VOL. XXXI. XO. 16.151. ' " FREE TRADE I55UE TO BE CLEAN-CUT 0 Taft Leaders See T. R. Boom Waning. WILSON IS ONLY CONSIDERED Mulvane Says Fight Is Repub licans vs. Democrats. RE-ELECTION IS EXPECTED Claims or Roosevelt IYrces In In diana Said to Be False, as Only Seren of Committee Resign. Nelson's Stand Significant. CHICAGO. Aug. 29. (Special.) "It is moro and more certain that the cam paign is to be a straight out-and-out fight between Republicans and Demo crats. The contest for the Presidency lies, only between Taft and Wilson." This was the view voiced by David W. Mulvane. director of the Taft head quarters, tonight, after receiving dur ing the day visitors from a number of different states. Mr. Mulvane declared that all his callers had told of an ap preciable change of sentiment every where in favor of President Taft and an equally" noticeable waning of en thusiasm for Roosevelt. ' rieaa-C'nt F1bt Ponnlble. "With the Roosevelt movement dying out and the issue narrowing down to American labor and American indus tries as against the Democratic free trade policy, which means distress and destruction to business," said Mr, Mul vane, "we can make a clean-cut fight which will result in the triumphant election of President Taft. Among Mr. Mulvane's callers was T. P. Branch, candidate for Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, who came to procure literature for ' Indiana voters and to arrange for an extensive speaking campaign in that state: "It has been said that Indiana is a hotbed of Rooseveltlsm." said Mr. Branch. "The fact Is that of 2 Repub lican county chairmen in the state only nine have resigned and their places were immediately filled by loyal Re publicans, anxious and willing to work for President Taft. Newspaper Deaert Rooaevelt. "We have also made a canvass cf more than 100 state Republican papers and we find only three or four still clinging to Roosevelt. From claims made by the "Bull Moose' anyone would think that , they had captured Indiana from one end to the other. They have not done anything of the kind. It is part of their game to claim everything, when they know that they have not a leg to stand upon." James F. Clarke, of Hastings, Neb., was another who visited Taft head quarters. Mr. Clarke asserted that the farmers in his state are turning to Taft. Maay Democrats for Taft. "The solid and substantial element of Nebraska is for Taft," said Mr. Clarke. "I know of many Democrats who will vote for the President, be cause they want a continuance of pres ent business conditions." v F. W. Meyers, who has been travel ing through Minnesota, reported that Taft prospects In that state were be coming more favorable. "Republican conditions in Minnesota are much better than have been re ported," said Mr. Meyers. "Senator Knute Nelson's stand for the Presi dent has had a marked effect in that state. He is a sturdy, level-headed Norwegian with an Immense, personal following of people who believe in him Implicitly. He is the real Repub lican leader in the state, not Senator Clapp. and the fact that he Is for Pres ident Taft Is a high asset for the Re publican party." BRITISH SECTION INVADED Chinese -Marauders Seize Customs Station Near .Hongkong. HONGKONG. Aug. 29. British terri tory was invaded last night by a party of heavily armed Chinese marauders. . Sixty of these desperadoes attacked and seized the customs station at Le Fun. across what is called the "new territory," belonging to the Britlnh colony. They captured, bound and gagged two Europeans and some Chi nese and then carried off a stock of rifles and a small sum of money from the collector's office. Afterward the marauders raided the Chinese town nf Samchun, known as the resort of many outlawed criminals. TOMBS PRISONERS FOILED Accidental Falling of Saw Leads to Discover j of Plot. NEW YORK. Aug. 29. A Jail deliv ery from the Tombs prison, where Po lice Lieutenant Charles Becker Is awaiting trial on a charge of murder ing Herman Rosenthal, has been frus trated by the accidental falling of a steel saw on the floor of a cell. A guard, investigating the noise, found eight finely tempered saws and j a bottle of muriatic acid. The saws were distributed In two cells occupied by four prisoners, some distance from Becker's cell. j .. mpTf ivn nttv.nms FRTHAY. AUGUST 30, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. "WEE" COYLE, HERO