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No. 133.
BMfero
Paw
THIRD YEAR
MEDFOBD, OliKCJON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1008.
HARRIMAN WILL SERVE OtP
CRATEUARICOMMISSION
in START lK IffllK lifl UNIFORM IS
ninnu i rnrr T fl TT
Ah I bK ullilil A rKLt IMti
Charges Filed by Chinese5; Sailor Boys Having Time
Merchants Accusing Chief, o! Their Lives in Syd-
WORKING FOB CRATER ROAD. j
ON RAILROAD
Harriman Unable to Visit
Med ford Owing to Illness-Will
Come Later
'K. II. Harriaiuii has agreed to serve
ii.nul.er of the Crater Lake road
commission, which t will appoint in a
...... II.. lu.s also promised to
begin
For Persecutions
. . : t lli. nv
........ eoimm cuoii in ."-
. .. ii... .......ililii Southern rail-
tension ol I mi- v
road into eentral Oregon, thus Riving
relief lo a large seetion of this stale
.,.. without transportation facilities.
,id tb.vernor Oeorge K. ( 'huniliorlniii
Friday afternoon upon his arrival in
Medfi.nl from a conference nt Pelican
Bay with Mr. llarrimnn. The state s
chief executive was accompanied by
I P O'Tirieu, general superintendent
of the Harriman lines in Oregon and
y F. Stanlev of Portland, head of the
Deschutes irrigation and power sys
,e. , le the trm ill an
tern, in i'"".' .
auto from Shnniko. going over the route
of the proposed ra.lloau inio "
lerior of Oregon t" Pelican Hay and
thence to Crater Lake, where they were
met. I.v a reception committee from
Bedford, composed of Mayor .T. F. Rod
,lv V M Colvig. president of the Com
mercial club: John 1. Olwell. Kdgar
Hafer and Wes C.reen. The returning
n-irlv was met l.v the Coniinerc.al club
reception committeo and an enjoyable
,,.,,, s,rved on the l.anks of lioguc
river.
Harriman Unable to Come.
... ir.nl tiitt in-
Mr. 1 iirriinnn, WIM. I mnrlilltf
SAX FRANCISCO, Cul., August 22.
mminout merchants of San Francisco
Chinatown and members of the Chi
nese Six Companies today filed charges
with the Loiml of police commissioners
ney
(By 11. Lee Clothworthy, United
PreBS staff correspondent with the At
lantic fleet.)
..,-l,Vl'l' V s W . AulmisI 22. To
' dav was given over to a round of pious
I ". . . . ;,.,rt:it events ol
. i'..;.,r f Police Biirirv and
uct-usiiii; ' . ,
officers of the Chinatown squad with
being responsible for unbearable per
seditions.
The protests of the Chinese mercliniiis
. ... r rsonul assaults, daily
. 1 e M...; nrniuirlV WltllOllt War-
sources..... ,,.,, ., ,
rants, illegal arrests, .... nisi ...,.s banuuets anil excursions u.m . ...... .
..,, ..ml even the ri- ',, , ; lividv time. The sail-
wo. I.e.. s 11 ., ,
fling of cash drawers l.y patrolmen in
nay w 11 k - ..
ure, there being 110 important events o
....:..;.,i i,,,.i,.,- In connection wilh
1111 01 in. it.' ,
the visit of the fleet. The papers hate
:... ..I- iniiiiecedented vigor deal
ei. .mi 1,1," 1 - ...
ing with the common interests ot Aus
trail,, and the Cited States ill the Pa
'inc.
Timr.. uvn- miiwv private, Uiuuurr.,
u SkiL J
Governor Georgo E. Chamberlain.
CITY WATER
innnnrv ini
lWirKUVtU!
r 22, 1908.
CUTTING OF CONTRACTOR'S
BID PROBABLYJMPOSSJBLE
Will FORM IflREEQMFI
BRYAN CLUB MMIfll
Committeeman Canon Will City Will Soon Have the
ri Ctn4lnrie Fctah.
OWERY dAUK
FROM FIELD
..... ..:..!...
These alleged persecutions nave uvea
oing on for months, and the complaints
liver that thev have repeatedly reported
the irregularities to Chief of Police
Uiggv without avail. Xot only have
., ti, ,,iiter with the po
IIII'V mace '! .
lice authorities, but the Chinese consul
has been informed and the controversy
n.av become the subject of diplomat 1.
representations to Washington.
