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vVKATHER FORECAST Oregon: Tonight and Wednesday ...-clonal rain, cooler toniglu east nortion. moderate south to west winds Local- Min. temperature. S9: max S3: mean 43. Rainfall .24 inches, river 7 'feet, failing. CIRCULATION Average for Six Months ending March SI. 1920 5259 Member of Audit Bureau of Circulation .Associated Prass Full Leased Wire Mil Oil FORTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 89. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 13. 1920. PRICE 2 CENTS. Government; d&e Capital Ol Labor Board Named Bv Presi Washington. April- IS. -Coincident with reports today of the " growing seriousness of the railroad strike-; . pident Wilson called a meeting ot ' his cabinet for tomorrow to discuss "the general situation." It will be tho first time Mr. Wilson has met with his official family since last August. Attorney General Palmer had ex pected to make a decision- today as , to whether the government would In tervene in the strike. Department -of justice officials refused to say weth er the cabinet meeting would, cause postponement of the , decision. ; Simultaneously with the announce ment of the cabinet meeting, the white house made public names of too members of the new railroad la kor board. ' ' ' ';"' New Tnlofc Forming Reports from field agents of the department today said a new" union was being formed among the strik ers in Pittsburg and Chicago. " The organization was identified as the ' "railroad workers union" with tem porary headquarters in Chicago. Department agents at Chicago, ad vised that John Grunau had been de posed as head of the Chicago Yard men's association. Efforts were made to learn the identity of the new of ficers, who the reports said, were af filiated with the Industrial -Workers of the World. . ' Further complications in the situ ation were apparent from Investiga tions of federal agents which Assist ant Attorney General Garvan- said indicated that the strike leaders were attempting to obtain the cooperation of railroad shop workers lit.the walk out. Propaganda urging the shopmen to quit their Jobs has been clrculat- '..ecl in at least five great railroad cenr ters, the telegrams from agents said. Washington Men Ont Washington, April 13. "The gate way to the south" through this city was closed to freight traffic today )s a result of the spread of the "unauth orized" switchmen's strike to the Po tomac yards iroross the Potomac river Superintendent Colver said the yards were paralyzed. ,He said 00 men were out. Normally 3000 cars a day are han dled through the yards, including all produce shipments from the south to the east. The Southern Railway reported that its fast mall and passenger trains were moving subject to some delay, the passenger line tracks do not go through the Potomac yards. Other passenger traffic was curtailed. The single track bridge across the Potomac from this city into Alexan dria where the Potomac yards are located, Is the only railroad 'inlet into the south, east of Cincinnati. ' Sweetheart Lost 20 Years Found Wedding Follows Medford, Or, Apr. V 13. Twenty y Mrs ago the steamer Gray Eagle was wrecked at the mouth of Copper river; Alaska, and George E. Pitts, a Klon dike prospector, was reported lost. His aneee, Miss Louise Scott of Montague, Cal., returned to her home from Alas ka broken hearted. Last Tuesday Miss Scott became the wife of Pitts who was not lost but was caught In a gold rush to Tonopah, Nev.. and when he returned to Alaska in 1902 could W thin his fiancee or any trace of her. While prospecting for chrome in Trin ity county, California, In 1918, Pitts J"et his old sweetheart In the streets of Montague and the engagement pf 20 years ago was promptly renewed. v i Mr. Pitts is now proprietor of the Pittsburg Lumber company of "Apple Site, Or., where Mr. and Mrs. Pitts are at home to their many friends. The Presbtyerlan church " of Rose wg has raised the pastor's salary to suo a year and reduced the church from 7n to $2000. , loday dent Asylum Employes oh Strike Against Convict varices of employes at the state v " ui emr rnisn . . i. " "r tne Insane who this morn "S Presented to Superintendent R. K. Sterner an ultimatum demand ws ,,"e 'mmediate dismissal of John win KP"y" Gordon, paroled man, of I J 8,lre1 before- ,he s,a' ternoon " 1 meetlnS this af- Plo? dJ?atWcttoii among the em- few . t0 have trted among to ,R,?iZed labor agitators, came indent L.38' "' Whe" 8u,Wrin Pluv . iu iner dlsph''ged i em- t ";"V" th Institution if Oor in the L , ' permlel to continue Cat!Pl7 ' the 'nstitution. The Twel, hy tne malcontents.' -xnZ. -J ,wo "enaan:s and em- the mtiJ 1 the Petition.