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ARRESTED IN EAST
OUANTS PASS, Aug. 1R. Charles
T llass, or tho Halts Detective .Agency
nt Now York and Chlcngo yesterday
placed under arrest Oslln N. Jackson,
who since las spring has resided upon
a farm purchased about eight rail is
from this city, the farm having for
juorly heon known as the Joe McCass
lln place. Jackson Is wanted In
Now York CUy upon threo Indict
ments charging grand larceny, ami
amount Involved Is SG,000. The ar
rested man was brought to this city
and lodged in tho county Jail.
Jackson left New York on January
1, 1913, and on January 1.1 following
three indictments were returned
charging grand larceny. Since that
time Mr. Mass maintains that bo has
followed tho man over much of tho
continent of America trailing him
through tho Argentine republic on
the south and to Edmonton, Canada,
on the north, finally locating him in
tho Roguo river valley. The detec
tive also claims that Jackson left a
wife and children in New York, and
that he has an "affinity" with him at
the present time.
Tho arrest comes as a result of the
operations of the Jackson Brother'
Itealty company, which was Incorpor
ated for $50,000. and which had of
fices in tho New York Times build
ing. Ono of tho brothers, Kdgar H.
Jackson, was indicted upon five
rounts, and was given a sentence to
King Sing. Tho operations of tho
firm aro said to have involved more
than a million dollars. Four people
lost their fortunes through the firm
and committed suicide, and not less
than 230 wero swindled.
EXTENSIVE LOSSES IN
JOSEPHINE FIRES
GRANTS PASS, Or.. Aug. 15.
Fire fighting in the north section of
Josephine county is costing $130 a
day. The const fire, which came
over from Douglas county, is raging
xilong Wolf creek, luimiug in grreu
timber without much damage. Six
thousand acres have been burned
ov er.
Fires extend for five miles ulong
flrhve creek above Placer. Thene
fires lire reported to have been set,
nn the fire fighters find indications
that lend to this conviction. Many
incipient fires nrc found and put out
as soon as started. Forty men nre
employed. Taxpayers nre alarmed,
ns n largo portion of the expense
comes bnck on the county trensury.
Two homes, one barn and much
fencing have been burned. A force
of men Is fighting n hunter's fire on
Taylor creek, where 5000 acres have
been burned in the forest reserve.
One "crown" fire was stopped by
dynamite. Fifty to sixty men are
employed by the government fighting
fire.
FRENCH LINER ESCAPES
CAPTURE By GERMANS
PAH IS, Aug. 15, 4-Jio n. m. The
French liner Lorraine bad u narrow
escape, from capture by Gumma
cruisers during her voyage from Now
York to Huvrti whero she arrived on
Wednesday, according to Iteno ilea
Kvnus, one of her ofticers.
Kuan, after leaving wrt the ship
was chased by the Dresden, )
Kvniix said, but she boon distanced
this cruiser. Later the Lorraine in
tercepted wireless messages between
tlio German cruisers Slrassburg and
Karlsruhe, from which the officejH
.'(.thured Hint Hie warships bad been
ordered to capture tho Lorraipe.
rrefcbyterlaj
Preaching at 11 u. in., subject,
"Tho Lighted Lamp."
Preaching at 8 p, in., subject,
"lllcuseduettfl of Not Stumbling,"
Sunday school at, 10 a. m.
Primary Sunday school at 10 a. m,
Kindergarten ut 11 a. in. Parents
coming to church will please leavo
the children In tho kindergarten dur
ing th service.
Prayermectlng Thursday at S p. in
All aro cordially Invited to thesa
services.
, NOTICK.
Notice In hereby given that the un
dersigned will apply to the city coun
cil at Its meeting to be held Septem
ber 1st, IBM, for a license to sell
malt, spirituous and vinous liquors In
HMUtltlM Wm than a gallon at Jt
jrtsmof IhwIimnm oh lot I), block SO,
oMy at Mvdfurtf far a period of six
) W. M, JClOiNKDV,
LIVERPOOL, Aug. If.. 12:10 .
m. The sailing from this port today
of the St. Louis, the Cnmpnmn nml
tlio Gnnevvnkii for New York ami
the Mcgnntio for Montrenl reduced
the number of Americans who had
been stranded in England by 4.100.
