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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
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SPRING TO SEE
WORK BEGIN ON
AD
War Department Construes Appro
priation Scoured as a Continuing
One With Annual Fund Avlalable
States Will Q. Steel
Credit (or Final Pnssnno of Measure
Due to Bourne's Influence states
Lobbyist for Measure
'I'll ut tlio utiiroirlnlloii tocuroil tin
dor tho llouriio amendment to the
Civil Hundry bill of IG0.000 for tlio
construction of hlKhwayjt In tlio
Orator Lake park Ih construed by
tliti war department us a continuing
appropriation unit that a similar
amount or moro will bo available
nnch year until tlio 1700,000 recom
mended by tlio department linn
been expended, In tlio cheering new
brought by Will 0. Hteol who nr
rlvud In Med ford Friday to complete
nrraiiRoinouU for entertaining tho ex
rurslon of sclontUts under tlio mis
pIci'H of tlio American Geographical
mirliity who will visit tbo luko Hop.
teniber IR,
Tlio bill im paused, readn: "For
the construction of a wagon road
and tlio necctiinry brldgo through
Crutor I.oku National I'ark, Oregon,
together with n system of tank niul
water supply pipes to provldo for
sprinkling. In accordance with tbo
recommendations contained In tbo
report of tho war department pub
IIhIiciI iih lloiuo Document No. 32K,
nUty-twoud congress, second sos
rloii, to bo uxpondod under tho di
rection of tho Secretary of War,
$.'.0,000."
These recommendation called for
tho full appropriation In annual In
tllinenla,, and. -Major Morrow and
other govurumimt officials, state Mr.
Ktcol, hold that tho original bill. has
been modified nolidy by cutting down
tho Initial appropriation.
Ah It In too late In tho Hvanou to
lieKln work, highway construction
will begin under Major Morrow'
nuporvlslon early next spring, when
not only tho $50,000 neon red for
thin year, but another $50,000 for
next year will bo available.
To tho of fort of Mr. Hteol, who
wait sent Jointly by (ho Medford Com
mnrclal club, Jackson county and tlio
City of Medford to lobby for tbo bill,
Ih It success lately duo.
Hy Senator Bourne's personal of
fort, Mate Mr. Stool, wan tho final
paHMiKO of tho hill aocured, and
most of tho credit belongs to 111 til.
though both Senator Chamberlain
and Congressman llawloy rendered
offectlvo aniilntanco.
Mr. Ktcol leave Saturday for tho
lako and will return tho (lrt of tho
week.
LAKE SIEAMER
SAIM.T HTB MA1MK, Midi., Aug.
HO Ilrpurtrt wero received liuro liiilny
Hint (lit passenger steamer Lakeland,
downward bound from Port Huron,
hits been Mink oft' WhitofiMi Point,
in I.ulo Superior. No detail ol Hie
itucidoiit liuvo been received,
0. (). Dunlin, trulTit) muiiugor f
the eompuny owning the Lakeland,
HiIh ul'tenitMHi denied Hint tlio hleumer
liud (rutin down iih reported, He Hiiid
n uieHHii'o from tlio Lakeland hint
night Niiiil tlio veHNol wiih duo in Port
Huron this 'ufluruooii. The Luko
laud, Diuiimn Htiiil, wiih lulo in leav
ing Dululh,
MELLEN SUCCEEDS FOWLER
ON ONTARIO AND WESTERN
NKW YOIIK, Aug. !I0. TImhiiiih 1.
Fowler, iit'uHitluiit of tho Now York,
Qnliirlo nuij Western lliiilroud will
retire tomorrow mid bo 'Hiiocouilod Jy
t'liurli'H K. Mellon, president of llio
Now Haven rnllronil. Thin Ih in no
coril with tlio Now Haven polioy of
having IIh primMi'iil nut in u similar
eitpuoity for nil tho Hubsiilury romlri.
MOOHK JAW, HaHk., Au$r. 0. Tlio
moHt Hovuro hull storm of tho Hum
mer whluli nuuurred lust night
tliiniiigod tlio wheat crop to tlio extent
of 33 nor v'ou(i
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WOKNMN
E
AT
President of American Woolen Com
pnny Chanjed With Conspiracy
Said That He "Planted" Dynamite
In Strikers Homes Durlnn Trouble
District Attorney Says He Has Stronu
Case Aoalnst Mill Owner and Is
Certain of Conviction
IIOHTON, Auk. nu. Wltlliim M.
