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TTTE MOKXIXG OREGOXIAN, 3IOXDAY, AUGUST 28, 191G.
TROOP ft PREPARES
TO MOVE TO BORDER
ARMY MAN, FORMERLY HERE, TAKES NEW STATION IN THE EAST.
CONGRESS' PLAN TO
HAND LUGGAGE
for VACATION
Some bags and cases weareth not neither do
they care. Perhaps you've known the kind; but
whether or no. you're unfair to yourself in buy
ing ordinary travel goods, with "LIKLY" Lug
gage in town. We have some swagger new
styles in "LIKLY" Kits. Gladstones, Two - Story
Bags and Oxfords. Many leathers. All sizes and
prices. Suppose you come in and talk with us.
Oregon Cavalrymen to Break
Camp Tuesday for Real
Service in Field.
President's Visit to Capitol in
Connection With Strike
Upsets Programme.
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' Be Furloughed Home.
BY WIIJL. O. MAC RAE.
CAMP BALBOA. San Diego, Aug. 2T.
(Special.) When Captain White an
nounced today that on Tuesday Troop
A would move to the Mexican border,
the nine squad tents became beehives
of Industry. Each occupant began
stripping his belongings to the bono,
keeping just such personal effects as
will be needed on the field. So early
Tuesday morning will be a gold mine
for the old clothes man and the Junk
dealer.
That the troop might participate in
religious services before going to the
border. Rev. Father Morrison, pastor
of the Lady of Angels Church, con
ducted services at 11 o'clock. In spite
of the fact that this was the last Sun
day in San Ijiego and mounted passes
and permission to leave camp were to
be had for the asking, practically the
entire troop remained in camp for the
services.
Pastor Talks on Patriotism.
Father Morrison is an eloquent ora
tor and the keynote of his talk was
patriotism. Father . Morrison spoke
briefly of the great personal sacrifice
all the former National guardsmen now
on the border were making in remain
ing in the olive drab uniform and aaid:
No man who is true to God could
be untrue to his country."
M. J. Fischer, in private life employed
in the credit department of Fleischner,
Mayer & Co., of Portland, has been
made a lance corporal. As soon as he
donned the chevrons he was placed on
guard duty.
Sergeant Walter Geren, who is em-,
ployed on District Attorney Evans'
staff, received his discharge papers in
today's mail. He made application for
discharge because he has a family de
pendent on him for support. Sergeant
Geren saw service in the Philippines
and his leaving will deprive Troop A
of an excellent non-commissioned offi
cer. Civilian Sailor Visits Camp.
W. C. Reed, A. B., on board the New
Orleans, who when on shore was keeper
of an open-faced restaurant on Broad
way, near Morrison street, Portland,
was a visitor in camp today. Mr. Reed,
in addition to learning how to scrub
a deck has taken on a perfectly frank
complexion. All of the Portland citl
sen sailors on board the New Orleans
will be transferred to the South Da
kota. When the man-of-war will go
from San Diego no one knows, but it
is believed the citizen-soldiers will
have -about a Week of target practice
with the big guns before they return
home.
Private John J. Dunn, who was In
jured -by being thrown from a horse,
still continues to improve. The phy
sicians says that he will be confined
to the hospital three more weeks and
that it will be several months before
he i3 able to Join Troop A. His father
is hoping to obtain a furlough for him
and if this is granted Trooper Dunn
will be taken home to Portland to re
main until he has recovered.
NEEDS OF NAVY OUTLINED
Admiral Fullam Surprised, by Apa
thy on Pacific Coast.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27 "In the event
of war the United States Navy would
need at once 175,000 trained men," was
the statement made today by Rear
Admiral William F. Fullam, commander-in-chief
of the Pacific reserve fleet,
in an address delivered here on board
the cruiser South Dakota to the civilian
volunteers who are undergoing naval
training.
The Admiral expressed surprise that
the people on the Pacific Coast took so
little interest in the unprotected state
of their coast lit e, and declared that it
was time they awoke to the necessity
for adequate preparedness.
He thanked the volunteers for the
spirit they had shown in advancing &
movement, which, he believed, would
help awaken intelligent popular inter
est in the Nsv.b.
The South Dakota will depart tomor
row, and on Wednesday the civilian
soldiers will have a smell of real pow
der during big gun practice.
HUGHES STRONG IN ALBANY
Active Club Only Awaits Charter
to Go Ahead.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.)
