utilisation of the Immense power of said river, and the Inclusion of that lake within said natonal park would materially binder and seriously hamper the use of that vast power. If not absolutely destroy It; and. Whereas, the vicinity ot said Dia mond Lake furnish large area tor graslng livestock, and the shores of said Diamond Lake and other places in the vicinity thereof, afford beau tiful and desirable sites for summer homes, and beautiful camp' grounds, and the additional area proposed to be incorporated lu said national park afford good hunting and fishing, all of which would be either destroyed and prevented .or unrea sonably restricted, If included In said national park :and, 'Whereas, the Inclusion ot said area within said national park will greatly Increase the hatard to live stock graslng In adjacent territory from the ranges of predatory ani mals which abound In that vicinity, and therefore also greatly mar and detract from the comfort and pleas ure of using for summer outings, not only the area so Included within said national park, but also a targe area adjacent thereto; and, "Whereas, It Is not necessary for the pieservatlon and protection of the scenic beauty of said area to In clude It. In said national park, be cause It 11 all within the Umpqua National Forest and Is open to free enjoyment of all rltisens of the country without restrictions or liml- tatlona except such reasonable reg ulatlona enccled to prevent forest fires, and Insure camp sanitation and the limitation Imposed by the game laws of the state, and the Inclusion of said area wlthn ssld national park would not more fully protect the srenlc besuty nut would Condition At Charleston, West Virginia, Compared To Belgium In Early Days of War CHARLESTON, W. Va., Aug. 30. Conditions lu ths Rharplss-Blalr sector, where all males from 14 to (0 years old are under arms, and women and children are fleeing panle sllcken Into Donne county, sre described ss compared to Belgium In the esrly days of the wsr, according to a report received from T. C. Por ter, United Mine Workers' executive board member, to C. F. Keeney, dis trict president, who has returned here with Adjutant General Char- nook from an Inspection trip. Gen eral Charnook reported o uovernor Morgan that he ordered the armed bands to disperse, but they refused. Trains hsve been commsndeered snd wires cut by armed men, and to check the war among the miners and the troops the governor has ssked Secretary of War Weeka to send out troops. Porter's report ssld that the miners were entrenched on one side of the hill snd the county deputies snd state police on the other side. A clash of the opposing forces would draw SS00 men Into the battle. It Is claimed. Waata to Confer With Miners. WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 John J Lewis, president of the Called Mlneunty within five or six hours. Meeting of Chamber of Com prevent hunting and unreasonably limit fishing, restrict camping and greatly hamper, hedge about, and binder the enjoyment vd use of Diamond Lake and Its viclnty aa a great pleasure resort. Chamber of Commerce of Roseburg Now. therefore, be It resolved by the Chamber of Comraorce of Rose burg, Oregon, that the Inclusion ot Diamond Lake and its vicinity within Crater Lake National park would be injurious alike to the development ot the immense power ot the North Umpqua river, to the use ot vast area for gras'ug wltMn said pro posed extension of said park and ad jacent thereto, and to the use of said Diamond Lake and vicinity for hunt ing, fishng and other sports and pleaaure; and that this Chamber do all within lu power to prevent the Inclusion thereof within aald park; and, "Be It further resolved that a copy ot these resolutions ba sent to the United States senators and members of tMeof the house of representa tlvea from the State of Oregon to Hon. Albert B. Fall, secretary of the Interior, and to the press." Many Anromeiita Offered. The action taken by Douglas coun ty in thla matter is regarded by some people, especially easterners, as self ishness. But this Is not the ease, saya Judge Hamilton. Now a man may go in and camp all summer It he so desires. He csn hunt and fish to his heart's content. With a spe cial permit he may even build a sum mer home on the banka ot the lake. It .lt were made -a part ot ths na tional park, it would be practically taken away from the Oregon people. Hotel concessions and'park asso ciations are largely responsible for this move, said Mr. A. C. Martaers. The hotel association expects to erect a hotel at Diamond -Lake and reap a pecuniary benefit. Talk about us betug selfish. If we are selfish foe the people of Oregon and those who wish free intercourse Into our for ests and streams. The policy of the forest service In developing a recreational area, Is In the first place to make a survey of the shore line and lay oft a large, adequate public camp ground: then with the remaining shore line, make provisions for hotels, boating com panies, home sites, and other con veniences. This policy has been car ried out in regard to Diamond Lake. The east shore of the Lake has been used for nothing but campers for the last ten years. Mount Hood was set up sa-an ex ample of what other people think of national parka. Many attempts have teen made to put this under national control, but.lt has been fought by the people of Portland and Multno mah county. The people of Multno mah' county are spending large sums of money every year In developing this district, but not tor a national park. One of the best things that could Continued on page six. I Workers of America, has asked for a conference with the mine workers and operstors from the West Vir ginia coal n-lds. but President Hard ing has refused the request. The president and war department are expected to take action If threatened hostilities in Ihe Idustrlal area are resumed. More bloodshed is sure to bring federal Intervention, is the general belief. Reports from the wsr torn area Indicate that futher trouble Is brewing. Straggling min ers are collecting under arms and rorces of cltliens are assembling to repel any Invasion of the district. Farming Battle Line. -MADISON, W. Va., Aug. SO. Miners are reported forming a battle line near Blair, Logan county, pre paratory to marching over the ridge, separating them from where the dep itied and state police are encamped. Over 3,000 miners are reported com irising the armed forces, and there a a strong Indication that fedi roops will be tent to the war-torn lUtrlct should arttal open hostili ties break out. Authorities claim (bst troops ran be placed In Mingo f!- n. IT