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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
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Chicago, Aug. 14.-A federal investi-
cation of the recent rise in wheat prices
was under way in earnest here today.
Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph p. Fleming said that big brokers
and traders were being questioned by
District Attorney Cline regarding the
markets jump. The government wants
to know whether 20 cents rise in
wheat in the past two weeks was due
entirely to natural causes or whether
it was planned in advance by traders.
In the meantime wheat prices began
declining today. Prices dropped from
two to three cents during the morning.
Paul Schulz, head of one of the
gest bakeries in the middle west con.
ferred today with Federal Commission
err Edward Hurley regarding a proposed
increase in price of bread. Schulz said
he would raise tAp price tomorrow if
Hurley did not interpose objections, and
that other bakers probably would fol-
low his lead
Crackers, rolls and other bakery pro.
ducts were also due to advance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
TORNADO K|LLS>F FIVE
SEVENTEEN INJURED
Church and Many Barns
Wrecked and Much
Stock Killed

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 14.-Five per-
sons were killed and seventeen injured
four fatally, when a tornado swept
over eastern Arkansas last night, blow
ing down twelve buildings at Edmund
son, ark, II mile west of Memphis.
Eight of the Injured were brought to
Memphis hospitals today. 1t is thought
five, who are women, will die.
Services were being held in the
Bethlehem Baptist church, about 100
persons attending when the hurricane
struck. Many dived from widows as
the structure creaked and blew over.
Thre brothers lost their homes. Many
cattle were crushed beneath falling
bans.
/ aeavy rainfall accompanied the
storm and all telephone wires were put
out CT commission.
After sweeping through Edmunds IN,
the hurricane spent itself over the
Mississippi river Glowing gale
through Memphis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
By Robert ]. Bender.
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Omitted Press staff correspondent.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington, Aug. 14.-The issue be-
tween the railroads and the men of the
big four brotherhoods threatening to
involve practically all the roads in the
country in strike is now believed to
be approaching settlement. The repre-,
sentatives of the railway managers pre-.
sented their case to President Wilson in
an hours conference this afternoon,
spending half an hour less at the White
House than the employees representa-
tives had this morning.
Following the afternoon meeting it
was understood she railway managers
had given the president little indication
of what they would be willing to do to-
ward meeting the proposition said to
have been made by the employees, viz:
that the single question of an eight hour
day and time and half for overtime
be arbitrated, all other questions to pc
withheld for future consideration.
The president has placed before the
railroad managers, IL was said "the
ease of the public" in the controversy.
1t is also believed he placed before them
n proposed concession toward arbitra-
tloh Wy tne ehpioyes' III slatement
issued by the president he said he could
not judge until tomorrow whether a
feasible basis for settlement had been
found. 1t is believed the managers are
expected to confer-probably by tele-
phone-with the railroad presidents in
New York.
The president will meet with the
presidents in New York overnight.
The president will meet with the en-
ployes representatives at 8 O'Clock to-
morrow and the managers again later.
Judge Chambers of the mediation
board talked with the president for 30
minutes after the managers had left. He
went directly to resume discussion with
the managers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
SALEM RIFLE CLUB
HAS TRY AT TARGETS
With Their Families Made a
Picnic Of It---Some Fine
Scores Made

Members of the Salem Rifle club and
their families enjoyed a days outing
yesterday at the FINER rifle range.
While the dinner picnic was part of
the days program, yet the real work
of the day came in trying to hit the
bull s eye with krag-Jorgensen rifle,
at distances of from 200 to 600 yards.
While the general atmospheric con
,ditiOns were not conducive to accurate
shooting, yet fair scores were made.
Those who might be termed the top
notchers for the day were as follows:
Shooting at 200 yards: Gorge Nudge
making record of 10 out of pos
sible %; II. B. Doe with a score also
of 10 points; Chester Fraser scoring
IA and Lot l.. Pearce with total of
IA out of possible 25 points.
Shooting at 300 yards: II. b. Doe,
~ points out of possible %; George
Hodge, scoring IS and Chester Fraser
with Is out of the possible 20.
Shooting at 800 yards; II. b. Doe,
scoring 10; George Nudge with 10 and
Lot L. Psaroe, II.
Shooting at 600 yards: Doe, 10; Geo.
c. l.. Snyder, IA, and Nudge IL.
Shooting will take place every day
this week with the big shoot next
Sunday. Captain Gehlhar ordered the
field telephone sent to the camp at
Imperial Beach which means that the
Rifle club will have to order one for
their own use.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
AUSTR0 GERMANS
HAVE LOST $4,000
IN LEMEET { 2G DRIVE
"
General Bog er Outaanked
Is Forced Retreat on 80
{. I. Ne Front
One RUSSIAN REGIMENT
TOOK 1000 PRISONERS
.r-r
French Gains North Of the
Somlne Endanger German
Positions
By William Philip Simrns.