Albany win have one of the most active
Hughes clubs in the state.' Permanent
organization will be effected as soon as
a charter is received from the National
lluehes Alliance.
George H. Crowell, temporary chair
man of the club, has named the follow
ing committee to handle the work, pre
paratory to permanent organization:
Organization, constitution and bylaws.
P. D. Gilbert, Victor Olliver, H. H.
Hewitt, F. E. Van Tassel and J. M.
Hawkins; men s membership committee
George E. Sanders, P. J. Baltimore. John
ti. Hulbert. M. Montgomery and W. H.
Warner; women's membership commit
tee. Miss Minnie K. Merrill, Mrs. Owen
Beam. Miss Leila Mitchell, Mrs. Delbert
Brown and Mrs. H. A. Warford.
CULBERSON STAYS IN LEAD
Senator's Majority in Run-off Pri
mary About 75,000.
DALLAS. Tex., Aug. 27. Additional
results from yesterday's United States
Senator runoff primary in Texas shows
Senator Culberson, Incumbent, still
maintaining a consistent lead of about
60,000 votes over his opponent, ex
Governor Colquitt.
Returns were coming in slowly to
night, but indications are that Cul
berson's majority will be in the neigh
borhood of 75.000.
Equality League Permanent Body.
Election day is not to end the work
of the Democratic Equality League
which purposes continuing its educa
tional programme indefinitely. The of
ficers of the league, which was organ
ized not long ago and has Democratic
women as Its membership, are: Presi
dent, Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden; vice-president.
Augusta Vehr; corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. E. M. M'lllay; recording
secretary, Mrs. S. C. Long; treasurer.
Mrs. E. L. Rudolph.
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OFFICER TAKES POST
Colonel F. H. French Now on
Duty in Chicago.
VANCOUVER HEADS SHIFTED
Colonel Baker Is Commanding Reg
iment in Arizona, While Colo
nel Young Is Retired and
at San Francisco.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash..
Aug. 27. (Special.) Colonel Francis
H. French, until recently in command
of the Twenty-first Infantry at this
post, and later with the same regiment
at Yuma. Ariz., left here a few days
ago for Chicago, where yesterday he
became Chief of Staff of the Central
Department o the United States Army,
under Major-General Barry.
Colonel French was relieved of the
command of the Twenty-first Infantry,
and was succeeded by Colonel David
J. Baker. Jr., who had been serving
with the regiment and now is at
Yuma,
Colonel George S. Young, formerly
in command of the Twenty-first In
fantry here, and who was transferred
to the Eighth Infantry at .Manila. P.
I. , has been retired. He and his fam
ily have peached San Francisco, where
they now are.
It is reported that Colonel Young's
health has not been of the best, and
that he soon will go East to be oper
ated upon at Rochester. Minn.
VILLA BAND TAKES TOWN
GARRISON OF SATEVO RUNS Ol?r
OF AMMUNITION.
Several of Attackers Captnred and En
cuted In Karly Hours of San
guinary Engagement.
CHIHUAHU- "CITY. Met.. Aug. 2.
Three hundred Villa bandits captured
the town of Satevo. Chihuahua, 50 miles
south of here on Friday, according to
reports to General Jacinto Trevino to
day. The outlaws, under Uribe Arango
and Martin Lopez, surrounded the town
and after six hours' battle the garrison
numbering 200, under Captain de la
DATES OF DECLARATIONS OF
WAR.
Austria-Hungary against Ser
bia, July 28, 1914,
Germany against Russia, Au
gust 1. 1914.
Germany against France, Au
gust 3, 1914.
Germany against Belgium, Au
gust 4. 1914.
Great Britain against Germany,
August 4. 1914.
France against Germany, Au
gust 4, 1914.
Austria-Hungary against Rus
sia. August '6. 1914.
Montenegro against Austria
Hungary, August 7. 1914.
Montenegro against Germany,
August 9, 1914.
Serbia against Germany, Au
gust 9. 1914.
France against Austria - Hun
gary, August 10, 1914.
Great Britain against Austria
Hungary, August 12, 1914.
Japan against Gerr. any, August
23, 1914.
Austria-Hungary against Jap
an, August 27, 1914.
Austria-Hungary against Bel
gium, August 28, 1914.
Turkey against Russia, October
29, 1914.
Russia against Turkey, Novem
ber 3, 1914.
France against, Turkey, Novem
ber 5, 1914.
