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FAMILY
/ PERISHES in FIRE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.--
Mrs. John ]. Pershing, wife Of
Brikadier General Pershing OF the
Uniled States army, and her three
daughters were burned to death
today when fire destroyed their
residence ct Presidio.
her five-year-old son, Warren,
was rescued by soldiers.
The wooden structure was
mass of flames before the fire
was discovered. A general alarm
for the whole garrison was CALI
ed, but 1t was too late.
Gen. Pershing is serving on the
Mexican border.
The bodies OF Mrs. Pershing
and her daughters were found in
the front bedroom. They we're
! not badly charrsd. and officers
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of
Russians
Captured

BERLIN, Aug. 27.-Since War
saw fell, more than 10000 Rus
slams have been captured by the
Austro-G German forces, several
thousand cannon have been taken.
and enough rifles and small guns
to supply several divisions Of leu
tonic armies.
In the operations, the Russians
have been driven back more than
100 miles.
The capture of Brest-Litovsk,
one of the worlds great fort
resses, aroused the greatest en-
thusiasm in Berlin. A steady adj
vance into the heart of Russia
was forecast by many.
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Are
EXPECTED TO
PROVE fatal

WINONA, Mimi, Aug. ~.
Bishop Patrick Heffron, OF
Winona, was shot twice to-
day by Father Aloysius Les
ches.
The shooting occurred i'm
the library of the Catholic
bishops home here.
Bishop HeffrOn's condition
Is serious.
The decision of Bishop Heffron
not to send Father Lesches to any
further appointments is believed
to have been the cause of the
shooting.
The priest Is said to have been
regarded as unreliable by the
bishop and recent failures on the
part of Father Lesches caused
him to decide to withhold ap-
pointments.
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Scores
Lawson
Trial

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 81.
The conviction of John Law
son, Colorado labor leader, for
the murder of John Nimmo, min
er, was termed today as the
Lowest infamy in American
legal history" in the formal re-
port of the Industrial commits
sion.
1t said:
1.-The prosecution and convic-
ton of Mr.. Lawson under these
circumstances, and his sentence
to life Imprisonment at hard
labor, marked the lowest depths
of the prostitution of Colorado s
government to the will of the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company
and its associates.
1T is the browning infamy of
all the infamous record in Colo
RADIO of American institutions
perverted and debauched by self
ish private interests. 1t is anar-
chism stripped of every pretense
Of even that chimerical idealism
that fires the unbalanced mind
of the bomb thrower.
1T is anarchism for profits and
revenge. and it menaces the secur-
ity and integrity of American in
situations as they seldom have
been menaced before"
Lawson was convicted before
a Judge who previous to his ap.
pointment had been in the pay
of the Rockefellers. Since this
the supreme court of the state
has granted Lawson a new trial
and forbidden the judge to serve
in further strike cares.
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carry gun, to lock the doors at
night, or to watch our valuables.
On the second day of August
the black flag was flying at the
masthead of some of the most
powerful governments in the
world. Belgium was already
down and Germany had begun to
pick her pockets.
War has changed It's tone since
our fathers fought. 1t is now a
fight for money as well as for
trade and territory. The nation
which was yesterday our friend
may be tomorrow our foe, making
war on us. tearing up treaties as
scraps of paper, and making us
finance her war on us IL she can
once get us down.
Let us assume for moment
that some nation could get us
down. What could they make us
do?
They could commander
all the cotton of the South
and give war script for 1t.
They could take over at
their own prices all our
wheat, our cattle, our horses,
our motor cars, our swine,
our sheep.
They could seize our coal
mines and make us work
them for their benefit.
They could seize our banks
and loot them of their cash.
They could suppress our
newspapers and magazines
and thus strike us blind.
They could make us keep
civil tongues In our heads
when their soldiery passed
along the roads or streets.
They could seize our iron
and steel works and put them
TO their own uses.
They could levy cash con-
tributions on us In amounts
sufficient to bankrupt us for
generations, and large
enough to finance the war
against us and pay q profit
ON the transaction.
We are now engaged in much
more serious controversy will
Germany than the one between
Austria and Serbia which brought
on the war. War could be made
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|KIDDIES Will
| BE warm NOW

