P7-W r -r , vi y-j.-y ft- n jH"iilV(Wy"y ,wrp ' Ji WW WlHH J I.IWiPRHPIMMirW'll II I MINI sa? irr SSB&P KTRDFORT) MTn TRTRTTNT3, lfEDFORD. ' OftKGOX. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, '1915 r inR six VAWTER ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF FIRE SITUATION FOLLOWS EXAMPLE 'FRANK LYNCHING SET BY PARENTS ! TO BE PROBED BY i T LI E L STAGE; RUSSIAN DEFENSE! COMMITS SUICIDE COBB GRAND JURY TjfTHJBaBflMWfflHlnXlSllKSBiSfl. T ',",wTwmMiiMiMMHiiii,iMMMi t, r s GERMANY I OREGON NOW HREEWEDGESINTO NO CONFERENC AT CRITICA ii ii i M - SAUJM, Ore, Sopt. 1 Aflrr no- I...11.... !. il..A Kit t IfrnttiMwiJ .! Lmliann nnllrilii AM Ma ll fl llH rt Mi . I '. . ill .iiicrtBuii luuiiij un fiin .iitiii iiiuiii nml C. C. Cliipmnn, Portland, iih Its srcrct'nryj tlin comnilttifou prornduro (or (lie Ori-Kon aiiiTOrfllfoVilla rnllrond Innd grant cotifumnco to bo held Iicrn Hoptomlifr 10, voted todny to malic tlwiu the tenipornry offlcors of the ron Toronto. Tho coinmlttrn nrranjjpil tho fol JowiiiK proKrnm; Oovprnor Wltliy cotnlic, "PnrpoM'R oT Convention"; Attornoy Gonornl Ilrown. "Lejjal Ah jiectH"; Unltoil Btntes I'orefiter Graven "Point oT View oT Hih Kedernl Gov ernment"; A. It. Norton, oT OrantH Psfs and It. A. Ilooth of Kiiroiio, irprexontlnt; the roiintlen affected, a roprpffpiitallvo of tho Houthurn Pa cific, preftontliiK the roinpniiy'n vIhwh; Kx-flovernor Went, IiIh point oT view; P. W. Pulton, "ConHlltutlonal As pects." Other npuuknrn will hn Hen ntorn Chaiulicrlaln and Kann and Coin Rret.fiueii llawloy, McArtlmr and Bin nott. . '' Jt wn ilrrMM to unit romily nMonn orn to stutu churncter of land In jjrant. A Tier tho conunltlen had iwrfcrl rd t on;nnlallon, Governor James "Wlthycomun briefly addrcsned It, kIv Inic the piirpoxoM of tho conference. "We want to not tho liest minds of tho Hlnto at work on tho problom preHonled lo iih tliroui;h tho (IccIhIoii of the United HlnteH Rtipremn court with relation to lands In this land Brant," suld the governor. "The ob ject of tho confi renco Is to decide on noinn plan which will aid rotiKrefls In TormulatliiK a plan Tor disposing of the lands which will bo to tho bust Interests oT the stato." 1'OIITI.ANI). Sept. 1. lit Tho forest ii erillenl point tlirotthoiL the entire Purine iiiiitlnwMl, 'iijeiji)linir to hulletiiih re eelved tooay 1i' the Western, Forerttiy nml Cotnervnlion ni-wiiilinn, "Kxeept in n few localities where there have been liht loenl showers Hie protectee ylenl i now taxed to its limit nml eonditioiiH nre ex tremely ilnnpeioiiH,'' iiys llie tiwiri iition'x report. "A few fire-, nre nl icndv lirenkiiic litnitnln, men cntinnt LONDON, Sept. 1. fJennnny's plan for carrying three wedguH Into the llusslnn defensive lines Is being carried Torward but not' with tho satno speed as marked tho sweep over Pol and. Illga Is almost Isolated and unless the Russians soon throw heavy forces ORalnst Von MlndeburK's ex posed flank this port may fall Into tho hands oT the Invaders. Although this northerly attack seems to hnve been checked Tor the moment, tho Hussions have been unable to develop ORl-XION CITY, Or.. Kept 1. At! MAIMKTTA, fin., Sept. 1. The the spot where hi mother nml father had hauled llieinMilvos tuenlv-llv.' Cobb eoiinly frniud jury lUseinbletl tmlny to invwtifrntp the Ivneliini; of years np, (lottfrieil I. I!oee stood! leo M. Frank mill lake up its roRtt I'lisily spmed i fiL'lil new ones i a counter offensive In that region n nd llie dense hinoke lenders ilctee- comparable with their activities la tion of new ones difficult. Til" dis- Kast Onlicln, where on tho Hlver itstroiiH (ires of Siipleiuber, KIOU, fol- iStrlpn, they have not only turned at lowed just Much conditions. jbay, but have Inflicted largo losses "I'p to witliin