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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, FORTLAND, CATURD-AY, JULY ID, IS CHAUTAUQUA WILL CHETO END WITH SUilDAV PROGRAM Largest WeekDay Crowd Enjoy? - Delightful; Concerts Giverr by Fine Czecho-Slovak Band. ' AUDIENCE NEARLY 6000 Mme, Cafaretlt AVjn Encoresf Close Race in Baseball Con test Results .in JExtra . Gamf . Q'adten Park, Willamette Valley CTvautauqua, - July 1 19 The biggest week-day crowd of th present aa wmbly, which ends Sunday, heard a thoroughly delightful musical pro gram Friday night, wban'th.s 'entire evening was taken up ; by Clraera' CzeehO'Slevalt; band, and Mma, Cafa reHi. vocalist : The band also enter-. Uind a lars fathering: the after noon. The eyentn.; crowd numbered close to 6000 persons, s. The , particularly striking number of th.e-eon.eert waa the "Battle of; the Little Big: Horn. Oeneral Custer'e last, . fight, a brief description. t which was given, by Platform Man ager Reed. It rendition , won great applause. Mme. Cafarellt responded to numerous encores. " V - . Today is Q. A. R. day, with the Vet erans of the Civil war ss guests; of the association. Tonight Private Peat will speak, -, . The first- game of a doubl header this afternoon will start at t'.9 o'clock, between Oregon City and West Linn, .the winning team to play the Klrkpet rlclts at 4 -,20 o'clock. Tbla was made necessary by the fact that these three teams each won four games and lost one in the" Chautauqua series, y- auditorium program was several read ings and impersonations by little Er mine Washburne Carter of Portland, whose efforts gained generous applause. - Mrs. Alexander Thompson, member of the Oregon legislature, was unable to speak Friday afternoon before the sym poBium at o'clock. In her place, Gor don J. Taylor, publisher of the Melalla Pioneer, who has Just returned from . W. C. A. service In France, was, substituted, giving many Interesting stories of his werk and of conditions in the war-stricken country. Dr. William T. McElbeen, pastor of the Manhattan Congregational church of New York city, will speak at .the Bun day afternoon session. - ' The program this afternoon nd eve ning is: : . , r 8-nrSymposiura. Portland Grade Teach ers' association, Misg Jessie McGregor, M'ss Julia Spooner, Miss B, Manley, 1 :? .Prelude, The Regnlers: lecture, w. S H11 J,ek "With .emUe. Private Peat- - - - ': Sunday's program isr , tforning ; .. 10 :10 Sunday school. State . Sunday School association. . Afteraeea 1 !30-nKntertsInment (sacred), Apollo Concert company ; lecture, "when the Turk Came to Persia, Mrs. 13. T. Alien, . - - ' velsg-;m.w y: :::,. T :80 -Concert. Chautauqua ehorus. un der direction of Jasper p. Maetall t con cert (asered), Apollo Concert company: illustrated lecture, "Closing- Cays of the War,"- Henry warren Poor. FLEET IS ON ITS WAY TO PACIFIC (Geattaae Press Wn Oem) hap the most powerful In the world, moved majestically around -and pointed her ,nose toward the broad Atlantic, the voyage officially began. 1 . riAXKED BY TORPEDO BOATS ; The Mississippi, slater ship of the New Mexico, followed'' and : then in - order moved the Wyoming.? , Arkansas. New TTork and Texas, They were flanked on both sides by II torpedo boats with the supply ships Prairie, Melville and vital bringing up the rear. - An average speed of JT knots Is ex pected to be maintained during the voy age to gan FrancUco. - - There will ba numerous stops along the way and unless the unexpected hap pens, the fleet will not reach th r-u- fornta metropolis until August 86.- t It is expected that the fleet will reach Cristobal on the Atlantic iM.. it.. Panama canal on July 5., Locking through together mlth stops means that the fleet will net emerge Into- the Pa eifla unttl July SO, perhaps later. all depends upon hew speedy a passage .can be made through the artificial water way and the time that will' be, spent fH the harbors at both end-rot the ea4l, AT BAJT DJIOO ATJOrST - San Diego will be reached August J.1 A day wiU be spent there, on August 10 and then the fleet will make the one day trip to San Pedro, where it: will re main probably a week. .Departure from that point, depends largely upon - the movements of Secretary, off the Javy Panlels. as It is expected that the flag ship wni piek him up either at.San Piegoor Ssn Pedro and take Mm on te San Francisco, which port' the fleet le expected to make on August 10 . ?r v1achiB?8,in raneisoe, -some of the ships wiu be assigned -at once to ' patrol , duty, bipt , the flagship and er- Jv provides the v n elements needed .. to build strong, r. -healthy bodies. and : brains. n -1 j IJL. 1-r tu:v?