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1 T AT CONVENTION HELM Harry New Selects Senator for Temporary Chairman ship of Body. TAFT SAID TO GAIN POINT Former Member of IlnoeTeir CaM n. Allhoah IWllrrrd lo terror rrr-.lrt-il. ! ' Of-. pwd by Cotonrl. CHICAGO. Vr r"lal. tnr K.liha Root, of Nw York, will b rx-omtn'iMlfxt tmpormry chairman of the Republican National convention. The announcement of his acceptance of ma post wu mada loniicht by Harry Nw. chairman of tha subcommittee on urintrmtnii of tha Kepubllcan Na tional commute. Prc!lnt Taft la undarstood to haa expressed a preference for Senator Root. Mia aelection la considered espe riallr appropriate from a Taft stand point In view of tha fact that ha ta a Taft supporter, even though he waa a iwrntKr of Theodora Roosevelt's Cab. Iim and cornea from tha atate In which the es-Preewlent reetdea. There haa hern aome talk that Roosavelt mlht teek to prevent Senator Root from nervine aa temporary chairman, but rumore to thla affect are not credited t.y member of the National committee. ( tm nlat It riri An Illlnoia movement for Senator rummina. of Iowa, aa a compromlaa candidate for the Republican Presi dential nomination waa launched to- nntet were filed with the National committee today from tha Flrat l"rt1a I'istrlct, tha Ninth Alabama, tha Flrat to Seventh. Inclusive. Louisiana: tha seventh Kansas and tha Seventh Texas. In the Fourth I.outslsna Plstrlrt there are three acta of contesting dele, sates, two of them for Taft. Thla con tut will be watched with intereat In view of the report that thera are only II Republican votera In tha diatrlct. there are 12 contesting delegates rntv one RepuMlcan will be left at home to guard the lntereata of the party when the convention la In ses sion. . ( vaieatlas Deleaata Assara. Colonel K. U Morae. of Escalator Sprints Mo. I th flrat leader to nut tn hla appearance lo get the wtrea laid for appearlnc before the meeting .n June of the National commute In rrsarri to conteeta. Colons Morae U to head the Taft rtclraate In the contest in the Third Kutru-t of Mlaeourt. Munv thousand of peraona who are toping to wltn part of the National Convention are doomed to disappoint ment New today aald that more than i...o.0 applications for the gener ai admls-ton tl' seta had been received He and Kred I'phnm. chairman of the. riilrito committee, are in a quandary a to how to apportion them. The 11.17 ets which will be placed In the Coliseum will be apportioned a follows: Iel-icate and wives, 7li: al ternate, presa. SO; Chicago, country at larae, Two thousand seate for Chlragoana will prohahlv to those who con tributed tUt.On to brine: the) conven tion here. DRINK CAUSE OF SUICIDE Cuninrr's Jory Told of Arncnthar Artlona by Aomao. i llM-Viii. May : A Coroners Jurv returned t.Klay a verdict of pulclde Mle de.pondent. In the case of llenrv spruck von Armenthal. a brother of a Ortnan Karon, who waa found shot to death In a hotel yeeterday. The. prin cipal witness at the Inquest waa Mr f rancra Rosrnhlatl, to whom Armen thal referred In a letter he left aa The. finest m oman In the. world." r'riemls aald the couples rnrair ment recentlv was broken because of Armenthal a Inability to quit drinking. Mrs. Rosenblatt, In her teatlmony. .I no rcfwen. e to the reported en isasrmcnt. Mrs. Rosenblatt testified that, after rM-.iiln two letter from Armenthal 1M r'ndav. In one of whicii he threat, cued to kill himself, she. met him at tha home of W. J. Jones, an attorney. 'lie waa under the Influence of junior then I met him." aha testified. "I tried to prevail on him to quit Irtnkinc. hut It did no rood. I saw Ins coat bulging and. believing he had a revolver In Ins hip pocket, we tried to Induce him to alve It up. He would not admit he hat a revolver, and laiiched the. matter off. I never took mu-ipiislv his threats to mil hla life. . i.nktnc heavily caused hla despond ency.' SALEM BILLS CHERRY FAIR Triple Attraction rinnnetl at State 4 apiial Jnly II. 1 2 antl 13. ,M.i:M. Or. May ;0 (Special.) Tha H-ard of Trade at a meeting tonight ct July 11. II and 13 a the dates for tlie annual Cherry t"!r. Theae days n.re chosen because of tha fact that the K:k' reunion will be held In Port land during that week and It la hoped tiiat the attraction here will bring n.any visitors fro mth Rose City. The Marion County Manufacturers" exhibit i:i be held In conjunction with the flurry Fair and it la probable that tha dorse show aiso will be held one day f the three days. Plans for an aerial exhibition and nany other attractions are being art-aimed. All the cluba In the city have I'c.