THE MORXIXG OREGON IAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1914.
murifai. mentioned in which to
SISTERS ALIVE IS
NEW INNES REPORT
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secure manufactured goods, such as
cotton ciotn ana cutiun
making those articles in our own fac-
. t A narn ma t Hn Is. Other
SAYS TRADE ADEPT
kinds of manufactures of Austria, Ger
many and Belgium, which are of an
esthetic, ornamental or fanciful value.
WAR WON
MS
Daniel C. Roper, Economic
Expert, Declares World
Combat Has Benefits.
SHIPPING SITUATION SAFE
Food Products of United States
Sure to Have Ready Market and
Raw Material Also to Move
Despite Trouble.
WASHINGTON', Aug. 23. (Special.)
Daniel C. Hoper, for many years
statistical expert of the ways and
means committee and an authority on
economic subjects, has prepared the
following summary of the Important
economic conditions and changes in
the United States, brought about by
the war in Europe:
The European war has precipitated
a distinct movement in the economic
development of the United States, the
potential benefits of which will be
realized by our people regardless of
what course that conflict may take
or what it3 ultimate outcome may be.
This movement begins with a certain
shock to the economic organism. We
have been called upon to liquidate large
foreign holdings of American securi
ties. Temporarily we have been cut
off from much of our foreign supply of
materials for manufactures and from
important foreign markets for our
surplus food products, raw materials
and manufactures.
New Channels Created.
This constitutes a disturbance of
normal conditions sufficiently serious
to cause alterations of the fundamental
industrial organization and to create
new channels of trade. The ultimate
beneficial effect of such a disturbance
is well known and eventuates even
when the disturbance is accompanied
by great disaster and loss, which is
clearly not our case in the present in
stance. Our country is in a self-contained
and self-supporting state. It imports
only $18 worth of goods per capita
annually, and exports in return J26 per
capita. This foreign trade is not large
enough compared with our domestic
commerce to be vitally essential to
our National well being and such as
it is, the balance is safely In our favor.
The importance of our foreign trade,
though great, is therefore easily ex
rggerated. But there is no reason to fear any
Important stoppage of our foreign
trade. Shipping is not suspended; our
commerce can be adjusted to the
changed conditions; the machinery for
International exchanges remains unim
paired. Shipping; Not Deterred.
The circumstances of the war are
such that at the present time the
vessels of all belligerents except Ger
many and Austria, as well as the ves
sels of all neutral nations, are free
to sail on the high seas without any
danger of molestation that need deter
them, especially in view of the pro
vision by the several governments of
war-risk insurance.
Only about one-sixth of the tonnage
of our foreign trade has been carried
under the flags of nations whose ship
ping is now suspended. It is reason
able to expect that the shipping
measures now being authorized by
Congress will effectually supply any
vessels needed in addition to those now
available. Moreover, it is to be noted
that cessation of shipping between
belligerent nations and the establish
ment of effective blockades leaves free
many vessels that may be employed in
American trade.
Ready Markets at Hand.
Who will take the fooa products and
raw materials that we normally require
to export?
Chief of these commodities are wheat
and cotton. Fortunately there is hard
ly any combination of circumstances
probable under which our wheat and
cotton and similar commodities will
fail of reaching fairly adequate mar
kets and commanding prices that will
relieve the growing sections of serious
embarrassment, provided the producers
will exercise proper patience and co
operation in marketing.
The world must be fed. Nations
will stop fighting oefore they will stop
eating. Germany and Austria, which
are not now accessible to our export
ers, are said to be stocked with pro
visions for a considerable period of
commercial isolation. England and
France, however, are not so situated
and their ports, as well as other ports
to which our food products regularly
go, are now open to our trade. For
our exports of food products we lose,
therefore, only the markets of Germany
and Austria and territory occupied .by
them.
Onr Raw Products Needed.
This is true also of our exports of
raw materials, such as cotton. The
factories of England and most of those
of France are still running and gen
erally at full capacity. The armies of
lighters have not yet exhausted the
armies of the unemployed. There are
men today seeking work in London
and Paris. Calls and drafts for more
troops will discover layer after layer
of latent capacity for production in the
non-fighting population. Irrespective
of the outcome of the war, the facto
ries of France and England, as well as
of neutral countries, will continue to
take their wonted supply of American
cotton and other raw materials.
