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fill, WIFE MID SON
ON HIGHWAY SHOT
Smith mill, In Marshfteld. but the
strikers have rejected all advances
made by the I. W. W. and will have
LEAD iHES QUIET
nothing to do with them. I visited and
talked with the strikers and they as
sured me that the I. W. W. had not in
fluenced them in any way, and that
they will co-operate In preserving the
law and keeping -the I. W. W. menace
down. There is no trouble to fear from
the Coos Bay district."
BUT FOREIGNERS GO
Our Economy Clearance Sale of
Kirschbaum and Other Fine
Clothes Offers an Opportunity to
Prepare for Your Future Clothing
Requirements That You Cannot
Afford to Overlook
Deputy United States Attorney Ran
kin, who received word of the property
Fourth Occupant of Car Tells
Story of Four Masked
Men, and Is Arrested.
destruction and peril of Klamath Falls
at 4:30 yesterday morning, worked
without ceasing until yesterday after
noon, when he had completed Imme
Presence of Guardsmen Not
Reassuring to Aliens, and
Women Join Menfolks.
diate arrangements for checking the
spread of lawless activity in the Klam
ath Falls district.
CITIZENS AVILIj AID OFFICERS
THE MORNING OllEGOXIAN, MONDAY, JULY 1G, 1917.
POSSE SCOURS VICINITY
Story Is That Bandits Appeared
From Shallow Ditches and Be
gan Shooting WIthont Mak
ing Demands on Party. t
CASROLLTOWN, Pa., July 15. (Spe
cial.) Edward I. Humphries, 40 years
old, of Philadelphia, general manager
and part owner of the Newborn Coal
Company; his wife. 45 years old. and
their son, Edmund, Jr., 14 years old,
were shot to death , at a lonely spot
on the Carrolltown road shortly before
9 o'clock this morning Just after they
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a. trip to the Quaker City.
George C. Tompkins, Jr., of Philadel
phia, a former well-known automobile
racer, but lately a partner of Humph
ries in the coal mining venture, was a
fourth occupant of the motor car.
Fonrfh Occupant 'ot Hurt.
Unharmed by the volley of bullets
that obliterated the Humphries family,
he carried the news of the triple mur
der back to Carrolltown, and his story
of an attack by four masked men re
sulted in the formation of an armed
posse which scoured the region anJ
made several arrests.
A Coroner's jury, however, conducted
an Investigation, and late this after
noon Tompkins was formally arreted
and held without bail on suspicion. He
Is a prisoner in the Cambria County
Jail at Ebensburg.
Eye-vtltneaa Tells Story.
The story of th murder, so far. Is
known in it3 full details by one man
Tompkins. He came into Carrolltown
this morning and gasped the news to
Dr. Arbel and others.
He said that a short distance out of
Carrolltown on the stretch of state
highway known as the Carrolltown
road the machine acted badly, and
finally died altogether. Humphries, ac
cording to Tompkins' story, got out
and tried to get a spark.
As he was making this effort, Tomp
kins said, four masked men appeared
from shallow ditches on either side of
the road, two on the right and two on
the left, and at a distance of 70 feet,
he went on, displayed weapons, one of
which, he said, was a long-barreled re
volver of blue steel, and another which
he maintained was a nickeled revolver.
K Demands Made.
The masked men, he asserts, said
nothing, made no demands, offered no
reasons for their appearance. They
simply began to shoot. He, Tompkins,
said he ducked behind the protection
of the front seat, being seated in the
tonneau of the car.
The first shot killed the Humphries
boy, who was sitting beside Tompkins,
according to the Tompkins story. The
next shot struck Mrs. Humphries be
hind the ear.
Witness Brings Car Hack.
Tompkins said that Humphries, who
had not yet' been shot, shouted, "Let
us get them back to the hospital."
When the bandits again came forward
Humphries leaped from the car and
crawled beneath it to the rear, accord
ing to Tompkins, and Tompkins de
clares he then jumped to the front and
took the wheel, turned the machine
about and sped back to Carrolltown to
give the alarm.
Tompkins said he did not know how
or where Humphries was shot. He
only knew, he said, that Humphries
ran across a field. As a matter of fact,
Humphries' body was found In a
clump of weeds more than a hundred
yards away from the .scene of the
deaths of his wife and boy. Three bul
lets had pierced It, two In the head and
one in the chest.
MEALS TO BE 90G A DAY
CO XT It ACT MADE TO FEED WORK.
MEN AT AMERICAN LAKE.