OF GRIDIRON, WEDS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART IS BRIDE CERE.MOXV SECRET. Seattle Football Star Fears Publicity and, Quietly Married, Slips Away on Honeymoon. , SEATTLE, Wash.. Aug. 29. (Spe cial) William Jennings Coyle, better known as "Wee" Coyle. hero of many a football struggle, all Northwest quar terback and captain of . last year's varsity eleven, this afternoon went down in a glorious Waterloo his first after an unequal duel with the little god Cupid: and as a result tomorrow morning will be quietly slipping up Hood Canal In a canoe on a honey moon with his bride, heretofore Miss Minnie Dalby. The marriage ceremony was unknown to any of the thousand friends pos sessed by the bride and bridegroom. Immediately after the ceremony the contracting parties "made their get away" and their exact whereabouts will not be known until they return to Seattle from their honeymoon. While it has been known for some time, especially during the last year of the bride and bridegroom at col lege, that "Wee" was a frequent visitor at the Alpha . Delta sororiety house, where Miss Dalby was anmaieu. it was understood that tne wmqwb .ia nn take nlace for some time. Dread of the embarrassment and pub licity of a big wedding, nowevcr, . in have it all over with before any one discovered their plot. f,i .,.. TL-orllncr came as a culmina tion to a romance extending back into the days when "Wee" was an unuer- -)..,. -Rrnadwav High School and he and Minnie were schoolmates. It continued when botn enierea me State University, where both graduated In the same class, naroiy more two months ago. -ti-" rvivie. is orobabiy tne Desi- !,-,,., oniir athlete in the North- ii mod the University of Wash ington team in his freshman year, play ing a sensational game it' quaner- t, it ih. Moe of his Junior year he was selected to captain the 1911 team. In each of tne iour years iie was on the team Washington won the Northwest championship. Miss Dalby is a sister or tuavm j. Dalby, a well-known Seattle news paper man. GOVERNOR'S SON TO MARRY Raymond Hay, of Washington, Chooses Prominent Idaho Girl. spnifAKK. Wash.. Aug. 29. (Spe cial.) Announcement was made today of the engagement of Miss Zelma Stookey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Stookey. of Lewlslon. laano, ana Raymond Hay. son of Governor ana Mrs. M. E. Hay. The Dromlnence of the two families makes the alliance of wide Interest. Mint Ktnnkev's family has resided In the Idaho city a number of years, and her father last election was a candi date for Governor. Mr Hv has been engaged in the banking business at Lewiston since rrarinatlnir from Shattuck Military Academy at Faribault, Minn., two years ago. The wedding will occur in October at Lewlston and will be at tended by the Washington Governor and his family. BOATS START LONG RACE Course to Be Covered From Victoria, B. C, to Australia. VANCOUVER, ' B. C, Aug. 29. Ar rangements for a race from Cape Flat tery to Australia between a fore-and-after and a barkentlne, each loaded with lumber from British Columbia mills, were completed early this week, and the vessels got away yesterday on their long voyage. The vessels are the schooner Polaris, which was towed to sea yesterday morning, and the barkentlne, James Johnson, which was towed out a few hours afterward. Before leaving Victoria, from' which port they cleared, the masters of both vessels met and arranged for the con test. The loser in the race will have to provide the price of one of the best dinners that can be obtained in either Brisbane or Sydney, and also hand over considerable cash. Shipping men. both here and on Pu get Sound, will watch the result of the race with Intense Interest, as the out come will show whether a schooner or a barkentlne is the best for speed. ENGLISH FLOODS ABATING Thousands Keep Night Vigil, How ver, as Danger Threatens. NORWICH. England. Aug. 29. A con siderable abatement ot the nooas ae vastattng this district occurred today, but an enormous volume of water still threatens the eastern side of the town. The earth banks and hedges holding the floods back, however, may. give way at any moment, and the water thus released may sweep everything before it. As a consequence of this imminent danger, many thousands of the lnhabl tants of Norwich and the neighboring villages refused to go to bed last