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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1907. WEST AND SOUTH CAN NAME TACT Balance of Power in Conven tion Will Not Rest With the East. to Mr. Roosevelt. That vote may be just as instrumental In nominating Mr. Taft. EASTERN STATES DIVIDED Each Has Favorite Son, but All Are Reactionaries Except Hughes and Cannot Get the Vole of the West and the South. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, Sept. 8. The States west of the Mississippi River and South of the Mason and Dixon line can select the next Republican Presidential candidate If they unite, and they need not con sult the -wishes or desires of New York. Pennsylvania, New England or the Middle States. In other words, the West and South can eliminate Penn sylvania and Senator Knox, New York and Gov. Hughes. Ohio and Sec retary Taft. Indiana and Vice-President Fairbanks, and- Illinois and Speaker Cannon, and nominate any candidate upon whom all Western and Southern delegates can agree. It is not likely that any such tactics will be employed, yet this suggestion was made by the New York World, which has for two years or more predicted the renoniination and re-election of Roosevelt, and it was the World which figured out how President Roosevelt could be nominated without the sup port of a single state that has a prom inent candidate In the field. West and South Have Majority. The suggestion is of interest, re gardless of the bearing it may have on Mr. Roosevelt's future, for it dem onstrates that the balance of power, is not necessarily in the great East. Jfew York need not be a pivotal state; no more need Ohio or Indiana or Illinois or Pennsylvania. But there Is little likelihood that the West and South will be a unit, and It will therefore be necessary to go into the Eastern or Middle States to get votes enough to nominate the next Republican candi date. , In the Republican National conven tion will be t)!2 delegates. Of this total. 332 will come from the South, J6 from the territories and 156 from the states west of the m Mississippi River, a total of 514. This is a sate working majority of the entire con vention, and more than enough votes to nominate. If, between now and the assembling of the convention, Mr. Roosevelt should announce that ho would accept another nomination, there is little doubt that he would get ev ery one cf the 514 votes of the West and South, as well as most of the votes from the Eastern and Middle States. But the President seems to stand firmly by his declaration made the day of his election, and. while some out of the 614 delegates will vote for him anyway, others will take him at his word and support some other can didate. Insists Roosevelt Will Run. While the World still professes to believe that Mr. Roosevelt will be re nominated, it does not explain what Is to overcome the attitude of the Presi dent. By Inference it conveys the im pression that the President will soon er or later declare himself a candi date. But such a declaration from the President at this lata day would be most unexpected. The only utterance the President has ever made on this subject has been to confirm his de clinatlon 'of another nomination. By repeatedly declaring his position, he has 'led other candidates, among them his friend Mr. Taft, to believe that he would not accept another nomination under any condition, and has encour aged the various candidates to enter the race and make the best fight pos slble right up to the time the conven tlon votes. It would be very unlike Mr. Roosevelt to encourage Mr. Taft to go ahead with his campaign, and then, at the last minute, announce that he himself intended to be a candidate, knowing full well that any such de claration would have but one result. ' ' No Other Can Get Solid West. Eliminating Mr. Roosevelt, because he has eliminated himself, there is only one other candidate who would stand much chance of securing the solid vote of the West and South. Mr. Knox could not ex pect It, for the West has Its suspicions of the Pennsylvania Senator, based on his past business affiliations with the corpo rations. Mr. Cannon could not get It, for he la a standpatter of the worst type, and the West wants a tariff-revision candidate, and so does the South. Mr. Fairbanks could not get this combination because he is weak in every section of the country and not the type of man the West admires. Mr. Hughes might make a very fair showing both South and West, but his comparatively short