Within an hour after The
Times was published yesterday
afternoon with its article con-
corning destitute family OF
eight children In Tacoma, both
parents of whom are sick In bed
charitable persons began taking
clothing to Police Matron Ella
Buck, who was taking care OF tho
family. gr
This morning Mrs. Buck had q
great pile of children's clothing
of unusually good quality, for
the family. The clothing was de-
livered them at noon. There was
a sufficient number OF garments
in the lot to insure each child
plenty of warm clothing for the
coming winter.
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iams." The remaining members
Of the party. II. Il. Davis, Mrs. NJ.
Rucker and Bertha Morris, are
still in Jail. The party was
scheduled to be tried In police
court today. No other charge but
the drunk and disorderly" one
has been made against the sextet.
Says Checks Are bad.
M. Fukow, Japanese of Aus
burn, who used his horses to pull
the Fairchild auto out Of the
ditch when 1t was wrecked ON
the Pacific highway. appeared at
the court house yesterday after,
noon with checks for $40 and IS
given him, he said, by Fairchild.
The money was. paid him for his
services. he declared, but the
checks were declared worthless
when taken to a bank.
Fukow learned the identity OF
Fairchild and then left the court
house. AS yet he has made no
charge.
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ian flag. left Australia with &
cargo of munitions for England.
While in Liverpool previous to
starting for America. q belliger>
ent aeroplane flew over the vee<
sci at night, dropping bomb
within so yards of the vessel.
It was still tied up at the doclfs
The crew Immediately assembled
on deck ready to jump into The
water. but no moro bombs wef4
dropped. Y
The Calulu Is at the Londo4
dock where she will take 0K
wheat for the United KinHdoIn<
II is expected the seamen viii IN
giving a hearing late today.
II found guilty Of insu bort linn
tion they Will probably be pIad8(k,
In irons. It is thought. Thia e.
possible under maritime law,
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believe all three mad been suffo-
Gated by smoke before the fire
reached the room.
Mrs. Pershing was the daugh-
ter of Senator Warren of Wyom-
ing. She married Pershing in
Cheyenne in 1905. The origin of
the. fire probably never will be
known, but Commandant whitney
has ordered an Investigation.
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OIL am a man "a years
of age. Last December was
secretly married by a justice
of the peace to a girl 18
years of age.
The parents of the girl OBJ
jected. They took the girl
home and kept us parted. y
Within the last few months
they allowed us to come and
go at will. We then made
arrangements with the par
ents that the wedding be
celebrated the last OF this
month, which seemed salts
factory. Within the past few
days, the father informed me
that the above mentioned oc-
casion was to be Cancelled,
and that the girl and ! were
to separate.
AS Il think the world of
her, and as she reeiprocates,
kindly inform me as to
whether the father has the
authority to interfere.
A.-If the girl is IS years oil
she can marry without her PAL
ents' consent and go to her hun
bands home, wherever he choose
20 make IL. She has passed fro,
the control Of her parents.
But this girl is already yosl
wife, according to the statemer
in the first paragraph Of your lie,
ter. A second wedding cercmon
will not make the first more bind
Ing, and a separation win not n
store her own name to the al
NOR return to her the privilo
Of an unmarried young WON
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CURTAIL SALE OF
LIQUOR IN BERLIN