-n asked to co-operate to make the i.t a succea. The local mlittla com. iny naa offered the use of the new armory, where the exhibits will be on liisp'ay. TWIN FUND REACHES $300 Adltional Subscription Krcclred for Johnson Orphan. Subscriptions to the fund for Karl, and Everett Johnson, the twin orphan bota cared for at the tpen Air Sani tarium, reached the $J mark yeater t!a. when amounta were received of II f-.m the Infant class of St. Pavld'a Sunday ecrool and S- from a well-wisher who declined to lva hla name A!i persona desirous of helping In t."i enlerprte may leave their ran tnhutlous at The Dreioiiiia office, and t e monev WU1 be promptlv forwarded to thura la rharse of tha fund. 00 NATIONAL TOTTED STATES SENATOR WHO CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN X7- KtlHl OHIO RESULT GUESS Belief Is Delegation Will Be About Evenly Divided. T. R. IS CHEERED LOUDEST Indications Are Colonel Has ftrrn(th With Farmers but That Taft Will Get Greater Part of lelc-Kaws-al-Irte. lVntlnued From Flrat PmC- addreeeea. which- were ajlven over to answerln Mr. Bryan. President Taft and Governor Har mon went to their bomea In Cincinnati tonla-ht. Tha President will depart tomorrow for Washington and Oo emor Harmon will hear the returns at hla home. Colonel Rooeevelt and Sen ator La Folletta completed their cam palms, the ona departing for the East last nlKht. the other for the Weat. Supporters of all factions In the -cornered contest are expecting a large primary yote. Because of the compli cated ballots, returne are not expected until Isle. The polls will be open from 5:30 In tha morning until the same hour In the evening. 6600 VOLTS; MAN LIVES SKlfc i.ri'Rm:i tiirovgh to IIRAIX BY SHOCK. Clothing (ienr, Lineman Irops 55 Fret Wlion Current Tnrnrd Off and Withstands Peath. KALAMA. t-,.. Mar S t Special. ) For more than 30 seconds thla morn ing Kdward Anderson, a lineman, was gripped to the high voltage wires of the Washington-Oregon Corporation electric plant while 0 volts of elec trlcltv went surging through hla body. While making repairs for the local telephone rompenv his head came in contact with a high-vottage electric light wire and could not be released until a phone message fcad been sent to the power plant, eight miles distant and tha current turned off. Then the body dropped to the ground, a dla-tam-e of Ii fet. While Ms skull Is burned through to his brain and hla clothing was burned off. he la still alive, though uncon scious. Five doctors from Kalama. Rai nier and Kelso are attending him. and pronounce it the most remarkable case they have ever known HO MEN ARE Ifl DALLAS ALMOST ALL CITIES IX LAND ARE nKFRKSENTED. M. Louis IeWsatlon Has Trained Chorus Singing Houn Dawg and San 1-Vanclaco Has Bear. DALLAS. Tex.. May JO. Advertlelng men from all parts of the Nation reached PeJlae today for the beginning of the annual meeting of the Associated Advertising Cluba of America. The first feature today was th automobile PTher"e were fanfares of "publicity" from almost every city In the union There were taundrede of rarletlea of "local color." St. Louis' delegation, for Instance, brought a chorua trained exclusively on tha "Houn Pawg" aong. However, tha words ware, different. Intimating that Inasmuch Is the 'noun' was a healthy bull terrier weighing 10 pounds, nobody "was klckin him aroun.'" Prior to the parade, there were wel coming addressee by Governor Colquitt and Mayor Holland. At a second bual neaa aaaalon. reporta of committees ware beard aad advertising men told THE MOIIMXG OKEGOXlAy. IIESUAY, MAY IS APPOINTED TEMPORARY NATIUWAJj tuflvtmiun -i e- . ! BOUT. of Improvements In their methods and work. Officers will be elected Thursday and tha convention city for next year chosen. Julius Schneider. In an address on "The Organisation Needa of Retail Advertle lng." said the great and glaring fault of most big retail advertising is In efficient administration due to Insuf ficient expenditure for organization. "Three klnda of retail advertising or tanlxations to my mind seem nec essary." he said. "First proper organlxatlon and an appreciation of the sphere r.f advertis ing department of America-! big atores. "Second Organisation of the retail ers In each community for the purpose of working with the Natlonsl adver tisers for mutually profitable results through National campaigns In local newspapers. "Third Organlxatlon