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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1912)
5w 0 KVCN v4 mi fftT J SPEECH AT CBII EATEB GREAT EHTIiOSIlP HITIfJEIITS EXPRESSED m his wniiERs i TO BOOST HIS CAHDIDAGY York Papers, However, Roast Him The World Says: It is Roosevelt's Formal Invitation to Anarchy," and the Times Scores Him Thus: "Roosevelt's Address Removes Him From the Republican Party-He Forswears Allegiance to His Party and Takes the Field as Its Enemy." I y, York, Feb. 22. Three hours ; i, Tbeodore Roosevelt arrived here 1 jjy on his return from Columbus, -ttted by reporters, he said: "I have "-.illf nothing to say." ' o,e newspaper man asked him: ' X'my hat Is In the ring.' Does that in you are an avowed candidate?" j Eowevelt, angered, snapped : "I Lie already said I had nothing to 9r, Why do you persist In attempt- to cross-examine me?" j III former president, however, did a! deny that he had made the quoted .' aliment Persons accompanying jBld he did not Intend that It flilJ become public, j lYhiit X. T. Papers Say. Commenting on Roosevelt's speech, 'aXew York World says today: j 11 li another way of saying that the w of the majority ought always to ' ibsolute. and that the minority has Mirljliti which It is bound to respect ,j i;i i transplanting into America of 1 n theory on which the South rfmerl ; a republics administer thoir turbu jilfalrs. It Is Roosevelt's formal ?Atlon to revolution and anarchy." HwNew York Times also scores the j iir president. It says: ! "Roosevelt's address removes him ' the Republican party, and mukes ji impossible to nominate him. From liming to end there Is not a single inbllcan doctrine or expression of ill In the speech, hut there Is throughout a hold and defiant renunci ation of the principles of that party. Roosevelt foreswears allegiance to the party which made him president, and takes the field as its enemy and de stroyer.'' Come Out for Teddy. Los Angeles, Feb. 22. Southern California progressive leaders de clared today unreservedly for the can didacy of Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson. Roosevelt's Columbus speech yesterday struck a responsive chord in progressive circles here, und general satisfaction was expressed re garding his declarations. Meyer Llssner, chairman of the state Republican central committee, declared the Roosevelt-Johnson com bination to be Ideal, and predicted the overwhelming election of Roosevelt, who, he believes, will accept the nom ination. Llssner said: "The progressive cause Is greater than any Individual candidacy, and the obvious thing for progressives to do Is to unite on some man who stands for progressive principles. "Roosevelt Is the logical presiden tial candidate. He will accept the nomination ,lf it Is tendered as a par ty mandate, and will be overwhelm ingly elected. Of course, I am for Hiram Johnson for vice-president. The combination would be of unquestioned Muy Hate In Inlr.un. t . Washington, Feb. 22. The United States government may be compelled , to take an active part In Quelllnc th m O IB- T bollion by reason of an aval- anche of appeals for, protection from American citizens, as well as the rfnrpoonfon,. j. uUICO ul CUg- T ll8h French and German Inter- - wnicn Today Is Gooding the state department ' Millions of dollars of foreign property, it Is said, is endan- gered because of the activities of Mexican bandits. FIRE LOSS PLACED AT SG.0O0.U00 Houston, Tex., Dec. 12. Although the ruins of Houston's most devastat ing fire are still hot, the work of clearing away the debris started in earnest today for the purpose of re building the burned area at once. The cotton plants destroyed also will be rebuilt, the contracts in several instances already having been let. A conservative estimate today places the loss at $6,000,000, while the Insurance will oot exceed 40 per cent) - Mayor Rice announced today that the city will be amply able to care for the Are victims, declining all out side offers of assistance. Wind at