Great Britain against Turkey,
November 6. 1914.
Italy against Austria-Hungary,
May 23, 1915.
Bulgaria against Serbia, Oc
tober 13, 1915.
Great Britain against Bulgaria.
October 15, 1915.
France against Bulgaria, Oc
tober 16, 1915.
Russia against Bulgaria, Oc
tober 19. 1915.
Italy against Bulgaria, October
19, 1915.
Italy against Germany, August
28. 1916.
Photo by Gordon Stuart.
GE XF.RAL STAFF, U. S. A.
Fuente, being without ammunition, was
forced to evacuate. Villa himself was
not with the outlaws, it was said.
The dispatches, which came from
General Elizondo. made no estimate of
the casualties on either side, but said
that both the bandits and government
troops lost heavily. In the early hours
of the engagement several outlaws
were captured and executed.
The garrison withdrew in order, ac
cording to the reports, to the hills,
where they were reinforced by detach
ments of General Elizondo's command,
and plans have been made to attempt
to recapture Satevo.
General Trevino said that no appre
hension need be felt here as to a fur
ther northward progress of the band.
A second engagement with Villlstas
was reported by General Apolonio Tre
vino, from Torreon. He said that 20
bandits, under the leader, Ferniza, at
tacked a small detachment of Carranza
troops at Hacienda Coyote in the La
guna district, but were driven off, their
leader and six others being killed after
three hours' fighting. Letters from Vil
la under a recent date were found in
Ferniza's pockets, it was reported.
MEN TOLD TO BE READY
SEPTEMBER 2 SET AS TENTATIVE
STRIKE DATE.
Spokesman for Portland Union Unwill
ing Either to Affirm or Deny
Receipt of Message.
A telegram warning Oregon railway
employes to be ready to walk out next
Saturday, September 2, unless by that
time agreement has been, arrived at
between railroads and men Is said to
tiave been received in Portland yester
day. Union men were unwilling to talk.
Several referred the questioner to
James C. Stuart, 461 Benton street,
spokesman for the Portland union of
switchmen.
"We have nothing to give out to any
outside party. I will not admit that
the telegram came. No, I won't deny
that it came. There Is nothing what
ever to give out," said Mr. Stuart,
A meeting of railway union leaders
was held yesterday, possibly as a re
sult of the telegram.
The contents of the reported message
indicates . that at least two or three
days' warning will be given in event
of a strike. The public has been much
Interested in this point, and nightly in
quiries are being received by The Ore
gonian from persons contemplating
traveling the following day as to whe-
tner the strike has been called.
Portland employes said yesterday
that a strike was inevitable unless
some concession was made.
PRICE OF BIBLES RISING
War Costs of Paper and Other Haw
Materials to Blame.
BOSTON. Aug. 27. The Amerlmn
Bible Society announced today that the
price of Bibles was likely to be ad
vanced at once. The European war,
which has Increased the cost of paper
and other raw materials, was given
as the cause."
The stock of Bibles and hunks
printed in foreign languages previously
bought from Germany is being rapidly
exhausted, it was said.
BULGARIANS PUSHED BACK
Violent Fighting With Serbians Con
tinues In. Macedonia.
PARIS. Aug. 27. Violent fighting be
tween Bulgarian and Serbian troops
continues on the Macedonian front in
the region of Lake Ostrovo. The War
Office announced that the Serbians,
making counter attacks, had pushed
back the Bufgarlans.
All but one of the forts about the
Greek port of Kavala have been occu
pied by the Bulgarians.
ITALY WARNS GERMANY
(Continued From First Page.)
take such part in the Austro-Italian
campaign as may be decided on by
the Teutonic allies,, either in the way
of leadership or by utilizing her sol
diers when needed.
Exchange of commodities by way of
Switzerland, which has been going on
ever since the great war began, will be
definitely stopped by Italy's declara
tion. PARIS, Aug. 27. A Havas dispatch
from Rome gives a communication pub
lished by the Stefani Agency and ad
dressed by the Italian government to
the Swiss government. It requests the
Swiss government to Inform the Ger
man government that Italy considers
herself at war with Germany from and
after August 28.
Underwood Will Protest Increased
Tariff on Dyes and Munitions
and Wine Taxes Will Be
Subjects of . Attack.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Plans for
adJornment of Congress next Friday
are not maturing rapidly or certainly.
The crisis in the railroad situation is
the principal obstacle, and no one to
night would predict when the long and
arduous session would end.