of the small re tailors or specialty shop to give him SB good an advertising service as his big and overshadowing department store competitor." Tha memberahlp of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America has in creaaed nearly 70 per cent In the laat year. President George W. Coleman said In hla annual report. The mem bership Increase Is from 577s to S7il. the number of clubs enrolled Increas ing from to 130. The new clubs represent 1 different states, territories and provinces, as widely sepsrated as Maine. California and the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Coleman auggested that adver tising la opening a great field of use fulness for women who appreciate the enormous Influence of advertising In the home. The Baltimore delegation put a "11I down tn the streets and the San Fran cisco delegation announced they had secured a ship cable to restrain their bear, which has thrived aroaxlogly alnce his arrival here. Tha cities seeking the next convention have resorted to full-page newspaper advertising and billboard posting to help their cam paigns. NEW POWER LINE PLANNED Hood River to Be Connected Across Columbia by Aerial. . , .... . DivfD ne VI a t- en fKne- riwL' . . - -. . L-lal "As soon as a right-of-way can . . . r xr L' n. .r- rr whne he secured irom . - ' ranch aurrouda Stanley Rock, from which point an aerial line of the Ta ctile Tower Light Company Is pUnned to leave thla bank to connect with the Husum line of the company In Washington, the management will begin the construction of the overneaa transmission line," says Albert Hall, manager of the Hood River Gas Klectrlc Company of this city. The right-of-way was recently vacated by the Pacific Telephone Comany. the lines of which now cross the river by cable. The Pacific Power A Light Company has three lines crossing the Columbia at the following points: Priest's Rap Ids. Pasco and Pendleton. The Hoort River line, which will be 1982 feet, will be the longest over the Columbia. Under the supervision or v-niei r.u glneer Galvarw. H. F. Parsons has been r . . - i . -. ..ir with a crew DI1SV QUI 1 II M ' immx - ' - - , of men resurveylng the high power line between mis city aim inn . L..i.u. nt Hood Rlrer M. worse, v iij .n. -- County, has Just completed the survey for an extension line oi inc company . . vi uncA district and a crew of men Is now busy In that community stretching the lines. BORAH INSISTS ON ACTION No Adjournment I'ntil Homcslcad Measure Passes, He Says. OREGONIAN-NEW8 BURKAC. Wash ington. May 0. "There will be no ad journment of this session of Congress, If I can prevent it. until the three-year homestead bill finally Is passed," was Senator Borah's answer today to lead ing Senators who were endevaring to work out an agreement to adjourn by June 15th, , Borah Is disgusted at the failure of the conference committee to reach an agreement. He fears If there should be an agreement to adjourn by June 15. opponenta of the three-year bill might hold the b. In conference until that date and thus virtually kill It. He says he will not submit to such tactics. Mrs. Agnes Edgerton Dead. Mrs Agnes Edgerton died at 10:10 last night at her residence. 694 P.oflney avenue.' She was S year old. and was stricken with paralysis at i o'clock laat night. Funeral notice will be given later. Mayor of Fresno Dying. LOS ANGELES. May JO Dr. Ches ter H. Kowell. Mayor of Fresno and one of the most prominent men in Cal iforniaa Dolliical life, is dyirfg at tha residence of W. J. Washburn In this eliy. PRESIDENT DOBS T. R. "THE BOLTER" Taft Makes Final Plea to Ohio Republicans for Their Support. WRECK OF PARTY IS SEEN Roosevelt's Threat to Bolt tn Event of Not Being Nominated Held to Be One Man Placing His Ambitions Above All Else. DAYTON. O.. May . 20. President Taft'a seven days of speeohmaklng throughout Ohio came to an end here tonight with a final plea to Republi cans to give him their support at to morrow's primaries and to defeat Colo nel Theodore Roosevelt, whom Mr. Taft dubbed "tha bolter." In nearly every one of a dosen speeches Mr. Taft appealed for Republi cans to consider and keep In mind Mr. Roosevelt's Cleveland speech, where, the President said, he prophesied a bolt. Wreck of Party Predicted. He continued to predict the wreck of the party if Mr. Roosevelt does not change his attitude and Is not assured of the nomination by the R'P"011" National convention. He asked Re publicans to remember how long that party had existed, what It always