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TROOPS ORDERED TO FIGHT FIRES General Wood Directs Two Bat talions Be Withdrawn from Maneuvers FLAMES THREATEN WALLACE Mule Train Will Penetrate Mon tana Forests Where There Are No Roads rAmoclated Press) WASHINGTON, Augf. 12.—Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army, has directed that two battalions of the Twenty-fifth Infantry be with drawn from the maneuvers at Amerl- can Lake camp, Washington, and re turn immediately to Port Wright at Spokane, Wash., to fight the forest fires along the line of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways in West ern Montana, Northern Idaho and the Fluthead Indian reservation. No more troops can be withdrawn from American Lake without abandon ing the maneuvers, but General Wood said he would even do that if necessary. A pack train of army mules, equipped to penetrate the national forests where there are no wagon roads, has been or dered out from Fort Russell at Chey enne, yvyn., and will rendezvous at Missoula, Mont. WALLACE RESIDENTS FLEE FROM FLAMES Many Mining Camps and Smaller Towns In Danger ■ SPOKANE, Aug. 12.—Blazing embers swept by the wind from the burning forests on the mountain eideß were .fall ing In Wallace, Idaho, today. Dense smoke made It Impossible to see objects 200 yards away. A hundred families packed up their possessions and fled to Spokane or oth er towns. Should the wind become much stronger it is* believed nothing can gave the town. Forest fire raging In the Placer Creek district, five miles from Wallace, have destroyed compressor buildings, holler plants, blacksmith shops nnd cabins owned by the Wentworth Clothing company and the Vienna National Min ing company, the Arctic, the Smuggler and the Golden Star companies. On ac count of the dense smoke and falling embers it is impossible to get into the camp and estimate the damage. Mullan, Murray and the other eam,ps are in danger. At Mullan firemen nnd citizens are keeping the roofs soaked to catch the sparks. Timber on Kellogg peak, close to Wardner, is blazing, but the town Is believed to be safe. THREE COMPANIES FROM AMERICAN LAKE CAMP MISSOULA, Mont., Aug. 12.—Three companies of the Eighth battalion, which is part of the Fourteenth infan try, are due to reach Fort Missoula tomorrow from American Lake, the scene of the army maneuvers. One company will be assigned to duty on the Flathead Indian reservation, under Indian Agent Fred Morgan; the other two companies will be detailed in the Clearwater forest. Forester Greely, who returned here today from the upper Bitter Root val ley, reports that pack trains and men are moving toward Clearwater forest over the Lost Horse creek route. The troops will march over Lolo pass, and, It is expected, will effect a Juncture with the foresters' brigade in the heart of the Clearwater reserve. FSRE NEAR CLIFTON, ORE. ASTORIA, Ore., Aug. 12.— A report was received today from Clifton, twenty miles up the Columbia river from here, that a forest fire was rag ing in the live timber near that place and that the damage already done'was heavy. People living at and near Clif ton were removing their household ef fects. FLOATING COURT IN ALASKA ENDS WORK Japanese Fined for Illegal Sealing and Fishing SEWARD, Alaska, Aug. 12.—United States District Judge Cushman, who has been conducting a "floating court" aboard the revenue cutter Rush, has completed his work along the Aleutian peninsula and is on bjs way back to Seward. While at Alaska the court disposed of three Japanese schooners seized by revenue cutters for violations of the government fishing and sealing regula tions. Twenty-eight Japanese, the entire crew of one schooner, were sentenced to serve three months in jail at hard labor for illegal sealing in the waters of the Prlbyloff group. Another schooner was fined $400 for illegal fish ing and a third was fined $500 for hav ing failed to clear from the customs house when ordered. DIPLOMACY TO SETTLE MONETARY DISPUTES BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 12.—The Tan- American congress has approved a new convention obliging the republics to submit to arbitration all pecuniary claims they are unable to settle amic ably through diplomatic channels. The Venezuela delegate declared he signed this proposal under reserve and with the understanding that diplomatic appeal should be. had only in the case of a denial of Justice. COAL NEAR, JUNEAU IN GRIP OF FUEL FAMINE JUNEAU. Alaska, Aug. 12.—With millions of tons of coal lying untouched In the Katalla fields, Juneau is in the grip of a coal famine. The steamship companies have ex hausted their retail supply, and the sit uation is becoming acute. The city, has a small supply and Is selling meager lots to those who are in greatest need. French People Are Pleased with Virginia's Statue of Washington .i ■ ■ x~ '5' (3 '■«raK' - - • !