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THE SUNDAY OREGOJfTAJT, PORTLAND. AUGUST 9, 1914. 10 MAP OF YESTERDAY'S BATTLE BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND SERVIA AMBITIOUS FIFTEEN-YE AS-OLD PORTLAND SCHOOLBOY DRAWS CARTOON ON EUROPEAN CONFLICT THE TOLL OF WAR. SERBS' PAST DUG UP DRAWN BY LlEUTEPi AW I J. vwn mjuudva, vx iua AUSTRIAN RESERVES. J. von Makycn Recalls War ring Huns7 History. Mrs. Marsh, Abject Over Fa tality, Shudders at the Thought of Deed. BOStflA. SEWA BLOOD SPILLED FOR LAND Writer, Going Back as Far as Tear 458, Relates That Servians Bushed In on Ground Won by Loyal Hungarians. XWMCOFPS MURDEROUS INTENT DENIED WOMAN, 10 SLEW CONSORT, IN DESPAIR Twenty-Sevcn-Vear-Old Slayer of Bernard C. Idnstrom Tells Story of Quarrel With Man She Accuses of Deceit. BT EDITH KNIGHT HOLMBS. T'ttrr ilAsniiir. utter hoDelessness (teemed to shadow the unhappy face I and frail form of Delia Marsh as she lay In her cot in the city Jail yester 5 day. In her dull blue-gray eyes there I -was not one sparK of interest in life. She had shot and mortally wounded - Bernard C. Linstrom. the man for whom she had sacrificed much and who. It is said, had been an ingrate. The'realization of what she had done - seemed to have her in its grasp. Her every gesture was eloquent with sor row. I When his coldness and cruelty were I suggested as an excuse for her act, she said. "Yes. but I should not have shot ; him." Tears stole into the corners of her eyes and she looked as though she would welcome friendship of the right kind. Love for iJfe Now Gone. "Oh, how I wish I could tell you the I whole story, but the attorneys made I me promise that I would not talk. I I have always tried to be good. I must - keep my promise to the lawyers. I know you are kind. Oh, I don't care for anything any more." Mrs. Marsh is a slender little woman with light brown hair and a rather I sallow complexion. Her profile is pret- ty, but she is not of striking appear- mice. She's Just a quiet, modest-ap- pearing little thing. When she got up 9 and dressed, with the help of Matron I Patterson, she put on a black satin one- piece gown, and a green basket-weave I cloth coat. The cloths were not of a I type that would be chosen by the wo man whom the world calls "bad." Foster Mother With Her. When she.had talked Just a little in - a rather disconnected fashion, labor ing under the awful weight of the thing she had done, her foster-mother, 1 Mrs. Alma McMahon, of the Arcadia f apartments, arrived. "I was never in a prison in my life I before," said Mrs. McMahon. "but I am I going to stand by Delia. I have known hsr Cinre sho was 10 years old and she - always was a good girl. Always, until I she met this man Linstrom. He seemed I to fascinate her. He got a hold on I her and she was devoted to him. She I kept thinking he would marry her. But " he didn't. She had given herself to him I and he was unworthy. She never car I ried on with others. As far as I know, I I believe she was absolutely good." Deception Is Revealed. "But, didn't she know he was mar- - rled?" was asked of Mrs. McMahon. I "She found that out very recently I and then she knew he had deceived v her. I noticed Wednesday that she ' was looking tired and advised her to go to the country to visit her folks. She said she would, and that evening she remarked she was to meet a girl friend downtown and have a little visit with her. So she went out The girl didn't meet her, and I suppose she hap pened to meet the man. The gun Delia said she had gotten to take to the country with her on the vacation she planned was procured at my sugges tion." Mrs. McMahon has. to all appear ances, strict faith in her ward. She says the young wonjan was home every evening early and did not run around at night. Sometimes, she said, Lin strom came and took her for a machine ride, but even then she did not remain out late. Mrs. McMahon said Mrs. Marsh kept hoping-that the man would fulfil his promlseand marry her, for she loved him in spite of all. Just as the reporter and others were getting friendly in came the attorneys, Humo and McDevitt, Mr. Hume was firm as a rock. Xo, his client could not talk. She was in no state of body or mind to see even a nice, quiet, lady like reporter. No, she could not say on word. She "was all unstrung. But Delia Marsh had already said several words to the reporter. Her appear ance, however, had told more than her words could possibly have done. Parents oa Way Here. - She had said Just enough to give the Impression that she was at heart a good woman, who would have done the , right thing if she had been given a .hance. But to her the light seems to have all gone out, and the words. "But I should not have shot him," showed her understanding of things as they are. She knows that she must face her father and