....... ,,.;.,.,. f,.,.r that the old form
f blackmail l.v which their businesses
were levied upon by the police will
again spring into existence and Iheir
action today is to avert any such turn
i.f events.
I. II. Xcilsen. the miner, is over fro.
.1 A. (irnffis of Pho.
,0 Medford. was ,, om,, , " ; wer(. in Medford Friday
is suffering acuteh I rolll ,"' !.,. ,.,.n,anied by the formers
"' "U" TuZiW to C ler' Lake. 1 sister. Mrs. McVey of Breemen. O.. who
"'11 of the narlv were elll husiastic j ,,, : it will tap is the greatest tern
,,verV,a.er Laic and its possibilities as ,ry i the Pniled State, now wilhou.
.....ci-iti td iit tract tourist'. ' i-iil ennnoctionft.
rM.ToHoTthV most wonderful and , Whe asked about the talk that .
,,, f,7 .Urh.s that can be seen. -.had purposely been absent from Port
1, er ,0 Ch uiberl """d well ,,, ', avoid being present when .ludg,
w 1. making accessible. 1. is one of ,,,rli,r s,ke. the governor said:
lie wonders of the world, and every political Critis Answered.
i. ...1.1 i.llv niil in the work , ,.i1i ,,nt hear Judg.
(Ire, 'o man .i"iu,i k ! a... wu., -
.. . nf access. .......... i ......1.1 like to have hennt
ti ...:iKi- ii ' i ini'i. " -
rs who had shore leave found tunny
means of entertainiiieut and they arc
splurging heavily on the pay they re
... ..... ,,.,ri in." iiinu.-, k
ce.ve.i in i. .. .
. , ,. i mm,, the unilorin ot me
i,, f i,a,s t osl forms
... eun-ii.i,
. il, l.av were surrolilul
I 111' mill", .
ed all day with excursion boats taking
the residents of Svilney om 10 n
,.., . f war. Hundreds mad
... Wwcnsllo anil Hie I""
l lie nii,,.
- il. .moils of the iiovern
mouilHim -I" h -- .
il.b.lie mimes were also
or linn n" "
l.i.iieht I.V Vici
I ne iiinu, n .
v .1 ... Hi.hanl I'ooie in coiniuan.l 01
the English fleet in these waters in
honor of Admiral Sperry and Ins senior
officers was greatly enjoyed and was
the occasion tor the further exchange
of con.pli nts. The fleet likes Syd
nev and Sy.liiey linos i
There Is Sufficient Water
Now for Irrigating and
DomestiG Purposes in
the City
TWENTY COMELY GIRLS
IN DIKECTOIBE SKIRTS
Crater Road Commission.
" 1 will in a few days appoint a state
-.. .. ... i-,ke charge of Hie work
eonimittee to t.iK. i
.,,,,1 raise funds for the road's constn.c-
nn 1 will recommend a state appro
.' ;.,.! fr the road, as I recommended
a, for the Portage road. In add . .
,.,.,: from .lacks,.,, and K a
llll,,mlIltie and Medford. cntral
Point. Klamath Falls and various cor
Z.loiis 1 capitalists will be asked
an, assured by Secretary Onrfleld th.
,e government will do its share in
. . ...... ,., and Crater Lake na-
, i . ;t T ..... elected senator,
tional park and if 1 am u. cm. i
I will endeavor to have a large contin
uing appropriation made by congress
f,,r park improvement.
Harriman on Commission.
"Mr Harriman is much interested
in the proposed boulevard and will
rovl. of great asistnnee to the coni
;!,,, ... The road as planned will he
, bet in Ho- country, and follow
e scenic route. I think the Tpper
Tio.o.o one of the most attractive spots
of "the n.anv attractive regions in Ore.
7.:,r.r.;J- -';
banMiip necessary to view them.
Railroad to Central Oregon.
..Mr Harriman promised me that he
ii commence const ruction on ttie
would comma prn
;.. ' '
I:;! f farmer, ia this ;""'
li.v-.'Utiinniit of tlw si. ii'-
' iz,.s this and will -mence
:rk , as , relief ''TZ.
Kllalh Falls branch to Watson.
Proposed Railroad Route.
, after bav.lit
l.im verv mueli. l.nt ' wouui i..o-
greater pleasure than that if con ,1
therebv in any way secure or he p to
-ee.iro' the construction of a railroad
it the undeveloped sections of Ore
rvr,...n needs more t Mini
;" ri.ilroad. and if in
nnviiiii.g , ...