NOhiteu TcSs staiI correspOnuent.)
Petrograd, Aug. 14.-The last formid-
able AustrO-German barrier to Lemberg
has been broken and the Teutonic forces
are making general retreat on q 90
mile front in the direction of the Cali
clan capital.
Compelled to retire from the strong
Strypa river positions by the threat that
his armies would be surrounded and cap.
tured, General Bothmer is falling sterd-
lily back on the Zlota Lipa, Is mil 3 to
the west. But Russian forces which
crossed the Zlota Lipa north of Stanis-
lau and the danger of blow at his
right flank will prevent Bothmer from
making stand here
On the whole line the Russian moving
machine is reaping bloody harvest.
On the front east and southeast of Lem
berg alone, it is estimated that the
Austro-Germans have lost $4,000 men,
or half their effectiveness. This fact.
it is believed, necessitates the continued
retreat before the Russians.
The Russians are systematically send
ing forward their infantry to pound the
enemy front, while Cossaek cavalry at
racks and demoralizes the wings. One
regiment of Orenburgers alone took
1000 Austro-German prisoners.
May Out Off One Army
A Russian cavalry force that captur-
ed Mariampol, eight miles southeast Of
Halitz, is believed to be pushing toward
the Halitz-Stanislau railway north of
the Dniester, only three miles away. The
capture of this crossing would cut orr
large force Of Austro-Germans who
retired from Stanislau and force them
to make a wide detour, constantly har.
rassed by Russian cavalry.
The war office announced today that
the Russians continue to advance west
ward in the region of the Strypa and
that other forces advancing westward
from the Koropetz, have reached q
point north of the Dniester before Mari
ampol, whose capture by cavalry was
announced yesterday.
At O'Clock Sunday morning the
-'"stro-Germans attacked Russian posi-
tions in the Kovel region. The fight
ing was severe in the region of Stoby-
chow, west of the Stochod, but the en-
emy was driven back to his old posi-
tlons by counter attack.
Along the south, the retreating enemy
: FJrces are checking the Russian advance
from behind fortified positions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
NEW YORK WOULD
. BE HIT HARDEST
IF STRIKE COMES
Cutting OFF Milk Supply Of
, 2,256,OOO Quarts Daily
Would Kill Babies
MEAT SUPPLY WOULD BE
USED UP In EIGHT DAYS
Would Throw Millions Out Of
Work---Railroads Can Run
Some Trains

New York, Aug. 14.-How the five
million people living in Greater New
York will be fed in the event of rail-
road strike is problem being given
consideration by officials here today.
Joseph j. Hartigan, secretary of May
or Mitchell's committee on food supply,
has recommended to Acting Mayor
Frank l.. Dowling that action be tax
en- by the city government to prepare
against stoppage of traffic in food
stuffs. Hartigan proposes that surveys
be made of all sources of food supply
which could be commandeered if the
strike is declared.
With the city in the grip of an infan-
tile paralysis epidemic, city authorities
are trying to determine how the $780,
900 quarts of milk the city consumes
daily could be brought to the city in the
event of strike.
Meat ,;cs.kers estimated today that
New York Is supply of meat would last
but eight days il the railroads were tied
up.
More than 100000 tourists are now in
New York, it is estimated. How these
people could be fed, to say nothing of.
their being unable to return to their
homes and places Of business, is also
troubling city officials.
As New York produces practically no
food stuffs, strike which would cut
off the city from its food supply would
result in appalling conditions in short
time; authorities said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
French Gains Important.