Pusndenu. Pasadena, CaL, Feb. 22. Mil- lionaire members of Pasadena's newly organized A1U Dena county club ate celebrating Washington's birthday by organ- Izlng search narttea tn trv tn gather the property of the club. which was scattered over the landscape by wind last, night Much damage was done to trees and small buildings by the big wind, one private garage being reduced to kindling. . ' - isSo (Continued on pge 4.) UIS IS COLONIST DAY SO BE PATRIOTIC AMD ROOST FOR OUR GRAND OLD OREGON fay Man and Woman in Oregon Should Write to Their Friends in the East About Our Great State, Tell Those Now Shivering in the Snow How Our Fruit Trees Are Ready to Bioom, Pansies, Daffodils and Violets Blossoming in the Door Yards, and of Our .Virgin Lands, Vast Forests, Mag nificent Water Power and Wonderful Opportunities, and Do H Today. I Mf this Is Ceorge Washington's It Ib also "Colonist Day," "Me we pay all due honor to ' j former ha "us also show our pa plimby doing a little special ! Jk lor Oregon and the Northwest, i has unlimited opportunities , ""n of small means, a vast area "'Kin land, immense foreuts, un- ; ,"N a,er power conducive to ; 'P manufacturing, and being new ""developed, there are thou-' m ' opportunities open for the :fptlc wide-awake ma who lg , ,,rid of hard work and tompor ., Wlons. Let every man and ! n In Oregon, who has a rela : Mend or acquaintance In the " M In a few hours today or : f "nS In writing them of Ore U" wondorful opportunities. 1 J1'" connection, it Is suggsted wttion he called to the epc- , lk"li8t ratoa being offered by Oie : ;n,l"ntal roads-and of the to M Here cheaply. Induce W , mnk" 8 vl8't and soo for ""Wive, ... ...... nave io oner i Hn .mhere' large Pwentage of ' a lll reninln " then. ' niv. i, u"umi ana in- "twatllre f the particular - -ic:n you are Interested Uterif tur IU be furnished free by any of tho railroad's local agents or the commercial bodies. Tell them of the low colonist fnres which will bo In effect from March 1st to April 10th to all polnta on the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navi gation Co. In Oregon and Washing ton, and Southern Pacific lines In Oregon, as follows: From i'ure Boston, Mass. V'015 Chicago, 111 3J0U Cincinnati, Ohio w Council muffs. la 25.00 'nnnvor. Colo 2r'flU l)otrolt, Mich 38 00 'it ... rilv Mn " Uncoln, Neb KM) Milwaukee, Wis iUlU New York, N. Y r,f 00 Omaha. Wb 2:'00 Philadelphia, Pa ." St Joseph, Mo 2;,uu o. t ....I- Mn dtM't Proportionate fares will apply from the entire eastern territory. Any agent of the Oregon-- asning- Uin Railroad & Nnvlgntlon Co., or Southern Pacific linos In Oregon ...in .nonnt dii)oslts lh payment oi west-bound tickets to be furnished relatives, friends, etc., at fcwtern starUng points. Prompt delivery of prepaid tickets will be made by tele graph If necessary. Companies Only Putting Spurs in Now Because Requested to Do so By the Mayor and Street Committee. ' NONE WHERE NOT WANTED The Companies Were All Itepreaented ut the Meeting of the Committee This Morning, mid Properly Owners Mere Also There Companies Prom ise to but Build Spurs Fnlesit Prop erty Owners Wanted Them Satisfied everybody. 0.E SANDWICH DOES NOT MIKE A MEAL UNITED HUMS IXASKU Willi!. Portland, Or., Feb. 22. Because Judge Tazwell ruled a sandwich Ib not a meal, many so-called restaur ants which serve liquor with "meals" to women must go out of business and the women go dry. o Tony Hud His Troubles. (UNITKU PBKHH I.HAHKD WI1IK.) Portland, Or., Feb. 22. "Santa Maria, many troubles," walled Tony Pla. Walking his baby to sleep, he dropped the offspring. His wife, en raged, chased him from the house with a knife, and Tony was arrested In his night shirt for disorderly con duct. o ANOTHER TAXICAB FOR SALEM The Salem Taxlcab and Transfer Company, of which Joo Underwood Is general manager, this morning received a fine nw five-passenger taxlcab, which will under Mr. Un derwood's management, be put on reirular schdule to Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric passenger trains