--j t waT---.- . ,, tain - others "wiU sail on August 24 for Honolulu, arriving there August Jl Six days in Honolulu and then the ships Will go to Hilo, arriving y there Septem ber t and leaving September . ' . The last lap of the journey will be from Hilo to Bremerton, Wash, which will -be reached on September IT. A number of the vessels will visit the Columbia river. . - L The fleet then will be dispersed and aiong wiia tne otners already in ra elfio ports will furnish- the coast . with protection against any possible foes, ROSTEH OF .OFFICERS ON ' 'Kewport Kews, Va4 ' July TJ. P.) With Admiral Rodman on . the flagr ship Nw .Mexico ef the Pacifio fleet are ,Wf guff .pfflcerg;:.,-'; ' Rear Admiral Nathan Xi X Twining, Chief 'ef staff Captain Qeorge R. Ves sels, fleet supply effleer Commander John ' H, den, fleet surgeon Com mander Samuel H. Robinson, fleet en gineer officer; - lieutenant Commander Jame H. Ingram, flag lieutenant; Com mandes Roland Rrainard, fleet gunnery officer 1 Lieutenant Commander Stewart A Manahen, fleet radio offices Lieu tenant Commander Cbauneey A. Lucas, flag seeretery j , Commander Julius A. Purer, fleet construction " offices ; Cap tain Even W. Scott, fleet chaplain, and Majcr Harold . Wlrgman, fleet marine off leer,' The New Mexico Is commanded by Captain Arthur L. WUlard. Other cap ital ship in the fleet,, with, their com mander e.; are i j . ; -BATTLESH1? 8QU-tDBO , OK Diviaien li! j- - :. Commander, Vice : Admiral Clarence Williams : flagship, Virginia. Captain William H. Stanley New Jersey, Captain Walter Qherardl. tRhods Island. Captain Walter 8. Crosley. ' Pivisien I: ' Commander, Rear Admiral William R. Iihoemaker ; : flagship. Qeorgia. Captain Leigh C. Palmer. - - - Nebreaka, .Captain Percy M. Olm steed. i - v Vermont. .Captain Edward 8, Kellogg. BATTLESHIPS, SQtJABROK FOTB CHvislen.lt' - V, !emmnder. Rear Admiral Robert E, Coents flagship - Wyoming, Captain Harley It Christy. Arkansas. Captain Louis De Steiguer, New York, Captain William V. Pratt, Texas, Captain Frank Scofield. --MJlvision - - (Commander unnamed). Flagship, New Mexico. . Arisona, Captain John H. Dayton, . Idaho, Captain Carl T. Vogelgesang. Mississippi. Captain William A. Moffet, CBtrigJSR BQTJAPRQW TWO " (Commander unnamed). . , , Flagship .Seattle Captain J. R, Y, BUkeley, t ! , Division t- Commander Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood ; flagship Chicago, Captain Ernest Frederick. Cleveland. Captain Frank I Finney. - Denver. Captain Edward R. Fepner, - Tacoms, Captain l$dward a. Jackson Marblehead, Captain William T.s Tor rent. ; - Machias, Com.man.dr Frederick R, Naiie. . Vieksburg. Lieut. Commander Charles D. Reerdon. ; Division 4 : " ' - - (Commander unnamed),. . Flagship. Seattla MonUna, Captain Ivan C- Wettengell. North Carolina Captain WilUam D, MaeDeugall.- , Pueblo. Captain Frank R- upham. PEOPLE OF WORLD x DONE WITH WAR (Ceattssed firm Pass Osel continued, "groups of ; farmers s taking down their ! fences, throwing an ' their lands together and . working on a co operative basis each, man putting m his labor and taking out hie reward ac cording to the amount of 1 acreage he originally held, I look to see farming corporations organised and shares in them tamed; jut as is nevf tbe case in manufacturing cencerne- These men wilt market their : products without a mlddleroan and down win eeme the cost ef food, eipce there will bono exploita tion of it, The farmer will make more money and the consumer will pay less for what he eats." . . ' Tt.ir n,iiM.Tjlcinr back towards the light of the .city. - Ford began to talk of money making ano monsy usi. ysverybody should have plenty ef money." waa his encouraging statement, j mean everyone should have enough money to ,live comfortably, to have a decent home, good clothes, sufficient reed food to eat,; a, motor car if he wants one. Toean to. travel occasionally and - get to understand bl - fellow men U other :etatee, and countriea,' "Can eucb a- condition be brought aboutf inquired the correspondent- "It an - and v eome day will,"? was Ford't earnest teply, "Increased pro duction, of the tbinss people want and dld-nore people working, to the ttect tk.t -. 