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- iV rnr tllvn l."5OS- iuniw.i, w " COLONEL'S DENIAL POSITIVE IN 1911 Letter Intensifies Per sonal Issue. ASSURANCE IS G1YEN FRIENDS Stimson and Meyer Present, Own Declaration Shows. INTENTION PLAINLY TOLD rian lade hy Members of Taff Cablnrt on Strrnftl" of I-c.-ration Mail' at lonrhffln al Knoevelt Home. iuKMrt rxi-n ri-oiF. that he I fr-- tmt esp-essed mIf pe-frt-tlT ly 10 ;ars ni.mbr of tn.o In . .., alktl I lb Mm this -.- ..tt.-... ml far Ir.ftanr. per- an4 th"- M were with -a a- i:vc! i air h.u. and ti:tp r,tfr.-r4 rittrhl. Jim Oarf.1! and 1 11 UAriUOB and IliliT Locv an4 i-r"rr Myr and .Tta-T ltma all a-ik. Jjt esartly ill ..... that 1 would . w - - .anillJat. Ih ISIS IB.aIf. ad that I had ao lntll of taklri irt part in lh Bomlratlow for or nu anr ra"d'.d lnrT'jr -. TtitoponE oojinxi.T. BY laT CTT.TI WASI-IXCJTO.V. March 1. j-peiia:.) -Tha personal Issue b'l"n Thod.r r.oosevett and memrT of the Admin istration, whl'-h eem -rtalo oonr c-r later to Involve the President him self, was Intensified tonight by the Ki-lng out f " 'ra-t from a let ter written hy Colonal Itooaerett tjndor dais of June SI. 111. declaring that ha wc.mM net b a rand-date lor President In It was on the airractn of declara tions mad to Secretary Stimson and re:arr of the Nary Me-er by Col onel Roofrvrlt to the effect that ha woiil.l not b a candidal asalnst Tmft t iat the friends of the former Prasl irt In t?ie Administration clrrle'lald tnetr plans of action. tararairr Mad Beea Believe. Tiiey had to!l the I'r-ldent that Col onel I;oerlt would not bo a candi dal and that he would not stand In tde way f President Taft' renomlna Hon. tm Sar.rcav Colonel l..oevelt was iuote.l in vrras dispatches from Oystor Kay u denvins he had given th two Cabinet members In nuestlon any rea son to understand what tliay were do t tared f have undertod. His state mont appearrd to bo an omphalic do. ini.t of having told the two Socrtarls t.-at ho wolld not bo a randidat for 1:0 KTubM. an nominatlun tl.ls jur. Lotfor laloadod as Isralal. Tho f.cr, as to whU h authority was (H-on to publish an rxtrart tonisht. without montlonlne tho name of the rrsrn to whom It had boon addrrssod, was wr!;tn prlnrlpllj for tho pur poao nf d-n-tng; roporls that Colonel flM-srv.i! had clvon ssuran to I'rcs liont Ta:t f at t o li tndod to suppott ;ts randiti' for ror.omlnstlon. II. ports to IM! ftt'it mo:o widely pub :io'iod folltnc tho mortlnc of the rVrsldont and Ms prodosor at Car dinal Ctblcns' i .ji.ee In iUliinmr last fi-immor. ; ilssssa wd lrodlotloaa- crotary Stimson could not l rBrhrd tonteht for att 1 otuniotit t.a latent rlorolopnionl tn the situa tion tio rotary Meyer l l i Jl..jm hu otts. Persons who lalkr,! lh Sec. rotary tltnaon yesterday, however, say that ho abrtipUy out snort a discus ion of what h had understood Colonel noosevelt's attitude to havo t..en wheo asus!ly informed that Colonel Rooso ell denied saytnc he would not we a rar.dldatc. Ho d'd say. however. II Is reported, t.iat h haj learned from eyporien.a tMt It l not wlo to make pre.li ::o-s. SUICIDES CALMLY PLANNED Ituolan at Mectlnc I'roixw-e That All Prink rtirwcl Wine. f-t -KTERj-BI'K:. Marcii I i.-rr-rsa,. contributor to Verrhemaa - j hk.. .. . 1. r the meetlntrs of -he menus of K-aC.. a nl-ld j ioa-4. which is said to hae a larae men-bersl.ip In !-t. Pelersbura. Th raeetlnr. wMch was ho d 111 a nouse m , the h-rt of t:i cttx. btsan early In, the evening j Not to excite t!.e stlTllon of th po.ne. members arrived l-.s y. many br b-k entrances. Ti e .tendsnc In-I luded men ard wom-n. youn and old. J Sc-rra! of tho men were In uniform, j . greater raet t'f the dt4-uston turued j on th dovi-lng orlln: methods of. suhldo. s It w.ts pr.rosrd st a uinnor he ar rjrjed at lasLlonablo retajra;it and . I .at the diners sa anow r;, jniu- 01 IKtasslum out of chanipasn Rlnsooe. Thoir funerals would be .riilid with c'eat p"aip to aff-it the lmp--s-slunahle eopla . ROOSEVELT "MAD," SAYS AUNT DELIA T.UTS I.OTAL nKL.VTlVK HAS QVOTATION AT HAND. Mis-. Torres Honestly Thinks. hc Tell Reporter. That Colonel Has Lost His Reason. MfLLUrKY. Mass.. March 3. (Spe cial. Miss Delia Torrey believes Nephew Bill" should b renominated be the Republican party for the Presi dency. "I was looking up a quotation when you came in." said Miss Torrey to a reporter. "The quotation Is Whom the