twentv-foiii' lionr- Ion their opponents, (he Oiejjon HitunlioiMMiH well in lintid j For five or six dnys a rain oT Over IfilM ires hud been extinguished shells Trom French anus has been with practically no Ioss of nicrchiinl jpnined on tho (Ionium trenches. Tho nblu limber. Ycleiduv, liowcNer, the .object of this unusual artillery attack bad fircH neiii .Mount Hood nml inihas not been disclosed but It Is not Union connly me said In Imvo cs- belloved hero that so much precious cnpi'il control nml many new ones nre lamiiiimltion would bo used merely to rcpoi ted. "The WjimIi'iikImii Forest Fire jikko clnliinicpoilH none of iIh urecn lim ber tlcsl toyed ct, hut L'Ofl diuigeroiH dainjigo tho dornian works without some sort of concerted ofTort to oc cupy the shattered trenches. Merman troops marching on Orod fires nlicmly have been extinguished ino Imvo reached the outer line of tho mid the situation is very grave. The I defenses of tho fortress, Ilerlln re lnte forces hnve had ns iniinv more. ports. I'vorv el fori is being uiiide to control Uusslnn lines In tho north appear tho burning, tcriilmy in Skagit mid I" bo holding well, hut In tho central WluHcTim couiitie'4,' wli'o'linOO ncres districts tho retrent continues at most of green timber bus nlrcudy lin jpolntH, tho official statements Indl diimnucil and the loss liv xeltlerH of fate. FEAR GHOLEM UPON W I HAMBURG L XF.W VOI'K, Sept. 1. All of the Ilnmliurg-Aiiicricun mid North Ocr mmi Movd linern which have been, tied up nt Hohoken since, the hegiiil ninif of the war, were today placiil under ipiurmitiuo following tlie )i i'ovcr.v tliut tittceu men iihoard IB lumhiirg-Americiiii liuei' 1'iuside Lincoln were sulfeiing from illnc tho symptoms of which roM'tuh Asiatic choleiii. biiildingn, feni'es and crops Ik henvy. Other bad bhueff are in Hie White Salmon legion, in Snohomish county, ami on the upper Cipiis mid Sun ipinhiiie rivci'H. "In hoi ( Ii Idaho small files urn numerous, but none Imvo escaped eonlrol. Tho linznrd in exceedingly great, however, smoke hmidicnppiug the lookouts mid the fnrchtu being exceedingly dry. There hid had fire in south ecu tin I Idaho, where thcr; are no iiHHoeiatioiiH, KAISER ACCEPTS U. S. VIEWS (Continued Trom Pnjo Ono.) WASHINGTON .S-t. l,-'Ji wji fctircil lo-lig u?i.'out.bii'iik of cfu urn on flic nhmlinrg-Amcrionn liu4 I'lc-iilcnt Lincoln has tumcil nut lie nothing more limn food imioiitu iiccording to Siirgeon-Ocnonil Itluu the public health senice. XMW YOHK, Sept. 1. The rosn of hucteriologiciil emuiniitiou win nwnitcil today l dclcnnino tho nn line of the disease which Iiiik plane the Hamburg-American liner l'ret. dent Lincoln under strict quarmitiip Kiftceu pei mhis arc ill ami the henlt officer hnve taken e.traeidiniu: ltWfll tli If 1litilllltfc.it Mill u'ltl lit JttllD IV JFIli IMI'I'MI ' Hinv nil' r llltl'l-9 . hcuihlo thoim of Asiatic cholera. The President Lincoln is one of II neniiuu liners tied up in Ilobokd hIiico tho beginning of the war. SI lins boon used a mi n-vliim fur Cluf 1 it ii it icfugccH frnui the liuciut. I ELIMINATED IN TRIAL DF.TKOIT, Sept. 1 Aniorica two loading goiters wcic climiuati from the national muatcur chaiupioi i hip loiiriimutuit lit tho Country oil this nltornoon. Francis Ouiiuu lioldor of the amateur title, lor-t Iniuiis I). Stuudi-h, Jr., of Detioi A down mid I to piny, and .Mux I MurMnn of Spniigfiehl, .N. J., ti tuuphed over .Icroine 'I'lineiv, ope ithiiinpiou, 1 mil I, Ouimct phut jioorlv, slicing his ilrivo. nml uiisiiv Sluiit putts M ni'-ton'w putting wsl hIiiiokI )Hrleel. F, will ho tho uo.xt slop in tho proceed ing:. Accept-1 by America Apparently the American govern nient has accepted the (leriunn dec In rut ion us meeting it attitude to ward the tieatiuciit of all uoiilial shipping iik well as passenger-cnrr.v- f. i .1 . i ti I. pp "Molilalia icpotls condition- "'' . . ' "T1 JT ;,n,M"r,,f' Ihrealening, hul no seilous loss.