Paris, Aug. 4.-French troops follow
ed up their successes north &c the som
me yesterday with an advance so,th of
the river in sharp fighting last night
'outheast of Estrees, French detach-
ments captured several trenches be-
tween Fay and the road to Deniecourt,
widening their positions. On the front
north of the Somme there was brisk can
nonading around the newly won French
positions at Maurepas.
On the Verdun front the Germans at.
tackled three times last night east of
Hill 304 on the west bank of the Meuse,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
TRA|NMfN CONFER
WITH PRESIDENT;
OUTLOOK BETTER
Men Will Arbitrate If Rail-
roads Withdraw Counter
Proposals
RAILROAD MANAGERS
SAID TO HAVE AGREED
Brotherhood Leaders Are Op-
timistic After Consulting
President
THE RAILROAD
CONTROVERSY


( Brotherhoods Of conductors,
k engineers, firemen and train
men ask for basic eight hour
( day and time and half for
I over time.
Number of men directly in
volved 100000.
Total number of men involved
( 2,l55,000.
3 Number of railroad systems
( involved 225.
Mileage involved 100000.
Number Of railroad cars that
will be stopped if strike is call
: ed 2,5O7,977.
Railway managers have made
no definite proposition to EN-.
ployes. First proposed media
tiOn. Employees declined to join
( in request for mediation, but
accepted invitation from gov
< ernment board of mediation and
cOnciliation to submit PROPOSE
< tion to them. Mediation failed.
Mediators proposed arbitration,
which was almost unanimously
rejected by employees. Represen
k tatives of both sides accepted
President Wilson'S invitation to
( confer with him before final de
( cision is reached.
More than "a per cent of the
100000 of the employees directly
inv olved have voted to strike if
original demands are not
gra ited.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
By Robert J. Bender.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
Washington Aug 14.-The first step
in the effort of President Wilson to
prevent the threatened tie-up of the
country's railroads by strike, ended at
at noon today when representatives for
the employees left the White House smil-
ing broadly. They had been in confer.
enee with the president an hour and a
half.
"The negotiations are entirely in the
president 3 hands" said A. b. Garret.
son, spokesman of the employees. He
refused to discuss the situation beyond
that.
Warren S. Stone, representative of
the brotherhood of locomotive engineers
said:
81 am optimistic.
A. P. Lee, of the order Of railway
tIainmen added;
at looks very good"
The employees were to see the presi
dent again this afternoon. following hii
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
THE BEAR STILL FAST

Eureka, Cal, Aug. 14.-After swing
ing freely with the waves Saturday
night, the steamer Bear which went
on reef near here in June, settled
again during the night and the tugs Sal
vor and Relief have been unable to
move her more than few inches. Sal
vagers declared today that the last ia
vorable tide during this month has now
passed, but they will continue their at
tempts to float the vessel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
Would Paralyze Labor.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-A general railway
strike will throw more than half mil
hon men out of work here, according
10 conservative estimaes made today.
According to M. G. Bierd, president of
the Chicago and Alton railroad, Chicago,
the greatest railroad center of the
world, is unprepared for a strike. More
than 10000 cars of freight pass through
Chicago daily, he estimated and the
confusion should these cars be left at a
standstill would affect the entire ma
tion. In addition to 100000 railway
men who would have to walk out if \
strike were ordered, 100000 other work
ers would be affected.
Chicago is the terminus for 80 rail
roads, having total mileage of 81 ,62I
miles, or more than 40 per cent of the
entire mileage of the United States.
Fourteen hundred miles of belt line en-
circle the city-one-third of the belt
lire mileage of the country. There are
more than 100 freight yards and 315
freight receiving stations.
Children would be the first here to
feel the effect of strike. More than
th.ee.fonrths of the zee supply and nine
tenths of the milk supply is shipped
here by railroad.
Bierd declared he did not believe any
attempt would be made by the govern
ment to take over the railroads
~ have never heard of such n
thing" he said. "f there is such a
project it has never reached me. F"
Bierd believes that a settlement Will
be reached through President Wilson.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
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DEATH LIST as

