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a. RUSSIAN' TROOPS MOVE OH PERSIA Epidemic of Assassination in Teheran Following Defi to Czar. SHUSTER WELL GUARDED Liberal Origin In London Bitter Against Sir Edward Grey for ldin In With St- IVtrr. burs Govern nient- LON'DOS. Dm 1. (Special.) Runula has ordered her troop to more upon Teheran, the Capital of rerta; an epi demic of asaainatloa prevails In that city and Blr Edward Grey haa been crftlclred for falling In with Ruasla'a plana theaa are tna sensational de velopment of tha day In the Persian crista. In consequence of the rejection by tha Persian National Council of the Rus sian demands. Rassla has ordered the Russian troopa now concentrated at Keeht. capital of the Persian province of Gilan. l ml from Ensell. on tba Ctlan Sea. to advance on Teheran. Russia has. It Is believed. 4000 men concentrated at Resht. These troops arrived at Knaell. November. IS. Mulilr Ed. Powleh. a prominent Persian reactionary, has been murdered and an attempt was made on tha life of Mushlr-Ks-Sultaneh. ex-Premier and Minister of tha Interior, durlns; the regime of the e-shah. Mohammed Ell Mlrxa. In Teheran today. Muhlr-E-Fultaneh was shot in the lee; and hla coachman killed. buster's tisard laerease. The sruard that la protecting W. Mor. lean Shusier. the American Treasurer (ieneral of Persia, has been strength ened IHssaturactlon la felt In London by many Liberals because of Sir Edward Grey's faliin In with the Russian pol icy of hamperlns;. and perhaps destroying- the Independence of Persia. Let nobody suppose." says a leadlnc Liberal organ this morning, -that this annexation and partition of Persia for that Is unquestionably what It amounts to la In British Interests. Without war no disaster equal to or ap proaching It could have befallen u in Ata. "Apart altogether from any Liberal aeal for the preservation of nationali ties. It Is for our Interests that the frontier of India should be the Hima layas and that beyond them and be tween us and Ruaela should lie a strong. Independent buffer state. On behalf of that doctrine both the IJberal and Conservative governments have poured out British blood and treasure. It is as sound today as ever, but Sir Edward has sacrificed It beyond recall." Vltlasataaa Is Rejected. The Persian National Council reject ed the Russian ultimatum by a big majority. The Foreign Minister haa resigned. T.ne Russian, ultimatum, to the terms of which the Council has refused to agree, called In the first place for tha instant dlsmtsaal of V. Morgon Shus ter. tha American who baa for several months occupied the post of Persian Treasurer-General. A further demand was for a cash Indemnity from Persia to cover the cost of the dispatch of Russian troops to that country. The vote of the Council on rejection of tha ultimatum was raat In open ses sion. A subsequent secret sitting of the members was practically unanimous against compliance. A cablegram from Rrltlsh Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey was present ed to the Assembly during Its sitting. The dispatch urgently advised compli ance with the Kuulan demands, but some of the members pointed out that England's advice heretofore had only led to Persian humiliation. They believed that Kir Edward Grey had been misinformed and emphatically asserted that Russian Injustice bad be come Intolerable. T.rT ASKKD TO PRKVKNT Y.K states Ilrpartmrnt Announce No Change In Persia Attitude. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. President Taft waa appealed to by the Persian American Educational o letr to use tlie good offices ef the L'nlted States iovernment to prevent war between Kula and Persia. W. Morgan Shuster. father of the young American Treasurer-General of Persia, conferred with the State De partment officials today regarding tb position of his son. The officials de clined to make any statement. It was' declared that there had been no change in the attitude of the State Department In this case, and that It would confine Itself to seeing there waa no Infringement of Shuater's rlgUts as an American citizen to full protec tion. It Is Impossible to learn what course will be pursued by tha depart ment If an attempt la made to expel Mr. Shuster from Persia. It Is evident that there are elements In this particular case that may lead to embarrassing complications, espe cially if it should be associated with the agitation for an Immediate abro gation of the treaties with Russia. NAVY MEN ARE TO SAIL Transport Buffalo Will Take Kxtra Tars to Asiatic Station. VALLEJO. CaU Iec. I. Orders wera received at Mare Island Navy yard to day to prepare the transport Buffalo to depart for the AstatLt station De cember IS. She will taka a large oruft of men for service on tha ves sels now In Asiatic waters. it is believed that the orders have nnthlne to do with the trouble In China. Because of the large number of Army troops being moved at this time. It Is Impossible to obtain pas s.nge on the regular transports for tha men of the Navy. Kxa ruination Pa tea Set. The United States Civil Service Com mission announces that the following examinations are to be held to secure eligible and fill Tacancies In the dif ferent departments: Aid In division of physical anthropology, December (; junior engineer In L'nlted States Army, December 13-14: packer and shipper in bureau of standards. December i; en gineer and plumber at tha Colvile Indian School. January 10: kinder garten teacher in the Indian service, January lu-lt. Further Information concerning these examinations can be secured frcm Z. A. Leigh, at the Port land PostoOice, AMERICAN WHOSE ENDEAVOR TO REFORM PERSIAN FINANCES PRECIPITATED CRISIS, RULER OF COUNTRY AND TYPICAL PERSIAN TROOPS. J7 I " V , ? r . "V -. . . . ... . . ' W. .. . --sy d'' ?