Wood, prcHldent of tho American
Woolen Coinpaiiy, tho lar'Ht textile
concern In tho country, iiurreinlered
today to District Attorney I'vllotlor
on an Indictment cliurKlng connplr
acy. Tho Indictment waa returned
In connection with mi Inquiry Into
tho allcKed "pluutliiK" of dynanilto
dnrltiK tho Lawrence strike by textlln
milt owner In an aliened effort to
dUerodlt tho utrlko of (ho oporntlvnii.
Wood went to pollco headquarters,
accompanied by Conr.rcHniuan Sninuel
I'nworH, who probably will act a hi
votumol.
t'oimplriiry (liarjel
Tim indleiment a returned by tho
Krand Jury wa read to tho million
alio woolen manufacturer by Pollco
Imipector Lynch. II cliar:ed con-
up I racy, atiertliiK that Wood and
other txtllo official canned dyna.
mite to bo placed In (ho home of
tho utrlkliiK forelRunr at lawreucn
for the alleged purpoHo of Injuring
tho utrlko of tho operative there.
Tho worker wcro Victorian after
ono of tho mimt hitter Induntrliil
ntruRKt' In Hio hUtory of Now Kiir
land.
Wood wn. Immediately arraigned
and wn loleaaed on $5,000 ball.
UUtrlct Attorney I'elleller wiy tht
ho linn n cood ciuo opaliut tho mill
nwnor and I certain of conviction.
lVrwcutrtt Htrlkrm
Tho troatment accorded tho ntrlk
or at Lawrence ntartled tho civilized
world. DefonioleKH women and chil
dren wero brutally beaten by pollco
and mllllla nenl to Lawronco by Gov
ernor Kiikuiio N. I'ohh for tho alleged
purpoHo of ninlutalnliiK order. Strike
loader ancrtcd that tho noldlora
wero itent to pomecuto tho mill work
ers, and their testimony wa borne
out al a coiiRrnsBlonal hoarliiK l
WiiHlilnKton, In which Senator Mile
Poludoxter of WaHhtiiRton, who per
Houally Invontlcatcd conditions at
Lawronco, volcod bitter denunciation
of tho tacllcH employed hy tho mill
omployorH.
Ilyiiainlto I'oiiutl
A number of striker wero arrcnted
when dynatnlto woh found In their
homen. They nHiterted that tho ox
ploxlve wero "planted" by reprosen
tnttven of tho mlllowuer. and thU
chnrgo was nluo horno out when
Jnmea Ilrcon recently was convicted
of "plnutttiR" dynumlto given him
by tiniest I'lttmnn, mnmbor of tho
firm of W, W, I'lttmnn and Company,
ono of tho largest tnxtllo coiiHtruetlou
mill In tho country. An Indictment
wn returned agnlnut Plttman but
tho latter committed ttulcldo Tues
day afternoon following n conference
with District Attorney 1'ullotler, at
which tho prosecutor refiiued to grant
Plttmaii's jilea to lot up In hts probo
of tho dynumlto conspiracy charges.
Chief of tho Industry
Wood undoulahly In tho blggost
man In tho woolen Industry. Ho la
(Continued on page 2.)
LITTLETON OFFER
NKW YORK, Auk. !I0. A flat
donlal of tho report that ho had of
fered CongroHainuii Martin Littleton
$100,000 to dofotul him and that Lit
tlotou had rofiiBed wiih miulo h'oro to
day by Lieutenant of Pollco Chnrlou
Hooker ehargod with tho murdor of
llurnmn Uoouthal, tho gambler who
waa shot down In front of tho llotol
Motropolo,
District Attorney Whitman plans
to havo Heokor tried boforo Justlco
Ooff, tho Hpoolally appointed Judgo to
try tho oasoa resulting from tho
Now York pollco scandal, uoxt month,
It Is oxpoctod that Whitman will
bo Bticcossful In this effort. I
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TOY
LAWRENCE
BECKER
DENIES
MEDFORD,
BANK ROBBERY
BLAMED
M
. FRAIL
Mrs. Davis Accused of Havlnn Got
Away With $271,000 Lost From
New Westminster Dank Credited
With Bclnu Most Successful Bandit
Three Suspects In Jail In Connection
With Crime Others arc FJohllnrj
Extradition
NKW WKKTMIKKTtilt. II. C, Aiij.'.