By Buying in Enormous Quantities
Meals Can Be Served Satisfac
torily, Contractors Think.
TACOMA, Wash., July 15. (Special.)
If several hundred workingmen
would walk In on the average board
lng-house . keeper and demand three
"squares" a day of good, substantial,
nutritious food, ample in quantity and
variety and prepared and served in the
most sanitary manner possible, all for
the price of $1 a day a man, they prob
ably would be told that It could not be
done in these days of high cost of liv
ing, supplemented by war-time food
prices.
Not so. F. W. Sullivan, president of
the Pacific Coast Commissary Com
pany. He Is not only going to feed
several hundred men. but is planning
to feed between 3000 and 5000 three
times every day and plans to reduce
the present price of fl a man to 90
cents.
The company has the contract to feed
ithe thousands of men to be employed
' on the American Lake cantonment
work.
"Buying In enormous quantities and
eliminating all waste is the way we do
"it," he explains. "Nor is quality or
variety sacrificed either in food, prep
aration or service to get results," he
added.
FLOUR MILL IS BURNED
(Continued From Flr.it Pasre.)
Mr. Rankin telephoned to Governor
Withycombe and discussed ways and
means of checking further lawlessness.
As a result of this conference, Sherin
Humphrey, of Klamath Falls, was in
structed by telegram to organize a
special posse and to proceed without
delay against the Industrial Workers
of the World, arresting all members in
that locality and interning them in a
detention camp.
Attorney Carnahan, of Klamath
Falls, special assistant . to United
States Attorney Reames, was Instruct
ed to investigate the destruction of the
mill, to .assist the Sheriffs office and
to secure evidence necessary to prose
cution. United States Attorney Reames, who
was summoned home from Marshfield
by the reports from Klamath Falls, ar
rived last night after an investigation
of I. W. W. trouble In the Coos Bay
district.
"The situation there is in splendid
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el-ally, in and around Coos Bay Is very
patriotic and is doing its part toward
keeping the I. W. W. out. It is true
that 140 men are on strike at the
Protective Association Forming In
Asotin and Nez Perce Counties.
LEWISTON, Ida., July 15. (Special.)
Following a powerful address deliv
ered at the city hall by Dean Ayers, of
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CORVALLIS, Or., July 15.
(Special.) Arnold J. Funk, of
Corvallis, has just redteived his
commission in the regular Army.
He is a graduate of Oregon Agri
cultural College, and was an hon
or student, class president and
captain of a cadet company. He
will shortly go to Fort Leaven
worth to take up his duties in the
Army. Since his graduation sev
eral years ago he has been em
ployed here In the Benton
County State Bank.
the University of Idaho, dealing with
the I. W. W. situation in Idaho, a com
mittee was appointed to take steps to
ward organizing a protective associa
tion in Nez Perce and Asotin counties
to give support to the officers and to
meet any emergencies that may arise.
The committee comprises T. H. Bart
lett, chairman; F. S. Randall, H. L.
Powers and A. W. Schmidt of Lewiston,
E. E. Halse7 and Robert A. Foster of
Clarkston, Charles Florence of Asotin,
D. J. Wyatt of Webb Ridge and
Charles Jansen of Waha.
DISLOYAIi ACTS ARE CHARGED
Spokesman for Bisbee Refugees Held
Trouble-Maker.
BISBEE, Ariz., July 15. W. B.
Cleary, local attorney and labor advo
cate, vho was deported with 1286 In
dustrial Workers of the World sympa
thizers by local citizens and officers
Thursday, was openly charged with in
citing Industrial Workers of the World
labor disturbances here, opposing the
workings of the selective draft law
and attempting to hinder the Nation in
the prosecution of the war on Germany
in a telegram sent Saturday to Presi
dent Wilson. Governor Campbell, Sec
retary of War Baker and the military
commanders at San Antonio and El
Paso, Tex., by local officials and citi
zens. The telegram was signed by Mayor
Jacob Erickson, Sheriff Harry C.
Wheeler, Vance Johnson, chairman of
the Board of Supervisors; J. S. Hender
son, president of the Citizens' Protect
ive League; Miles Merrill, president of
the Workmen's Loyalty League, and C.
W. Allen, president of the Warren
District Commercial Club.