mother. Mfc and Mrs. J. K Compton, of Weston, Or., when they come. They are expected today. The struggle of life has been hard for Mrs. Marsh so far. At 27 she is a sorrowful-looking little woman, in prison, with a grave, very grave, charge against her name. "I loved him, but he treated me cru elly." said Mrs. Marsh to Deputy Dis trict Attorneys Ryan, Deich and Ham mersley Friday night. "I thought lots of times that I would kill him. Pistol Is Conductor's. "I borrowed a gun from a friend, Harry Balle, a freight conductor on the Southern Pacific Railroad. I in tended to use it hunting on a trip to Eastern Oregon. I had no intention of shooting Barney at that time. I put the revolver in my purse. "Later I went to Barney's office to see him. From there we went to his room, in the Palace Hotel. W quar reled there. He thrust me from the room and I drew the gun and shot him as he stood In the hall. I don't know how many times I fired. I don't know how he was standing. I borrowed five cartridges with the gun. Other Quarrels Recalled. "We had quarreled before. Once, after I had quarreled with him, I left 'him and went to San Francisco. You see, he had promised to marry me. and then he told me that he couldn't, be cause he had a wife and children In New York. I did not intend to shoot him. though." - Other witnesses to the confession .'were Detectives Abbott, La Salle and Patrolman Maas. Harry Balle, from whom Mrs. Marsh borrowed the revolver, was taken .to the police station by Detectives Hallet and Price. He identified the revolver, a .32-caltber six-shooter with a pearl handle, as his. He admitted lending the weapon to Mrs. Marsh, but denied that she appeared unfit to take charge of It. "She was calm at the time she bor " rowed It," said Balle. "The possibility of her shooting anybody did not occur to me." She said she was going to Eastern Oregon and wanted the gun to hunt with." Xha inquest over Linstrom' a body iuPjv rr r Mf 9fc OB f s sJtr r EBi. nra fS RUSSELL KAUFMAN AND Russell Kaufman, a 15-year-oio. -ortianu coy, is , rfesase S AcTCi2f7?77 panying cartoon, "The Toll of War." which depicts the horrors of the present CaroonJs conflict in Europe as well as any word-picture in the news dispatches. , Z flfl tti in The strange part of Russell's cartoon is that he has been taking drawing lessons for six months only. His in struction has been confined to a correspondence course from a Cleveland, cartooning firm. His talents he inherits from his father, N. Q. Kaufman, a commission man. who deals in ladles' fineries. Russen attends Lincoln High School and some day hopes to be a second Homer Davenport or James Montgom ery Flagg. win h held Monday, reports Deputy Coroner Dunning. It was postponed yesterday owing to the condition of Mrs. Marsh. The authorities telegraphed to rela tives of Linstrom and of Mrs. Marsh. E. B. Linstrom. brother or. tne man slain, will come to Portland from (ni cago to take charge of his brother's affairs. RALPH HOYT HEARD FROM Mrs. H. V. Werthelmer and LeRoy Park Also Get Cables Through. T?ninh w Hovt and his wife and two daughters are safe at Copenhagen and will leave for tne united stales as anon nnqslble. A cable to this ef fect was received yesterday by Walter M. Cook, of the Iadd c 'niton cans., who is Mr. Hoyt's brother-in-law. Mrs. H. N. Wertheimer cabled to her father, A. B. Stelnbach: "Wire me on steamship La France at Havre; am well, but not sure of sailing." The last message received from Mrs. Marie W. Beatty, of 444 Crescent street, by her son, James A. Cini. was a i.tt.r ontinimHni? that she intended to leave for Liege, in Belgium. It is thought mat sne may. De in mm cuj, where the great fight is now going on. Mrs. LeRoy Park, of 503 East Twenty-third street North, received word from her husband yesterday announc ing that he is safe In Paris, but not certain when he can sail for home Noble Wiley Jones, of 641 Market street drive, had many telephone calls in the past few days, due to the re port that he had not returned from Europe, but was marooned with the other refugees. Mr. Jones and his fam ily returned from their European trip some weeks before the war began. PUBLIC APOLOGY WAY OUT Market 3lan Told by Judge to Recall Statement or Go to Jail. A public apology to Mrs. G. L. Kim ball, 17 years old, was the alternative cl)osen by George Parker, who runs a market at 149 First street- He either h"aato apologize for his conduct to wards her or go to Jail. Judge Steven son said. He apologized. Mrs. Kimball, who lives with her husband at the Tourists' Hotel, was so liciting subscribers for a hospital as sociation. She talked to the employes in Mr. Parker's place of business, and then approached him. ' "Would you like to belong to thls7 she asked him. "No, but I'd like to belong to you, Mr. Parker is alleged to have replied. CHECKS