f, , ,',
n
&;
' '.
lr
I t
"
y
l?fc
WHEAT
AFTER
10
RALLS
DROP DUE
E
CHICAGO, Aug. D. England'
actual cntrnnro Into tho war was
signalized today uy n drop of price
In wheat. Opening prices wore one
quarter to 94 under Inst night with
the market tending downward.
Atlcr tho fall In values reached
2 l, a reaction began and the market
rallied moro than a cent a buahot.
Tho nearby options In wheat wero
tho weakest. Botno of tho last
houses In tho trado woro conspic
uous on tho selling side.
Depression at tho outset In Chi
cago was duo to fear that tho export
situation In wheat for the tlmo bcln;
would bo mado worso by England's
entrance Into active hostilities. Re
ports woro circulated that tho British
guarantee of .war risks on the ocean
bad lteen abandoned. Tho opening,
which was U to 2 lower, was follow,
ed by modcrato further declines, and
then by an upward awing that car
ried prices H to "i abovo last night.
Failure of expected rains made tho
corn market strong1. There was a
temporary decline, however, when
wheat showed a decided break. After
starting H off to Vs up and ascend
lag a little further, the market sag
ged below last night's level, but then
climbed decidedly higher than before.
Oats developed Independent strength
on account of offerings being scanty.
The market held firm throughout re
gardless of the action of other grain.
Falling off la hog receipts brought
about an advance In provisions.
Sellers were not numerous but there
was np difficulty in buying lard.
FRANCE ASSISTS
AMERICANS OUT
LONDON', Anjr. r. The French
government, according to Americans
arriving from the area of war, is do
imr everything it can to get foreign
er!! out of the country.
The ports of the French coast are
crowded with Americans and Eng
lishmen waiting nn onjwrtunity to
iTOM the channel. Many Americans
who have been motoring on the con
tinent liave arrived at Boulogne.
While tlicy cnu find room for them
selves they cannot obtain accommo
dations on the steamers for their
cars. The steamer that leave
Franco with crowds of American and
English passengers return with an
t'iual number of Frenchmen and
SwisH who arc on the wny to join
their colore.
CABINET INOECtSION
ANNOYS BRITISH
LONDON, Aug. C Somo of tho
papers expressed Irritation because
of tho delay of rearrangement of tho
cabinet posts. The delay is Inter
preted as Indicating a divergence of
opinion as to whether an expedition
ary force should bo sent to tho assis
tance of France.
It is understood that Premier As
cjulth will relinquish tho duties of
secretary of state for war, but It Is
still unknown whether Viscount Ilat
dane, who Is assisting at the war
office, or Field Marshal Lord Kitch
ener will succeed him.
MILWAUKEE CASCADE
TUNNEL COMPLETED
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. Tu The
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul tun
nel through tho Cascade mountain,
which ia 12,000 feet long aud which
will reduce the altitude of tho crosa
iug 4-iIl feet, was broken through by
a blast yctdcrduy and men from cunt
itiisl west clasped hands through the
gap. The tunnel will snvo four mile
in dibtunoo and will avoid tho cnor
iiioiih Know fill of the summit. Traliw
will bo in operation through tho tun
nel next week. The tunnel will cost
f .2,000,000,
ALSATIANS EXCLUDED
BY GERMAN TROOPS
PAKJK, Aug. . Am official an.
wmimswwU today say that J 'J 7 At
mUmm while wiJw4ii'iig to orokb
ittttf Krjwtw wrr wiplurVd by the
Mm twwtivy phuu
WAR
SCAR
E
TO WEST COAST
PAHIS, Aug. ". Geroinn begun
today lo crowd into tlic- American
consulate here, which hns' been
chnrged with their inlcnwts during
the hostilities, lly urrniigcmcnt with
the French governmmt Consul Gen
eml Tlmuknro issued to each of them
n certificate of identification, which
must he pwson'cd to the police con
mNsary. In exchange the commis
sary gives him nu uuthnruiitiou to
lcmrt by train to some town in tho
west of France, where he hmt re
main until the war N over.
Most of tho Ocnunux are destitute
and the members of the consular
staff have provided ninny of them
with money from their own pockets
as no public fund i available for the
purpose. One wealthy Oertnnu fain-
ily expelled from its flat may have
to walk the streets until the day ap
pointed by the authorities for its de
parture for the west of France.