had atood for. and to decide for themselves whether they wished to see it disrupt ed to "gratify the ambition of one man." . Mr Taft has made no predictions be fore any of the prlmarlee and he fol lowed this rule today. His friends are confident the result of his trip will be evident at the polls Tuesday. Taft Has Hard Day. It was a hard day for Mr. Taft. The sun was hot and he often spoke In Its full glsre. His voice showed the strain of the long tour. Mr Taft has traveled almost 3000 miles' and has passed six day in his private car and one tn Cleveland. The trip has been trying as any he has ever undertaken. Mr. Taft'a only engage ment tomorrow Is one at the polls in Cincinnati and he expecta to leave that . . . W.ahlnvlnn city in me iiummu .. "X OCOMPBOMISE," SAYS T. R. Colonel Insists He Wll Be Named and. Will Draw Platform. DENISON. Or., May 20. The. Roose velt campaign in Ohio came to an end here today. After, he had delivered his speech the. ex-President started for Oyster Bay. where he expects to bo when the returns from the Otflo pri mary come In tomorrow. .... Colonel Roosevelt emphasised first thst there would be. no compromise In the selection of a Republican candidate for President, so far as he was con cerned. " ... , , "I'll nam the compromise candidate, he went on. "Ho'll be me. I'll name the compromise platform; It will be our platform." He also called attention to the part the Republican National committee will play in determining tha makeup of the Chicago convention. He said that the "bosses" would not be pejrmltted to take control. "Mr. Taft has recently announced on "two or three different occasions," Colonel Roosevelt said, "that what he calls the friends of constitutional gov ernment will control at Chicago. That means of course, and can only mean that they will control the National committee. . "I serve notice on them that the po lice, the rank and nle of the Repub lican party, will be the masters and not the eervaius of the men they have chosen to represent them: that we w 11 control and our Representatives will control the National convention: snd from now on. will control our legisla tion In state and Nation." Since Colonel Roosevelt came Into Ohio a week ago hehas made "'"H 90 speeches. He has traveled 1714 miles within the borders of the state He showed no signs of fatigue tonight and hla voire, which gave him some trouble on Saturday was In better condition. , . di,aIi made a final ap peal to the people in the form of a statement. - "I wish to get mo vviu.i w people of the country and when the peopie .,nr.,ird themselves. whatever their verdict may be. I shall cheerfully accept It. saya ment. WHEAT PRICES CRUMBLE flop-Loss Orders and Crop News Bear Chicago Market. . ...... o ft Vinf "ston loss" orders, executed on' a market bare, of demand, brought about a decMne todav In wheat. Crop and weather news was bearish, but the break ap- . v.. .hiefiv an aftormath of the selling flurry of last week. jul v delivery or wneav o.mu - ..-a with 11.08 at the close' Saturday night. Weakness nearly as great showed itself, too. In corn, oats and provisions. Coffee Hearing Adjonms. NEW YORK. May 20. The hearing on the Government order served on the New York Dork Company, to show csuse whv It should not be restrained Timely Hints on Hair and Complexion months of Summer will touch lightly the hair that Is shampooed . . . , . tAnnnnflll of Which. witn cni"w. r dissolved In a cup of hot water Is amplo for a thorough cleansing. After a can throx shampoo the hair takes on a silky softness and beautiful luster and the roots are. so strengthened that the sun will not have mo unsnuiis noticeable with hair Improperly cared for. Wind and sun will not freckle or tan the skin pr. icu -- .... T" 1. I f. nrAvtaV-Ajt hV H4. max louou. . i m v -1 ' solving 4 ounces of spurmax In hi pint . , i hAt w,trl. then addinsr Wlicn nc tv " - ' ' - " " 2 toaspoonfuls glycerine. The spur msx lotion Is Invisible when on. is not sffectea oy w ina wr (.cmij.iBiivu, Its asuy use rapiuij t oily condition and Imparts to any com plexlon a roso-tint and charming soft- 1912. . 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DAT PRO5RAMSIE 10:80 to 12:30 News, muilc tonfl. 11:30 Piano, Remlck's Son Shop. 1 :00 Piano solo. 1; 15 Soprano sol. 1:20 Pino solo. Monoloru- 1:30 Contralto aolo. 1:85 Stentor XDonoio.ru 1:45 Soprano solo. 1:50 Piano aolo, 2;00 Contralto solo. 2.00 Piano music from Remlck'a. 2:10 Full orchestra. o-ertur. stentor announcement. 