.,v wav anything that I can .lo will
,ei the cause, 1 am always willing to
respond. One does not take such a
,ri , . I have just finished for pleas
ure and if it onlv accomplishes what
i, was taken for. I don't care what po
litical enemies say. There ,s no pel.
,.l..,..t it."
I O'Brien and Stanley Pleased.
Superintendent OW.cn and Mr.
I stanlev were both charmed with t rate.
Like The trip down was ma.ie ...
eight hours. not including stops
ami the auto stood the trip in good
shape.
COLl'MlfC. u.. August 22. The
staid slate board of agriculture was
shocked today lo receive fro... Miss
, Delanev. who writes from I lulu-
,,.,hia. a proposition lo exlin.i. u,. .. .
stale fair 2 nneiy 'ro
recloire skirls.
lion 'I place us in Ho- M,dwa,
said Miss llelaney ill her l-Her. lor
we do not charge admission. We are
simplv trying to break down the pre
iudi.e against the new gown, and are
willing t" pav any reasonable sum for
the pr.v.lege of thus exhibiting it at
votir fair.' .
' She also wishes t ive privileges
for the girls to have the building
wher.. -ney '";;'.''
lv does not give her street address.
but savs mail will r h her at. me
Philadelphia general delivery.
The proposition has not been nrte.l
uion.
SAYS DANIEL BOONE'S BODY
WASN'T TAKEN TO KENTUCKY
The v.aler situation in the city shows
much improvement over last week, ow
ing to the supply obtained from the
Fish Lake ditch. At tho present time
., sufficient amount of water
lor irrigation purposes, if tho hours
are maintained, and for domestic use
throughout the city.
For the past three or four days the
lank has been kept as full of water as
possible .....I the well in the station
has maintained a good level, so that m
case of fire there would be a consiuer
able amount of water to use..
The clody weather has eause.i no
r, ... :.. u...'.r ,.,-..k lo rise to some ex
tent, and this has hart a lon.ienry .o
increase the amount of water available.
Snperiiilendent Farrar of the water
works savs that ho will lie able lo
keep the water supply to its present
standard provided the residents of the
, ......... I trrl.
it V- continue to unserve ii.u.n
gating.
Soon Begin AGtive Work
of Organization
.State Committeeman Y. H. Canon,
who is also chairman of the county dem
ocratic central committoe, has planned
to call a meeting of local democrats in
the near future to form a Bryan club.
Mr Canon has had the matter under
advisement for some time, but has do-
. ....... ...l t., the tact muv
.myeu e " ,.,. ,,,,
many residents ot mo
out of town for tho summer. Within a
fow duys ho will semi out noi,.cen ....
preliminary meeting at m
a Bryan club will bo formed.
Tho object of tho club will bo pr.nci
..... f...'.....n.,i..tinn in order to carry
tho local Bold with as great a vote us
possible in the Novcmuer ..-u...
1 . ......: . In lite ellin-
mntter 01 wu' - .,
nnign fund will also bo considered, an
will the distribution of campaign ...
erat ure. . .
m, r Dm committee in tm
l ne u.e.u," -
seelioim of tllO COtllltJ
will also bo asked by the chairman to
organize like clubs in their towns ......
precincts.
. ., .mmw nr ATJftTGAN
FAVUKD uiuw.' v
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Sub Fire Stations Estab
lished
Representative of Con
tracting Party Has Yet
to Find Place to Gut
Mir.WAlTKKK. Wis.. August 22
Interest is being main
I Ol.SH.e.
.....j .... ....i, noi.le here today over
tho publicity given letters exchanged
between liev. F. II. Fairbanks, pastor
.. Q, i. rick's church of this city.
and Lord Halifax, Doncnslcr, r.ngm.i..
. . .. i.'..,.r.sl, lord strongly la
111 WHICH lUi: " J-, ..
vora a union of the Anglican and Cath
, I...,) ltalifax is nrosi
one cnurcn.-N. , - , . .
dent of the Knglish Church union, winch
is organized for tne purpo
Christendom.
. . ti ti r t f T r. V Tt
LUs apiwiiudij .
SOLD TO CINCINNATI
Tl.o fire nnl.aratus which was re
cently ordered by the city council for
.l, nurnoao of equipping nuDtiro bib
tions about the city arrived Friday
evening and Clnel Ainauii is . .. v
guged nt I he present time i property
installing it. When in place the c.
will be in far better condition to light
firo than ever boforo.
: ,.t eonslsts of three
. ........ li-,oi) foot of aVj-lnch
ene........ ""K- ' .
hose a hose cart and oilier apparatus.
