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fell! ! sr -i P&rt One W Pages a: Two Parts? SALEM; OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1924 SEVEOT Y-FOtJRTH YEAR4 PRICE FIVE CENTS. Pages 1 to' 8 ; v i '. '..': .VI if i A u . i V l V V r J D1STM1I5 I KIM 10 I'f , FOR SUPPORT . . vv. ; " . Democratic Nominee I? Very ' v Grateful for Pledge of Aid U in- - Coming- Presidential Campaign WALSrt SAYS L'FOLLETTE IS STRONG? If J MORTHWTEST Believes Progressive Cam- paign Will Help Demo , crats as it Did irr 1 9T2 ' LOCUST VALLEY, N. Y., July 12. Irt response to William Q. MeAdod'S statement that he would actively support the democratic national' ticket. John W.-Davis, democratic nominee for president, tonight sent the following radto ' grain to Mr. McAdoo, who is on the Homeric bound for Europe: "Let ' me s thank: you fori the more than generous statement which' you gave our on sailing: I am gratefully cheered by the as surance that r shall have the bene fit of your aid and counsel in the coming campaign. ' . "That it will result in the ad vancement of democratic reforms and democratic Ideals I confidently- believe. Mrs. Davis joins' me Irr wishing-Mrs. McAdoo and your self a pleasant voyage and a safe return:' "v :;'' ) Never Defended Debs v Mr. Davis was shown today the statement by Eugene V. Debs, iri which' MY. Debs denied' published assertions that1 Mr. Davis as a lawyer, had ever defended the so cialist leader. The dispatches had said , that the litigation was con nected with a coal miners' strike in West Virgni!P:ri;i?ii 4! the trade onion clients in this Ja.Be were' William' BY Wilson, who at that time was secretary of the United' Mine" Workers of America and who later was, President Wil son's secretary iof labor and many others. He said he did not re member the other names and that if-Mr. Debs stated that ho was not among them that doubtless was Correct. : v . . x. , Senator Walsh" tonight told newspaper men tonight that in his belief Senator La Follette mlgnt poll a large vote in the north west generally. The independent candidate would probably .. prove strong among- the farmers in his own state, he said. : ' Northwest Satisfied When asked whether the nom ination of Mr. Davis would satisfy the democrats of the' northwest he said' he had recevled, a telegram from (ft close friend in Montana in which he was told that his section of the country was well pleased with the convention's choice, j Senator Walsh replied in the affirmative to a question whether the election this year would prove a close' parallel to that of 1912 when the campaign of the progres sive party helped the democratic party at the expense of the re publicans. ; - . 1 :i McAdoo Pledge Support ; NEW YORK, July 1 2. Several significant events occurred today to draw the lightning from the charged atmosphere la which John W. Davis has moved since he be came the democratic nroaMantfal V nominee. I r Most important, perhaps, was the clear cut statemennt of W1K Han Cibbs McAdoo, who sailed for Europe with his' family, that be would "give the Davis-Bryan ticket cordial support" and would take an active part in the cam paign upon his return in Septem ; ber.r V'",-1 v -' v;. - ) j -Rnmors that Mr. McAdoo con templated a bolt from the demo cratic, party and a campaign for the -presidency as. an Independent candidate, . thus were - definitely spiked. : ' ; i i THE WEATHER! i v ' ''. V ' i ' ... . "' . OREGON: Partly cloudy wltfr ! 'out ; change . in. temperature' Sunday; moderate west to ? ; northwest' winds." LOCAL.-WEATHER ( Saturday Maximum temperature, 80 Minimum temperature, 54 r River, 1.5 stationary , " Rainfall, none. - ' Atmosphere;" Clear. - Wind, northwest , J. FLEISCHMANN ADMITS SPOUSE f SEEKS DIVORCE Wife May Have Gotten "Rise' of $5,000,000 From the "Yeast .King" NEW YORK,- July 12. Julius Fleischmann. the "yeast king." at hlsf estate at Sands ' Point. L- I.. after admlttlnbr j today ,tba!t hfs wife, Mrs. ' Dolly ' Leach Heming way Fleischmann, had obtained a decree of divorce in Paris yester day refused to discuss the report that he had made a $5,000,000 settlement on her. ' He also; de clined to talk of the rumor that the" former i MrfeJ Fleischmann would soon become the bride of Jay O'Brien, noted polo playeri known in Broadway theatrical circles as the "King1 of . Hearts OIBrlenvwas: formerly; the hii3 band of Irene Fen wick and of Mao Murray, the stage and screehstar, Aviators Reach Bucharest and Expect to Make Aus- trian Capita) Today VIENNA, July 12. The Amer ican around the' world fliers are expected to reach4 Vienna tomor row : afternoon; ,': The United States army avia tors Who reached Bucharest at 12:30 Saturday 1 