The telegram follows in part:
"For a long time Mr. Cleary has been
outspoken in his public utterances in
opposition to our war with Germany;
he has advised his followers against
the purchase of liberty bonds; on
every possible occasion he has opposed
military conscription and has described
the strike in this district as a protest
against military conscription. In a
mining district where labor conditions
are the best and. wages the highest
paid anywhere in the world for the
same class of work, we consider that
the existing conditions are largely the
result of Mr. Cleary's public and pri
vate utterances in which he has con
stantly fostered and engendered indus
trial strife.
"The deportation of undesirable per
sons from this district on July 12 was
not the work of a mob, but was con
ducted by the Sheriff of this county
and 1200 law-abiding citizens and Dep
uty Sheriffs, among whom were at
least 1000 men who have continued
work in the mines of this district, not
withstanding the strike and the out
rages and unlawful treatment to which
they were subjected by the Industrial
Workers of the World. The whole pro
ceeding was quiet, orderly and deter
mined. And the only bloodshed which
occurred was brought about through
the action of an Industrial Worker of
the World member who killed a Dep
uty Sheriff by firing through a door
without warning and who was himself
killed by the posse."
CAVALRY IS SENT TO MIAMI
Troop May Replace or Reinforce
Two Troops From Globe.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., July 15. A troop of
cavalry was sent from here to Miami
today, but whether to replace or to re
inforce the two troops sent there from
Globe yesterday was not known here.
NINE CLIMB MOUNT HOOD
Oswego Party Makes Fast Time
From Government Camp.
A party of nine persons from Os
wego and Applegate, Jackson County,
climbed Mount Hood in quick time yes
terday and they believe they made a
new record for a climb for a mixed
party.
The climbers, under the direction of
Hans Fuhrer, as guide, left Govern
ment Camp yesterday at 3 A. M. and
reached the summit of Mount Hood at
11:40 A. M. They started on the re
turn at-12:40 and reached Government
Camp at 3:10 P. M.
Those in the party were: J. W.
Stone, John Stone. Lucile and Lelah
Stone, Wilber Wilmot, Walter Dicken
son and Shirley Stone, Oswego, and
Roy and Margaret Brown, Applegate.
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Americans Assert Mine Operators
Discbarge Them to Give Work
to Outsiders Military Men
Try to Obtain Settlement.
FLAT RIVER, Mo., July 16. The
presence of a detachment of Missouri
National Guardsmen today in the lead
belt In the vicinity of Flat River did
not prevent the continued exodus of
foreign-born miners, who, since Fri
day, have been driven out of this dis
trict by American-born miners.
Tonight It Is estimated that 1000 for
eigners have left the district. Just
where they have gone is not definitely
known here, though several carloads
of refugees have been started toward
St. Louis, while others have gone In
a generally northern direction.
Some, fearing violence, did not wait
for trains, but trudged into the sur
rounding hill country, where they made
temporary camps or found such shelter
as they might.
No mob violence occurred today, nor
did the American miners gather in any
threateningly large numbers.
Operators Want Workmen.
Unsuccessfully efforts were made to
bring about a conference between the
American-born miners dnd the mine
managers. In an attempt .to conserve
labor to the mines. Superintendents of
several companies, however, held a con
ference at Bonne Terre, near here.
They declared that some heTp must
be had at once unless the output ot
lead Is to be curtailed seriously. They
did not decide to replace the depart
ing miners with other foreigners, but
leave the question of foreign employ
ment to the companies. The companies
concerned are the St. Joseph Lead
Company, the pesloge Company, the St.
Louis Smelting & Refining Company
and a Guggenheim corporation.
Today weary mothers carrying
babies, with older children trudging
along in the dust, lined almost every
road out of town.
They were going to Join their hus
bands who were driven out yesterday
and the day before, but many of them
did not know Just where to. go. Trains
were boarded at every town in the
district by entire families of refugees.
eaoh adult carrying a bundle wrapped
in a sheet, a pack of bedding or an
old valise. Many refugees destitute of
the necessaries of life are camped In
tne wooas.
Grand Jury to Be Called.
No mob thus far has appeared at
Leadwood, but 60 persons left today.
Major William Stepp, in command of
the troops, is said to fear the with
drawal of the forces would be fol
lowed by another outbreak against
foreigners.
Judge Peter Hook, of Ste Genevieve,
who will arrive in St. Francois County
tomorrow, is expected to call a special
grand Jury at once to investigate the
outbreaks. Prosecutor Matthews said
the general sentiment in St. Francois
County was against the outbreak and
that the offenders would be prosecuted.
