THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX. FRIDAY, . JUNE 21. 1918.
eTELEGRAMS sent
I BY TRAIN SEIZED
I Five Western Union Agents
I With Briefcases Full of
E Messages Arrested.
Mr
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POSTAL LAW HELD BROKEN
Telegraph Company Said to Have
Been Conducting Illegal Traffic
Long Time Execultves
.1 to Be Prosecuted.
WASHINGTON. June 20. Transmis
sion of night letter telegrams by train
messenger instead of-by wire between
Eastern cities is a practice of long
standing, it was learned today after the
Uostof fice Department bad taken ac
tion to stop the traffic by arresting
;f ive train agents of the Western Union
.Company who had brief cases' filled
-with night messages, which they were
-carrying between New Tork. Boston,
. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing-Cton-
. The messengers, four of whom were
taken at New Tork and one at Boston,
i-will be called before a Federal grand
'jury. Those responsible for it will be
.charged with violating the law giving
jthe Government postal system a mo
nopoly of the transmission of public
communications by train or other post
.routes.
i. It was Intimated today that a few
hlgh officials of the company knew of
jthe practice. Upon conviction they
would be subject to the penalty of $500
fine or six months imprisonment for,
,ach offense.
. Murk Evidence Obtained.
Postal inspectors who made the eeiz
ures today had previously gathered evi
dence, it is said, that thousands of
Uilght letter telegrams have been car
ded by train between the Eastern cities
and delivered to their destinations with
Jill the earmarks of having been sent
by wire.
Fictitious letters and figures, ordi-'
iiarily indicating the -identity of the
telegraph operators at each end of the
wire and the time of receipt, were
"borne by the messages, which had been
typed in the offices where they orig
inated. y.. By leaving either end of their routes
on midnight trains, messengers were
Usually able to deliver bundles of mes
sages in the destination cities early
the following morning and the tele
Jrama were then distributed to the ad
dressees as if they had Just come by
wire.
On some occasions, it is said, trains
were held up for hours, and the tele
grams were then transmitted by wire
rom the nearest station.
- System Long In Operation.
I" Reports reaching the Postofflce De
partment today after the seizures were
that the system of sending quantities
of messages by train had been in ef
fect for many years, and that since it
often relieved wires already overbur
dened and resulted in delivery as
promptly as if they had actually been
telegraphed, the practice was consid
ered justified.
' Postal authorities will refer their
evidence to District Attorneys In New
York and Boston for prosecution,
which, it Is said, will be directed at
the company officers or executives re
sponsible for the system, rather than
at the messengers, who acted only as
employes under instruction.
NEW TORK, June 20. Newcomb
Carlton, president of the Western Uniqn
Telegraph Company, today declined to
discuss the arrest of agents of the
company on charges of conveying
'night letters" by train instead of by
wire.
OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON. June 20. The Army
casualty list today contained 73 names
divided as follows:
Killed In action, 17: died of wounds, 9;
died of airplane accident. 2; died of dis
ease, 7: died of accident and other cao.se. 1;
wounded severely, 32: wounded, degree un
determined, 4; missing- In action, 1.
The list follows:
KILLED IN ACTION Lieutenants Henry
L. Eddy, New Britain, Con.; Judson P. Gal
loway, Newburgh. N". T. ; Corporals John C.
Brown, Atlanta. Kan.; George D. Dole, New
Haven. Conn.; John H. Owen, Mattoon, Wis. :
Wagoner John T. Cassldy, Providence, K.
I.: Mechanic Ray A. Hanson. Shell Lake,
Wis.; Privates Harry Barrick. Townsend.
Mont.; Patrick Bartheiett, Backoo, N. D. ;
Hiram Q. Cox, Fairmont. Ind.; William Gal
lagher. Londonderry. I re. and: Fred B. Jen
kins, Huntsviiie. Ky. ; Frank Just. Penn Yan.
N. T. ; Joseph L. McAvoy. Chicago; Joseph
H. Began, Pittifleld, Mass.; John Steven
son, Chicago; Marvin Williams, Colllnsvllle.
Ala. .
DIED OF WOUNDS Lieutenant Calvin
L. Capps, Lucama. N. C; Mechanic Jim
Arnold, Belle Buckle, Tenn.; Privates Reu
ben W. Blesecker. MondovL Wla; Harry T.
