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VOL. XXVIII. NO. 34
HENEY MOST RUN
US INDEPENDENT
Prosecutor So Reads
Primary Law.
SPECIAL PETITION IS NEEDED
Graft Fighter Will Make Sacri
fice to Accept Office.
CALHOUN IS ISSUE, HE SAYS
Heney, Who Is Hunting In . Coast
Range S5 Miles Below Newport,
Supplies Statement to Orr Io
nian on Bar City Situation.
NEWPORT. Or, Aug. 21. (Special.)
Francis J. Heney furnished The Ore
gonlan a written statement today. In
which he figures out that, according to
the recent Supreme Court decision in
California, he cannot accept the nom
ination for prosecuting attorney on
either the Democratic or Independence
League tickets.
"The only way In which I can become
a candidate is by petition signed by a
certain number of voters who did not
rote at the primary election, requesting
that my name be placed on the ballot
as an independent candidate," says Mr.
Heney.
Mr. Heney has been nominated both
by the Democrats and the Independ
ence League, but California's new pri
mary law forbids that a candidate ac
cept nomination by two parties. Fur
thermore, a candidate must be named
by the party with whom he announced
his affiliation at the primaries. Mr.
Heney is registered as a Republican.
Mr. Heney says he does not want the
office of Prosecuting Attorney, but will.
If nominated and elected, sacrifice his
business Interests for the public weal
In order to continue the war against
the grafters. Petitions to this end will
be circulated by friends of Heney, and
the voters of San Francisco will have
the opportunity to make a fight squarely
on the graft Issue.
"Calhoun and Graft" Is Issue.
"The Issue has already been made
Patrick Calhoun and his criminal asso
ciates. There will be no escape from
it," says Mr. Heney. Mr. Heney's state
ment in full follows:
"I know nothing about the result of
the primary election in San Francisco
except what I have read in The Orego
nian of Thursday, which was Just
handed to me by your correspondent.
A new primary law was adopted by the
last Legislature in California. The Su
preme Court of that state has held it to
be constitutional, but has given it a
construction which prevents any candi
date from receiving the nomination of
more than one political party at a pri
mary election. Moreover, the court
held that a person could not be a can
didate for nomination by any political
party at a primary election unless such
person had more than two years prior
to such primary election registered and
declared his membership In and affilia
tion with the political party whose
nomination he desired to seek at such
primary election.
Is Registered as Republican.
"I registered as a Republican less
than two years prior to the primary
election which has Just been held, and
consequently I was not eligible as a
candidate for nomination by the Re
publican party at the primary election.
The electors who voted for me on the
Republican ticket did so by writing my
name on a blank line on the ballot with
full knowledge that under the decision
of the Supreme Court my name could
not be printed on the ballot at the gen
eral election as the Republican nominee
for District Attorney, even if Ieceived
the majority of the votes cast at the
primary election by members of the
party. The Democratic nomination was
tendered to me by the Independent
Democrats with knowledge of the fact
that I am registered as a Republican.
The Independence League nomination
was tendered with the same under
standing. "I would gladly accept both nomlna-
Concluded on Pago-)
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COMIC OPERA STAR
SEEKING DIVORCE
GRACE VOX STUDDIFORD SAYS
Hl'SBAXD LEFT HER.
Romance of Singer and Wealthy
Man's Son Ends When He Is Un
able to Support Her.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Aug. 21. (Special.)
Grace Von Studdiford, the comic opera
star, now playing at the Delmar Gar
den Theater in St. Louis County, filed
a suit for divorce from Charles Von
Studdiford at Clayton, the county seat
of that county, this afternoon. Her
petition was the briefest on record, say
ing they were married in Chicago, April
27, 1897, and separated in May last
year. Her only allegation Is that he
deserted her and absented himself from
her for more than a year. -
She declined to discuss the case fur
ther than to say there would be no
scandal or sensation In it and that It
would not be contested.
Her husband, who Is a member of an
old and wealthy St. Louis family, hav
ing lost his fortune, has been a travel
ing salesman more than a year. He re
turned to St. Louis last night, went di
rect to the Buckingham Club, spent the
night there and left here at noon today
for a business tour of Northern Illi
nois. He fell in love with her when she,
as Grace Qulve, sang a leading part In
the Bostonians' production In a theater
here, and followed her throughout the
country. At the end of the season they
were married, bought a beautiful home
here, and entertained lavishly. His
patrimony dwindled, and they moved
Into a flat. Five years ago she returned
to the stage.
