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All the News that's Fif t , - . . .miu veryooay Keads the Daily Capital Journal THE LARGEST I CIRCULATION f. ... 1 1 Ell ft 11 I IV I 1 ft 1 PkV A. VII JL.--:,r'js- . 1 K I I f I MM newspaper y w u m m r'V'K s " 1 Vv ll IMt 1 1 M li II II I J m- tft ii- - -, ; H J II ril IN ri ! il M f f rtI 11 I - ' " L . . SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 30. 1913. ' " . T r . - ' PRirF Turn rtwrr o mains: and nbws 1 . - " U HTlNIlM fflVK nmunoi TT : ; : ; 10F MB IN CEL i r e rv. muggiing rung ai oan rran- ciico Is Smashed by Con fession of Pair. ERSONS OUTSIDE SERVICE INVOLVED rest of Prominent Men ill Connection With Scandal 1 Is Now Promised. '1 WO SUSPENDED ARE 1 NOT UNDER ARREST uderstood They Will Get Im munity for Aid in Con victing Others. f ftNITCD PRESS LEASE WinB. fan Francisco, Aug. SO. Warrants tthe arrest of nine customs guards y suspended from service, is the fjtep of what promises to develop biggest sinngling Bcamlul ever i: tth t to light on the Pacific coast. Jbose against whom warrants for W were sworn out today wore Ous ts Guards Manuel Joseph C. O. Heay, Slor B. Breniian, John McGeough, .m tt. I raigie, .las. J. Brolin, J. B X E. E. Vargas and Elmer J. G1- : m. Mails of the operation of the opium i. wnicn is alleged to have gone on "years along the Pacific coast, with f onnivanoe of these customs guards, y is in the hands of Collector of I'ort J. 0. Davis. These confessions iior the time being withheld from , "'city, but are declared bv Davis to ample for tho conviction of all those 1. Collector Davis declares that opium ring is thoroughly organized, I representatives in all Pacific coats has engaged in illicit operations which tho profits amounted to '"'us or thousands of dollars. It J "le practice, asserts Davis, for the 4 uPon whim the government relied Parcl against the opium traffic to ' V ' contraband drug ashore and ',e',it to the agents of the smug- I Informed ou Others. f Pwtor E. H. Montell and Guard were suspended. It Is believ- .'t these two rnvonln.1 th. ' ing evidence against the other """"ii employes. S- 'War,le" anl Special Jt Tulwell and his assistants have J forking on the case for several To B0V comllet 'or prose- (1? !1,,r".0", out"i,le the service also irlvl, it is declared, and war f or their arrest have been issued. ivanlell secured the first rons from the customs guards lumber, of the opium ring and ( foundation for securing tho V u,10 wili(,h the ovorlllucut eonviction. L JWnm Elng Smashed. i ,, "niu Hie opium ring ."Ten, said I)avi tn.luv Tki. caso. We have complete Captain Strong for Slit Skirts Says If Girls Keep on Shortening Bail They Will Soon Be" Immune From Colds. i I U.V1TKD PRESS UU3BD W10 San Fraueisco, Aug. 30.-" Keep on shortening sail, girl, Bml afte? while you will be immune from colds." This is the advice to women given he British steamer Karl of Elgin, who is a strong booster for slit skirts low Here's why 1 bolieve in 'em.' a.(l lapta.n Leslie. "One bitter cold morning, while we were in Fortescue ku ipynes in a dugout came alongside. They were Yangans, father and son. The father's 'only garment was a leather belt. The boy wore a The boy will freezo to death,' I t. 9,.,)'ra) llim "P in B(""e blan kets We did, and in a fow minutes he tell into a faint. -He's frozen to "'"', 1 .vc"e"- "uot some grog quick.' 61 no inn s father, however, threw aside the blankets and tossed the bov into the icy water. A second later the boy returned to the surfW n,l l,o ' sum, I'm for these slit skirts. The girls are right. They ..ti me mwer c nrnpft wo ti. less we need 'em." AFFILIATE WITH BIG Friends of Girl Standing by Her Confession of Illicit Relations With Caminettt Makes No Difference to Lola Norris. SELLS IS i Perf.it "won, from le mpn who for vears li k-u! 0,1 '.vstematic smuggling. ' h'ghlyorp.uized ring and its op- '.'"" "ystematized to a fine i ' 8 "'I11 "wire convictions in "n, has devotml practically the nlWwk h I"" I'wn in office , ment orvice of crooks. There w, L ,Mvn ' hi fonnc'tion " "'"vice in mind." . recently """If the ranilficntions of JneU rr,n,i"n in San Francisco. I ril'l ' the tl""'lo of the i'nt . Rve Kmu 1wl' in the gov-''tn'"'- 0,1,?r "ational de- """ are promised. ilowiT , Exced Mmion ith.. " "'"i.'e of warrants ',iM , T'"0'1 i''ials an investiga ' s,,,! k l,lae t once before Uni "ion. ,omm'!,io"r Krull. The imn,. the rin havo extended t, ,v ynn and Collector Davis rl.,!!r.profi' 1, 000,0110. iurtis s Baldwin Purchase Weil- Known Grocery Place, and Old Proprietor Will Eest