-. When 'intend to W preent'cl to Su-!the difficulty in securing competent Petite Stelner this morning thelhelo at the institution "the shortag'3 ttitio2- lSte"le1 thia morning ho .. . "'re 'nrormi ho mik. i "iiormed that any ( Pollcy f ,h """ansiiea with the; rtv . '"siuution were at l'- - a W their "tlmp" a nil lamu I "?stion I" had acted upon th' "" B" were apparently. ng deve0pm(.ntA Original and Substitute Contracts With Byron V Not, Legal Documents Tnir.T J-.vC; H1? Carlos L. Byron, the timber artist who took in upwards of $58,000 from 127 Salem people on agreements made to locate them on selected tracts of gov ernment timber, expired last month, and Saturday John W. Todd, who in troduced Byron to Salem and repre sents the investors now in negotiations with Byron refunded Mr. Perry the 1100 he had paid. Mr. Todd had Just returned from a visit to-Puget Sound, where Byron is serving 15 ' months penitentiary sentence atl McNeil's Is land, and is confident that all Salem people will secure their money back or receive title to land, despite the fact that government officials declare By ron judgment proof, a swindler of magnitude ,who has worked the same fraud for years and never refunded money, save as a "come-on" for more business, and that none of the govern ment land he contracts to deliver, is open for entry or can be secured. By ron is reported to have 'given Todd a trust deed to a copper prospect to se cure Salem investors. William McGIl Christ Jr., claims to have been repaid the $600 he advanced on his contract, receiving the money 10 days ago. ' The contracts Byron made with Sa lem Investors called for locations upon specified pieces of land within six months or a year from date, half tne money being paid down and half due on delivery of patent to land. These contracts were made after Byron's con viction and sentence in the federal courts for fradulent timber operations, some of them after the'aupreoie court had affirmed the conviction. Before his second and third trials, at Seattle in February when he was twice con victed on 60 or more-counts, Byron Hun Assembly In Session To day; French Scored Berlin, April 12. The national as sembly reopened today 'With Lord Kilmarnock, the British charge de'af falres and other diplomatic-representatives present. The proceedings be gan with a strong protest from Presi dent Fehrenbach against the allied commission in preventing the uppor Silesian deputies from attending the assembly. Herr Fehrenbach de nounced the entente for this "en croachment on the rights of the Ger man peoples' rePresentatives." , Premier Mueller spoke strongly against the action of the French in the Rhine region, saying "Senegalse are quartered in rrankiort ana are guarding Goethe's house." Then re viewing the events In the Ruhr region, he said that In the confusion following the Kapp uprising the Ruhr workers were unable to recog nize whether they were faced by loyal or disloyal troops. Jennings Lodge Man Is Indicted On Arson Charge Oregon City, Or.,. Apr. . 13. The Clackamas county grand jury Monday returned an indictment charging arson against C. A. Elwell, former postmas ter and merchant at Jennings Lodge. It is alleged that Eiwell, who coduct ed the store at Jennings Lodge on De cember 26, 1919, burned the building and the contents. . - , - Ball fixed at $1500 was furnished by C. D. Atchley and Garl Starker of Jen nings Lodge as securities. . Klwell was also ((treated by the fed eral authorities, who accuse him of misappropriating postotflce funds. He was released on bail on this charge also. , "-. :, Albany lodge of United Artisans has elected delegates to a district conven jtion to be held at Eugene April 28.- No member of the dissatisfied fac tion could be found this morning who had other complaint to make agaln3t ,the employment of Gordon except ithat he Is an ex-convlct. Among his friends and acquaint ances both inside and outside the prison walls where he was "doing time" for a minor offense Gordon Is recognized as man of more than or dinary ability and his cheerful dispo--xition and persistent good nature has earned for him' the title of "Happy" among all those who know him. He was recognized by Superintendent Stelner as a man peculiarly fitted for the trying task Involved in the care of patients at the state hospital and he was employed immediately upon his parole last Saturday. While expressing keen regret over the incident Superintendent Stelnsr 'declared this morning that in spite o would never be serious enougn 10 permit of the dictation ot tne msxuu lib-!tions policies by its mployes. natitlnnara nnil MDi- ,elal!y those who are said to have started the move to oust Gordon ara recognized as "floaters. i visited Salem and replenished his bank roll. . - . On January 26, at the meeting of In vestors called in the high school audi-' torlura by Superintendent Todd for Byron, the latter induced most of those present to surrender their contracts, calling for delivery of patent to speci fied land at specified dates, and ex change them for an indefinite contract in which Byron agreed to "furnish in formation to enable party of the second part to secure from the United States government 180 