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BY PARIS JURY
Great Ovation Given Woman
Who Shot Editor Cal
mette of Le Figaro for
Printing Love Letters.
PROSECUTOR ADMITS
, SHE HAD SOME REASON
Her Plea Was Substantially
One of "Emotional
Insanity."
'-(United Preo tn CVIr.l
Paris, July 28. Mme. Henrlotte
Calllaux. who killed Editor Gaston
'almettu of "Le Figaro," wfxn acquit-te-1
here today on a murder charge, i
Prosecutor Ilerbaux admitted in ihs
rlowlng argument that there were ex
tenuating circumstances in the pris
oner's .' favor In connection with the
case.
Mme. Calllaux received a tremendous
ovation when the verdict was an
nounced. Political opponents of her
husband attempted a counter demon
stration outside the palaco of Justice
and there were numerous fights. Tnt
police had hard work to prevent a
erltuble riot.
Calmette Fought Calllaux.
Calmette was the bitter political en
emy of Mme. Calllaux' husband, Jo
seph Calllaux, once premier of France
and at' the tlmevof the tragedy min
ister of finance in the Doumergue
cabinet.
He had been waging a fierce news
paper campaign against the minister
and as Its climax published a love
letter which Calllaux wrote to his wife
prior to. their marriage aad at a time
when he had a previous wife and sliu
a first husband living and undlvorced.
A few days later, March 16, Mme.
Calllaux called at the editor's office,
.asked to' see him and, when admitted,
hot him several times with an auto
matic pistol she carried hidden in her
muff, wounding him so seriously that
he died a "few hours later.
Calllaux ahd his wife, contended that
Calmette had still more of their love
letters which he intended to publish
and that Mme. Calllsnx' Rilled, him "to
prevent him from doing so. 1 v
Trial Was Political.
The prosecution maintained that the
original letter was not, fully published
and that Only those portions 'of It were
put in print which related to political
matter and were of corresponding In
terest to the public. It was denied
that Calmette had any more letters
and the assertion was made that what
Cnillaux really knew was that the
editor had still more damaging politi
cal Information concerning him and
Inspired his wife to assassinate him as
a means of stopping his mouth.
The trial was- a political rather than
a criminal affair from the first, ex
cited the bitterest feelings on both
sides and unquestionably will result
In several duels among those connect
ed with the case.
Verdict Hot Unexpected.
No one at any time thought the
death penalty would be meted out to
Mme. Calllaux but it was considered
possible she would get a term of im
prisonment or perhaps a suspended
sentence.
Her story was that she did not In
tend to kill the editor, but went to ask
him to return her letters, taking the
pistol with her for her own protection,
and fired In blind and unreasoning sua
den rage when she saw the man who
had so harmed herself and her hus
band. Her plea was substantially one
of emotional insanity. -
. Prisoner Taints AfalxL
Mme. Calllaux fainted - Uiday during
the denunciation of her by .Attorney
chenu representing the family of Ed
itor Oaston Calmette of Le Figaro, for
whose killing she was on trial.
Siie wa carried from the courtroom
and a recess was taken.
The Incident was attended by a ter
rtfic commotion among the spectators
and seml-rlotoua scenes outside the
Palace of Justice.
"The defendant went to the office of
'I.e Figaro." thundered Chenu, "with
a single purpose. The pistol she had
l.urchased lay naked in her muff when
she entered Calmette" s office. She went
there determined to kill him."
It was at this point that Mme. Call
lntix collapseC..
A vast throng surrounded the pal
nee of justice and at the entrance to
the little courtroom where the lawyers
were talking hundreds clamored for
admittance. The police had hard work
to escape betng rushed off their feet.
There were dosens of tights. Even the
war scars did not diminish interest in
the case.
Prosecutor Herbaux and Attorneys
Chenu and Seligman, representing the
Calmette faintly, finished their argu
ments and were followed by Attorney
1. abort; Mme. Calllaux.' defender, who
made, the closing address.
Sewer Explodes in
Pittsburg, 12 Hurt
Pittsburg, July 28. Twelve ; work
men were Injured here today, four
probably fatally, when the new Thirty
third street sewer exploded, ripping up
that '.thoroughfare from Pennsylvania
avenua to the Allegheny river. "The
damage was estimated at $150,000.
The same itewer exploded last fall
injuring several men and causing $250,-
000 damage. The sewer exploded today
In three places. . One of the explosions
occurred beneath the - - Carnegie steel
works.' Six workmen were Injured
there. ?. ' ... "' ' " "
Hydro-Aeroplane Capsizes."