THREE THUGS WAYLAY MAN
Unmasked Youths Hold Up Pedes
trian and Glean $8.
Three young thugs, evidently amateurs,
held up and robbed E. Muhler, of 272
Baker street, at Third and Sherman
street, at 1:15 o'clock this morning and
made thoir escape. Muhler was walking
home and when In the shade of a tree
the three young highwaymen sprang at
him. One of them had a revolver, and
this was shoved into the victim's- face.
None of the robbers was masked, but all
three acted so quickly Muhler became
confused and was unable to get a good
view of any of Jthem.
The only description he was aDie to
give the police was that his waylayers
were about 6 feet S inches tall, and were
well dressed iln dark clothes, one of them
wearing a straw hat. Acting Captain
Keller dispatched the police automobile to
the scene Immediately after the report of
the robbery, but a search of the vicinity
revealed no trace of the young highway
men. LOVELORN FOLK NOW HAPPY
Washington Marriage Law Changed
and Simplified by Legislature.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 21.
(Special.) A new marriage law has
passed both houses of the Legislature,
which, if signed by the Governor, will
soon make the receipts of the County
Auditor of Clark County Increase sev
eral hundred per cent for marriage li
censes. The new law passed is practically the
same as the old one, except that it does
not require a doctor's certificate from
the contracting parties. Those desir
ing to be married will be asked to make
affidavit before the County Auditor, or
some notary, taking oath that they are
not afflicted with the diseases men
tioned in the previous law. The license
will then bo granted. The fee will be
$2 for the license formerly It was 3.
However, the law provides that the Au
ditor may charge 50 cents for the af
fidavits. LEAVITT IS TURNED LOOSE
Warrant for Extradition to Wash
ington Held Invalid.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 21. (Spe
cial.) Ralph J. Leavltt, the automo
bile man, was formally discharged by
Judge Davis upon a showing that the
purported warrant from Governor Gll
lett for Leavitfs surrender to the
Washington authorities on a man
slaughter charge was not a valid war
rant from the Governor's office.
Leavltt was charged with man
slaughter at Seattle as the result of the
killing of a streetsweeper by a ma
chine in whlca Leavltt was a passenger
a year ago. This warrant was shown
to have been Issued by the Governor's
secretary in the absence of the Gov
ernor from Sacramento.
SOME THINGS IN THE
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING,
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POUR
AIRSHIP EXPLODES
Explorer Travels Only
Thirty-two Miles.
BIG BALLOON A TOTAL WRECK
Series of Accidents Culminate
in Ruin of Dirigible.
EXPEDITON DECLARED OFF
Wellman and Companions Are Un
hurt Dropping of Thousand
Pounds of Freight initial
Cause of Failure.
CAMP WELLMAN, Spitzbergen, Aug.
15 (via Hammerfest. Aug. 21). Walter
Wellman's second attempt to sail over the
North Pole In a balloon has resulted In a
failure. The giant dirigible balloon
"America," in which Mr. Wellman and
his party of three set out, proceeded
about 32 miles from the starting point,
when disaster overtook it.
Mr. Wellman and his party succeeded
In making a safe landing and returned to
this point on board the steamer Fram,
which also towed in the disabled balloon.
Delayed Start Is Made.
After a long preparation and waiting
for favorable weather, the opportunity
came today, and Mr. Wellman decided
to make the start. It was 10 o'clock In
the morning when the great. airship was
brought out of its shed and the daring ex
plorers took their places In the car.
When the anchors were cast loose, the
airship ascended beautifully, the engines
were set in motion and everything seemed
to work to perfection. The big air craft
was manuvered. for come time and an
swered the helm perfectly.
Goes Only 32 Miles.
Then Its head was turned northward,
and it set out at a speed of 25 miles an
hour. Suddenly, after having covered
32 miles, and when everything seemed to
be going splendidly, the leather guide
rope, to which was attached 1000 pounds
of provisions and stores, broke away.