What shall we do with our normal
exports of manufactured commodities?
Here again it is to be observed that
only the markets of Germany, Austria
and Belgium are closed against us. It
Is true, however, that the consumption
of the other belligerents will be re
duced by the general frugality that is
the first response of affected nations
to the sad wastes of war. Exporters of
manufactured goods have, therefore, a
really difficult problem to solve. With
their effective organizations and the
intelligent co-operation of the Federal
Government this will respond to prac
ticable measures.
Food Supply Not Checked.
To what extent will our sources of
food supplies and raw materials, ordi
narily imported, be cut off? Obviously
our imports of food products will be
affected only to a negligible degree, as
none of the belligerents have in times
of peace contributed materially to this
class of United States imports. The
remedy is only to seek elsewhere for
a source of supply or to buna up sucn
9 snim6 at home.
How will our normal Importations
of manufactured commodities De aneci-
ed? These necessarily win De material
ly curtailed, which will result in a
forced development of home Industries
in the lines of these imports. To some
extent articles manufactured in this
.-ountrv for export will supply the
lmme demand for imported articles of
the same kind.
The loss of this' market for raw ma
terials, especially raw cotton, will
have the effect of increasing the out
put bv our own factories. This effort
will be doubly rewarded, because it
will tend to compensate us for the loss
we will forego.
BRITISH TAKE OFFENSIVE
(Continued From First Page.)
scene of an act of heroism which af
firms once more the brilliant valor of
the Belgian army.
"The fort, which commands the rail
road to Ai'x-la-Chapelle. by Verviers
and the tunnel to Cfcaudefontaine, was
subjected to a continual and extremely
violent bombardment. When it was re
duced to a mere heap of ruins and Ma
jor Nameche, the commanding officer,
judged that further resistance was im
possible, he blocked up the tunnel by
running several locomotives into each
other and set fire to the fuses leading
to the mines surrounding the fort.
Officer Blows I'p Own Fort.
"His mission then accomplished, Ma
jor Nameche determined that the Ger
man flag should not fly over the ruins
of his fort, blew up the powder mag
azine and perished."
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 24. Telegraphing
from Rosendaal. Holland, the corres
pondent of the Central News says:
"There is no doubt that a big battle
is now in progress in the vicinity of
Charleroi, Belgium. The Germans are
rushing troops in that direction. Only
3000 troops are left in Brussels, which
MAX LAST SEEN IN THE DALLES
IS SOUGHT.
Ernest E. Belghle.
Relatives are searching the
West for Ernest E. Beighle, last
seen in The Dalles shortly after
leaving Portland. The missing
man left his room at 103 East
Third street, of the former city,
April 7 last, saying that he would
bo gone a few days and lias not
been heard from since.
A sister. Miss Enla Beighle. of
Roberts, 111., was first notified,
and since then the family has
been making every effort to find
the missing man.
Ernest E. Beighle taught mathe
matics in the Michigan Agricul
tural College at East Lansing,
Mich., up to last January, when
he left for the West in hope of
recuperating his health.
is more completely isolated than is
Liege.
Belgian Villages Occupied.
"The Germans have occupied all the
villages between Louvain and Alost,
so the passage of their main army
across Belgium may not be interrupted.
There are no Germans except scouting
parties around Ghent."
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The correspondent of the Telegraaf at
Antwerp telegraphs under today's date
that all or ;orinern rseigium nctm m
have been evacuated by the Germans.
Up to 10 o clock Sunday morning, ne
says, there was no indication of a Ger
man advance on Antwerp.
According to tne posiai auniuiinoo,
train service to Ghent and further west
has been restored, as has communica
tion over the line from Antwerp to the
r ; r rntr-h T.lmhurer. To the
southward trains are not able to pro
ceed beyond Malines.
The correspondent aescriues u
ple of Antwerp as calm.
LONDON, Aug. 23. A dispatch to the
Havas Agency from Ostend says bloody
fighting is reported at Luttre, in the
Province of Hainault, and that an im
portant battle is raging in that prov
ince. FRESH ARMY NOW ADVANCES
Troops Encamped Around Brussels
and Not in City.
