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n I In n n n n E J n Nn n h In I I YOL IIII. BALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1818. XO. 100. TflFT SAYS TO BE HAS SO LITTLE IIEGARO FOR G0I1STITOTI0II' FOB LEGAL PROCEDURE On FOR COURTS He Frankly Admits Roosevelt Made Him President in 1908, But Has Evidently Ceased "to Worship His Creator" Im agines He Sees Danger of Dictatorship and Shows His Un belief in Progressive Policies, at Least as Applied to Lack of Veneration for the CourtsIndulges in a Description of the Political Boss. Springfield, Mass., April 25. Bitter denunciation of former President Theodore Roosevelt by the man whom lie put into the white house today featured President Taft's first ap pearance In the present campaign as a fighting man, and he brought forth hearty cheers from a big audience, who fancied him in that role. President Taft declared flatly that he believed Roosevelt If again elected would be almost Impossible to dis lodge from the white house, and that another term for the "rough rider" might result In a lifetime dictator ship. Answering Roosevelt's charges Taft recited the former president's third term statement in 1904 and again in 1908. He gave Roosevelt full credit for electing him In 1908 and then said: "Neither in thought, word nor act liave I ever been disloyal to the friendship l,had for Theodore Roose velt." t President Taft went at length into Roosevelt's announcement of his can didacy and hlB "charter of democ racy," delivered at Columbus. He continued: Answers the dinners. "His 'charter of democracy' was ineffective, and so he attacked the administration and myself. Ever since then he has been abusing the administration and accusing me. So far as my personal feelings are con cerned, I would not hove replied, but 1 represent the cause of that element of the Republican pnrty which be lieves in the sacredness of the con stitution. Mr. Roosevelt has misled many honest people to believe his charges. The cause which I repre sent is entitled to defense." President Taft then went on to an swer Roosevelt's charges. "He says," declared the president, "that 1 'favor the oligarchy of U. Snlem and Vicinity: Shew ers tonight or Friday. Southerly winds. AW,." v "-N"T 1 V s- Olwe,v.llon. taken .1 .. m., 7Mb merlrtl.n time. Air preMure reduced JifJXw? 'fl't lr i-rcsuro. Iwthcr.n. (dolled line.) paw throuuli Mnuof eqiul tempo .lure. tVlT 'T1: O rlw: O pimly cloudy: A cloudy: mln: .now; report rnhnlni. Arrow, fly with lb. wind. Flm flure.. lowMtHm-1-r.ture p,t n hour.: Kconrpreclpluilou of .01 Inch or more for part M uour.: Il.lrd, mulmum wind .eloclty. 9 . , Forecast Till 6 p. m. Friday. Oregon: Fair tonight and Friday except thowen tonight or Friday northwest portion. Light f.ost tonight southwest portion, heary frost east portion. South to west winds. ouippcrs' Forecast Protect shipment, a. tar north as Seattle egalnst minimum temperatures of about 3 deg.ee. ; rorthoa.t to Spokane, u deg:ecs; toutfaeut to Bol.e, 25 degree; south to CMklyou. 22 degree,. Wn mm temperature t Portland tonight, about 44 degree.. hirrr (orecsaL The WllLmetU rl.er at Portland .01 . ."bt.y for the next twoMhree day. ROOSEVELT IS HOT NT TRUSTED WITH bosses,' or represent the special In terests, and that my administration has prduced nothing progressive, that 1 am a reactionary and otl.Jr charges too numerous to mention: Seeing the president for the first time as a fighting man, the crowd cheered him throughout his speech of an hour and a half, which practical ly anticipated the address he is to deliver in Baton tonight. ItooKCTelt Is Dangerous. "The re-nomlnatlon and re-election of Roosevelt to a third term," said President Taft, "would be dangerous. He has forgotten the standards of the square deal. He says the bosses are supporting me. His definition of a boss deiends upon whom the boss Is supporting, if he Is supporting me, he is a boss." With his voice trembling with emo tion, the president concluded with a warning to his hearers that In Roose velt they are lu "danger of a dictator who, once he received the third term, would cling like a leech to the white house and never leave it until death removed him." The president added: "1 am sorry to say It, but Roose velt Is a man of such strong person ality, a man of such strength of pur pose, and who has so little regard for the constitution, for legal procedure or for the courts, that he Is not to be trusted with the presidency. I am sorry o sny It, but I believe It in my soul, and I must state my convic tions." ScliMiltz Case Postponed. San Francisco, April 25. Continu ance for one week was again ordered by Superior Judge Lawlor today In the case of former Mayor Eugene E. Schmltz which