The French authorities have ar
ranged for the departure of I wo
trains to Doulogno and two to Dieppe
for the transportation of passengers
desiring to cross tho channel. Ar
rangements also have been made for
connecting steamers to meet the
train and carry tho jwssengers to
Folkestone. New Haven and South
ampton. A large number of Ameri
cans have applied for ticket.
japfleetrT
stay in far east
TOKIO, Japan, Aug. 5. The Jap
anese premier. Count Okuma, In an
Interview today expressed his regret
that the United States had not bcea
able to mediate In tho Kurppcan con
flict, which If It continues, he said,
recant tho destruction of western civ
lllutlon. Japan, he continued, would
have been happy to Join tho United
States in mediation, but ber possible
participation la the war as an ally of
Great Britain made her an Interest
ed party.
The premier said that Japan, If
she were compelled reluctantly to In
tervene, would protect tho British
colonics, but under no circumstances
would she send a fleet or an army t9
Europe.
BRITISH EH STUFF
SOARING SKYWARD
LONDON, Aug. C A British gov
ernment scheme to control the food
supply of tho British Isles Is prob
ably to bo issued in tho Immediate
futuro as tho rail stores already aro
experiencing a shortage. lb several
districts of London the stores open
ed for only a few hours this morn
ing. The price of beefsteak, which yet
torday was 32 cents a pound, todiy
roso to KZ cents. On Murk Lane
the price of wheat advanced today
Trom $1 to 11.25 per quarter (eight
bushels), while maize rose from VI
to 2.50 per quarter.
AMERICAN LEGATION
IN STATE OF SEIGE
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 5. Tho Am
erican legation here was practically
In a ttato of siege today. Nearly
1,000 American citizens have reached
tills city from Hamburg whonce they
Intended sailing for America on tho
Imperator and other liners. Most
of them left their baggage In Ger
many. Somo of tho Americans will en
'deavor to reach America by Way ?f
England, while othora will sail on
tho Danish liner United States.
STILL REMAIN IN PARIS
I'Altlfi Auk. .'- It In iK-liovtd
that suvcrnl IIumihuihU of Germans
and Austrian are Mill in J'uriw,
There witru mow limn H0,000 on llio
policu register liefuiu tho war broke
out, and It Iw llinuulit lmaiihu lmt
all loft tho oily,
No (uwvr Hum fifyoviWiiiivis
of hoh vxr Jiaya b'il urry(il uw
w4 plow lu( Katuiduy,
FN
DEPORTS
GERMANS IN PARIS
SI
T
Fern, Cal July 29.
Editor Mall Tribune:
, 1 saw an artlclo In your paper
about a ranch sinking near Mt. t.asi
sen. Well I am hero on this same
ranch now catting hay. ami,! find
the ranch on tho niovo going dowh
so fast I thought It would bo O, K.
to keep your paper1 posted from tlmo
to tlmo and let tho'pcoplo know what
Is taking place.
Tho Whltmoro barn has moved or
spread out at the bottom on tho
west, hut does not have to bo propped
up as ct. Tho Sampcy ranch which
Joins tho Whltmorc ranch. Is sink
ing all tho tlmo. I was Irrigating
tobacco In the garden on tho 28th
of July and felt the place drop two
Inches and catch with a Jar so solid
that mado tho garden fenco break
In two places.
In some places this ranch has brok
en away and gone down sixty feet
Tho orchard has gone down four feet
aud there aro great holes breaking
in a number of places and tho grove
Is In action or sinking.
Yours truly,
I. SAMPEY.
E
VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 5. Tho
Austria-Hungarian government today
took drastic measures to protect tho
public against dealers charging ex
hofbltant prices for food. A decrco
was Issued calling on producer.,
warehouse men and dealers to in
form tho local authorities as to the
stocks In their possession. Any at
tempt to keep secret tho extent of
the stocks or to raise prices is to bo
punished by Imprisonment ranging
from one month to ono year.
The church authorities have decid
ed to permit tho performance of mar
riages without the usual publication
of bans, the only demand mado being
an oath that thcro Is no legal hind
rance. Hundreds of couples are tak
ing advantage of thcao regulations.
FAVORABLE REPORT ON
TWENTY TREATIES
WASHINGTON Aug. 5. As an in
fluenco for peace in such a tlmo of
war In Europo tho scnato foreign
relations commlttco today reported
favorably Secretary Bryan's twenty
peace treaties with foreign nation,
urged for ratification by I'rvsldcnt
Wilson before congress adjourns.