BERLIN, Aug. 27--Attempting
to curtail the distribution OF dis
titled liquors in the Berlin dis
trict,. the police have asked the
government to stop the sale after
z p. m. on week nights and en-
tirely on holidays and Sunday.
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competent to take cart of his own
personal belongings under all cir
cumstances. A young woman
never helps him. Even In her own
home he finds place to put his
coat and hat when he calls, and
moreover gets into his overcoat
without her assistance. Many
girls, nevertheless, feel IL a sacred
privilege to help the man when
ever possible.
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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Physicians said after a careful
examination OF the wounds that
they could not tell whether the
two bullets would prove fatal.
Lesches is generally believed "a
be demented.
Following the shooting he BAR
ricaded himself In his room. and
refused to open the door.
Police officers were forced to
batter down the door and over
power the priest before they could
take him to jail.
A lively argument, in which the
bishop is said to have made sharp
accusations against the priest,
preceded the shooting. No per-
sons were present, but servants in
the home heard sounds of a tense
argument in the library just be-
fore the two shots rang out.
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has entered on
ana of brigand-
age, loot and
robbery such as
was never before
seen.
On July 28
last year we
lived on a globe
p ar C e led out
among peoples
engaged mostly
in honest labor.
They were good
neighbors. We
did not need
sA-AIx, a.,
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug.
27.-It never has been Ger
many policy to torpedo a
passenger-carrying merchant
ship without warning. SUBJ
marine commanders always
have been instructed to per-
nit non-cOmbatants aboard
to escape before sinking such
vessels.
II any commander has
done otherwise, he has acted
contrary to orders.
These representations, it
was learned OH unquestiOn-
able authority today, will be
included in Berlin's showing
to the United States in con-
nectiOn with the sinking of
the Arabic.
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BY Herbert Quick

Why should any nation attack
us?
A year ago / should have said,
There can be no reason
But since that time the world
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OLlTA
FALLS

BERLIN, Aug. 27.-The fort.
ress of Olita, one of the last two
Russian strongholds defending
the Warsaw-Petrograd railway,
today was occupied by the Ger
mans, the war office announced.
Grodno is now the only fort
holding out.
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DEGE HOME FROM
A TRIP IN EAST

James H. Dege, the haberdash-
er, has Just returned from buy
ing trip in the east.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 81.
"A complete diplomatic victory
for President Wilson may be ex-
pected in a few days, when note
will be received from Germany
which will acknowledge every
principle of the freedom of the
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living with her parents. Instead,
q Divorce is the only way OF dis
sol Ding the marriage, even II the
girl were not of age when the
ceremony was performed.
Q.-Is it proper for
young lady to hold a young
gentleman's hat or cap at a
picture show or at the the
saser? W.. e.
IA man is supposed to be
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Here are the questions and her answers for today:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20
MARKETS-THE KNOTTY PROBLEM

