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t WILL RENEW WAR ADMITS USE OF WHAT ROOSEVELT CURTIS T POKES HOLES IN ON RENO GAMBLERS IS FREE TO SHOOT GOVERNMENT FEED BY LABOR 11 STATE'S E VIDENCE ANTI-GAMBLING LEAGVE AIMS TO REFORM NEVADA. LIMIT TO PRESIDENT'S HUNT ING IN EAST AFRICA. MOORE DECLARES OFFICERS SAID IT WAS CUSTOMARY. BURTON ADMITS URNS GDMPERS SCORED GHASTLY CRIME BRYAN'S LOGIC ' 4 Taft Exposes Fallacy of Tariff Fable. SPEAKS TO IMMENSE CROWDS Mew York State Receives Ohioan With Open Arms. SUGAR SPEECH AT YONKERS Tells Besldents- How Much They Would Profit and How Their In dustries Would Flourish Cn der Nenraskan's Policies. TROT. X. T.. Oct. 27. The Industries of the crties and towns which line the banks of the picturesque Hudson from Greater New York to Troy -were made the text of the speeches of W. H. Taft today to the people of these cities and towns. Yonkers smiled on the big form of the ohioan through a heavy shower. He talked at length to as many as could get Into the largest theater and then ad dressed those who stood and waited In the rain, whose number was even greater. Mr. Bryan spoke In Tonkers today, and siring he understood his distinguished opponent had charged that the Republican party had done nothing - for labor Mr. Taft first asserted that the policies of the Itpiibllran party had been chiefly devoted to the Interests of labor and then pointed out that with protective policy the sugar refining industry was made possible, the chief enterprise of the city. Refutes Bryan's ArsnmenU. 'Certainly Mr. Bryan was a bold man to advocate such views In a town like Yonkers." continued Mr. Taft. "which I believe Is one of the greatest manufac turing towns In proportion to Its slse in the State of New York and Is dependent upon the protective system." As a sample. Mr. Taft said, "of the utter Impractical, destructive character of Mr. Bryan's recommendation with reference to economic reforms." he would cite what Mr. Bryan would do with the Yonkers Sugar Refinery, assuming for argument, that tha refinery was in a trust. Mr. Taft said: "He would take off the differential on sugar that protection which is necessary to enable us to have any sugar refineries In this country. It would cause the estab lishment of refineries In Germany, and all of your population here dependent on this refinery would ba affected. And not only would It destroy the trust, but with It the independent refineries. Opposed to Monopoly. The Republican party is Just as much opposed to monopoly as the Democratic party," Mr. Taft announced later. "It passed and enforced the anti-trust law. It believes in going directly at the evil of monopoly by punishing men for continuing it rather than by destroying the industries and the great combinations of capital that have much utility and are of such benefit to the wage-earners. It believes In stamping out the evil and not stamping out the corporation." Tarrytown. Peeksklll and Flshklll land ing listened in the rain to short speeches delivered by the candidate from the rear of his car. The dampness did not seem to dull the ardor of the citliens. When the Taft special reached Poughkeepsle at 1 o'clock the rain had Just ceased and the sun came out brightly. He was driven to the Collinwood Opera House, which, was crowded to the doors. A class of girls from Vassar College tried to "get" Judgs Taft's speech In shorthand, and an enthu siast in the gallery attracted brief atten tion by shouting: Jokes About Smile. "He surely wears 'the smile that won't come off.' " "It will still be there next Tuesday." re joined Judge Tift and in his hope the audience seemed to concur. Here the Re publican candidate reverted to Mr. Bryan's Issue. "Shall tlie people rule?" " -Shall the people ruler has stranded." lie declared. "The truth is that the propo sition that the people had not ruled up to this date met with so much ridicule that It has faded out as an Issue." Mr. Taft was so much in demand by the immense crowd outside the theater when he emerged, that he made a second speech from the steps of the Republican headquarters building. Another brief speech was made a: Hudon, after which