afternoon have Belgrade, as their next -stopping place, a distance Of 290 miles from Bucharest, then j Budapest, 220 miles and Vienna 140 a total of 65Q miles. i : Bulgarians Welcome Aviators ' SOFIA. July 12. (By Associat ed Press.) On the' occasion of the passage over Bulgarian territory of the American' around the world tilers' Oh their -way' from Constan tinople to Bucharest General BuC hoff director of the Bulgarian air service-rOTdfatlly welcomed to the Bulgarian air" routes "the Ameri icans on their great adVenture." He said that he and his collegues heartily -wished that the Amerl cans would have complete success on their epochal enterprise. . Denmark Offers Aid COPENHAGEN, July 12. (By Associated Press.) The governor of Greenland and other high Dan ish officials- are -making" prepara tions to facilitate the passage through Danish1 territory of . the American fliers on their round the world trip. A Danish steam ship is to be offered to the fliers for fueling or other uses in Green land waters it is understood. KELD QUITS i. TO AVOID SPLIT Farmer-Labor Nominee Says i Issue Ranks Above Can s didate in' Election SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 12. (By The Associated Press) With out specifically: endorsing Senator La Follette or V-rsconsin, who he said was regarded by many farm ers as the "Moses' to lead them out of their ' present dilemma, Duncan McDonald, nominated as farmer-labor candidate for presi dent at the St. Paul convention told why he had 'withdrawn from the race in favor of the Wisconsin senator. - v -1 r : I "Our meeting at St. Paul," Mr. McDonald said, "was not. so touch a matter of nominating candidates as the forming of an organization. In the Cleveland conference, it was apparent the purpose was the opposite for capitalizing- i of - the popularity of ; one marv ; This brought about a division particu larly among the farmers; among whom La Follette is popular and who regarded i him as the-Moses to lead them out of the' present dilemma. I "Had we continued In the race, there would bare been a division and naturally the majority would have followed the tiahner of La Follette. . In this situation the only logical thing to do Was' to withdraw and permit them to fol low his leadership;" NAVAL PLANES ARRIVE SEATTLE. July 12. Three naval scouting', planes . arrived at Sand Point, near here, this after noon,' comins. from. Aatoria,; Ore., where they stopped yesterday, . en rotttft-fTom San-Diego. - L'FOLLETTE IS fSflSll Groups to Be Asked to Raise i the Campaign Sum of I $250,00fi in Small Sub- i scriptiort Lots NO PROSPECT OF BRYAN j BEING NAMED AS MATE Friends Near Nominee' Cer. taih That.He Would Not e Nebraskan WASHINGTON. July 12. A tentative program for raising ?290,6oo in small subscriptions from jlabOr organzations ! and like group to back the La Follette presidential campaign was laid Out today at a meeting- of the exe eutivej committee members of rtie conference for progressive politi cal action. ; i-: ! I Alexander Kahn of New York City, Was elected1 to head the fin; ancing enterprise and it was ex pected that sum would supplement tiie total which might be raised for the campaign by general pub lic solicitation through Represent ative iNelson of Wisconsin whb' is managtntg the central campaign headquarters at Chcago. Senator La Follette : did . not attend the" meeting although it was attended by officers of number of railroad unions. Talk concerning a possible vice presidential nominee was pushed at the j gathering- on the ground that a larger conference' in Wash Ington; July 18 would settle the pointj but It was stated with con siderable poBltiveness that no pro ject Of indorsing Governor Bryan the democratic vice presidential candidate would be met with ap proval Of La" Follettet adherents'. ,Jiftr4dlcanoh1rslIcktng to the' announced plan' of making" the La Follette candidacy Itself a eln gle issue, with ticket? of preslden tlat electors' in as many states as possible but without accompany ing candidacies of gubernatorial and congressional candidates was given! by those attending. W. jH. Johnston, president of the international machinists and chairman of the executive com mittee said the' railroad union of ficers working to analyze the rec ord of representatives and sena tors of both republican; and dem ocratic parties so that indorse ments might be given those ; who had Voted favorably from the un ion viewpoint on railroad legisla tion and opposition mustered for those who voted unfavorably. Any introduction" of general La Fol lette ticket candidacies, he said, would be considered Inimical to those .objectves. ; 850 Lawyers Leave With Hughes for European Trip - 1 .i : . , NEW YORK, July 12. Headed by Secretary of States Charles Evans Hughes as president of the American Bar association. 