night. and kept a constant vigil. Further rainfall Is reported from Peterborough, which already suffered greatly, and another dam has burst near Wood Walton, throwing hundreds of acres under water. - WRECK IN ENGLAND FATAL Two Killed, 4 0 Seriously Injured in Train Collision at Vauxhall. ' " LONDON. Aug.' 29. Two lives were lost and 40 persons were seriously In jured in a collision between a crowded business men's train and another light passenger train, today, at auhall sta tiom on the Southwestern Railway. The force of the Impact was so great that several of the cars were telescoped. - BRADY IS SLATED TO HEAD CONGRESS Idabcrrns in Trans urississippi Body. FARM PROTECTION DEMANDED Equality With ' Manufactured Products Is Requested. WICHITA GETS MEETING Losing Fight Made for Indorsement of Exclusion of Railways From Coastwise TrafficCoast Ex positions in Favor. SALT LAKE CITT, Utah, Aug. 29. James II. Brady, ex-Governor of Idaho, for the next president and Wichita, Kan., for the next njeetlng place of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Con gress, were practically decided upon by the directors today, although the official announcement of the decision on these nominations will not be made until tomorrow. Jared Sanders, of Louisiana, withdrew from the contest. The association went on record to day as advocating an appropriation of $5,000,000 in aid of the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco and $1,000, 000 to assist the San Diego Exposition In 1915. 1 ' National Scope Insisted Upon. This was done without the votes of the California delegates, who adhered strictly to the pledge that no financial help should be asked from the United States Government. The other dele gates respected their scruples, but in sisted that the expositions, being inter national In their scope, should have the support of all the people of the United States. Colonel Ike Pryor's demand that the tariff n farm and ranch products be made commensurate with duties on manufactured products received the approval of the congress, as did the other Taxas resolution that the United States Government should continue the Improvement of harbors and .inter coastal waterways in -Texas. In the afternoon a telegram from an Iowa member was received protesting against the "closing of postofflces on Sunday, as provided by the new postal law. Resolutions for the employment of convicts on public roads and an other' for a "blue sky" law, like that of Kansas, in all the Western states were introduced. "Opportunity" to Be Conserved. Speakers of the afternoon were J. E. Callbreath, secretary of the American Mining Congress, and P. E. Quinn, Im migration Commissioner 'of the Austra lian government. Callbreath protested against the pol- (Concluded on rage 3.) IF you POUCCMEN WOULD MINO you ft ouN BUSINESS AH0 CLEAN OP OUR CITV TC. TC,fTC.rc. 1 t i i BOY TRADES 2 PIGS FOR YOUNG BEAR DEAL. AT FIRST COXDEMXED RESULTS PROFITABLY. Parents Censure' Youth Until He Sells Cub to Autoists for 'Five $20 Yellowbacks. COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Aug. 29. tSpeclal.) Trading two pigs for a bear and selling the bear three days later for $100, is the profitable business deal recently transacted by Clarence Anlauf, son of Robert Anlauf. A few days ago a hunter was pass ing the Anlauf place with a cub he had captured. Noticing that the An lauf boy was interested in bruin junior he struck up a deal to make an ex change for a couple, of porkers worth $7 or $8. ' The boy's parents and friends thought he had made a poor deal, but when three days later ' an . automo bile party came along and left five crisp $20 yellowbacks, as the purchase price of the cub, the young man's busi ness sagacity : was commended instead of condemned.. -'.. HUDSON BAY IS GRILLED Extradition of Man Wanted by Cana dian Company Denied. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29. (Special.) The famous Hudson Bay Company lost today in its effort to obtain the extradition of Arthur Gernard Fletcher on the ground that Fletcher had pro cured credit from the company under false pretenses. United States Com missioner Van Dyke made an order discharging Fletcher from custody. The Commissioner took occasion to grill Manager McLean, of the Hudson Bay Company, who, the Commissioner charged, allowed Fletcher to remain In Vancouver two months after the commission of the act complained of without making any effort to appre hend him and even offered to back him In a future mercantile venture. Fletcher was for two years In busi ness in Vancouver. PAROLED CONVICT DROWNS Forger Perishes In Alaska In Effort to Begin Life Anew. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29. Fred erick Christie, a paroled convict from the San Quentin penitentiary, was drowned off the bleak coast of Alaska, near Dora harbor, Bristol bay, last June. News of his death was brought to this city today by the fishing schooner John D. Spreckels. Christie was alone in a dory when the boat capsized. Christie was pardoned by Governor Johnson last March after serving seven years for forgery. With-theonaent ot the parole officer he went to Alaska to begin life anew. . KAISER RIDES IN PARK Recovery of German Ruler -ow Ap pears to Be Complete. CASSEL. Hesse-Nassau, Aug. 29. Emperor William has apparently com pletely recovered from his recent in disposition. His majesty went out this morning for 'a long horseback ride in the park of Wilhelmshohe castle. He was accompanied by the Empress, who also has been in unsatisfactory health. Both Emperor and Empress appeared in lively spirits.- DOG DAYS. ( MAOAM - ) ; 5S5 Urnnr.M.i stHO DO&sN CANAL ISSUE WILL HOT BE ARBITRATED Administration Plan Is Believed Settled. TWO TREATIES ARE INYOLYED Unbiased Judges Declared Im possible to Find. OTHER ARGUMENTS MADE Discrimination Against British In terests May Be Denied Senate Can Refuse to Accept Special Agreement. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Although the State Department will authorize no statement to that effect, it is under stood 'the Administration will decline to permit the question of the right of the United States to relieve its own shipping from tolls in the Panama Canal to go to arbitration. This posi tion of the Government, it is said, may not be developed fully for some time. While the British protest, delivered yesterday, clearly intimated a purpose to demand an arbitral decision in the event that a more careful study of the Panama Canal toll act brought out the impression that it is in violation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. If the usual course in diplomatic exchange is followed, many arguments and counter arguments must be submitted on both sides before the resources of diplomacy would be exhausted, thus warranting a demand for arbitration. Two Treaties Involved. The British foundation for such a demand rests upon the broad basis of two special treaties between America and Great Britain in addition to the great general convention creating the tribunal of The Hague and binding all unities thereto to adjust their disputes by recourse to its, methods. . The first of these treaties. the Hay-Paunce-fote treaty, in its third article de clares that there shall be no discrim ination -against -any ..of in- nations obeying the rules of the canal, and in Its fourth article asserts that no change of territorial sovereignty shall affect the obligation of America and Great Britain under the treaty. The second special treaty, made four years ago, binds each country to sub mit to The Hague any difference that may arise relating to the interpreta tion of treaties, provided they "do not affect the vital Interests, the Inde pendence or the honor" of the parties. On Its face, a British demand for ar bitration on such a basis is generally regarded to be sound and beyond dis cussion. . From the American viewpoint there (Concluded on Page. 6.) HS OAV4 TC. MEDF0RD TO BUILD ITS OWN RAILROAD TIRED OF rXCERTATXTY, H03IE CAPITAL- IS ENLISTED. Bankers and Merchants Subscribe Funds to Connect With Crescent City, Giving Access to Coast. MEDFOED, Or., Aug. 29. (Special.) Medford is to have a railroad to the Coast. Tired of promises by railroad companies and outsiders, prominent Medford business men have decided to do the job themselves. Papers were filed yesterday for 'the Incorporation of the Medford & Crescent Clay Rail way Company, and the preliminary capitalization has been placed at $50,- 000. The railroad will extend from Med ford down the Applegate, touching at Kerby and Waldo through Smith River to Crescent City. The incorporators are all well-known Medford business men and capitalists, including W. H, Gore, president of the Medford Na tional