LEAD TO ARREST J. H. Weaver, Hotel Promoter, Ac cused of Passing Bad Paper. Accused of passing worthless checks to the extent of $200 on Portland busi ness men, J. H. Weaver was arrested yesterday by Detectives Price and Mal lett. About six months ago Weaver was behind a plan to organize a company to build a hotel at Fifth and Alder streets, and through his efforts In promoting that enterprise he gained a financial standing. The plan fell through. When arrested yesterday the police say Weaver was preparing to leave the olty. , HIS "THE TOLL OF WAR." PRESENT WAR PAVES WAY FOR MERCHANT MARINE Admiral Dewey Sees Finger of Destiny in "Opportunity Now Confront ing United States to Improve Service With Needed Ships. - NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Admiral Dewey, ranking officer of the American Navy, declared last evening, after hearing of the war news abroad, that he believed that this coun try was on the threshold of a great op portunity and that Its destiny was pe culiarly in the hands of Providence. He is located for the Summer at the Oriental Hotel. Manhattan Beach. The Admiral has come in contact with all the navies of the world xln his long ca reer and he knows well the naval forces of England and Germany. He has followed the news of the war closely In the last few days, for, hav ing regained his health in the invigor ating airs of the beach in the month that he has been there, he finds a new zest In life. Sitting on the piazza of the hotel he gazed out over the sea. watch ing the coming and going of the steam ships and commenting on the making of history. Owing to his official position the Admiral refused to discuss the impend ing struggle of the fleets of the pow ers. He said, however, that now is the great opportunity for the United States to build up a merchant marine. Opportunity Is at Hand. "Now Is the opportunity," continued the Admiral, "If Congress acts, for the United States to have its share In the carrying trade of the world. I thoroughly approve the proposal of the President to have the ship navigation laws so amended that vessels of for eign build may come under the Ameri can flag. The present statutes are severe and some modification of them undoubtedly would be necessary. "In recent years this country has had practically no merchant marine. Its trans-Atlantio steamers have been con fined to such vessels as the St. Louis onrt thA St. Paul. There are coasting veses to be sure. If the opportunity opens for this country to obtain ocean carrying trade there are thousands of well-trained and vigorous Americans who could man the steamships. There has not been enough Inducement lately for them to Join the merchant marine. With a change In the law I have no doubt there will be a great increase in our carrying trade and that many vessels 30on will be under the Stare and Stripes. "One who follows American history, ' continued the Admiral, "cannot but be impressed with the fact that this coun try is in the hands of God. We are in the present situation free from foreign entanglements. At this time our gran aries are filled with one of the great est crops on record. The United States has before it the opportunity to re establish her once great mercantile marine. It Is an opportunity which should be grasped." Admiral Dewey sat for a moment looking over the blue water as though turning over in his mind the course of events. "I have lived many years,' he said, I have followed the history of this coun try in many phases, and to me the thought has come that this land was set aside for the realization of a high destiny. Its mission no doubt Is to provide a home of freedom for the oppressed of all lands. "Recently at Saratogo I read an old hook la which, was tt Account oi the incidents which concerned the surren der of General Burgoyne. The order was given that the American colonies should be considered as in divisions, cleft by the Hudson River. From Can ada was to come a great column under Burgoyne. From the east William Howe was to come up from New York to Join Burgoyne. History records that he never did. . "There was found in the state records of England not long ago, as this book tells, a certain unsigned order direct ing that one of these divisions join Burgoyne. The Minister, who was to have signed it, noticed that a blotted sheet was brought to him, and sent it away and directed that a clean copy be prepared. He never did sign it as a matter of fact. Had. Burgoyne had a" adequate force, as he would have had had the scheme of the campaign been carried out, he might never have sur rendered to the Americans. And his defeat coming at this time put heart In an American army which otherwise might have been destroyed. "There are events In our own Civil War which have impressed upon me the idea that Providence is watching over this country. I