sods would destroy, they first make mad." This is applicable. I belleee. to Mr. Roosevelt. "Isn't it dreadful.'" she said, "how these two friends have parted? Do you think." she asked, "that I am over, statins; It when I say tha separation la due to the selfishness of one manT It honestly looks to me as If Mr. Roose velt has l"st his reason. Judgln from some of his recent uttersnres and do Incs." That Miss Torrey has boon foiiowlns; the trend of events In the Republican party was evidenced by her discussion of her nephew's opponents. "Some will call them neurotics." she said, "but 1 suRgest that they b ca'.lod Roosevelt's bullycrats. They must have a name, and the term Insurgents does not describe them." COLD WAVE HALTS ON WAY Dl-ti.rbancr Will Not Cro Country I'nlil V-nd of Week. WASHINGTON. March . There Is nothing to Indicate the cold ware will cross the country this week, according to th. weekly bulletin of the. Weather Rureau. Issu'd tonlKht. There will be." ! the, bulletin, "a general, thoual gradual, reaction to normal temperatures over the relon east of th Rocky Mountains Tuesday and Wednesday, and moderate tempera tures thereafter until the closo of tho week. The. dlstnrhanre that now cov ers the West and Southwest will ad vanre. slowly eastward and cause a continuation of unsettled weather, with rain In tiouthern and snow and rain in Mlddlo and Northern Mates east of th Rixkr Mountains during th next sev eral da)S. "The nest disturbance to cross the country will appear In tha Kar Wl Thurs.lay or Frldar and prevail over the 'MId.l'e West at tha end of th week." AVIATORS IN ACCIDENTS ltlaterho Si-ott Ha Narrow Kcape In Attempted Ilp. s VCRAM KNTu, t'al.. Mar. h 3. Two uilr.or accidents marred the aviation meet at the state Kalr grounds here this afternoon. Miss Blanche Scott. In attempting a dip from an altitude of about 10 feet? struck the ground with sufficient force to break severs of the struts on her machine, but she es caped uninjured. A few momenta later r'arnum Fish, while maklnc a landing, wna unable to bring his machine to a stop and crashed into Philip rarmalee's machine. Klali escaped without injury, but both his and Purmalee's machine! were badly Injured. Charles K. Hamilton won a flve mllo handicap race, starting from scratch, from Tarmalee. Fish and Glenn Martin. His lime was 5:0. Jle also won a mile race against an automobile. bis tlm being 1 :0. TrESIDENT, WHOSE PROSPECTS FOR RENOMINATE ARE HIGHLY FAVORABLE, HIS LEADING HELPERS, AND SCENE OF AW- ' . -r? ' l-ya ; J - . j - . ., !T"5' ' I u n a v -i.' 'V--. 5 .-.---T t. it ii j vi '. .1ROI , fHt. IaVoT. -mr vn rir rx- unviuv -rT?PTT I. 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS OPPOSITION ADDS TO TAR STRENGTH Sentiment Behind Can didacy Developing 7 GOVERNORS OVERSHADOWED Figures Show President Re ceived 180,189 More Votes. LEAD IS HELD IN IOWA Head of .National t',x" JKj.,n ing Point In Columbus Speech. Delegation in N'ew York Is Ixiyal in F.ntlret). WASHINGTON. March 3. c Special.) AH of the 74 delegates so far elected to the Republican National convention at Chicago are for Taft, according to a statement issued tonight by the Taft campaign managers, embracing the developments of the last week. The ststoTient says thst the week Just ended brought SO more delecates Into the Taft column, all exce-it four of them Instructed, and a contest threat ened with regard to the Taft delegates frorri the T ilrd Missouri Idstrlct, four delegates altogether ofthose In thus far chosen are In possible contests. Contlnuirg. tho statement declares: "Announcement of orcanixed opposf tion has resulted In stimulating the activities of Mr. Taft'a supporters and In developing the overwhelming senti ment thnt Is behind his candidacy. Pevea bsrerssrs Owtsvelgbed. "Twelve Republican Governors also came out In the open and avowed their support and figures u-er ad duced to show- that President Taft in the respective stales whoae seven Gov ernors now oppose him received a pop ular vote exceeding that of the seven Governors by (0.1. "Senator Root and every Republican member of the New York delegation remain loyal to President Taft. In Massachusetts. Senator Lodge, because of his personal relations, although stroncly opposed to the recall of Ju diclals. announced neutrality, while Representative Oanlner and Lieutenant-Governor Frothingham declared for President Taft. Other