The accident occurred just as the airship
was nearing the pack ice of North Spitz
bergen. Released from this great weight, the
airship shot upwards at a terrific pace,
until it was a great height above the
clouds. The pilots succeeded, however, in
bringing her down near the earth, turning
her about and set out to fight their way
southward against a strong wind.
Tow-Rope in Use.
The airship proceeded slowly southward
to the edge of the pack Ice, where the
steamer Fram was anchored. After much
difficulty, a tow rope was gotten aboard
the Fram, which started Immediately to
tow the airship to Spitzbergen.
The strain was so great, however, that
it threatened to tear the car to which
the rope was attached to pieces, and Mr.
Wellman finally decided to bring the air
ship down to the surface of the water.
This was effected without mishap and the
car rested on the surface of the water
until all the members of the crew, the
dogs and the scientific Instruments could
be transferred aboard the Fram.
The America was then towed back to
the landing stage, and within a short dis
tance of where the start was made.
Big Bag Explodes
But the Ill-luck of the expedition was
not yet at an end. Just as the airship
had reached the landing stage and every
thinglooked favorable for Its rescue
without serious carnage, a sudden gust
of wind caught the big bag broadside on,
and snatched it away from its tow lines.
It was carried careening over rough ice
hummocks for some distance and then It
exploded. All the scattered parts of the
airship were subsequently recovered, but
the damage waa so great aa to preclude
any further attempt to fly over the Pole
this year.
Defect In Leather, Says Wellman.
Walter Wellman made the following
statement with regard to his unsuccess
ful attempt of yesterday to sail for the
North Pole:
"Had not the guide rope broken, we
CURRENT NEWS AND OTHERWISE THAT STRIKE
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 73
degrees; minimum, 47.4 degrees.
TODAY'S Probably fair; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Diaz send more troops north to check
Reyes movement and may call off meet
ing with Taft.' Section 1, page 3.
Wellman's balloon blows up after flying; 32
miles toward North Pole. Section 1,
page 1.
City of Monterey, Mei., headquarters of
Reyes party. In flames. , Section 1. page 3.
Aviation week at Rheims to begin today.
Section 1, page 2.
Immense graft exposures at Montreal. Sec
tion 1, page 4.
Politics.
Wisconsin politicians try to Involve Taft in
La Foliette's schemes. Section 1, page 2.
Democratic party in Lo Angeles Is sued
and prove to consist of chairman. Sec
tion 1. page 3.
National.
Taft confers with cabinet members ion
amendment of Interstate commerce and
anti-trust laws. Section 1, page 4.
, Domestic
Thaw's mother complains of ill-treatment
at asylum and officials reply. Section 1,
page 3.
Incubator baby kidnaped from Topeka, Kan.,
for second time, but is discovered and
kidnapers captured. Section 2. page 2.
Four Indian girls from Haskell Institute
captured while escaping to white slavers.
Section 2. page 2.
Grace Von Studdiford sues for divorce,
when ex-millionaire husband deserts her.
Section 1. page 1.
Harriman'a secretary denies fake stories
about wizard. Section 1, page 2.
Harriman surveyors at work on line from
Eureka to Portland. Section 1. page 1.
Telegraph companies suspend new rules
about codes in response to protests. Sec
tion 2, page 2.
Trans-MIsisslppi Congress asks for opening
of mineral and farm lands in reserves
and indorse Pinchot's administration.
Section 1, page 2.
Night of wild rioting and bomb-throwing at
McKees Rocks. Section 1. page 1.
Sports.
Coast League scores: Portland 0, San Fran
cisco 3? Sacramento 7, Vernon 4; Los
Angeles 4. Oakland 2. Section 1, page 10.
Oklahoma cattlemen offer $73,000 purse to
get Jeffries-Johnson fight In Oklahoma.
Section 1, page 10.
Three men killed, two badly injured In In
dianapolis auto races and 300-mile race
Is declared off. Section 1, page 1.
Clayton Danks wins bucking championship
at cowboy meet. Section 1, page 10.
Northwestern League scores: Portland 1.
Aberdeen 3: Seattle 5. Vancouver 2; Ta
coma 1, Spokane 2. Section 1. page 10.
Fans of Northwest demand eight-club Coast
League! Section 4, page 4.
University of Oregon's football prospects
bright. Section 4, page 4.
Football fever begins to strike in on Mult
nomah Club members. Section 4, page 4.