acres of timber land in Washington."' He accomplished this more readily as the time limit was shortened to four months from the year, specificied in the original con tract. Mr. Perry had refused to exchange his contract, and had employed a firm of attorneys to recover the money if possible. Those who made the ex change will be expecting pay day on May 28, when the time limit expires on the substitute contract. Neither original nor substitute con tracts were witnessed or in legal form. The substitutes now held by most of the 127 victims read as follow: "For and in consideration of the sum of $1000 the receipt ot $500 of which Is hereby acknowledged, party of the first part agrees to furnish information that will enable party of the second part to secure from the United States government underthe public land laws 160 acres of government timber land in the state of Washington filing to be secured tour .months from date, other wise money to be returned upon de mand. It is further agreed that party of the second party shall pay at sale or mortgage of land acquired, the malnlng $500 to party of the first part." Seaplane Brings Hoover Petitions For Nomination ., ...... ....... . . SUMMAUV OF EVENT Wednesday tomoTrow),.lb - hydroplane "Sea Gull" will arrive at .the Salem water front" at 12:15 ' p. m. 12:20. Ralph C. Ely, Ches ter Murphy and Judge Mc . Bride will address the Salem audience. 2. Hoover petitions from hundreds of Oregon precincts will be filed at the statehouse. , A telephone message received from Chester Murphy at Portland, Tuesday morning, stated that plans for the hydroplane flight have been complet ed and that the big water boat leaves its moorings Wednesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. The 50 mile! Portland-Salem flight Is planned to terminate at the Ferry slip near the Salem gas plant, where Clarke Ely and Chester Murphy will leave the plane and complete deliv ery of Hoover petitions, which will be placed In the hands or the secretary of state at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. ' Clarke Ely, former republican stats chairman for New Mexico, and a na tionally known speaker, will present Hoover sketches gleaned from his own experience as assistant food ad ministrator under the relief, director. Rain or shine, Mr. Murphy reports that the party from the hydroplane will hold a Hoover meeting at the boat landing. "It -is' too early in the game for anyone to accept propagan da prejudice against the leaders In the presidential line up," declares Mr. jlurphy, who is a former Salem resi dent and who attended Stanford uni versity with Hoover at the time the latter was making his fight for an education, "Come out and be a . member of the reception committee," invites Paul Wallace, president of the Hoover re publican club of Salem. Hoover enthusiasts from all over the state have beaeiged- the Portlanl club for the privilege of Joining the hydroplane party but the passenger Jlst of the. big water flyer is limited to Ralph S. Ely, Justice T. A. McBride and Mr. Murphy, 'in addition to Vic tor Vernon, exarmy pilot who will maneuver the big bird up th evalley. Portland, Or., April 13. Ralph C. Ely, former food administrator uf New Mexico, opened the campaign 'n Oregon in behalf of the candidacy of Herbert Hoover here today in an ad dress before the Hoover republican ,club. He declared Hoover the great est master of economic forces in this country today, saying no man under consideration for the presidency had dealt so courageously and so Inde pendently with the questions affect ing the relations of capital and labor as has Hoover. Wood Returns To Washington; Says Strike Is Cause , Boston, April 13. Major General Leonard Wood today cancelled the leave of abseno which he obtained to make a campaign for the republi can nomination for president and said he would leave later In the day for Chicago to resume his duties as com manding general of the Central de partment He stated that his action was due to railroad strike conditions, i Purchase of GameFarm HeId.Legai The state fish and game commission as constituted prior to the creation of the. nw commission by the" legislature of 1920.. possessed full authority to purchase the Reddish farm In Lane county for the propagation of game birds and to pay for the farm from the funds known as the "game protec tive fund account." This is-the finding of the Oregon supreme court in an opinion written by Justice Johns handed ; down this morning in which the decree of Judge George. Q Bingham of the Marion county court granting an injunction against the payment of claims incurred in the purchase of the farm is reversed and the' case dismissed. The purchase ot the farm was au thorized by the state fish and srame commission in Jul. 191 , at a price of $7880. IF. A. Holmes of Portland brought suit aa a taxpayer to restrain the secretary of state from issuing a warrant and the state treasurer from the