political career would handicap him. Mr. Taft Is the only man who would run strong in the South and West. Senator Foraker says that Mr. Taft will never have a solid delegation from Ohio, and the Senator is probably correct, but. If Mr. Taft could get part of the Ohio delegation, he could get a large portion of the West and South and could land the nomination, even with a divided delega tion from his own state. Mr. Taft stands for the Roosevelt policies, which are popular alike In the West and South; he stands for tariff revision, which is de manded in both sections, and the fact that he has the utter confidence of the President is sufficient guarantee as to his honesty and integrity. He Can't Get New York. It may transpire that the West and South will combine with the Taft wing of the Ohio delegation and so name the next Republican Presidential candidate. Certainly Mr. Taft must get the larger part of his support from those sections, for It is the East and Middle section of the country that presents the rival candi dates, and not one among them is willing to turn his support over to Mr. Taft. On the contrary, they have all apparently agreed that Mr. Taft must be defeated at any cost. Not one of the prominent candidates now In the field Is willing to withdraw in favor of the War Secretary In case his own nomination Is out of the question. Mr. Taft is the last man they want to see nominated, and this is largely due to the fact that Mr. Taft Is the only candidate in the lot In hearty accord with the Roosevelt policies. The others ren resent the reactionary element the stand pat element. As stated by the World, the West and South may choose the next Republican candidate, but it is by no means certain that the vote of those sections will go TAFT IS LEADING CANDIDATE Piatt Expresses Opinion, but Thinks He Can't eGt eXw York. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 9. Senator Piatt, of New York, looks upon Secretary Taft as the leading Republican candidate for the Presidential nomination. Not that It mat ters what Mr. Piatt thinks, for his In fluence wiir not be felt In the next cam paign. But Mr. Piatt still retains some of his old political sagacity and his mind is fairly active, considering his physical condition, so his judgment is not alto gether without value. While Mr. Piatt believes Mr. Taft Is stronger than any of the other candidates in the field, he has doubts as to whether New York will support him, and he be lieves that President Roosevelt will not be strong enough to deliver the New York delegation to Mr. Taft. Indeed Mr. Piatt doubts if Mr. Roosevelt can deliver the New York delegation to any candidate. Nevertheless, it is his opinion that Mr. Taft is the stronger for having the en dorsement of Mr. Roosevelt a view that does not coincide with the opinion of some other Republicans of prominence. Mr. Piatt was asked whom he regarded as the Republican leader in New York, nd he replied: 'Ask me something easy. He does not believe Air. itooseveit Is regarded as the party leader, nor does he take much stock in the talk of Sec retary Cortelyou. For Governor Hughes he has the utmost contempt and regards him in about the same light he viewed Mr. Roosevelt at the time "he forced Mr. Roosevelt Into the Vice-Presidency." After his experience in making one Vice- President. Mr. Piatt will not undertake to shelve Mr. Hughes, but leave him, as he says, to work out his own destruction. CANT GET INTO JAIL Mail-Thief, Out on Honor, Is Ready to Keep Pledge. JUDGE ISSUED NO ORDER McCaffery Applies to Begin Sen tence, but Must Remain Free Till Judge Returns Movement for Pardon or Parole Begun. CHICAGO, Sept. 9. (Special.) John E. McCaffery, the letter-carrier sentenced by Judge Landis to one year in the Bride well for opening and stealing from a let ter, but who was given 60 days In which to get money enough for the support of his wife and child during his term of In carceration was not allowed to fulfill his LIVES LIKE WILD ANIMAL RUNAWAY GIRL PREFERS LIB ERTY IN PINE WOODS. Fled From Mother's .Cruelty Three Months Ago and Slept on Bed of Leaves In Thicket. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Sept. 9.