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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1908)
HIE SUNDAY OKGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 14, 1903." ,''''r lsf)- il Wu 7 . F V - Vx' AW 1 Crvv . t i - 'w-'. s i fu. (AS) KQi .r'M iAxa s v 4 .-S ill ' d H :sr A' . . 0 i w;rd yyp5 Jk-tesMJ ( ViV XviT'' - 4r: Ilk ff v . r 4 K r Jp' P f;-vr V W Vf ' 'Cv - V" . xrJ r u i i -V .A Mm? i s toy mm Fr: ; i LIFE iTOIQr OF -SECRETARY AT A GLANCE J : ' - jj - y - -7 - y ROOSEVELT IS READY TO HEAD OFF STAMPEDE AT CHICAGO Has Written Letter Kepudiating Friendship of Third-Term Boomers. May Go to Chicago, if Necessary. ORBGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 13. President Roosevelt. Secretary Taft and their close friends be lieve that all necessary precautions have been taken to prevent a third-term stam pede, in the event one Is attempted, and they furthermore believe that steps have been taken which will make It impossible for the National committee to indulge in dirty work in -the determination of con tests brought a.eainst Taft delegates. The President and the Secretary of War have worked together to Insure a clean con vention, confident that such a convention, untampered with, will most certainly nominate Taft. Only a few days ago the President wrote a letter to a very close friend and relative by marriage, who is a delegate to the convention, reiterating his posi tion with regard to the nomination, and removing all doubt that may exist In a few minds as to his purpose to retire from office on March 4, l'JOO. This letter Is written for the express purpose of being read to the convention, in case the third termers of the anti-Taft crowd undertake to stampede the convention to Roosevelt. The President does not believe that any such stampede will be undertaken, but he wrote the letter out of abundance of precaution, and he believes this letter will be effective if called Into use, for It Is couched in language not susceptible of misinterpretation. ' Shaft Aimed at Bourne? It Is in this letter that the President says no friend of his will continue efforts to renominate him, and in Taft circles it is stated that this letter had direct reference to certain men who have been posing as friends of the President, and who have made use of their presumed Xriendshlp to further the third term move ment. It is taken to mean that the Presi dent is heartily sick of this third-term talk, and will no longer regard as a friend any man who persists in this line of talk. The letter In question Is clearly worded, and those who have read it say that it is aimed directly at the leading advocates of a third term. If It should develop between now and the assembling of the convention that a concerted movement is to be made to stampede the convention to Roosevelt, the President may decide to take even more drastic measures he may go to Chicago himself. Some time ago he talked of attending the convention, for at that time he thought a stampede might be undertaken. But lately there has been such a change in the situation as to make It Improbable that a stampede will be tried and the President has about con cluded that It will be unnecessary for him to be, present. Is In Deadly Earnest. If, however, the situation should change, the President's plans will be modified, for he is dead in earnest in his purpose to avert renomination, and he will ac complish the defeat of the third-term movement at any cost. When the President talked of going to Chicago he had In mind a double pur pose; primarily, he Intended to prevent the convention from thrusting a nomina tion upon him, and secondly, he proposed to prevent dirty work by the National committee, for It was rumored then, as since, that the committee was going to unseat contested Taft delegates in order to prevent the nomination of the Secre tary. Lately the President has become convinced that the National committee can be compelled to deal squarely, even though he Is not on the ground, but out of precaution, he is sending to Chicago a numbet'Of well-known and trusted Taft men, not members of the committee, to be on hand and watch the progress of the contest cases. If the committee deals fairly all -will run smoothly, but If the committee un dertakes to arbitrarily throw out Taft delegates, without Just cause, these lieu tenants will report to headquarters, the perfidy of the committee will be laid bare, and their game will be blocked. The party will not stand for a scandal in its National convention, particularly when that scandal Is Intended to destroy the candidate as strongly indorsed by the peo ple. Make Amusing Move. An amusing phase of the third-term gos sip, kept alive by subsidized newspapers, Is the attempt of certain Georgia en thusiasts to persuade the President to de clare his willingness " to accept another nomination. One of the clever third termers conceived the idea that It might be a wise move to have the voters of Georgia petition the President to allow his name to go before the convention, on the ground that h is the only Repub lican who could break the solid South. This petition business started in Roswell, the old home of the President's mother, and from there spread to different parts of the state. While the petition got many signers, not even those voters who at tached their names had the slightest ex-. pectation that Georgia's electoral vote would be cast for Roosevelt, should he be nominated. There may be border states that he could carry, as against Bryan, but down in the heart of the South not even Roosevelt could overcome the Dem ocratic majorities. The Georgia incident merely Illustrates the value of petitions anybody will sign a petition, but not all who sign will give their vote In support of the movement they favor by petition. Comedy Owners Ask Damages. Papers were filed in the United States Court yesterday by Walter Wolf and John F. Logan in a suit for dam ages against B. S. Josselyn, general manager of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company, and D. C. Freeman, manager of The Oaks.