Juvlsy, France, July 28. His hydro-.
arropiane capsizing, Lieutenant, Ben
Jajriiu Valensi waa killed yesterday.
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formerly Mine. Berthe i Calllaux. Mme. Berthe Gueydanm, who was divorced from Joseph X'aillaux
before his present wife, who was tried for the murder of Gaston Calmette, came to manage the
home of the -French politician, precipitated the scandal that resulted in ' Calmette's murder by
selling to? the editor copies of personal ; letters she had intercepted between 'her husband and the
present Madame Calllaux f prior to her own divorce. Mme.' Henriette C&Ulanx; the sharer' of Call-,
laux's state secrets. He, wrote tp tyer tellinz the most. Intimate concerns of, France, She. became 1
,CallIauxs wife after his divorce. . " ' : -
RISH DEMAND THAT
BE TAKEN FROM CITY
Mob Storms About Garrison
All Nigfit, Stones Cars and
Tries to Reach Troops, ,
(United Pres Leaned Wire.)
London, July .28. Only the faet that
it was believed the soldiers1 would be
killed if they ventured from, their bar
racks prevented the.' Immediate , with
drawal of the king's own Scottish Bor
derers from Dublin,-it was' tacitly ad
mitted today in government circles
here.
Feeling in Ireland against troopers
who fired Sunday, into- a home- rule
crowd, killing four and wounding about
80, was seemingly growing more and
more bitter. Town councils through
out the whole Catholic part of the is
land were adopting resolutions brand
ing the affair as a massacre and de
manding the punishment of everyone
concerned in it.
It was thought likely that the coro
ner, who. was expected to return a ver
diet this afternoon, would charge the
soldiers with murder.
Mob' Storms Streetcars, i
A report -having gained 'Circulation
Monday night that an attempt was
about to be made to -get-the Bdj-derera
out of Dublin, an enormous croweksur
rounded the railroad station by wHjlc'h
it was supposed they w.ould leave,, and
waited until daylight to attack them.
As the night progressed the, throng
grew impatient and for variety .stoned
many street cars and smashed numer
ous shop vwindowa. . - -" tj 'J-'
Threats of ' a strike by the; Dublfn
police were also 'worrying the. govern
ment. A. considerable, number .of bjue
coats who refused to attacK home rule
(Concluded On . rK .Two, Colums. Four)
ARE JEOPARDIZED
OFFENDING
TROOPS
19 OREGON AND COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECTS
Emergency Meeting Set for Thursday i Is" to Perfect'Organ
: jzation of Such Strength That -.Immediate Action
? on Rivers-Harbors ' Bill Cannot Be Refused,
.Congress delay in passing the rivers
and harbprs bill Jeopardizes 19 projects
In the Columbia basin and Oregon, call
ing for appropriations or ;6,018,47$. i
' Each In its turn, represents proposed
facilities : for increase :of; commerce
whose value la beyond approximation.
..It is' to perfect organization of such
strength; j along- With other r efforts
throughout .the country, that congress
cannot refuse to pass the bill Immedi
ately that 'the Chamber - of Commerce
lr: J77C?b Ji
Marshf ield ! Urges
' ; Passage of Bill
Chamber of Commerce Wires Oregon's
Congressmen to Work for Adoptloa
of Elvers and Harbors Bill.
(Special to The Journal.)
.. Marshf ield.,, Or., 'July 28. The
Marshf ield Chamber of Commerce has
wired to Secretary' Lane and Chamber
lain And Representative Hawley asking
them to- urge the- passage of the rivers
and -harbors bill.
The message sent to the Oregon dele
gation, follows:-
. "Coos Bay requests that you - use
your best- efforts- in securing an early
passage of-the -present rivers and har
bors bill. The Port of Cooa Bay is at'
present operating the ,. government
dredges Michle and Oregon; out of
local funds and further delay of the
passage of the bill will be a serious
hardship to the people of this com
munity' Guy Bates Post in
Faintat Endof Act
Actor Improvlnr : Today But Xast
. Bright BCe Fell Uneoascloas on the
Stage -Acute Xadlgestlon the Cause.
San Diego, Cal.,' July 28. Guy Bates
Post, the " actor, who fell unconscious
at the end of the third act of "Omar
the Tentmaker,'' at the Spreckles the
atre here last night, was said today to
boi Improving.' Doubt fwa expressed
whether be would appear tonight.
Post's manager said the , actor was
suffering, from acute .indigestion. His
suffering was apparent fo the audi
ence last night. Post's understudy
finished up the play. - - -
CABINET GETS WAR NEWS
Washington, July -28. Secretary of
State Bryan laid before the cabinet to
day confidential advices concerning the
Buropean war situation. It was agreed
that In. the event of a great conflict the
United States would be neutral.
