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Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Strong Verdict Is Returned by
COroner's Jury.
OWNERS AND lEStE OF BOAT HELD
Captain, Engineer and Two Federal
Inspectors Also Taken to Task
for Overlooking Steamer.

Chicago - A coroner's jury has re-
turned verdict placing the blame for
the loss of over thousand lives by the
capsizing of the steamer Eastland in
the Chicago river Saturday on six men.
These are:
William H. Hull, general manager
of the Chicago-St. Joseph Steamship
company, owner of the Eastland.
Captain Harry Petersen, of the
Eastland.
]. M. Erickson, engineer.
Robert Reed, Federal inspector of
steamships, who gavs the Eastland Ii
cense to carry $500 passengers July 2.
j. C. Eckliff, Federal inspector Of
steamships.
w. K. Greenbaum, general manager
Of the Indiana Transportation COM
pany, lessee of the Eastland.
The jury recommended that these
men be held to a grand jury for indict-
ment on charges of manslaughter.
The jury found the passengers were
not in any way to blame for the cap
sizing of the ship. 1t recommends
further investigation by the coroner
and other officers to determine whether
the men named and others may be
guilty of negligence or of contributing
in any way to the cause Of the disaster.
The six jurors selected by Coroner
Hoffman to hold the inquest on the
victims of the Eastland catastrophe
are: DR.. w. A. Evans, formerly health
commissioner; Colonel Henry A. AL
len, consulting engineer; Harry Moir,
hotel proprietor; ]. S. Keough, coffee
Eugene B. Eifeld, hotel
manager; W. F. Bode, wholesale
grocer.
''In the absence of evidence of undue
acts on the part of the passengers or
violent physical causes, such as ex-
plosions, fire or collision, the fact that
this vessel overturned is proof either
that it was improperly constructed for
the service employed, or that it was
loaded, operated, main
tained, or that all of these causes
operated to bring about the serious re-
suit.
1T is our judgment that the steam
boat Eastland was both improperly
constructed and improperly loaded,
operated and maintained, and that the
parties named are responsible"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
New Work Is Indicated.

Astoria - That the Dubois Lumber
company is preparing to log a portion
of its timber holdings soon is indicated
by mortgage given by it to Fl. B.
Powell, trustee, of Clearfield, Pa, and
filed for record here. The mortgage
pledges 21, ,089.85 acres of timber land
in Clatsop county and 39s0.07 acres in
Tillamook as security for 81, 600, 600
in per cent 25-year bonds. +
The mortgage provides that the COM
pany shall have the right to begin cut
ting timber any time after Julyf71 this
year, and the company is to pay the
trustee S1.50 thousand for the tim
Der cut up to 35, 900, 900 feet, and 81
a thousand above that amount. No
mention is made as to what the money
borrowed is to be used for, but it is
the amount is to be ex-
pended in constructing railroads and
operating logging camps.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Mob Assassinates Haytien President;
us. Warship Protects Foreigners

Washington, d. C. - Following the
assassination of President Guillaume,
of Haiti, by mob at Port-au-Prince,
American marines were landed to pro
tect lives and property of Americans
and other foreigners.
The mob broke into the French lega-
tion, in which the Haitien President
had taken refuge, and shot him to
death. They then dragged his body
through the streets at the end of a
rope, finally dismembering it.
The mob was led by relatives of the
100 political prisoners who were exc
cuted the day before.
Rear Admiral Caperton advised the
Navy department that he had sent a
force ashore from the cruiser Wash
ington. Rear Admiral Benson, acting
secretary of the navy, declined to
make the message public, but said:
admiral Caperton now has the sit
uation in hand"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05