NO NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
TOOK PLACE OFF SCOTLAND
LONDON', Aug. 5. The rumor thai
n naval engagement had occurred
off Cromarty, Scotland, waa set ui
rcbt today by an official denial thai
thcro had been a battle in that vi
cinity.
RANCH
NKIN6
AND SET
N NEAR
MOUNT
m
AUSTRIA
PUNISHES
RA1S
PRIES
Mid-Summer at Newport
August is essentially a beach month and
the most delightful tlmo In which to spend
a vacation at Newport, to get away from
tho heat and dust of tho Valley.
IMPROVED TRAIN SERVICE
Connections mado at Albany and Cortallls 'with
C. & E. trains, which )cavo Albrfny at 7:30 a. in.
dally and 1:00 p. ro. dally except Sunday, ,.
SPECIAL LIMITED SUNDAY EXCURSION TRAIN
to Newport, loaves Albany"'ovcry Sunday1 at ' " ''
CMS a. m., Corvnllls 7:15 a. ui, Arrives ,
Newport 11.10 a. in,
i.i A'.' . ."
HI'iXIAL HOUND Titll' HKAHO.V AM) WI'.HIC END
FAIllvH I'ltOH ALL H. I', 101NT8 AM) HVNDAY
l'HOM AIJIANV AND (XHIVALL1H. 'f '' "
JOHN
E
FOR SHOOTING
Coronrr's Jury Finds Death Due to
Gunshot Wound From Gun In the
Hands of Louis Dodge, Carelessly
Flred-rVictlni Only Tlilrty-llvo
Feet Away at Time of Sheeting.
l.oui Dodge, of Ahlnnd, who shot
and killed Henry Olson Saturday
night, mUtakiug the latter for a, deer,
wns arraigned in Justice Taylor's
court IliW afternoon on a complaint
sworn out by Prosecutor Kelly
charging him with manslaughter. The
defendant waived examination and
wan bound over to the grutnl jury on
$1000 bail bond, which was furnished
by the defendant' father and K. A.
Estcs.
Carelessness upon the part of
Loni Dodge of Ashland caused the
death of Henry Olson on Klk creek
last Saturday evening, when he was
shot through the heart for a deer,
according to the verdict of the cor
oner's jury, held at tho Perl mulct .
taking establishment this morning.
The verdict ia na follews:
"We, the eoronerV jury, find that
Henry Olsen was n native of Wiscon
sin, nge 23 yearn, and that he came
to his death from a gunshot wound
from a gun in the hands of Louis
Dodge of Ashland, carelessly firtd."
"Carelessly fired" was substituted
for'earclesHtioss'' upon tho grounds
it wns a softer term.
Tho jury was composrd of A. N
Lofland, Al Garrcttson, C. H. Her
man, Fred llurk, V. C. Cluyville and
W. A. Mallcy.
8Urtlnjr Evidence
Startling evidence wns introduced
nt the hearing. Three witnesses tes
tified that tho dead man wns not
over thirty-five feet away from
Dodge when ho fired the fatal shot,
and that it wns practically oen
country. If. O. Clnldrcth of Engl
Point testified that Olson must have
been visible "from tho knees up."
Dodge testified the distance was
forty or fifty feclj the count rj
bruhhy and that 'he wiit, guided by
noises in the wood.
Dodge, showing plainly tho heavy
nervous tdrain, testified that he had
heard deer in the brush around the,
camp fire where he was conking sup
per. ITo said he heard tho chug
chug of the lioofH and before ho
fired saw plainly Ihe outline of a
buck, bonis and all. Ho ran to see
the result and found Olson near the
trail.
Dodge Close to Victim
Merle Willits, a young man of Per
skt, testified that ho lute mousurcd
tho distance between the camp fire
where Dodge was cooking and where
Olson fell and that it was nine rifle
lengths. The rifio was thirty-eight
inches long. He said that Olson in
trncling from thcTwin Lioktf, where
Olson left VMvx, tbo third man in
the party, ho had taken tho most
natural routo to reach camp. He
testified there wus no obstruction be
tween Dodge aud Ohson, except bare
fir limbs.
E. A. Et-tos, a member of the
party, testified that it wns his first
experience in the mountains, and that
i .
