The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, August 07, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(1. , m THE UKATIIKIl Tlr exfcpt thunderstorms In the wloUlns of the cisl portier.; con j8e4 varui: moUerui.! uortnwestt-r--ty winds. The SUtnnu receive the leased wire report of the Associated Pre, tb greatest sad mvst reliable press association In tne world. tfCNTIKTII YEAR SAI KM. OlCltJON, SATtltlHV M(ltM(., A II it ST 7. lirjn I'KJCK VIVE C3-STI SITUATION GETS STILL II. IllKTORIP RANNPD IN STATE CAPITOL W. R. C. F.MRLF.M NOW HAVGS IX REPRESENTATIVE HALL LUUL UlArl L Sonet Russia Follows Suc cesses in Poland by Ad vancing on Persian Capital Says Dispatch ALLIED DECISION WILL LlKLLl DL nAMLncli Communications From (War saw Indicate Slight Improvement WASHINGTON. Aug. C. Soviet Russia has followed ui its successes rainst Poland with a thrust into southwestern Asia and its forces al readv are threatening the i'ersian canital of Teheran. This rather un expected move Is believed by some of ficials and diplomats here to be di rected aealnst British and French .domain In the near east and Asia News of the soviet" army advance south and west of the Caspian sea j aai conveyed today In official dis patches from J. L. Caldwell, Ameri ca! minister to Persia and the Amer ican cotaul at Tabriz. The minister asked permission to remove the Am erican legation from Teheran in view of the preparations of the Persian government to evacuate the capital, while the consul asked authority to move from Tabriz, Both requests were granted. Official observers here conceded taat the opening of a new theater of warfare by the Bolshevik has com plicated an already grave situation. They were of the opinion that this latest development would hasten a decision by the allied, governments at to general measures to check, the soviet menace. The Polish situation engaged ot- ficiala of the American government closely today and Secretary- Colby and V'nder Secretary Davis had an hour's conference with the presi dent at the' White House. Mr. Colby refused to discus i the conference and no statement was forthcoming from the White House. At the state ' ucpariuicuv it noo oi. j munlcations had been received from tha.alllea rovernment outlining tentative course of action looking to ths aid of Poland and it was assumed that there were among the subjects discussed bv the department oitt- ciala with the president. If any decision was reached at the White House conference, no intima tion of It was allowed to reacn tne trnblic. Resides the communications from the allies the requests of Po land for a declaration of "moral support" of the United States govern- Twent) -Ninth Anniversary of Pre. entation Celebrated With In. formal Ceremony The beautiful silken department banner of the Women's Relief Corps of Oregon, was yesterday piaced in the hal 1 of renre-sonrt 'es In the state capitol. 29 years to a day after presentation of the banner to the department at a convention held in Salem. No formality attended the placing of the emblem in the hall of repre sentatives only three persons attend ing the exercises. They were Mrs. Cora McBride of Portland, depart ment president of the W. R. C. for Ofgon; Mrs. Norma, Terwllliger of Salem, patriotic instructor of the or ganization in Salem, and Sam A. Ko zer, secretary of state and custodian of the capitol. The banner now hangs from a pan el at one end of the hall, ana in either side are large oil paintings or Oregon governors of former years. In the more than a quarter of a cen tury since the banner was presented to the Oregon department it has been carried by Oregon delegations at many national encampments or the C A. R. and the W. R. C. The ban ner will be preserved permanently in the legislative hall. On its exposed side, encircling the state seal in col ors, ia the inscription: "Woman'a Re lief Corps. Auxiliary to the O. A. R.. epartment or Oregon." CAR STRIKE CALLED OFF BY LEADERS MAN BURNS TO DEATH IN CABINON MOHAWK I.K.IITMNfJ STARTS FIRE IS SI P. POSITION Judge Whitford of Circuit Court Issued Order Direct- ing Union Chiefs to Recall Strike Order THREE MEN KILLED THIRTEEN INJURED TRIBUTES PAID ALBERT GRILLEY Civic and Fraternal Societies Join With Y.IL C A. in - Services 500 Troops Had Been Or dered to Leave Camp Fun ston for Denver etcnon Was Native of limmark I J red Alone ami Had No Itcla live Here EUGENE. Or.. Aug. 8. r,ej Pe terson. 