The departure of 4.100 American
from Llvrrjwol today wns followed
by that of another 1000 from Glas
gow. The carrying rapacity of the
vessels sailing for triins-Atlnntie
ports during the next twenty-five
days is estimated nt t'0,000, or three
times the number of Americans in the
Hritih He. While the number on
the continent of F.urope is not known,
it is believed not to exceed IIO.OOO.
A large number of these nre return
ing by Dutch, Dani-h and Italian
lines.
Many American tourist in London
who had booked pasngv on small
vessels or had taken steerage berths
arc offering to sell their tickets to
the American citizens' committee, ns
they prefer to make n later and more
comfortable passage.
The members of tha committee say
they fail to sec the necessity for th
dispatch of transports to take the
stranded Americans back to t Re
united States in view of new sail
ings which have been announced.
The Grampian sail tomorrow; 'lie
Arcadian, the Andnnin and the An
conin, August 18; the Olympic. Au
gust 10, and the Adriatic, August 20
PHANTOMS OF SEAS
SIGHTED BY STEAMER
NEW YOKK, Aug. 1.1. Word of
tho North German l.lo.vd liner Kron
Prinx Wilhclm, which, like the Ger
man cruisers, has b?come somewhat
of a phantom of the sea since she
slipped out of New York hnrlwr
more than ten dnys ago, was
brought to ort todav by the steamer
Aztec from Norfolk. Atee's skip
er reported that on August 10 he
sighted n four-funnel steamer which
be believed was the Wilhclm. lie
did not give her position.
The last previous reHirt of the
Wilhelm wns that she was sighted
coaling tho Gorman cruiser Knrl-
ruhtl southwest of Hennuda, an Au
gust 0. The coaling was interrupted
by the Hritish cruiser ltri-tol, which
fought nn ineffective long-range
duel with the German cruiser.
GERMANS LOSS HEAVY
BATFLE OF HAELEN
JIRUSSELS, via Pari", Aug. 1.1,
5:1.1 a. m. According to the latent
advices in the Belgian cup'tal, bare
ly five hnndred German soldiers
escaped unhurt out of the four thous
and or five thousand engaged in the
buttle of ITaelen. Many of the field
guns of the German artillery were
lost in the swumps. The soldiers
who remained of the German attack
ing column retired to Tongres.
A special train has been sent out
from Hnicls to collect the wound
ed on the battlefield. Among them
are rejiorled to be two German
princes.
Tho picking and packing of HowolU
will begin next weok. Tho Koguo
lllver Fruit aud Produce association
shipped the first car east Friday. Tho
IJurtlett crop will bo all picked and
packed by tonight. It was about half
a crop, owing to tho extreme dry
weather. Orchards with irrigation,
or In tho path of heavy seepage had
good crops, Tho Howell crop will bo
small, but of excellent sizu and tex
ture.
Tho outlook for the Cornice Is goal
and will bo the biggest crop for tlio
pears. Thoio aro few Anjous,
No estimates have been mado on
the apple crop. A heavy rain In tho
next two weeks will Insuro a licavv
crop, and continued drouth would
moan a decrvuxu,
LAST OF BRITISH WARSHIPS
REACHES ESQUIMALT SAFELY
VANCOHVJW, II. ('., Aug. Hi,
Tlio lliUMi sloop of war Algeiiim,
wjiich had. mi exciting I rip up he
California roust rinduiiig I he L-lp
xltfi I nt'rV nwl'i) lit Kiitmiil lmr-
HI GOFHOWELLS
BEGINS
MONDAY
t'nltod States Attorney Clarence L.
Kennies Is In receipt of a telegram
from his office advising that Henry
W. Conner, has been arrested in
Minneapolis, that tho prisoner ad
mits hts Identity, has waived removal
proceedings and is now en roule to
Portland In the custody of tho U. 3.
marshal of Minnesota.
Connors Is charged jointly with
John W. Logan with a misuse of th
Pnlted States mails in locating people
upon the forfeited railroad land grant
lands; for six months the postal au
thorities of tho United States and
Canada have been on tho look out fo
him, he has been followed through
Canada and the United States and 1 1 -long
search has now culminated In his
arrest.
Logan was convicted with V. F
Mlnard following a trial In tho U. S.
district court at I'ortland lasting al
most a month. Tho testimony at the
trial was to the effect that Logan and
Connors worked under tho name of
The Oregon Itealty company, a com
pany having neither property or a
sets of any description, yet they col
lected in over $300,000 in location
fees In two years. Logan is now
serving a 20 month's set.cuce at .Ve
Nells. ARRIVE ON CELTIC
NKW YORK, Aug. 15. Another
haggngelos lot of Americans who
fled Euroe to nvoid the war, reach
ed New York today on the Celtic.