the special ran to Schenectady where nearly three hours were occupied by the undulate In the delivery of three speeches, all of them predominant with the labor Issues. The employes of the American Locomotive works were spoken to first, receiving the candidate with much show of enthusiasm. The Taft special was delayed so It was nearly lrt o'clock before It reached Cthoes. where a monster meeting was addressed. The Interests of labor were talked of at each place and enthusiasm was at a high pitch. The theory of protection, as explained by Mr. Taft. was heartily ap plauded and the candidate remarked that the people of Cohoea. an Industrial cen ter had to be awake to their own in terests. In this connection he said that Mr. Bryan was the author of the state ment In the Democratic platform, "pro tection Is the robbery of the many for the benefit of the few." Compliments to Troy Laundries. Troy mas reached at 10:30 o'clock. The immense Bolton hall was packed and tConoluded on Fa- a.) Lieutenant Also Testifies He Had Xominal Title to Horse Fed on Federal Forage. DETROIT, Oct. 27. When the court martial of Captain Charles G. French, quartermaster of the Seventh United States Infantry, was resumed at Fort Wayne today. Second Lieutenant Moore, of the Seventh took the stand. It is charged that Captain French misappro priated a quantity of Government forage by permitting It to be fed horses used by officers at the post but really owned by Dr. John L. Burkhard. Lieutenant Moore frankly admitted to day that he had been given nominal title to a horse owned by Burkhard and he used the animal and fed it on Government forage. He said he felt that the Govern ment profited through his having the use of It and therefore It was not Improper to feed the horse on Government forage as would have been done had It been his own. He declared that he had been told by officers that such was the custom practically throughout the Army. Lieutenant Moore asked to be excused from divulging names of officers who had made such statements to him. VERDICT WASCOMPROMISE Plea on Which Hyde and Schneider Ask New Trial. WASHINGTON', Oct. 27. The argu ments for a new trial asked for by Frederick A- Hyde and Joost H. Schnei der, who were convicted last Spring of conspiracy in connection with land frauds In the W.est. were taken under advisement today by Justice Stafford, of the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia, Counsel for the convicted men con tended that the verdict was the result of a compromise, some of the Jurors who favored conviction of all four of the Cefendants who were tried (Hyde, Schneider, Benson and Dlmond) voting to acquit Dlmond in exchange for the votes of the other jurors, who were In clined to acquit all. The prosecution asserted that com promise verdicts were being rendered dally by Juries. The defense charged that the court had erred In telling the Jury that one of the defendants might be convicted of conspiracy. NO ASSESSMENT LEVIED Civil Service Commission Explodes Campaign-Fund Story. WASHINGTON', Oct. 27. The Civil Service Commission has decided that there was no foundation for the charges that customs inspectors of New York were compelled to sea a Mr. Plummer In the office of Treasurer Sheldon, of the Republican National committee, at No. 2 Wall street and there contribute S2S each. It was charged that the 450 in spectors were assessed that amount to help the Republican campaign and that many had already contributed. Commissioner Greene went to New York to investigate, examined 40 or 60 employes and reported that he found no traces of coercion or assessment or even of a very general or systematic voluntary payment of contributions to the cam paign fund. JUDGMENT FOR $1,150,000 Charge of Attempting to Form Trust Wins Heavy Libel Suit. LONDON, Oct. 27. Edward Cook, soap manufacturer, today obtained a libel Judgment of $1,115,000 against certain newspapers owned by Lord Northcliffe. which charged that the company was attempting to form a trust. Other firms accused by North cliff e's newspaper of being parties t,o the same combine have suits pending. Lord Northcliffe i at present In the United