'10.- One of the uiorft jisteuiidiin:
erimiunt elicrex over rend in niiy
poliee eourl oil the Atuerieaii eoiiti-
ueut wiih inaile upilimt Aliec Davis,
alleged wilo of Wiilter Davi. ono oi
the niihiiectH in the fitmntiH Hank of
Montreal robbery eate when the frail,
nervou woman wiih ilircrtly charged
tliiw nioniiiit; ill llie loeul poliee court,
with "lireiikin into ami eiiteriupr Hie
Hank of Montreal on September 1."),
1JU1, and HtenlitiK therefrom the hum
of TJ" 1,000."
Ah the remarkable ehuro under
which hhc is lining held in jail wiih
made known to her, the womuu, who
ban barely reeouTed frmn u break
down ilue to nervoitrt htrniu that hlie
ha been iiiuler hinvc her hensntioiial
nrrcft in Toronlo, Out., a mouth apt,
ami her Hulicpieiit trip ncm-s the
I'oiitiueul, cave no nipi Hint she hud
heard . or hccuicd to realir.o the
hciiniihiioH of its iiii'tort.
The eluirp erditt. Mr.. Dimx with
hoiiijj one of the most hueecNKful hniik
robbers in Hie liiiHine-, yet to look
ul the pale, ucrou woman it hoeincil
renin rlciihlo that n otuiin who cannot
weigh over 11(1 pound eouM be
neeused of. Iieiuc impliealeil in u theft
that U without parallel in the htntory
ol nfo blowing eiihos.
On rripiexl of eomiM'l I). II. ICerr,
npiearin: for tho eniwn, u reuiaud of
eiyht day, until September 1 wits
(.-runted without oppoMtiott.
There rc now three of the MixpcvN
in oouuectiou with the robbery in
Hie provincial jail here, Charles Dean
linvlnjr appeared yehlerday nnd the
trial Htpoucd until Sejtember 5.
NewH is exacted daily in renrd to
Hits eiiMO peudini; ai;iiiiwt MoNamani,
the alleged suspect who is fihtine;
extradition in Duluth, Minn., as well
as from Drtroil, where Murliii Powell
and Dalyrymple rt 11U0 fKbliug ex
traditlou. INDICTMENTS REFECTED
NKW YOltK, Aug. HO. -Tho stoek
market opened today with an ir
regular tone. Steel declined a small
fraction, and tho coppers, Northern
Pncifio and LouNville and Nashvilli
registered fraelional dceliucn. Amer
lean Woolen preferred wax off
hliurply, yiie idleness of tho market
reflected the Texas indictments
against Standard Oil officials and
reported had weather in tho Canadian
wheal belt. Later tlio mtrket im
proved but business was nominal.
The uiurket closed irregular.
Bonds wero irregular.
ENGLAND'S RAINFALL DUE
TO OCEAN TEMPERATURE
LONDON, Aiil IlO.-ln tho opinion
of Dr. Hill, director of tho British
rainfall orguuixatiou and editor of
thu Symou's Mctoorlogieal Miigaxtno,
lliu phonomenal rainfall of tho last
two of three mouths is duo to somo
ohsiniru variation of oeeau tempera
ture. MRS. HENRY M. ROGERS DEAD;
WIDOW OF OIL MAGNATE
NKW YOH1C, Auk. HO.Mrs. Henry
M. Holers widow of tho Standard
Oil magnate died suddenly today in
u dining oitr while enrouto from
Hretton Woods, N. II., to Now York.
Mrs, Itogorti was euniing lu Now York
to re-oppu lier lioniu here,
POitTLANl), Ore., Aug. HO. Tho
eity eontieil today sot November 2,
as the datu for u special election to
deeido whether Portland shall adopt
tho commission form of government
instead nt' tho present ooumuhuuuto
system,
WOMAN
OltMON, Fill DAY, AUW.ST HO. 1012
YOUNG ROCKEFELLER FIGHTS GIMFIE K3.