4nvrS. ma production, instead of idUng.:or : wasting; effort as they do now wui go a long way Wwt tng about a "condition where each indi vidual wilV have, means to be far more comf jrtabl than he? nowa ia. v "Employer must learn one great leg khi. and that ithii -jv-v ' K BEXrETXS 11T JMB1BBAI. WAGES The. more money they give'to their worker ia return for their productioni the rrtore s production there will be and the more money will return to the em ployer himself. s. i "I have i proved that by paying men liberal wages and giving - them easy hours 'Of toll. -- They - have worked bet ter and harder and they 'have turned out the -finished - product - is - increased volume and they have made money for US as well as for-themselves." WW there- be a shorter working day than eight hours Ford waa asked. There : will and. It Wi resuU in eeual or even r greater . production," he replied. The hikers were nor-back at their hoteU - "Think some of these things over," smilingly suggested Mr, Ford. "I'm not a prophet, but they are aQ coining true. I believe-" '.i Incendiarism in; ! ; : ITVlaeat Is Belief "" iL .:;' - V.'.iJsMessjssjejssiflsssjejBa: - . i - ft. Belolt. Xan July It. L N- 8.) The. community - southeast of - Beloit la thoroughly aroused over the belief that someone - is starting fires in the wheat fields. Vigilant committees are scour ing - the- countv . for Tfiinra ." parties w"ho etarted two fires just be- ore- mianignt in aajoming fields In Salt Prealr tswnaifn ' ' linn : thn - hundred ; men fought; the ' flames with1 but - they spread ' to an adjoining field and a total . of - more than 10. acres were. burned over with a big financial fflSSIilS GO 10 DEATH AFTER PLOT Men Leap From Window and All . but One Are Smashed by ,100'FoQt Tumbl?. ;- .' Vienna, July H. Four men de claring thpy were acting under or der, the Czech legation here, rne tored to the big. government - arsenal today and demanded to see the con mander. . 4 ' : The leader of the quartet deposited oq.ooo Austrian crown (fio,QOQ) on the commander desk and aid ' "We have eeme from the. Czech gov ernment to get ' the premised , ammuni-. Uon." - . - The 'pommander ordered an orderly to arrest -tbe men. The ring leader whipped eat pistol and ehot the com mander dead. i . j At the sound of the shot a guard squad ran into the room. The visitors lumped, on py one, from the window, 160 feet high.' Three of them were in stantly kiUed and the fourth bad both legs broken. ? ' i ;; i5- s The police arrested twn ether wait ing in an automobile near by, one of whom had 1.000,000 crown (1250,000) in his possession. Tha Csech government denies having any knowledge of the affair. FIRE RAGES UNCHECKED IS Qetias4 Ftest Pate Ose) the Northwest Sheep company of Port land were - caught ? bet wen j cross '; fires pear Aiberton yesterday and destroyed. Officials in charge ef' the forests-assert they are unabi to get sufficient men for fire fighting. They have sent urgent appeals -for men broadcast, CREWS OF MEN ARE HURRIED TO RAGING BLAZE BY TRUCKS Boise. Idaho, July lSv I. N. 8.) -Crews ef men were leaded today Into big automobile trucks recently used In the war and turned over to the state highway ; department and ' tarte4 : for the scene of the raging ; forest fires In the yellow pine district in west Central Idaho. They anewered the gR peal of forest service officiaia. It is hoped to be -able tq deliver (00 fire fighters in the burning sons during the day.- : . The fire is burning en a n mile front. 10 miles wide. . An area 0 miles long and IS miles wide has been burned ever, during the past two; weeks. A new fire has started 4 In the .Tel low Jacket section and leeks danger-, ous. The state is . furnishing - the equipment to army fire ; fighters. Fear is expressed that' Idaho may see a ; duplication Of thef disastrous fires in 1 J10 which etarted from nu merous small fires and caused 131,060,000 less to. timber and the government a million dollars : to control U . Bsttle AU Throuoh M9ht , v. Nampa, Idaho. July l.wjt forest fire at . Smith' ferry la under control fter a -gang-of 160 Oregon Short Line em ployes battled sll Thursday night and part Of Friday, The forest la biasing on a four mile front but all dagger it spreading is believed averted. A call for volunteer fire fighter has been is sued her today and it ie expected that