TTTE OEEGOXIAN". MONDAY. JULY 29, 191S,
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CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, WHO
DEFENDS CONTEST DECISIONS.
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To Many Women This
Midsummer Clearance of
California Governor Has Hard
Balloon Goes 640 Miles and Is
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Fight Ahead to Control
at Sacramento.
Sure of Place Two of
Entrants Unreported.
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BOTH SIDES INDORSE 15
LAHM'S MARK IS OUTDONE
TAFT MEN COMBINE
AGAINST JOHNSON
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Republican Leaders to Warn Xoml
nees That Desertion ot Taft Will
DeprlTe Them of Aid From
Regulars in Election.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 28 (Special.)
Governor Johnson has a hard ugh
ahead ot him to get control of the Sac
ramento convention, which will name
the Republican Presidential electors,
according to leaders in the Taft pri
mary fight. Conferences at the nead
quarters of the Taft state central com
mlttee yesterday revealed the strong
hope that lives in the breasts of the
leaders that Taft electors will get tne
votes of a majority of the convention.
The Taft people will din into the ears
of the successful nominees for State
Senate and Assembly that a vote for
Roosevelt is a desertion of the Republi
can party and that no further help In
the November election can be expected
hy such candidates from the regular
Republicans. It is asserted by the-Taft
men that several legislative candidates
who have been indorsed by the John
son organization have pledged them
selves to give the regular Republican
nominee a place on the Presidential
ballot.
At least 15 men. it is pointed out
have been indorsed by both sides, and
this alone indicates that the real fight
will come at the convention and that
the result of the primaries, while show
ing apparent victory either for Taft or
Roosevelt, will be open to change wnen
the final vote comes in the convention.
The Taft people admit that they have
an extremely difficult fight on their
hands. Their great aim is to drive Gov
ernor Johnson out or the KepuDilcan
party and make him stand or fall by
the pure Progressive party strength in
the Legislature.
"I am willing to bet $500." said one
Taft man today, "that Johnson does not
control the next Legislature."
CURB TRUSTS, IS ADVICE
fCcntinufd From First Paice.)
one-half the crude and finished steel
business of the United States.
"The average wholesale price of steel
products has fallen off since the cor
poration was organized.
"The corporation and all the inde
pendents have an understanding as to
prices. The system or interlocking dl
rectorates has insidious consequences
and facilitates 'inside management' and
the stifling of competition.
"The situation as to iron ore supply
Is grave and may become menacing.'
Many recommendations, are submit
ted, although no bills have been pre
pared. The minority report epitomizes
its recommendations as follows:
"All corporations exceeding- 150,000,000
In capitalization or valuation must be
come United States corporations before
entering interstate commerce. For
smaller corporations United States
charters are voluntary.
Recapitalisation la I'rged.
"All United States corporations must
be recapitalized at their actual value.
"An Interstate commission of indus
try, like the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, to be established. Publicity to
be provided for.
"When the price fixed by a United
States corporation has been found un
reasonable, the Commission of Industry
must recommend a reasonable price.
"Interlocking directorates and 'hold
ing' companies forbidden except when
permitted by Interstate Commission of
industry.
"If foregoing recommendations shall
prove insufficient to meet the trust
problem, the Interstate Commission of
Industry ought to be given a carefully
guarded power to fix maximum prices
when necessary.
"Industrial corporations not to own
common carriers.
"Unreasonable restraint of trade 'de
fined and burden of proof of 'reason
ableness' transferred to the defendant.
Political Dlnpntea Avoided.
"Individuals and states to have the
opportunity to intervene in Government
suits.
"Extensive powers and instructions
for courts when combinations are ad
Judged illegal."
Mr. Gardner and his colleagues re
frain from injecting a political dispute
into the report and passed over the
merger of Tennessee Coal & Iron by
United States Steel by saying it has
no bearing on the subject.
Representative H. C. Young, of
Michigan, in signing the report, said
he believed the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the State Railroad
Commissions are clothed with suffi
cient power to remedy all evils grow
ing out of ownership of common car
riers by the Industrial corporations. In
discussing the Tennessee Coal & Iron
merger by the SteeL Corporation and
in the panic of 1907, Mr. Young at
taches no blame to J. Pierpont Morgan.