DODG
BLAMED
HENRY
SON
For folders describing Newport, tickets and
full Information, call on uuarvst M, P, Agent
M. KOOTT, (;wra! fa, Agent
f t'miUtt Ihie,
. .. m
' ' hMK
MflflB55MssttHNNNMHsBV I
,,ry;rt,,'-niuiyT,;.trr-1'":
FEAR
GERMAN EAGLE
VANCOUVKIt, II. C, Aur, 5. Tlio
big bla,ck cftRlo abon tho door Vf
tho llormau consulate was torn fro in
It supports today hy erowi pf) incA
w.hlch Jlnvaded tho block "Anil 'hiil
for the consulate' with threaa of
ij(ilru()tlon.
'- Having thrown down.tl lnnlHiin
pf Germany and trampled ,on it. tho
tarty I'sft peaceably after breaking
a! little glass and defacing thn signs
on the tonsulatn doora'j '' M"'
i It was reported hero oday that
German Consul Von KlillnKcr, who Id
said to be a nalurullicd Ilrltlsh sub
ject, had resigned his position and
.thrown his fortuneea with bis adopt
ed country. Mr. Von Kltllngcr could
not bo found today to deny or con
firm tho story.
Immigration and military officers
here aro preparing to stop all Ger
man and Austrian subjects who may
endeavor to flee to the United States
he went to sleep at tho Twin Licks
being tired, while Olson hunted. Ho
wa.H awakened by n shot, and thcu
Heard Dodge yell fvr help He
rushed down the trail ami found'Ol
son. Coroner Kellogg attached consid
erable importance to the brush in the
neighborhood of the shooting, nnd Al
(larrrllson on the jury proxsed
that the jury mukc u trip to the scene
of the tragedy to investigate tho con
ditionn. Prosecutor Kelly said that
the brush cut no figure, and that it
wns not necessary for the coroner'
jury' to go into the fine points to de
termine the cause of death.
Adolphus Olson, u brother of the
dead maii caused a thrill aftor
Dodge had told for the second time
of hearing the chug-chug of hoofn in
the brush, by asking for the hobnail
ed shoes llio dead man wore, and
linking if they would ninko n noise
like hoofs on tho bedrock of the
creek bottom. Olson also te-itifird
a man could tell the color of the eyes
at the distance between Dodge an)
the victim.
Olson woro n checked shirt, and l.
O. Chlldreth testified that while
packing tho body out through a dark
canyon at 8 o clock at night
party was nblo to distinguish
the
the
shirt enslly.
Aftor five minutes deliberation
(bo coroner's jury returned its ver
dict. A formal complaint wi.ll bo fil
ed iii the justice court this afternoon
by Prosecutor Kelly. Dodge will he
released upon bonds to insure his ap
pearand before the Toll grand jury
nnd will probably waive the prelim
inary hearing. Attorney O. D. Ilriggs
of Ashland is his nttornov.
SStSKSSSBBB33SBSSSaBSSBaBanHHHHEI
k
OFF CONSULATE
Smooth TrsMtd TIDFC
and Non-Skid 1 lKLS
Highest In Quality
Not Highest In Price
OFECIALIZED production improves quality and cuts
cost. There is no arguing with that Industrial Law.
And that is why Firestone Tires beat competition in
quality and ttieet competition in price.
Fircstoncs are built by post-graduates in tire making.
Tire authorities, crack foremen, extra good workmen,
logically land in the Firestone Family of Specialists
America's Largest and Leading Organization
Devoted Only to Tire and Rim Service
, Their greater, knowledge, experience and
skill gives you the extra quality, extra mileage.
Their greater efficiency saves you on the price.
Aiuj 0e largest exclusive tire factory, envied by the
.whole industry for jts advance facilities and scientific
incthodS,' saves you rripre on tho price.
Makt our advantw in production your advantage in buying.
Get th multiplied mileage of Flrcstono (juulity at tho low
tout of I'ireuton efficiency uud volume,
AH good dmxhrt Firtont to thtir
moat xprincd trade
POWELL AUTO CO.