Brooking, Kirkaville, Mo.; Antonio Grassi.
Mozzano, Italy; Clarence St. John, Cleve
land. O.: Dale L. Scott. Rlnardmills. O.;
Walter Stelmaszek, South Chicago. III.: Ser
geant Edward A. Tenbroeck. Springfield.
Mass.
DIED OF DISEASE Major Edward
Shoults. Alexandria, Va.; Corporal Edward
Lowrey, Princeton. Ky.; Fireman Juan Diaz.
Colonla, Spain: Privates Percy Bergln. Lis
bon. N. H. ; Percy E. Cobb, Attteboro. Mass.;
William HU1, Rocheport, Mo.; Robert A.
Murray, Jr., Bralntree, Mass.
DIED IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT Lieu
tenant .Joe G. Trees. Pittsburg. Pa.; Ser
geant Frank Ennls, Valley Fails. H L
DIED OF ACCIDENT AND OTHER
CAUSES Private Thomas Payne, Dayton, O.
SEVERELY WOUNDED Lieutenants
James P. Arnold. Butler. Mo.; E. T. Erlck
son. Livingston. Mont.; James C. Ferguson.
Tipton. Ia.; James Alexander Henderson.
Brldgeton, Mo. ; Norbert W. Markus, Qulncy,
111.; Leon G. Ruth. Clinton. N. Y. ; Fred
erick B. Stokes. New York: Sernunti
Charles F. Davis. Bonne Terre. Mo.; David
r. iiay. campDellsvllle. Ky. ; Corporal John
Bennett. Jacksonville, Fla. : Privates JoseDh
Clechowskl. Rockvllle. Conn.: James C.
Cox. Indianapolis: Joseph T. Farmer, Yon-
kers, N. y.; Harvey Green. Rockjort, Ind.;
John Grogan. Jr., Rumson. N. Y. ; John
Grubb. Wllmonton, DeL; Martin F. Hayes,
.Syracuse. N. 1.: Albert Hewett. Stafford
Springs. Conn.; Lawson E. Hower, Frack
vllle. Pa.: Paul Laurokovlc Minskl, Russia;
Charier Marczewski, Schenectady, N. Y. ;
barren P. Mummert, Penbrook. Pa.: Daniel
Plummer, New York: Fred M. Reynolds.
Delton. Va.; Richard S. Russell. Wills Point.
Tex.: Walter S. Stewart, Lakevlew, Miss.:
William Ulrlch. New Britain. Conn.: George
S. Ungar, Hamopol. Austria; Bert T. Weid-
ner. Sapulpa, Okla.: William West, Rich
mond. 'Va.; Benjamin C. White, South Had
ley, Mass.: William E. Williams, Shrews
bury. W. Va.
ADVICE GIVEN MOOSE
JTCDGK MORROW URGES MEMBER
SHIP OP MINISTERS OF GOSPEL,
At Least One Divine, Says Speaker,
Should Be In Every Lodge Quality
to Be Preferred to Quantity.
EUGENE, " On. June 20. (Special.)
a he procuring of at least one member,
who is a minister of the gospel by
every lodge of the. Loyal Order, of
Moose in the state of Oregon was urged
In an address here today by Circuit
Judge Robert F. Morrow, the princi
pal speaker at the finst annual meet
ing of the Oregon Field Day Associa
tion of the order. Judge Morrow urged
the lodges of the state to seek qual'
ity instead of quantity in building up
their membership, asserting that the
order should strive for intellectual, as
well as social development. An invi
tation from the Portland lodge of
Moose to hold the next ahual field day
meeting in that city was unanimously
accepted, the date of the meeting to be
determined by the Portland lodge. The
Field Day Association elected Rev.
Owen F. Jones, of Baker, as president.
Other officers chosen are as follows
George M. Orton. of Portland, vice-
president; A. K. Meek, of Eugene, sec
retary; Allen R. Joy. of Portland,
treasurer.
A resolution was passed urging the
appointment of Rev. Owen F. Jones, of
Baker, by the National war commission
of the order, as one of the moral work
ers of the Moose with the war forces
in France.