k Johnstown. Pa, Aug. a.
|: With the finding of several ad-
|: ditional bodies in the wreckage
< of the two trolley cars which
< met head-on at Brookdale, sew
I: eral miles from here Saturday
( and the death of several of the
( victims in local hospitals Satur-
( day night and yesterday, the
< death toll of the horror mounted
< to 26.
K Several of the injured are in
( critical condition. Fifty-five
< persons are in the hospitals.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
BREAD MAY Be HIGHER
BUT PIE STANDS PAT
Federal Investigation Begins
As to Cause Of Wheaps
Big Jump
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OH! YOU PIE

Chicago, Aug. IA. - Wheat,
flour and bread prices may rise,
but that old American standby,
pie, is safe at five cents slice
over the lunch counter.
"There will be no increase in
the price of pie" Elmer j.
Case, president of the Case &
Martin Pie company declared to-
day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
VICTIMS OF FLOOD "a.

Charleston. w. Va, Aug. a.
Fifty-six bodies have been re-
covered and 3s persons are miss
ing and are now known to have
lost their lives in Wednesday, IS
flood in the Cabin Creek district,
Colonel Charles Morrison report
ed to Governor Hatfield today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
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RAINS HELP CORN CROP

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. A.
With a general rain falling ov-
er Nebraska today and with
good rains over practically all
the state last week, at least a
fair crop of corn is assured.
I'm some sections where it was
feared the drouth had been ia
tai a fair crop will be raised
and in some localities it is re-
ported the crop will be way a
bove average,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-14
CENSOR OPENED LETTER
AND MONEY is MISSING

Berlin, via wireless to Say
vile, l.. L., Aug. IA letter
from the Suabian Association
of Los Angeles, Cal, addressed
Stuttgart, Germany, and mailed
May 10, has just arrived and an
enclosure of 1925 is missing,
the semi-official news agency
asserted today. The letter had
been opened by the British cen
sor.
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PUBLIC MANNERS AND ELDERLY PEOPLE.

An elderly who walks quite eebly using good deal
time complained writer the other day of the needless
of the public school children.
81 was going along street. he said when bunch of them
along abreast feeling pretty weak and dizzy but
they Just gutter and of them switched his
that they knocked of hand Never stopped
TO pick it up o say Excuse me, either.
that aged lady also spoke OF the way she
felt she herself ridiculous in crossing street
II suppose did get fustered she admitted and probably
fool of myself just couldn't help it, But couldn't look
all around at once first the automobile within
about ought have right ahead but
instead my wits and drew back and the machine had
stop sharp get of the Then could hear them
laughing at me-"
children concerned the teachers do something 1t
damage boy girl without oreverence
people The odsters along without the
peoples respect the youngsters will suffer loss they do not
cultivate the friendship of older persons.
this lack Reconsideration for the older people not
confined the little There grOwnups to
whom hairs nothing The world which the
the hndmost If handicapped by failing
muscles that is your misfortune, not my fault.
gentleman lady scarcely insists the full
his rights He would rather lose the best in the
the ticket window if he nudge and elbow and
joste to get it.
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Steel Removed From Eye.
lMadisnnyille Hnstler.l