Major Stepp, Captain Jones and Lieu
tenant Rutledge made a tour of the
foreign colonies this morning. They
found that last night about 200 homes
of the foreign-born miners had been
pillaged and that women and children
were without food. It also was found
that American-born miners were buy
ing cows and other property from the
women at purely nominal prices.
A crowd of 14 men was stopped at
one of the Federal shafts and searched
for weapons. Three revolvers were
seized.
About 200 men from Elvins, a small
mining town near here, conferred with
Major Stepp today.
The men told their grievances. Sum
marized, their remarks were about as
follows:
Conference to Be Held.
"We want only a chance to work and
support our families without being
thrown out to make room for foreign
ers. Winter is coming and the mining
companies are discharging Americans
to make room for foreigners. We wish
to harm no one; we have killed no one;
we do not think anyone has been hurt;
we have destroyed no property, but
the mining companies are discharging
Americans and it is against that that
we protest."
Major Stepp then told the men that
the troops were here to preserve order,
to protect life and property and that
under the laws all had a right to live
and work unmolested, and further vio
lence would not be tolerated.
Major Stepp advised the men to seek
further conferences with the mining
companies and he believed the difficul
ty could be adjusted.
A labor committee then went among
the men urging them to go home an&
await the result of the conference
which Major Stepp is arranging.
4000 MARCH IX BIG CORTEGE
Citizens of Bisbee Honor Man Who
Died on Duty.
BISBEE, Ariz., July 15. Four thou
sand members of the Citizens' Protec
tive League and the Workmen's Loyalty
League marched today in the funeral
procession of Orson P. McRae, a miner
and Deputy Sheriff who was killed in
Thursday's round-up of more than 1100
Z. W. W. striking copper miners and
their alleged sympathizers.
Each marcher wore a white handker
chief, the insignia of the two organl
zations. tied around his right arm.
All the mines in the Warren district
were closed during the funeral.
Armed civilian guards stationed at
points outside the district continue to
keep a close watch on all roads to pre
vent any of the deported men returning
to Bisbee. livery train and automobile
entering the district is searched by the
guards.
Signs warning members of the I. W.
W. that they will be shown no mercy
if they enter the district have been
posted on every highway.
Leaders of the citizens here express
conndence that all of the exiles will
not be returned to the district under
protection of United States troops.
Officers of the Citizens' and Work
men's Leagues tonight reiterated their
statements that orderly men who de
sire work would be welcomed to the
district and treated with every courtesy,
but asserted that "agitators" would not
be allowed to return under any cir
cumstances unless by orders of the
Federal Government. Local leaders as
sert that they are confident such orders
will not be issued from Washington.
Sheriff Harry Wheeler tonight de
clared he anticipated no further trouble
in this district. The mines were work
lng tonight with greatly lncreasec"
shifts. No trouble occurred during the
day.
All fancy Spring and Summer weight worsteds, cheviots, cassimeres;
tweeds and homespuns, pinch-back, English, conservative and box mod
els, will be sold at the following reduced prices:
$18.00 Suits now $13.75
$20.00 Suits now $15.75
$22.50 Suits now.... $17.75
Staple Worsteds, Serges and Black Suits; 10 per cent off. Our season is
practically over yours is only well under way. Let us show you today.
PHEGLEY & CAVENDER
Corner Fourth and Alder Streets
FIRE HITS
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One-third of Business District
Is Destroyed.
I. W. W. PLOT IS ALLEGED
Tramp Printer Admits Causing Fire
and Tells Conflicting Stories.
Fire Hydrants Found
Tampered With.
MOJAVE, Cal.. July 15. (Special.)
An I. W. W. plot to destroy the town
of Mojave is charged by local officers
following the confession of J. O. Day,
now held In the City Jail. One-third
the business section of the town, in
cluding the postoffice, a newspaper of
fice, the telephone exchange and a
large office were wholly destroyed
early today.
Day admits he started the fire, but
says it was an accident. He tells con
flicting stories and can give no co
herent account of his recent move
ments. Two days ago two large fire hydrants
maintained by the General Petroleum
Company, were tampered with and the
valves removed to make them useless
in case of fire. One of the hydrants is
directly opposite the building in which
the flames were first discovered and
the other is in front of the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe railroad station.
Local officials discovered the condition
of the hydrants and hastily repaired
the valves yesterday.
Day obtained temporary employment
yesterday with William Evans, editor
of the Mojave Press. The editor caught
a night train for Los Angeles. Within
a few minutes after his employer left.
the fire was discovered 'In the news
paper building. Day disappeared and
late today was captured when he was
seen walking down the railroad tracks.