The cabins were jammed and the
stewards had n hard time feeding the
throng.
In the first cabin were 304 per
sons, in tho second OOti and in the
steerage 15.16.
W. S. Vundonmel, son-in-law of
C. K. O. Hillings, was u passenger
on the Celtic with his wife, child nnd
Miss Hillings, lie tnid they were i'l
Paris when the condition of nffaip
became nlnnning. The party left on
a crowded train for Calais.
The Celtic, took n northerly course
and steamed without lights nt night,
but the trip was without incident.
Other passengers were: Mrs. Al
fred Vnnderhilt and son, Captain O.
A. Harbeur: F.rncst Iselin and Mr.
nnd Mrs. II. II. Westinghouse.
BOUNTY ON BOB CATS
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 15. Announc
ing that the money could bo used to
hotter advantage, the state fish and
game commission today removed tli
bounty on bobcats. Tho bounty has
been l a scalp and the state has pa'.J
out about $6000 so far this year.
Commissioner Duncan said a largo
part of the animals had been caught
In the southeastern part of the state
and that tho hunters benefited other
states as much as they did Oregon.
The removal of the bounty on bob
rats has no effect on tlui bounties on
cougars and wolves, tho commission
announced.
NEITHER WILSON NOR
RYAN FAVOR LOAN
i WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Alhough
there was no formal expression from
administration officials today. It be
camo known that President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan wero.opposed to
tho floating of any loans In the Unit
ed States for the benefit of any bet
llgoreut powers In Europe.
Hath the president and Mr. Bryan
studied today the sltualiou arising
out of tho Inrpilry of J. P. Morgan r
company a to what would bo tho
attltudo of tho administration in case
certain banking Interests which had
approached them should try to float n
loan for tho French government.
Mr. Bryan would not discuss th
subject, referring inquirers to tho
bankers for information. Later when
a statement issued by tho Morgan
company was shown Mr. Bryan lie
said: "Wo have no announcement to
make,"
In view of tho Intimation In tho
Morgan statement that tho stato de
partment might deslro to refrain from
any expression of opinion so as not to
commit tho government lo any policy,
Mr. Ilrynn was asked If his t'llcnV
rould ho Internpilod as Mooning tlmt
nothing nioro would bu said about It
by tho depflrlinont,
"I rfliinot say anything about Hu
future," ho ansHorod,
MORE
REFUGEES
PAIUS, Aug. Ifi, 7 LI n. m. At
official announcement today snj
the Kclgiun major in command of the
forts surrounding Liege eoutrndlitlv
tho rumors that the had urren.
dered. The battle it declared to be
still going on.
The official announcement ndds
that the conduct nnd courage of tin
soldiers and inhabitants of Licgo
hne been exemplary, as they real
ise that France has replied to the
npMnl of Helgium for aid.
German deserters, according to tho
official note, complain of the terrible
hunger thev have, suit'ered. The.V
nre said to have declared that their
rations consisted of cue sausage mid
two spoonsful! of pea.
Mr. Snrnli Wilson and Mr. Geo.
Keppel have offered to establish ,i
Kreueh-KnglUli hospital at Le Ton
quel, or wherever the French gov
ernment considers it convenient. The
establishment is to contain 2000 beds
nml is to be kepi up as long ns the
war lasts.
OVER AUSTRIANS
LONDON, Aug. 11, 11.H0 n. in.
The French minister of foreign af
fairs in telegraphing to the French
embassy hero today n summary of
the various conflicts about which
reports already have been published
gives official confirmation of a litis
siun victory over the Austrian on
the river Dncislex, He says the
Fourth Infantry regiment nnd the
Firt cavalry regiment of the Aus
trian army were annihilated by the
Hussions.
The French minister ndds that the
positions in upiwr ANuee utid at
Liege, Helgium, nre unchanged, aud
cencludes:
'In eonsco,u'nce of the universal
outcry tho German pivemnirnt has
decided o remit to the former French
ambassador at Horlin the .t00 be
had been compelled to pny for his
journey bnck to France."