73. a native of lk:mark. was burned to death when his cabin on the' Mohawk river, la miles northeast of Lugene was destroyed by fire late last night. It is preMinitd th it iialt iiing caused the firs as a thunder storm occurred aboii the time :h blaze was discoverl. Farmers at tracted to the blaze discovered Pe terson's charged remaii... m ihe ruins of the cabin. He Itvod alone and had no relatives in this country. WARSAW WILL FALL SOON IS LATE REPORT Dispatch From Joahnnisberg, East Prussia, Says Polish Government Has Fled to Posen- Reds Near City SAM KOZER'S HEART P A M M AMC IS ALMOST MELTED L U III III UlM 0 TOICHING APPEAL FROM GlICI. WHO TINKERS WITH FOHIM DENVER. Colo., Au?. IS. The strike of trainmen employed by the Denver Tramway company was call ed off by the executive committee of the tramway men's union shortly be fore midnight tonight. The men will meet at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to confirm the action of the executive committee. The action of the committee was taken following a long meeting con vened immediately after Judge Greeley W. Whitford lit the circuit court issued an order directing the union chiefs to recall the strike or der. ; Tramway officials declared that no policy regarding taking the men back had been formulated. Three men were killed and 13 In jured when rioting was resumed by striking street car men and their sympathizers at the East Side car barns tonight. The dead are Dan- Sullivan. 25 years old; Dan Flannagan. Charles Hanson and John Collins, all of Denver. Leonard Tremmer, 18. of Denver is so seriously injured be may die. K crowd of several hundred gath ered about the barns early in the evening but contented Itself with shouting until shortly before 8:30. when an effort was made to close p on the barns. The move was met with a fusillade of shots from those protecting . the barns. A detachment of armed police was on duty and the ISO, strike breakers housed there also were armed. Federal troops are expected to ar ilve tomorrow to assist the police C. M. EPPLEY PASSES AWAY Active Career of Community Upbuilding Closes Fu neral Sunday I WILL DELAY ARMISTICE TILL GET OLD BOUNDARY Berlin Dispatch Says That Anti-Entente Feeling Is Intense Impressive and beautiful ;n th-ir simplicity were the f'incral services for Albert M. Grilley yoau-rday af ternoon in the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. of Portland. Rev. Dr. McAfee of th Federation of Churches of Port'am! was in charge. Brief tributes to the. ster ling worth of Mr. Gril'.cy'r character were presented by Lieutenant Lester ElUs physical director of the Tacoma Y. M. C. A. who also brought a mes sage of sympathy rrom tho UoUrl-m of that city, by John K. Ricke, assist ant secretary of the Seattle Y. M. C A., and Nelson. G. Pik. representing the business men of Portland. Harry W. Stone, for 3P years sec retary of Portland Y. M. C. A., de livered a brief address, describing the character of Mr. Grille?, whom be had known Intimately for 25 years. . tcrce. in resnonse to a reouest sent Music was furnished by. the Ru-jby Governor Oliver H Sboup to the oanan .quanri aim wauer afjium j commander or the ccntial denart- sang beautifully "Face to Face. Rosarians. Knight Tote pi a rs. members of the Blue lodge f Ma sons, physical directors ana em ployed officers of the Y. M. C. A. wre wen represented. Mayor f!aAr I. Rotror and Athar ril nt ment and for permission to purchase! American array glupplies still are be- Dr and Mra- R E- stelner. fore the state department. I M and Mr. Henry W. Meyer and Official dispatches today Indicate i pivin vr nr.nt rr.mt .i- a slight improvement in the situation lenu portiaBj boya and youn? men In Poland. This official communi-1 wm gorely miss the radiant charac cation was received by the legation 1 ter of Albert m. Grilley. from Warsaw. I ' "Our counter action In the region i . n t of Brody is developing satisfactorily. I JliOJlOn ropmauojl