jacksonville Hustler)
Andrew Crenshaw, it will be remem-
bered, suffered an injury to his eye
some two years or more ago, due to a
piece or pieces of steel wedge flying
off and into his eye. Since that time
his eye has never gotten entirely we'll,
and has given him more or less pain
and trouble all the time since. So a
few days ago he discovered that some
foreign particle was making or about
to make its appearance, so he came
here for examination and local ply
stefan, DR.. NJ. Brown, found and re-
a piece of steel from Mr. Cren-
shaw's eye almost as large as a small
grain of wheat. The piece Of steel
was slightly rusted and the wonder is
that is did not give Mr.. Crenshaw more
trouble than it did. Mr.. Crenshaw
thinks now his eye feels better than it
did since first it got hurt.
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
January 10.
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1691-Died George Fox, founder of the
Quakers. He travelled in a leather
doublet and his belief took deep root
wherever he spoke.
1S04-Modern printers ink was first
used in Philadelphia by Jacob John
ston
1S14-Emperor of Russia and King of
Prussia crossed the Rhine as allies
to conquer France.
1S40-Steamer Lexington disaster, 141
lives lost in Long Island Sound.
1S62-Edwin NJ Stanton became Sec
rotary of War for the United States
19OS-Panic at Boyerstown Theater,
Philadelphia, 167 killed.
1913-Federal Judge Robert w. Arch
bold was impeached by the United
States Senate.
19l5-Zapata's troops evacuate Mexico
City; Gutierrez reappointed provi-
sional president by Villa-Zapata
convention.
1915-9S,O0O persons killed, $4,000 in
jured by earthquake in central
Italy.
1915-The War-Two German subma-
rines reported sunk by Dover bat
teries, French troops retreat before
attack of Germans east of Scissors.
Count Berchtold, Austrian minister
Of Foreign Affairs, resigns, succeeded
by Baron Burian, Hungarian.
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Priced Gift
Falmouth Pendletonian.)

(Falmouth Pendletonian.)
Mrs Charles Ewing of Hightower,
has one gift. among the seasons pres
entations. that is especially priced, and
which will be a treasure to her
throughout the future years of her life.
II is a quilt made for her by her "a
year-old grandmother, Mrs. Stanley
The aged lady, so remarkably well
preserved at this advanced age, 'now
lives in Missouri, but her former home
was in Pendleton county Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Minerva Basket, resides at
Boyd, and the latters son, Jesse Bask-
EFT, is connected with the tobacco
warehouse industry of Falmouth. The
hosts of friends and relatives through
out Pendleton and Harrison counties
will be glad to have this bit of cheer
full news that Mrs. Stanley, at the age
of "a years, is still able to find placid
in life.
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Good Averages.
Falmouth 0utlook.)

G. w. Hanker, near Demossville,
was in town Tuesday and coughed up
a wagon wheel for years subscrip-
ton with the best of graces. He was
feeling good over the fact that he had
just sold his crop of tobacco on the
loose leaf market at the Falmouth
house for S12,6O per hundred pounds
c A. Daugherty and d. NJ. Daugherty
were trailing a little in the rear, with
averages of 1O% and 91a cents They.
too, were wearing one of those smiles
that won't come off.
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!. OUR DAILY BmTHDAY PARTY 4.
I. January 10. IL
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Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain,
member Of the central board Of con-
troll. to curb the drinking Of liquor In
the munitions and camp areas OF the
British army, is go years old today.
He has been a soldier and diplomat
all his life, and did notable work as
private secretary to Lord Roberts dur
ing the South African war Sir Ne
Vile was inspector general of the Roy
Irish Constabulary when the war
broke out. His nineteen years with
Lord Roberts had trained him to han
die large plans and when the British
government decided to curb the use of
liquor during the war, he was chosen,
with large employers of labor, social
workers, scientists and labor leaders
to carry out the work Sir Neville
was born on January 10, 1856, the son
Of lieutenant in the Indian army. He
entered the army at II and served as
interpreter, staff officer and organizer
Of territorial troops under Lord Rob-
erts for twenty-seven years.
Harry A. Storrs, coast defense engi-
neer for the United States, So years
old today.
Or. Ross G. Harrison, Yale anato-
mist, 46 years old today.
Prof Wilhelm Vein, German scien-
fist and Nobel prize winner, So years
old today.
Major Geieral William p. Duvall, U.
S. A., retired, SO years old today.
Lord Richard Nevill, controller to
the Duke of Connaught, So years old
today.
Prince Arthur of Connaught, son of
the Governor General of Canada, 33
years old today.
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Turkeys Still TrOtting.
(Falmonth Ontlook.l

Mrs. " f. Britton of Butler, r. d.
No. l, has surely raised the heavy
weight turkeys in this section, IL not
in the state. She sold twenty-five
birds that averaged sixteen and one
third pounds and brought her an av-
erage of $3.O3 a head. These are tur-
key-trotters with ball-bearing joints,
and are throwing dust in the eyes Of
all other turkey raisers that have
been reported to the press of the state.
If anybody can beat this record let us
hear from them.