850 dletineulshed lawyers ! and their families sailed this afternoon on the liner. Berengaria to attend the convention cf the' association In London on July 20. s f The barristers wllf meet In Westminster Abbey and one of the features of the assembly will be the presentation of a $20,000 sta tue of Blackstone, author or tne world famous Commentaries', by the American lawyers, j . FS E nffntu Permanent Organization Is Formed to Bring Pressure On Next Congress ! ST. PAUL. Minn., July 12, -r- ( By iThe Associated Press) After forming a permanent organization to present to congress the McNary Haugen bill and to promote the Interests of the American farmer. the national agricultural relief congress in session here since Fri day i adjourned late- today. The resolutions as passed at the closing session comprise chiefly the two main issues mentioned in the original call passage of the McNary-Haugen bill and 'central ization of a farm group. r Efforts to broaden the scope of the ' organization at present were branded on the floor as "prema ture" t' - -.t Nisin FOREST, SMOKE DELAY S AERIAL MAIL SERVICE Considerable Inconvenience . Experienced By Fliers Over Flames SAN FRANCISCO. Jly 12. Dense smoke arising from burning forest land in California is caus ing considerable inconvenience to air mail service fliers, it was re vealed tonight. ' Pilot WIerIow who brought In the West bound plane from Reno was forced; to arise to a height of 11,000 feet over the Sierras to es cape the smoke clouds. The westbound mail was delay ed six hours owing to a storm over Iowa. ! . ; oniifis Strength! of La Follette and Speeches of Davis De termine Says Bryan ST. LOUI3. July 12. -The char acter and amount of strength which Robert M. La Follette gains for the' progressive cause and the character of the speeches made by John W. Davis, democratic nominee for president, Will be' the determining" factors in the com ing campaign. William . Jennings Bryan declared upon his arrival here tonight. " "The democratic party and the La Follette party", said Mr. Bry an, "are, together, amply strong to defeat the republican party. The question now is whether Mr. La Follette will draw enough strength from the: democrats xr enough from both parties to be elected himself. jThat is the problem qt the campaign. . I? "The speeches that Mr. Davis makes will determine the ques tion. Hej Is running on the' dem ocratic platform which' is progres sive beyond question and beyond any former democratic platform. rtfelieve thateVni'sHajvd' squirt ly on the 'platform and defend the advanced ground taken on eco nomic questions. ', i I I -V - Presbyterian Synod to Meet on U. of 0. Campus EUGENE, Ore.,- uJly 12. The 34th annual' session of the Oregon synod Of jibe Presbyterian church will be held on the campus of the University of Oregon July 16 to 23, according: to announcement of program today. Rev. William A. (Billy) Sunday will appear on the program Ion the opening; day, it was announced Several years ago the synod began' holding its annual sessions at the University and every one since,1 except the one last jyear at Oregon Agricul tural college has met. here. The reason given for holding the ses sions here . Is that the ministers and laymen attending have the advantage of listening to address es by noted educators aftue sum mer school; ELECTION DEPENDS Gleanings from Day's News Leopold, Loeb $500,000 in Narcotics Seized CHICAGO, July 12. Heredi tary insanity may be part of the defense of Nathan- Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, accused of kid napping and killing Robert Franks a 13 year old neighbor boy for ex citement, their attorneys indicat ed today. "We have traced thet families and. both boys," Clarence Darrow, chief of counsel for the defense, said, "and have found insanity j in the families of both youths."j Mr. D?rrow said that it had not been definitely deeded whether! this information will be introduced at the trial. Narcotic Haul Made SAN FRANCISCO, July 12. Narcotics valued at more than $?"00,000 were seized by federal cuatoms officers" aboard the Pa- whetheri ths information will be coin in port b&re today, they an Tntouriced tohJghti. The contra band in 753 tins, had been se creted beside one of the aft wa ter tanks. v The vessel arrived here Friday from oriental ports, j : Escapes -27tlr- Time RENO. Nev., July 12. -With a boast that "the' prison isn't built that' can hold me." ringing in the ears of i Nevada prison officials. John W. Delaney, who 27 times has escaped from government hos pitals -and -criminal institutions. VISITORS ARE