States. , CREDITORS SUE DIRECTORS Accuse Congressman and Others of Defrauding Company. NORWA.LK. O.. Oct. 27. Jay Ford leaning. Congressman from this dis trict and ex-vlce-presldent of the Ohio Trust Company, and other members of the board of directors prior to Its fail ure, were today sued for $300,000 dam ages by creditors. The suit Is based on charges of fraud and mismanage ment of the company's affairs. IS MARTYRJTO FOOTBALL 1'tah Player Dies of Dislocation of Xeck. LOGAX. Vtah. Oct. 27. Thomas Evans, the right guard of the football eleven of the Utah Agricultural College, whose neck was dislocated last Saturday during the game with the Colorado School of Mines, died today without regaining conscious ness. Evans was. 24 years of age and lived at Bingham City. SHOT DOWN FROM AMBUSH Virginia Merchant, AVitnees in Will Case, Killed1 at "ight. NORFOLK. V, Oct. 27. T. G. Jones, aged 50 years, a prominent merchant at Holland, Va., was shot from ambush In his own yard late last" night and died today. Jones was to have given testimony in a contested will case. Ally of Gambler and Train-Robber. ALL FOR DOUBTFUL PROMISE Machinists of Indianapolis Spare No Leaders. NO MERCY FOR TAMMANY Declared to Be Supported by Money Wrung From Disorderly Ele ments Taggart and Roger Sullivan Xot Spared. . INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Oct. 27. (Spe cial.) President Gompers, of the Ameri can Federation of Labor was scored in a resolution adopted by lodge 70. In ternational Association of Machinists, protesting against the use of his office as political. Tom Taggart and "Fingy" Conners, of Tammany Hall, as well as Roger C. Sullivan, shared in the attack. The resolution Is as follows: "Whereas, Samuel Gompers, president of the American ' Federation of Labor, has gone beyond all reasonable bounds in his advocacy of the Democratic party and Mr. Bryan for a doubtful promise In the shape of a so-called anti-lnjunc-tlon pfank. and as this attitude on the part of Mr. Gompers Is indorsed by the executive board of the American Feder ation' of Labor, thus leaving the impres sion that the Democratic party alone Is a "friend" of labor: and, 'Whereas, the Democratic party has always been controlled by such men as Tom Taggart, of gambling-den fame, Roger Sullivan, designated by Mr. Bryan as a trainrobber, and Murphy and "Fingy" Conners, of Tammany Hall, which is supported by money wrung from 60,000., prostitutes and gambling dens in New York In payment for pro tection; therefore be It "Resolved, That we. Friendship r.od(re, L A. of M., in -regular aasslon, do not indorse-;tne political actions of Bamuel Gompers and the executive board and that we protest against the use of the office of president of the American Fed eration of Labor as political capital for any capitalistic party." Secretary Metcalf Improves. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Secretary Metcalf, who Is confined Jo his home by Illness, was better today. It is ex pected he will be compelled to keep to his room for the remainder of the week. DR. TAFT "SLIGHT NERVOUS DEPRESSION; ALL YOU NEED IS THE REST CURE BUT, PARTICULARLY, BEWARE OF AN I SUDDEN SHOCK TO YOUR SYSTEM" Certain Animals Barred Without Special Privilege, but Plenty Remain for Him." LONDON, Oct- 27. (Special.) President Roosevelt not having signified his inten tion of asking special privileges for his bunting trip in British : East Africa through diplomatic channels,, it is sup posed that he will take out an ordinary 50 ($260) license from the Colonial Office. This, however, has. not yet been applied for, though it is always usual to demand such licenses several months in advance. Under them each hunter is limited to 60 animals, except in ' cases of lions, leopards, crocodiles and others, which are considered undesirable, of which he may shoot as many as he wishes. As set forth . in the new licenses, the President may v kill "two elephants, two rhlnoceri. ten hippopotami. 