said, would further delay affirmative
action by the United States to restore
constitutional government in the war;
torn republic.
Armed Intervention is not believed
to be contemplated in the President 3
program. Many officials believe no
forcible measures will be required.
Persistent reports have reached here
that the faction leaders are inclined to
yield to the demands of this govern
ment for peace conference.
Reports are generally credited that
message will be sent to the opposing
leaders giving them a final chance to
cease hostilities within limited time
and assemble a conference to settle
their differences. Possibility of an
other failure to do so, in view of the
last refusal of General Carranza to join
in conference with his adversaries,
is being considered by the President,
it is declared, in formulating plan of
action.
Whether in that event general en-
barge on arms expectations will be
imposed or American troops employed
to assure the transportation of food to
the starving people can not be predict
ed. 1t is known, however, that the
army and navy have been preparing
and now are ready for any eventuality.
Secretary Lansing said that the rep
reservations sent to Generals Car
rama, Villa and Zapata urging that
routes to Mexico City be opened to
provision trains, were forceful. The
message to Carranza, who controls the
railroads from Vera Cruz, was partic-
ularly emphatic. While not couched
as demand that the railroad to
Mexico City be opened and kept open,
its purport was to that effect.
No answer from any of the Mexican
generals had been received. It was
believed, however, that provision
trains would be'moving to Mexico City
within few days under guard of Car
rama troops.
Officials were led to this belief by
reports that General Gonzales had
driven off Villa column under Gen.
eral Fierro and returned to Villa
just outside of Mexico
City, practically occupying the capital.
Rowing bands of Zapata soldiers, which
have been harrassing the railroad, are
being driven off, it was said, and gar
risons stationed along the railroad.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Brighton Mill Runs Full.

Brighton-The big mill at Brighton
is running full time and with a COM
plete crew of men. Logging opera
tions along the Nehalem river have
been active in several of the smaller
camps in preparation for the resump-
tion of work here and several hundred
thousand feet of logs have been cut.
Manager Thomas Watt has been to San
Francisco to interest shipowners to
take cargoes of lumber from Brighton
and feels that his hope of water trans
portation for the product of the mill
soon will be realized.
The work on the south jetty at the
Nehalem river will be completed with
in six weeks and the water conditions
are most favorable. In spite of the
absence of freshets during the spring,
which usually scour the bar to con-
siderable depth, the channel this year
is deep enough to allow good-sized
freight carriers to cross.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
GERMANY DEFIANT WITH LATE
AMERICAN NOTE, OFFICIALS ADMIT

Washington, ID. C.--Destruction o.
the American ship Leelanaw by a Ger
man submarine drew sharply to th.
attention Of officials Of the United
States government the fact that Ger
many was insisting on her own inter
probation OF the Prussian-Americar
treaty of 1928 in disregard Of tive
American notes on the subject.
The Leelanaw, from Archangel,
July 8, for Belfast, with cargo oi
flax, was sunk July 25 by a German
submarine of the northwest coast OF
Scotland.
All the members Of the crew were
saved. They were taken into Kirk
wall In their own boats.
In three instances Of American ships
destroyed or damaged--the Gulfight,
the Nebraskan and the William p.
Frye--Germany has agreed to pay
damages. In the last case the Berlin
government took the position that 1t
had not violated the treaty of 1928,
but had exercised right given her by
inference from the language in the
pact. officials Of the Washington gov
ernment were apprised Of the destruc-
tion Of the Leelanaw, but beyond add
ing another incident to the already
strained relations between the two
governments, there was no indication
that the case would lead to new turn
In the general situation.
The fact that the members of the
crew were saved caused relief in Off
cial circles, but there were many evil
dences Of apprehensions that IL Ger
many continues to promise payment,
yet destroys more American ships, a
new situation might be created which
would require further warning to the
Berlin government.
The fact that the Leelanaw carried
a cargo Of flax, declared contraband by
Germany on April 18, does not alter the
view of the United States government
that the contraband might have been
removed and the vessel spared. Under
the general rules of international law,
the destruction Of a neutral vessel
carrying contraband was not admitted
until the famous might commander"
case in the Russo-Japanese war.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Coast Road Is Inspected.

Newport = A party consisting of
George H. Cecil, district forester of
the Northwest; Shirley Buck, Mrs.
Buck and B. ]. Finch, all of Portland,
made the first auto trip around Cape
Perpetua on road constructed jointly
by Lincoln and Lane counties and the
Forestry service.
Mr.. Cecil's trip was to inspect the
road, and he found the work done sat
isfactorily. Lane county has not yet
completed its share of the road, from
Waldport, Alsea Bay, to Florence, on
the Siuslaw.
When this road is. completed there
will be an auto stage through country
noted for its grandeur and hunting and
fishing resources, and also will connect
the Columbia river with San Francisco
Bay by coast road.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
OREGON STATE NEWS.
All Convicts at Work.