LONDON, Aug. 23 Telegraphing
from Ostend, Reuter's correspondent
said:
"The German troops are camped in
the suburbs of and the villages, around
Brussels. They are not in the town
itself. No German flags fly over the
royal palace or the town hall. In fact,
the Germans are leaving the adminis
tration to the civil authorities.
"The troops which surround the city
are not those which fought at Louvain
and Aerschot, but fresh forces brought
by railway from Aix-la-Chapelle to
Liege and Tirlemont and who came
thence by motor car. It is impossible
to move about the country as motors
are prohibited in the province of
Flanders.
"Th nermann occudv all villages
and towns, thus assuring the passage
of their troops, a majority 01 wnicn
are leaving Brussels and marching
toward France. Antwerp, for the mo
ment, is being neglected.
"The populations of the towns are
observing the advice given them by
their burgomasters to remain calm
and surrender their arms."
GERMANS STORM) JIULHACSEX
Basel Correspondent Says French
Repulse Fierce Attacks.
LONDON Aug. 23. A dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Basel, Switzerland,
dated August 22. says the Germans for
the last three days have been endeav
oring to force the French out of their
entrenchments around Mulhausen.
Fierce attacks of the Germans were
repulsed several times, the correspond
ent continues. A continuous proces
sion of wounded Germans is proof of
the bloodshed caused by the French
artillery on the hills around Altkirch.
A night attack was visible from
Basel. One could see the explosions of
the howitzers from the mountain oc
cupied by the French. Searchlights in
Basel picked out the position of the
enemy.
Antique Watch Gets Repairs.
WEISER, Idaho, Aug. 23. (Special.)
A relic that is attracting a great deal
of attention here at present is a watch
received by Charles A. Braun rrom a
jeweler in Gallup. New Mexico, who
sent it here to be repaired. It is nearly
150 years old and of exceedingly deli
cate construction. It is of ordinary
size and in addition to the regular
mechanism it strikes tho hour, half
hour and three-quarter of an hour. The
watch is a valuable heirloom.
A
Woman Said to Have Re
ceived Letter Saying Alleged
Murder Victims Were Seen.
LAWYER CALLED QUICKLY
Attorney McCourt's Rush to Eugene
Reputed to Have Been Caused
by Receipt or Message From
Seattle Couple Silent.
EUGENE, Or., Aug. 23. (Special.)
A letter, said to have been received by
Mrs. Innes, purporting to report that
the two missing sisters Mr. and Mrs.
Innes are accused of murdering, were
seen recently in Seattle, is to be used
by the Innesses in resisting requisi
tion. Such was the development In the
Innes case today. Mrs. Innes is said
to have been overheard referring to
the letter and the letter. It is declared,
hastened Attorney John McCourt from
Portland to Eugene today.
Mrs. Innes, however, denies receiving
a letter as reported, her attorneys re
fuse to say whether such a message
has been received and Eugene officers
decline to discuss the subject.
Mr. McCourt, attorney for the In
nesses today had the first direct con
ference with his clients since the ar
rest of Mr. and Mrs. Innes. He ex
pressed no hope for any legal delay un
less technical errors are found in the
extradition papers. Delay is the only
object at present, said Attorney Mc
Court. Offense Not Considered.
"If the extradition papers are In the
proper form we have no defense here.
The question of whether an offense
has been committed must be threshed
out in Texas," Attorney McCourt said.
"What we hope to do is to compel
the state to show what it claims to be
its evidence, or in other words, we
hope to make the prosecution show its
hand, for at present, so far as the facts
published are concerned, there Is utter
ly insufficient evidence to obtain any
conviction. In the delay the missing
women may be found."
Mr. McCourt declined to discuss In
nes' theories of the whereabouts of the
Nelms sisters. He said to his knowl
edge Innes is doing nothing to find
them, although he is accused of mur
dering them.
Mrs. innes Seems Dazed-
"If he had any belief as to where
they are it would be his duty, especial
ly in view of the charges pressed
against him. to make efforts to locate
them," said Attorney McCourt, "and
the fact that he has done nothing is,
to me, an indication of the fact that
he knows nothing."