-,' ' 'tk'', rvteirvA to liners, mid V(li 'lin (lermati qumlers that was eon- ' ' ... iNtruciI iih meaning all iion-comliat- Jiiiit iiiiHsengor ships, At the state lUipnitmcut the (leiiniiu ambassador's loiter was eonsideicd us covering all tliu Amciiomi goveinmenl lias con tended for that peaceful merchant men must not ho sunk without warn ing or without viMt mid seareh, mid i opportunity for nnu-comhntaiit to csiuipo. It is gimornllv ackiiou lodged that in making coiiccfMionv to the United Stales (lunnany expects PnMilent Wilson to renew his l ('presentation -lo (Ireat llrilain against interference with nmitiiil trade. The president has taken tho tosition that the dip lomatic relations of the Tailed States ' , with one belligerent could not bo coutHtioiiud with its lolntioiu to an other. Itlubts of .Wul i nls Today's developments opens Ilia way for iCMimptiuii of negotiations for nil HjmcnivMt upon tho rights of Hiuiti-nl shipping on tho high seas. The state dopailmeiit ha 1 decided to have no fuithcr o.xohango of note with the fiorinim ovoriiuiout, as of ficials concluded Hint tho appaient dirofpud of Amorienn tvpiosenla- ' -. - tioiiM us shown hv tho -inking of the A ill 1 1 io, demanded u secrnnco of . illiliiuwlii relnl ions, uiiIcmj some sat- iflieloi' oxplmialioiw wore miIiiii tceiod by the (loriumi xovonmioiil. It Wfts felt iiudignitied foe tho stutc ile iwrtuiriit to vidioit such mi ovplntta lion. AuihaMiador You llciiislorlf Iiiik a ncneml mu) longer oommunication from the foicign office dealing with ilui case of the Lusitmiia. which is a.vpeotitd to clear up any doubt as lu the Mcnt t' tho Oermnn assnr aucis. In (Ionium ipiaitoix it i in isuij thov ll he satisfactory. Chief Justice White, who wn nnioiyc Socrolarv LmiKinR's uillor, lcolaivd the outcome wus the gioiit- st diplomntio nohioinent of lit- . ,. ,iV ! "'lilted 1 State in a gononttion. L. U. Fry of ArlliiKtou will erect a modern garago at Condon. WASIIINflTON. Sept l Chnlr lniiii Tillman ot tho senute naval af fairs romltteo, dlrtCUbsed national i fousoii today with President Wilson Latur he said ho favored a reasonable increase In the navy and would snp jior tho president's recommendations to congress this full. It was stated authoritative!) by ad ministration officials today that there is no basis for reports that the pres ident had decided to m-omiuond army mid navy appropriations totalling 1500,01)0,000, . Catarrh T Blood Disease S.S.S. Drives It From Your System Pccsuso Catarrh affects the nose nd throat, causing sores In tho nos trils, stoppage of utr-pMHsages and gathering lu tuo throat, It lias liecu coiumou practice to treat Catarrh by lotions, wax ties and sprays applied to these parts. This mode of treatment U entirely wrong. It cannot give per manent relief, ami It Is liable to Irri tate and aggravate tho trouble. Ca tarrh cannot be trilled with If al lowed to run ou It will disease the broucblul tubes, settle on the lungs, the stomach Indeed It Is it rery se rious disease. Don't treat ll locally The fact that It causes heuuRches Is proof that It Is caused by Impure and diseased blood The one treatment that bus proved effective lu the truntmcut of Catarrh U S. S. ii., It Is the greatest blood purifier and blood tonic known. It relieves the cause of Catarrh by the process of re uouilshlug the blood, reuewltig Its strength and vigor, giving new life to the red blood corpuscles and stimulat ing the now so that It lias the vitality to throw off the poison and germs from the system. It Is literally a tdood bath. You ipilckly feel results. Headaches dHuppesr, the gathering lu the throut stops, the