Bank; W. I. Vawter, president of the Jackson County Bank; Lincoln Mc- Cormack, a Medford attorney; E. C, Burgess, Jr., rancher and capitalist, and Stewart Patterson, a wealthy business man, formerly of Chicago. The incorporators are conservative business men and have little to say about their venture except that they intend to build a road to the Coast and will not discontinue operations until the work is done. That such a road will be of incal culable benefit to Medford and the Rogue River Valley cannot be gain said. It will open up a virgin mineral and timber region, will tap the fertile but undeveloped Applegate Valley, and will bring a great reduction in freight rates. With the construction of the Panama Canal, tl will mean that fruit and produce can be shipped by water to Atlantic Coast ports, and incidentally a delightful Summer resort will be within easy dlstanec of this city. WEISER TO HARVEST FRUIT Prune Crop Double Any Former Rec ord Apples Go to London. WEISER, Idaho, August 29. (Spe cial.) Bright and early Monday morn ing a small army of workers will In vade prune orchards of the Weiser Valley, and for 15 days will labor in harvesting this year's big prune crop, which will exceed any previous season's production by nearly 100 per cent. In the Weiser River Fruit Association's packing-house 105 men and women will be employed. Seventy-five of these will be professional packers. In the orchards Immediately surrounding Weiser, 100 more will be employed. The Weiser mver Association will ship 53.000 cases of prttnee this season, and, with other shipments, the total will exceed 50,000. Through the North western Fruit Exchange of Portland, the local association has Just sold 14 cars of prunes at. 60 cents a crate, f. o. b. Weiser. The association shipped its first car of apples this week. They were Golden Pippins consigned to London, Eng land. After 15 days In the prune orchards the employes will be put to work on the apple harvest, which will run for 60 days. During that time it is expected to ship more than 200 cars of apples from Weiser. WOMAN KILLED IN STORM Outdoor Sleeper Hit in Head by Limb of Tree at Vale. VALE, Or., Aug.' 29. (Special.) Mrs. J. D. Cooper, of Vale, was in stantly killed Tuesday niglit about 9 o'clock at her home a few miles west of Vale, when she was struck in the temple by a huge limb blown from a tree under which she was standing. The family had been accustomed to sleeping out of doors under the trees and as they were retiring Monday evening a storm came up, which forced them to seek shelter in the house. Mrs. Cooper had picked up one of the small children and started for the house when the accident occurred. Mrs. Cooper is survived by a hus band and five children, the youngest of whom Is but a few months old. The Coopers are old residents In the Malheur Valley. KING BUYS YANKEE FRUIT George or England Orders "Buster Brown" Wenatchec Apples. WENATCHEE, Wash., Aug. 30. (Special.) King George of England is the latest bidder for Wenatchee Valley apples of this year's crop, according to advices received from a local agent in London today. King George has placed orders, it Is said, for a . considerable quantity of Buster Brown variety, the new commercial trade marked brand of select Wenatchee apples. , The British Isles will use more Wen atchee apples than ever before this season, according to word from rep resentatives in London and Liverpool. That Northwest apples are being pre ferred to all others is the word sent across from London to Wenatchee. QUEUE IS CUJ0FF PU Yl Chinese Pleased Because Deposed Baby Emperor Loses Pigtail. vrw YORK. Aug. 29. The Young China Association is overjoyed at the report just received from Fekin mat the Imperial clan has cut the queue from the head of Pu Ti. the deposed hau Pmnpror of China. Members of the association here think that this is l..e most hopeful sign ot tne submis sion of the Manchus to popular rule. The receipt or tne news set tne members of the Young China Associa .1 .iMFuhlnv thrntifrh riMnntnwn for those who might still be wearing the queue ana causing mem mtu uaiuri shops. In an appeal to the press, the association begged the cartoonists to hereafter omit the queue In caricatures ot the Chinese. WEST NAMES fill FOR CAMERON'S JOB Ousted Official to Op pose H. M. Esterly. FIRE IS TURNED ON SHERIFF Tom Word Appointed "Special