was to have come up today. Motions for dismissal of the Indictments against Schinltz; are pending. S. Department of Agriculture. WEATHER BUREAU. WILLIS L. MOORE, ChW. KXPL-ANATORY NOTK3. I V v PilESIDEOCY " Cuts Ills Campaign, Los Angeles, April 25. Sena- tor LaFollette will not speak In San Diego May 2, nor will he tour the citrus belt of Southern t California, Included In his orig- inal itinerary, according to an nouncement made at LaFollette headquarters here today. Mes- sageB from Walter Houser, La- Toilette's campaign manager, state that It will be necessary for the senator to return to San Francisco next Tuesday evening, and greater part of the f Southern California tour must be abandoned. WILL FIGHT TURKS FROM AIR SHIPS (omitkd rnsas uibkd wins. Rome, April 25. With the entire country enthused over the success of military aeroplanes and dirigibles in the war In Tripoli, a national popu lar subscription has been opened to present to the nation an entire aerial navy. Although a similar movement Is under way In France, where 2,500,000 francs already has been subscribed, t,he movement in Italy Is being or ganized on a basis that, it Is Ib be lieved, will greatly exceed that of France. The movement has been formally endorsed by King Victor Emmanuel, Premier Giolittl and Min ister of War Splngardl. Committees are being organized In every city In Italy, as well as In every Italian col ony through out the world. Lectures will HkewiBe be held in every city and literature distributed over the entire country. Although the movement Is hardly a week old, more than ' 1,000,000 lire, either in cash or In aeroplanes has been pledged. o II 1(1 STEA.UEIt AGROUND AT MISSISSIPPI MOUTH New Orleans, April 25. The South ern Pacific steamer Creole, with 205 persons aboard, Is reported aground near the mouth of the Mississippi. Tugs have niBhed to her asslstanc. Prepuws for War. Geneva, April 25. Antlclpat- log the possibility of an out- break of war In Europe, the Swiss National bank has just finished printing $6,000,000 worth of 20 franc "war notes." This action was taken In ac- cordance with a . federal law which permits such an emer- gency circulation, "In extraordin- ary circumstances," and upon the reports of one of the bank's directors, who recently made a careful Investigation of the con- dltions among the powers. The notes are stored In the cellars of the bank's head-quar- ters at Zurich, and will not be issued unless war is declared. BUILDItl IS BURNED Upper Story Used for Lodge Rooms is Practically De stroyed in Fierce Early Morn ing Blaze. , LOSS IS PROBABLY $25,000 Fire Only DIscoTcrnl Wheu the Sky. light Blew Out and Tllaze Lcupcd Hundred Feet In the Air 4v-rflu of Fire Unknown JttU Grocery Com pany Heavily Damaged by Hater, and Many Lodges Suffer Loss. About 1:30 this morning fire broke out in the Steeves building, at the cor ner of Liberty and State streets, do Jug damage to the amount of from $20,000 to $25,000. It originated in a room In the center of the top floor which is used for a woodshed. The j upper floor of the building Is used for lodge rooms, and is in use every night of the week. Last night the Macca bees held a session of the lodge, which I was followed by a luncheon and so Iclnble. They did not close the even ling's entertainment until late, and one theory, and a theory only, is that 'a match was thrown among some of the Inflamahle matter and ignited, or it is poBslhle that some of the work men who have been at work for the past several months on the remodel ling of the building might have mis placed some of the wiring, and thus the fire might have been caused by an electric wire. It is quite evident that the fire had been under way for about half an hour before It was dis covered, as great damage had been done before the alarm was sounded. The first that was known of the fire was when an explosion took place which sent the flames high Into the air. This explosion was caused hy the Intense heat and smoke that had ac cumulated under the roof and the sky light to the air shaft in the central part of the building. As soon as the heat ami pressure became strong enough It burst forth from the top and sent the flames high Into the air. This gave the alarm to all in that part of the city, and the department was soon on the scene. Iloth departments re sponded, the Kast Salem department taking a stand at High and State and department No. 1 assuming a position at Liberty and State. Several streams of water were soon playing on the flames, but It proved to be a pretty hard fire to fight, by reason of the fact that it was In the attic, and In the hallways, where It was very dif ficult to reach. The firemen did splen did work, however, and by 3 o'clock had It