talked of them, not so many years ago, with General Sickles, sitting with him on this very piazza, i It seemed as though some higher power Inspired Farragut to pass the forts at New Orleans under fire, although none believed that he could do It. The result was the destruction of a Confederate fleet, the capture of New Orleans and the holding of the Mississippi. Hand of God Seen. There is an event which as a young officer in the Navy at the time deeply Impressed me. The outcome of--it seemed to me then an act of divine providence as the ruling of a higher power. The Confederate vessel the Merrimac. was spreading havoc among the fleet of the North. She had de stroyed several vessels and was com ing back to finish the rest when there appeared a strange vessel of a type never seen before upon the sea the Yankee cheesebox on a plank. S;.e was not even then the property of the United States. "She was a strange, nondescript craft, yet she compelled the Merrimac to withdraw. The Monitor that day brought a new era of naval architec ture. Her guns were in a turret which turned on a spindle. Here was this strange craft, built with private capital, which had come, as if from nowhere, and accomplished this wonder. She was a surprise to the Navy. As an officer In the Navy at that time I had never heard of her. It would seem as though the hand of God were in her coming there. "And what a change she made. What a debt the modern navies of the world owe to her designer. The great war ships of the world have their great guns In turrets which turn. The bat tles of the sea are fought by vessels developed on principles which the Monitor made known to naval warfare. Had the Merrimac been successful at that time, it is generally believed the Confederacy would have been recog nized by the powers of Europe. Her defeat changed the trend of events." Admiral Dewey declined to discuss the battle of Manila Bay. where the fleet of Spain was destroyed without the losa oX A single American li-Ow w . BY J. VON MAKYCH. With considerable pride are the Hun garian people, "the Mongol race," ac knowledging the fact that they are the descendants of the Huns, who, around the year 453. under their leader, Atilla, "the Scourge of God," as he was called, with an army not exceeding 300,000 in strength, conquered and subdued the entire country between the Ob and Rhein, and who kept all the European races in a state of constant fright and terror. Finally, Aetlus, commanding the entire European forces, tried to shake off the Hunnish yoke, and at Catalaum they fought a desperate battle, but Atilla, in spite of being greatly outnumbered by his opponents, could not be defeated. Not until 895 did the seven original Hungarian tribes settle in the country now occupied by them, which was sub dued only after a terrific war. For more than 1000 years they have de fended and maintained it against their neighboring foes. Under Arpad, the Hungarian war lord, who first com manded the seven tribes, they scattered and drove before them the Franconians. the Awares, the Slavonians and the Bulgarians, who then occupied that country, and founded the Hungarian empire, which many times, notably un der Ludwig the ureat ana -vms Mathias, was recognized as the world power. But the continuous warring against the Turks prevented a steady growtn while, for five centuries thereafter Him- garia was Involved in strife with the then so powerful ottomans, wno, now ever, never succeeded in breaking her power. It was not only in the defense of her own Interest or for accomplisn ments of her own purposes, that those bloody centennial wars were fought by f w hut it was mostly ror tne benefit and the Drotection of the Serbs whom Hungary had taken under her sheltering wings. The battle of Kossowo. in which Servia lost her freedom, was, as ad mitted bv others than Hungarian his torians, fought by 120,000 Hungarians and only ' 60,000 Servians. From that time until 1444 was this reign of the Turks incessantly fought, until the country was finally secured for George Brankovits by the peace treaty of Szegedin. In what manner did Servia show her appreciation? This same Ser vian despot, who was even no benefit to his own country, promised Muraa the Second as a reward two "skittle halls." with which, as he said, "even rulers had as yet not played a game." By these two skittle-balls he meant the dacapitated heads of the two young Hunyadis, sons of the great Hunyady Janos, who spent a lifetime fighting the Turks. And yet the first Servian fugitives who came to Hungary about 1459 were given a kind and hospitable reception, were taken care of and were offered a new native country. Later, un der the leadership of Cernovits, great masses of Serbs migrated into that country which was won by Hungarian blood, where, upon their clamors, vast tracts of land