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WOUNDED, DEGREE UNDETERMINED
Privates Leverett E. Bishop, New York:
Artie E. Browning, Washington. D. C: John
W. George. Des Moines, la.; James L. Rellly,
New York.
MISSING IN ACTION Lieutenant Oliver
J. Kendall. Napervllle. 111.
PRISONERS. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED
MISSING Captain George C. Freeland.
Westvllle. Conn.; Sergeant Harold W.
Tucker, Providence, R. I.; Corporals Jack
Bathgate, Orange, Con.; Thomas F. Barry,
New Haven, Conn.; Harold A. Bergman,
New Haven. Conn.; Melvln R. Carlson.
Jamaica Plain. Mass.: Arthur F. Johnson.
Middletown, Conn.; Mechanics Augustus H.
Chapman. Golchester, Conn.; Peter F. Plant,
Qulncy. Mass.: Privates Adellard Barbeau.
Danlelson. Conn.: Percival Barnes, New
Haven. Conn.; Lester Btgelow, New Haven.
Conn.: William 8. Cardell. Cranston. R. L:
Harry C. Caverly, Manchester, N. H. ; Clyde
D. Charrette. South Deerfleld. Mass.; Lester
R. Clark, New Haven, Conn.; George E.
Collver, New Haven. Conn. : Ernesto de
Martlno, Hartford, Conn.; Oliver T. Elliot,
Boston; Antolne Gagnon, Bristol, Conn.;
Howard M Garton, Paw tucket. R. L; Frank
Gillespie. Dorchester, Mass.; Louis J. Gold
man, Philadelphia; George L. Hawley. Hart
ford. Conn.: William R. Hler, Bristol. Vt.;
William Hopke. Brooklyn. N. Y. ; Lewis R.
Lenhart. Sommerf ield. Pa.; Lloyd W. Litch
field. Needham. Mass.; John J. Milan. South
Boston. Mass.: Joseph A. Reach. Rldge
fleld. Conn.; Earl C. Rogers, Danvflle. Vt:
Frank Sutcllffe. Falrhaven. Mass.; Arnold
D. Umba, Middletown. Conn.
NOTE Previously reported killed In
action, now reported missing In action. Pri
vate Clarence L. Massey. Columbus. Ga.
' CHICAGO. June 20. Second Lieu
tenant Bernard F. Hurless was danger
ously Injured, perhaps fatally, and First
Lieutenant Charles Driver was serious
ly hurt' today when a trench mortar
exploded at Fort Sheridan.
MONTGOMERY, Ala.. June 20. Sec
ond Lieutenant Halbert Clark, of Wash
ington, D. C. was killed, and Cadet
Aviator Erdman was injured today
near Taylor Field by the fall of an
airplane in which they were flying at
a height of 800 feet.
ABERDEEN, Miss., June 20. Lieu
tenant Leo M. Hines, EUenwood, Kan.,
and Lieutenant Francis M. Roberts, of
Watertown, N. Y-. are dead, and Lieu
tenant Robert G. Moore. Elmwood
Place, O., may die as the result of an
airplane collision today at an altitude
of 1700 feet near Payne Field.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. June 20 Losing
control of his airplane while attempt
ing a landing. Cadet Flyer H. W. Mc
Clannahan, of Lewisburg, Tenn., fell
several hundred feet at Park Field,
Tenn., today and was killed.
G. 11. STEEL IS DEAD
Portland Pioneer Passes
Age of 72 Years.
at
LIFE IS USEFULLY SPENT
Former Postmaster Active In Polit
ical and Industrial Growth of
State First Streetcar Line
In City Built by Him.
Georcre A- Steel, pioneer in Portland.
twice postmaster of the city, builder of
its first electric lines and for one term
State Treasurer of Oregon, died late
yesterday at the Good Samaritan Hospital.
Mr. steers death followed tnat or nis
wife at an interval of only eight
months. He had been critically ill and a
patient In the hospital for eight weeks,
but hid Illness with Bright's disease ex
tended over a longer period.
In earlier days Mr. Steel had a large
part in the political and industrial life
of Portland and the state. He came
into prominence as chairman of the
State Republican Central Committee
during the acrid Hayes-Tllden cam
paign in 1876. For two terms he served
as postmaster of Portland, the first In
1881-1885. the second from 1890-1894.