UTOWS V occupied Sranlslawozyk and Brp- dy. The line of the river Bug is in oar hands. In the region of Wlzna we advanced and defeated Bolshevik regiments. The attacks" on Nabln are repulsed. Countless refugees from the territories occupied by Bo! thevlk are filling the country and es pecially Warsaw. Food help is nec essary. The feeling of civilian popu lation and volunteers good." An announcement by the state de partment said that "the determlna 7337 in Ten-Year Period Population figures for the coun ties of Oregon have been announced by the bureau of the census, subject to cdrrectlon as discrepancies may be noted. Multnomah, of course, takes the lead, while Marion ranks In second place with a population of 47.117 and Cmatilla is thirj. with 28.946. Mar lon county's gain in 10 years is 7,337 tion of the Polish government not to I the census of 1910 having given the be stampeded Into an unnecessarily I county 39,780 Inhabitant. Figures announced by tne ouri-an follow: Multnomah. 1920, 275.898; 1910. 226.261; 1900. 103.167. Marion. 47.117. compared witn 39.7&0 in 1910 and 27.713 In 1900. I'matilla. 1920. 2r,946; 1910. 20.- 309; 1900. 18.049. Linn. 1920.24.0; 1910. 2Z.66Z; 1900. 1S.G03. Coos. 1920. 22.257; 1910. I7.9i9; 1900. 10.324. Yamhill. 1920. 20.329; 1910, 1S, 285; 1900, 13.420. Jackson. 1920. 20.405; 1910, 2. 766, 1900, 13.698. Union! 1920. 16.636; 1910, 16. 191; 1900. 16.070. Klamath. 1920. 11.413; 1910. 8.554; 1900. 3.970. Deschutes. 1920. 9622; no figures hurried exit from Warsaw anj to re slst to the utmost the bolshevik de fensive, was Indicated in ad ispatch today from the American legation at Warsaw. The department's Information in dicates that the Bolshevik are pur posely avoiding committments with respect to the opening of armistice negotiations in order to prolong the hostilities and carry the fighting Ihronrh tn Warsaw. weieiBthel-lthWil-eorlatew srdd s i JOHNSON WILL SHOW EVIDENCE - Says 8 Japanese Captured on Seattle Liner Two Es '5 cape in Boat TACOMA, Aug. . 6. Reiterating lis tatment of the- existence of an organized system of tmvfKimg Jap anese Into the United States. Repre sentative Albert Johnson, chairman of the house immigration commit tee, said tonight that he will pro duce the evidence to the state and labor departments of the govern ment first. In reply to a Tokio fiUpttch of today. Mr. Johnson said that within six hours cf his lirst announcement, eight Japanese were optnred on the liner Eastern Tem H at Seattle, attempting to enter th United States illegally, and two whers got away In a row boat. He such instances were proof that otUng ot Japanese was being rried on constantly, although In opinion, the Japanese govern- ---t was in ignorance of the routes available for 1910 or previous. Tillamook. 1920. 8766; 1910. 6.266; 1900. 4471. Lake. 1920. 3991: 1910. 4659; 1900. 2847. Jefferson. 1920. 3211; no previous figures. Sherman. 1920, 3826; 1910. 4242: 1900, 347. Benton. 19?o. 13.744; 1910, 10. 66.3; 1900, 6706. Dike Breaks Flooding 300 Acres in Clatsop ASTORIA. Ore. Aagi 6. Follow ing the breaking of a dike at Browns mead in the eastern part of Clatsop county a few days ago approximately 300 acre of fine farm land are in undated and damage estimated at between $7,000 and $8,000 has re sulted according to word reaching here today. A force of about 20 men was at work today constructing a horseshoe-shaped dike inside the old one In the hope of reclaiming a por tion of the land. ment of the army. " The governor received a telegram from the chief of staff at Chicago stating that 500 troops would leave Camp Funston for Denver by early tomorrow. The chief of staff also authorized Governor Shoup to call on Fort Lo gan, just outside of Denver, for troops for immediate nse. No call had been made on Fort Locan for help up to a late hour tonight. Several hundred persons were In the vicinity of the south svde barns where two men were killed last night, all evening, but no violence was -reported from there. The Denver Post, whose plant wa damaged last night, was able to pub lish from Its own plant today, Automobile traffic In the business section was prohibited tonight by Mayor Bailey. Members of the