nostrils heal before you hardly realize It you are well S. S, S. Is a natural blood tonic and has procn effective lu the treat ment of ull blood affections. Kczema, tetters, rash. Scrofula. Get S. S. S. at your druggist's. If you need spe ctal advice write the S. i. S. Co., At lauta, CIs. on a can of gunpowder on his fa nn I near here early today mid lit the fuse. Parts of his body wore seatteicd ull over a llve-aeio field. The explosion hrok'1 every window in his house, HUO yartls uwnv, and threw his wife nml three sons Trom their beds. ijooho was .ii) venrs ol age aim twice had been committed to the state asylum for alcoholic insanity Twenty-five cars ago his mother iump-'d into a well, but was rescued. Shortly nfterwnrd his father Iinnged himself to mi apple tiec A few months later his mother's hodv was found bunging lo the same limb.1 Re cently tho lice 4'icil nml was cut ('own. The stump was destroyed this morning. Moose placed the explos ive at ils root, lit the fuse ami np parcittly, with his body balanced ugniust Hie slump, storpl calmly watching the approaching spark un til it reached the powder. AUSTRIA LOSES MONTE M0R0NIA BY ARTILLERY lar work. Judge Patterson, in his charge, told the jury it was not a special grand jury, nml that while its members weix' not to feel Ihey weto secret serviee men. it wn their duty to ferret out nny crime aliened lo lime been committed within tho coun ty, "fearlessly and without hope of reward. The' judge took occasion lo defend Cobb county against at- tncks upon it growing out of the lynching. In his charge ho aid: "In a gicat dcal'thnl has been said recently in the piess the facts Imvo been deviated from mid I want to assert strongly that the press gener ally has done Cobb county it gicut injustice. "It has been published broadcast over the world that a hncliing has recently occupied in Cobb county. U Is youi duty to make a thorough mid complete investigation of thut, ns it lis of all charges of onino when brought to your alien! ion." GOOD, RELIABLE SCHOOL SHOES The l'cind that AVI LMVEAR. Those are the kind wo soil and like -to sell, flOQD, RELI-AISLE AXI) HONEST, sold at .RIGHT PRICES, too. : I3i-ingvour children to ns wo take particular pains to 'fit their feet this is most important of all. "AEITORXOSAL.E" AT TUB pr , -?. OPPOSITE &cfigtdm r03T orni, Good Shoes' "FREE Willi every pair of school shoes, a TMC1 PENCIL eentaiiiin'fi: a pencil, penholder and ruler. UO.Mi;, Sojit. 1.- The official rom inuiilcntlon from tho Italian head quarters dated August :il and mado public hero tonight says: "Ou tho plateau northwest of Ar slero our troops attacked a strong position ou Monte Mnronla, north ot Monte Magglo, and drove out tho en emy. The enemy then concentrated an Intense Tiro from pieces of ovory calibre ou our new position which, nevertheless, wo retained and streng thened and In which wo are now sol idly estnbllBheil. "Around Plnva, on the middle of Isoiuo front, groups of our crack riricmen boldly pushed forward against the enemy's lines and suc ceeded In silencing tho machine guns and tronch mortars with which our adversary for the pnst few days had been hampering our approach to his works. Tho Scholl'H Telephone Co. has been given n franchise at Illllsboro. Lime-Loss in Tuberculosis In Ihr Juiirunl of llir Xliirrlciiu Mrillcitl AHKiM'Inlluu (jKiiimry 17,' IIH I) u llir rnllimliiici "II lia l.c-H in nu 7 llmra ullilnl (lull In lulirmilonU or hi Ihr prr tulirri'iitoxU nliiiir nn liirrrimrtl mount of rnlrliuii lllmr) U lot. IhiIIi In llir urlur nml frrn. In Ini'l, u ilriiillirrnllriilliili Iiiim lirm tliuoulit In lir n fiirrriliillrr ut Ihr ilrrlp utrnt nt ilirru'la "Purrril frrilluK of ulirrculnl imllrnla uml tlir normiiiiM niiiouiil or run nml milk, onur Kltrn Murli