progressives, like Senator R.irah. have withheld their support, and yet others, l!ke Representatives Martin and Burke, of South Dakota, and Humphrey, of Washington, and Senator Jones, of Washington, took their stand In favor of Trealdent Ttft. t.rsage I're.ldeat for Taft. ' "Kx-Gorernor Bachelder. of New Hampshire, president of the National Grange, declared that the Columbua speech mad the opposition Impossible, Fifty New Hampshire "progressives." previously associated with Governor Bass, pledged their support to Tafl. "Iii Michigan, enthusiastically de scribed as a stronghold of the opposi tion. National Committeeman Blociget 4 c'nnolud-d on ) . -w j.l.a4IIB".,-lt:----CT yV, ' " ' u, ' ' mi in ii I I iUSur' ; B-,XO;Vd KW ro HTHAIT vF HKPREATAT. VE W. .B. M K..M,KV, TAWS CA.MPA.GX DIBHC FORTUNE YIELDED BY OLD FIREPLACE tl.1.000 SAID TO HAVE BEEN FOUND IX BRICKS. New Jersey Man Will Tear Open An other Hearth In Ancient Mansion in Search for Riches. ASBliRT PARK. X. J. Marcli-3. -(Special.) Behind a brick fireplace in the old 'White homestead on Deal Lake border. A. Jeffrys, who acquired the property from his mother, one of the White family descendants, yesterday found a small fortune in silver and gold coins that had evidently been con cealed more than a century. Jeffrya lifted a brick from its place and the coins began to drop out. He declines to tell the amount of his find, but neighbora say the sura aggregates $-.3,000. It Is said that tomorrow Jeffrys will tear apart another fireplace in the old dwelling which was bricked over about ;o years ago and which it Is believed may have been a second hiding place for the savings of unknown occupants of the house in colonial times. jo -. UNION MEN FLAY HEARST Chios co Federation of Labor Scores Publisher as Wanton VHifier. CHICAGO. March 3. (Special.' Wil liam Randolph Hearst and his newspa pers were, condemned and denounced today hy the Chicago Federation of Labor in the most vitriolic language ever heard on the floor of the central Inbor body. In a set of resolutions which were adopted after a two-hour debate lya vote of 203 to 50, it was declared that Hearst had wantonly vili fied and abused every official of a labor organization in the country who could not be lured or cajoled Into his political camp to further his "Presiden tial hallucinations." The discussion of the attitude of th Uearet papers toward organized labor enme before tho labor body on a spe cial order of business from a previous meeting. In spite of the emissaries of the Heart papers, who tried to fill the montlng with delegates friendly to the Presidential aspirant, labor men were strongly in favor of placing the papers on tho "unfair list." although it was announced that such action could not be taken under the. constitution at this time. SMUGGLING SECPtTS SEEN Operator or "Pleasure"' l aunch Said to Be Importer of Chinese. SAX KRAXCISCO. March 3. The In ner workings or the smuggling ring which is credited with having landed 400 contraband Chinese in this port every month are said to have been re vealed Jn the capture of the launch Morning Star, which was taken in Oak land Creek last night In an attempt to evade the immigration officials - and land 21 Chinese brought rrom Ensen ada. U-r California. R. J.. better known as "Scott." Mc Carren. a San Francisco boarding-house keeper, was arrested en the Oukiand wharf where the Morning Star landed. Immigration officials accuse him of complicity in the plot, but the machin ery of the gang Is believed to have been controlled from Los Angeles harbor by Harry Lynch, a boatman for whom a warrant was sworn today, who operat ed as an owner of freight and pleasure launches. The captured Italians say they have lived at Los Angeles Harbor for two years and are honest fishermen. TO HtDCLO II TAKE Mexican Conflict Tem porarily Shifted. FORCES ARE WELL' EQUIPPED Orozco Declared to Have De serted Government. AMERICANS ARE WATCHFUL Guard Patrolling Border Deemed Sufficient for Present Need. Soldiers . or Fortune Will Man Machine Guns. EL PASO. Tex.. March 3. A tele gram saying that fighting for the pos session of Chihuahua City, capital of the Mexican state of that name, had begun, was followed today by the hasty departure of the rebel garrison at Juarea to join their comrades in the fight. Two telegrams besring on the fight were received by General Ynez Sala aar, the Juarez