The hose at present, on the. largo wagon
.,. .... n.o enrta in the sub-
Wl" I'"":'". ...... urn,,
stations anil the wagon wu. ..
feet of first-class Hose.
Tho chemical wagons torwanieu
... . r., not tho kind that were
ordered, but thoy wore sont for uao
during the interval una mum -
before the stvle ol cue........ .k
wanted is obtai I from the east. The
new host, cart diil not. arrive as taai ais.,
must bo ordered from the east.
Three sub-fire stations will no ere...-
in i... near the West, school.
en. who
one near tho Bear creek bridge and
II, third near the North school. lho
chief will have Ihese all in readiness
by the first of next week.
Willi the water sunn,..,..
. ..ii e.... rico it. the cilv
the clianees o. .iku..,k
aro better than for some time recently.
CADETS REINSTATED
WITH TWO EXCEPTION
MtlNTIiOMWtV. Ah... August 22.
The llev. I!. K. Metuie. a Baptist min
ister of this city, is the authority for
,he staleno-ut that i" all prol.ab.lit
,he bodv of Daniel P.oone. the western
.,.r- ,.ver removed from he
. ,..- in War, ea county. M,s
.vrv.'ii. , ---
vrw STRIKE MADE
NEAR RAWHIDE
KF.NO. Nov.. August 22. Reports re
ceiv'd lore today from Schurz the new
. i . ... .....;..l. t lm.,sf....ls
camp near Kawn.oe, ...
of persons stampede yesleday, indicate
that the new strike is better than any
i ,he recent history of the district.
The stream of eager humanity contin
,s t mr into the camp and hun
dreds are left without accouilnodat ions.
I. ;l,.s .....I stage lilies are over
taxed -with passengers and those ai
re...! v "nl the camp are fighting for
places to sleep in empty box ears. Many
women were III I lie nrs, nisi. ... .-
they are reported lo be suffering from
desert hardships for which they were
unprovided. '
The stampede stnrted yesterday when
it became known here that a discov
,.rv had been made on the C.rutl Hill
coalition, which carries ore values of
rxt a t,. through a big lodge Though
this is not a record price, the great
quantities of t! re has aroused great
excitement .
, . vet,, ey f',.1 Ana-list 22.
Manager Berry of lho Los Angeles ball
n , ...... U..1... 1..I1.U
team today announced tin"
his fast left fielder, had been sold to
the Cincinnati National leaguo team.
F.llis will finish the season here.
Outfielder Lewis of the Waterloo
team of the Iowa league will probot.
ly fill F.llis' place here next scusou.
A new umpire may no ..
. ..ek T. F. Lane is
coasi h-iikii' ....e
announced for a try out and the double
svstem may lm innguraieu i
idet.t Cal F.wing arrives.
TRY TO MIX TAFT
IN WEST VIRGINIA TANGLE
v boarded Mr. O'Brien's souri, to Frankfurt Ky a.
.., ear at Medford and left for the He says ' - . ,,
aorth on Xo. Pi. the governor . ..uh .... . ., ,. ,
, reach Portland today to take a steau,
.... I!.,.- where he is scheduled
and ilisinlerrei.
in,, r instead of
to speak the first of the week Mr.
O'Brien stated that he would shortly
return and spend a week in Medford
and vieinitv. He w.ll visn . ...
Hopkins at the Snowy Butte orchard
ad enjoy himself hunting, fishing and
seeing the country.
Harriman to Come Later.
I, , stated that Mr. Harriman will
visit M.-dford before l.is return east.
He will go east via Portland and have
w . .... ... r...ir..r,l
hi, np.-cial car sw.icne.. ...
while he views the city ami surro,...,.
Ilr. Iteddv's auto broke down above
.r.,,..,t and he returned w.tl, ir.
..... ;.. the auto to be repaired.
I, reel.. .,-,. .i:..:..
Mr. and Mr. Olwell c.ntinue., , .....
, Klamath Falls. Mr..
' . ,.. the entire distance to rater
" k "i, on, m,-hap. making the las.
lea u.ile, after dark without a l.ght.
,.r mountain roads.
CONVICT HUSBAND RETURNS ! .,,eX lh
AND TERRIBLY BEATS WII b I nf t)i(, r(.i(lPn,il enndidat.
HOT HPRINOH, Vn., August 22.
William S. Kdwards of Chnrleslon, .