Of the visit of H. C. Frick and Judge
Gary to former President Roosevelt,
Mr. Young asserts:
"Messrs. Frick and Gary made frank
and truthful statements to President
Roosevelt of the material 'facts of the
case. The steps taken by President
Roosevelt In the matter were inspired
by patriotic motives. They gave the
United States Steel Corporation no ad
ditional rights nor granted them any
immunity from any civil or criminal
proceedings, should it later appear that
they had in any way violated the law.
VOUXG FINISHES HIS REPORT
Member of Stanley Steel Inquiry
Gives Out Conclusions.
WASHINGTON. July 28. Congress
man H. O. Young, of Michigan, a Re
publican member of the Stanley Steel
Investigating Committee, made public
today his report on the steel industry
supplementary to the report of the
minority members of the committee.
Representative Young characterizes
the report to be Issued by the Demo
cratic majority of the committee as
"overdrawn, prejudiced, inaccurate and
exaggerated."
After reviewing at length the evolu
tion of the steel industry, be summar
izes his findings in part as follows:
"The United States Steel Corporation
when organized was greatly overcapi
talized, but to a great extent this has
been- remedied by extensive invest
ments of earnings.
"The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion and the several State Railroad
Commissions have ample power to cor
rect all practices Incident to the own
ership of railroads by the corporation
which . are unfair to competitors or
inimical to the general welfare. i
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RULINGSAREUPHELD
Statement Approved by Taft
Reviews Contest Decisions
PARTY LAW IS FOLLOWED
Declaration Made That Each Con
test Was Settled Logically and
on Basis of Xational Committee
Rules in Force Since 1880.
(Continued From First Pag.)
abide the state-wide election, while
the Republican National Convention
has insisted upon the unit of the dis
trict since 1SS0. That has been the
party law.
iiw of the Party Recognized. -
This convention recognized the
party law and held it to be more- bind
ing than that of the state law, and al
lowed the two delegates who had re
ceived in the fourth district a vote
larger than their two opponents
signed to that district, to become dele
gates in the convention. This was
clearly lawful, for a state has no power
to limit or control the basis of repre-
entatlon of a voluntary National par
ty In a National convention. The fact
that President Taft by telegram ap
proved all the 26 delegates as repre
senting him Is said to be an estoppel
against his claiming the election of
two of those delegates In their fourth
district. What is there inconsistent in
his approving the candidacy of all his
delegates and the election of two of
them? Why should he be thus es
topped to claim that part of the law
was inoperative because in conflict
with the call of the convention?
"The contest in Washington turned
on the question whether the Taft dele
gates appointed by the county commit
tee in King County, in which Seattle is
situated, were duly elected to the con-
entlon, or whether a primary which
was substantially held, and at which
Roosevelt delegates were elected, was
properly called, so that its result was
legal.
Seattle Coancll Chumcm Mix-1' p.
"Under the law. the county commit
tee had tne power to decide whether it
would select the delegates directly or
hould call a primary. In some coun
ties of the state, one course was pur
sued, and in other counties the other.
In King County the committee consist
ed of 250 men, the majority of whom
were for Taft, and that majority, act
ing through its executive committee.
selected the Taft delegates to the state
onvention. Meantime the City Council
of Seattle had redistricted the city. It
before had -SO precincts. Now, sub-
tantially the same territory was divid
ed into 381 precincts. The chairman of
the county committee was a Roosevelt
man. He had been given authority by
general resolution to fill vacancies Oc
curring In the committee. A general
meeting of the committee had been held
fter the City Council had directed the
redisricting of the city, In which it
was resolved, the chairman not dissent
ing, that representatives could not be
selected to fill the 381 new precincts
until an election was held in Septem-
'. iyir.
Thereafter, and in spite of this con
clusion, the chairman assumed the right
by his appointment to add to the exist
ing committee lil precinct committee
men, and with these voting in the com
mittee. It is claimed that a primary was
ordered. There was so much confusion
in the meeting that this is doubtful.
However, the fact is that the Taft men
protested against action by a committee
o constituted, on the ground that the
halrman had no authority to appoint
the 131 new committeemen. They re
fused to take part in the primary, ani
so did the La Follette men.
Vote mi Primary Light.