payment of any warrant for claims incurred in the purchase of the farm. Judge Bingham ot the Marion county circuit court granted the Injunction. Reverses Judge Blgium. In reversing the decree of the lower court the supreme court holds that the state legislature 'created a fish and game commission1 and vested It with discretionary power to expend for the protection, preservation and propaga tion of fish nnd game, all funds ot the state of Oregon acquired for the pro tection, preservation or propagation of fish and game, arising from state ap propriations, licenses, gifts or other wise' and such cpmmislon 'shall have full power and authority to use so much of the state funds as may be necessary for the acquisition of lands, water rights and easements and other property.' " The purchase of the farm in ques tion is germane to and within the pur view of the law creating the commis sion and defining its authority, the opinion holds. Early Settlement Of Franco-British Trouble Forseen London, Apr. 12. Verbal assurances given by the French government In an swerig the sixth ote of Great Britain relative to the occupation of German cities by the French were discussed by the cabinet council today. They are expected to be followed by a formal note which will mean a satisfactory so lution of the difficulty. , France is said to recognize that op position to its action was based rather upon the maintenance of a Important prlclple than upon-the merits of the immediate question involved. . . Laor Mediator In Salem Today ' Directed iiere by the department of labor at Washington, D. C, to Investi gate an mediate the strike of timber workers at the plant of the Silver Falls Lumber company at Sllverton, G. Y. Harry, commissioner of labor from Portland, was in conference with offi cials at the state house today. Mr. Harry will remain until this evening then return to Seattle to conduct an other .investigation, pected to return to He said he ex Salem In a few days. Mr. Harry declined to comment on the disorder at Sllverton, further than that he hoped for an early and ami cable settlement of the differences. He would make no statement of his per sonal connection with the matter and guarded against giving any details of his findings. Strike Cripples ' Ashland Traffic Medford, Or., April 13. It was re ported here today that three crews of Southern Pacific switchmen at Ash- nut at midnight last f' ., . .cat freiKht traffic north ' b ' ,h from' that point has been .'i-ved. - I S. Hlcket, 80 years of age and postmaster at Seotts Mills. Marlon county, has resigned. Examinations will be held at Sllverton April 14 to se lect his successor. ' 3643 Want Ads Were carried in the Cap ital Journal during; the month of March, 1920, to talling 17,911 lines, not including real es tate and classified direc tory. The Capital Journal is the recognized want ad medium of the Willamette Valley and carries double the number of want ads that all other papers com- RESULTS. ' Census Figures Washington." April IS. St. Louis. 773,000, increase 85,971 or 12.5 percent. Perth Amboy. N. J, 41,707, increase 9.B8S. or 9.8 percent. Unientown, - Pa., 15.609, in crease 2355 or 17 percent Masstllon, Ohio," 17,428, in crease S54, or 25.$ percent. Chiilieothe, Ohio. 15,821, Increase 1323 or 9.1 percent, : Visits. Okla,; (revised) 6, 10t Increase 128 or 22.7- per eeht. V - Watertown, N. Y., 21.263, Increase 4533,. or 17 percent. Galesburg, 111., 23.785. In- . crease 1694, or 7.7 percent.. ' Charleston. W. Va., 39,608 increase 16.612, or 72,2 per cent. West Hoboken. N. J., 40.068 increase 4665 Or 12.2 percent.- Dusqiiesne, Pa., 19,011. in- crease 3284, or 20.9 percent.; Bellaire, Ohio, 15,061, ln- crease 2115, or 16.3 percent. Martin's Ferry, Ohio, 11.- 634, increase 2501, or 27.4 - percent. Tamaqua, Pa.. 12,363, . In- crease 2901 or 30.7 percent. Sultan Acts To ; Curb Spread of Nationalists Move Constantinople, Apr. 12- Suhun Mehmed VI of Turkey has thrown all his poltlical and religious power into the balance as a final measure in com batting the nationalist movement In Asia Minor. : "Wrath of heaven and eternal tor ments of hell,' 'are called down on the heads of all Moslems who do not sup port the sultan, by Durrizade Abdullah Effendl, the new Shelk-Ul-Islam. He excoriates the nationalists and declares all "Mussulmen who kill nationalists will be blessed by Allah and all who die fighting the rebels earn eternal glory hereafter." " Mobolizatlon of the sultan s adher ents has begun in the Islands In the Sea of Marmora nd along the shores of the Black sea; - There is little disposition on. the part of .the Turks In this city to Join the sultan's forces. They say their fathers and brother ate fighting In 'Mustapmi Kemal's army and they will not ch gage In a civil war, ' "" General Protest Strike is Called In Ireland Today London, Apr. 13. A general strike began in Ireland' today In protest against the treatment of the political