GERMAN STEAMER. CHASED
TO HAVANA BY BRITISH
HAVANA, Aug. 1.1. The German
steamer President, which left here
several dnyu ago, proceeding toward
the east, returned today nnd reported
that she went as far ns Point Moysi,
on tho oustem extremity of Cuba,
nnd was then chased by n Hritish
cruiser nnd compelled to return.
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W. M. Rwnrttdgor, tho miner of
the Steamboat country, who has boon
working on tho Crater Lake roads In
the national park, returned to Mod
ford Saturday bringing Mlko Wo
mack, tho well known prospector and
mint) promoter who was frightfully
Injured a fow days ago by belli
blown.up In a dynamite blast. Wo-
mack's nose was mutilated, one oyo
torn out, the flesh of fare, limbs and
body torn and mangled. Ho Is nt
tho hospital. Medical caro at the
lake kept him nllvu and while ho will
probably recover, ho will bo maimed
nnd scarred.
' Mr. Swartsflger places tho blame
for tho accident upon the powder man
named Anderson, whom Wotnack was
assisting. Together thev prepared a
blast on the grade, and Woiunck wat
'sent forward to warn approachers,
while Anderson lit tho fuse and went
downhill to glvo warning. Before he
lit tho fuse, Anderson (Uncovered t.
'crevlco whero a blast was needed, nnd
filled It with dynamite. Intending t
light both blasts at tho same time
Upon lighting tho latter, ho found ho
had no more matches and went down
to camp to get some. Ho returned
after ono blast had gouo off and IU
tho second. Womack hearing the
first blast, and In Ignoranco of the
second, returned Just In time to be
blown up.
Womack wag working for tho gov
ernment In tho force employed by the
war department In highway construc
tion. Tho fact that hn returned to
tho blast before It went off, gavo rise
to reporla that he had attempted to
commit suicide all of which er
fatxo.
LIEGE, CITY OF SORROW,
30,000 IN DUMB DISMAY
LONDON, Aug. 16, 2 a. m. Tho
Dally Telegraph's correspondent at
Brussels says that a refegeo from
Llcgo told the following stery:
"Thirty thousand Inhabitants fled
when tho shells began to fall. Tho
remaining Inhabitants burled them
selves In cellars. Havoc marks tlio
city everywhere. Gaping bridges, do
uiollsbed houses, fallen roofs and
smouldering ruins wero seen on all
sides. There is no street wherein
tho shells have not fallen. Tho asphalt
Is plowed up like a conflotd. Newly
mado graves protrude In unexpected
places.
During tho day the Germans aro
everywhere In evldouco and the In
habitants aro cowed In dumb dismay
During the night tho city assumes
the aspect of a graveyard.
WAR! 1 1 KOTOS', Aug. LI. A gen
eral effort is being made by the
United States to btivo the owcrs of
P.uropo observe the neutrality of nil
passenger vessels, whether belonging
to belligerent countries or not, which
nru engaged solely in (he trnniK)rt
ing of homecoming Americans.
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Advance Showing of the
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We have iust received from our Millinery buyer, a beautiful
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assortment
Theae charming little models include the fashionable Velvets) Satins and '
Felts, some having soft crowns, others blocked crowns, the greater, rtumber
being the popular black and white effects, so good for early fall wear. We
should advise an early selection from this advance showing, the prices being
very reasonable and the supply limited.
We take great pleasure in announcing that we have secured an excep
iiAtiniiv PonaMft fvimmflf xriin will arrlvA at. an arlv date, nrenared to take
your every want in the Millinery line. Watch for our Formal
which will be announced later.
DEUEL & GO.
Veneration for ideas of Hie pion
eers and the Indians- that the woods
should be burned over oice u v'eiu-,
whether they needed It or uot, aid
the delrt of some ranchers for more
free range Is responsible IW n ser
iis of fires In the Gold Hill district
that hiwo threatened grain fields and
homes the Infct week. There is ii
sentiment in the district, bordering
on I'nnnlieiMti, that fires should bo
set indiscriminately, and. that is
what they arc doing, according to re
ports to the Jackson County Patrol
association and tho forestry service.
Fire wardens In their rounds hae
come upon lighted caudles hunting
brush piles, aud walcheis in Tolo
have seen the fires spring up In dif
ferent spotfl ns the firebug worked.
There is n severe slate and federal
penalty attached to conviction for
indiscriminate setting of fires, and
arrests ore iwpeeted.
Forest fires hurucd today mi the
Little Applcgntc, Pleasant and Krno
creeks nnd seven miles southeast of
Hutto Falls. All nro under control.