OrW O
John I). nockcfrller. Jr., In aiding the commlttrc In .V?w Vork which If
huntliiK for crldenre spnlnut the Kruftc who have Ikt n operatln In the Po
lice Department for xome year. UN i-vate detectives hare a ma ,jr erl
dence which they will turn orer to tho luventlffntors, who hopo soon to get at
th uottuBi of the TlJ nutl liuurlion thn.euiltr oiid.
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EFFECTS TRIAL OF
LAWIttiXCK, Mass., Aug. 3t).
That the Indictment of William W.
Wood of Boston, president of tho
American Woolen Company for Im
plication In an alleged conspiracy to
"plant" dynnmlto'durlng tho life of
tho Lawrcnco strike, will havo a de
cided effect on th coming murder
trials of strike lcao" -Joseph -Kttor
nnd Alturo Ulovannlttl, was generally
bcllovcd In legal circles hero today.
Counsel for tho accused men declare
this aftornoon that their clients had
boon "Jobbed" and that Anna Laplz
ro, tho woman for whoso killing they
are held, was lu reality killed by a
bullet fired by a speclnl policeman.
Wood has been actlvo lu tho pro
secution of both Kttor and Oiovann
Ittl. The trial of tho accused men Is
aot for November.
Following his release on ball,
Wood gave tho following statement
to tho United Press:
"I am greatly surprlsad at tho
action of tho grand Jury. I cannot
concelvo what Information could havo
boon presented to connect mo In any
way with tho so-called plot. I had
no connection with It nnd this fact
will bo fully established at tho pro
per time. Beyond this I havo noth
ing to nay,"
STUTZ CAR WINS
KIOIN, II., Aug. 30. At tho wheel
of a Stuts car, Driver Merz camo In
first with Anderson also In a Stutz,
only two minutes behind him in tho
Illinois automobile trophy races hero
today, covering tho dlstnuco of 203
miles lu 1S4 minutes ami 32 seconds.
Tho National and Knyflold cars lu
this ruco broke down, leaving only
tho two Stutz cars to finish.
In tho Joucks trophy race, 101
miles, Hndlcott, lu a Mason car, was
tho winner. This was tho only car
to finish In this event, as tho Ford
ear wont Into thu ditch and tho
Horroshott car was forced to with
draw. Hughes, driving a Morcor car, ear
rlod off tho honors In tho Aurora
trophy nee, making tho lH'i'i miles
In 140 minutes, 10 11-100 seconds.
Pillion, also lu a Morcor car, was
second.
Tho Illinois and Joneks racoa
started simultaneously ut 11 o'clock.
Tho moot was marred by ono futility,'
when J. 12. Uulllngor of Chicago was
killed, while driving lits' car from
Chicago to attend th'o races. Ills
brother, Leon Palling"' wftB lJi'd
when tholr car skidded 'and ovor-Uirned,
WOOD
ARREST
IE
LEADERS
ILLINOIS TROPHY
ONLY
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COCfCEPClLCU
AMERICANS
I.
AT
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.-r-Mcs-ages
received hero today from com
manders of United States warships
In NIcaraguan waters say that Amer
ican troops and marines aro In com
plete control of all tho principal ports
of that revolt-ridden Central Ameri
can country. Hostilities aro now
regarded Improbable.
Officials of tho state department
seemed more hopeful today "than at
anytlmo since tho Nlcaraguau situa
tion became acute. Only a few cities
lu tho Interior now remain In tho
hands of tho rebels, it is said and
oinor points in Nicaragua aro re
ported quiet.
Ono thousand American mariucs
and bluejackets aro scattered along
tho railroad lino from Corlnto on
tho coast to 'Managua, tho capital.
Oth,or American forces aro duo to ar
rive next week to relnforco those al
ready on pollco duty.
SEX LOSES JOB FOR
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SKATTLK. Wash., Aug. 30.