J. M. Lawrence one of Ralem's Dion eer grocerymen, and active citizens in everything pertaining to the interest of the city, has sold his store at. tho corner of Ferry and Commercial streets to.L. G. Cnrtui and M. P. Baldwin, two enterprising-and popular business men or tne capital iity. Both Mr. Curtis and Mr. Baldwin have an unlimited acquaintance in this city, al that their new venture in the business circle of Salem will be successful remains without savinn. Mr. Curtis has been a resident of Salem for about 12 years ami hns alw.'iys been ac tive in every plan that bids' fair to do good for his home. Mr. Baldwin, for years local manager of tho Oregon City Transporti'.tioi; Company's 'nter ests, is also well known in Marion county, nd his good business ability will be of great -value to him in the conduct of his new vocation. The Lawrence Horc is one of the old est and most substantial ones in Sa lem. It was formerly conducted un der the name of Ilarritt & Lawrence, and finally Mr. Tjawronce, tho now re tired groceryma'i, took it over and for years carried on the business himself. The many friends of Mr. Lawrence will be sorry to hear of his retirement, Qit Messrs. Curtis nnd Baldwin will conduct the mercantile business nlung lines similar to Mr. Lawrence, and cater to the old customers in the same fashion if possible. The new manage ment will take over the business per manently next Monday morning. CHIEF OF POLICE IS National Referendum Vote Will Be Called by Con vention in 'Frisco. KELLY OPPOSED TO PLAN President of Association Says Car ries Should Hold Aloof From Other Organizations. united press leased wiu. -San Francisco, Aug. 30. A national referendum vote of all the branches of the National Association of Letter Car riers will be called by the convention which opened its nineteenth annual session here today, if the recommenda tion of President William E. Kelly is adopted, in his annual report Presi dent Kelly advocated the setting apart of a session to discuss the proposed affiliation of the association, with the American Federation of Labor, and the calling of a referendum vote. His sug gestion of the referendum met with a storm of applause from the 800 dole gates assembled. That Kelly himself is onoosed to anv such affiliation was evident from his report. lie referred to the "idle and irresponsible vnnorinirs" of men who seek to have the letter carriers com-' hmcd with outside organizations, and sitid their lie furious work was carried on without the slightest Dang of con science." Can Look to Public. . "The letter carriers enjoy the confi dence of the public and can look to that public for any redress for wrongs," he said. "This Question should be considered from the stand point of public service. The letter car riers must remember, too, that they cannot sell their services or experience to anyone but the United States government." Kelly also reviewed the legislation passed by congress in the interest of the letter carriers. The question of accident, disability or death in the performance of duty, and the provision for an old age pen sion he also declared to be pressing matters. OF CAPITAL CITY WILL Five MonthsV Work Will Reach $400,000 Despite Fact There Is No Fuss. MANY WOULD LIKE REST Unable to Take Planned Vacations in Mountains or at Seashore Became of Pressure. ONITBD PRESS LSABBD WIBI.1 San Francisco, Aug. 30. Curious light on the remarkable composure dis played by Miss Lola Norris, the young er of the two girls in the Diggs-Camin-etti scandal, during her trying ordeal on the stand, was revealed here today in the announcement that she and her parents profess the Christian Science cult. There was a self-mastery, a frank ness and a calm in her confession of her illicit relations with Drew Camin- etti without boldness rlurinor tha Diggs trial which eaueed marvel among ' court habitues, used to the baring of i shameful secrets by wronged women, j Taken back into the arms of her Although very difficult to determine family without reservation of affec- the actual amount of money tuut has tion and forgiveness, the erring girl boen expended for new hnildimr. ,i has been received with the same read- improvements in Salem this summer it iness by the men and women who share can be safely said that, hefnra tho her faith in the dominance of the spir- building season will have closed some itual over the physical. What she has thing like $400,000 will be placed in done has made no difference in the at- circulation within the city limits of Sa titude of her circle of friends. It has lem during five