During the second term of Senator
Chamberlain as Governor of Oregon
Mr. Steel was State Treasurer, elected
on the Republican ticket. While not en
gaged In political activities he busied
himself with Industrial enterprises.
those relating to electric lines being on
large scale for the decade that wit
nessed them.
With his brother, William G. Steel.
now superintendent or urater lsk
Park, he built the Fulton-street and
the Oregon City carlines. the first in
Portland. He was a member of the
original book and stationery firm, now
the J. K. Gill Company, then but the
partnership, Gill & Steel. Small for
tunes, realized In some ox nis ventures.
were lost in others.
For some time after the death of bis
DON REGION TO BE
FOR COSSACKS ONLY
Movement in Progress for Ex
pulsion of Jews and All
Other Settlers.
40,000 REFUGEES SUFFER
St. Louis without consulting him and
then prevailed upon him to go W est.
The defense laid much emphasis on
testimony tending to show that O'Leary,
since his return from Sara. Wash.,
Tuesday, in custody of Federal offi
cers, had had no opportunity of con
ferring with his brother, his counsel
or others Interested in John's behalf,
relative to the testimony he would
give today.
Hearer Paper Reaches Prisoner.
Then Earl B. Barnes, the Assistant
District Attorney, prosecuting the case,
elicited from the Sinn Felner a state
ment that he had read In this morn
ing's New York American an interview
with T. B. Felder, attorney for John
J. O'Leary, which gave Felder'a version
of the testimony Jeremiah "was ex
pected to give" at the trial today "If
he told the truth."
This paper O'Leary said, he had seen
at the Tombs prison, where he has been
confined. Papers spread upon the floor
of his cell as a "makeshift carpet." and
which were dated as far back as June
6. furnished him with Information as
to the progress of his brother's trial,
the witness admitted.
Prisoner Keeps His Nerve
O'Leary maintained his composure
throughout the day's questioning. A
smile overspread his features most of
the time, but once or twice he became
nettled when questioned as to the "per
secution" he claimed to have feared
from the Government.
Plight of Russians Awaiting Pcxmlg.
Blon to Enter German Occu
pied Territory Said to
Be Deplorable.
MOSCOW. Tuesday. June 11. (By the
Associated Press.) Since taking over
control of the Don region, the Don
Cossacks, under the leadership of Gen
eral Krasnoff, have begun the expul
sion of all new settlers as well as Jews.
The Cossacks have long resented set
tlement by newcomers in the Don re
gion and fights between the two par
ties have taken place. All Cossacks
between the ages of 18 and 60 are en
gaged In the crusade to expel new
comers. ORSHA, Mohilev, Russia. June 9.
(By the Associated Press. The condi
tion of the 40,000 refugees gathered
here awaiting permission to enter
German occupied territory Is extremely
bad. About 70 per cent of them are
women and children.
The all-Russian union of cities which
Is caring for the refugees is feeding
12.000 dally. Soup with little meat and
a quarter-pound of bread is given each
person.
In spite of the offer made by the
union to provide Germany with trains
to transport the refugees gathered at
Orhsa in greater numbers, so as to
prevent the spread of epidemics in the
hot season, the Germans have flatly re
fused to expedite the work. The situ
ation is aggravated by the constant ar
rival of new batches of refugees.
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George A. Steel, Pioneer. ex-Postmaster
of Portland and ex-State
Treasurer, Who Died Yesterday.
wife Mr. Steel maintained bis home at
242 East Twentieth street. Later, be
fore being taken to the hospital, he
made his home with old-time friends of
the city.
An adopted daughter, Mrs. Minna
Harper, lives at Berkeley, CaL She
and the brother comprise the only im
mediate surviving relatives. It is not
yet known whether either will attempt
to come for the funeral, which will
probably be held tomorrow.
Mr. Steel was born at Stafford. O.
April 22. 1846. being past 72 years old
at the time of his death. He came to
Portland in 1862. at the age of 16 years.
and throughout the remainder of his
life counted this city his home.
GOMPERS IS RE-ELECTED
HOST OFFICERS OF FEDERATIOS
OF LABOR. REMAIN ITT OFFICE.
O'LEARY PLEADS SICKNESS
(Continued From First Pure.)
the trial of a divorce action at Reno
and this was the object of his assist
ant's trip.