-jtmg, 4 V" Va -.'W. fi- i-'ii 4 V '. ' . 040 I j t i j u 'rl W. Marram Phaater. CLERGY SEEK DATA San Francisco Leaders Start to Take Religious Census. MANY 'TO AID IN WORK All Ieenominationa Will Vnlte In Canvas of City to Determine Fitiths of Its Inhabllanls--l'p-llft Campaign Planned. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1. (Sp-clal.) San Francisco Is to have a religious census, one' of the best efforts of the churches In the city's history. Four thousand men and women are enlisted In the work. .All of the leadera of re ligion In San Franclaco have given the census a hearty approval. Archbishop Rlordan, of tha Catholic Church, haa given permission to bis clergy to taka their proportionate part in the can vass. Rabbi Martin A. Meyer and other Jewish leadera are among the promot ers of the enterprise. Dr. Bradford lmltt, of the Unitarian Church, and Ulshlp Nichols, of the Protestant Epis copal Church, and Bishop Hughes, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, are In close touch with the movement. So are Dr. Charles E. Aked. of tha Congre gational body, and Rev. William Rader, of the Presbyterians. In fact, all the various branches of religion are In hearty unanimity In this census and sociological, aa well aa re ligious undertaking. As far aa possible those who make the canvass are to go In pairs and they will be chosen preferably from different churches. They are to In quire the nationality and the rellgloua affiliation of the persona In the house bold. Including boarders and servant, They will tabulate the count. When the census Is completed throughout the city and tha canvass ing records are returned to headquar ters, all there will remain to do In re gard to the resulta will be turn over the different pllea of reports to their respective church authoritlea. With these records the different denomina tions propose to Inagurate a personal campaign of religious endeavor. WIFE VIEWS WHIPPING MAX WHO BEAT SPOVSE PVBLIO LV LASHED IX MAUYIaAXD. Old I-vr I Ilevlved and Hrl Cul prit to Feel It Welcomes Vlal Ing aa Just Desert. CENTERVILLE. Md., Dec. 1. (Spe cial.) The wife he beat and a crowd of tha curious saw Laurence Sttncr whaled at the public whlpplng-post In the Jailyard when the old lw pro vided that punishment for cruel hus bands was revived. Stlner. his body bare to the waist. IaaW the lashea across his back with fortitude. Ills wife grimly watched him writhe Involuntarily aa me wnip cui nis flesh. After the first three strokes, blood began to flow and the spectators. Including the avenged w:fe, slphed In relief when the sixth blow fell and the culprit waa led bark to his cell, where the Jail physician doctored his wounds. Stlner welcomed the whipping. He said that he deserved the punishment and It waa at his request that Mrs. Stlner wa Invited to view the pro ceeding. The punishment was the second of the kind ever inflicted In Queen Anne County and the first since the whlpplng-post was revived. MAN KILLS SELF AT GAME Ex-Fwtball Player From Stockton Commits Suicide In Buffalo. BUFFALO. Dec 1. A football game here yesterday was brought to a sud den stop by a suicide In the 'crowd of spectators along the side lines. Startled by the report of a revolver shot, the crowd turned to see a man stagger and drop with a bullet through his head. He died In the arma of one of the play ers a minute later. The suicide proved to be Harry Mintx. a former football player from Stockton. Cal. He went to Buffalo a few days ago with the expectation of meeting his wife and effecting a recon ciliation. Ha found that she had gone away. Disappointed and disheartened, be determined to kill himself. Pheasants Seen Xear Husum. - HCSCM. Wash..- Dec. 1. (Special.) The a'ppearance of a number of gold en pheasants In this locality for the first time this year haa been a surprise to those who Dave seen them only In their native hauata wast of the Coaat a'. : lloy Miah. rare. ' Last year J. R. and P. B. Mc Crakcn Imported two pairs of these birds and confined them in a large cave. For fear they would kill them selves In their attempt to gain free dom the birds were turned loose. FIVE ELECTIONS DOE CAXIJXG OF SPECIAL- ELECTION. OF LEGISLATCRE COSTLV. Idaho Countlea Most Fill Vacancies Canned by Resignations of lle reaentatlvea Dnrlrfg Year. BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 1. (Special.) The convening of a special session of the Idaho Legislature In Boise during March of next year, at the call of Gov ernor James H. Hawley, who has stated that he has practically decided to take official action In order that the rev enue laws can be revised, will force the holding of five special elections-la as many counties In the state, or Fre mont. .Lincoln, Bingham, Oneida and Bannock, due to the fact that vacan cies exist in those