Am encan Legion, who volunteered to help maintain order, were stationed on the intersections to see that only cars with proper permits were ad mitted. The order was issued In an effort to prevent the gathering of large crowds. The mayor forbade any parades or demonstrations "uutll further no tice." Major Erie KIstler. overseas vet eran, was placed in command of the volunteer policemen who repondeJ to the mayor's call. More than 1000 men. Inclnd.ing about 500 who saw service overseas, were sworn. The American Legion posts also acreed to assist the police and large numbers of legionaires patrolled the streets in uniform. "Black Jack" Jerome, In charge of strike breakers at the East Side barn. issued the following state ment: "Guards in the car barns had been Instructed to keep the streets clear. The crowd surged beyond the lines tonight. A car loaded with strike breakers tried to come to the barns. Clos to the barns it was interfered with by the crowd. Guards inside the barns fired on the crowd. No shots were fired from the auto mobile containing the strike break ers. me gnarus dia not act until one shot had been fired toward the automobile containing the strike breakers and bricks and other mis siles had been hurled at the car. Charles M. Eppiey. valued ciMzcr.. prominent Salem busin man. and who was the first president of the Oregon Retail Merchants aasoc'atrcn. died at his home. 5.o East State street, at 3:3 o clock p. m. yester day. . Mr. Eppley was 65 years oM. He passed -away after a lingering il!nsa or several months. Recently hi. con dition had shown improvement until about three weeks ago when h-i was seized with cerebral meningitis. Al ter this he gradually became worre until the end. A Id lily ttrrognireri Mr. Eppley was born at Carlisle. Penna.. February 2j. !.-. His fa ther was George M. Cpiriey, for nany years a practicing physician ot east ern Pennsylvania. Cbarle M. Epp ley moved to Oregon with his family in 1891 and located in Salem, where he had since been continuously en gaged In the mercantile business. Mr. -ppley was active In thebusl ness and civic affairs of Salenf and was ever ready with time and money to help in building up the commer cial. manufacturing and business at fairs of .the city. It was a distinct honor in recognition of his efforts in organizing the business men that lie was chosen the first president ot the Oregon Retail Merchants' asso ciation. . Art Given Attention As a charter-Btember of the Sa lem lodge of Woodmen of the World Mr. Eppley was active tn that organ Izatlon. He was an art enthusiast helped to form a number of art class. es and held membership in the Sa lem Arts league. In the immediate family, besides the widow. Mrs. Alice Fry Eppley; a son. Charles Eppley, and a daugh ter. Mrs.. Hortense Eppley Smith, he leaves a sister. Miss Grace Eppley of Asbury. Park. N. J., who' arrived last Tuesday from her home in the east and was at her brother a bedside. Funeral services will be held from the Webb Clou gh chapel Sunday at 4:30 p. m.. Rev. D. H. Leech or Eugene officiating, assisted by Rev. H. C. Stover of Central Congregation al church. Interment will be In Mount Crest Abbey mausoleum. JOHANNISBERG. East Prussia. Ang. 6. A report that the Polish government has fled to Posen and i.hat the soviet forces are only 40 kilometers from Warsaw. Is printed In the Johannlsherger Zeitung to day. The report la said to have emanated from Warsaw. The War saw correspondent ot the paper says that the fail ow Warsaw Is Imml nent. that the Bolshevik are still advancing, and that it is believed they havecut off the escape of the Polish troops Into the Polish cor ridor. The Johannlsberger Zltnng has een receiving private reports from the Rusio-Polish fronts which later events proved to be correct. Pule May Acceiit Soviet. According to its correspondent at Warsaw, the Polish workers have issued a proclamation urging the workers to accept soviet principles. The dispatch says nothing baa been heard concerning the proposed ar mistice. Want Old llnnndarie. Deserters from the Bolshevik army reaching here assert that the plans of the Russian general staff are to Mi Kay Life UmM lie Weary If Slie lUda't