approximately 75 men will go, te Boise, where they wOl be shipped to tho-most needed points in the, fire bolt. v jr j ' HUN ONLY mvu PRE-ENT , SPREADING INTO WASHINGTON Spokane. July ; 19. (U, t P,)-Nothlng In the world can prevent a holocaust in Northern Idaho and Eastern Washing ton forests unless rain falla. Fire fight ers can't hold the fires, which are grain Ing steadily. Men are scarce. - This was the word today from For est Supervisor Flint at Newport. Wash. His fears were echoed by fire chief from a half dozen other point in gov ernment and tat forests. Apparently lives are not in danger. The fires are far back in the forests, away from ranches and cities, although one fire is burning - about two mile from i Newport, " "Every fire, without exception, ha been traced to, carelessness, "Flint declared- "Kvtry one could have been prevented," The fires on the Priest rtver are still burning, practically unchecked. Three thousand acres ef eut-over land have been burned and the tire is eating into green timber belonging to the state and federal government, f - Big biases around Blue,' Big and Car ibou creeks - east of Priest lake and Priest river are stilt eating ' steadily through the timber. There is a gigantic fire covering thousands of acres in the upper Priest river country near the in ternational boundary. ..... . ;. Six large biases are eweeping through near the boundary of the Kanikau for est. Another is in the t orest Itself - In the Kellogg district iorew-have been thrown on the Big creek and North Fork fire and have a good chance to held them. Forester Rows said today, These t irea cover about i000 acres. - r - Supervisor Meyer 2 Wolff at. Coeur d'Alene said the situation- waa 'favor able.", but that it would become serious unless the weather changed soon, ' The Steamboat creek fire is menacing about 11.000.000 worth of government . green timber. Around Sandpotnt the fires are steady, with little progress being made. ; Sight thousand acres on Humbtrd and private holdings in the Pack river coun try have been burned and the flame are unchecked, v : " No fires are burning near the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, or Mil waukee - railroad .tracks through the mountain and travel is uninterrupted, according to dispatchers here, today. : CARE IN PREVENTING FIRE STARTING AT CAM PS URGED Seattle. July II. (U.. P.) Forest fires are spreading In all . parts .of the state and the situation is becoming aerloua be cause of the continued' dry weather, ac cording to word received todsy from F. XL Pap, state forester, tat Olympla. Strong winds are weeping through tb forest sections. -.- ij.-.s;, v-t..-,i -i'"--. l Forester Papa baa sent unrent mes sages to all of the timber operators org- u s'i vmrm u. prevent, iirss start ing in slashings and to abate the menace due to logging operations. -Moat of the Washington fires this year have beep caused by sparks , from donkey engines and logging trains, although several are traceable to berry pickers. ... The worst .ftres in Western Washing today are in King and Snohomish coun ties, a blase at Alpine, on the moun tain line of the Great - Northern,- is spreading, according to . word received here. Fires also are burplrsr la lie fed eral forest reserve near Lake Cresceat, MONTANA FORES and two serious blazes threaten logging operations in Qraya Harbor and Lewis counties. - v - "Crown ' fires." whieh, are " leaping rapidly through the forests and de stroying millions of feet; of " fine tim ber, are raging in Eastern Waehingten. . - m-m :.-.... X OREGON FORESTS ESCAPE - RAVAGES OF SVEEPING FIRES Salem, July 19. Oregon- forests bava fared exceedingly well up to the present time ao far as fires are., concerned, ac cording to F. A. ElUott, state forester. At this time last year the forests of the state had been ravaged by several disas trous fires but the longer duration ef the rainy season this year has been most favorable to the ' forests, Mr. Elliott tatea Although there have been a few fire ef a minor nature reported, "0 fp there nave been none ef any great eon se quence. The hot, dry weather , of the past two weeks, however, has been con ducive to increased fir rif ks, Mr- El liott warns. - FIRES IN OAKrfVLE REGION . S.ID TO BE UNDER CONTROl - Dallas, July Is.Ferest fire, - which have been burning for several days in the Oakdale region, three miles west of this city, and