Salem-For the first time In severa
years all state convicts but four OF
five physically incapacitated because
Of age, were put to work Wednesday
by Harry p Mimic, superintendent.
The population of the prison is $40,
the largest in its history, and since the
contract system was abolished it has
been problem to provide employment
for the prisoners.
More than 200 men are employed
pulling flax, and the others are at work
building concrete floor in the fax
factory and at the prison rock quarry.
The six gangs outside the peniten-
tiary enclosure were guarded, and Mr..
Mimic said there was little danger of
any of the men escaping,
"Our men are doing good work, "
said the superintendent, "and they ap-
parently enjoy working away from the
prison. 1t will take about ten days
more to complete pulling the fax,
when employment will be provided in
the prison preparing the flax for mar
ket."
Mr.. Mimic and John C. Cady, state
flax expert, are experimenting the
harvesting of the fax, which is ex-
pected to yield the state revenue at
least commensurate with the cost of
production. The plan of growing fax
to provide employment for the con-
victs was originated by Governor
Withycombe, the recent legislature
making an appropriation to inaugurate
the industry.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
British Take Turk City.

London-Official dispatches concern
ing the operations along the Euphrates
river in Asiatic Turkey announce that
the British forces, after rushing and
capturing the Turkish advance and
main entrenched positions, occupied
the town of Nasiriyeh on the MORNING
of July 25.
A British gunboat shelled the city
on the previous night, and the Turks,
disorganized, retreated northward.
The. British, during their advance,
captured IL guns and two machine
guns. Several hundred prisoners were
taken and 500 dead Turks were found
in the main position.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Liquor Shipments Barred.

San Francisco - All beverages con-
tanning alcohol, no matter in what pro
portion, will be refused for shipment
into Arizona by all railroads entering
the state, it is announced by the South
ern Pacific company. This decision, il
was said, was reached after a confer
ence between Wiley Jones, attorney
general of Arizona, and represents
tives of the railroads.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Army and Navy Is Prepared to
Aid in Mexican Move.
INTERVENTION REGARDED IMPROBABLE
Last Chance Will Be Given Warning
Factions to Adjust Differences
Within War.tom Republic.

Washington, d. C.--Defnite steps
toward restoration Of peace in Mexico
will be taken Immediately on President
Wilson's return to Washington. What
specific action the President may have
decided on has not been disclosed, but
1t was authoritatively announced that
the executive departments of the gov
ernment were preparing to carry out
the program determined on.
Only an unexpected movement in
Mexico itself to end the strife, it is
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Six Sunk "by Mistake"

Amsterdam, via London - German
submarines, according to a telegram
received here from Berlin, had sunk ir
the war zone up to April 25, 229 Eng.
lish vessels, 80 other hostile ships and
six neutral craft. The latter, the mes.
sage says, were sent to the bottom by
mistake.
Twenty-seven additional neutral YES
sells, the dispatch adds, were examined
and sunk because they carried contra
band,
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Vienna Press Doubts U. s.

Vienna, via London-The Neue Freie
Presse expresses itself as unable to
understand why the United States re-
fused Germany's proposal for protect
ing the lives of American citizens at
sea, and although seeking the sanctity
of American passengers, declined the
practical means offered for securing
this end.
"It is question:" the paper says,
whether the same stiff-neckedness
would be observed against England. !"
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
100 at Seavey Family Reunion.

Eugene-More than 100 members of
the Seavey family, one of the Oldest
families in Lane county, assembled at
the summer home of J. w. Seavey, on
the Mckenzie, Wednesday, for fam
lily reunion. For the past four years
it has been the custom of this family
to hold an annual reunion. The cele-
bration began with a picnic dinner
served on the lawn under the big
cedars.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05
Grants Pass Plans Pool.

Grants Pass - A public mass meet
ing was held recently at the CONNER
cial Club rooms to decide upon the
plans for the new municipal bath
house. The bath house is to be erected
in Riverside Park on Rogue River.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-08-05

There are many soothsayers but
few propAets.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-10
ILL MAN JUMPS
OUT WINDOW.
JAMES II. CUE NOW In SERIOUS CON-
DITI0N FROM SHOCK.