No expense to be spared in making Country
Cluo track fast. Cection 4. sag 5.
Outlook for promising fighters Is bad. Sec
tion 4. page 6-
Pacifle Northwest.
Heney says he must be nominated as Inde
pendent In order to make race. Section 1.
page 1.
Session at Olympla ends In uproar. Section
1. page 5.
Oregon-Idaho Development Congress ad
journs. Section 1, page 6.
Schlvely creates dramatic scene on stand.
Section 1, page 5.
Court given chance to decide on new loop
hole in local option law. Section 1,
rage 7.
Umatilla County's grain crop amounts to
4.000.000 bushels. Section 3, page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Movement of wheat to tide water increasing.
Section 3. page 9.
Chicago wheat market nervous and weak.
Section 8, page 9.
Slump in stock market is checked. Section
3. page 9.
Fourth ship fixed for grain when Janets- Is
chartered. Section 3, page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
Conductors rouse owl-car passengers who
nap when their stopplng-oft places are
reached. Section 1. page 1.
Dr. Brougher to confer with pulpit commit
tee in Los Angeles on his call to Temple
Baptist Church there. Section 2, page 12.
Noted fruit experts of the Union extol Hood
River Valley. Section 1, page 11.
Commercial Club makes star strike for Ore
gon by fathering big excursion to Hood
River. Section 1, page 11.
Weather helps to advertise Oregon In East,
says J. P. O'Brien. Section 3, page 8.
Mayor Simon uses his first veto on ordinance
granting Interest on condemned property.
Section 8, page 10.
News of Portland dramatic world. Section 4,
page 2. .
Girl wife of J. E. Hamlin, alleged forger,
wears she. will not forsake him. Section
1, page 8.
Real Estate and Building.
Wide range in bids offered for new city
crematory. Section 3, page 7.
Midsummer lull noticed in real estate work
before brisk Fall. Section 4, page T.
New Methodist Episcopal Church South Is
ready for organ. Section 4, page 7.
Eilera Piano House to put up big warehouse
Section 4, page 7.
Many big real estate projects are brewing.
Section 4. page S.
Portland Chinese has! his home fitted lux
uriously with modern bathroom. Section
4, page 8.
Alexander H. Kerr buys Russell apartments.
Section 4, page 6-
Week's building permits reach total of
$199,900. Section 4. page 9.
Empty houses at premium In Portland. Sec
tion 1, page 9.
Plans drawn for Levi Anderson's Industrial
Home. Section 4, page 10.
Woodstock residents subscribe 'money for
library. Section 4, page 10.
Kentlworth district puts up coin for hall.
Section 4, page 10.
Activity In Rose City Park continues brisk.
Section 4. page 10.
AUGUST 22, 1009.
THREE MORE DEAD
AT AUTO CONTEST
Two Spectators Killed
by Hurtling Car.
MECHANICIAN ALSO CRUSHED
After Fourth Accident, Race Is
Called Off.
100-MILE MARK LOWERED
Third Day of Racing at Indianap
olis Track Resembles Roman
Holiday In Its Slaughter
of Innocents.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Aug. 21. Three
more lives were sacrificed today In the
speed carnival that marked the open
ing of the new Indianapolis motor
speedway. One mechanician and two
spectators were today's death toll.
Charles Merz in a National In the 300
mile race lost a tire and crashed
through a fence into a group ospec
tators. The dead:
Claud Kellum, Indianapolis, mechani
cian In the National car.
Homer Joleffe, Trafalgar, Ind.
James West, 29 years of age, Indianap
olis. West was a meat cutter.
Two Men Badly Injured.
Besides the three deaths there were
two serious Injuries during the day.
Henry Tapklng, of Indianapolis, suf
fered a compound fracture of the right
arm, a fracture of the nose and scalp
wounds In the wreck of the National
car.
Bruce Keene, driving a Harmon in
the same race, crashed into a post
shortly after the wreck of the National
car and was badly cut about the neck
and head.
James Schiller, the mechanician, with
Keene, suffered a slight fracture of the
skull, but the physicians Bay he is In no
danger.
After the second accident the officials
decided to call off the race.
Men Escapes Unhurt.