'The newspapers reported the num
ber of votes in the primary to be some
thing over 3000. The Roosevelt com
mittee showed by affidavit the number
to be 6000 out of a usual total Republi-
an vote of Ta.OOO. The action of tne
chairman of the committee in attempt
ing to add 131 precinct men to th old
ommittee was of course beyond h:s
power. The resolution autnorizmg him
to fill vacancies of course aoplied onlv
to those places which became vacant
iter they had been filled, and clearly
did not apply to 131 new preeinet3. It
could not. In the nature of things, ap
ply to a change from the old ystom
to a complete new system of precincts
created by the City Council, because if
they were to be filled, the entira num
ber of 381 new precincts different from
the old must be filled. On system
could not be made into the other by a.
nier6 additional appointment of 131
committeemen. No lawyer will say
that such action by the comm'ttee thus
constituted was legal. Therefore the
action which the lawful committee of
250 took in electing Taft delegates who
made a majority in state cor."enton
was the only one which could b.' recog
nized as valid.
As an appendix, the statement car
ries In detail the vote in the National
committee in each of the contests and
a statement of the dates of the Taft
and Roosevelt conventions in contested
states. The object of the latter Is to
show that the Roosevelt delegates were
chosen after the regular conventions
had named Taft representatives.
Roosevelt Committeemen Annircrrd,
Another appendix is the report of the
credentials committee to the conven
tion, In .which the statement issued by
the Rooseelt committeemen attack
ing the majority of the committee was
answered. In discussing the charge,
the report said:
"The statement as a whole in Its in
sinuations of combination of unworthy
motive, in Its recital of alleged facts,
Is grossly and maliciously untrue. It
was intended to convey the Impression
that the time for hearing cases was so
limited as to prevent their being prop
erly presented to the committee. The
untruthfulness of this statement is
clearly shown by the records of the
committee and the newspaper reports
of Its deliberations. Not only did the
rules make liberal provision for time
In presenting the cases, but in every
instance of the parties present
ing the cases, where any member of
the committee asked for an extension
of time, it was granted."
Tne statement of the Roosevelt mem
bers of the committee asserted that the
speed with which the credentials com
mittee brought In reports "made it
evident that the reports had been pre
pared beforehand." In reply to this
statement the .appendix to the White
House statement said:
Advance Preparation Denied.
"In, regard to the assertion that re
ports were prepared in advance of the
action of the committee on credentials,
no one of the gentlemen who makes
this statement will state of his own
personal knowledge that any reports
were thus made."
In concluding, the majority of the
credentials committee, defending its de
cisions, said:
"As to the merit of these contested
cases upon which the committee passed,
it should be remembered that the Na
tional committee sat for 15 days hear
ing evidence and argument upon them.
Out of a total membership of 53, only
13 members of that committee objected
to the findings and decisions, and they
only with regard to a part of the cases,
the action of the committee being
unanimous with regard to a majority
of them. The convention declined, by
a substantial majority, to reverse the
action of the National committee, and
it referred the contested cases to the
committee on credentials. When our
committee met rules were adopted by
unanimous vote. No one desiring to
make complaint as to the seating of
ans- delegate was prevented from pre
senting his choice. They even consid
ered cases which had been decided by
a unanimous vote of the National com
mittee notably, the Indiana case.
Forty Slftn Statement.
"The committee on credentials of the
Republican National convention con
sists of 53 members. The committee
in every case sustained the decision
of the National committee and in no
case by majorities of less than two
thirds. This statement of facts, in
dorsed by 40 members of the commit
tee who listened patiently through all
day and all night sessions to evidence
and argument in order to be able to
judge cases Intelligently and pass upon
them honestly, should be a sufficient
answer to the reckless, unwarranted
and untruthful assertions contained in
the statement signed by 11 members
of the committee, two of whom did not
attend sessions of the committee, did
not hear any of the evidence presented
and nearly all of whom Indicated their
bias by voting in every case of the
delegates known to be favorable to
Mr. Roosevelt, including numerous
cases in which the action of the Na
tional committee had been unanimous
for the Taft delegates."
As appendices, the statement carried
the majority and minority reports of
the credentials committee on each of
the contests.
Drifter Representing Cincinnati Is
Second so Far With 423 Miles.
Contestants Tell of En
countering Storm.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., July 28. With
two balloons not reported. It seems
late tonight that the Kansas City II,
John Watts, pilot, George Qulssenbury,
aide, has won the National Elimination
race, started from . here yesterday to
decide which three contestants will
represent the Aero Club of America at
the international race in Germany next
Fall.
It is assured that the Kansas City
bag will be one of the three, as all
except two of the balloons have re
ported, and the local contestant has
outdistanced its closest competitors so
far by 215 miles.
Bag In Air S3 Honrs.