The discussion of conditions of marketing by the
State horticultural Society," in session at Corvallis yes
terday disclosed that the ftgroWers are IN the same
boat with the farmers as to markets A. H. Harris OF
Portland read paper on "The Grower as Salesman, 1
and in the discussion that followed made the statement
that unless better marketing systems devised for the
protection of the orchardists with small acreage, the
business of fruit raising would become "a rich mans
game" or fall into the hands of the foreign element
It would seem from this that the question OF markets
with the fruit grower as with the farmer is far more
important than the growing of the crops Holding apple
shows or prune shows will not help get rid OF the crops
or add to the price of the products any more than holding
corn shows will make market for that product, or
potato shows sell the spuds The simple truth is both as
to farming and fruit growing that the market question
is the one that needs answering. o.
The farmers need not be told how to raise more stuff
until they can find sale for what they now raise Under
existing conditions the more they raise above certain
amount which the local markets will absorb the worse
hey are off, This does not apply of to wheat or
other cereals for which the world offers market but 1T
does apply to practically all vegetables and most fruits
for the limit Of time which they can be kept demands
market easily and quickly reached Ii the county agr-
curst can do something towards creating markets for
what is now grown instead of trying to add s more 10
the surplus with which the markets are now overoWed
he will do something really worth while Inc oalenl
Commercial club is willing and anxious to:do AL IN s
mower to better agricultural conditions and IL the farmer
can point out the way they will surely be given loyal sup
mort bv the club The manager OF the club arrived
TO-DAY and coming as he does from the east where pros
perty is making everybody hustle to keep from getting
run over he may so he gets accllmatlzed ana
familiar with conditions, evolve some plan by Whch tne
lack of markets may be overcome.
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moved to Salem where they win make
their future home.
Miss Vera Wagner visited friends in
the Capital City the first of the week.
Mrs. S. H. Tetherow, of Falls City,
spent the first of the week with rela-
tives in Dallas.
H. Brandt, of Monmouth, was
business visitor in the county seat this
week.
Mrs. Winnie Braden is in Portland
this week being called by tae illness Of
her father
Attorney John R. Sibley was busi-
ness visitor in Portland Wednesday,
evening.
Mrs. Joel Shaw was Salem visitor
Thursday.
c. L. Crider was Portland business
visitor this week.
Hon. and Mrs. George w. Meyer have
returned from a several weeks visit
at the home of their daughter, Mrs. G.
W. Reynolds at lone, Oregon.
Oscar HayteF was in Portland, Thurs
day attending a meeting of the Oregon
State Bar association.
Mr., and Mrs. John Fuller of Mon
mouth, were in Dallas this week the
guests of relatives and friends.
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tina Serr.
Mrs. Nita Gilbert and little daughter
of Falls City were in tne city this
week the guests of relatives and
friends.
Mrs, NJ. j. Jackson, of Salem, was a
Dallas visitor the first of the week.
Mrs. Y. II. Starbuck and daughter,
Miss Edith, have returned to their
home in Portland after a short visit
at the home of DIR. and Mrs. A. B. Star
buck in this city.
j. Il. Blodgett returned the first of
the week from short business trip to
Portland.
N. Il. Shafer, of Mccoy, was coun-
ty seat business visitor tais week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Holman and fam
lily will move to Suver this week where
Mr.. Holman has accepted a position on
the Il. Hiltibrand ranch.
Sam Gibson visited the first of the
week with friends in Monmouth.
Ira Phillips, of Albany, spent sew
eral days this week with relatives in
Dallas.
Mrs. Frank Morrison was in Salem
this week guest at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe BSllantyne have
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20
SOME ATROCIOUS INHUMANITY

DR.. H. j. Haisedon, who refused to operate on the
deormed Chicago baby has attained his object and got
in the imeght Reputable physicians almost universal
Iy permit such infants to die saying nothing about It,
As an act of unnecessary brutality he passed the whole
matter up to the mother, thus making her. as 1T were,
mass sentence of death upon her own baby brought into
he world hopelessly deformed and defective through
an attack of typhoid fever which she suffered before the
baby was born Can anything more cold blooded more
brutal more inhuman, more atrociousy wicked, more
hearessy cruel than this act of the doctor in making
the mother pass upon the matter or even allowing ner
to know that the baby might have been saved defective
and defomed though it would be? What Spartan TRAITS
the mother must have had to make the decision as this
mother did How her heart strings must have been torn
as weighing her babys life in the balance she chose Tor
him death rather than life Of misery and perhaps oil
crime. -.
And vet this physician deliberately passed this decs-
ion up to her. and apparently for no reason other than
to secure publicity for himself There can be no otner
reason for his unusual and nhuman act and as publicity
is what he seeks he should be given its fullest measure
The grand Jury should indct him for manslaughter and
he should be vigorously prosecuted No matter how wise
his decision not to operate the child may have been
life sentence to the pententiary would not expiae his
cruelty to the mother of the unfortunate baby
Georgia is on the way to absolute prohibition Thurs
day the governor signed the bills which will make the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20