21 antelopes, two buffaloes, two earth hogs, two earth wolves, ten chevrotalns, two monkeys, two marabou storks, two ostriches, two gegrets and one chimpanzee." Giraffes, wild asses, secretary-oiras ana a numwr of other species are forbidden to any nlmrod not armed with special privileges. FEET CUT OFF AT INSTEP Hair-Crazed Man Believed to Have Escaped From Asylum. REDDING. Cal., Oct. 27. A half de mented man, aged 40. Believed to be an escape from the Humboldt County Hos pital at Eureka, was arrested yester day 65 miles down Trinity River from Weaverville. Officers brought him to Weaverville tonight. He refuses to give his name and demands only rlsht of way to Grants Pass. Or. Strangely, both feet are off at the Instep and he walks clumsily on the stubs, which are encased in boots. He will be examined tomor row as to bis sanity. WEALTHY CHINAMAN DIES Chan Chung, Head of Sam Yip Tong, Succumbs to Pneumonia. SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 27. Chan Chung, formerly and for many years known as the "Mayor" of San Francisco's China town and one of the wealthiest Orientals on the Pacific Coast, died in this city today of pneumonia. ' He was head man In the Sam Yip tong on the Coast. Chan Chung is BKW to- have had four "Wives, -two. ol whom are In. this city. The body will be ship ped to Oakland tomorrow for burial. DEATH RECORD OF DAY Bishop of Barcelona Dies of Apo ' plesy. BARCELONA. Oct. 27. Monsignor Sal vador Casanas y Pages, bishop of Bar celona, and one of the Spanish cardinals, died here today of apoplexy. I Indicted Banker Wil Tell All. MORSE TRIAL SOON TO END Overcertified Checks Amount ing to $40,000,000. RECITES STORY ON STAND Court Orders Parts of Indictments Stricken Out, but Maintains Five Counts on Other Charges Against Defendants. - JJEW YORK, Oct. 27. The expected split between C. W. Morse, bank pro moter, financier and ice trust organizer, and Alfred H. Curtis, president of thre National Bank of North America, both of whom are under indictment charg ing them jointly with violation of the National banking laws, came today with the swearing in of Curtis as the first witness of the defense In the trial before Judge Hough, In the United States Court here. Before the beginning of Mr. Curtis' examination the court had heard argu ment on behalf of both dfeendants on motions to dismiss the Indictments, and had yielded on a few minor points, dismissing the counts charging conspir acy and misappropriation in one specific Instance, but maintaining the five counts charging overcertification, mak ing of false reports, misapplication and the use of funds of depositors for spec ulative purposes. Curtis to Tell All. After Judge Hough had passed upon the motion to dismiss portions of in dictments, Mr. Olcott began an argu ment in behalf of Mr. Curtis. He con tended that many of the counts in the Indictment should not apply to Mr. Cur tis at all, but his application to have them lifted from Mr. Curtis was denied by the court. It was said that Mr. Mc Farland would make the opening ad dress in behalf of Mr. Morse during the 'afternoon. Before calling the former president of the suspended Bank of North Amer ica to the stand in his own behalf, ex Judge W. M. K. Olcott. Curtis" attorney, announced he had persuaded his client "to tell all the facts." ' Mr. Curtis began his testimony by re lating his early career in the banking business. He had started at 14 in the office of a Wall-street broker, he said, (Concluded on Page 5.) Extend Organization to Every City and Seek Popular Vote After General Election- RENO. New. Oct. 27. (Special.) Un daunted by its defeat at the polls at the city election last Saturday, the Antl Gambllng League today .held a meeting and made plans for parrying the .flght to drive gambling out of Nevada to every city in the state. Committees were "'appointed to organize clubs In every county where efforts will be made to secure a popular vote on the question. The league here intends to get out an other petition asking for another ordi nance and special election about, three months hence. Attributing iU defeat to the proximity of the general election and business conditions, it believes a vote at that time will bring a good ma jority in favor of closing gambling In Reno. The league voted to keep its hands off of politics, for this year at least, and no effort will be made to have the candidates declare themselves before the coming election. CASTAWAYS NEARLY PERISH Wrecked on Reef, Chinese Endure Untold Hardships. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27. A story of hardships as castaways in the South Seas was told today by seven Chinese who arrived on the steamer Manchuria from Hongkong. They formed the crew of the barkentine Ebston. which wns wrecked on a reef 700 miles from Free mantle. Australia. For 77 days they la bored to repair the little vessel so It might again put to sea. subsisting on a scant amount of ship's stores, fish and roots found on the almost barren Island. ' The repairs were completed on ' the 26th of last May, and Captain Roblson, of tho barkentine proposed to sail for South Africa. At this the crew mutinied and for punishment were left for sevtrai days on the island while the caotaln stood off with the vessel. ' Then they were taken aboard In Irons, but later re leased and taken to Cocos Island, where fresh water and supplies were obtained, and from this place they eventually made their way to Hongkong. DEADLY FUMES KILL SCORE Mineowners Spend Million In. Bat- . ''-"lie With bit -Flames.'-"' - NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 27. Deadly fumes from Mexico's great oil well fire, 60 miles from Tamplco, have killed more than a score of workmen during the last few days, completely blackened the whits' paint Inside of ships and caused thdu sands of dollars damage to ranchers and other neighboring interests, according to Captain Michael lynrlchsen of the steam ship City of Mexico, which reached New Orleans tonight. , ' Battling to save what they could from the . wreckage, American mine-owners, after spending more than $1,000,000 finally succeeded in extinguishing the blaze, but then even greater terror prevailed. When the fire was stopped the gases burst forth and laborers. Inhaling them, dropped dead In their tracks. Owners of the well have appealed to the Mexican government and several companies of soldiers have been sent to the scene. FOUR COUNTIES VOTE DRY One in South Carolina, Three in Ohio Reject Liquor. UNION. S. C, Oct. 27. Union County again voted, for prohibition today by about 300 majority out of 2500 votes cast. During the last three years of prohi bition the arrests for drunkenness de creased 50 per cent" and property valua tions in the county are said to have In creased 22,000,000. XBNIA, O., Oct. 27. Greene County, which held an election under the Rose local option law, today voted "dry'' by a majority of 725. COLUMBUS. O.. Oct. 27. Abstinence forces won three county option elections today as follows: Green County, 27. sa loons; Williams County, 19 saloons; Trum bull County, 72 saloons. A total of 1045 saloons were voted out today In Ohio un der the new county option law. COUNTESS NOW A MOTHER Daughter Born to Count Szechenyi's Wife, Nee Gladys Yanderbilt. BUDA PEST. Oct. 27. The Buda Peat newspapers announce that Countess Szechenyi, formerly Miss Gladys Vander bilt, hasiven birth to a daughter. LONDON. Oct. 27. A ' dispatch from Vienna to a London news bureau says that the accouchement of the Countess Szschenyl has taken place and that both the Countess and child, according to the attending physicians, are In a satis factory condition. VACANCIES NOW NUMBER 14 Consistory Likely in December to Create New Cardinals. ROME, Oct. 27. The deaths of Cardinal Mathejii at London yesterday and of Car dinal Salvador Cassassas y Pages, at Bar celona today bring the vacancies in the sacred college to 14. thus making It prob able that the next consistory will be held in December for the' creation of new cardinals. Reliable Vatican authorities consider it certain that two American car dinals will be appointed at that time- Night Rider Tells De tails of Murder. PROMINENT MEN IMPLICATED Reelfoot Lake Outrage and Killing of Rankin Laid Bare. MANY ARRESTS TO FOLLOW Confession Remarkable Story of Plot to Kill Well-Known South erners in Which Over 40 Took Active Part. TIPTONVILLB. Tenn., Oct. 27. "Red" Burton, ' self-confessed night rider, told a remarkable story today of night rider depredations in the