counties' delegations to the Legislature. Official notification to hold the elections will not be Issued until after the call for the session ex traordinary. The vacancies were caused In the delegations through the resignations of representatives, most of whom gave up their office In order to take advantage of othea county offices to which, they had been elected, or appointed, and which were created by an act of the Legislature of which they were mem bers. The direct primary election law will not apply to the special elections, but the expense attached to them will be Just as great. It belnir. estimated that to hold all five elections will cost each county several thousands of dollars, making the total about 25.000. The convening of the Legislature is esti mated to represent an expenditure of from $30,000 to 140.000, boosting the grand tdtal to between 60,000 and I7S.OO0. Governor Hawley said recently that If he Issued the call for the special session It will be Just before the Christmas holidays upon his return from the trip of the Governors' special FOOTBALL ACCIDENTS MANY Son of Rear-Admiral Marmlon Among- Those Injured In Game. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. The number of accidents, atal or serious, reported on Thanksgiving day In various parts of the country la unusually large. John McMorrls.a member of the foot ball team of Mount St. Mary's College. Kmmeisburg, Md., was seriously In jured there In a game with the Cath olic University eleven. His spine Is believed to be broken. Cllne Watson, the lS-year-old son of E. E. Watson, .of Mlddleport, O., died during a game of high school football there. He fell on the field and died of brain hemorrhage. Walter K. Marmlon. son tf Rear-Admiral Marmlon. U. 8. N., Is In a serious condition in a hospital at Baltimore, suffering from conousslon of the brala received In a football game between Washington and Baltimore amateur teams. John A. Vlxner, of Hartford, Conn., a student at Trinity College. Is In a hospital there with a serious fracture of the hip, received In a football game. SMUGGLERS FAIL OF BAIL Captain and Engineer of Comrade Sent South for Trial: SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 1. James Wright, captain, and Reynold Scott, the engineer of the gasoline boat Comrade, which was caught In Chinese smug gling operations In Monterey Bay, wers ordered removed today by Judge De Haven, of the United States District Court, to the Southern district of Cal ifornia, where they will stand trial. The same order was made in the case of Antonio Feliz. the Mexican, who Is said to belong to the same ring engaged In smuggling the Chinese over the Mex ican border into this country. The bail of the three- was fixed at JuOoo each, which they wera unable to furnish. Perslaa Soldiery. BANKER IS INDICTED Philomath Cashier Accused of , Forgery and Fraud. MORE CHARGES EXPECTED Mishandling of Xote Is Set Forth In First True Bill and False Report Also Is Part of Grand Jury's Findings in Case. CORVALLIS, Or... Dec. 1. (Special.) Two Indictments were returned against James Evans, alias James Evsrs, by the Benton County grand Jury today. Evans has been In Jail here since early In November, follow ing a-n investigation on the part of depositors and stockholders of the condition of the First State ' Bank of Philomath, of which he was cashier. The first Indictment returned today accuses Evans of forging a note for $400, payable to the- Fhilomath Cream ery Company, a corporation In which Evans owned the controlling stock. The note was Indorsed to the Philomath bank. In the second Indictment the de fendant is charged with swearing to a false.report of the general condition of the bank on September 16. Evans will plead to the first charge . .. .-n wwr AnJ .a V- Mortn MnnHnv i It Is expected that there will be other indictments reiurnua against cvaus tomorrow. NEAR-RIOTS- ARE COSTLY STRIKERS A1 STRIKEBREAK ERS' CLASH AT LA GRAXDE. One Pleads Guilty and Is Fined and Three- Others, Who Plead "ot Guilty, W ill Be Tried Today. LA GRANDE. Or., Dec. 1. (Special.) Incipient near-riots among strikers and strikebreakers in this city since the strike on 'the O.-W. R. & N. has been .under way, were enacted before a large number of men and women last night In front of a fashionable saloon on Adams avenue. As a result one man, "Buck" Hartman, who pleaded guilty today, was fined $25 and three others are to be tried to morrow after plead ing not guilty a charge of miscon duct and disturbing the peace. Late theater-goers saw and heard the closing chapter of the fist fights, when one of the men not directly connected with the fracas, set up a cursing that could be heard for blocks before he could be silenced. The three who will be tried tomorrow are strikebreakers named Keefer, Day ton and Kllene and they say they fought back only after being attacked by strikers In the rear of the saloon. The owner of the establishment was successful In restoring order .by bring ing down 'the leadera In the assault. While the proprietor was "cleaning house," as It were, some one flashed a gun and the strikers are making cap ital of that - Issue. No shots were fired, however. The entire affair waa enacted In a Jiffy, but because similar riots have been frequent, though generally occur lng on side streets, there is much dis cussion about enlarging the already ex tra police force used nightly to keep the strikers and strikebreakers apart- PREPAREDNESS IS NAVY-YARDS GET ADVISER Sew Director to Fnlfy and Improve Working Methods. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. Secretary Moyer has created the new office of Director of the Navy-Yards and an nounced today the appointment of Reax Admiral A. B. Wlllits as director. Cap tain E. Tholss will be his assistant. The duties of the new officers will be to unify and Improve the methods In all the navy-yards, keep trace of the cost of work and present the needs of tha navy-yards to tha department. The Director of Navy-Yards will have no executive authority, but will be merely an advisory officer. . ANNOYING DEER CAUGHT Farmers Stop Crop Losses and War den Will Sell Animals. OMAHA. Dec 1. At Avoca, la., about 35 miles east of this city. 35 wild deer, which have been destroying crops and otherwise annoying the farmers, were captured In a drive Thanksgiving day and will be sold by the State Game Warden to cities of the state as park attractions. URGED Blf IYER Strong Navy Is Plea of Secre tary in Annual Report to Congress VESSELS AGE 'QUICKLY Fainoua Old Oregon Among Twelve Battleships That Should Bo Re placed by 1920 Xew Cruisers Are Xeeded. WASHINGTON, Dec 1. With a plea that there shall be no decrease "n the effective strength of the United. States Navy, George Von L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy, In his annual report to Congress, declares that while seeking peace and playing a leading part In the movement for general 'arbitration treaties, the world must understand that America "Is prepared for war." The short life of a warship for first or second line of defense approxi mately 20 years has caused the Secre tary to ask more ships this y.ear, not to Increase the Navy, but to maintain .t at its existing strength. This srength, he says, is being diminished by the elimination from active service of the battleships first constructed for the "new Navy." The United States, Secretary Meyer says. Is far In the rear of the leading naval powera In projected naval con struction, even on the basis of two new battleships a year. Estimates Are Submitted. Mr. Meyer submits estimates for two battleships and two colliers only. This Is in line with the policy of several years standing of building two battle ships a year. In addition to this, the iretary Indicates that the Navy would welcome one of the new type of battleship cruisers, such as Great Britain. Germany and Japan are build ing. He further points out that there Is a great deficiency in the number of cruisers, scouts, destroyers, sub marines and auxiliaries for the main tenance and protection of the battle fleet and more light draft gunboats for river use. The Secretary declares that ships 20 years old are obsolete and worthless even for the second line or reserve. His list shows the famous old Oregon and her sister battleships Indiana and Mas sachusetts as having reached the fatal period and should be replaced im mediately, aa well as the Iowa. In fact Secretary Meyer names it battleshiDS that can no longer De re garded as available for the first line of battle and which should be replaced by 1920. Aside from those already in dicated they are the Kearsarge, Ken tucky. Alabama. Illinois, Wisconsin, Maine, Ohio and Missouri. The young est of these has turned 11 years. Forty Battleships Needed. "A total of 40 battleships with a pro portional number of other fighting and auxiliary vessels, is me least uwi place our country on a safe basis In relation wltn ocner worm savs the Secretary. The Secretary regards the creation of the reserve fleet as a most lm- nortant development. As to personnel, the report declares that the aim of all naval education and training is to produce the sea officer who Is to command snips ana neeia and that all the combatant elements aboard ships should belong to the line. The abandonment of the turbine en gine In favor of the old reciprocating type Is declarea to nave iouoweu an ex haustive comparison of the two kinds of machinery. It was found that the reciprocating engine Is about 30 per cent more economical. As one re sult of the use of oil burners Instead of coal furnaces, the new battleships Oklahoma and Nevada will each nave but one smoke pipe, thus clearing the upper deck and improving the arc of train of the turrets. Touching the abolition of Navy yards, Secretary Meyer promlsea to present the whole matter afresh to Congress when he receives the report of the Joint board of the Army and Navy next January. SLAYER TO SEEK PARDON Xew Trial Waived by Man Who Shot Betrayer of Daughter. ' PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1. Frank W. McMahon. convicted of manslaughter for the killing of George Leary last May, was sentenced to the penitentiary today for not less than five nor more than ten years. MxMahnn shot Leary after a auarrel on the stroet over Leary's refusal to marry McMahon's daughter. The so called "unwritten law" figured in the case. It is understood McMahon s coun sel waived an appeal for a new trial In order to take up the case to the Board of Pardons Immediately. Yukon Gold Keduce9 Dividend. 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