The leading car a Jackson, with Bee
Lynch at the wheel had covered 235
miles. Ralph de Palm a, In a Flat, was
second, and Stlllman, In a Harmon, was
third. The race will be declared no
contest, and the Indianapolis speedway
trophy will be raced for again.
Merz escaped from the wreck of his
car with hardly a scratch. He fell un
der the machine when It turned a som
ersault in the air, and landed in a gully
near the side of vhe track. He seemed
in Imminent danger of being burned to
death, but managed to shut off the en
gine and thus save himself. Kellum
was hurled out of the car and landed
in the gully some distance away.
Death Total Is Seven.
The three deaths today raise the
speedway fatalities to seven. William
A. Borque and his mechanician, Harry
Holcomb, of the Knox racing team,
were killed In an accident in the 250
mile race Thursday. Cliff Litterell, a
Stoddard-Dayton mechanician, was
killed by being hit by a big racing
machine while on the way out to the
speedway. On Thursday Elmer Gramp
ton, 6 years old, was killed by the auto
mobile of Dr. C.cirke E. Day, of this
city, while the latter was on his way
to the races.
The fatal accident today occurred on
the south turn of the immense ellipse
and near the open stands that contained
more than 50,000 people. The thousands
In the grandstand did not see the acci
dent, although they knew that one of
the cars had crashed through the fence.
A few minutes later Merz was brought
to the officials' stand, and a mighty
shout of Joy went tip when It was seen
he was safe. It was not for some time
that the majority of the spectators re
alized that, though Merz had escaped,
others lay. dead or Injured.
- Oar Out of Control.
After Merz finished more than 200 miles
and waa running fifth In the race, the
tire on the right front wheel came off
and the car tore away from the control
of the driver. It crashed through the'
fence near the foot of a bridge
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HARRY MURPHY AS WORTHY OF
TAP NAPPERS, IS
CARMEN'S NEW JOB
CONDUCTORS NOW AWAKEN
LAST-CAR PASSENGERS.
"Which Street, Please?" Is Query
Asked or After-Midnight Riders.
Women Get Peevish.
Streetcar conductors, evidently In
compliance with an order issued by
President Josselyn, are encroaching
upon the privileges of Pullman porters.
Each passenger, man or woman, on
every last night , car in Portland Is
asked by the conductor "Which street,
please?" The object of the query is to
apprise the conductor of the right
places to stop the car, and In many In
stances he Is obliged to awaken a pas
senger by a tap on the shoulder to tell
him he has reached a near-home corner.
Recently a passenger homeward on
the Thirteenth-street owl car saw a
chance to be facetious.
"Which street do you want, please?"
he was asked by the conductor.
"What streets have you?" the passen
ger queried in reply.
While It falls to the conductors to
awaken passengers frequently, in a few
instances they have been obliged to
rouse shopgirls and women to tell them
they have arrlveu at their destinations.
The men yawn and alight without com
plaint, but the wome - a a rule are
peeved when caught ,plng.
Some conductors J solely on their
memory to put the , passengers off at
the right places, but most of them Jot
down the streets on the back of their
transfer pads. The carmen welcome
the new order of things, as It ex
cuses them from announcing the
streets, and then, too, they have an op
portunity to talk to fair passengers not
afforded In their daylight trips.
STOLE DEAD BABY'S GEMS
Spokane Youth Sentenced to Rock
pile for Theft.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 21 (Special.)
-Convicted of the theft of a dead baby's
little jewels that had been saved and
cherished by its heartbroken mother, Roy
Lavalleur was sentenced to the rock
pile for 30 daya today.
His capture waa brought about by De
tective McCleoud. who discovered a lit
tle heart-shaped locket set with a ruby
and a baby's ring, stolen two days ago
from the home.oi.W. A. Settle, 914 Boone
avenue, about a young waitress' neck, as
he sat In a downtown restaurant last
night. He recognized their description as
tallying with the one at police headquar
ters Mr. Settle had given of his dead
child's jewelry that had been stolen. He
questioned the young woman and learned
that Lavalleur had given them to her.
Lavalleur was soon under arrest.
Lavalleur admitted taking the stuff, but
declared he took them for a debt of 46
cents Settle's partner. Q. A. Hesse, Is
claimed to have owed him.
CARMEN REJECT SCALE
Chicago Again Confronted With
Danger of Strike.