at the camp of the W11-, lamette Valley Lumber company, above Black Rock,: are reported to be under control, . The fires . have been confined . ta ioggedroff land and so far bave dona no damage. For three days n? logging was done by the Willamette Valley com pany, all their timber employee and many from the mill in this city being engaged in fighting. the blaze. . - Small Auto Hit By Bigger Oarj Qne Is Injured Colliding with a "bug" driven by p, c. Blair, t5l Helldy , avenue, an automo bile driven by Miss Pauline Welfard, Ml WeJdler etreet, drove the email car about 20 feet from the interzeotion of East Twenty-fourth north and ; Oregon streets.; up on the sidewalk, throwing to th ground A- C- Sproul of the Win ters building, Grand avenue and Devi street. ; and completely demolishing the little machine, Friday night. i Sproui, who la Riair'g father-in-law. was taken to Us Emergenay hospital by the ambulance serviee company. It I believed Sproul'g injuries will pet prove serious. . The small car was a complete wreck, In explaining the accident Blair said he was going sjcwiy. a be approached the intereection and w the other car coming. - He thought there was room, for It to pass behind him. but for some reason the car failed to clear, i-Miss Wolfard stated, that her view waa ob structed by houses - close to the street, and failed to see the ether car in time to avoid hitting it. The machine driven by Miss Welfard " is downed by i- her father Lake D.. Wolfard, 883 Weidler street. R. MaeVeagh, - 1016 Spalding builling. and GeorgOj M- Kyle, Lumber mens Trust building, wer in Miss Wol fard' car. v . . Transports Bring Many Oregonians From Overseas Mi)ztx ; ; -New vTerk jyiy ,49t-Tbe .fqBo'wing Oregon men arrived here from, oversea service .PYday- -:?r.:' rr-:,f: Floyd w. Maxwell Union ; Inland R. Sackett, Sheridan j Lieutenant James E. Peebles, Salem i Captain t Lowell EL, Blanchard, Portland I Captain Charles H. Smith. Weston ; Captain Eugene C. Libbey, Portland 1 'WiHiam p.. Andersen, Portlandr Guy'if. Amsberry, Portland ; Lloyd" T. Jarvis," Myrtle Point j Maurice R, Lmdberg, Portland; Sergeant Harold B. Welvertoh Portland j Lawrence H. Lane, , Lewis ; Roy Hyllon, - Portland I Colonel Robert F. Peterson, Portland ; Lieutenant Robert A- Malarkey, Werren ton; - Albert C, gplldshoel, Portland : Percy,' C- Hale, Langtoni Randall B. Scott.: Springfield Harold J, Wells, Eu gene i Allan e. Brander, Portland j Ray mend A. Powell. Portland ; Sergeant Francis A. Pitney, Junction City; Ser geant Henry B- Rosette. Portland i Law reace Dineen, Portland : Jvan W. Haines, Oewege ; John C. Van Pelt, Harbor j Harry Bentsen, : Sllverten rt. Bernard O'Brien Portland. - - . :- Nurse Edna Bennett ef Falls City, ar rived on the transport Northern Paoific. Helen O. Bishop. Y. M. C. A- Forest Grove, arrived en the Kalserin Augusta Victoria, ' I . ffl'jgi mi i ji iie.ij-ui i -ye;-'.-'it Man Thrown Against Tree; in an Effort to Prevent a Collision . In. an effort to avoid . a motorcycle collision at First and Camthers : etreets Friday pight. Jake Singer, 103 Front street, was - thrown against a tree with sych force that he lost several front teeth and severely cut hi chin. -The young man was treated at the Eraer--gency hospital.,' , Frank Meeve, 721 Hoed street, reported the - accident. . He - declare that both machine were going at moderate speed, but that, the drivers,, in the tangle,-' be came Confused.'.: A . :" .:-:.' Jim Lovell. T East Kllpatrick street, was slightly bruised Friday night when, in an . effort to avoid - collision with an automobile driven by May E. Breslln. 731 .Washington street, he ran off the street at Argyle and Derby streets and upset bis machine. . " - ManrElectroouted When He Attempts ; ; To -Out Live Wird Klamath Falla, July 19. W, E. Strlck- lA.ffll- & traJaPiP ArHvil hare " tees - killed - Friday, when he . attempted to bw nign- powr : eectnc wire wttn an ordinary pair of pliers. After the first shock Strickland fell over the wire and .waa hadlv burnd. Hi waa mm n of a house which waa being, moved when killed.. The wire had to be cut to" allow the house to pass and Strickland volun teered to remove IV saying he had had some. experience, as a lineman. Strick land was overseas with the American expeditionary forces for several months, and waa. recently discharged. His wif also .was In the service a a Red Cross worker. - --" - - ' y77?FfT?I7in Eests,Ce!resBe9,SeelIie, Vfl'ttzizZ Cca Is Keep your Eye jTJ' t - 1 Etronsr and Healthy. If 5 X V I they Tire, Smart; ltd?, V -., ;Co' Burn, if Sore, Irri. i i JX Ci CD tated,IafamederGrani dated, MtTine c-tea-.f 'f s f or Irf art rr Atm At jOI Dn---' -t3. ,'rt; fx I rej Lye Lck. Lr-L8tj'lu;--jJcj.,Ci:;r; SCHOOL D STRICT WILL DISREGARD I. IT SAYS Cunnot Pay . to vTeaqhen Amount ; .Prescribed ' by Uw Because .Qn!yijht PupT Attend. BEST CONTRACTS . WANTED State Superintendent Points to . - Statute When A$ked Question on i Proposed Lower. Salaries. -: PaierA. '.July ' i.