ENTERTAINED IN OREGON TOWNS Chamber of Commerce Cara van Touring Roosevelt Highway Received COOS BAY, Ore., July 12. The caravan representing chambers of commerce from northern Califor nia towns, which has been touring- the Roosevelt highway, arriv ed on the bay this afterndon from Coquille, where, they-were enter tained several' hours during day, . The progranrat Marshfleld and North Bend opened at Hotel North Bend early tonight when -the vis' Itora j were dined. Afterward there was a smoker at the Elks temple in Marshlield and aconcert. Statesman Says Germany Is - Willing to Do Share ; Wants Opportunity BERLIN,! July 12. (By the A P.) Chancellor Marx, in a state ment to the newspaper repreeen tatrves today declared , that the hopes! entelrtalned by; Germany re garding the ' experts' . report had given j way to anxiety and appre hension. . Remarking' that the Ger man government had without de lay rushed forward the prelimin aries needed for fulfillment of the reports, the chancellor criticized M.- Polncare's latest speech and declared that the spirit with which the Germans were actuated to wards the report was one of frank and' honorable understanding and plain I speaking a -spirit which was resolved to restore not only Germany, but the whore of Eu rope, f ' .. . ' ."The London conference,''; the chancellor said, "ought to bring Germany nearer to the realiza tion of this aim, but many of our hopes' seem to be threatened in consequence of the agreement be tweenPremlers Herriot .and Mac- Donald In Paris. If the great spirit; with which we hope to carry out the experts' report is to be-' come! an accomplished fact, the victorious nations must' realize that ! Germany; whose economic and national existence is at stake, must be admitted to the negotia tions as a , partner with equal rights.".:; - f v. Mayor Hylan Denies Offer To Race With La Follette CHICAGt), July 12. Mayor John! F. Hylan of New' York de nied reports that he might be candidate for vice" president in Senator Robert L. La' Follette's independent campaign for the presidency,; upon his arrival here today 'with Mrs. Hylan and Mr. and j , Mrs. Willian Randolph Hearst. The party is enroute to California. ; Mayor ! Hylan; said he had not decided whether he would support John! W. Davis,' democratic nomi nee for presidenti . Plea Insanity 1, tonight Is at large with blood bounds from the 'Nevada peniten tiary on his trail. Delaney sawed through the bars of his cell this afternoon. f:;:-t Mi 1 --' Men Rescued From Falls NIAGARA FALLS". N. Y., July 12. Two alien smugglers were rescued from' their disabled boat in the rapids a few hundred yards above the American falls late to night by immigration men and city I policemen : who braved, the upper rapids In a motor boat. 1, - ! Underworld in Prison : INDIANAPOLIS. July 12. A goodly portion of the IndianapoIlB underworld was swept into the city prison late tonight when the police force almost to a man. set out on a city-wide crime and vice cleanup and, returned '.with 261 prisoners. i. r i Blaid Loses $50,000 SAN FRANCISCO, July 12. After a. lifetime of toil- as a do mestic M las Mar COlgan of Red wood City.-bequeathed; an- estate or f50,Q0O to charity. It was re vealed at Redwood City when her will was filed today. Her . only other reduest was for marble slab to mark her grave bearing the name "Maggie," ty which she wa known. CBLlOBr WIN G0R0ID0 COURT ACTION Case Prominent in Legal An. M nals Is Decided for Labor ers By United States Cir cuit Court COURT OVER RULES ' ANY ANTI-TRUST PLEA Conspiracy in Restraint of Inter-State Trade Is Not Sustained t ST. LOUIS, July 3 2.-4 After ten years litigiatiori, the famous Coronado case, one of the most prominent in legal 'annals, appar ently -ended wnen - the United States circuit court of appeals de cided: in favor of the United Mine Workers of America in suits ag gregating $2,222,000. which had been filed - against them by j the Coronado and. other coal compan ies as a result of the destruction of the property during the strike of miners in Arkansas in 1914. The decision, written by Judge Walter H. Sanborn and Robert E Lewis, held that the coal compan ies had failed to establish a basis for . the suits under the Sherman anti-trust law. and. affairmsj the ruling of District Federal Judge John C. Pollock that coal mining is not interstate commerce, j and does not fall within the jurisdic tion of the interstate commerce sections of the anti-trust law. ,The decision also overruled contentions by the companies, that the United Mine Workers of Amer ica had conspired to interfere with interstate commerce. Case Dates Back to 1914 ( FORT SMITH, Ark., July 12. The suit of the 'Coronado Coal company