The Kansas City II landed late today
at Belleville. Mich., after being in the
air 23 hours and having covered ap
proximately 640 miles. This is 160
miles farther than Lieutenant Lahm
went last year in winning the elimina
tion race.
Next in distance to the Kansas City
II is the Drifter, representing the Cin
cinnati Aero Club, which landed at New
Berlin, wis., a distance of 42o miles.
shortly before noon today.
The mark set by the Drifter is eight
miles farther than the distance that
won the international race last year,
sending the 'James Gordon Bennett
trophy to Germany.
The balloons remaining in the air, or
at least unheard from, are the Million
Population Club No. 1, of the St. Louis
Aero Club and the Uncle Sam, of the
Kansas City Aero Club. No report has
been received of the Million Popula
tion Club No. 1, but Janesville report
ed that a large white bag passed over
that place today. The Uncle Sam Is
white.
Storm Is Reported.
The Million Population Club II landed
at Spring Green, Wis., early today. It
had travelled 375 miles. The Cole,
after going 325 miles, came down at
McGregor, Iowa., while the Goodyear
ended its race at Polo, 111., after 340
miles.
All the bags heard from have in
cluded In their messages reports of a
hard electrical storm that raged over
Northeastern Iowa, Southern Wiscon
sin and Northern Illinois last night and
early today.
In the 1911 international race it took
the pilot of the winner an entire day
to reach a telegraph station -from the
spot where he landed and it is thought
this may be the case in the present
race.
CORNERSTONE IS LAID
Bishop O'Reilly Officiates at Hospi
tal Ceremonies in Baker.
BAKER. Or., July 28. (Special.)
Approximately 1000 people gathered
this afternoon at 3 o'clock for the sol
emn ceremonies at the laying of the
corner-stone of the new $200,000 St
Elizabeth Hospital of this city. Sisters
of St. Francis, under whose direction
the hospital is being erected, Knights
of Columbus and other Catholic soci
eties were in attendance, besides dele
gations from Huntington, La Grande
and other adjoining towns, and many
of the representative non - Catholic
citizens of Baker.
The main address of the day, which
followed the formal setting in place
of the corner-stone, was delivered by
the Right Reverend C. J. O'Reilly,
Bishop of the Diocese. In the course
of his remarks he paid high tribute to
the Sisters ot St. Francis and the no
ble sacrifice which they are making.
He was followed by Mayor C. L. Palm
F. A. Harmon, president of the Ba
ker Commercial Club, and Hon. J. L.
Rand, each of whom paid fitting tri
butes to the Sisters of St. Francis.
Charles P. Murphy acted as chairman
of the day.
AT HALF PRICE
Is an Event of Unusual Importance
Think of garments of superiority in style and material being offered
at half of their regular worth right in midseason, at a time when many
women are considering the purchase of a new tailored suit to replace the
one that is perhaps beginning to look a little shabby. Many weeks yet
ahead, too, in which the Summer-weight suit will bo appreciated; many
an occasion on which its wear will be appropriate. In -this collection of
175 Suits or more, our entire stock, are the favored materials of the sea
son, navy and white serges, striped and checked fabrics, mixtures and
whipcords, and a number of Silk Suits. Note the interesting price range.
$25.00
$29.50
$35.00
$42.50
$45.00
$50.00 Suits now at $25.00
$60.00 Suits now at $30.00
$69.50 Suits now at $34.75
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
Suits
now
now
now
now
now
at $12.50
at $14.75
at $17.50
at $21.25
at $22.50
$55.00 Suits now at $27.50
$65.00 Suits now at $32.50
$72.50 Suits now at $36.25
R. E. FARRELL CO.
Alder and Seventh
LIFE DESIRE GAINED
Old Woman Who Heard Susan
B. Anthony to Vote.
POWER TO WALK IS GONE
CARMEN GO BACK TO WORK
Settled
Boston Trolley Strike
Recognition of Union
BOSTON. July 28. The striking em
ployes of the Boston Elevated Railway
Company voted last night to accept t
plan of settlement that calls for the re
instatement of the strikers in their for
mer positions and recognition of the
union.
The meeting was attended by about
1000 motormen and conductors who
have been on strike since July 7. The
terms of settlement provide that the
company will not discriminate between
men who belong to the union and those
who do not. All future disputes are to
be left to the State Board of Concilia
tion and Arbitration or to an Arbitra
tion Board.