Twenly-fivc men nre fighting the fire
on the Little Applcgntc ami thirty
battling the fiituic-.nl Hutto Falls.
This is the driest year In the wood
since 1010, when much ditmngo was
done, nnd n recurrence of the heavy
fires of that year is feared unless
nn curly fall rain sets In.
PEAR MARKET SIR
BUT PRICES WEAK
Tho following Is tho report of auc
tion sales of Bartletts Friday In east
ern markets:
Now York Heavy arrivals, Bart
letts strong, Cnllforntas, f 1U3; Wash
Ington, l. C9.
Boston California, rlx, ILCI;
'Washington, f 1,9.1.
Chicago California, ll.r.r.; Wash
Ingtons, $1 fill; Colorado, 1 1, SO.
CLARENCE REAMES BEGINS
PRICE PROBE ON FOODSTUFFS
Acting under Instructions from tho
attorney xeneral United States Dis
trict Attorney Clarence L. Iteames has
been for tho past several days con
ducting an Investigation relative to
tho sudden increased price of food
stuffs on tho Pacific coast. Mr.
Heamrn Interviewed a number of mer
chants of tho city concerning tho
prlco of sugar, meat, flour nnd other
staples. A federal Investigation has
been ordered with a view to deter
mining whether or not tho sudden In
crease in tho prlco of food stuffs l
duo to any combination In restraint of
trade.
P. I). Illackden of
Friday In Medford,
Climax spent
FALL STREET
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or most ciever siyics in direct au
for the coming season
The Southern Piiclfio iMiiuimuy's
safely exhibit on display Is attract
ing, nnd liitvrr-Kliug n large number of
'visitors. Tha exhibit which will bo
on dlHpln.wKtiiiduy ami Monday only
nnd adiijlssfoii to which Is free, Is
comprised dT IfiO enlarged photo
graphs aui),nlutiNtlcnl churls show
ing those factors which hitvo been
greatest in tho attainment of tho
wonderful record of having carried
during the Inst five years two hun
dred million passenger an average
ilistauce of forty-five miles without
a single fatality, duo to train derail
ment, collision or other train acci
dent. Accompanying tin; exhibit is
tin operative miiiiatotc model tit" the
automatic aud interlocking signal,
The demonstrations upon signal con
trol nre given by V. S. Andrus fnun
the office of Piesldcnt Kproitle.
The Southern Pacifin company In
its campaign for the roiiKrrtntlou of
humnii life lays cMMtelul Mrr upon
the following facts ami asks that the
piiblio answer tho "Apoitl for As
sistance" by using greater care whir,
riiliug tioii railroad trains ami
crossing tracls nt grade.
In the Putted Slates over fiO wr
cent of fatalities occurring on thu
railroads nre directly attributable to
trespassing. If the record of former
yrnrs maintains, fourteen people were
killed yesterday, fourteen will be
killed today nnd fouttri-n will be
killed tomorrow,
Mr. Andrus In discussing the care
lessness of )ie public at grade cross
ings, makes the following slnlniifitt :
"I'lidcr the direction of W. Ii. Scott,
vicf.prciddi'iit nnd general muiingrr
of Hie Southern Puoifio company, a
senes of U.1,0011 observations were
mado during the last six iimnllw of
Klin to determine the primary cause
of grade crowing accidents. Men
were stationed nt various railroad
crossings to observe what precau
tionary action was taken by automo
bile tlrivers, teamsters and ciIch
iriniiR before crossing tracts nt
grade.
"Tho result of lhee observations
wns compiled into detail form which
showed lint but one. tenth of one per
cent of Hie 'J.1,000 rsnni observed
stopped and looked in both directions
before crossing "tracks, nnd tlmt fill
wr cent of the automobile drivers
look absolutely no nrecaution what
ever, but crossed the tracks without
stopping or looking in either direc
tion before crossing.
"The most astonishing fact reveal
ed by these observations was that of
the number of cases where stop sig
nals given bv the crossing flagmen
wern utterly ignored by the teamsters
aud automobile drivers, Accident
records show that n tmmbrr of fatal
ilics have resulted from crossing
flagmrn's signals not being observed.
"Stop, look and listen Is tho cheap
est and best form of accident Insur
ance known, nnd with the morn gen
eral adoption of the practice will
come u decided decrease in grade
crossing accidents."
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