Have Oa tn Moakry Wltli Wants Licfte Ram A. Kozer. secretary of state, is a sympathetic person and it Is an effort for blm to steel himself against a heart appeal such as the following which comes from an Oregon girl ol 14 summers who objects to the law barrinr anvone nnder 16 driving au- inmnhilM But Sam savs he will have to send regrets: "Dar Sir: I am a girl of 14 who lives on Fords. I don't make any money or anything like that but I don't know what I would do unless t had one to tinker with. I can doj anything when it comes to repairing one as long as it isent to heavy can drive as rood or better than tne av erage. Excuse this skribbling by lit tle sister's nappy has a hold of my overalls lee and wont let go. "Well I am & ft 2 in. in my stocken fe-t and weigh 110 and have good sence. Dont yon think there Is some wav for me to ret some kind or a I icense. "1 sure can brag on myself. PASS IRISH CRIMES BILL Bill Designed to Restore Or der in Ireland Is Rushed Through House Passed by Overwhelming Blajority GEORGE AND ASQUITH ABSENT LESS SPIRIT Irish , Leader Suspended on Motion Irish and Labor Members Follow . HARDING MAKES FIVE SPEECHES LONDON. Ang. . By an over whelming majority the government thia evening Jammed through the Irish coercion bill, designed to re store order In Ireland. Lengthy de bates preceded the voting In tbs house ot commons but tacking the presence of Premier Lloyd George and Herbert 11. Asouith they did not stir the Interest which was attached to yesterday's dUcaasion and were HaS Phonograph Records oil far less acrlmonloaa. Talks Made for Distribu tion to Public A notable exception was a furious oat burnt by Joseph Devlin, national ist member from Belfast, who defied the authority of the bouse to bring him to order and precipitated an ex citing scene. He was suspended. He stalked out followed by all the ol i-r Irish members and almost the eaure MARION; Ohio.. Aug. C. Senator Harding today received another ttrlnr nf viftltors. BWCOt through S K.i- dtsnosed ol wr rrrrauuUi ' For time it seemed as thoug a misceiiany oi iri h-- i thre waa no wiy to fcuprew xjr. Dev. ters and then too a v-mu- "Tlltn .Trent removing htm bodilv. lis mobile tide. I demanded that Lloyd George be One of his odd jobs was to roakei Ummoned to "share responslbrtltv five campaign speeches, ins eniy i for tn!a iniquitous measure" and ve- audience was tne operator w cording apparatus tor phonograph records, and the speeches all were excernts from his previous publle i deliverance. The records are to be distributed by the Republican na tional committee as a means of ear- bemently asserted the premier was absent so be might "concoct another war with Russia." From tbr . government benches cries of "ora-T! order!" arose. Mr. Devlin shouted In reply: I have no respect for the house ot com- delay an armistice with Poland while trying the front porch campaign Intojmons: I despise it the boundaries of Russia are re-1 every locality, estabiisned as they existed in 1914 The intelligence service of tbehitical conferences, bis headquarters German frontier police, which Is nn- announced tonight that one of lbs derstood to be In reliable commun-1 f irt big delegations to come from icatlon with Bolshevist Russia. sub- outside Ohio for a front porch speech stantlates the reports, .saying the I would he from Indianapolis on Aug plans are well known to the Russian people, who have been told that when they ere fulfilled "all, warring will cease." M ,The frontier police reported yes terday that from 30.000 to 40.000 1 Russian soldiers and a brigade of artillery passed in a southeasterly direction, presumably to reinforce the right ci-nter line. The extreme right wing of the Russian cavalry delegation to the notification of Gov- passed 20 kilometers from Johannis- berg todav. The troopers appeared to be well armed and provisioned. Beds Hold Allies. Report. : BERLIN. Aug. 6. Intense anti entente feeling is rampant among the Russian Bolshevik troops and hatred for the French is pronounced. Bedlam broke out. The chairman I J.-I.v-A Xlm T.1I . W - f fl . As a result of the candidate s PM 7 ' 1. IZLTTZ Ilant whereupon the chairman ealle-l on the sergeant at arms to rfcoe htm.