Getting out OF his bed unknown to
the occupants of the house, and while
delirious, James H. Cue, aged about
rs years, of near Mt. Airy, walked to
the second story window of the house
and jumped to the ground about twen-
ty feet below. As a result he is now
i'll a precarious condition and it Is
feared that the shock may result
fatally.
Mr.. Cue has been making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Sandy Multi
nix, and has been in rather bad health
for the past four or five weeks, al
though he has not been confined to
the bed all of the time.
1t was six o'clock December 2.
and about ten minutes after he had
been left in the room alone, when
MIR. Cue, delirious, got up from his
bed, hurriedly dressed, walked to the
window and jumped out.
Persons in the house who were i'm
the room directly beneath Mr.. Cues,
heard the noise and ran to investi-
gate. They found the aged man lying
in a heap by the side OF the house.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-10
ELECT DIRECTORS.
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF CARROLL COUNTY HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING IVY. BANQUET AT WEST
MINISTER HOTEL.

Since January Al, 1915, when the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of
Carroll County adopted "a new system
of insurance nearly 80 per cent. in
crease in its business was shown by
the statement read by their efficient
secretary and treasurer, G. GIoyd
Lynch, at its annual meeting held at
its ofsce on Monday morning.
After their regular routine of work
the election OF officers was held,
which resulted az follows: Il. T..
Reindollar, Dr. j. ]. Weaver, LOUIS r.
Shriyer, Elias o. Grimes, DR.. Charles
Billingslea, John M Weaver, Fenby IT,
Herring, Denton S. Gehr, DR.. J. H.
Billingslea and Harry r. De Vries, a.
being elected directors.
The officers are DR.. y. U. Weaver,
Jr., President, Elias O. Grimes, vice
president: C. Gloyd Lynch, secretary
and treasurer; +. Oliver Grimes, Jr-,
counsel.
After the meeting the officers and
directors went to the Westminster
Hotel where a grand menu, which
this hostelry is famous for was serv-
ed and enjoyed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-10
carroll County w. c. 7. Z. Meet.

The Executive body OF the Carroll
County w. O. I'll. u. met at Temperance
Headquarters, Times Building, this
city, promptly at 10 O'Clock, Friday,
December 3rd. The County President,
Mrs. Philena Fenby, OF Finksburg,
was present, and presided over its
sessions. Miss Margaret J. BilZ, Of
Spring Lake, Michigan, National Lee
turer and Organizer, for the W. G. T.
". was present and conducted the
devotional. Miss Bilz's lesson was a
most beautiful and impressive one,
from Christ's own words, i'll 60 to
prepare place for you. Miss Biz
said for more than 5000 years, the
temple, the eternal home for the
indWelling OF the souls OF those pres
ent, had been in preparation. After
the lesson, Miss Biz accompanied BY
Mrs. William r. Mcdaniel, visited the
viously arranged for, spoke to the
school grades, upon the evil effects
Of tobacco and alcohol on the mind
and body OF the youth. Miss Biz
spoke i'm very complimentary terms
Of the High School, and said Carroll
county was to be congratulated for
having a man like Prof G.. Fl. Kolb,
with such high standard or morals,
and who led such an exemplary life,
as the Principal OF the High School.
She urged the mothers to give the
school and its teachers, their CO
operation and encouragement, ana to
petition the State Legislature for a
better law against the sale or tobacco
and cigarettes, for the State of Mary
land. Many lines OF work were dis
cussed at the morning session of the
Executive, and plans for the year
were made. The Secretary was abb
sent Mrs. J. G. Wales was appoint
ed to her place. Ladies were present
from Union Bridge, Sykesville, Finks-
burg, Statewood, Sandyville and
Patapsco. At 1890 the Executive
rose for the noon hour, to meet as an
institute at 1.30 d. m. Miss Biz
again conducted the devotional, bas-
ing her lesson upon the Crusade
psalm. The institute work was then
taken up, parliamentary drill con
Quoted, and instructions given out to
the ladies until 4.30 D. m. The meet
ing was most helpful one i'm many
ways, and the members OF the diff
ferent Unions, left for their work
with renewed determination to have
Maryland dry territory in 1916.
Through the courtesy of DIR. Forlines,
and Mr.. Augustus Shriver, Scout
Masters, the Scout room was used
when the attendance became too
large for the Headquarters room. AT
$50 p. m., Miss Biz was sent by
automobile to Manchester, where she
delivered an address in the Lutheran
Church at 7.30 in the evening.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-10
MalIet Engine Stops Here.