^^^ ifi^P" "- - - " - "1 PARIS. Aug. 12.—When the bronze copy of the famous Houdon statue of Washington, which is to be presented to the French people by the state of Virginia August 18, is unveiled a great demonstration of the friendly feeling of the nation for the United States will be made. An ex tensive program has been arranged and besides the presentation speeches and TO UNITE ON BAY CITY FOR THE PANAMA FAIR Plan Campaign to Induce Con gress to Indorse San Francisco for 1915 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.—C01. D. C. Collier, director general of the San Diego Exposition company, arrived here today •with a number of delegates to the conference to be held here tomor row before the Ban Francisco and San Diego fair committees in an effort to unite all sections of the state and other coast states in the campaign to induce congress to indorse San Francisco as the site of the 1915 fair. "The delegation from San Diego is here to* suggest and receive sugges tions for advancing the interests of the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Fran cisco," said Col. Collier. "I do not think that New Orleans has any oppor tunity of diverting government rei-ng nition for the fair to be held in San Francisco in 1915, and if the combined Influence and assistance of the south west proves to be the balance of power there will be no string left unpulled to insure the victory of San Francisco." "Wo are assured of a fair at San Diego," said J. W. Sefton, chairman of the San Diego committee. "In charac ter it will be historical, commercial and" practical. It will be devoted largely toi the education of our people along the lines of conservation, irrigation, recla--' mation of desert lands and dry farm ing." PLEADS GUILTY; ASKS TO BE SENT TO SAN QUENTIN SAN DIEGO. Aug. 12.—After pleading guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, "Col." G. W. Hesse begged the court to send him to San Quentin, where he stated he had served a term of seven years for manslaughter. July 7 he attempted to kill a man named John Walsh, In a livery stable in Coronado, by shooting at him with a revolver. The episode was the result of an argument. After shooting at Walsh, Hesse fled to his room in a lodging house on this side of the bay, and attempted to commit suicide. He will be sentenced next Monday. CHICAGO PACKERS TO PAY TAXES ON $10,000,000 CHICAGO, Aug. 12.—Chicago pack ers will pay taxes on $10,000,000 worth of personal property inside the Union Stock yards this year. This was set tled by the board of review yesterday. Armour & Co. will pay on an as sessed valuation of $4,025,000, which is the same amount as last year; Swift & Co. will pay on an assessed valua tion of $3,450,000, which Is $300,000 more than last year; Morris & Co. $1,150,000, the same as last year, and the assess ment of Llbby. McNeil & Libby was raised from $420,000 to $460,000. SIX-FOOT MEERSCHAUM PIPE SEIZED BY CUSTOMS MEN NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—A meer schaum pipe of marvelous proportions has just been added to Uncle Sam's assorted collection of seized customs packages. It was seized at the Brook lyn pier by an inspector, who detect ed a steamship employe trying to get it ashore under his coat. The pipe is about six feet long, with a bowl a foot high. Experts declare its value is about $600. The steamship employe told the customß men he paid $3 for it. LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1910. words of acceptance, musical fetes and several banquets have been pre pared Tor the visiting Americans sent by Virginia. The committee consists of Col. James Mann, nephew of the governor of Virginia; Senator Floyd King and Senator Don P. Halsey. The presentation wll be made at Versailles, but the entertainment of the visitors wil take place in this city to a large extent. FAIL TO MAKE ASCENT OF MOUNT M'KINLEY N. Y. Herald-Oregonian Party Re turns, Asserting Insufficient Provisions a Barrier SEATTLE, Aug. 12.—C. E. Rusk of Chelan, Wash.; F. H. Rojee of Port land, A. L. Cool and Joseph Ridley of the New York Herald and Portland Oregonlan party, which attempted the ascent of Mount McKinley here, re turned to Seattle, coming on the steamer Bertha. Their mission to the top of the moun tain failed, Mr. Rusk says, because the party was insufficiently pro visioned. Mr,, tfusk, asserted, however, that Mount McKinley could be ascended, and that given his choice of a party and $10,000, he would guarantee next year to bring down ample proofs that he had been to the top. He said he could do it in thirty days and would try to organize a party for the attempt in the spring. The Rusk party ascended to a height of 7500 feet and on July 12 met the Parker-Brown party, well equipped for the ascent and in good spirits. Mr. Rusk says he believes jthey will make the ascent* "We took the route followed by £>r. Cook on the east side of the moun tain to Ruth glacier. On the route we saw abandoned camps and much of the scenery pictured in Dr. Cook's book. That far Dr. Cook's state ments were authentic. Further I *vould not say, but I do not believe he ascended to the top. "I should not care to express an opinion as to whether Thomas Lloyd and the Fairbanks party succeeded in reaching the top, because our route was on the other side of the moun tain." ROOT PRESENTS AMERICAN SIDE IN FISHERIES CASE THE HAGUE, Aug. 12.