months, raised no barriers. ' Building Dermits issued at the citv On the Sunday following her ap- recorder's office have avora.re.l from pearance in court she attended services five to fifteen per week during the in the Scientist church at Sacramento, past three months', and it ie estimated where only friendly handclasps and a that the approximate cost of each complete ignoring of whnt had taken buildingr for which a nermlt n i9l place greeted her. Neither by word, out is not less than $300. Therefore, look or action was ihe made to feel taking this into consideration, togeth that her status with these friends had er with the work on hundreds of nthor changed one iota. CLEVELAND GETS MEETING. UNITED rmSS HHSID WIB1. Peoria, 111., Aug. 30. Cleveland is selected here today by the American press humorists lor their eleventh an nual convention. The tenth annual con vention ended late yesterday with the election of the following officers: Pres ident, George Fitch of Peoria; vice president, Douglas Malloch, of Chicago; secretary anil treasurer, Ted Robinson, of Cleveland. UNITED MESS I.E.18CD W1HI. ' Elgin, 111., Aug. 30. Taking the lend in the fourth lap and holding this posi tion until the finish, Anderson, driving a Htutz ear, today won the Elgin na tional trophy automobile race here. Mulford, in a Pfngoot our; wa second. ' Anderson drove ' the distance in 4 hours 13 minutes and 38 second, main taining an average of 71 'd miles an hour. Mulford 's time was 4:20:31. Ho averaged 09.7 miles hourly. BODY IS POUND. ANOTHER GOLD BUNK. J"" that the ring has kept' the 'oast i au.. .. .r .tic ,, . .an Francisco and other r supplied with opium t"k.'v.0fudth forvevor Wardell f-Jll"6 made against the K-'wUnued from page .) united rnitss ijiiskd wins. Portland, Ore., Aug. 30. A. A. Bro deck, commissioner of public snfety in Everett, was arrested last night up on telegraphic request of District At torney Evans, following a complaint sworn to bv Mrs. Brodeck, who charges that during the Rose Festival last Juno Brodeck posed as the husband of Mrs. Freda Fredlund, a hair dresser. They stopped at the Annex lintel nere from June II to i i, mm h-kik-i... m. .l Mr. I,. IfllHcill. Mrs. Brodeck acted as sleuth here. and the clerk at the Annex lnenmieu the photograph of Kosem, inn uiipp" little clothing denier, now chief of po lice, as that of Brodeck. Mrs. Brodeck first talked or niniu i .. . , .;.... im.irr the ing u uxierai prui-. , " Mann white slave law, uui . . leaded that would lie loo socre, . AUTO THIEVES ARRESTED. ftiKiTrn rnsss iso wisi.l Medford, Or,, Aug. 30.-1 harles f.nr roe, ngcl l and Irving liver, aged 10, although bandits of cool nerve and tho care-free tvpe, were not aide to break the guard 'of the county officials and were arrested in Mcdford with a large automobile they had stolen in Portland. At the Identical moment Sheriff Smgler was asking a garago owner if any boys answering their description had come to his gnrage, the two boys were at the pump of the establishment forcing air into a tire of their stolen ear. A Port land detective arrived hero today and will take the boys north tonight. I AREO RACING FOR MONET. oMTiD rssss USASSD Will.) Birmingham, Eng., Aug. 30. Aorial racing for money was initiated here to day bv Aviators B. C. Mucks and Otis tave Hamel. They agreed to fly 10 mi.ee over t circular course for li00 each. united press uased wire. Portland, Or., Aug. 30. A miniature gold rush may result here following the iscovery of the vollow metal on Mount Tabor, a hill within the citv limits of 'ortland on the east side of the river. The find was made by Foreman T. W. Tnnna, of the Park Burejiii, who, after ui lining out a quantity of sand, found istinct tracing of gold. HONDURAS IN LINE. UNITED 1'llKHS LEASED WIRE. Washington, Aug. 30. Announcement is made here today that Honduras has accepted the details of Secretary of Stato Bryan 'a pence plan. Five nations have now accepted the plan. The body of Karol Jaskoski. who was drowned a few days ago in the Willam ette rivor, was found this afternoon near the gas works, at the foot of Che- niokota street. The body came to the Burface and was seen by L. L. Schell, who was ou the rivor bank, watching the dredger at work. He walked ont the boom, but was unable to reach the body, so pro curisg a boat, though he had no oars, he managed to paddle out and secure It. The Weather TrOiiuBueSArO I LIFE WILL tfeiVEl VAjeNUTTyy The Dickey Bird s,J-s: Oregon, generally fair to night and Sim May, Jiorjhweslt erly winds. unfinished dwellings and public build ings being resinned