2 :.".tv Soprano solo. 2 "40 Orchestral music. 2:45 Baritone raptime song. 2.50 Orchestral music. S OO Duet, soprano and contralto. 3:05 Orchestral music. 315 Stentor announcements. S 20 Solo, string-. 3:30 Soprano solo. 3:40 'Olio solo. 3 : 60 Orchestral music. 8:55 Contralto solo. 4 -00 Piano music. 4:00 to 6:00 Baseball reports. Music from Remlck'a news. Sons Shop. 8:00 to 6:00 Remlck's Sons Shop. (Bussing sound announces each number about to commence. One minute between each number.) Subscribe now; payable when instruments are put in your office or home and full commercial service commenced. Read Booklet. It 's Information, Inspiration and Amusement on Tap in the Home. COME AND LISTEN. OREGON TELEPHONE HERALD CO. 506 ROYAL BLDG SEVENTH AND MORRISON. from disposing- of 950,000 bass of cof fee in connection with the Government suit to break up the Brazilian coffee COLUMBIAN OPTICAL COMPANY is bound to grow because we are the best equipped optical store in the state. Because our service includes an examination by a registered optician of the highest profes sional standing. Because we never advise the use of glasses unless they are absolutely needed. Because we charge only for the glasses at uni formly moderate prices. Because our service stands for skill, thoroughness and dependability. Come in and get acquainted. COLUMBIAN OPTICAL COMPANY 145 SIXTH STREET. Floyd F. Brower, Manager. CLEANSE YOUR LIVER AND BOWELS WITH DELICIOUS "SYRUP OF FIGS." Removes the sour bile, gases "T out gripe or nausea, jno neaaacne, mcugesuuu, constipation, biliousness or coated tongue. Foul brsath. coated tongue, dull. throbbine; headache, stomach sour and full of sases. Indigestion, biliousness and a sallow complexion, mean that your thirty fet of bowels are clogged with waste matter; that tneee orain- af?e organs of the body are obstructed; liver stagnant and stomacn tuu or noisonous srass. sour bile and undi gested, fermenting food not properly carried off. Most of our ills are caused by con stipated bowels. We all need a laxa tive sometimes; nobody can doubt that. The only question Is, Which one Is the best? and that isn t a question any more. Syrup of KIrs, being composed entirely of luscious flers, senna and aromatics, must act In a harmless, gentle and natural way. Syrup of Figs can be constantly used without Injury. .2 V' V Tr--x-w-- uteri r- EVENING PROGRAMME. ;O0 Final baseball score,. P. C. 1 and N- W. L; standing of Am. and Nat. L. team,: sporting new,, followed by Hungarian Orchestra playing at Hot Brau. 0:&O News from evening papers. Hungarian" Orchestra. :S News, baseball acore,. Eiinri-' rlaa Orchestra. T:10 Short talk aboot Telephone Herald. Hungarian Orchestra. 7:30 Jokes: short stories; Hungarian Orchestra. :O0 Baritone ragtime ong. H:tn Soprano solo. 8:10 Stentor monologue. Contralto solo. g:2 Reading by Stentor. Soprano solo. 8:30 Ragtime song. S:33 Piano solo. R:40 Contralto solo. a 4.1 Short talk on Telephone Herald 8:5i Monologue (request). Piano solo, ft no Soprano solo. :10 Ragtime song. 9:15 Soprano solo. 0:2n Stentor reading. 9:25 Contralto solo. 9:33 Stentor monologue. 9:45 Piano. Rsmick's Song Shop. 9:50 Announcements: suprer pro gramme at various cafes. valorisation scheme, was adjourned to day until Friday by Federal Judge Houirh. and clogged-up waste with- 1 J 1 ' J Its action is the action of fruit of eating coarse food of taking exercise. It is a true and effective liver and bowel cleanser and .regulator. Most folks dread physic they shrink from the taste and after effects. Syrup of Figs is delicious, and, besides, you don't realize you have taken anything until morning, when all the clogged up waste of the system Is gently but thoroughly moved on and out of the bowels without griping or weakness. -i8k your druggist for the full name. "Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna." This Is the old reliable and only genu ine. Refuse, with contempt, any other Fig Syrup recommended as good. They are Imitations meant to deceive you. Read the label carefully and look for the name California Fig Syrup Com pany. !B!MIiMII""f'!''ffy THE BUSY MAN OF PORTLAND may spend the week-end with his fam ily Summering at this delightful re sort. .Saturday to Monday trips can be made without loss of time by using the new, convenient trains. The fam ily, with its head at business during the week, requires no protection here. Undesirable elements are positively excluded. 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