Miss Mabel Kelso, tho only woman
wireless operator with a govern
ment license, was discharged yester
day when R. H. Sawler, assistant
manager of tho Marconi Wiroless
Company at San Francisco, took
chargo of tho Seattlo office succeed
ing A. A. Isbell.
Miss Kelso has mado throo trips
on tho Steamer Mariposa and has
given satisfaction.. Sawler says that
It was against tho policy of tho com
pany to employ women operators and
that this, was tho only reason for
discharging Miss Kelso.
HIRAM JOHNSON SPEAKS
TO W.YOMING PROGRESSIVES
UOCIC SPltlNGS. Wyo., Aug. 0.
Governor Hiram Johnson of Cali
fornia Ih on his way to Laramlo,
Wyo., today, following a spoech de
livered hero last night lu Hiq Interests
of tho now progresslvo national tick
et.
Governor Johnson advocated short
ening women's working hours, tho
abolishment of child labor, and urgod
tho wngo earners to stand by Colonel
Uoosovolt.
FORTY YEARS OF MARRIED
LIFE ENDS IN DIVORCE
CHICAGO. Aug. 30. Mary C. Cal
lahan, wife of Andrew P. Callahan,
mllltoualro yeast manufacturer, Is
suing her husband for divorce on tho
grounds of iiufulthf.ulncss and ox
tromo cruelty horo today. They havo
been married 41 years.
Mrs. Callahan asks for an account
ing from her husband of forty notes,
which sho claims alio gtivo him, total
ling $100,000.
A housomuld Is u till) ot lu tho complaint,
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ROL OF PORTS
NICARAGUA
OPERATOR
WEST'S ACTION
APPROVED BY
T
Governcr Wins Substantial Victory
In Vice Crusade When Judge Mor
row Officially Recognizes Estcrly
as District Attorney
Tom Word Declines Job as Special
Agent Because Position Confers No
Authority
POKTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 30. Gov
ernor West won a substantial victory
In his crusade against vice In Port
laud today when Judge Itobert Mor
row, sitting In tho circuit court hero
today officially reccgnlr.cd the gov
ernor's appointee. II. M. Estcrly, as
district attorney of Multnomah coun
ty succeeding George J. Cameron, re
moved by the governor. Tho court
also recognized Walter S. Ashor, ap
pointed by Ksterly as a deputy dis
trict attorney.
Cameron, when Informed the court
had recognized Ksterly as district at
torney, declared he would commence
quo warranto proceedings against
Ksterly In tho circuit court In a
final effort to oust him from the posi
tion of district attorney.
Tom Word, democratic candidate
for shcrrirr, appointed by Governor
West as "special agent" for tho
state In the campaign against vlco
today declined the jKjstlon. Ho gave
as a reason his fear that no would
not havo legal authority to make ar
rests and that In consequence ho
might face heavy damage suits.
Tho grand Jury continued In ses
sion today. Several witnesses were
examined presumably regarding tho
conduct of the district attorney's of
fice. ' '
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. As an
outcome of the recent affray In
Colon, when a civilian was killed and
suveral United States soldlors se
verely wounded, tho stato department
today made an emphatic demand
upon tho government of Panama to
crb tho Panama pollco and nut an
end to tho gross brutality to which
American soldiers, sailors and civil
ians havo been subjected.
Uultcd States Minister Dodge yes
terday demanded tho removal of
Chief of Pollco Quljauo and Pollco
Captain Delaosla of Colon.
ANMCE LAW
SACItAMKNTO. Cal., Aug. 30.
Discovery that tho entire anti-race
track gambling law, known as tho
Walker law, passed two years ago,
will bo repealed by the adoption of
tho state racing commission bill,
which has beon placed ou tho Novom
bor ballot by petition, Is tho latest
sensation In tho referendum game.
Tho clauso repealing tho Walker law,
and thereby opening tho way to easy
violation of tho proposed now restric
tion to pari niutuals ami auction pool
betting, Is an obsucro ono, placed
near tho end of a long and largely
meaningless toxt. '
ED KENNEDY TO MEET
AL WILLIAMS TONIGHT
SAN FItANClSCO, Cal., Aug. 30.