m llrntM ll rr mil mm roiimlilrrril ailtlH nlitr lix n lurur iimiil.rr ol iilixulrlnua lm nif nir'lnlUliiT In Ihr Irrnl linn I or Miliiiiinnr lulirrrulmU.' If tulit'roulr.iilN Is itur to n lims jnt limn from tli nynlein, the nucieMii of Kcktnnn's Alturutlve In the Unit ment of IIiIh illnriiHO nmy lie title. In iiurt, to the fuel (lint It contains a limn salt no roinliluoil with other valunlilc InitreillmitH ns to lie easily aselinllntnil. Alwas we Imvo urged uners of Kckmnn's Allcrutlvo to attend nit-let-ly to matter of food. In addition to rent ami proper dirt, some elfeetlvo remedial niccnt seems to he needed, ami In liunierouH rime of iippiirrnt recovery frooi tubercu IomIb ami klndrel throat and liron "lilal arreetldim I'rkmair Alterative Iiiik stipplleil this need. It' doe not contnln opinion, nnr rotlr or Imlilt-rnrmlMK ilrK, do It Is saf to try. Your OniKKbit linn It or will order It. or ou can net It from us dliert. l Urn it ii l.nlioratorr, I'lillmlrliililn. Price $1 and $2 a hottlo. Uoai to m ear well eve to T C C( III inTirn iiimiiiM. n wi-wm- m mt-mr !-? wmw lily adaptable, fo all situations, with its a eet ami overcome the iinUMiial, the 1'ord i for your loum mid onmpinif opedition aft being a genuine utility in the domain ryilny life Averaging about two cents pel operate and maiiitiiin. ouring Cnr .i-10. llnnaliout $Ht)0, Town oupelct $."j0, Sedan .$1)75; f. o. h. Delroi piipmciit. On dibilay mid sale at C. E. GATES uuuaunuwaauu I w hility Sill s tho ' tig llli N of B mile I Car.i-filO, I with all III I -r-T --atjajj mini 11m i -in-iimnr t t f T V t V ? V ? ? ? T V ? ? y y y y y y y y y t y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y CENTRAL AVENUE, NEAR POSTOFPIOE MANN'S THE WOMEN'S STORE MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED Great Display of New Suits, Coats and Tailored Skirts ' lv ,m.i.W 'P.,:i,-.,.,1 i rp. mil ii l l tl llli I'll Skirts, host fitting skirt made, new fall styles, on salo at $5J8fnd$8.98 "La Vogue" Win ter Coats, made of Taney mixtures, plush and eorduroy, ou sale at $18 and $25 Tailored Suits, made in the most up-to-date styles, all colors, on sale at $18 and $25 75c Dress Goods 48c One big table crowded with new Dress Goods, all wool serges, fancy checks and plaids, up.to 75c values, now a yard 48c New Sweaters For Men, Women and Children $1.25 Special values for men and hovs at - Now styles for women tfQ A Q and giris, each UitIO Xew Kiher Silk Sweaters ou sale special, each . $5.98 rJtrv!'! iMR Bv v I'MM'vJfW I y wrir- ,W rjKM my J hMMLmnr I 7 ' tlM mn V See the New Sebastian Hat Notion Sale Clark's O.X.T. 7 Spool Cotton, for sale price 25 let l)arnini Or Cotton, special Li "Hncilla" Crochet Cot ton, all sics and Qr 'oloi-s, special, hall J New Neik (rds, 1 )r all colius, cai-h 1 J Snap Fasteuei-s, card o Sanitol Talriun Powder, -" cans, each, Q- y at Domestics LW CJood Apron Gingham, special at, per f vard jj Devonshire Cloth, value, our price, per yard Host Colored Thursday at, per vard "Fruit of the Muslin, per ard Good Sheets, special, each 16c Oilcloth, 19c Loom" 10c 39c Some "Nifty" Neckwear Just In Blankets I Outing Flannel Gowns good size, pair Infants' Crib very special, For these chilly nights Gray Blankets, A Q niankets, each j7t Kxtra Large Heavy Cot ton IJlaukets, worth $2. ru $1.69 Special values in Wool lilankets at S4.98, $5.98 and $6.98 pair. Women's Outing Flannel Gowns, all sizes, iC- special, caih .. OC Children's Gowns, splen did quality, AQ each TrO-" Children's Sleeping Gar incuts, made of good out ing flannel, T C OIH-h OVC Women's fine White Out ing Flannel Gow ns, extra long and wide, each .... .Wfwwwwwfi 98c K""l"M"l$W t y y y y y y y y y y y i y y i y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y t y y y y y w y