Mrs. Innes appears completely mys
tified by the chain of circumstances
used to fasten murder charges upon
her. She reads the newspapers with
avidity.
Word was received this afternoon
that Marshall Nelms, brother of the
missing women, and a Deputy Sheriff
are expected tomorrow at Salem with
the extradition papers.
BURNS SEEKING TWO WOMEN
Brother of Alleged Victims Due at
Eugene Today.
Just what Marshall Nelms found in
San Antonio to connect Mr. and Mrs.
iri., n tnn with the mysterious
disappearance of his sisters. Mrs. Eloise
Nelms Dennis and Miss Beatrice Nelms,
will be known when the brotner arrives
j t.-. ..-,., nrhihiv tnrtav. said Francis
S. Alkus, Portland manager of the
William J. Burns detective agency.
It is not definitely Known now aironB
i .v. - .,,T..ir viHenee on which Mr.
and Mrs. Innes were arrested near
Eugene last week. So rar as is Known
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proof that trfe young women are dead.
"The Burns agency, saiu
i i i . ,t,;. r in Ho with gathering
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evidence against Mr. Innes here. Mar
shall Nelms and his mother. Mrs. John
W. Nelms.-of Atlanta, have engaged us
. .i Tviiaciner ' rwomen. We are
lo imu " --;
running down every possible clew.
"Mr Burns has taiten personal ib
of the case and is conducting all the
investigations. In Portland we have
investigated several reports, but so far
have found nothing. We haven't looked
into the Innes end of the affair here
at all. We are Just conducting a na
tion-wide search lor Mrs. iennw aim
Miss Nelms."
Marshall Nelms has been in San An
tonio with detectives and officials of
that city for several weeKs conducting
a vigorous search. Results of this quest
led to the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Innes.
A great part of this evidence, it Is be
lieved, will be brought out in the fight
to take Innes back to Texas on the
murder charge.
INXES BUYS FARM QUICKLY
Stranger's Suspicion Aroused When
Camera Is Dodged.
EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 23. (Special.)
The real estate dealer who sold Victor
E. Innes, then using an assumed name,
the 32-acre farm on the McKenzie
River three weeks ago, was startled
over Innes' most prompt decision to
take the place. The dealer drove
Innes and his wife, who was heavily
veiled, to the place In the afternoon.
Innes ' stepped out of the car, walked
a dozen yards around the house and
In less than five minutes declared:
"1'irtake it."
He paid J4200 for the place.
Two days later, when Innes' furni
ture was being moved from Eugene to
the newly purchased farm, the wagon
which carried the furniture was able
. l- n .,, nno nieeft and this was
sent by the stage. When the stage
arrived a passenger on the front seat
with a camera, struck with the odd
appearance of the little place, started
to take a picture. Innes. who was on
the porch, threw up his arm in front
of his face and backed into the house.
"That man acted suspiciously," said
the passenger to the stagedriyer, as
the stage drove on. Who is he?"
PENDLETON EXECUTIVE ILL
Condition of W. F. Matlock Regard
ed as Precarious.
PENDLETON, Or., Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) Mayor W. F. Matlock was taken
suddenly ill Friday and his condition is
regarded as precarious.
In addition to being Mayor of Pen
dleton, Mr. Matlock is one of the oldest
residents here and one of the wealth
iest. He has spent several hundred
thousand dollars within the past few
years improving his property here.
Of the throe oldest universities of West
ern Europe Salerno. Bologna and Paris
two were ooen from the first to women.
Those were Salerno and Bologna.
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5000 ACRES BURNED
Forest Fire Near Foster Big
gest in State This Year.
GREEN TIMBER LOSS TINY
Flames Still Are Alive, but Danger
Is Slight Portland Representa
tives of Timber Firms Con
duct Ten-Day Figlit.
ALBANY. Or., Aug. 23. (Special.)
That the big forest fire which has been
burning for the past 10 days northeast
of Foster, between the middle and south
forks of the South Santiam River, has
coveasd about 5000 acres, is declared by
persons arriving here from Cascadia
yesterday.
This is said to be the estimate of
Karl S. Mealey. of Sweet Home, chief
fire warden of the Linn County Fire
Patrol Association for the southern half
of Linn County, who was in charge of
the fiirht on the Foster fire. This makes
it the largest forest fire In the state
this year.