-(Spe-clal.) Unclothed except for a ragged shirt, with her hair matted and hanging about her neck and shoulders, and re sembling an animal, Elsie Holland, 13 years old, has been found. Rather than live with her adopted mother, who, she asserts, beat and otherwise lil-treated her. the girl ran away three months ago and has since been living in a pine woods at Berlin, N. J. , Elsie has lived In a thicket, subsisting on what edible things she found in the woods. At night she slept on a bed of leaves and old quilts. Through neighbors it was learned that the girl was in a thicket near a swamp in the pine woods. After a long search she was discovered. The girl tried to escape, but was caught and turned over to her mother. FRAUDS IN FOREST LANDS Valuable Timber Land Secured Un der Disguise of Mineral. HELENA, Mont., Sept. 9. (Special.) Evidently suspecting frauds In connec tion with the location of mining claims in the Helena forest reserve, the National Government has sent Arthur J. Collier, of Washington. D. C. to this city to conduct an Investigation. The Helena forest is among the largest in the state and includes the Butte Held, where a strict Investigation will be conducted also. The main purpose of the Government Is to secure restorations to the public domain where it can be shown that under the guise of locating mining claims, valuable timber rights bave been availed of, the law permitting actual prospectors the right to uhe necessary timber in the de velopment of their claims. Therefore, no more patents to mining claims on forest reserves will be granted except where the good faith of the locator is proved. Vv here timber lands have been secured In this manner the Government will endeavor to effect a restoration. Referring to the Investigations and classifications of the coal lands of Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota, Mr. Collier said that the work has been under taken by the Government with a definite policy of preventing the coal companies and railroads of the West from monopoliz ing the Western coal lands as those of the East have been. KNOW NOT THEY'RE AT SEA Lusitania's Passengers Feel No Vi bration Lucaniii Is Distanced. NEW YORK, Sept. 9. Dispatches by wireless telegraph from the Steamer Lusltanla. one of the giant ships that are expected to break records In making the trip between England and the United States, give some details how the steamer Is acting on her first voyage. One wire less message says: "The Lusitania traveled at no great pace at first, but the absence of vibration was so noticeable that It made the pas sengers believe that they were dining in a hotel. After dinner the pace was in creased. "The Lucania. which left Liverpool four hours ahead of us, was overtaken and passed at 4:00 Sunday morning. She had half an hour start of us, leaving Queenstown. LAND THIEF IS SET FREE Ill-Health Moves Presldenfs Pity for Rich Old Bradford. WASHINGTON. Sept. .9. (Special.) James L. Bradford, land grafter, will be released from the parish jail at New Orleans on October 20, the President hav ing commuted his sentence of two years so as to expire on that date. Bradford has been in jail since June last, and his release is due to representations that his health Is broken. He Is upward of 70 years old, and very wealthy. Bradford had been one of the most prominent men at the bar of New Or leans for 25 years, when he was found guilty on December 23, 1905, and on Feb ruary 22. 1906, he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment and fined $5000. Bradford's frauds resulted in the acqui sition of more than 1000 acres of public land, covered with valuable timber. Playing Draw-Poker In Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 9. (Special.) F. Leatherman, R. Cakll, A. Okla, A. Slpi, K. Lampinan, H. Miller and Guy E. Fuller, charged with gambling, ap peared by their attorney, and Al Sea feldt. charged with being the proprie tor of a place where gambling Is con ducted, appeared In person in the Jus tice Court this afternoon, where they waived examination and were" held to await the action of the Circuit Court. Seafeldt's bonds were fixed at $100 and the ball of the others was set at 2a each, the amount they had on deposit with the Justice Court. The men were arrested on last Wednesday morning, charged with playing draw poker In the Welnhard beer hall. :k f t . tjlr Arthur Conan Doyle, Who Has Proved Himself Real Sherlock Holmes In Edaljl Case. promise to the Federal Judge to begin his sentence today. He reported to the superintendent of the House of Correc tion, however, and announced himself as ready to be imprisoned. When McCaffery appeared "at the Bride well he was accompanied by his wife and her sister. All three appeared to be downcast, but McCaffery announced that he was anxious to begin his sentence. "My name