against the tTnlted "Mine Workers of America for damages, in which the circuit court of ap peals at St. Louis today handed down, a decision affirming a lower court ruling in favor of the mine workers, grew : Out ' of labor troubles In the1 Harford valley in 1914, which centered about vari ous properties of the :; Bache-Den- man coal syndicate. The case was filed here in Sep tember, 1914, and the plaintiffs. the Coronado Coal company,! ask ed for approximately $200,000 as triple damages under the Sher man anti-trust act. : f It was tried here in November, 1917, before Judge James D. El liott, of Sioux Falls, S. D. Judgment for $200,000 actual damage was found by the Jury and tripled by the court under the anti-trust act to $600,000. The court gave judgment for $120,000 interest on the judgment. .The appeals court affirmed the main judgment of $600,000 and re versed the entire judgment, hold ing the facts developed in the tes timony did not establish; the charge of a conspiracy to violate the anti-trust law. Mexico Is Willing to i ' Have Commercial Treaty MEXICO CITY, July 12. Charles B. Warren, the American ambassador confirmed the Mexi can government's willingness to negotiate a treaty of commerce with the United States in a talk with newspaper correspondents. He added that he had advised the Mexican foreign office. HIES FILED Ten Days Remain for Nega tive Side to Reply in i Ballot Bills Of the seven measures that will go before the people at the No vember election all but one .will have affirmative arguments in the'ir favor printed in the voters' pamphlets. The period; for filing affirmative arguments j with - the secretary of state to be printed in the pamphlet expired ' Saturday night.- Ten days remain in which to file negative arguments. .The one on1 which there will be no af firmative argument is a measure providing a literacy test for voters. It was referred by the legislature. The-Oregon Workmen's Com pensation league on Saturday filed its' affirmative argument for-the Compulsory workmen's eompehsar (Continued from page 2). 0 NO SYMPTOMS ! OF POISONING DEVELOP YET Other Botulinus Victims' Un der Supervision- May Be . Out of Danger ; M' BILLINGS. Mont.. July No sympioms if poisoning developed' in the brother or !12. have 'sister of Thomas' TeteV de Richardson of Pennsylvania who died here to day, the fourth victim of botul 3m poisoning which klevtoped following! a dinner which included ripe olives. . Miss Sarah de 1 Rich ardson, the sister and Tobert do jiiciiitrusyn. jr., ine Dromer, are. ooth under Observation, however. Miss Eugenia! Jones, of Cody, tu tor to Paul - Ache, Jr., the first victim, ia also being watchedTor symptoms. If i there are no de velopmentsat j the end of a day there will be j no danger, thephy- sicians declared. I I 0.S CEDE TAICIERS Extra-Teritorial Rights to Be Given Up for Interests Protected -WASHINGTON,1 July 12.1 Re fusing to join: In the administra tion of the Tahgiers zone, ag con templated in thecon vetnion signed between England, j France! and Spain last year, the; state depart ment has expressed to those gov ernments the : willingness of this country to cede its extra-territor ial rights there if American in terests are adequately guaranteed. The decision was communicated to. the signatories to' the conven tion in a ncjtel prepared by Secre tary Hughes prior to his departure today for al month's vacation , in England and on the cohtinet. Emphaslaig I the desire Of the United States not only to cooper ate but to avoid I placing any ob stacle in the way of an equitable settlement of the Tangiersj prob lem, the note nevertheless made It clear that the meaning Of cer tain- provisions in the tri-partite agreement must be made specific before this government would give tacit approval to them. Maintenance Of the open: door, assurance, of equality of economic opportunity, judicial guarantees and acceptance by the administra tion of responsibility for acts of the zone authorities in accordance with the international claims were some of the points stressed by the state department as requiring more definite (phrasing. Annual Chautauqua Program to Open Wednesday j Evening in Salem; The big- brown Chautauqua tent will make its appearance on the athletic fieldj of the Willamette university tomorrow morning in charge of Albert Jensen. 