this year, the amount of money paid out for labor alone will be surprisingly large by the time the full rains halt the out-of-door work. School Work Begun. Up to the present timo tho Salem scuooi uoam lias authorized the fol lowing expenditures for improvements and for the benefit of the city schools: Improvements, $1500; repairs, $2500; heating plants, ifoUOO, and for fire escapes $21100. While much of tins improvement is let by contract, the labor is being performed by local people and the money expended thus is kept right in this -citv. Even the company which succeeded .in securing the contract for the installation of the heating plants will engage local labor to assist in the. work, and the fire es capes will be Bet up by Salem work men. These items alone are deserviug of more than passing notice, in view of the fact that they require the labor of local people, ami local people will keep the money in tho city. The total amount of money to be ex pended for tho improvements to tho public schools this summer is $11,800. With even a portion of this amount re maining in Salem, the annual building program win ne largely beneficial to mis city directly. Too Much Work. Upon ever hand in Salem this plaint is heard at the present time: "I wish I had my big job done, so I could go 1 pi-King or 10 tne mountains. ai.iuio eressions, 0r similar ones, are overheard every day here. Carpenters, .nun myers, masons, tinners, and, in fact, men of every occupation are com plaining of "too much work." They seem to want to get away from their every-day labors anil hike' to the near est hop yard for recreation (f) nnd at the same time earn a few dollars to cover expenses, With this state of affairs actually being in existence, business in the' Cap ital City is good. It also shows thut there is much work to be done here and that, notwithstanding many man ufacturing firms, such as sash and door factories, lumbermen, tinners, plumbers and uncountable others are now hiring additional help, builders are clamoring Urges Fight to Intrease Wages Rev. McQuade Says Letter Carl era Are Poorly Paid and Should Get Friends to Urge Better Pay. r UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. San Francisco, Aug. 30. Tho estab lishment in every city of the country of an organization of private individ uals who may carry to congress the postal clerks' fight for better wages and an old age pension waj advocated today by Kev. .losenh MeOuaidn. i n nn address before the letter carriers' con vention. He declared the men were sadly neglected by the federal govern ment. "Yours is one of the highest and most responsible positions in the fed eral government.'' he said. "It i. with chagrin that I sav It. hut the United States government has failed to learn the losson that the Inbnror is worthy of his hire. It would be a good thing for you letter carriers of the people who say a kind word to vou would say that word to their congress men. You should have a bund of lay men in each oiniiiiinity to press your case at Washington." CUT IN PRICE OF : IS WEST HITS BACK ID VVARISON Governor Accuses Kay and Lewis Wih Framing Up Incorrect Statement. DESCHUTES CASE IS CAUSE OF STRIFE West Promises to Show Secre tary of Interior and Oth ers He Is Right. There has a war broken out in the stnto houso that makes tho Mexican affair look like 30 cents. It came about over the Deschutes Land Com pany, of which Mr. Morson is the head or malinger. The first gun was fired Agreement Whereby Arenz & Hofer when "le desert land board, consisting Will Make Good on Shortage of i " ""vernor est, weerotary itleott Cement Used , treasurer Kay, Engineer Lewis lament Used. I am, Attorney-General Crnwford, In the j absence of Governor West, gave the , company an extension of time in which ,It is probable today that a sntisfac- ,0 c.oll,I'll',e contract for tho recla tory adjustment of' the Statesman nmtion of the lands it had contracted street paving trouble will be made bo- to "'aim. This action was taken, Be fore tho council meets Tuesday night. ('orill" to tho statement of the board, The Oregon Paving & Quarry Company le,,ause owing to the action of the is said to be willing to throw off 10 Komor in having the federal govern per cent of the tiitnt cost of the ini- "amine into the work, held the provement to offset tl! proper amount 'ouipnuy up for nearly two years, and of cement and to agree to let the city I'vented it completing its work, retain an additional lii per cent for a Prom Statement, neriod of two years, to insure the sta- T1"' Rov""ior hotly resented this, bility of the pavement. Messrs. Arenz and made his resentment public and Hofer, of tho paving firm, were "trough the newspapers. He claimed asked to cut 15 per cent from tho nrice. """ '"'Srd took snap judgment on him, mL ........ ' nil, I tlmt It. ... J no nnrcn street improvement mat- ,l " uuwarrnnieu, ter is still in the air. Property own ers are alert, however, and don't pro pose to pay for what they claim Is In ferior work. The Clark-IIenery Com pany has linen trying to bring all sorts of influence to bear to quiet (lis and not justified by the circumstances. mere were criminations and recrimin ations, and the culmination -came Inst night, or soiiie time yesterday, when tho governor, lonrned that two mem bers of tho board, Kay and Lewis, had satisfaction, and has patched up the Wared a petition or statement of the street, hut the peoplo who will have to pay for the improvement are, ns n rule, determined thut they wilt have better paving. The Mill street remonstrance will be considered Tuesday evening. It 1b suf matter for transmission to the Interior department, in which It was stated, In substance, that overy contention of tho governor's wus wrong, that everyone of his charges against the company wns without foundation, nnd asking (Continued on page four.) Steps Are Taken to Secure 9 Linen Plant for City of Salem UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRB. New York, Aug. 30, Mrs. Evelyn ivesbit Thaw, wife of Harry K. ThW, siayer or nuinioril white, said today she did not bnllove roports from Eng land that her son, Russell, was ill thore. She said she would have received direct word from the boy's nurse if the re ports were true. APPLE SHIPMENT IS AT The meeting at the Commercial Club rooms Friday night to discuss the mat ter of growing end manufacturing flax, was not so well attended as il should havo been, but those present displayed unbounded enthusiasm and took hold of the matter energetically. Col. Holer opened the ball with a talk full of prac tical business suggestions, ending by psking that the cost of a plant, and the amount of capital necessary to begin with Bliould first bo stated if any one present had this information. He was followed by Mr. Kugene Ilosse who, while disclaiming an intinia.i knowledge of manufacturing pert of the business, being a flax grawer, stated that it would probably take l.ri(l,iMi0. He also stated that to make tho indus try profitable, and supply a plant large enough to accomplish this, at leaAt 1,'iUO acres of flax should be grown. He stat ed that flax was now all handled in the field by machinery, and that it would yield the farmer from t-" to $."0 per acre. R. R. Houston, CI ell Hayden, Hal Pat- the stalk to the finished linen, a splon- interested In the matter. The matter did display, and all except some samples ,,. (i,, ,.i. . of flax grown In Belgium, produced by . ' ' ' t,",r'u,!hl ll"""1'- A vofc. Mr. Bosse near Salem. Pointing to this thanks was tendered Mr. McKeewn Mr. McKoown said: "The best evi- 'or his coming here to assist in the lut dence of what can he done with flax ter, and on motion a commit, ee was here is before you on this table." named to interview Snlem citizens, tu lle then showed and explained tho mulate plnns with power to a. t. The different samples, mining them twine following compose th" c oiniulttee and cord made by him in Portland. He William Brown, W. II. Eldri.lge C P was enthusiastic in his endorsement of Bishop, T. B. Kay, Ed Croisnn J H iiBx-growing ami nianuiacturing in tho Albert, A. N. Muorcs, K. I'. Md'ornack ... . i.iiiii, ,i. lingers, liisirge Evre, A N. Bush, P. T. ll'An v. ficient to tie up the naviiiB of that '""' 011 extension of time be glvon tho street until next spring. i fompany. This statement also showed - i that the secretary of tho interior, or MRS, THAW DISBELIEVES REPORT '"" subordinate had so found. Days it it misleading. This stntenient was signed by Kay, ns chairman pro tern of tho boaril. nnd Lewis, ns secretary, and purported to he the action of the board, when neither Crawford, Olcott or West had seen it. The governor says that he be lieves this wns to hBvo been forwarded to the seeretnry of the Interior, with out his knowledge. The governor, in turn, pronouncn these stutemcnts as decidedly incor rect, and is preparing a showing of the whole matter. In the meanwhile Messrs. Kay and Lewis are not idle, and they, too, will prosent their side of the case. Only the first skirmish has been fought, and the war will soon assume serious proportions. FORFEITS GAME TO GIANTS. UNITED riiERB LHASEO