BY CONGRESSIONAL DELAY
has called an emergency meeting for
Thursday - evening at 8 o'clock at 69
Fifth street and has asked representa
tives of ; Oregon, - Washington, Idaho
B nd Montana cities, : citizens of port-
land and the members of the Chamber
pi Commerce not .to failto attend.
Brief est listing of projects endan
gered suggests to anyone at all fam
iliar with the Columbia basin condt
tions the extent -of. their; Importance
(Concluded on fege Fire,- Col u ma four)
U'REN TURNS DOWN
PARTY NOMINATION
OF PROHIBITIONISTS
Candidate for Governor
Will
Run as' Independent;
Leader Sees Oblivion.
Dry
All campaign activities at . Prohibi
tion headquarters in behalf of W. S
tl'Ren, who until today was the party's
nominee for the office . of governor,
were stopped today upon the receipt
from Mr. U'Ren of a' letter formally
declining fo accept the nomination be
cause of a provision in the law which
prohibits him from running as an in
dependent candidate and also as the
candidate of a political organization.
He waa required to make a choice be
tween the two, and chose to run Inde
pendently. i
Ernest E. Taylor, ; executive seer
tary. of the Prohibition party, is ou
of the' cjty today,. but J. S. Fox, office
secretary, who has charge of the work
In Mr. Taylor's absence, said today
that nothing more would be done by
the party organisation in behalf of
Mr. U'Ren's candidacy. - In his letter
declining the nomination, Mr. U'Ren
had expressed the hope that he would
receive the party's support anyway.
"Mr,. U'Ren Is enough of a lawyer
tbaf he should have known whether he
could accept our nomination,' said Mr.
Fox. ''Since he has failed to stand this
test," however. ' we are glad " that we
found it out before election, rather
than after we had used our strength to
elect him and then have him perhaps
fall us. .- - i
We think , that Mr. U'Ren had an
ConchKlea on Vage Fire. Column Tbree)
2r
Victory Predicted
For Wilson s Plans
Seed Smoot,- Bepnbllcan, " Says Con--'
gress Win, Clean 0p - Entire Antl
; Trust' Program, Appropriation Bills.
Wasbingtonw'-July 28. ."Congress
will adjourn . by I August Zt ' with' 'the
entire trust program cleaned up and all
appropriation-bills signed." ' .
This - was the declaration ' today of
Senator Reed .Smoot of Utah, following
a Republican caucus at which further
blocking of the Dexcratic . program
waa opposed by 'many. ' Smoot urged
the passage of the program, forcing
full, responsibility upon the Democrats.
' Senator Oallinger and others urged
speedy adjournment of congress.'
Paris Exchange Is
i Suspended by War
- Paris, July 2 S. -Quotations on the
Paris - stock exchange were suspended
temporarily v today following the re
ceipt of the " "alarming news'!. '- from
Vienna and Berlin,
Bee Sting. Cause
Of Pioneer s Death
K. V. HaatlBgtOB, Xssldsat of Cowllti
County for 63 Tears, Expires 30 SKbu
ntes After Being Stung.
Castlerock, Wash July 28. The
sting of a bee -was the cause of the
death Sunday evening of H. V. Hunting
ton of Castlerock, and one of the oldest
pioneers, in point of residence. In Cow
litz county. "While attempting to ex
tract some honey from one of his hives
he was stung by one of the insects and
died 20 minutes afterward. Some
years ago he was stung by a yellow
Jacket and nea.rly died from the ef
fects of it. In fact, he had been stung
by a bald hornet before than and al
most expired as a result.
Mr. Huntington was born in Indiana
In 1846, and came with his parents to
Oregon in 1852. The funeral will be
held tomorrow from the Methodist
church. He is survived by a widow,
one son and four daughters.
San Francisco Is
Tired of Her Virtue
Police Commission ' Totes to Permit
Dancing In Uptown Cafes; Deadlocks
Over Reopening- of Barbarjr Coast.
San Francisco, July 28. After de
ciding to permit dancing In San Fran
cisco's leading uptown cafes, the police
commission was deadlocked today on a
proposition to lift the lid also from the
Barbary coast.
Commissioners Shumate and Cook
favored a liberal policy under proper
police regulation. Commissioners Roche
and Kuhl insisted that the coast had
been closed for good. There seemed
no prospect that they would yield.
There was rejoicing, however, among
the proprietors of the uptown cafes.