A rattling good bout lu anticipated
by fight funs hero tonight when Ed
Kennedy of Sau Francisco and Al
WIUIuniH of Cleveland, heavyweights,
clash lu a four round bgut ut Dream
laud. Kennedy has a decision ovor
Williams but tho lattor claims ho
wus In poor condition his last time
out. Tho foaturo bout will bring to
gether Jack Horrlck of Chicago and,
Ullly Wooks, mlddlowolghts.
Several other bouts aro on the
curd, Including Manuel VIorra and
Mary Kano In tho special suml-wlnd-UP.
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PANAMA WARNED
TO END HG
llffif!
KAS
NO. 137
INCORPORATE
TO
CRESCENT CITY
Local Men Organize Railroad Com
pany and Will Start Location Work
In Near Future Follows Discus
sion of Railroad to Blue Ledge
Enough Money Is Subscribed to
Secure Right of Way ani Make All
Preliminary Surveys
RAILROAD
Capitalized at S50,000, tho Med
ford and Crescent City railroad com
pany has been incorporated wltfc W.
II. Gore, W. I. Vawter, Lincoln Mc
Cormlck, Stewart Patterson and B.
G. Burgess as the Incorporators. The
object of the company Is to build,
equip and operate a railroad from
Medford to Crescent City. A tenta
tive route has been selected from
Medford, down the Applcgato touch
ing Kcrby and Waldo, down Smith'
Itlvcr to the coast. Location work.
Is to bo undertaken at once.
For somo time the matter of con
structing a railroad to tbo Blue
Ledge mine has been discussed by
the residents of Medford. A mass
meeting was called and a citizens
commltteo named. This committee
failed to report. This led the men
who. Incorporated this lino to take
tho matter up. A road to the Blue
Lodge was first considered but this
was later abandoned for a road to
tho coast. A branch will probably
tap tho Blue Ledge.
Tho men who have Incorporated
the road stato that while the build
ing of the railroad baa sot bees fully
financed, enough mosey has been
pledged to do the preliminary work,'
complete thejyirjays and tb&JiJ!iSw
Thep have interested 'wTser'a, men J
who will complete tae project u tne,
estimates and surveys prove , satis
factory.
A railroad from Medford to tho
coast will tap a country rich In
mineral and tlmbor resources and
will assure tho future of Medford.
With the Hill line building In from
Central rcgon a line to the coast ?ill
assure Medford a prominent place
among tho commercial centers of
tho coast.
ROOSEVELT HIS
ST. ALBANS, Vt Ainj. 30. l)un
in;: thu course of hlrf ttpeevh lieu
today before u crowd of 3,01)0 per
son. Colonel Theodore Hoosovelt,
progressive, presidential nominee,
wiik interrupted niul nuked by u mail'
in the audience if the now party were
tlio "progressive republican' party."
IioosevcU sheuted:
"Kb sir it's u brand new Prugrcrf
feive party,
"When Abraham Lincoln left tho
Whigrf there wero bigots who would
not voto for him; tho same bigotn
now won't btiind with tin.
"Do you get uiuT"
Tlio mini who asked tlio ipiustiou
suiil: "I got you, Colonel."
c0ffr0th blacks nolan's
eye in altebcat;qn
SAN FItANClSCO, Cal., Aug. 30.
Billy Nolan, manager of Wllllo KU
chlo Is nursing a damaged right eyo
and a row bruises today, following
un altercation with Jamoa Coffroth,
fight promoter, at the Olympic Club.
Tho trouble Is said to have started
when Nolan waB tolling Coffroth of
Ritchlo'a Inability to meet Hogan on
Admission Day, ns Bchoduled, owing,
to an Injured wrist. '.S'oluu claims
thut Coffroth rushed him Into a cor
ner and proceedod to demolish ls
countenance,
MOTHER AND FIVE CHILDREN
BURN-TO DEATH IN FIR
KINGSLAND, N, J., Aug. !KJ.
Mm. Jtosio Uiirburo, ugd 35 ytwinj,
nucl ho rfivo children 'ranging from
fivo montlw to five ywitrn, wrt
burned to doiith in fire whUflt?
destroyed their home early toOny.
Epiilio Biubiiro, the father and m
win, '14 years of uw, 4HihiK hy
jumping from a second itary wiiUw,
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