WIRE. Philadelphia, Aug. 30. Declaring It to be the duty of the police to drive fans from the bleachers when they re fused to Btop waving their arms, Um pire Bronuan, of the National League this afternoon forfeited the game to the New York Giants in the ninth Inn ing with the core standing A to 8 In Philadelphia's favor. The battery for New York woe Mathewson and M..vr and Alexander and Burns for Philadelphia. GETS FOUR YEARS. Snn Frnncisco. Aug. 30 John T,... nor, former bookkeeper f,. k u....i ard Box company, was siiine.i to serve four years at Stt cjtinntln, by Superior Judge Dunne, by whom he wu. iidjudged guilty of embezzlement. Dur ing the six years of his employment tne liox company Tnm.ir it UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE. Portland, Ore., Aug.. 30. Enforcing the law against mislabeling, a deputy of the state dairy and food commis sioner today seized a shipmeiit of Dp pies from Lyle, Wash,,, which was taiil to contain Oravensteins, but whiah really consisted of a dozen different varieties. Officials of tho commission an nounced that no fruit will be allowed on sale I n Oregon if wrongly labeled. The state will also force growers to in dicate the exact count of fruit in each package. TO TRY SULZER SOON. UNITED THESE LEASED WIIIE.) Albany, N. Y., Aug. 30. A formal call for the state legislature to assem ble hero at noon September IS, for the impeachment proceedings against Gov ernor William Sulzer, charged with nial feasance in office, was issued today. alleged, embezzled ubout ..W, ...... .. ii ... . . . inuaieiio vaney. rwx, sal, I he, can be gronn anywhere, but the trouble Is climatic conditions are stn-h thnt it can not be treated properly after harvest ing, liero the climate is perfect, being here, those who are most benefited by identical with that of Ireland, one of establishing! faetiiri .l l,...-.;.,.. i.. Several of the sneakers mention.., 1 me same thing, that property owners w.e grcHTcsi nax countries. ilustrie. here, were alwavs last to come lie stilted that a plant, the machin-1 forward. Thev let others fowl tho co.v m,',;l."nlo.,.'rtfwi,l, wo"M i"'"1 ,"r"i'11 -ntent fl i.OOil, If admitted free of duty, it I to attend ill the dairy as their part of coming from abroad, but to. this tho the work and simply' take care of the duty would have trf be added. He cream. It wa, the consensus of opinion though a company to be in good rondi-jthat it company should be Incorporated tion to maintain itself until returns the stock Issued In small shares so that were available, should havo $100,000 .every citizen could tnke a share or two He suggested that the farmers . mnA AtW mk hrinflv hut tnroU . ..w.,,1,1 ...L P. ' V ? 7.,' "7 m'"v "J W ' . . ' ' .-.",.,, s.nr.7 n, , ,K lor K iB, in h p an many mare tu thiiv ttlfAH.( .... - - , .., - ,. ,i ,iitee rnii i ruiiiinj ium fV ft livrrn.l in tnlo McKeown, a cordage manufacturer of ed ..n.00 and showed It was in ear-.hold of the matter energetically and Portland, was called upon. nest, he thought there would be no trou- report so soon as possible, ,! th. meet' There wae s big collection of flsx ble in getting another -0,000 in Port-1 ing adjourned, to meet at th. e.ll of ,n all its stages of manufacture from lund, as capitalist there had become the chairman Latest News Bulletins ri,iT.n ......... ...... . .mm. UNITED PKEHE LEASED WIIIE New York, Aug. Ml. Prit.d Scheff, the actress, today fil.il a petition in bankruptcy here. She ploced her assets at 7l,ll-.l, and her liabilities at SMil, H"rt. The aitress alleges that she lost her money by hacking Hie Scheff Opera Company. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 30. Thinking that a small nitroglycerine torpedo found in a sand pile here today wus a stick of candy, Kdwsrd Thonibii'rg, aged ft, bit into the explosive. His face wns horribly mutilated in the explosion which followed. He is not expected to recover. WiJ.lngton, Aug. 50. Uittur de nunciation of a Maryland troiecutlng I n n""Wi"K v""1"' '"vi t- ed of theft to ..,. pi,Mlu.: ,,v '"HOmg in the navy, ii ,. Secretary of the Niivv Daniel, In a I, , ,l"V"r""p "I'H.oroimh, of that the navy was no ot11(r ..Unt. prit. ' U" "'"'""""t of "ui- I Bridgeport, Conn,, Aug. 30 An nouncements that headquarters here of he Grand Army of the Republic would be moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., nn September 13 was made by Commander-in-Chief Alfred Beers, the change will be tompnray and effective only during the national encompinent of veterans there. The oocamproent pa rade will take place at 10 o'clock Sep tember 17.