Pythians to Grant
Degree High mAir
Summit of Mount Ban Antonio, 10,000
Feet High, Chosen for Conferring
of Page Kank on Applicant.
Pomona. CaU, July 28. The summit
of Mount San Antonio, 10,080 feet high.
Is the unique stage chosen by Aetna
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, for the
conferring of the page rank on a can
didate in the near future.
A party or 50 Knights, including the
degree team, is to accompany the can
didate on the long ascent.
Aetna Idge' has already won a rep
utation for being the first lodge west
of the Rockies' to exemplify In dra
matic form the degree work of the
order. .
Duke of Connaughti
And Family Saved
Xiauneb, Carrying Suke, Xfuchesa and
Their Daughter Xtams iApXji X,ake
. of the "Woods; Another Boat to the
Rescue.
Ottawa, Ont., July 28. A Kenora
messag.e said the Duke of Connaught,
governor general of Canada, his wife
and their daughter. Princess Patricia,
were saved by another boat when
their launch rammed a log on Lake
of. the Woods, barely escaping drown
ing. To Auction California Lands.
San Francisco, July 28. The court
of appeals upheld surveyor General
Kingsbury In the Lake lieu lands suit,
which means 270,000 acres of Califor
nia lands will be auctioned for the
benefit of the state's schools.
THE THREATENING FLAMES!
Austria Formally Declares War
m, at at 1 n- n t t n at ' it .- ;a".
Offer of Mediation Is Refused
Servian Steamers Are
BELGRAD
E
RIVER VESSELS.
ARE CAPTURED
Dispatches Announce Occu
pation of Servian Capital;
Germany Orders Troops
Along Servian Frontier.
crnltert Prens rei W,r.Ti
Paris, OHly 38. Occupation of Bel
grade, the Serrlaa capital, by two Aus
trian army corps, was reported at the
Austrian embassy here today. Xt was
said there wag no resistance.
Hlsh, "erTla, July 28. The govern
ment announced today that Austria ns
at Orahava had captured the Servian
Danube steamer Dellgrad.'' '
London, July 38. The Servian le
gation here was officially advised late
today that Austrian had captured two
Servian vessels at Xoeevar.
Berlin. July 28. Austria was fully
prepared for quick work when it de
clared war against Servla today.
Its troops were massed on the Serv
ian frontier. Its warships were ready.
Its transports were moving on the
Danube. Not a detail of preparation
for hostllties had been overlooked.
The first information that a formal
declaration '"had been issued reached
here in the rorm of a bare official an
nouncement by telephone.
The Austrian note to England, In
response to the latter reqeust for a
suspension of hostllties pending me
diation attempts waa to the effect
that Austria could not consider me
diation, but might negotiate with a
view to localising the struggle..
Germany for localisation.
It was known positively here that
Germany favors localization, but in
tends to take a hand If ttussia Inter
feres. It was reported here that Russia had
ordered the mobilization of 14 army
corps. Unconfirmed rumors were also
current of a Russian military concen
tration on the frontier.
Late dispatches reporting that RUs
sla had declared war against Austria
were generally discredited here. None
of the Berlin newspapers printed the
reports.'
Thirty-two battalions of infantry,
six regiments of cavalry and several
detachments of field artillery were re
moved today from Bohemia and or
dered to the ServJf frontier.
The admiralty ordered the German
fleet concentrated in home waters.
Large bodies of troops in field uni
form were marching through the Ber
lin streets today.
Officials said the movements had
(Oo Deluded on Page Vbree. Column Two)
MID
TM
Crown Prince Alexander of Serria.
WHEAT PRICE LEAPS
!
TEN CENTS BUSHEL
E
Excitement Is Intense When
News of Declaration of
War Is Announced.
(Special to The Journal
Chicago, Julv 28. American wheat
growers were nrichi to the tune of
nearly 1 00,000X00 a a result of ihe
Kuropean war Wlce The Chicago
market was the molt (pited for many
a year and in the prtloday there was
a gain of over I0c- bnshel in -one-option
with the closing showing jet
gains of 8H to jSic a bushel.
The Chicago market was by far the
most excited in the world, although
the news of the declaration of war
came too late to take effect upon the
Liverpool market, which Is expected
to reflect the' sensational change l
morrow. at the opening. '
Shorts scattered here and there In
their efforts to find someone who
wanted to sell. Tit price was weaker
at the itart and some of the early
ones were fortunate In covering sales
without much loss. Others lens for
tunate were crowded to the wall, and
failures are expected to result from
today's sensational rise.
As soon as it was announced that
Austria had declared war againut Ser
vla frantic trading occurred.