CHICAGO. Aug. 21. Following the lead
of the North and ' West Side Streetcar
Men's Union, the members of the South
Side organizations tonight voted to re
ject the wage scale agreement reached
recently by their officers with the street
railway officials.
This throws the whole question open
again and the 10,000 union men are In a
more defiant mood than ever.
President Mahon, of the National
union, arrived today and is trying to pre
vent a strike.
SHIP AGR0UND IN STORM
Strands at St. Vincent Two Steam
ers Ashore at St. Kitts.
KINGSTON. St. Vincent, B. W. I., Aug.
II. The weather here has been rather
threatening since last night, when
there was evidence of serious disturb
ance east-northeast of Barbadoes, trav
eling to the west.
A local vessel has gone aground In
Kingston harbor. The British steamers
Dahome and Parlmi, which went
aground at St, Kitts, have not yet been
floated.
MANY ANARCHISTS CAUGHT
Delegates to Congress of Reds Ar
rested at' Budapest.
BUDAPEST, Aug. 2L The police jf
this city have taken into custody 28 an
archist who recently arrived here to at
tend the forthcoming Anarchists' Con
gress.
ILLUSTRATION
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
NIGHT OF RIOT AT
Woman Hurls Bomb at
Trooper's Horse.
FEMALE MC3 RAIDS KITCHEN
Negro Cooks Routed and Food
Carried Off by Crowd.
MEN TOSSED FROM CARS
Attempt Made to Blow VTp Offlca
Building Streetcars Attacked
and Passengers Beaten by
Enraged Strikers.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 21. A night ol
wild rioting among the striking work
lngmen closed the week at the Pressed
Steel Car Company's plant In Schoen-.
vllle.,
A daring attempt, partly successful,
to blow up the office building of tha
company waa made. ThlB was the sig
nal for serious olashes between stats
troopers and strike sympathizers, in
which a dozen or more men were in
jured. Woman Throws Bomb.
Shortly after 10 o'clock tonight 600
women and children gathered about th
company's restaurant in McKees Rocks,
and were partially dispersed by mount
ed troopers. One woman stood out of
the mob and, drawing a gaspipe loaded
with powder, threw It at the feet of a
trooper's horse. The bomb failed to)
explode.
The crowd of women was finally dls
peised when firehose was played on
them.
While the angry women swarmed the
streets, a concerted attack was made
upon the company's restaurant from tha
rear and, attacking the negro cooka
with ladles, cooking spoons, etc, about
60 women beat an entrance into tha
kitchens of the establishment and made
off with the potatoes, onions and even
cauldrons of steaming soup.
Men Hurled Tlirough Car Window,
Near a viaduct over the railroad
tracks, strike sympathizers gathered
and began stopping streetcars. Three
men could not satisfactorily explain
their presence In McKees Rocks, and
were bodily hurled through a car win
dow. When tlie men fell from the car,
members of the mob on the street at
tacked them.
The men were dragged to the edge of
the viaduct, 50 feet below which lay the
tracks of the railroad, and only escaped
being thrown over by the arrival of
troopers.
Attempt toBlow Vp Office.
Late tonight an attempt was made to
blow up the office building of the car
plant, a three-story frame structure
erected close to the stockade near the
company house. Nitro-glycerin caps
were thrown over the stockade and
over 20 feet of basement rock support
ing the office building was torn away
by the force of the explosion. There is
no clew to the Identity Of the men re
sponsible for the deed.
A streetcar from Pittsburg was at
tacked by strike sympathizers and a
dozen passengers aboard the car wer
severely beaten. They were finally res-
cued by troopers.
At midnight the situation was quiet,
but ominous. .
Peonage Charge Is Made.
A charge of peonage was formally
made late tonight against Frank Hoff
stot, president of the Pressed Steel Car
Company, and Samuel Cohn, head of th
service bureau at the Schoenville plant.
In an affidavit sworn to by Albert Va
mos before United States Commissioner
Lindsay the charge Is made that Hoff
stot and Cohn "arrested, held and re
turned the complainant to a condition
of peonage."
Vamos alleges that he was brought
here in complete ignorance of the stats
of affairs at Schoenville. He avers that
when he made an attempt to escaps
from the plant, first asking permission
from Cohn to leave, he was beaten sa
severely that he had to go to a hospital.
STEELCAR WORKS