their numbering millions for national
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and loot, why is it such
an awful crime for hungry man to
kill another for the price of q mealS
II the u s. is neutral nation in this
European war how can we convict a
man Of being an accessory before the
fact in murder triali II the big busi-
ness interests, especially the steel trust,
want and army and navy to protect
their business having all the facilities
why don't they build them instead Of
trying to scare the U. S. into building
one for themi If cooperative market
ing would be good thing for the farm
er why would international cooperation
in the production and distribution of
all the necessaries of life for use in
stead Of profit ruin the whole world,
the preceding are just few Of the
things that | would like TO have ans
wered that were suggested by the ar
ticle by 0regonian aud u he or some
one else will answer them will Ger.
tainly be grateful.
A. MILLER,
Turner Ore, Route l.
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state dry after May l. 1916 On and after that date the
sale or manufacture within the state of any beverage
containing more than one per cent of alcohol pro-
hibted More than that it is forbidden to advertise in,
toxicating liquor in newspapers, periodicals, on bill
though the Door old Demon Rum" is about on his last
legs and rather "wabby" on them When Georgia will
hang whiteman on the testimony of negro and on top
of that adopt prohibition nothing else can make itself
in anyway surprising.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20
TURNER TOPICS


Turner, Ore, Nov. 20, 1915.
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore. / have
been reading the Journal for some time
time and have been particularly inter
ested in the editorials aud the open
forum, especially the article by Oregon
ian in the issue Of the 18th inst, in re-
gard TO rural credits and other things
| would like very much to be enlight-
encd, and il there is such monstrous
wave Of prosperity coming over the
country who is feeling III II us he says
we have had such bumper crops and
such high prices why is IL that the
farmer, the producer Of all the necessar-
les Of life, should need especial legisla.
tion to help them to finance their bust.
pessS II President Wilson and the de.
fence league are right, why are the
Germans fighting the whole Of Europe
at the present timei
II God is with Christian nation in
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DALLAS LOCAL NEWS

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Dallas, Nov, 20.-Mrs. Oscar Bennett
returned this week from n visit with
relatives and friends in McMinnville.
Mrs, Henry Serr is in Portland this
week visiting her daughter, Miss Ber
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20

From the little news permitted to drift out of India
it appears there considerable unrest among the Hnds
and quite strong probability of holy being de-
clared This state of affairs is laid at the door Of the
Germans who said to be stirring through the Turks
all Mohammedans to revolt Should this happen situa-
tion already sufficiently horrible will become infinitely
more So However with the Christian world at each
others throats the worshppers of Mahomet hardly
be blamed for getting busy and helping kill off the hated
Giaours
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20

duIllUIS UelUIG uo Will IdlSo IIldO lCliel CiiO
heart, and then standing before us and
talk about their Art | like the kind Of
story that leads aggressive chaps through
perils dire and CORY, and fifty kinds Of
scraps The hero and the maidon should
meet all sorts Of VICE. and for time be-
wadin' in snares set by the foe; that Shiny
foe, exulting should triumph for while,
and then go catapulting out to the garbage
pile. The vilainous and sinful should get
the hook. say |. while Virtue. glad and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20

grinfu gets closer to The pie It's useless tiresome
prosing the yarn the author tells unless find closing
with sound of wedding bells And while the hero bank
ing his hard-eamed roll of kae, the villain should be
cankng his fetters in jail When to the bookstore
vending for something to peruse look for the happy
ending-pay nothing for the blues.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20

Governor Spry of Utah. certainly has the courage Of
his convictions for he has issued his defy to the W. W.
and boldly says that if the police do not run them out of
Utah, he will He also rebukes the president for his
efforts to save Hillstrom claiming he had no tangible
facts to back his request for further delay Spy has
big contract on his hands, but it is possible the death OF
Histrom may cause his associates to do thinking
before doing further damage to property taking other
lives.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20

The railroads say one reason for the serious car
shortage is the corresponding shortage of ships state
ment is made that there is now in New York five times
as much freight waiting for ships there are ships to
carry it away and thus the cars cannot be unoaded
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20

In view of the fact that Villa has been killed several
times it is somewhat startling to learn he is now seri
ously wounded If this should prove true, it is about
time for some other patriot to come to the front with
revolution and desire to save Mexico.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-20

The sudden increase of business for the railroads will
it is claimed soon cause general demand for lumber
for ties and repairs AS this is about the only industry
that can really make the Northwest prosperous the rail-
roads cannot too soon begin the work of putting their
roads in shape, and drawing the unlimited timber
wealth of Oregon for the material.