and between times will be at the public's service at all hours. Two 'drivers have been engaged and the taxi can be had at practically all hours of the day or night. Thus, step by step, does Salem keep pace with all modern Improvements and maintain her position as one of the most progressive little cities on the count The taxi's phone number, etc, U given In an advertisement In the Journal. I-ook It up and when you want to get th"re. and get there quickly, Just phone "I'licle Joe" and he will do the rest. 0 i THE HOUSE EDITOH IS I'ltOH Missoriti (cnD m uiamd wirt l Madison. Wis., Feb. 22,-Flfty-ohe per rent of the co-eds at Wisconsin l-nlversity r knock-kneed, says Mary Mayrew, gym director. Sb also says 13 per cut of the college maids are fiat-footed. The ordinance committee of the city council, consisting of Jgrome D. Jones, chairman; F. J. Lafky and Geo. O. Brown, met at the city council cham ber of the city hall this morning at 11 o'clock, with the property oWners along Front street from Ferry street to Center street, in connection with the recent differences that have arisen relative to the construction of eight spur switches, which the mayor and street committee have requested to be put In before the Bt refit Is paved. At torney John H. McNary ' represented the Oregon Electric Railway company and Ernest W. Hardy, an attorney of Portland, represented the Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railway company. R. K. Page, city attorney, was also present. Chairman Jones, of the ordlnunce committee, stated 'the purpose of the meeting to be to come to an under standing as to the best wny out of tho 'certain that live Millions for Roads. Victoria. B. C Feb. 22 At. the convention of road superin- tendents here yesterday, which. was attended by delegates from the Pacific Good Roads' assocla- tlon, Minister of Public Works Taylor stated that It was his In- tentlon to ask the . legislature for 5,000,000 for road and trail construction. It was planned to extend the Pacific highway into Alberta , making It the finest automobile road on the contl- nent, RUEF GIVES ULTIIITO? TO ATTORNEY ALL INDICTMENTS AGAINST HIM MIST BE QUASHED OR HE WILL KEF USE TO (UYE A WORD OK TESTIMONY. San Francisco, Feb. 22. The dead lock In the trial if former Mayor Eugene E. Schmltz, charged, with bribery, caused by the flat refusal of Abe Ruef to testify in the case un loss all Indictments pending against him are dismissed is liable to con tinue longer than next Monday, when tho cbho comes again before Judge Utwtor. ' " "" ' - " "If you dismiss the Indictments, I testify, otherwise, I won't" This Is Ruef's ultimatum as given to District Attorney Flckert, when the Schmltz trial first started, and those who know the former political boss of San Francisco best, say that he will stand pat. Flckert admits that he has no hope of making out a case against Schmltz unless Ruef "comes through." A motion has ben made by the district attorney in Judge Dunne's oourt to have the Ruef Indictments qunshed, but Judge Dunne an nounced that he saw no reason for quick action, and might not act In the matter for some time. Unless the Indlctnionts against Ruef are dismissed by Monday, It Is another postponement TWELVE TRAINS ARE HELD DP 1500 PERSONS SfJOWOOUOD : DRIFTS 20 TO 30 FEET DEEP Storm is General Over Middle West and Extends Into Canada Missouri Getting Her Share of it and Suffering is Intense This While the Gentle Rain Falls Here and the Blossoms. Are Abloom in Every Dooryard And Remember, Please, That This is "Colonist Day." , . St Louis, Feb. 22. More than 1500 persons are snowbound today In Mis souri an Illinois In consequence of the blockading by Bnow of 12 trains of the Baltimore & Ohio and Southwest ern and Southern railways. Part of the trains are hold up between Tren ton and O'Fallon, In Illinois, and part are blockaded between Shlloh and Germantown, In Mlsourl Intense suf fering Is being experienced by the passengers and crews of the trains. The railroads are doing all they can lo