is McCaffery," said the young man, when the superintendent ap peared. "I have come to begin my sen eence of one year." "Yes, but have you the commitment papers?" asked Superintendent Whitman. "No, I have no papers at all." replied McCaffery. "I am here In compliance with the order of Judge Landis and I want to begin my sentence as soon as possible." "We have no mittimus authorizing us lo hold you," said Mr. Whitman. "We cannot incercerate you unless you have the proper order of Court." After further argument Mr. Whitman agreed to ask the officials at the Federal building. There he learned that there had not been any mittimus for the would-be prisoner and that Judge Landis had never Issued any orders in the case. A movement to secure McCaffery's free dom was started among the court at taches and clerks in the Federal building, when it was learned that the mail thief had- kept his pledge to Judge Landis. Ef forts will be made to have the Court suspend sentence or place the prisoner under parole for the time he is supposed to serve In the Bridewell. In the mean time no attempt will be made to commit the former mail-carrier to the Bridewell until Judge Landis returns, September 24. T HAS GAINED TWELVE POUNDS UNDER MULDOON'S CARE. Voracious Worker Wlio Becomes Ab sorbed In Task and Forgets to Eat or Rest. NEW YORK, Sept. 9. Secretary of State Ellhu Root, who has been a patient at William Muldoon's institution at White Plains, left there last night. The Secre tary gained 12 pounds while In the Institu tion, andhe told his friends that he felt like a new man. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Sept. 9. Those persons who Inti mately know the Secretary of State and who are familiar with his manner of life are not surprised that he found It neces sary to take a course of training under the mighty Muldoon. Mr. Root is the most voracious worker in the Cabinet, not excepting Secretary Taft. He may not accomplish more than the Secretary of War. but he has a different way of going about it. Neither one of these men shirks any responsibility placed upon him, neith er shifts to other shoulders work that he himself should perform, and each presides over a Department whose duties would completely break down a man of ordinary mind and ordinary physical capacity.. Mr. Taft knows what confronts him and he goes after it, but he does not overlook the fact that there Is an inner man with whom he must reckon. He knows when it is time to rest; when it is time to eat, and when it is time for recreation. In that respect the Secretary of War Is very much like the President. The Secretary of State, on the other hand, gives less thought to his physical well-being. He may be engrossed In some Important matter and completely forget that he has an appetite or that there is a limit to his strength. It Is not uncommon for 'him to go to rj desk In the morning, forget all about lunch, and perhaps labor on In one continuous strain until 8 or 9 o'clock at night, absolutely without rest or nourishment. Of course that kind of life would tell on the strong est of men, and long continuance of the practice has told on the Secretary of State. It Is true he takes some exercise, but he does not take enough, and he does not take it at the proper time. It is remarkable that Mr. Root has been able to bear up so long under the self-imposed strain. It will be equally remark able. If Jie changes his manner of life after he returns from Muldoon's. Work is a habit with him; It is everything. He cares little for the social side of life; he cares little for recreation. But he may have stored iip enough energy on his re- Bur son Hose 15c WOMEN'S FAST BLACK HOSE, the famous "Burson" make, a splendid grade of cot ton, and sold usually at 25c the pair. Seamless aud fast color, a well-known make, very special for Tuesday only, pair 75c - I K II IW f LADIES' HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS J WQsBii Kit F 1FTH WAS H I NGTON" S I XTH 5TRE ET5 Bracelets $1.89 fl GOLD -FILLED BRACELETS, in Roman or bright gold finish, a fine-Jine to select from; spe cial Tuesday, 1 Q Q each... pl,0& PEARL DOG COLLARS, six strand style, with pearl or Rhinestone bars; regular $3.00 values, spe- . $ 03 derful Sale Ribbons 37c An assortment containing thousands and thousands of yards. Ribbons of the best possible qualities and exquisitely beautiful quality and design. There are many styles and many qualities ; there are many patterns and ribbons for all sorts of uses. There are canvas