Agent" by Governor. OFFICERS ORDERED TO AID Letters From State Executive to Steven) and Siover Define Xu ties Grand Jury Takes Vp District Attorney Probe. DEVELOPMENTS IV GOVERNOR'S VICE CRVSADE. H. M. Esterly. a Portland attorney, appointed District Attorney, to suc ceed Georjce J. Cameron. Letter dlreeted to Sheriff Stevens, telling him what ht duties are as Sheriff. Letters directing Sheriff and Chief of Police to acalet "Special Agent" Tom Word In crusade. Announcement by District Attor ney Cameron that he will fight for hla position by starting quo warranto proceedings today. Grand Jury takes up investigation of affairs of District Attorney's of fice. Presiding Judge Morrow announces he will be bound by Governor's ap pointment until that action Is ques tioner legally. Tom V.ord will advise Governor today on whether he will accept com mission of "special agent" or not. After appointing If. M. Kstrrly as District Attorney to take the place of George J. Cameron and seeing to it personally that the- new prosecutor received proper recognition from the Circuit Court, Governor . West yester day turned his vice crusade guns from the District Attorney's office to the) Sheriff's office, directing a letter to Sheriff" Stevens In which his duties as Sheriff are set forth. The letter is labeled. "Letter No. 1." Another letter was directed to the Sher iff and to the Chief of Police request ing both officials to give whatever assistance might be needed to Tom Word, who has been appointed "spe cial agent." Lair's Phases Investigated. The appointment of Attorney listerly as District Attorney, was made about noon yesterday, after the Governor and Mr.' Ksterly had looked into the situa tion from a legal standpoint. A few minutes after Mr. Esterly accepted the position, the Governor dictated a let ter to Circuit Judge Morrow and an other to the grand Jury, in which the fact that the appointment had been made was set forth. The first appearance of the prose cutor was at 2 o'clock, when the Gov ernor and Mr. Esterly walked Into the private office of Judge Morrow and gave the Judge the letter announcing the appointment. Later the two went to the grand Jury room, where Mr. Esterly was admitted on the Gov ernor's letter. Convinced that the new prosecutor was going to get the rec ognition of the courts and the grand Jury, the Governor went to his private office in the Gerllnger building and dictated the letters to the Sheriff and Chief of Police. F.Merlj'o Appointment Announced. The letter appointing Mr. Ksterly as District Attorney reads: "I have been informed by Mr. VT. H. Evan, designated by me as District Attorney in and for the Fourth Judicial Dis trict, to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of George J. Cameron, that It will be impossible for him to accept the appointment. In view of this In formation, therefore. I have today ap pointed II. M. Esterly, of Portland, as District Attorney In and for the Fourth Judicial District to succeed Mr. Cam eron and to fulfill the duties of that office until such time as his successor may be elected and qualified. 1 have made this appointment pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 1720, Chapter 18, Lord's Oregon Laws." District Attorney Cameron is still holding onto his office on the belief that the action of the Governor is not legal. This morning he will take his first action by bringing quo warranto proceedings In the Circuit Court. Two Courts) t an Decide. Such a hearing as will be held will bring out the legal phases of the situ ation and It Is believed a decision can be secured within a short time, much depending upon what court hears the case. Under the statute It is possible for the case to bo decided by the Su preme Court or by the Circuit Court, either having Jurisdiction. There seems no doubt hut that Pre siding Judge Morrow will recognize Mr. Esterly as District Attorney. Judging from proceedings yesterday. Judge Morrow said that the state law under which Governor West has or dered the District Attorney removed gives the Governor that authority on Its face. This leaves nothing for the Circuit Judge to do but to recognize the action of the Governor as legal until the action is questioned. It is said. When It is questioned the legal phase of the situation will be de cided. "I am not saving that I will or will (Concluded on Page 2.)