Lyons "took the bull by the horns,"
O'Leary. said, bought two tickets Xor
President of Orsanlxatlon Says Tollers
of United States Will Continue
to Support War.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. June 20. After re
electing moet of its officers, the Amer
ican Federation of Labor concluded its
sessions here late today and adjourned
to meet next year in Atlantic City,
N. J.
President Samuel Gompers, Wash
ington; secretary, Frank Morrison,
Washington, and treasurer, Daniel J.
Tobln. Indianapolis, Ind., were re-elected
without opposition.
James O Connell, Washington, second
vice-president, and an officer In the
federation for 23 years, announced that
he would not be a candidate for re
election because of certain regulations
In the union to which he belonged. Ac
cordingly each re-elected vice-president
was moved up one step on the list.
The following other officers were
elected:
First vice-president. James Duncan.
Qulncy, Mass., re-elected: second vice-presi
dent. Joseph F. Vanlentlne. Cincinnati:
third vice-president. John R. Aplne, Chi
cago; fourth vice-president. Frank Duffy.
Indianapolis; filth vice-president. William
Green, Indianapolis; sixth vice-president.
William E. Mahon. Detroit: seventh vice-
president. Thomas A. Rlekert, Chlcafo. and
eigntn vice-presiaent. Jacob Fischer, Indian
spoils. Ind.
Rickert displaced H. B. Ferham. St.
Louis, wno was an officer for more
than 10 years. Fischer was the victor
in a hot three-cornered fight with
James Wilson. Cincinnati, and William
H. Johnston, Washington. Johnston
was nominated on the first roll call.
and Fischer nosed out Wilson on the
second ballot.
In closing the convention President
Gompers declared that the German mili
tary machine the result of 60 years of
preparation was beginning to show
signs of crumbling, and predicted that
the combined allied-American Army
soon would be victorious.
"American labor has done, and will
continue to do its full share of the
work and fighting necessary to bring
victory to the cause of freedom and
Justice," he said.
FUGITIVE FIGHTING HUNS
Man Wanted In Lane County Writes
From "Shell Holes of France."
EUGENE. Or., June 20. (Special.)
Daniel Michael, fugitive from Lane
County, Is now among "the shell holes
of France." according to a letter re
ceived here today. Michael In writing
to a friend Inclosed his photograph In
the uniform of the Canadian Engi
neers. After flight from Lane County
about one year ago he was arrested
at Crescent City, CaL. where he broke
Jail by prying off bars from the Jail
window a few hours before the ar
rival of an officer from Lane County,
v. bo expected to bring the prisoner
back to Oregon. .
The letter today was the first word
regarding his whereabouts since his
disappearance from the California
city. Michael is wanted here on a
statutory charge.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
ACCIDENTS ON INCREASE
TOTAL OF 20,760 PERSONS HURT IN
YEAR IX OREGON.
mis-
Industrial Accident Insurance Co:
slon Reports That Only 169 of
Those Injured Succumbed.
SALEM. Or., June 20. (Special.) In
a statement issued today by the Indus
trial Accident Commission covering its
business for the year ending May 31, a
great increase In work for the period
is pointed out. owing to the fact, the
commission states, that a much larger
number of firms have taken advantage
of the workmen's compensation act and
greater activity caused by war condi
Uons.
In the statement the commission
says:
"During the year ending May 31,
1917. 11,761 accidents were reported to
the commission, of which 83 were fatal.
while during the past year 20,769 acci
dents were reported, 169 of these being
fatal.
"Employers contributed to the insur
ance fund during the past year $1,573.-
690.32, while in the preceding year the
total was only 1882.175.69. The pay
ments made by workmen during the
same periods were $106,400.44 and
$145,561.89, respectively.
"There was paid out In compensation
benefits during the past year $1,266,
642.74, and for the preceding year the
total was $884,942.22.
"During the year ending May 31.
1917, the cost of administration was
equal to 7.68 per cent of the total re
ceipts, while for the last 12 months the
ratio was lowered to 6.17 per cent. Out
of all moneys spent by the commission
for every purpose since the law became
effective. Injured workmen have re
ceived In compensation benefits 91.71
per cent of the total expenditures."
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dent Tuesday which resulted in the
death of Peter E. Stream and Mrs. E.