weaves in six-inch widths, with satin borders. This ribbon comes in plain white and is just the right thing for embroidering fancy work on. There are the Scotch high-ball ribbons, with embroidered de signs. The grounds are plain canvas weave, In tan color, with embroidered dots and figures in pink or red. There are double-faced satin ribbons for hatbands and general millinery use. These are very new, have one side in green and the other in white, one Bide in red and the other in green, etc. These ribbons are 5V2 inches wide, just the width that is required of thev smart hats. Then there are the all-silk satin taffeta ribbons, 5 inches wide. These are to be had here in all the best shades, and are extremely popular for use in trimming hats. There are the graduated dot satin taffeta ribbon, 5y2 inches wide. One of the pret tiest ribbon novelties brought out this season. All in all, this is a ribbon sale quite unique in the values offered, in the immensity of selection, and in the de sirability of the patterns shown. " The values run to 75c the yard, none are worth less than 50c and most of these described here are regular 60c and 75c grades, Your choice of any in the lot, Tuesday, the yard, only 50c Chiffon Veiling 25c Yd Our regular 50c quality, but you'd see the same grade in some stores marked at ?5c. We court comparison with the same grade in any store in the West, and feel sure that we gain by it. These veilings are in white, black and all good shades, and superb 50c quality; OT special for Tuesday, only DRESS NETS, 45 inches wide, in white or cream ; an extra good quality, in dotted or figured patterns. This is a good value at $1.75 the yard; special for Tuesday only, yard GLOVES that every woman wants and can wear the year round. They're a fine, rich silk, and come in black or white. They're good long ones that reach past the elbow regular 16-button length, lney're a snperD grade of silk, and sell regularly at $1.75 and $2.00 the pair, CQJi kf n-a Jo.s l,orv, cola f -naif J 69c but we place them on sale at, per pair. A Sale of Embroideries Beautiful patterns, in edges and insertions; we have them in openwork or blind embroidery, in buttonhole, floral and baby Irish designs. There are hundreds and hundreds of yards, and all widths. Embroi deries for trimming underwear, for making waists or corset covers, for trimming lingerie dresses and for all uses. Several grades, priced like this : Worth to 35c yard for.... 15 Worth to 65c yard for....37 Worth to 60c yard for 25 Worth to $1.50 yard for 48 WOMEN'S SILK GLOVES, in black or white; 12 and 16-button lengths; a grade we sell regularly at $2.25; & J slQ special pl,TO WOMEN'S SILK GLOVES, in black or white, with very heavy, finger tips; Fowne's or Kayser's make, and regular $2.50 val- (f jf OQ ues; special yl07 Corsets "rice Too A sale on the world-famous Royal Woreesters, in the Sap phire models. Corsets that fit and give grace to the wearer, that insure a perfect fit for the new go'ns. Corsets that women who want the best have been unanimous in the ap proval of. These splendid goods typify the highest grade of workmanship, and are made from the best materials ob tainable. We have gone through our lines and selected sev eral hundred from short lots that we can't reorder. Most of these are styles almost exactly the same as w will have for msSi- the coming season; some are models 1VS that, will h rlrnrmpd nffpr this Fall The materials are coutil, batiste, silk c, i Daiiste ana Drocne silk, mere are over 20 styles, including the long, me dium length and short, low, medium or high bust, and the Princess hip. 1.. 11 , 71 1 1 i fcS ""TJIXYI A,clllJr muucia nave iiubc auppul L- il-Kri ers attached, and the sizes run from or, i ' 18 to 30. W Divided into 4 Lots as Follows: Lot 1, worth $3.75 to d o on ffij Lot 2, worth $6.00 to O -au, special.. .V ?D&-W$L Lot 3. worth $11.50 to tfirt r r H VWfB Lot 4, worth $17.50 to Q 0T ' JVM."' $20.00, special. V WOMEN'S WHITE CAMBRIC PETTICOATS, made with deep double lawn flounce and four clusters of fine tucks and trimmed with embroidery edging; a regut rf 1 AO lar $2.00 skirt, sells for only pM.T7 CHILDREN'S GINGHAM APRONS, blue and white checked patterns, in full-length styles; box pattern with fitted back and long sleeves; for little ones from 2 to 8 years ' 1 Of of age; regular 35c values, special C WOMEN'S CORSET COVERS, made of fine materials and in a dainty' style ; low neck and full front, trimmed in em broidery, lace insertions and edgings; regular 75c