Well-laid plans for adjournment at
the end of the week were In progress
yesterday when President Wilson's
visit to the Capitol in connection with
the threatened railroad strike dis
turbed all calculations. Leaders are
going ahead, however, on the assump
tion that Congress may adjourn when
It completes the legislative programme
now before it.
The -Senate has begun final work on
the emergency revenue bill and will
continue consideration of amendments
tomorrow.
Underwood Opposes Tariff on Dyes.
Senator Underwood will make an
other protest against the proposed in
creased tariffs on dyestuffs. Senator
Phelan, of California, wants amend
amendments to the wine tax. and Sen
ator Overman, of North Carolina, will
lead a revolt against the proposal to
tax manufacturers of all materials en
tering into munitions of war 5 per cent
on their profits. He will propose to ex
empt all agricultural products from
this tax.
When amendments have been dis
posed of. the Senate will lay aside the
revenue bill long enough to pass the
general deficiency appropriation bill as
soon am It comes from the House, Tues
day or Wednesday. Then Administra
tion leaders hope to pass the revenue
bill, to defeat motions that will be
made to take up the corrupt practices
and immigration bills and then to ad
journ. Senator Owen will struggle to
the end for action on corrupt practices,
and Senator Smith, of South Carolina,
threatens to call up immigration again.
Strike May Affect Outcome.
So far as known tonight the only
legislation that may be preyed affect
ing the railroad situation is the bill to
enlarge the Interstate Commerce Com
misison from seven to nine members.
The President is known to have ex
pressed a desire that It be passed. ThU
Dill, by itself. Democratic Senators said,
could be disposed of without difficulty.
If an attempt should be made to amen.
It by proposals affecting the strike sit
uation, they admitted conditions would
be entirely different.
House leaders are going ahead with
the completion of their programme.
The House will meet Tuesday and act
on the deficiency appropriation bill. It
will follow this with action on the
amended speaking Din.
STRIKE MAY BE SEPT. 4
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consideration was one drawn along the
lines of the Canadian act, which pro
vides for investigation of industrial
disputes by a commission for one
year and prevents strikes or lockouts
during the period of investigation.
Other legislation under considera
tion included the following measures:
An eight-hour-day law for railroad
employes.
A bill increasing the membership of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
from seven to nine members, with au
thority to divide into groups.
A resolution stating it to be the
sense of Congress that if the railroads
grant a basic eight-hour day they
should be entitled to increased rev
enues compensatory with the in
creased operating expenses. -
Managers Expect Strike. .
A bill is already pending, directing
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
ascertain minimum, maximum and av
erage wages paid, with hours of serv
ice, to every class of railroad employe,
compare them with the wages of other
industries on which similar issues are
involved to determine the relation of
railroad wages to railroad revenues,
and urge both sides to the present dis
pute to defer action pending the in
vestigation. Several of the railroad presidents
and managers left Washington late
last night for their homes or for re
sorts nearby and will not return until
early tomorrow.
There were no conferences nor meet
ings of the committee of eight.
Among the presidents and managers
here the opinion prevailed that the
proposal of the men would not be ac-
OUTLINE OF LEGISLATION
PROPOSED IN RA1l'AV
CRISIS.
1. Eight-hour day law.
2. Creation of a commission
to inquire into increased cost of
such a day.
3. Authority for the Interstate
Commerce Commission to consider
Increased cost in fixing frejght
rates.
4. Reinforcement of the New
lands act by additional provi
sions specifying that where the
mediation and arbitration pro
vided for in that act are not ef
fective, it shall be- unlawful for
any body of men to combine for a
lockout or a strike until after
Investigation of all the facts shall
be made, either by the Board of
Mediation Itself or by a new com
mission to be appointed by the
President.
5. Provision that the facts ad
duced by the investigating body
shall be published, with a view to
strengthening public opinion, and
prohibition of a strike or lock
out until a reasonable time shall
elapse after the publication of the
commission's report.
6. Extension of the powers of
the President, to prevent em
barrassment of the military ope
rations of the Government of the
United States.
7. Similar extension of the
powers of the President so as to
prevent Interference with the
transportation of the mails.
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ceptable to them and there was no con
cealment of the feeling that if Presi
dent Wilson has no other suggestion to
make a strike is coming. The railroad
executives declare that a strike can
not last long and that their precau
tions will insure the running of all
necessary trains.