were given them on which they were permitted to form settlements. Nobody called those ref ugees into beautiful Hungary they came on- their own volition, homeless, paupers and deserters of their own country. What lngrates have they proved themselves to be? These are facts which have been left to the world as a legacy by Roman, Byzantlc and Franconish historians. Far be it from me to make vitupera tive attacks upon a nation that is either endeavoring to enlarge its hold ings or to strengthen its own union within herself, but she should not for get how much she owes to Hungary. CHECK UTTERER TAKEN ONE CHARGED WITH GETTING 92000 SAID TO-HAVE CONFESSED. Harvest Reaped In Portland and Other Northwest Cities by Uae Paper Stolen From Offices. One of the trio which flooded Port land with spurious checks to the amount of more than $2000 three weeks ago has been arrested In Los Angeles and has confessed, according to in formation received yesterday by A. C. Holmes, of the local Pinkerton ofTlce. E. H. Carpenter is the man, and in his confession he is said to have Impli cated George Hunt and wife, who, up to a short time ago were registered at a Los Angeles hotel. Carpenter gave information which, it Is believed by the detectives, will lead to the arrest of the other two. Astoria, Seattle, Tacoma and other Northwest cities were victimized. Their method was to steal blank, checks with the name of the firm printed at the bottom and fill out these checks, using fictitious names, the woman in the party signing "Tom Jones, cashier," under the firm's printed name. These excellent imitations of pay-checks were passed on many Portland merchants. Checks to the value of $2000 have been reported by those on whom they were E. H. Carpenter, Alleged Bad Check Man. Vnder Arrest In Los Anareles. jxJ J m X r (ARA MUSTAFA N passed, and the detectives believe there may have been more. No element of forgery enters into the workings of the trio. The charge against them will be obtaining money under false pretenses. After collecting sufficient blank checks In Portland three weeks ago, the two men and the woman did their work quickly and effectively, and then disappeared. They were trailed to Los Angeles by City Detectives Mallett and Price, who have been working on the case there. According to the information re ceived at the local Pinkerton office. Carpenter admits passing $750 worth of checks in Portland, and implicates his associates for the remainder. SMALLPOX GASES NOW 9 MOtNT SCOTT DISTRICT SUPPLIES TWO MORE VICTIMS. Health Officer, tn Quest of Six Other Children, Who Attended Party, Appeals to Parents. Two additional cases of smallpox in the Mount Scott district were dis covered by City Health Officer Marcel- ius yesterday. These anu seven owier cases are traced to infection said to have been spread by the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Amato, 5309 Thirty-ninth avenue Southeast, at a birthday party ten days ago. The house at 3729 Sixty-seventh street Southeast where Jeanette Rogers, one of the guests at the Amato party, resides, and the home of Mabel Foley at 3730 Sixty-sixth street Southeast, have been quarantined. There were 15 little girls at the birthday party and Dr. Marcellus is conducting a search to find the. remaining six. Dr. Marcellus said last night that ho had been Informed that the parents of one of the remaining six girls are plan ning to smuggle the child out of the city to evade quarantine. The health officer desires parents of the remain ing six girls to report to him. "We will find these six girls sooner or later and if they do not report the parents will be put under arrest eventually," said Dr. Marcellus. "We have obtained one conviction for evad- Vng quarantine already. Prosecutor Asks Paper to "Square" Him at Home. When Name la Mcnttoi ed In Murder Case, Mr. Dclch la Called to Ac count for Late Hours. ftmsn't a good excuse to give your W ORK1NG on a murder case" wife when you get home at 2 o'clock in the morning if the morning news paper doesn't back up your assertion by printing your name. Deputy Dis trict Attorney Deich came to this con clusion yesterday. "Say, I want you to square things with my wife." he told a reporter yes- "Judge Stevenson handles the Court of Domestic Relations," it was sug gested. . Its like mis, nfuwn co light. "When I got home at 2 o clock this morning my wife wanted to know what time it was. I told her the tr"t'Where have you been?' she asked. " 'Working on a murder case,' 1 told her. . . .. "This morning sne picsea up i Oregonian and read the story. . -Rir.hn.rd.' she said icily. 