—United States Senator Elihu Root, in the New Foundland fisheries case which %is now before the international arbitra tion tribunal, concluded his arguments today with a'notable presentation of the American side. Senator Root handed to the court a chart used by Great Britain in the Halifax arbitration case, showing that Great Britain at that time held the opinion that the bays of New Found land were included in the waters in which Americans had the right to fish. The decision of the tribunal may be delivered as early as the first week in Saptember. AFTER BEEF TRUST WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The gov ernment's official "trust buster," W. S. Kenyon, assistant to the attorney gen eral, will leave here Sunday for Chi cago to resume charge of the depart ment of justice case against the so called beef trust. ARCHITECT ENDS LIFE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.—With a gas pipe in his mouth, Rudolph Schutte, an arohitect, was found dead In his room today. There was nothing to indicate the cause of the suicide. CAPTAIN'S BODY IN BAY SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.—The body of Capt. M. C. Jensen of tho schooner Evelyn was found noatlng in thfi bay today. It Is believed that Capt. Jensen 'fell into the water accidentally last night while boarding his vessel. GREAT DELAY IN SERVING WARRANT Machine Politics Thought to Have Been the Cause in the Lightfoot Case DETECTIVE EFFECTS CAPTURE Deputy Constable Declared to Have Attempted to Bring About Dismissal of the Complaint Machine politics possibly play a prominent part in tho case of Ernest Liffhtfoot, a young man, who was ta ken into custody by Datective Rob erts last night on a charge of com mitting a statutory offense, after a Warrant for his arrest, it is alleged, had lain idle In Jusyce Summerfleld's court since April 7. According to court records a com plaint was issued by Justice Summer fiold April 7. The complaining witness, who swore to the charges, < is Norma Wodell, a 15-year-old girf, living with her stepfather, L. Sanders, at 635 South Johnson street. For reasons un known the warrant was not served within a reasonable time. Tho father of the girl finally decided to appeal to the police and the war rant was transferred to the detective bureau Thursday. Last night Sanders appeared at the police station and in formed the detectives that some per son had telephoned him to tho effect that information concerning the case could be had if Sanders would meet the speaker at 8:30 o'clock at Fifth and Hill streets. Detective Roberts was detailed to In vestigate the matter. He accompanied Sanders to the meeting place and a person who later identified himself as Deputy Constable Avila appeared and representing "Himself as a friend of Lightfoot, stated that the accused was In the desert and wished to settle the matter so that he could come into the city. Avila, it Is asserted, declared that he had been sent in from the desert to compromise the case and asked San ders how much money would be nec essary to have the charges dropped. The stepfather declined to settle the matter and replied that the charges would be pressed to the extent of the law. Avila then went away and Rob erts, who stood near by listening to the conversation, followed the deputy constable. Avila walked down Fifth street, turned and retraced his steps, then wont into the Pacific Electric building. He then walked down various other down town street and entered several buildings "with the detective close on his trail. After winding about the streets for more than an hour Avila finally returned to Fifth and Hill streets, then walked to Fifth and Ol ive streets, where he met Lightfoot. Roberts stepped up to the accused and asked him his name. Lightfoot replied that his name was BlfVke. This did not satisfy the detective and he raised the upper lip of Lightfoot and Identified him by a peculiar malforma tion of several teeth. Llghtfoot was booked at the central police station. When his pockets were searched a number of campaign cards of Justice Summerfleld and Tobias Harris, candidate for constable, were found. Avila refused to discuss the matter. He was not placed under arrest, al though it is understood action may be taken in the case today. HORSE IS KEPT FOR 17 YEARS IN STALL Hermit Near Cincinnati Has Four Equine Pets CINCINNATI, Aug. 12.