Democratlo Senators who chanced to
be in conference at the Capitol on the
revenue bill tonight when the Presi
dent unexpectedly appeared there in
search- of Senator Kern were gravely
concerned over the prospects, and all
conceded that the crisis probably would
prolong the session of Congress.
When" the President reached the
Capitol he asked a policeman at the
door to direct him to the finance com
mittee room. The officer announced
the President's arrival, and Senator
Kern hastily left the room. For sev
eral minutes he talked with the Presi
dent in the hall, but later they walked
upstairs to the President s room. The
President did not consult other Demo
cratic leaders.
Situation Increasingly Complex.
"I cannot discuss the subject of the
President's visit." said Senator Kern,
"further than to say that it concerned
the railroad situation. The affair is so
complicated, one possible development
depending upon another, that I cannot
disclose what Is in the President's
mind. Of course, if the negotiations
to settle the strike fail. Congress must
endeavor to solve the difficulty."
Senator Kern would not deny that
such a joint session of Congress was
in contemplation. It may be called for
Tuesday, when a quorum of the House
has been summoned to reach Wash
ington. Following the' President's un
expected night visit, the meeting of the
finance committee Democrats was di
verted from the task of polishing up
the revenue bill to a discussion of the
prospects before Congress relating to
the railroad crisis. All agreed that
Congress must abandon all idea of ad
journment as long as it might be nec
essary to aid In averting a National
Industrial disaster.
"I think the first thing Congress
should do In event of failure of nego
tiations tomorrow," said Senator Sim
mons, "is to enact some legislation to
prevent an actual break, between the
railroads and the men. How this may
be done I do not know, but I believe
definite plana along this line already
are being considered."
Action by Congress In Favor.
Several Senators asserted that Con
gress could prevent the strike, and
some went so far as to say that It
must prevent it and would, but they
added that public discussion a "Tout the
method of accomplishing this result
should await an actual break in pend
ing negotiations.
Senator Newlands after leaving the
White House today said: "I have been
discussing the situation with members
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion and will continue to discuss it.
No meeting of the committee to plan
definite action Is scheduled, but should
negotiations fail the committee will be
called at once.
"In event of a strike the most seri
ous immediate problem will" be that of
keeping the railroads in operation and
determining how far the Federal Gov
ernment should go to prevent demoral
ization of business and complete stag
nation of commerce. A strike of the
dimensions of that now threatened
would be civil war. It would be nec
essary for the Government to use force,
to resort to the military and overy
other agency at its disposition to offset
violence and keep the roads open. How
far the Government should go in the
matter of forcing operation of the
roads is a serious problem for Congress
to consider."
SIAXAGEKS FIRM IN POSITION
Railroads Will Decline Proposed
Legislative Plan.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. (Special.)
President Wilson still believes a rail
road strike will be averted. He .pins
his faith tonight on a Legislative pro
gramme, hoping meanwhile that when
he receives the answer of the railroad
presidents to his eight-hour proposi
tion tomorrow it will contain some con
cession..
Mr. Wilsot , will be disappointed. The
railroad executives will decline abso
lutely. They will point out that the
question Is not one of "social tenden
cies" but a question of wage Increases
amounting to 20 per cent or more. Once
again they will insist on arbitration.
They also will offer to try out "aca
demically" the eight-hour day for sev
eral months, keeping two sets of books
one under the present system and un
der Mr. Wilson's plan. Then there is
to be checking up and determination
of the equity of the eight-hour day.
The President's friends intimate that
If they remain obdurate they may ex
pect Government ownership to become
a leading issue at no distant day.
"Mr. Wilson thinks we are afraid of
that," said one railroad president.
"That Is where he is fooling himself.
Let the Government buy our roads. It
will be a good thing for the owners,
and we can go fishing. The only per
sons to suffer will be the taxpayers."
Brotherhood officials laughed at this
protestation, and talked strike more
strongly than ever.
It developed tonight that there has
been bending In the White House at
titude. The President has not been
as stiffly and sternly uncompromising
as the public has been led to believe.
As a matter of fact an emissary from
the Executive's office for the last two
days has been seeking to secure some
abatement of the railroads' determina
tion to arbitrate the whole question.
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which is, as they regard it. simply a
question of an Increase in wages. One
tentative compromise offered to the
railroads was a nine-hour day with 10
hours' pay and time and a quarter for
overtime.
The emissary was told If this result
were reached by arbitration it would be
accepted: If it were to become operative
by Presidential mandate it was non-ac
ceptable.