L. Hurd. of Hoqulam. Wash.
"We find from the evidence that the
occupants of the automobile did not
exercise due diligence when approach
ing the crossing," said the report in
part. Mrs. E. I Lord, the only sur
vivor of the accident, did not testify,
as she is still in the hospital suffer
lng from shock.
It became known today that Mr.
Stream was en route to Berkeley. CaL.
to marry a Mrs. A. E. Stream, widow
of a cousin who died several years ago.
when the accident occurred.
James French oa Way o Japan la In
terest of Big; Marine Classifi
cation Society.
Lloyd's chief surveyor in the United
States and Canada, James French,
known to every steel shipbuilder In the
country and to most of the wooden
constructors as well. Is here -on an in
spection trip of the yards in advance of
a voyage to Japan In the Interest of the
big marine classification society.
Mr. French says the tremendous rusn
of ships, the result ofth e most gigantic
programme the world has ever known
In a maritime way. is not lessening
workmanship, and the carriers are go
ing into commission for the allied gov
ernments as though in peace times. In
the United States there are two classi
fications having to do with American
tonnage, Lloyd's and the American Bu
reau of Shipping. On French ships the
Bureau Veritas governs, that being the
French classification society.
Yesterday Mr. French, accompanied
by Walter Lang, representing Lloyd's
In the Oregon district. Inspected ships
at the Northwest Steel Company, Co
lumbia River Shipbuilding Corporation,
Alblna Engine & Machine Works, and
the Columbia Engineering Works. To
day they will visit the plants of the
Supple-Ballln Shipbuilding Corporation,
the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company
and the North Portland and Vancouver
yards of the O. M. Standifer Construc
tion Corporation. Mr. French took in
British Columbia yards en route from
New Tork and returns to the Puget
Sound district tonight to visit yards
there, sailing from Seattle for Japan
June 27.
Million Pounds of Ice Contracted.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 20. (Spe
cial.) A million pounds of Ice or more
will be needed by Uncle Sam In Van
couver Barracks during the coming
year to keep the food of his nephews
cool and sanitary, and to supply this
ice. once thought a luxury, but now a
necessity, a contract was given to the
Vancouver Ice & Cold Storasre Com-
COLUMBIA
Today and Tomorrow Only
CHARLES
ENGINEER IS NOT BLAMED
Auto Driver Responsible for Dis
aster at Med ford.
MBDFORD, Or- June 20. (Special.)
A Coroner's Jury today returned a
verdict relieving the Southern Pacific
of all blame for the automobile acc'-
HAED WORK FOB WOMEN.
It Is a question if women doing men's
work deserve particular sympathy, for it Is
doubtful If there Is any work that Is harder
than every-day housework. Overwork tells
on the kidneys, and when the kidneys are
affected one looks and feels older than the
actual years. Mrs. A. G. Wells. R. R. 5.
Rocky Mount. N. C. writes: "I cannot praise
Foley Kidney Pills enough for the wonderful
benefit I have derived from their use for a
short while." Sold everywhere. Paid Adve
Scrappier
Than Ever
tn
His
Mack
Sennetfs
Scream
Two
Tough
Tenderfeet
Own
Home
Town
pany. The contract is ror rrom juiy i.
1918. to July 1. 1919. It will be sup
plied as needed dally.
WALLA WALLA VIEWS FIRE
Remote Mountain Blaze May Put
Summer Range In Jeopardy.
WALLA WALLA. Wuh- June 20.
(Special.) Flames which lighted up
the whole eastern sky were plainly vis
ible here late last night and until
morning from a forest tire on the top
of the mountain about midway between
Dixie and the Mill Creek watershed.
The fire was reported today to the
Forestry Department.
The fire presented a beanttful ap
pearance, the flames showing over the
mountain and giving the appearance of
a huge volcano in violent eruption.
The fire is believed to be In an Iso
lated and uninhabited portion of the
mountains. Efforts will be taken to
stop it immediately, so that it will not
spread to the reserve, where hundreds
of thousands of sheep and cattle are on
Summer range.
LONDON, June 20. The British Food
Minister yesterday announced that
Herbert C. Uoovtr. American Food Ad
ministrator, will be the guest of tho
nation when he virlts England In a
few weeks.
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