-schpoi .district Np. $1, near Stayton,,ln Marion coun ty, hn Inti.mnte4 thaX it would disre gard the minimum wage law. enact ed by the last legislature, in. employ ing, a teacher for its school. : Fre quent rtlolpg of it territnry ha mnde it impoasible to comply with, t law providing a minimum wage of $75 per : montiy . for - a. teacher, t states a complaint made by E. A.- Downing, clerk of. the district., in requesttaf District Attorney Mk Oehlarfor pn opinion on the law, There are pnly eight pupils in the district,' be states,' and the board feel that should be permitted to make the best contract possible under the circumstances. -: AXiChurchlll.Tstate superintendent Of public instruction,; pointed to the law, Which holds each member of tlte beard personally responsible in , the event ef its- violation, when questioned as to the possibility ef the district escaping from the previsions of the act. r - A erleus shortage in school teacher for Oregon schools is anticipated . for this fall by J. A. Churchill, state super intendent of public Instruction. Higher pay in other lines f endeaver is said to be "taking many erstwhile teachers into other .occupations. The small schools,.: Mr. Churchill explains, : will naturally be the ones te feel the short age 'first. A'Mi'S: SUIT WILL XOT BX TAKI3T , "FRIEWBLT" BY COMUfSSIOH Salem, July I.-r-The suit filed In the federal court at Portland. Thursday, by the Western Union Life Insurance company to. test. the constitutionality ef the 2'negotiableTRote' act passed by the recent legislature will - not be -any "friendly" affair so far a the state in surance, department is concerned, n ac cording 'to Harvey Weirat-- state insur ance commissioner. - The Western Union Life Insurance company is attacking the- constitution ality of this law and you can depend upon it that this office win defend It to the best of eur ability." declared Mr. Wells. Attorney Oeneral Brown ' will represent th insurance department in the ease. , ' , Mr, Wells decla$d that he had made no-ruling en ' the .'law in question and that he was simpir following out the. in struction of the legislature in notifying agents throuebpntQrefprt regarding th proviiens ef th act . which 'Prohibits the sale of , note taken' in payment f premiums en insurance policies for a period ml at leaat 30 days after the notes are given, and not before the policy has been deirvered. The law,:; be explained. wa aimed at dishonest companies and agent and expressed the opinion that the Western Union Life Insurance com pany was making a mistake in attack ing the law at this time s it could enly result in the ' enactment of more drastic legislation at a future session. MUCH GASOinrB IS BOLD TO CQJtaCMJiHa W OKEGOW Salem. July 19 In thej. four months period from February 2 to June 30 daring which the tt' fuel ell tat law has .been operative, u.uo.su gallon of gasoline and 1,04,275 gallons ef dis tillate have been sold 'to eensumers in Oregon, according to figures compiled by i Peputy Secretary ef State 8am Ko er, Qn this enormous quantity of fuel ail the state has , recetveTS a tag of H23.8t9.JT at the rate of 1 cent a gal-. Ion for the gasoline and Vi cent a gal lon for the distillate, this money, un der the provisions of the act providing the tax is placed In the state treasury to the. credit of : the highway depart ment. :;'3 : 'Vf:5;-;-"j -.?-.Vi "S1- :-'-. Based on the tour months record it i estimated that the consumption for the year will reach between S.ooo.OQO and 40,000,009 gallons of gasoline and approx imately . 