1 head property man I and before evening will be In readiness for the culture under canvass- program which will open Ion i Wednesday , evening at 8 o'clock. ! r V i ! , Miss Ruth Wiley. Junior 1 suner- vlsor. will! arrive Tuesday io take up the organization of the! youth of Salem jin I what - is known as Junior Townjs being modeled af ter the present day -city govern ment plan', with mayor, chief of police, city council and the rest. The purpose Is to teach the child ren civic responsibility and Respect for law. " The story hour and some handcraft work, will further en gage the .children each morning of the week. J'-v . :- H. H. vandevort, chairman of the local committee of: Chau tauqua promoters, reports that quantities, Of tickets are . dis tributed around town and that they are moving; satisfactorily. InT dicatine . that there will! be as large a crowd attend the big pro gram as did last'; year. The aver age evenine attendance upon last year's program was above 1,000 people. The guarantors will meet tomorrow . evening' , (Monday) to plan the finishing campaign for the sale Qf season tickets.) They expect to? step lively from tnat time.- and if possible exceed the record made ! last year which was second largest on the big: seven- day clrenit, which covers territory from 'Abbeville.: La., beginning April 8. then California to the Da- (Continued' On page 2. OFFERS! BJG BRDWWTEITr- FOREST FIRES HREIiROID Ol'ER OREGOi Reports Show That Blazes in CentralJ Southern, and Western Parts are Under Control THREE STATES HAVE DISASTROUS BLAZES Mount Shasta City Saved' By Hard Fight; Mew Fires are Alarming PORTLAND, Or.. July 12. " Forest v fires raging In1 central, southern and western Oregon were reported nearly or completely un-. der control today.: Lines had been established around'. most Of the burning sections , and timber in terests . became more relieved when no Teporte of new outbreaks-' 'were received. f : Government forestry officials had word that the fires- in the Ice Cave district in. Deschutes na tional forest had been placed un der control after a struggle with, lightning and. low bumidity. The weather has been extremely hot ln! that district, hindering the efforts of the1 fighters. . Siskiyou' Situation Improved At Emity creek in the Siskiyou", national forest where fires broke out Friday,- the situation-was re ported to be more favorable. Columbia, Tillamook-. and Linn counties reported improved condi tions over Friday. C. C. Scott of the Forest Fire patrol association JearneT that all fires in these counties were under control and tbat no new burns had been dis covered. The force of 200 men cent to check a large fire' in the holding's of the Whitney -Lumber company, nearr .Tillamook succeed ed in establishing barriers for the flames and placing them under control.. " i . . Shasta City. Saved REDDING, Cal., July 12. Af ter a desperate fight at the edg of Mount Shasta city against a far-flung line of flame raging in thickly covered forest land a force of 600 men succeeded in averting destruction of the town late to- day.5.; .' ,.. - : The .home of Axel Jewell was, burned. The family did not have time to remove their possessions. which were consumed by tb flames.- The timber loss In the fire is estimated at $20,000. ; The build ings; of the New York Springs re sort, previously reported destroy ed, are safe, according to late ad vices received here. . .r- New Fires Are Alarming SEATTLE, July 12.r Two new forest fires raging in the northern part of the state ; have reached alarming proportions and are threatening valuable timber hold ings of the. Clear Lake Lumber- company in Skagit county and the Sammamish Logging company in Whatcom county, according to re ports received here tonight by. George C. Joy, chief warden of the." Washington Forest Fire associa- tion. ".'' - j : ' w - . Both companies have tfeVown every available man ffom their camps into the battle and hope to have the fires under control short ly, Joy' said. Other fires in west ern Washington are reported well under control. . 5,000,000 Feet of Timber Burns VANCOUVER, B. C, July 12. The whole peninsula from Jervis Inlet to Butte Inlet on the coast' of British Columbia is being de vastated by forest fires, accord-, ing to reports received here to- night. Already 5,000,000 feet of. valuable timber has been burned. The monetary loss in this district alone is approximately $300,000. Five other .fires are ; raging along the coast doing lesser dam age and . three big fires that have already destroyed $500,000 worth, of timber are burning on Vancouver island. ' Burns on Seven Mile Front SPOKANE, July 12. Fires on a seven mile front west of Twin Lakes and on a six mile front in the, Shamokane creek section i i Ferry county tonight were ma!.- ing- headway in spite of the oppo sition of a large crew of fire fight-; era. - : ; v . - , 4t four tnlTa line ii fighting a blaze on the' east side of SqUaw creek; and new.crewg were raur tered for a fire which, started last night in the Beaver creek4 covn- (Continued on jage 7) , , .