- The complaint alleges that the local amuse ment company presented the musical comedy known as "The Time, the Place and the Girl," in violation of the rights thereto owned by the A6kin Singer Company, of Chicago. The play given here was called "The Girl." There were five performances and th plaintiffs ask damages in the sum of $2500, or $500 for each performance. - Ilermiston Has National Bank. WASHINGTON, June 13. (Special.) The Comptroller of the Currency has approved conversion of the First Bank of Hermlston, Or., into the First Na tional Bank of Hermlston, with $25,000 capital. Student Production of "Ihe Iron Master." "The Ironmaster," a romantic drama in four acts, was successfully presented last night at the Heilig theater by stu dents of the College of Oratory of Willamette University. The play is set in the world of French society of the present day. It deals with the love af fairs of the headstrong Claire de Beau lieu, daughter of the Marquise de Beau lieu. The young woman, on the eve of her marriage, is Jilted by the Due de Bligny, and in a moment of passion accepts the suit of Philippe Derblay, a former admirer. She quickly repents of her decision and, after a scene be tween the newly-wedded pair, they separate. Afterward, however, the young woman comes to appreciate the worth of her husband and the play ends satisfactorily. Miss Augusta Booth, as Claire de Beaulieu, showed herself to possess more than ordinary dramatic ability. Wallace G. Frill, as Philippe Derblay, gave an excellent portrayal of the hus band of the high-spirited Claire. Mr. Trill gave evidence of ability to do even better work than the opportunity afforded in last night's production. Clark R. Belknap, as the Due de Blig ny, also act,ed with intelligence and. ease. The other characters were all well sustained. The production as a whole Is a credit to the Salem institution, and de served better patronage than it received. THREE DAYS' CELEBRATION Condon Proposes Big Time on the Fourth Market Days a Feature. CONDON. Or., June 13. (Special.) Condon will commemorate the Nation's birthday with three glorious days of festivities, including July 2, 3 and 4. Thursday and Friday will be known as "market days,' and Saturday will be "patriotic day," when exercises will be held. The soliciting committee has met with a hearty response from the busi ness men, and more than common in terest is being manifested in the cele bration since Condon will be the mecca for all Gilliam County patriots on In dependence day. , The "market days" will prove of keen Interest to stockmen and ranchers, and already property is being listed to be sold at auction. There will be pri vate sales and public sales, and any thing, from a pound of butter to a band of horses, will be sold. E. Curran was selected as secretary of the pri vate sales department, and Arthur Schilling will be In charge of the pub lic sales, assisted by a competent auc tioneer. The business houses of the city will offer exceptional bargains to induce the country folk to come . to Condon to celebrate. On the Fourth, there will be games and sports. A baseball, tournament has been arranged, and pony races and bucking contests will enliven the day's sports. C. N. McArthur, legislator-elect from Multnomah County, will deliver the oration July 4. SEEKS ALLY III AMERICA SENTIMENT IV CHINA IXPEIJ GOES WOXDEHFIL CHAXCii:. Arrested for Insulting Girls. Edward Holmqulst was arrested at 9:30 o'clock last night at Third and Burnside streets by Patrolmen Kienlen and Anundson for insulting two young girls who were passing. Holmqulst, the of ficers charge, made Insulting remarks to the girls and tried to pass between them as they walked along with arms linked. The girls cried out and Holmquist's ar rest followed. England Sow Thoroughly Distrusted as Friend of Perfidious and Ambitious Japan. LONDON, June 13. (Special.) British Consular reports from China state that an absolute revulsion of sentiment to wards Americans is takinp place in China, while Englishmen are looked upon with distrust and suspicion. Formerly Kncllsh and American residents were considered as belonging to the same nation, ami were anything but popular, but the Chin"se hnve learned that while KiiKland is the friend and ally of Japan, America may be expected to beat Japan In war, and the Chinese dread Japan. It is not too much to say that the Chinese wih nothing more than an entente, or better still, an alliance with Uncle Sam, because they see their advantage to make friends with a power which has a large and growing navy. The Chinese navy is very much like that of Turkey; that is to say, abso. lutely worthless, and that it is liki-ly to remain so for some years to come is shown by the fact that the naval pro gramme provides for nothing more than the construction of a few small cruise rs and torpedo-boats and to build even there a loan will have to be. raised. The Chinese government realizes that should Japan, which Is greatly in need of money, want to declare war against China in order to get an Indemnity she can easily find a pretext and China would then be absolutely helpless unless she can get the United States to protect her and Chinese statesmen believe they can make America see that it would be to her advantage to do so, as Japan would undoubtedly go to war against the United States if she had the necessary money. SEWED SOLES, 75 CENTS Best Oak Leather. While you wait, or sent for. Jacob Schwind, 367 Stark, near Park, Phone Main 7359, A 3212.