Va., came here to invito Taft to make
a trip to a mountain resort thirty miles
from here and meet n n,
incut West Virginians and "get ne
quainted." Taft nt once scented troub
le fearing if he went it would be said
that he favored one of the wnrrmg
factions of the republican party In Wcsl
Virginia. Colise.iienlly ho declined the
Invitation with thanks. Edwards de
I .1.... T..ft will enrv West Virginia
and that the differences in the party
,,. it-iiivicrnv At.oust 22. Two of
the eight cadets suspended from the
West Point miliary ncii.ieiuy n....
ago for hazing were dismissed today
and the other six were
suspension, with the loss of nil pay nun
Tune 11HW, when they will be reduced
from the first lo I lie third class. The
. , ..,iii...,.,il in nil or
der signed bv Secrelnry of War Wright
.. .... ,. ,.v,.l of the president.
The punishment nes from a long
investigation by me new .-...,
war, in which the , used eadels were
invited lo Washinglon to lay their side
of the case before the war department.
The two cadets dismissed nre William
.. .. 1. ..n lii. nor niall of the
I . II I.MS' I .
first class, son of Lieutenant Colonel
Itnssell of the nrmy engineer corps, ......
Harry II. Weaver, lirsi cinss.
"ois. ...
The other cadets puiuslioil nre i.eorK.
. ,.. ir New York: .lames A.
Gillespie, Pennsylvania; Byron Q. .Tones
Vow York; wniuim v.. ".
ba.na; Isaac Spalding, Oklahoma; and
William Nails, Jr., of Virginia. All
these cadets nre first class men.
F. K. Lowory, tho' representative of
tho Anioricnn Light & Water company,
whoso bid is still under consideration
l.. .t. ....iniittn for tho con-
oy li. o win.'
miction of the grnvity water upp...,
....... i.'ri.b.v in looking over this
end of the new survoy in order to di-
teriuiiio whether his company wuuiu .
justified in shaving down any item in
their bid so that the total eost of con
struction would coino within the limit
set l.y tho committee or $240,000. Mr.
Lowe'rv rulurned to the city Friday
evening to leuvo uguiu Saturday1 morn
ing for lho other end of the line. Ho
will probably return on juuuuuy.
Mr. Lowery stateu upon m .....
from Friday's trip that it looked ex
ceedingly doubttul wneiner u.o
puny could make any further conces
sions or not. Ho snid that they had
already shaved the hid nearly to the
actual cost of construction uu u
something developed on the other end
of Hie line tliut it would bo impossible
for I hem to no tin, win s. u. -
ooi.
Mr. Lowerey stated that ho was very
anxious to see Medford put in a grav-
,, .....I that he is doing
all in his power to moot the limit im
posed l.y IhC COIlllUIMOO. i.unv..,
there was a limit to the amount of the
work that could bu done ror.
.,;,. i.i.lv vot bo able to
make a few further reductions, but at
the present time they do not know
where a reduction or reuuciiuus cu
made that will total tho noceBsary 10,-
Cpou Mr. Lowery 's return he will
meet, with the committee and will talk
the matter over. At present it does not
look encouraging.
M'KINLEY PREDICTS
CALIFORNIA FOR TAFT
ClUOAtlO, August 22. Congressman
Duncan K. MeKinlay of Sacramento,
Cal., today predicted u sweeping ropuo-
lican victory in his state, saying inni
a plurality of .Ki.tltm would DO given
boll, the national and c.ongroaslonnl
tickets. MeKinlay was at tho national
headquarters, where ho mot the leaders.
Ho is on l.is way to Vermont to speak
for Taft. MeKinlay gives Taft credit
Tor smoothing out tho Japanese troub
les on the Pacific coast. On his return
from the cast he will stump Texas.
WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE
TAKES HER OWN MTB
JAI-B DO NOT LIKE
IDEA OF NEW TREATY
l.,,ck made a in.stak
: f
the rem.-. ins - .
the famous backwoodsman, on - ...
fact I hat P.oone was "l I -
ide of his wife. ,
Mr. MCJ -a." '
boning pb , .-tap;'".'
old settlers and after inv.-sng ...
,,ove ,....-los,..n was It.e o.
verdict
. . n. a a tlT.T
DATE OF DEPARTURE
VFW VOltK. AuguM --.- It is re
po'r.ed here Pslav that president Roose
for the F.ur ., trip. M" r-n a
, 11 ....try le.tlo.n thr av. a ,-r
, so, ssr is inagnrated and will l"e
no time in starting for lie- hunting trip
in Africa that he has planned.