relieve suffering, and are provid ing the best accommodations possible. At Trenton, where 600 persons are stalled, the Bultimore & Ohio and Southwestern has chartered an entire hotel. The snow Is 20 to 30 feet deep In some places. Mayor Hunt, of Cincinnati, Is on one ot the blockaded trains. AH Trafflce Stopped. Springflotd, 111., Feb. 22. As a result of the blizzard general In the Middle WeBt today, all schedules have been abandoned on railroads entering this city. Snow Storm Is Raging. Toronto, Out, Feb. 22. The worst anow storm of the year Is raging today all over Ontario. Trains are four to ten hours late, and all street car trlf flc here Is tied up. GOVERNOR AliD MORSOII DOIl'T AGREE difficulties of the three contending will be entered In the Schmltz case, factions. Mr. McNary said that it was us Ruef will not testify unless the not the purpose of his company to at- Indictments are quashed, tempt to construct any switches or , o spurs unless they were wanted by the property owners, and there was suf ficient business to Justify tho com 'pany In making them, and thnt the only reenon that his company was now constructing them was that tl(e mayor had at leuBt a dozen times requested them constructed, and that the street committee had also requested It a number of times. Mr. Hardy represented to the enm- mltteo that his compnny was active be cause It had been requested to by the mayor and street committee, and that his company was satisfied to act In constructing spurs, cross-overs and sidings now, In ordor to save expense In cutting up the pavement whenever. a siding would be needed In tho fu ture. No attempt will be made to lay a spur on the east side of the street from Court street to Center, but the neces-1 sury frogs and crossing will be placed. so that they can be put In If the de j mnnd will Justify In the future. Thomas Brown, attorney for tho va-1 rlous persons who have filed Injunc-1 tlon suits against the Oregon Electric! company, requested that tho railway company stipulate that the spur trai kj be not used unless at the request of the abutting property owners, nnd Mr. McNary stated that he had taken that Despite that J. E. Morson, presi dent of the Des Chutes Land com pany has placed on file with the state desert land board & affidavit that he Is selling no more options on lands In his project. Governor West main- ' tains that he Is, and In support of his declaration hog produced a let ter written by the secretary of the company to M. Yager, of Baker, The letter was written under date of February 6, and enclosed with It Is an option blank and full Informa tion with regard to the project and prices of the land. Morson In his af fidavit stated that he was not now Helling any options and that he had not far many months. A controversy has exIMod between the governor and Morson ever since lost spring. The company's contract forbids It to sell -ny land, but In evading it, the roimmny, so It Is al- legd, bus gone ahead and sold op n.r. nf fh. .m.lter III) With his COIO- '""" 1 B W" " IHll hi h. no rinnl.t that that In this way It Is violating its . i.n..ui....ni contract and tins demanded that II in Mr Itrnwn's reel nest. This teemed to satisfy Mr. Brown's clients. I The governor has announced that fi,. .....r. will start at some dlt- ' l"1,t controversy to tanc from the Intersections and will the Portland Realty board lead toward the south, and are to be made flush with the street. The ordinance committee will take CONGRESS APPLAUDS WASHINGTON'S SESTIME'TS onitiii rnicsa masid wins. Washington, Feb. 22. Washing ton's birthday was observed In con gress today by the reading of the farewell message of the first presi dent In" the lio'iise and senate. Wash ington's declarations against a third presidential term was vigorously ap plauded. Clark, of Florida, read the address In the house and Senator Kern, of Indiana, read It In the senate. ' o Stole Her Hair. . T UNITHO rHKHS I.RA SHU Willi. San Francisco, Feb. 22. Burglars stole $420 worth of hair belonging to