commander, from 3rau llo Hernandca, one of the rebel lead ers In the district about Chihuahua. Neither message was as detailed as Its recipient could have wished, but both were sufficient to dispel languor which has characterised the work of the Juarez forces, and" the detachment of from 800 to 1000 men was soeedily placed on board three sections of a freight train. The first teleiam from Hernandez said that his force, numbering about 120 men. and some of the force of Pas cual Orosco, had been defending Chi huahua againBt attack by Federal troops under Colonel Pancho Villa. Orozco Is with us." the telegram said, meaning, the rebels declare, that he has announced himself openly as in t:mn aglnst Madoro. The second teleeram merely said, as divulged by General Salabar. that Hernandez was on his way to join Orozco, who desired Salazar to Join the movement with all possible speed. Attack Probably la Surprise. The messages were received over the wireless of the Mexico-Northwestern Railroad, as the line commonly used for commercial and official messages Is Interrupted. This accounts for the fact that newspaper correspondents in Chihuahua were silent. There was no intimation as . to how sertous the reported fighting wis. but the Juarez leaders received the im pression that Villa's attack had been a surprise and that Orozco, if not de feated, was in Immediate need of as sistance. ' Recently Hernandez, with his com mand, was at Gallego, about 37 miles north of Chihuahua. , Maximo Castillo, another rebel chieftain, with 300 or 400 men, has been at Villa Ahumada, a0 miles north of Chiliuahua. He. too. (Conclurted on Pa 5.) nrnn p mnnu lanun CHIHUAHUA GIRL MAY OPPOSE FENCING BARONESS SOCIETY DEBUTAXTE WOULD ACCEPT CHALLEXGE, Mis Wakefield, of Pittsburg, Will Cross Foils With Titled Athlete, ir Atldreeed Personally. PITTSBURG, Pa., Slarch 3. (Spe. ciaL) A prominent society girl of this city. Miss D. R. Wakefield, daughter of James A. Wakefield. Democratic candidate for Representative to Con gress in 1!10 against John Dalzell, will accept the challenge of the Baroness de Meyer to all A-mcrica to fence with her. at any time, if the challenge is made personally to Miss Wakefield. This was announced today by T. A . Postgate, . fencing instructor of the Pittsburg Athletic Association class of which Miss Wakefield is a pupil. Miss Wakefield is 17 years old and a college graduate. She has been for six months a pupil of Mr. Postdate, who said of her today: "I never have found a girl or woman more skillful with foils than Miss Wakefield. She has a rare combative spirit and uses either hand in a match. She is the equal of most men fencers. Miss Wakefield has great courage and daring and all - the enthusiasm of youth." WILES IS STELLAR ANGLER Portland Man Lands 35-Pound Al baoore on Liht Tackle. AVALOX. Cal., March 3. (Special.) Elwood Wiles, of Portland, Or., today landed an albacore weighing 35 pounds, after a snappy tussle. using light tackle. The feat was witnessed by a large throng of anglers in launches. It en'.IUes Mr. Wiles to the silver button prize from the Light Tackle Club here. Mr. Wiles is president and general manager of the Portland Glazed Ce ment Pipe Company, and is well-known in this city. He left his home at 554 East Salmon street two weeks ago for Southern California and visited Los Angeles and Catalina Islands. He will return March 5 or 6. YOUNG AST0R HAS DENIAL Colonel's Son Says He I Xot En raged to Broadway Star. " CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. March 3. (Special.) Vincent Astor. son of Colo nel John Jacob Astor and a freshman at Harvard, emphatically denied to day the published report that he Is to marry a popular Broadway musical star. Miss Ina Claire. "Nothing to it." said young Astor. "Misa Claire and I are just good friends. I have met her several times, but as for,a lingering attachment and that sort of mush, why, it is absolute ly unfounded. "Von may say without fear of con tradiction that I am not engaged to any girl, nor do I intend to become so." WOLVES KILL MANY DEER Game Driven From Hills In Idaho by Cold and Wild Beasts, y ' CP-AXGEVILLE, Idaho, March 3. Scores of deer have been killed by wolves and cougars within the last few weeks -say stockmen on the Sal mon River. The animals have been driven near the city by the cold in the mountains. COMING CONVENTION. OS LEFT BELOW, TOIL. $7000 