SAN" FRANCISCO, Cal.. August 22.
Mrs. Jennie Smith, wife of Convict I
Harry Smith., alias Schelenberger. lies
at the Central F.incrgonry hospital to
day suffering fioui a fractured skull,
internal injuries and loss of blood that
,..v eauso'her death. She was terribly
beaten just before midnight last night
tlV her vict husband, who wns re
! leased from San (uentin prison yester
day after. n and came straight to this
j city to wreak his vengen. on his inno-
cent wife.
j The woman was in bed wle-l. Her
j husband called and ..Hacked her. Xe.gle
,,rs hear, r screams and interfered
before -I"- as killed.
ATTORNEYS AT WORK
ON HAIN8- DEFENSE
Mtdford Tribune, 30c pr wont
The K'ters f the Holy Names will
s,.n take possession of their acsdemy
building. !".'' '" 'on.pletion.
IThev will open their school here III
! ,l,rt time, after nearly a half century s
' .lav at Jacksonville.
VKW VORK. August "".-Relatives
and counsel of the Hains brothers,
charged with the murder of William L
Annis. at a consultation today deter
..... ..Ii..nist will be employ
,.,1 ,o testify in behalf of the defense.
It is probable that the expert will be
engaged at once and will observe the
prr.o,,er from lime to time during
!,,eir incarceration, "eneral lla.ns, t o
father of the prisoners, and Major John
ii - Kpi.kn r ni'ir
P. Hains. their nroiior.
silence today to deny me ....,
out yesterday bv Marie Hulmailde, the
French nurse, who claims she is the
ther of one of T. Jenkins limns
children. Thev declared the woman s
storv to be utterly false and declared
that both children were the offspring
of T. Jenkins Hains' late wife.
in 1miii 22. Diverse com
ment upon the proposed Anglo-Ameri
1 1 i f,r the iMimrm i
ri fir iii.i.cnrcil t.Hiii.v m many ot tup
rrl,
ui. ...l.mi fiHk (Minorinnv;
iiiui ,
benefil will America secure by sucli
,.i l.n,. Ameriea find it nd-
nn i.iiu..i'e'
visi.l.le to depart from tl.o concert ..r
I... il, ...ninlennnee nf the' open
door and equal opportunities ill the
east I Does 1 I. inn neiiei.- n..
i bo able to exclude other powers by ni
. . i..... .itl. ,,w,ri.,n nlonel"
, tying .""' . ......
The Nirhi-iMcni ,-si...iioiu.
......,. II,,, Intent American ills
like of Japan. It declares mat signs
i,.i,i,, including the forth
coining Japanese welcome to the Amer
ican fbel Hint such n iee.n.K .
varraated.
MTsrroTr.rt FALLS DOWN
STAIRS AND IS KILLED
i.ravn Col Anff.isl 22. Society
irch's of this city woro shocked today
at the news that Mrs. N. Bnollonberg,
wife of the millionaire department store
proprietor of Philadelphia, who is vis
iting hern, conimllic.i suicoio
slrychninc tablets which had boen pro
scribed for tier as menieino.
The suirido occurred last Tuesday,
but the facts did not become known un
til Into last night. .Mrs. anctienoerg nas
been suffering from consumption ror
.. ...onil.s. and t is believed ner at-
fliction induced melnucholia.
FOREST FIRE LOSSES
TOTAL $5,000,000
SF.ATTLF., Wash., August 22. The
llev Miller, retired Congregational
minister, lies dead at his home today
from injuries sustained in a fall down
a flight f stairs. His skull was frac
tured and he expired last night from
hemhorrhage of the brain. Hr. Miller in
-..a, the hnthroom mistook
the stairway for tho door of his loom
and plunged headlong down too aia.
COLVILLK, Wash., August 22. Ac
curate figures gathored since the pres
...it forest fires hegnn show tnat in.
Stevens county alone timber valued at
f.-, iioo.OOO has been destroyed this year.
In the Mill creek and Narcess regions
h,lre,l of acres of timber have been
destroyed. The firo ia still raging there
but the fighters hnvo it under control.
WEBB SAYS AMENDMENT
SHOULD BE APPEALED
....-.,i.n ..! jn.M.st "2. That the
1 lih addition to the Constitution ahould
appealed because it permits japa- j
. ...... ,!.;.. o nitiiin citizenship
nese a.oi . .i,.." - - i
is the gist of a speech made at the clcav 1
ing session of tho national 1
i attorneys general Dy uiy. j
of CnUfomia.
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