prisoners In Mount Joy jail at Dublin who are on a hunger strike. Early reports to the Irish office here said that the strike had gone into effect but the officials gave no .details regarding the scope of the movement, ... The strike call eliminated employes ot newspapers, those In the telegraph service the humanitarian services, the bakers and the necessary workers caring for cattle and horses. The latest official report given out here, said that the hunger strikers all were weak and some were nearing the danger mark. Strike Situation Slowly Returning To Normal Today, Portland, Or., Apr. 13. Some im provement in the unauthorized strike of railroad switchmen In local yards was noted today, according to reports i available at railroad sources. At the union station four day crews and two night crews were reported at work, about 75 per" cent of normal, It was said. Local yards condltiops of the Southern Pacific had improved, It was said, but reports were to the effect that the night switching crew at Dunsmulr, Cal., struck last night. Southern Pacific operations were 80 per cent normal, officials said. There was no change In conditions at the S. P. & S. yards, one "green" crew being reported at work. Five crews were re ported at work at the O-W. R. & S. yards at Alblna. False Pictures Of Picture Brides Justify Divorce Seattle, Wash., Apr. 13. False pho tographs of Japanese "picture brides" are sufficient ground for annulment of marirages by proxy, according to a rul ing by Judge Mitchell Gilliam of the superior court Monday In the case of Otasabaro Akal, Japanese Importer, against Toml Akal. The husband de posed that the picture Toml sent him from Japan showed her to be much younger woman than she actually Is and on her arrival he refused to accept her. The woman contended it was not her fault that a old picture had been ent Akal by intermediaries. The court ordered a decree of annulment. Clarence H. Brown of Shedd has been elected president of the Linn County Jersey Cattle club. ' It Is expected that construction work will soon start at Eugene on a new $100,000 condensary and creamery. Department of Justice Ask Names of Strike Heads and Men Involved Washington, Apr. 13. The tral railroads were asked today by the department of justice to send the names of all their striking employes and to indicate which of them were leaders in the walkout. ' Pennsylvania and New York Central department officials flatly refused to discuss the meaning of the messages or to indi cate whether similar requessts would go forward to the executive of other railroad corporations. The text of the telegram follows . "Please send us at once the names of all of your employes who are o.i strike, indicating the names ot any ot them who appear to be-directing the movement in whole or in part." ' ' . Pittsburg Men Stick Pittsburg, Pa., April IS. Members of the Brotherhood of Railway Train men on the Pennsylvania . rallroal east and west of Pittsburg voted this morning against joining the strike of yardmen. An official announcement said the vote was "practically unan imous,", 2000 More Leave Jobs i Trenton, N. J., April 1 1 More than 2000 additional employes ot the, Pennsylvania railroad iu this section today joined the ranks of 1S00 switch men who quit yesterday. Only a few clerks and telegraph' operators now are at work on the various divisions passing through Trenton. The Kity is facing a food and fuel famine and many industrial establishments are threatened with a forced shutdown, New York PHght Serious New York. April 13, New York was still In the grip of the outlaw rail way strike today and there were nM surface Indications of a general break Jn the ranks of the strikers. Road officials were cheered by an nouncements that, military engineers, college students and cltlsens in sev eral communities had volunteered to fill the strikers places. While gains were made by the strikers yesterday, food trains reach ed the city in. such number as to re lieve the anxieties of health officials. The New York Central road succeed ed in maintaining virtually its nor mal passenger service and moved con siderable freight. "All other lines en tering the city continued crippled. The Pennsylvania road's suburban servioe was about 60. percent of nor mal this morning. ' Freight nt Standstill Philadelphia, April 13. The rail- road strike situation in the Phlladel- phia .district appeared more serious early oday than at any time since the men began leaving their work last Saturday. Officials of the Penn sylvania railroad admitted the walk out was spreading and estimate th it 1500 men, many of the mshopinen, joined the ranks of the strikers late yesterday and last night." This increas ed the number of Pennsylvania em nlftve nut In the district to 2500. In tne eatern region approximately 3,- 750 were Idle. Officials ot the com pany said they did not look for any noticeable relief for three or four days. '" Freight and express