yf O values; special. frJC In The Art Department IvA UNDRY BAG S Large size, made with denim and trimmed with Oriental braids; or made of tricot cloth and trimmed with hand embroidery; regular $1.50 QO values, special iOC !7P: 1 A MM A a All These Half Price COME TODAY SURE Three lines bargainized, and in each we offer some of the best garments we have. Suits, Coats and Dressy Waists, all go at prices that spell values phenome nal. Values so unusual, styles so good, qualities so dependable, that not to buy is extravagant. FIRST COME THE SUITS: Most of these are Eton Suits, constructed of splendid all-wool voiles, Panamas and broadcloths. They're trimmed with ap plique lace, filmy, foamy Valenciennes lace, silk braids and fancy buttons. They're tailored by hand and lined with high-grade silk. The colors ara navy blue, black, brown, green and royal blue. Suits admirably adapted for early or late Fall wear, and for the street or for dress occasions. Then, too, there are some light-colored fancy suitings in the smart Eton suits, trimmed in the same styles as the Panamas and voiles. These Eton suits are regularly worth from $35.00 to $75.00. Then there are jacket suits in very correct tailored styles; some mannish models that set off to perfection the figure of the wearer, if she be inclined to plumpness. These come in brown, navy blue, black and the ultra-fashionable London smoke. Worth to $38.50. There are over 250 suits in this as sortment, including Eton and jacket styles. None sold on approval, none sent on phone orders, none laid aside and only one to a customer. Your unrestricted choice Half Price WOMEN'S TOURIST COATS, in fancy all-wool materials, checks and mixtures; these come in the cape ef fects, or with mannish lapels; they're very swagger and desirable garments. Prices regularly from $8.50 to $26.50; Halt Price .your choice of . over 60 at WOMEN'S DRESS WAISTS, in fancy silk chiffon, crepe de chine, wash silks and net over silk. The silk conies in many patterns and designs, and the chiffon and net are charmingly dainty models; they are trimmed with lace, medalliqns and tucks; worth to $28.50 :eyaT.r..... Half Price cent vacation tt carry him through to the end of his term. Mr. Root is a physical wonder. WILL MAKE MEAT CHEAPER Harvard Scientist Finds Spleen Val uable Article of Food. BOSTON, Mass., Sept. . (Special.) Declaring that red blood corpuscles come from the spleen and also announcing that he had found that spleens are edible. Dr. Edward Williams, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, believes he has found the means of adding 50.000.000 pounds .to the Nation's annual meat sup ply, which should mean a saving of ;5,- 000.009 a year. His discovery, he believes, makes It possible to secure meat at a cost not exceeding 10 cents a pound. Dr. Williams was graduated from the Harvard Medical School In 1865 and sev eral years ago gave up a profitable prac tice to engage In original research. Speak ing of his- work to one of the few persons who ever gained admittance to his quar ters, he said: "I want to know all about the blood, for there are some features connected with it which have always been- a mys tery. In the work I have been carrying on I think the most Important discov ery I have made is in regard to the spleen, for I have found that it is this organ which makes the red blood corp uscles. . "I ate my first spleen about five years ago and found it quite palatable. So far as I know, I was the first man who ever ate -one, but I learned later on that In some parts of Germany spleens have been eaten for years and that the ne groes In the South were particularly fond of hogs' spleens. ' "The reason spleens have never been an article of commercial value in the beef industry is because they spoil quickly. There is little use in placing them on ice, for after a few hours they seem to disintegrate ,and fall apart, and consequently are not marketable." Plague Can't Enter San Diego. SaX' DIEGO. Cal., Sept. 9. The bubonic plague stands little chance of getting Into San Diego, so strict are the quarantine regulations. All vessels from San Fran cisco must be fumigated before they are allowed to leave the station here unless they have beenf umigated before leaving San Francisco. AH vessels are kept at a distance of six feet from the wharf, and hawsers leading ashore are fitted with shields, which prevent rats from passing either way. WEDDING AND VISITING CARDS W.G.SHITH5C0. WASHINGTON BUILDING Fourth and Washinf torn Strasta