- He refused to budge and tra chairman summoned the speaker wP-o was absenu The speaker entered and was acquainted with VI r. Devlin conduct and pat a motion to the house to suspend him. Devlin took the sentence philo sophically and when the vote to sus pend him was announced, be walked out rapidly. The ensuing exodus of Irish members and labor champions left only a handful of liberals to eoo-(- tinae tne ngnt on tne diii ana mere was no farther excitement nnul ap plication of cloture met with angry shouts of -gagged. The only interesting point of tne debate was an attempt to Induce the government to limit operation of the act to one year. The amendment was rejected by a large majority. ust 28. Other callers Included J. R. mc- Carl of, Nebraska.- executive secre tary of the national Republican con gressional committee, who reporxeo on the nroeress of the congressional campaign. Asharp reply was made to renorts anoted last night In a statement by Harding headquarters tegardllng organisation of a Marion COLORADO SPRINGS. Ane. 7. The action of Tramwaymen's nnlon in calling ofr the strike in Denver will in no way affect the movement of federal troops on their way to that city. Governor Shoup announced. YILL ACCEPT NOWATION Cox Plans to Tour East Till September 1 Then Will Stump West DAYTON", O.. A". 6. Governor Cox will carry to the country in a few days, on sneaking tours contin uing until November, the Democrat'-! gospel he will outline here to.norrow In accepting his party's presidential nomination. The governor ' anoun'i after conferences with parly mat.njrera .hat he would speak throughout the mid dle and eastern states tniil Septem ber 1. and then Jour the entire west, Including the Pacific coast. "We feel that we can win." ie said, "wherever folks are and where the case can be stated. Stae lines don't amount to much." The nominee's speaking plans were arranged with George White, chslr- man of the Iemocratte national com mittee and Senator Harrison of Mis sissippl. During this month no clar orate speaking tour will lie t:.-iipt-ed. but numerous addresue will i-e made, principally in Oh'o and the east, the governor states Among definite addresses fixed were for tnej Ohio Democratic convention at Col umbus. August 17. and at New York City on August 2S. The September western trip will be the first general tour for Governor Cox and Semtor Harrison said It cover "all out west," to San Francisco and L-is Alleles. Consideration or the campaign or ganization and greeting Democratic posts arriving.for tomoTow's noti fication ceremonies overwhelmed Governor Cox today. Da j ton wa fill ing rapidly with throngs expected to rurnlsh a crowd of 50JKo at the Montgomery county fair ioun.l and the city was lavishly decorated. ern or Cox at uayion. .-sewspapr stories were quoted as charging that the delegation was being padded from neishboring towns and rree transportation was being offered. In response the Marion committee on arrangements published a statement todav saving: "One hundred dollars reward win according to a dispatch to the I be nald anvone furnishing proof that iieuiscne renting irora Koenigsoerg any person connected with tne uem t bin rrussiai. Men or tne noisne vik army, it says, openly boats that no quarter will be shown entente officers and men who dare show Foreign Bureaus Are Hastily Leaving Warsaw themselves along the frontier. The dispatch asserts there Is no animosity ihovn toward the Ger mans and that ihe Russians reUei ate they don t propose to violate German territory. The message credits red army of ficers who walk across the customs 1 arrier at Prosken and declaring that Moscow Is determined to Incor- porate Poland In the Russian em pire and restore to Germany terri tory taken from her through the peace treaty. CANTU OFFERS TO SURRENDER Will Resign on Condition No More Troops Are Sent Into Territory NOGALES. Art- Aug. S. Gover nor Esteban Cantu has ofrered to surrender possession of the execu tive office within two weeks on con dition that Provisional President de La Htierta stops .sending troops into Lower California, according to an announcement tonight by Jnan Piatt personal representative of de La Huerta. ocratic national, state or county committee, or the committee named a a Yam an svajI 1 t Sa In t A Dayton has given or offered tree "JTZZ, Ji,H . .n Tt.