Mrs. S. Forrester. The stolen tresses Included switches and cut hair. o BURGLARS GOT FINE LOT OF DIAMONDS IINITKU I'llKHH I.KAMI.D WIIIR. San Frnnclsco, Feb. 22. Guests and employes of the Palace Hotel are be ing shadowed toduy and police and private detectives are scouring the city In an effort to recover the Jewels, vnlued at $50,000 stolen from Mrs. E. J. DeSuiila, wife of a well-known cap italist. The Jewels were tuken from the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. DcSuhla In the Palace Hotel. Mrs. De Sahla had worn them at the mardl gras ball and had placed them on a dresser when she retired. She locked all the doors and fastened (be windows, but when her husband Joined her an hour and a half Inter the jewels were gone. The pollen theory Is that the Jewels were taken by professionals, who had heeu laying their plans for mouths. The stolen Jewelry consists of four diamond studded bracelets, one dia mond studded lorgnette, one diamond clasp, one diamond bandeau, four strands of matched pearls. The daring robbery Is the cause of a tremendous society sensation hero. (Continued on pas tour.) When a man Is n trying to open postal curd Just taken from the of fice. It Is a sign that he ought to sign the temperance pledge. Prediction Came True, Oakland, Cel., Feb. 22. Miss Hazel Angevlne, a pretty blonde palmist, predicted that B. C Ungdon would marry a blonde. He wooed her and she had him arrested. He Hns Big Feet. lUNlTKD I'KIH UEAHIID WISR Iw nAgolea. Fob. 22. Small foot are twin disgraces. Illb feet are oor- rnct, beautiful, natural. Tills Is the declaration of Plrre Boudreauh, eminent Parisian danclne master. He's going to San Francisco to spread the gospel. o Tuft Will Reply. UNtTBD MESS UMSID Willi. Washington, Feb. 22. It was offi cially announced at the white house toduy that President Taft'a reply to Theodore Roosevelt's Columbus speech would be delivered at Toledo, Ohio, on March 8. One never thinks of the chastening ' Influence of pain when one Is In the dontlst'o chair. INSTALLING A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT For the purpose of installing self government among the studonts u the Chemswa Indian school, Wilson Gill, superintendent at large for the Indian department, who has Installed such governments In Indian schools throughout the United States, Is In tho city. Tho plan will be to formulate a series of laws for the students and then adopt means for their enforce ment A court wtV bo established, and also a policing system. De partments, one pertaining to health and cleanliness, will also Deinstalled. While the government will be long to tho students, and tha laws be de pendent upon them for enforcement, It will all be under the supervision of the superintendent of the school. Mr, Wilson Is anxious to have the plant extended to the schools of the state, and with the view of Interetrt Ing Superintendent of Public In struction Alderman, he will hold conference with hlui as soon as he rwturns from Iiine county. Mr. Wilson under Goneral Wood, Installed systems of self-government In Culm. DiinmgM Is 12,000,(1011. St. Iuls, Feb. 22. Htorm condi tions throughout the southwest were Improwd. A reckoning up of the damage caused by the storms shows that the losses In Missouri, Kansss. Oklahoma and Texas will amount to fully $2,000,000, o The young man who thinks life Is one long riot of pleasure Is likely to hear his botts read the riot act. Minister Is Recalled; Itogota, Colombia, Feh. 22. Official announcement was made here today that letters of recall hnd been sent Co lombian Minister Osplna. following his letter to American Secretary of 8tat Knox, In which he expressed his opin ion that It would bo Inopportune to visit Colombia. Would Hear John ton. Columbus, Ohio, Feh. 22. Hy a vote of 49 to 45 the Ohio constitu tional convention this afternoon tabled a resolution Inviting Governor Hiram Johnson, of California, to ad-4 dress the body.. tmmMMHltt,;1 CA3TOR I A ll 1 1 . .7, .... . ' WL04hii.i(ii(vi' JlM.iit;v t-un.n-.w..