vicinity of Reelfoot Lake, confessing to the part he had played In the outrages which reached a culmination In the putting to death of Captain Quentln Rankin, a prominent attorney of Trenton, Tenn., on the banks of the lake a week ago tonight, and Im plicating men prominent in this section of the state. Of those who. he declared, had a part in the killing of Captain Rankin, more than helf are now in cus tody at Camp Nemo, the military base near Samburg. Confesses to Sheriff. The confessison was made in the jail here to Sheriff Haines, of this county; B. G.' Harris, owner of a large tract of land in the Reelfoot district, who has suffered much at the bands of the riders, and Mayor Cleveland Donelson, of Tip tonville. It was made freely and vol untarily. Apparently without a qualm of con science. Burton gladly unfolded his story. While Burton denies that he was present when Captain Rankin was put to death, be admits that it was through Information given by him that the band congregated and seized the attorney while he stopped at the hotel at Walnut Log. According to Burton's confession, Tom and Garrett Johnson, under arrest, and William Watson, under bond In con nection with another raid, were the lead ers of the Lake band. Burned Dock, Beat Justice. Burton declares that the first part he played as ft member of the night rider band was when he aided In the burning of a fish dock at Samburg. He was one of a party which crossed the county line several weeks later from the Reelfoot (Concluded on Page 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 63 3 degrees; minimum. 40.6 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds. Foreign. Prince Henry ascends in airship wllh Zeppelin. Page 4. Animals Roosevelt will ba allowed to shoot In Africa. Page 1. Austria ana Bulgaria make concessions and assure Balkan conference. Page 4. Holland expects to blockade Venaauelan ports. Page 4. Politic. Kern accuses Republicans of pouring cam paign contributions of trusts into In diana. Page 3. Hitchcock predicts pleasant surprise for Taft in border states of South. Page 3. Bonaparte accuses Bryan and Gompers of having bad memories. Page 7. Bryan makes whirlwind tour of New York City. Page 5. ' Hearst calls chanlec traitor. Page T. Taft riddles Bryan's tariff arguments. Page 1. y Domestic ' Night rider confesses part In Reelfoot Lake murder. implicating prominent men. Page 1. Curzona reduced to poverty by extravagance and speculation.. Page- 5. Pennsylvania Railroad official admits giv ing Standard Oil secret rata. Page 5. Curtis turns states evidence against Mors. Page 1. Indianapolis Machinists' 1'nlon denounces Gompers and Democratic leaders. Page 1. Sports. Shattuck School beats Ladd at football by scora of 6 to 0. Page 11. Coast League soores: Los Angeles 7, Port land 2: San Francisco 3, .Oakland 4. Page 11. v Pacific Coast. Cashier Scrlber arretted second time; accuead by bondsman of accepting deposlta, know ing bank was insolvent. Page 7. Vancouver man stabbed by robbers and Wt for dead; holdup In broad daylight. Page 6. Supreme Court decision of local option law affects only three cities. Medford, Conessi , and Casadero. Page 7. -' ('ommerical and Marine- Potatoes stronger with Southern California demand. Pag 17. . Wheat advances sharply at Chicago on Ar gentine damage reports. Paga 17. Bryan's speech haa no effect on stocks at New York. Page 17. Grain exports promise to fontlnu heavy during November. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Friction leads to resignation of Superin tendent Fields of the O. W. P. Page 9. Multnomah County Bar Association recom mends more Circuit Judges. Paga 12. Board of Trade officials decide to recon sider their resignations. Page Board of Education, adopte advanced course for night school. Page 12. Council committee favors bond Issue for North Portland bridge. Pag 10. Cellar's saloon ordinance will com befor Council for amendment today. Paga 10. Railroad Commission orders rebates of ad vanced freight rates. Page 16. Woodmen pass resolutions condemning edi tor for political activity. Pag 1. Charter Board votes to take veto power from Major. Pa(a T "lm 108.0