traffic virtual ly Is at a standstill, while the curtail ment of passenger service was In creasing hourly. Of the 700 passenger trains datly passing through or ter minating in Philadelphia, 105 'were annulled yesterday. , East Hardest Hit. Chicago, Apr. 13. Main strength of the striking ra.ll road workers today was exerted In the section east of Pitts burgh and In the Pacific northwest, with conditions, according to railroad brotherhood leaders and railway offi cials, In the remainder of the country pointing toward a return to normal. Around New York passenger service was hard hit and In the Pennsylvania steel and iron regions thousands of workers were threatened with enforced Idleness. At Jersey City armed soldiers with army motor trucks were called In to handle mall. Fresh difficulties were encountered by the railroads at the Pacific north west. Great Northern and Northern Paci fic switchmen at ' Everett, Wash., (Continued on page Six) LATE BULLETINS Washington, Apr. 13. An embargo against all incoming and outgoing freight was placed today by the railroads entering Washington. The only freight received during the last 24 hours was two carloads of fresh meat. Everett, Wash., Apr. 13. Great Northern switchmen at a meeting this morning, voted to return to work, ending the brief strike that began here last night. Warsaw, Apr. 13. A pronounced victory for the Poles over the bolsheviki on the southeastern front was reported by the gen eral staff today. After several days fighting a bolshevik division was put to flight and more than a score of machine guns, with much booty were captured by the Poles. Philadelphia, Apr. 13. The Pennsylvania railroad announced today that 13,098 employes of all classes out of a total of 275,000 are on strike. In the Eastern region (headquarters Philadelphia) 6,425 were eout.-Central (headquarters Pittsburgh) 4,551 ; South ern (headquarters St. Louis), 899; Northwestern (headquarter Chicago), 1,223. .Spokane, Wash., Apr. 13. Ninety-six switchmen employed by the Northern Pacific railroad in this icinity, at a meeting here today refused to go on strike or to affiliate with the "outlaw" switchmen's organization. In Nev York Pennsylvania and New York Cen Illinois Voters Casting Ballots PrimaryToday Chicago, April 1 3. Illinois voters cast their ballots today In the first state presidential preference primary with Governor Frank O. Lowden ana Major General Leonard Wood the on ly candidates entered for the repub lican endorsement and the democrat ic field uncontested.' The Illinois democratic delegation wilt go to tha San Francisco -convention unlnstruct ed. Voters were privileged to write i ballots names pf other presidential candidates and supporters ot Senator Hiram Johnson of California waged campaigns in some districts. In Chicago a three cornered fight was. waged for the control of the city republican organization in the elec tion of ward committeemen. Bond! Issues totalling $34,000,000 of whlct $5,000,000 woulU be used' tor a pro posed municipal convention hall, were also being voted on in Chicago (Con esses To . Burning Store F,or Insurance Wm, Haskln, a merchant at Board man, Morrow county, has- confessel to burning his store on March It In order to collect $8500 Insurance, ac cording to a telegram; received this morning by A, - C. Barber, state liv suranoe commissioner, from H. IL Pomeroy, deputy fire marshal!; who has been inves,tlgatingAH$ Ire. The confession Was made, before Sheriff Taylor and Pomsroy the teU egram states. i Haskln had a fir at 81 Willam- e avenue, Portland, six years agj at which time his residence was burn ed, according to Pomeroy's telegram. At that time he gave out a story to the effect, that burglars had entered his htfme, beaten and shot htm and left him unconscious, overturning tha stove in the struggle and setting fire to the house. Youth Arrested For Robbing Camps Astoria, Or., Apr. 13. Oliver Milton Weekly, 18, was arrested here lust night for robbery of loggers In tha bunk house at the Holland, Brlggs ft Avery Loyglng camp on Grays River. Wash., early Sunday night. Weekly was arrested here by Sheriff Nelson when he arrived on the steamer Butte. The youth, who was armed with a 45 calibre army revolver, at first re fused to give his name and said he knew nothing of the robbery. Late however, when the officers found $190 in cash and one 'of the logging corn pay's time checks for $39.10 in his possession, ho confessed, the sheriff said. COP HELD FOIt Ml'RDER Butte, Mont., Apr. 13. Andrew Brady, a member of the Butte police force, was charged with murder in connection with the death of Sylvester J.Prenatt in an Information filed in court this nftrnoon by County Attor ey Rotering. Reports from the Long Creek anl Mudy districts of Baker county Indi cate that a second winter Is being e perlendced. Hay Is becoming so scarce that loss of stock Is threatened. AH farm work has been discontinued on account of snow.