Pulling a regulation caboose the
large Mallet engine on the w. u. r.,
pulled into our city at 4.55 p. m.,
Monday.
The iron monster which attracted
a number of people to the station
was a new type OF engine OF which
fifteen have been ordered from the
Lima Locomotive Works, at Lima,
Ohio, for use on this division OF the
Western Maryland Railroad. The
Engine, No. 901, left Hagerstown
running over the main line to Port
Covington.
The engine known as the Mallet
compound weighs approximately
$4,000 pounds, measuring los feet
from coupler to coupler. 1t has
tractive power OF 10000 pounds ana
will haul over the B. e. Fl. Division,
5000 tons, equivalent to 60 loaded cars,
maintaining speed OF thirty miles
per hour. There are sixteen drive
wheels and four cylinders.
One fireman will handle this larger
type OF engine with the improved
features, the work of the fireman ON
this engine was practically the same
as on the smaller type, and simpler
II anything. The engine is equipped
with an automatic stoker, operated
with steam, and the other appliances
are worked with air The firemaa
having control OF these from levers
conveniently placed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-10
FORD TRACTOR MAY MAKE 8 HR,
DAY FOR FARMER
Work Of Farmer and Wife May Soon
Be One Grand. Sweet Song.

An eight-hour or even six-hour
day for the farmer!"
That's what Henry Ford is figuring
on.
With his son, Edsel, under the Iirm
name OF Henry Ford & Son, the auto
maker IL about to make farm trac-
tor that will tighten the load OF Mr..
and Mrs Farmer and do away with
the one great difficulty that has made
all back-to-the-farm movements die
in infancy
Here are some OF the things II Is
claimed Ford's tractor will do:
Pull the farmers plow, giving Dob
bin long rest
Operate the threshing machine, so
the farmer won't have to depend on
the time-honored "threshing gang Al
Pump the water for his barn and
house.
Run the housewives churn.
Turn the washing machine
Stack the hay and straw.
Pile the sacks in the granary.
Shred the corn.
Drive the harvesters and moving
machines.
Tote the produce to market
Carry the family to the little cross
roads on Sunday.
I'm fact there's very little the trac-
tor won't due-they say Ford even
tried to teach it to milk a COW
With this machine, Ford figures
labor on the farm will be cut in half,
and clerks and other city men who
would like to become farmers can do
so without fear OF the heavy manual
labor that now keeps them in the Of
fees.
There will be no corporation to
make the tractor-each workman will
share in the profits. Ford plans to
have each workman spend only four
months in the factory-the other
eight on the farm. In this way his
expert mechanics will get next to i'm
provements that may be needed in
the tractor from time to time
Profits will be distributed among
not only the men, but also the farm
ers who buy the machines.
l While work will be started almost
Immediately on producing the ma
chimes. they will not be placed on the
/ market for nearly year. They will
v be used on Ford's Dearborn estate
i where he has an immense experiment
al farm. The first tractor given To
the world will be sent to Luther Bur
bank, famous California plant special
/ ist
( To show how important this tractor
v il going to be when Ford finally gets
4 il on the market, here are a few fig
ures that may interest you:
There are on American farms
Y 25,41l 900 horses.
N OF these 2O,328,SOO are estimated
to be work horses.
v Each horse develops about seven
eights Of a horsepower.
Y The value OF the work horses and
\ harness is $3,045, ,855, 900.
Y That's $214.05 per horsepower.
N Suppose Ford's tractor costs $3.50
per horsepower.
NJ This is the amount that much
would save: $199,9 500.
Well, Ford thinks his tractor will
cost whole lot less than that