GEMS, LOOT OF Chinese Steals Miss Linden's Diamonds LAO'S FATHER BARES THEFT Aged Parent of Youth Returns Jewels in Immunity Pact. SON SAVED FROM PRISON Detectives Ileturn to Woman. Pre clous Stones Carried Off by For mer Employe, Giving: Pledge Xot to Prosecute Thief . i Diamonds valued at J70H0, stolen Wednesday from the home of Miss Pearl Linden, East Third street and lloliaday avenue, were recovered yes terday by Detectives Day-' and Hyde, through the honesty of Wong Chong. an elderly Chinese farmer, living be low Vancouver, Wash., who Is the father of the thief, 'ong Chong Sing, 15 years old. The recovery was effected after elab orate negotiations conducted through Portland Chinese, clan cousins of the boy (and his father, looking to tha saving of the youth from prosecution. This was agreed to and he was not arrested, remaining with his father at the farm. Detectives Comb Chlnatown. Feeling assured that the boy must have committed the theft, the detec tives had combed Chinatown for three days, seeking some information aa to his whereabouts, and they made numer ous trips to Vancouver, where he said ho pmninvprl in a restaurant. Sat urday, .y telephone, the officers re ceived a veiled offer to put them in communication with those who could restore the gems, but only upon as surance that the boy would not be prosecuted. After the conference with Miss Lin den, this was agreed to, with tho re sult that Detectives Day and Hyde brought the diamonds to detective headquarters yesterday shortly after noon, after an automobile trip to the ranch of Wong Chong. Detective Day carried the chamois sack containing the diamonds in his hip pocket. His first act was to telephone to Miss Linden that her gems had been recovered. She was profuse in her expressions of grat itude to the officers and the depart ment. Dauxhu - of Dr. I.lndea. Miss Linden Is the daughter of Dr. Emma H. Linden, a physician, who had offices in the Washington building up to the time of her death, a little over a year ago. Wong Chong Sing had been employed in the house and was a general fa vorite, receiving many kindnesses at the hands of his mistress. Since he ceased to work there he has been a frequent caller, nnd always has been welcomed. He has an elementary American education and wears tho" Western costume. Last Wednesday Miss Linden was ill In bed and. was receiving callers at her bedside. Two women were with her when Sing called and was shown to the room about 3 o'clock. Towards S o'clock the other visitors were called wav for a short time, and in their absence jriss Linden dropped asleep. Gens Stolen as Wf-im Sleeps. The -Jewelry, contained in a chamoia bag and that in turn in a suede bag. had been under Miss Linden's pillow, but before taking her nap she trans ferred it to a position under the coun terpane in the presence of the boy. She awoke in a short time and Sing remained in the house till about S o'clock, maintaining his usual de meanor. Then he took his leave, prom ising to call again, and half an hour later Miss Linden discovered that her jewels were missing. It was apparent that the boy must have committed the theft, and the loser so notified the detectives. Knowing thatthe boy had friends and clansmen here, they made a thorough canvass of Chinatown, but could obtain nothing definite. They soon proved the falsity of Sing's statement that he worked in Vancouver. Those who knew that the boy's father lived five miles below that city failed to mention it. Celestials Sbovr Craft. When about to give up the thought of catching the thief in this vicinity and to send the search further abroad and keep watch of the pawnshops. Detec tive Day received a telephone message cloaked in mystery, but pointing to information on the case. With truly Celestial craft, the negotiation was ad vanced step by step, the Chinese at the other end of the line keeping their identity secret till a positive assur ance was obtained that there would be no prosecution. Then the detectives were informed that they could recover the jewels by calling at the farm of Wong Chong. Yesterday the recovery was made. The officers found Wong Chong a large-sized, homy-handed farmer of most simple and honest bearing. He said that his boy c.jme home, carrying the sack of jewels and $31. which was also in the purse. Through the boy's accession of wealth the father was led tConcJuded on Par . BOY, REGAINED