DesDite the immense acreage burnea
over but very little green timber was
destroyed. This was due to the fact that
the fire started in an immense old burn
lying between the middle and south
torks of the South Santiam and the
firefighters, knowing there was no hope
nf stoDDinir it there, concentrated their
efforts on keeping it out of the green
timber adjoining the old Durn. ine
amount of green timber destroyed is
small considering the big area covereu
by the flames.
Fire Extremely Hot One.
For the first few days the rire was
one of the hottest in this section of the
state -in years. Many years ago a firo
had swept over the country between
the two streams and a dense mass of
underbrush had grown up among the
old logs and the dead tree trunks stand
ing all over the area burned, scattered
in some places and fairly thick in oth
ers. No rain having fallen for many
weeks this underbrush was dry and the
fire was fierce at times.
This fire is burning yet and probably
will smoulder along and burn slowly
until rain comes. It is reported well
under control, however, and most of
the firefighters have been withdrawn,
a small guard being left to prevent it
from spreading into green timber.
There is no furthr danger, say the fight
ers, unless a high wind springs up sud
denly. Fire Patrol Active.
This fire being outside of the Gov
ernment Forest Reserve, it was com
bated by -the Linn . County Fire Pa
trol Association, which is composed
of Portland representatives of the big
timber companies owning timber land
in this county.
The fire along Tully Creek, about
seven miles northeast of Cascadia and
but a short distance east of the 5000
acre fire. Is also reported under con
trol and now burning itself out within
the territory to which it has been con
fined by the Government forest rangers
fighting it.
The only active forest fire in the
Santiam National Forest now is that
burning six miles south of the Brelten
bush Hot Springs and about 14 miles
east of Detroit, the eastern terminus
of the Corvallls & Eastern Railroad.
This fire was spreading at last reports.
The other fire in the Detroit country,
which has been burning for almost two
weeks near Tumble Lake, six miles
northwest of Detroit, is under control.
Fire Rages Near Sawmill.
RIDGEFIELD, Wash., Aug. 23. (Spe
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. EASTERN
twn.fhirrts of the state s area. Eastern
cial.) A burning slashing fire is
raging to the north of I obey s saw-
n, i Tin..1 . . , .-. 1. txxjn mflA H Till
mill, ill nuui a luuioio, t .. ...
a half from Ridgefield. Several homes
ana otner DUiiuings are in me ijlu m
the fire.
Ranchers of the neighborhood are
fighting the flames and Ridgefield has
been asked for aid. The lire has been
burning since Saturday morning.
BARKER ROAD BRUSH AFIRE
.Sheriff Word and 2 6 Prisoners
Fight Flames to Save Homes?
A brush Are along the Barker road,
nine miles east of Portland, burned over
an area of 200 acres yesterday, threat
ening to destroy a number of houses in
the district. Among the buildings
threatened was St. Elizabeth's Home,
an institution for girls.
Sheriff Word responded to a call for
help from the farmers of the neighbor
hood, taking 26 prisoners from Kelly
Butte, under Deputy Sheriff Trewett.
They found it necessary to back-tire
for three-quarters of a mile along the
road before the flames were checked.
Mr. Word returned to Portland about 9
o'clock last night, leaving nine prison
ers under Deputy Sheriff Trewett to
watch the fire. The land burned over
yesterday belongs to the Meyer &
Hirsch estate.
PIONEER PASTOR IS ILL
Friends Fear Paralytic Stroke Will
Prove Fatal to P. S. Knight.
SALEM. Or., Aug. 23. (Special.)
P. S. Knight, pioneer clergyman of
Oregon, is in a critical condition at
the Willamette Sanitarium, this city.
h,t TTjiio-Ht Riiffrrefi a. stroke of
paralysis several weeks ago and it is
not believed he will recover. He was
pastor of Salem Congregational Church
for many years. About a year ago he
organized a mission, of which he vir
tually has had charge, near the State
Fair Grounds.
Mr. Knight is well known throughout
the state and has probably officiated
at more weddings than any other min
ister in the Northwest.