1,000,000 - gallons ' of distillate. with a total revnue to the state aggre gating between IJSO.ooq and It00.ooo. The June contributions of . the Asso ciated and Union OH companies to: the state's good roads fund ; were received by the secretary of state's office , Fri day, The Associated company's check for f 4888,19 covered lb on 'W.TIS gallons of gasoline and 38,214 gallons of distillate. The Union Oil company sent a check for f to cover the taxes on 94,toa . gallons of gasoline and , 73.801 gallon of distillat. judge BirusEa ixjuircTioy to , KBST&AIjr PATVC9T. Ojr PA&M Salem. July II. Judge - Bingham - ef the Marion county circuit. court Friday refused to grant ' a tsmpprsry 4njunc- ESJ: l i Crvthlnt Tr ' Pssre. WIS-' Sew Sneine, fierce Oolunma. steinu. , Fleeter . eare, - freperee Reof (ng. Msrewer i et - , . NET svewiat shlement susrewtee. Write : . i', tedav for our sew iiiustrailerf mu. , la oeue ana - save sinner en . seue buUtfn vi.--'--.-"-- ifW tlon" restraining Secretary t State Ol cett and Treasurer Hoff from making a payment on the Beddish farm in Lane county, which is beia gaoqutred by the State a game farm. Thl aotton was taken on : th 'strength ..a , statement made by Afegiitant Attorney Oeneral Van Winkle te the effect that the state would pot attempt te go any farther .n the deal until the suit In . equity filed by H. A. Holmes, questioning the right, of the state in trje deal, had been de termined bjf tb , courts. . , THKEK FATALITIES BBPOBTBB : ' , - IJT 4CC1BE9TTS Of WCgK Salem, .July 4V .Three fatalities were included in the 8? accidents reported to the . state industrial - accident com mission for the week ending July ! Tbes were Charles ' Adams, tractor driver of Brighton ; Thomas Pew, lum ber mill employe at St Helens ; H. E. Breien, logger, CoeulUa Twn hun dred and ninety-eight of the accidents were " subject ; to the ' provisions ef the compensation - act, 14 were from - firms and corporations that have rejected the provisions of the act, and 25 were from public, utility corporations not -subject to the provisions of the act. . BJEABIHt JTJLV t8 Oir BATE J?ICBAS15 X APPWCATIOS Salem, July It-The public service cemmissien . will bold a hearing ; in Amity, July 88. on - the application of th. Amity Mutpal, Telephone company for an increase in rates. - The applica tion ef the eieverdale Telephone com pany . for an increase in rates will be aired at a. hearing M ClOYerdale, Aug at I.' C--' i ":: ' ' .' : ' n u ju . . '.v;' .-.;t: :v Prisoner Sent to Asylum -" Salem. July 19-rDave Van Houten, who entered the state prlsoit April 18, 1907. on a life : sentence from Mult nomah eennty, was Friday, transferred te the state hospital for the insane. Van Heuten was convicted en a statu tory charge. , - :;i IndigestionAttaok: Bothers President Washington. July 18. (J. N. 8.) President Wilson was bothered today with slight attack of indigestion it was said at the White House execu tive offices. The president had hoped to go on the Mayflower to Newport New to witnea the start of the Pa cific fleet for the coast, but because of the unfavorable weether and- the press ... of official business, h - was torceq to abandon . th trip. General Foch Is " Seeing New War Vt-V-V. .r';-,-:" ' ' saBB!sssjps ' London, July 1?. I. N. S.) In greeting to "peace day" the Pally Mali today printed - an Interview with Mar shal Foch - in which the distinguished French soldier declared that l4Pgland must prepare for- the next war whiob, more than ever before, will be en ef machinery." The interview was . ob tained from the marshal while he waa en hi way te Snglend from, Prance. .. : mm i .. m a i .j. " ' Nee41ecraf t Oib Mset Vancouver, , Wash., July 19.The Needle craft club met Friday with Mrs. & P, White of 1001 West Tenth street. Oueeta ef : the club were Mra W. . M. Hamilton of Salem, Mrs, W. A. Peterson of this city and Mrs. Fred Schroeder of Battle Ground, It was decided to hold the third annual plonio .. sometime la August. " , . " ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY .WALLACE REID IN PERSON "Wallie" him.elf will Appear both afternoon and evening. He U look inz for a new leading lady, Why not a Portland girl? SUNDAY ONLY New Show Today J v --A-'-; -Burton Holmes EDUCATOR WHO, WILL SPEAK IN PORTLAND $ " 7 ; - 1 E, W. $tnton -v- -; . . - -- . . ....... j.