'Mr. Ryan and Mr. Hammcrsly handled that mur der case. Where were yuu nil "Now you ve got to nquaro mo i home." concluded Mr. Deich. "If I had thought my name wouldn't be men tioned. I might have told her it was 11 o'clock when I got In, but I told her the truth." The investigations Into the shooting r n,n!.r,l Llndstrom by Mrs. Delia Marsh Friday night were conducted by Deputies IJeicn, rtyan aim nu. mersly of the District Attorney's office IMMIGRANT USES SIX SHIPS Plainvlew German, Seeking Citizen ship, Relates Experience. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 8. (Special.) That he rode on six vessels in coming from Germany to America was asserted by Paul G. Kopplin, of Plainvlew. in making his declaration oi niienum.u here yesterday to Decunm a .....-.. the United States. He explained that the vessel on which he sailed from Bremen, many, was rammed lust alter leaving h Tntriloh flhannel. The vessel sank. but remained afloat long enough to permit the transfer oi an tne pw- gers to anotner ooai. xmo in turn, transferred all the refugees to the first boat that came along. Then a special vessel was dispatched to hr-inn- in the shlDwrecked passengers. This craft took them back to port and transferred them to anotner snip, ana finally they were transferred to a sixth ship, which carried them to Galveston, Tex, , MARINE RULES SET Instructions Given Regarding Clearance of Vessels. ALL MAY BE INSPECTED Fillnjf Complete Manifest (Intern! and Procedure in Event of At tempt to Violate Neutrality Is Made Clear. Instructions have been given by of. ficlal Washington governing the clear ance of foreign-bound vessels and the procedure In event a vessel attempts to leave the Oregon customs district without clearance or makes any move In the interest of belligerents or com mits any other act that might Jeopard ize the neutrality of the United States. Secretary Redfleld, of the Depart ment of Commerce, and Secretary Mc Adoo, of the Treasury Department, sent a Joint telegram to Collector of Cus toms Burke last night giving instruc tions, as follows: "You will permit all foreign-bound vessels to clear only after they have filed with you their full an. I final man ifests. Vessels Subject to Inspection. "You will notify all merchant ves sels In your district that they will bo subject to Inspection and examination of documents, ships and cargo by United States authorities before clear ance Is given and will be subject to further exam (nation by United States authorities after clearance and while such vessels remain within territorial waters of the United States. Such ves sels shall stop and He to for examina tion when signaled by a United States vessel. "Any foreign-bound vessel whoso character as a merchant vessel la es tablished to your satisfaction Is enti tled to clearance (sutrject to require ments of paragraph 1), no matter what the character of her cargo or what her destination. "You will not refuse clearance tn merchant vessels whether of the United States or other neutral power or whether of a belligerent power, iolely on the ground that the cargo contain contraband of war. "When the vessel of a belligerent power which has arrlvrd as a merchant vessel alters or attempts to alter her status as a merchant vessel, or there is reuse, i to believe nhe. Intanda to alter such status ao as to become an auxiliary cruiser or an armed vrsael In any degree, you will Immediately notify the department by wire, giving all particulars. Altrrlna MNal Defined. "Any of the following acts will con stitute such a change of status: "A The placing In position or other wise changing the location of guns which were on board the vessel at the time of her arrival. "B So changing the appearance, rig, color or equipment of a vombI a to render her suitable for aomr purpose of war. "C The taking on board o' guna. arms or ammunition under circum stances which In any way Indlcata th outfitting of the venael for any pur pose of war or In aid of any military expedition. "8hould any vcxsel depart or at tempt to depart from your dlatnct without a regular clearance you will wire the department and alao the com mander of the neareat naval veaael or revenue cutter. "You will report by wire to the department and to the commander of the nearest naval veaael or aval sta tion the arrival and departure of all war vessels of foreign nations. "In caae of doubt wire the depart ment for instructions." WEED CUTTERS ACCUSED Fire Chler Charges City Kmp!e Burn Off Vacant Lots. The latest way for city employea In the weed-cutting department to clear nff lots Is Indicated In a complaint of Fire Chief Dowell to the department of public works yesterday. Chief Dowell asserts that city weed "cutters" have been burning off va cant lota where owners have failed to comply with the notices sent out by Commiasloner Dleck'a office and have left the flrea to take care of themselves. The grass and weeds on a lot at Twenty-sixth and Gladstone streets was set afire, the chief charges, and ... lane barn endanrered. The de partment extinguished the firs.