ART EXHIBITS COME FAR
Display at Washington Fair to Bo
Largest in History.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Aug. 23. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Oscar Nelson, of Centralia,
in charge of the art department at
the Southwest Washington fair opening
its sixth annual exhibit tomorrow, re
ports that the exhibit will be the best
In the history' of the fair commission.
Among the larger exhibitors is E. G.
Wainwright, of Seattle, who will enter
about 60 paintings and drawings.
A letter to Secretary George Walker
from A. B Sloer, of Trenton, N. J.,
says that the Easterner is sending at
his own expense 50 drawings and paint
ings for entry in the art exhibit.
Davenport Banker Dies.
DAVENPORT, Wash.. Aug. 23 Spe
cial.) J. C. Andrews, 68 years old, for
merly a prominent bridge contractor of
Portland and San Francisco, and of late
years a fruitgrower of Davenport,
died here last night from cancer. Mr.
Andrews was a director of the Daven
port National Bank. He operated 900
acres of choice wheat land, of which he
came in possession in 1893 through the
failure of the Ramm estate in Califor
nia to pay him $5000 for constructing
a bridge on their property. The ranch
now is estimated to be worth J10.000.
Mr. Andrews is survived by his widow.
Ontario Boosters Stop at Weiser.
WEISER, Idaho, Aug. 23. (Special.)
A "booster" excursion composed of
members of the Commercial Club and
business men of Ontario, Or., were in
Weiser Friday in a special train on a
get-acquainted trip. About an hour
OREGON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Oregon now nas no state scnuui i
spent heie was devoted to speechmak
ing and music by the Ontario band,
which accompanied the boosters. About
200 were In the party and the visitor
were given a royal welcome. One of
the features of this visit is to adver
tise the Malheur County Fair, which
will be held In Ontario September
15-19.
WIRE KILLS MEDFORD MAN
Engineer Seizes Electric Currier at
Fire- and Falls Dead.
MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 23. (Special.)
Charles Brown, 35 years old, engineer
at tho Medford Ice ami Storage Com
pany, was killed this afternoon when
he touched a live wire at a fire at
Front and Thirteenth streets, where
a small barn was burning.
Brown was dragging a hose from
the ico plant to aid in fighting the
fire when a burned wire fell across
his shoulder. burning through his
clothing. Half stunned. Brown selzixl
the wire in an effort to throw It away
from him and fell to tho ground life
less. A widow survlces.
The barn, filled with alfalfa hay.
the property of John Orth, cashier of
the Medford National Bank, was de
stroyed. The loss was 500.
Wclscr Contractor Hurl.
WEISER. Idaho, Aug. 23. (Special.)
P. H. Lunger, a local contractor,
met with a serious accident re
cently while removing broken plate
glass from the front of one of tho
buildings recently damaged by fire.
Mr. Lunger was lifting a large piece
when it broke again, dropping on his
right hand and severing the artery and
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rushed to a physb Ian, but before tho
wound could be dressed he was wosk
from the loss of blood.
LEBANON PIONEER PASSES
Mrs. Ann M. Smith l Survived by
Nonagenarian Mother.
. LEBANON. Or., Aug. 23 (Special.)
Mrs Ann If. Smith, 65 years old. a '
pioneer of 1854, died at her home here
August 16. She crossed tho plains
with her parents when I years old.
The family settled n a donation land
claim seven miles southeast of Leb
anon. Mrs Smith Is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Jane Star, of Condon, Or., now t2
years old. and by three children. The
children are Mrs Qeorga Huhl of Infl
ation, Mrs. V. Hlrknk, of Ixs Angeles,
and Charles A. Smith, of Alberta, Can
ada. I'iim-o Firm I'lcht .esment.
PASCO. Wash , Aug. 23 (Special.)
The County Commissioners, actlna- as a
Board of Equalisation, luia-e refused to
decrease or change the valuation of
property within the county. The prin
cipal opponent of the present assessed
valuation was the Pasco He, I rust Ion
Company. It threatens to take the casa
to court.
Ml i:. I.ainli, of Indiana. Denil.
TERRE HAt'TE. Ind.. Aug. 23 John
E. Lamb, widely known In Democratic
national polities, died here today. Ho
waa vlce-chalrmiin of the Democratic
National Committee and In rharga of
the Western headquarters at Chicago
during the campaign of 190H.
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