., in. ??W, Oregon
ili r.l.i.' ' '!1',.V'- . ..-, .
t
HORRORS OF WAR
-
IN MEXICO TOLD
T
"I've seen considerable of win for
hu past Uireo. Yeiir ""A lium'stly, I
cmj'l May lliiil I'cu'vy tj r'uroRuiiH
n. little bit for the ,lmh. they am In,
tor now,' said Hnil Dillon Wood, u
newspaper man' who has spent the
iast three yenrt. In Mexico as cone
sjiouden ,Cor Iteutnr'a uewH iigcuoy
of England, add who passed tlirough
Msdfonl today, hound for Mmitluu,
Mex." Wood" waMpltirted twice, In
jail nine, times lyid expelled from
Mnxatlan five weeka ago by (leueral
Victoriuno lluerta, then pseudo-pies-ideal
of Mexico, just before (lint am
iable old brigand was chased oft' llio
Mexican -a'cnc himself.
Wood, who Is youthful and tanned,
said ho had been at soveial of Hie
battles of the lusl three iniurrctf
tious, among them nachiiuba, Ojtu
ngn, Kauta Hotalia, Parral, Jliurncr,
Monterey, Torrcou ami tho last and
bloodiest conflict al Duraugo.
"I have seen men lying half in,
half out of ditches" ho said, "with
wunns crawling around in thnlr open
w(mimV, denied nnler, food and med
ical aid. What little I saw of Mar
in Mexico sickened me of -it, ami I
can honestly oay that I am glad I
am not across Hip water lo witness
the stnughtcr that will ensue follow
ing the war emperor's defi flung to
tho four winds at Potsdam. If thcro
was slaughter and bloodshed In Mex
ico, there wilt he fifty times as ter
rible a war in Europe."
Wood, who is n South African by
birth, mentioned the fact that liN
relatives aro living at the present
time in England. "If I could, I would
go over to them," ho said, "hut I'm
afraid It would be worse than useless
to look for a boat going that way
now."
L
EQUIPPED TO SAIL
NEW YOHK, Aug. 6,-Huiuora
that tho grrat Hamburg. American
liner Vaterlnud, now In iMirt, was he-
ing made ready for sailing an a- pro
visum transport were given credence
when an additional guard was placed
around her dock at Hoboken and In
formation as to plans for her de
purl tire wero refused.. It was re
ported that not only llio Vntcrland,
but ships of other (leniian lines
befthed here were secretly pnnis
ioued nnd coaled for tho Maine pur-pose.
5i .,t:::t ?
BY CORRESPONDEN
LLOYD GEORGE TO
E
TO SIX PER CENT
LONDON, Aug. fi. rhaiiccllor of
the Exi'dripicr' LlnyiLdcorgc an
nounced In (lib Imiiso of commons to
day lliat Ilia lln'uk of England tale
was to ho reduced to II per cent
either tomorrow or Fridiiy, The gov
ernment ho Mild, hud not yet decided
n suspend specie payments.
Cltaiicclloi' Llnyd-Ucorgc contend
ed t list t iiiixoiio lorn hi Ing gold was
asslttiug llio enemy of his country.
At the same time, with thn view of
rcounttiUing gold and maintaining
the Integrity of (he gold standaid, It
was proposed to Issue notes of I
pound ($.") and 10 shillings (V.,.ll)
onmerlihli' to gold at llio Hank of
England. These would lie aviiihihlo
on Friday to Hie extent of tLVIiili,.
Out), ami after that would bo (sHiml
at the rate of fJ.'i.DOO.IIDO dally. Pos
tal orders are aNo to be mado legal
tender on thn same terms as notes.
He mado an appeal to patriot!) peo
ple not to withdraw gold.
SEEKING VESSELS
TO BRING REFUGEES
WAHIIINOTON, Aug. 6 8ecro
tary Garrlioit was scanning tho Pacif
ic voait today for shtpiMo bring Am
erican reftiRccss out of Europe, If
suitable vessels can bo found limy
will be brought through tho Panama
Canal. Inquiry also was made for
available ships on the Great Lakes.
Mr. Garrison said no attempt
would ho mado to start passenger
vessels to Europe until It had been
determined Juit what the needs of
Amrlcaus wore. If neutral transpor
tation llaes continue to run they may
be emplo)cd.
GERMAN TORPEDO
rOPENHAUES. Aug. .. -A tier-
man torpedo-boat destroyer wns sunk
toditY near (leder lightship, off South
(InUrr, by the explosion of ono of
her hollers, Thirty men wero
drowned. A few of the ernw. wen
saved and taken aboard tho light
ship. Why Not
Get tbo best smoke, Gov. Johnson,
and also patronise home.
wsmasBammmmmmmmmammamsKsmmrm
REDUCE BANK RAT
SSBB