— City officials investigated the home of Edward Flynn, a 76-year-old hermit, living at Terrace Park, and found a condition of affairs which leaves them at a loss how to account for. Plynn for years kept four horses as pets. One of them was born in a stall seventeen years ago, and has never left it since. The other three are between the ages.of 27 and 33 years: None of them has ever been harnessed. Rather than permit his horses to be come beasts of burden, Flynn has made two trips a day of two miles to bring food to his pets. Humane officers who visited the farm found the animals in excellent condition, but will demand that the horse that has been kept penned up during his lifetime be al lowed to run at large. Flynn in em .phatic terms resented the visit of the officers. FEED BRITISH TORPEDO BOATS WITH AMERICAN OIL NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Tlie new British oil burning torpedo boats are to be fed with the best fuel ootain able in New York city. The admiralty daps not intend to trust to the poorer grades which reach the English mar kets. I The British tank steamer petroleum has just arrived here from Weymouth under charter to' the crown to take back to England a cargo of tne oil for this purpose. This is the first enarter of the kind in the commercial history of the port. CHICAGO POLICE DISCOVER SECRET COCAINE BUSINESS CHICAGO. Aug. 12.—A systematic, secretly organized cocaine business, do ing business on a large scale, was dis covered by Inspector Hunt of the Des plaines station yesterday, It is said, through the confession of William Kahn, arrested on a charge of selling the drug. Kahn admitted he was one of three subordinates, and gave the names of those operating the syndicate. Other arrests are expected, though this is difficult because the law requires that the violator must be caught in the act of dispensing the drug. PROTEST PULLMAN RATES WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—Allega tions that the rates exacted by the Pullman company for upper berths in sleeping cars are exorbitant and un reasonably discriminatory were made In a petition filed today with the in terstate commerce commission by the state of Indiana, throught its attor ney general, James Bingham. Tiro can buy It, pernaps at many plum, bat there's one BEST plus* to buy U-aiKj thai place advertise*. MX M&p^L &m* Cut Out Middle Profits W J& <F#^ J*jP ur sys^em °^ selling Woolens Ar^fßK £jr $7 and Tailoring them from "Mills X^-W^/ jfrw Direct to Man," has struck ,jj^\ £ &y the popular idea both in Europe jffr~\--^ik^ m „".—j^ - and America. The result is we ■111 mIMBF^ make t0 measure over 5000 suits ISIM/MB m daily in North America aloneat ■Hubsas. A Single Price iS ;?\ \ l^C^fl ' It is the one study of our high §11 iW, stavtape lf) salaried Cutters and Tailors to Ilrjo-J 5 ' iSsa* continue to perfection the "Vi '^mmil^^^Z tals for Correct Fitting Coats '—our now 1 111 | f«i|l|f famous Concave Shoulders-Close Fit- Warn 181/ tin^ Collars—Never BreaK Fronts. If You Consult Your Own Interest—You Will Investigate Our System Cnqlish VJoolen MtlkLfy 137-139 South Spring St., Near 2nd— Open Evenings .-.V...... ...v ■ *^ ■ TO HAVE POSTAL BANKS WORKING BY NOVEMBER Head of Department Directing System's Installation in Offices at New York NEW YORK, Aug. 12.—Plans for the installing of the postal savings bank system in the New York and Brooklyn postdWices are being rushed here under the personal supervision of Postmaster General Hitchcock. It is hoped to have the banks in operation by November. As yet it has. been impossible for the postal authorities to form any accurate estimate as to what amounts will be entrusted to the postal banks by fru gal New Yorkers. Postmaster General Hitchcock is optimistic. "I believe," he said, "that when we really get to work the postal savings bank proposition will prove one of the most popular features of the present national administration. The de partment is making every ef fort to secure quick and suc cessful operation. We are go ing to try the plan in some of the big offices first. We have before us all the practical points of its operation abroad. Ultimately we shall have a postal sav ings bank wherever there is a post office. "Since reaching New York I have discovered that most of the opposition was developed when the proposition first was suggested, and now has dis appeared. Many are heartily co-oper ating with us. Bankers generally seemed to fear that it meant serious injury to their business. Now they are gradually coming around to the belief that it will not endanger it at all, but on the contrary will release incalcul able amounts of money which the poor in particular have been hoarding be cause they were afraid to bank it." SUSTAINS INJURIES BY BEING THROWN FROM BUGGY SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 12.