No progress whatever was made by
the negotiations initiated by the White
House.
Insofar as can be learned the plan
of the brotherhocds to continue run
ning supply trains to the Mexican
border, enough passenger trains to
keep necessary business moving and
possibly some milk trains, announced
last week, had not been abandoned.
Men Insist on Preparing.
Angered by their futile wait here.
the men went to their hall today In
sistent that all save a few of them be
permitted to go home and prepare for
a strike. Had the President not been
concerned in the negotiations. It waa
freely said, they would have voted to
day to withdraw from the negotiations
immediately.
The plan finally adopted waa read
for consideration before the meeting
began. Every possible scheme that
meant the saving of time In conduct
ing a .strike had been included. The
committee of 21. with the exception of
me tour brotherhood heads, was named
from among general chairmen whose
homes are within 12 hours' ride of
Washington. The brotherhood head
expect to remain here indefinitely if a
strike comes, and they want men about
them whose homes are not far away.
The proposal to stand by the Presi
dent's plan In general, and particularly
regarding the eight-hour day, wu
adopted amid wild cheering.
Samuel Rea. president of the Penn
sylvania, tonight Issued a statement
which flatly announced that rather
than give up arbitration the railroads
regarded It as better to face a strike.
He declared that for the railroads to
yield would result in only a tempor
ary postponement of the strike, and
that the issue of arbitration at stake
in the present situation would be left
unsettled. "These in brief," continued
his statement, "are the reasons why
the heads of the railways with a full
appreciation of the solemn and weighty
responsibility resting on them as well
as their duty to the public and to
their shareholders, have been forced to
the conclusion that it is better to face
the alternative of a strike than to sur
render." Operating Heads Prepare.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27. Preparations to
meet a railway strike on ehort notice
have been made by railway operating
officials in Chicago while awaiting re
sults of conferences between President
Wilson and labor and railway leaders,
it became known tonight. Conferences
attended by the operating heads have
Seen of an Informal nature.
Railway officials here said skilled
strlkehroaker are hard to find.
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"MILWAUKEE"
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.Through car Portland to Chicago leaves Union Depot
7 P. M. daily via Spokane, Butte, Aberdeen, S. D.;
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee. Take the all-steel
"Olympia" or "Columbian" trains over this newly
electrified Mountain Route. So cinders, no dust, no
smoke to obscure the view. Electrification and other
literature gladly furnished upon request.
Portland Office, cor. 3d and Stark Sts. Phones: Main 8413, A 2601.
E. K. Garrison, District Freight and Passenger Agent.
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Rubber Finger Cots 35e dozen
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RICH FARMER KILLED
Leander B. Bloyd Is Auto Vic
tim Near Walla Walla.
WIFE DISCOVERS CORPS
First Unaided Drive Being Made in
New Machine After Taking Les
sons One Week When Wrong
Lever Is Manipulated.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. 27.
(Special.) Leander B. Bloyd. one of
the wealthiest farmers of this section,
was killed Instantly today, when a new
automobile in which he was taking his
first ride unattended backed over a
steep grade near his home, ten miles
northeast of Prescott. An hour and a
half later he was found by his wife at
the foot of the grade. His neck was
broken. Th automobile had turned
over four times. The gear lever was
In reverse, mute evidence that in at
tempting to shift from intermediate to
kow to make the grade, he had thrown
the car into reverse and backed oft the
edge.
Mr. Bloyd bought the automobile
Monday and had been taking lessons
in driving all week. He was In town
yesterday and sold 30.000 bushels of
wheat for J1.20 a bushel. This morn
ing he started from home to visit one
of his places where threshing opera
tions were going on. He asked his wife
to go, but she had other duties. An
hour and a half later she learned ho
had not passed a neighbor's house and
set out to investigate.
Mr. Bloyd was 66 years of age. With
his parents, when 11 years old, he
crossed the plains to California and
came here . 18 years ago. Fourteen
years ago he moved to Columbia'Coun
ty and owned 2500 acres of land at the
time of his death.
He enlisted at Vancouver, Wash.,
when the Civil War broke out and, after
a year in the Army, was discharged on
account of sickness. He is survived by
his wife and three daughters. Mrs. A. B.
Romdema, Mrs. O. M. Nail and Mrs.
Frances C. Fender.
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gases, wool, ebonite, silk, glass, wax. sulphur,
resins and paraffin
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