Wheat Jumped almost immediately
10 cents "per, bushel. A wild stampede
occurred in the pit. Fortunes were
made and lost in a few seconds. It
(Concluded on Page Two, Column Five.)
CHICAGO
CHAN
Captured
FINAL STEP TO
Formal Declaration of War-?
Is Made, Efforts of Euro
pean Powers to Stay In-'
vasion Meet Refusal. .
v Declaration of War.
Vienna. July 28. The Austrian-Hungarian
declaration of.
war against tier via., issued -today,
was as follows:
"The Royal government of
Servla not having replied In a
satisfactory manner to the note
submitted to it by the Austrian-Hungarian
minister . at
Belgrade July 23, the imperial
and royal 'government of Austria-Hungary
finds Itself com
pelled to proceed to safeguard
its rights and Interests and to
have rec-ouriej. for this purpose
to force of arms.'
"Austria-Hungary considers
Itself, therefore,- from this mo-,
ment in a state of mar with
Servla."
The declaralon bore the sign
ature of Foreign Minister
Count Von Berclitold. It was
ordered transmitted at once to
the bervlan government
;
(Catted Ptum Lat Wlit.t
London. July 28. Austria formally
declared war against Servla today, ac
cording to dispatches received here
from Vienna.,
. This announcement followed Aos
irla'afefnai.tft suspend . heetllltlet
pending mediation attempts, as sng
gested by foreign minister Sir Edward
Grey of England. .
In his reply to Sir Edward Grey.
Foreign Minister Count Yolf Berch.
told of Austria, made It plain that bis
country had gone too far td turn back.
It was seml-officially admitted her
that Sir Edward had mr with a re
buff in his attempt to-keep peace and
that, for the time being, his plan was
held in abeyanct. "
X-ocallsatiOB Hoped Tor.
Though Austria's reply to England
was, In effect, a rejection of media
tion, it did not close the door against
fforts to localize the conflict.
That Austrlau troops . had crossed
the Danube Into Servla was reported "
here and at Paris and Berlin.
An unofficial - Berlin report had - It
that they had Invaded Servla at M ti
ro vltz, the Servians retiring before
them. This report, however, was un
confirmed. -v, . -
Another story was that it had been
announced In Vienna hostilities would
begin at dawn today. ,
An official Vienna announcement)
to t, effect that eiaht Au-.
trtan army corps were mobilised, 1
Stocks Xeaeh Lownt Point. -'
Continental markets opened aener-'.
ally lower, but a rally followed th'
lower opening here. . i
Consols fluctuated. Americans were'
weak. , .
Stocks touched the lowest figure of
the present crisis. . Banks sold heavily -
especially of Russian mines shares and
Mexican on.
That Germany had officially reject
ed England's Austro-Servlan mediation
proposal was asserted in a . Berlin dls-:
patch to the Central News Agency here ,
ims auernoon.
This statement' was unconfirmed.
however, and In official circles here
it waa believed that the Central News'
correspondent had simply placed a '
different Interpretation on the kaiser's
attitude from that of other correspond-,
PUNISH
SERVA
en is, vno did not consider the Oer- I
man reply a rejection, ,
The British dreadnauaht fleet was'
held tn readiness; at Portsmouth. ' All
the vessels were coaled, folly armed'
and ready for service at a minute's
notice. Publication" of naval move
ments had ceased. Y - . '
A nstria's Refusal Is Final.
Vienna, July 28. Austria's military
measures and present course cannot :
be interrupted pending; negotiations
lcoklng toward mediation.
Thl was Foreign Minister Count
Von Bwhtold'a . reply today to? tne
Ltfuggestion from Foreign Minister Sir -
Edward Orey of England that hostili
ties against Servla ; be suspended
while . England. Germany, . France and .
Italy arranged-an ambassadorial con-
ference looking toward the preserva
tion of Europe's peace. -.
The Austrian note was courteous
tut It was nothing less than a diplo
matic refusal to accept mediation.
' i Czar Iiearea for Finland,
s St. Petesburg, July 21 Despite the .
war sare th caar left today on his
scheduled visit to the Finnish skerriae.
He arranged, however, to keep in the -closest
.touch with 8U Petersburg.
- His majesty was said to have taken
personal responsibility tor Russia's
firm tand ln favor of interference If
Austria undertook to crush Servla.
We have endured this sort of thlag"
for seven years, he was .-quoted as
aaylng. "and that's enough.", -
Rutslan' Foreign Minister Sazonoff
was reported, however, to be urging on
Servia a plan for satisfying Austria
without loss of sovereignty. . -
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