Otto Haez, the postmaster, entered
the burning postoffice in an attempt
to save a bag of mail and was caught
under falling timbers. He was dragged
to safety by firemen after his feet had
been seriously burned.
GAMP BOARDS TO HURRY
APPLICATIONS TO BE PASSED ON
CAREFULLY BY EXAMINER.
Date for Finn Expires Today, Which
la Lant Chance for Civilian to
Get Commissions In Army.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 15. The time
limit for filing applications for admit
tance to the second Reserve Officers'
training camp, which starts at the Pre
sidio here August 27. which was to
have expired today, was extended to
tomorrow by order today of Western
Department headquarters of the United
States Army.
Jt was pointed out by Army officials
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Take a box along on hiking trips
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missions in the military forces.
Final reports of committees handling
applications will be made immediately
to Major Sam F. Bottoms, U. S. A., in
charge of the camp, allowing him one
month in which to pass on applications.
SHINE PRICJES GOING UP
Portland Bootblacks Form Union at
Labor Temple.
Five-cent shoe shines will soon be a
thing of the past in Portland. At the
organization of the new Portland Boot
blacks' Union yesterday at the Labor
Temple, the first step in standardizing
the vocation, was taken. More than
50 stands, representing between 150
and 175 bootblacks, were represented
at the meeting. Most of them were the
10-cent stands, but there were several
5-cent stands and others of these are ex
pected to come into the organization.
The new union will be affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor
and there is no creed or color bar.
John Preggastis was elected presi
dent and Mine Anderson vice-president.
C. J. Williams, prominent in the colored
Masonic Lodge, was elected financial
secretary and S. Adia was named treas
urer. The trustees are William Marres,
George Israel and Andrew Thanos.
Matters to come up at another meet
ing will be the scale of wages and
working conditions and hours.
The German Mauser can fire faster
than any other rifle used in the war.
The magazine holds five cartridges,
packed in charges.
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$25.00 Suits now $19.75
$27.50 Suits now ....$21.75
$30.00 Suits now..... $23.75
MEN RETURN TO WORK
FEDERATED METAL TRADES I'MOXS
REACH AGREEMENT.
Independent Mine Workers' Union Still
Oat, bat Advised by Commissioner
of Mediation to Stop Strike.
BUTTE. Mont., July 15. The Metal
Trades Council last night voted to
recommend to the various unions whose
delegates comprise the council that all
strikes be declared off and the men re
turn to work Tuesday morning. This
would leave the unaffiliated Metal Mine
Workers' Union the only one on strike.
The various unions, including the ma
chinists, boilermakers. blacksmiths and
structural iron workers, meet today to
take action on the recommendation, the
prospect being, J. F. O'Brien, president
of the Metal Trades Council, said, that
they would vote to return to work.
Representatives of the metal trades
will begin conferences with the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company Tuesday
relative to their demands for wage in
creases. The company has refused to
treat with them while members of their
crafts were not at work.
W. H. ftodgers, commissioner of medi
ation, addressed the metal trades unions
last night on the relationships between
the Department of Labor and working-
men of the country. In the afternoon
he talked to the Metal Mine Workers'
Union, whose men are still on strike,
independent of the American Federation
of Labor organizations, and advised
them to return to work, telling them
this would be the proper procedure in
view of the fact that the employers are
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determined not to treat with them, as
their members ceased work without
making demands or filing any com
plaint. While not committing himself or
making any promises on behalf of the
Department of Labor, Mr. Rodgers said
if the miners would return to work he
would use every endeavor to secure for
them an improvement In working con
ditions and the most advantageous
wage Increase possible.
CORPS MOVEMENT SOUGHT
Request to Forward Eugene Ambu
lance Unit to Allentown Made.
EUGENE. Or.. July 15. (Special.)
Application for transportation to take
the Fourteenth Red Cross Ambulance
Corps, a University of Oregon organi
zation, to the National mobilization
camp for Red Cross forces at Allen
town, Pa., was made today by Captain
J. Eberle Kuykendall. in response to
instructions from the War Department.
Captain Kuykendall made a similar ap
plication two weeks ago and was in
formed at that time that he should tel
egraph his application July 15.
The reason given for the delay was
that there was no room for the Oregon
boys at the Allentown camp at the time
of the previous request for transporta
tion. Captain Kuykendall said that ha
possibly would receive some definite or
der for the movement of the corps
within the noxt two or thioe days.
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