- la t Ion to any member or tnai-.'" Z .. ... r V .L.1T7 WARSAW. Aug. C. Plant of transportation to any member or the, delegation making the trip to Day ton Saturday . There is not a man or woman In the Marion deleratlon who Is not a resident of Marlon county." JURY INDICTS O.ANDERSON Four Year Old Son Testifies Says Father Drowned His Mother DENVER, Aug. 7. Denver wa placed under military control at l:Srt o'clock this morning in a proclama tion Issued by Mayor Bailey, after a conference with Colonel Ballon of Fort Logan and state officials. STANDARD GAS 20 CEVTS PORTLAND. Or.. Aug. The Standard Oil company today an nounced an Increase of 3 1-2 cents a gallon in the price of gasollt: mak ing the figure 2 cents. Shell gaso line Is selling here for SO cents, and Associated for 28 cents. Tico More Big Fires Sighted in Montana MISSOULA. Mont.. Auz. 6. Two fires of rather larre proportions were reported In the St. Joe forest In 'northern Idaho today, with one oji the little north fork of the Clear water, covering 500 seres, snd the ether on th St. Joe river, about 300 acres. A pack string will be sent out to the St. Joe fire In the morn ing. No new developments were re corded In th other forests of Dis trict No. 1 today. Seversl fire were reported to bare been brought under control. ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 6 A coro ner's Jury today returned a verdict In the case of Mrs. Minnie Ander son, drowned in the Columbia river near here last week, finding that she had come to her death at the hands of her husband. Olaf Ander- on. The verdict followed a con fession said by the sheriff to ha.ve been made by Anderson In Jail. where he has ben held for several days past, that he had thrown his wf from a boat following a quarrel. Suspicion llrst fell on Anderson through th- testimony of his l-rear- old son. who bad accompanied hi parents on the day of the tragedy an! who tcld the officers that his father had drowned his mother. French. British and Anstrlans nave requested a special train for Friday. while the German legation Has a special for Us employes and German subjects at Warsaw, which is ex pected to depart Friday night. Evacuation of the prisons has al- ? ready begun. Civilians are proceed ing as fast as the railroads can ac commodate them. Even freight cars are being brought Into nse for fami lies with boasehold goods. Trains are departing with people riding on car tops and others struggling tor stand ing room Inside. MMTLM1EN " QUELL RIOT; HALL PLAYER FIXED. TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. C Presi dent Iouis II. Burnett, of the Pacific International league, assessed the sUffest fine of the season on Player A. J. Hesse of the Seattle club today for aaultlng Umpire George Engl in a baseball game here yesterday. The fine was $100 snd suspension tor the balance of the season. Player Hesse was also arrested on a city dis orderly charge and fined $10 In po lice court this morning. This Is said to be the first case In years where n ball player has been fined by city authorities here. Illinois City Quiet After Arri val of Guardsmen- Fire . Kaicd WEST FRANKFORT. HU Ant- With 200 militiamen on duty and more arriving. West Frankfort was quiet tonizht sfter last night's riot ing. There were only a few small crowds on the streets and no fire arms were displayed. Officials were unable to tlentify the fire men re torted killed. The factions In the rioting were the Engllh-speaklng rcidnts and foreigners, principally Italians, wnlch make up half the town's population of 11.000. Feeling aealnst the foreigners ha been running high fcr several months and reached a climax with the murders of Tony Herapel snd Amlel Calest-rra, whose bodies were lound In ahallow graves nesr Royal- ton. Monday. The foreigners fcsve been suspect ed ot hsvlcg committed n series ot robberies In Southern Illinois. eporadle outbreaks occurred to day but there we're no casualties re ported. rv mata-ftv- of the forvlm txro- nlatlon had left town last nls-t.