completely under control. Al most the entire third story of the building Is destroyed, as well as the roof and attic, while a great deal of damage Is done to the celling of the second floor. Water damaged all parts of the building, and It Is diffi cult to estimate the total damage done at this time. The stock of the Koth Grocery company, g-ocers, which Is next door on the east, was greatly damaged. Most of the damage to the grocery company Is from water, al though some damage was done by (Continued pa Pi I.) STKES OP US B Till 10 ORDER TO COIU IT IDTO A Chic Experiment. Long Beach, Cal., April 25. Managerial form of municipal goyerninent as practiced in Ger- many Is being considered today by a committee named to recom- mend a governmental frame- work for Long Beach. The committee will decide be- tween the managerial and com- mission plans. If the former is decided upon, which appears likely, Long Beach will be the pioneer American city to bid for the services as mayor and mun- iclpal department heads of men whose ability has been proved In other cities or In business fields. WILL FILE THE RECALL PETITIONS Reversing his opinion upon previous occasions on the subject as to wheth er the recall amendment was self-executing, Attorney-General Crawford today handed down an opinion that It was, and recall petitions presented to the secretary of state some time ago asking "for the recall of District At torney Cameron, of 'Multnomah coun ty will be filed. The attorney-general, on previous occasions, held the amendment was not self-executing, on the ground that he believed a clause providing for the campaign expenses of the ofClcer In dlcated that further legislation wbb necessary. The circuit court of Mult nomah county held the contrary, how ever, lately, and relying on that de cislon the attorney-general reversed his former opinions. WOULD SHIP LEADERS If TOfiO WARS (tiNiTiD riiEss rxiaao wnin.l San Francisco, April 25. Deporta tion as undesirable citizens of all Chinese who refuse to testify when arrested for complicity in tongwars Ib planned today by the San Fran cIhco district attorney's office which may ask the federal Immigration au thorities to co-operate with them to ward that end. At present the police are holding the leaders of the Sin Suey Ylngs, Illng Kongs, Hip Sings and Suey Sings, all gunflghters, who have re fused to testify. They will be brought before either the grand Jury or the Immigration authorities In the near future. TO ESTABLISH A SHORE LINE AT PORTLAND At a meeting cnlled In Portland a short time ago, by the governor, In re sponse to a request from the United Improvement Club Association, for the purpose of investigating the rights of the public In the shore line of the Portland harbor, It was ordered that a committee of five, one of whom should be the governor, be named to thoroughly Investigate the matter and recommend such action as their find ings should warrant. The governor numed Mayor Rush light; F. W, Mulkey, of the Public Docks Commission ; Drake C. O'Reilly, of the Port of Portland Commission, and Dan Kelllher of the United Im provement Clubs Association. IEL0 THE USED WIRELESS TO PERFECT PLANS WHILE REFUSING TO FORWARD OTHER MESSAGES Messages Intercepted Tell the Story of the Cold Blooded Proposition to Make Money Out of the Disaster Opera tor Harold Bride Got $500 for His Story One Wireless Signed "Marconi" Was Sent the Carpathia Operator Tell Him to Keen His Mouth Shut, and Another That Arrange ments Had Been Made to Sell Story at Four Figures. Washington, April 25. Marconi on' the stand this morning said that ev ery liner should have two wireless operators. He said he understood the difficulty of the Carpathla's operator In sending messages was on account of the Interference of amateurs. Maroonl said that Harold Rrldp, the Tltanlc's surviving wireless man, re ceived $500 for his story of the dis aster, and that Operator Cottam also received a fancy figure for his tnle. Marconi denied that he had wired Bride and Cotton to "keep their mouths shut," and to suppress the news until it could be "coined Into dollars at four figures.' He said Cot tam telephoned him on Thursday ev ening, after the Carpathia arrived In New York, asking permission to give the story of the disaster.. Permission was given. Marconi continued: "It Is an offense under British law for a wireless operator to give opt news. Cottam used his discretion lp refusing to give the story while he was aboard the Carpathia. In New York, at 2 o'clock, Friday morning, Cottam told me he could get some thing for his story. I told him to give It If he wished. ' Cold Blooded Proposition. Senator Smith then read the follow ing wireless sent by Captain of the U. S. S. Florida to the nnvy depart ment. "The following radiograms were In tercepted by Wireless Operator Simp son, and appear to me to be signifi cant enough to be brought to the de partment's attention: "Seagate to Carpathia, 8:10 p. m., April 18. Say, old man, Marconi com pany taking good rare of you. It Is fixed for you so you'll get big money. Now please do your best to clear.' ." 