-it . . t S ' . j B- W. Stanton,. dean of the Iowa Stte eellege at Anes, Iowa, prominent In the Middle West .n author nd edycateri arrived tedy nd will remain oyer Qun day. Ueaa- Stanton, is msklng an extended- tour of the Pacifio Northweet with Mra Stanton and daughter. , ; . Slne his graduation fram the Ames Institution' in J8TJ. Dean Stanton ha been Identified with - his alma mater, holding chairs ef mathematics and eco nomics, a record achieved by few col lege men of the country. :-. " The Portland Ames Alum.n ef ever 80 members . win tender Pean Stanton a complimentary banquet at the Portland hotel this evening. On Sunday a trip will be made over the Columbia river highway with luncheon 'at Eagle creek. - Medford Doctor's Hearing Off; Girl Is Still in Hospital Med ford, July 19.t The hearing for Or. Edward da Beymente, charged with attacking a Med ford young woman, wag postponed. Friday owing te the condition ef the alleged victim,, who is still-suffering from prostration in a local hospital. The .alleged attack occurred Tuesday. PB &EYM09TB FQSHP WBILK 1ST OLTMPIA AS OFFICXB Olynipia. July 8- A man' giving: the name of Ir. pdward Pe Heymonte. who said he waa a former. British army of ficer and medical speclallat. came Jhere last year to establish a practice, but left within a few weeks. His landlord's wife left op the same train, ; presumably to take beat for China. Pr- Pe Reymonte appeared on Khe street n. the uniform, of a high British off iceri but. queries te the British - army headquarters In Van. eeuvert.' B.. cv brought word that, "no aueh man has ever been In the British service, , tmw-u j ii 1 1 j win. i- ii ' Official statistics estimate the . num ber of horses in Cuba at 80,000 and of mules at , about fO.000, -' '--- SiimW mmr '-f---''- S 4 ' J "Sr. f-' -fvi - 4 r , H. B. WARNER "THE MAN WHO "TURNED WHITE" A easblered officer, who lead a merciless band of Arab cut-throat and know every doubtful cafe from Pari to Mxab, finally . meet the one girl -and then thing are differed; . - -- You'll , ee' oriental dancing girla, Arab horsemen and a heap of unexpected thrills .' excitement and amazing scenes. four: days-starting today Don't forget to see Wallace Reid himself - at the Columbia tomorrow only afternoon , - and evening. Portland? CocUzt Spot e . FIRE CHIEFS TO LB IN PORTLAND IF1 FALL; -WESTERN m co; MO ,llhU Fire Prevention Features Will Ba ..Combined With Regular Con vention Program. The convention of the Pacific Coast Association pf Fire Chiefs will be held In Portland from September J$ to 18 inclusive, Commissioner Bigelow he an nounced. Chief from all coast cities WiU assemble here including men from Utah and Arsons, as well as Franklin H- Wentworth. the noted fire prevention expert. The convention was janded for this city after a strenuous campaign waged by fire authorities and civic bodies of prtlnd, The prograev for the event Includes a firs prevention entertainment en Mon day, September 15, ending with a grand ball for the fire chiefs at' The Audito rium. Tuesday the annual fire preven tion parade, including floats from com mercial, civic and fire organizations, will be ptaged culminating wUh a dinner at the Commercial eiub. PARK SUPERINTENDENT QUITS ConvPl Prf fer in Hcmaln in Job of ' Getting Job for Soldiers. : Resignation ef Captain James O. Con vlll, superintendent of parks, was sub mitted and accepted by Commissioner Pier Wednesday. Acting Superintendent Keyser will sueeeed Mr. Convill. Convlll left the park bureau te enter the military service, and. since his return to Portland has been in charge of secur ing employment for soldiers. Convill chose, te remain In his present position rather than return te park bureau work. . Keyser was engineer of the bureau Under Convill and took charge on the letter's departure for the service. WIDTH SET ON STREETS 'Traffic streets in new subdivisions of the elty shall not be less than 80 feet In width, and residence streets shall be at least 40 feet wide, regulations of the elty planning commission issued today, lata No block shall be longer than 750 feet and alleys are not approved, al though in cases of service for bunlnes houses, an alley of 10 feet in width I" permitted, Further rules for laying out new streets and subdivisions are en acted by the commission under the au thority of a State law. All maps or platg of new subdivisions must be sub mitted to the commission. JuryJn Neddernian Case Is Dismissed Oakland. Cel.. July 18. (U. P.) With the final ballot standing 10 to 8 for acquittal, the jury in the case of Chief of. Police Jlenry Ned derm en, charged With imDllcatlan in era ft In thl aitv. wa discharged last night, The Jury paq aeuoersieo, ror i flours. A I I