MRS. MARSHALL IS ACTIVE
Nominee's Wife Vice-President
Women's Democratic League.
of
NEW YORK, July 28. Mrs. Thomas
R. Marshall, wife of Governor Marshall,
of . Indiana. Democratic nominee for
Vice-President, has accepted an invita
tion of the Women's National Demo
cratic League to become its honorary
vice-president. -
The league plans an active campaign.
especially In the six states where wom
en vote for President.
HORSES AND HAY BURNED
Harrlsbnrs Farmer Makes Heroic
Effort to Save Animals.
HARRISBURG, Or., July 28. (Spe
cial.) Two good workhorses and about
50 tons of baled hay were destroyed by
fire yesterday evening in the burning
of a large barn on the Dr. W. H. Dale
farm, southeast of town, occupied by
Charles McCart. The fire was not dis
covered until the barn was doomed.
Mr. McCart made a heroic effort to
rescue the horses and succeeded in re
leasing one horse and a colt. In at
tempting to cut the halter rope of an
other, his knife slipped from his hand
and nothing could be done to effect
their felease.
Hunting Parties Leave Albany.
ALBANY, Or., July 28. (Special.)
Preparatory to the opening of the deer
season next Thursday, several hunting
parties have left here for the moun
tains of this part of the state the past
few days, and more will go early this
week. , For the past week there has
been a brisk demand for hunting
licenses at the County Clerk's office
here.
Centralia Stndents Have Picnic.
CEXTRALIA. Wash.. July 28. (Spe
cial.) A big picnic was held at Men
dota yesterday under the direction of
the Centralia Commercial Club, for the
benefit of the teachers attending Sum
mer school here. A special train car
ried the picnickers to the mines. -
Appeal to San Francisco Women
Brings Assurance That They Will
Take Aged Cripple in Auto
to Registration . Booths. . .
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28. (Special.)
Eaual suffrage seeds planted two
decades ago by the late Susan B.
Anthony have come tb fruition in the
heart of Mrs. Amanda tiaii, a. geniie
old woman of this city.
Mrs. Hall, who is so infirm that she
cannot go around alone, has appealed
to the women of the San Francisco
Center of the California Civic League
to aid her in reaching a registration
office, so that she may qualify to vote
for President.
She says tha$ the wish to vote has
been alive in her for 20 years. But it
would seem, from her appealing note,
that fate had determined to cheat her
of her heart's desire, for, in the years
that Mrs. Hall was stronr and active,
the laws of California withheld from
her the right of suffrage, and. now that
her right has been recognized, she
finds herself too weak to avail herself
of It. ,
In her note to the San Francisco
fntr Mrs. Hall says:
"I am going to ask your league to
help an old lady, who is a cripple, to
carry out one of her .dearest wishes,
which is to become a citizen and vote
for President. It is impossible for me
to get to a booth unless some one takes
me there.
"I heard Susan B. Anthony 20 years
ago and had longed to be a useful citi
zen. And now, perhaps, one of the
younger women in this fine cause will
see that an old lady who canot waiK,
and can no longer be of much service,
win h able to vote for President."
The women of the San Francisco
Center have arranged to take Mrs. Hall
in an automobile to a place of registra
tion, and probably they will remember
to take her to a polling place on lec
tion day.
REBELS EXPEL AMERICANS
(Continued From First Pag.)
many Americans remaining in North
ern Chihuahua Is apparent. It is said
that the rebels plan next to raid Ma-
dero, where the woodworking mills of
the Pearson Corporation are located,
and this may bring trouble, as Ameri
can lumberjacks employed there are
expected to fight. It is known that
the Americans there are fortified with
light artillery, many rifles and ample
ammunition, behind a barbwire fence.
Women and Children Leaving.
Apostle Ivins said tonight that the
Mormon colonists south of Juarez
deemed it best to leave Mexico in view
of their being disarmed and first would
send out all women and children. The
train due here before morning is car
rying 350 persons, few of whom are
men.
Apostle Ivins denied knowledge of a
general movement of all colonists in
Mexico, saying that he had received ad
vices only from the Juarez and Dublan
colonies. He also denied that he had
taken up the matter with Washington,
saying that the exodus was peaceable
and that no violence had been done by
the rebels.
Lewis County Democrats Meet.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. July 28. (Spe
cial.) The Lewis County Democratic
Central Committee met in Centralia
yesterday afternoon for the purpose of
outlining a programme for the Fall
campaign. A. E. Judd, chairman of
the committee, presided at the meeting
and many prominent Democrats were
present, coming from every part of the
county.
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