'Seagate to Carpathia and Titanic operators, 8:30 p. m., April 18. Ar ranged for your exclusive story for dollars in four figures. Marconi agreeing. Sny nothing until you see me. J. M. Saminls, operator C '"Seagate to Carpathia operator, 9 p. in., April IS. Oo to Strand Hotel to meet Mr. Marconi C.' " 'Seagate to Carpathia operator, 9:30 p. m. Meet Mr. Marconi and Snnmils at Strand. Keep mouth shut. Marconi.' " Marconi Denies Them. Marconi said of these messages: ''1 know nothing about them. I told Sammls, as an official of the British company, I would not prevent the op erators making what they could out of the Information they had. It Is not the custom of the company, but It was done In the case of the Republic wreck. Jack Minns was permitted to give his statement for pay. You are assuming that I attempted to obstruct messuges. I did not. I heard of the president's attempt to reach the Cara. pathlu. I asked Cottam, and he stated that the Chester had asked for a list of the survivors, and he told the Chester that the list had ulready been sent to the shore stntlon. Cot-1 tarn declared he received no presi dential nuftry." Marconi said that, In his opinion, the press privilege accorded llluns did not affect the Carpathia operators' failure to give the public Information of the Tltanlp. He added: Told Operator to (Jet Money. "When I told the operator to take something for his story, I meant that the newspapers would be so Interest ed In what lie had to say, In view of I the fact that Bride had behaved brave ly and brilliantly that he could ex pect to be paid." -Marconi declared he did not expect the operators to sell their stories to the highest bidder, and he. did not be lieve that any Marconi official bad received money. BBLLffi "Bride was the second operator of the Titanic. He was not compelled by any law or regulation to withhold anything regarding his experiences. He had as much right to tell his story as any survivor. "I did not see Cottam that night. I deny that I authorized him to give out anything which he should have withheld. "This 'four figures' message was transmitted when the Carpathia was entering the harbor. I did not au thorize it. I did not like It, and I did not approve of It. "I believe It would have been bet tei' if the operator had sent out a story soon after the collision to the Marconi company for publication. Marconi admitted that It would have been better to have compensated Bride In some other way for his brav ery than by allowing him to sell hi. story to a single newspaper. (continued on page four.) E OUT PRIVATE LETTERS SEYU'OR BRISTOW BITTER AT WH'KF.HSIIAM - SAYS HIS AC TION IN 1TBM.SHING LETTERS WAS A CONTEMPTIBLE ACT TAFT MEN' JI'ltllAN'T, (OMIT1D miMS IJMRID WISH.) Washington, April 25. Both con demnation and approval are ex pressed here today over the reading In the sonato yesterday of confiden tial correspondence which passed be tween Herbert Knox Smith, commis sioner of corporations; Theodore Roosevelt, then president of the United States and Charles J. Bona parte, former attorney-general, re garding the government's anti-trust Hiilt agnlnst the International Har vester company. Adherents of President Taft are Jubilant, declaring that the depart ment of Justice manifested no undue haute In sending the letters to the senate, while the Roosevelt supporters are admittedly angry; asserting that It was nothing but a political move, and one Intended to injure Roose velt's candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Attorney General WlekerBham and other ftlclnls of the department of Justice snld today they had nothing to add to the publication of the let ters, and (uniiiisKloner Smith re fused to discuss the matter. Hrlstow Is Sore. Senator Joseph W. Brmtow, of Kan sas, fcela bitterly toward Attorney General Wlckershain and other offi cials of his department. He said: "It was the most contemptible act anyone was ever guilty of, and showed that the man who perpetrat ed It had none of the sensibilities of a gentleman. "The nttorney general declined to take summary action In reference to the resolutions Introduced by Sena tors liea and Overman, but I am ad vised that he requested the Introduc tion of the Johnston resolution, with which he Immediately compiled. Two hours after Its Introduction he published the private and confiden tial correspondence of his predeces- GAV