-S. R. Johnson, the well-known capitalist, re siding on the Alameda, was Injured seriously this afternoon by being thrown from his buggy, his horse hav ing shied at a car. He was conveyed to his home, and the full extent of his injuries. has not yet been announced, although it Is believed he is injured Internally. FORMER CONGRESSMAN DIES GRIDLEY, Cal., Aug. 12—Marion Biggs, member of the Fiftieth and Fifty-first congresses from the Second California district, and one of the old est white settlers of the Sacramento valley, died here today. He was an extensive landholder and founder of the town of Biggs. He came to Cali fornia in 1850, and was 87 years old- He Is survived by two sons and three daughters. OLD RESIDENT DIES SAN JOSE, Aug. 12.—Mrs. Clementa Colombet died this morning at her resi dence on East Santa Clara street. She was 76 years old. Mrs. Colombet came to this state from Missouri in 1846, and in 1851 she was married to Clemente Colombet, who arrived in California from France in 1844 and who died in this city twenty years ago with five grown Boris and one daughter surviving CUT OFF SUSTENANCE OF MAN HUNTED BY POSSES Pursuers Expect Quarry to Soon Break for Liberty COLFAX, Wash., Aug. 12.—With every camp where food or water might be obtained closely guarded, it is ex pected the "Freckle-Faced Man" who is now being hunted by posses of four counties will soon make a break for liberty or commit suicide. The pur suers are at Emida, Idaho, after a hunt of forty-eight hours. Bloodhounds from the Walla Walla prison followed the trail several miles through the underbrush, a dangerous proceeding, as the timber is so thick in the St. Mary's district that an am buscade was possible at almost any point. All trails in this region are being watched, and particular attention paid to water holes and courses. The man is wanted in connection with the killing of Dell McConell at Colfax. It was his remarks about the death of McConnell that led to. the investigation, the sequel of which is the man hunt. G.A.R. MEN OF KENTUCKY NOT TO ATTEND REUNION LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 12.—Five hundred veterans of the Grand Army of the Re..-blic have declared a boy cott against railroads for alleged dis crimination in charging the veterans an excessive excursion rate to the an nual national encampment of the G. A. R. to be held in Atlantic City next month and as a result this state for the first time will not be represented at the" reunion. Tho Women's Relief corps and the Daughters of the Veterans have an nounced their intention of joining in the boycott. TWO SONS OF FAMILY DIE OF TYPHOID ON SAME DAY FRESNO, Aug. 12.—Death paid two visits to the home of A. A. Blasingame in this city today and deprived him of two sons. Henry Blasingame. the first of the victims, passed away this morning shortly after 1 o'clock as the result of typhoid fever contracted while in the Taft oil fields last June. The de ceased was 25 years old. About seven hours later Chester Rowell Blasingame, a 13-year-old brother of Henry, also died of the same disease. MAN KILLS HIMSELF BY JUMPING FROM WINDOW WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—John E. - cLaren, aged 47, member of a local real estate :.rm, committed suicide to day by throw' 1" himself from the fourth story window of the residence of his cousin. Dr. A. R. Shands. His friends aay that he had been suffering from severe nervous trouble brought on by financial reverses. STRANGLES ON FALSE TEETH LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 12—While sweeping yesterday. Miss Lillie Hunt accidentally dislodged her false teeth. They became lodged in her wind pipe, and she strangled to death before help could be summoned. COLORADO GOVERNOR'S PLANS STILL OPPOSED Senators Not Agreed on Program of Reform Measures Shafroth Demands DENVER, Aug: 12.—Nineteen Demo cratic senators have signed the caucus agreement to support Governor Shaf roth's measures before the special ses sion of the legislature, making the chances of the several reform bills ap pear brighter than at any previous time. The holdout Is Senator Gove. Of those signing, Senators Carey and Burris still have written reservations' respecting the bank guaranty law, ami two others, O'Connell and Cazaday, have oral reservations. O'Connell ia opposed to the nomination of United States senators by direct vote and Caz aday balks at the bank guaranty bill. The hOuso adjourned today after a brief session until Monday. There is little prospect for the two houses getting down to tho actual con sideration of legislation until eight of the members of the senate are commit ted in black and white to the caucus measures. 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